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Chanel Camryn, photogrtaphed by Gram Ponante, September, 2022

Labor Day in Porn Valley, 2022

September 6, 2022 Gram the Man 0

The fact that porn workers control the means of production is a very Labor Day concept

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AltPorn Awards Nominations Open for June Ceremony

March 24, 2022 Gram the Man 0

Tattoo or not tattoo?

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The Pubic Status of Public Statues: Five Rock-Hard Nudes

October 13, 2020 Gram the Man 0

Who says revisionist mythology can’t be progressive and pubeless at the same time?

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2020 Altporn Awards: “These People Don’t Leave the House Anyway.”

July 23, 2020 Gram the Man 0

Balloting closes July 25 to weigh in on “Tattooed Anal Sluts 2”

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Monty Pentagram Recommends “We Did Porn”

November 9, 2015 Gram the Man 0

Zak Sabbath succeeded Pynchon with a hard-on in “We Did Porn.”

A Sex Poem for the Chosen

April 3, 2015 Gram the Man 0

Sundown, you better take care/If I see you been shavin’ off your pubic hair

Leonard Nimoy Nudes

Nimoy Posthumously Spock-shocks Facebook with Fascinating Fat Photos

March 5, 2015 Gram the Man 1

“Leonard Nimoy wanted us proud and naked and fat,” says Jukie Sunshine of the 2004 photoshoot that captured her and her cohorts in the Fat-Bottom Revue.

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Steve Diet Goedde And 25 Years of Interesting Nudity

February 13, 2015 Gram the Man 0

Photographer Steve Diet Goedde is a revered and respectful chronicler of California’s fetish and otherwise-professionally-nude scene.

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Whorin’ Over California: A Chat with the Creators of “Drone Boning”

November 20, 2014 Gram the Man 1

“We had a hard time casting because a lot of people were at Burning Man.”

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Meat Curtain Call: “The Vagina Talk Show”

September 19, 2014 Gram the Man 0

“Our vaginas are not a proving ground for men to make us squirt,” says Vagina #1

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OUTRAGE: The French And Their Horrible Tradition of Foot Shaming

August 19, 2014 Gram the Man 1

“Le Monde is — how you say — not so big, eh?” — Francois de Mechagodzilla Petite-Squirrele

“Gagged” Order: Help Julie Simone Stuff Your Mouth with Truth

March 4, 2014 Gram the Man 0

“Gagged” is a conversation piece about people whose lips are sealed professionally.

Carlos Batts Remembered by Hundreds in a Weekend of L.A. Memorials

November 10, 2013 Gram the Man 0

“Live life to the fullest, without fear or regret.”

“Coming Out Kinky” When You’ve Had Some Time To Think About It

October 29, 2013 Gram the Man 0

“A friend I met on Craigslist [took me to a BDSM dungeon]” says actor Jean Franzblau. “I had no idea the rabbit hole would go so deep.”

Carlos Batts: A Memorial And Gallery

October 28, 2013 Gram the Man 0

Carlos Batts and April Flores were like an interracial porno-fabulous Andrew Wyeth and Helga.

At home with April Flores and Carlos Batts

October 23, 2013 Gram the Man 5

“She’s very considerate,” Batts said. “Before we go out, she asks me if I want her to smell like marshmallows or cherries.”

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From the Grave, Hollie Stevens Demands You Watch “Clown Porn” Drunk

July 24, 2013 Gram the Man 5

Hollie Stevens, who died a year ago this month, posthumously endorses the outsider “Clown Porn.”

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Justin Timberlake’s “Tunnel Vision” does a disservice to nudity

July 7, 2013 Gram the Man 5

Nudity can’t fix everything, Justin Timberlake

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Hollie Stevens remembered on the first anniversary of her death

July 3, 2013 Gram the Man 1

Hollie Stevens, 30, died on July 3, 2012. The porn performer, artist, clown, and bon vivant has kept her promise to haunt people in only the best ways.

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Dickpix And Blendr Hookups: Margie Schnibbe’s “Psychopathia.Sexualis.NSFW”

June 21, 2013 Gram the Man 0

Most visitors will leave “Psychopathia.Sexualis.NSFW” with a validation of something they already know: No man likes condoms. But the real takeaway is that the whole show has an NSA Prism program quality: How did she get our instant messages?

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