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2022 XRCO Awards Show Promises a Load of Redemption

April 6, 2022 Gram the Man 0

The XRCO Awards show is a mighty cable connecting us to our hairier porn forebears.

Revenge Lack-of-Porn: Ex Hustler Employee Remembers Larry Flynt

March 24, 2021 Gram the Man 0

Larry Flynt, who died in February at 78, liked Sean Carnage. But Life with Larry wasn’t always pleasant.

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“Patron of the Tarts” or: How To Run Porn Valley from Your Couch

March 4, 2021 Gram the Man 0

If you could set aside your judgment of porn’s morality or put in perspective what it means to be exploited in minimum-wage late-stage capitalism, then […]

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Larry Flynt’s “Right To Be Left Alone”

February 10, 2021 Gram the Man 1

Wheels Up, Larry Flynt

“I Think People Are the Greatest Fun”: Roy Karch Dead At 73

September 24, 2020 Gram the Man 5

At his best, Roy Karch just wanted to grok your scene.

Joanna Angel

Plague Sexts from Porn Stars: Joanna Angel

April 7, 2020 Gram the Man 2

During the plague, Joanna Angel talks about Jizz Conservation and stress relief via being told what to do.

Everybody Comes to the Kink Suite

February 8, 2020 Gram the Man 0

Mimosas, dildos, and conversation on an upper floor of the Hard Rock

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Snakes, Porn, And Compersion with Angela White

February 5, 2020 Gram the Man 2

“By destigmatizing porn, I argue myself out of a job,” Angela White says. “I’ll just have to find something else to do, won’t I?”

LOYAL ROYAL SUBJECTS SAVE HARRY AND MEGHAN FROM POACHING PORNOGRAPHERS

January 22, 2020 Gram the Man 0

“I am also an American who fell in love and moved to the U.K., just like Meghan Markle,” the former New Yorker-turned-glamcore director says. “I don’t want to see her new adventure tainted by porn poachers.”

Roy Karch’s Last Production

December 7, 2019 Gram the Man 6

“Wow,” says Roy Karch, my old friend, as I lean over the railings of his bed to kiss him on the forehead. “Wow.” He reaches […]

“Love Emergency” Controversy Roils North Carolina Porn Giant

September 23, 2019 Gram the Man 0

Manufactured outrage even exists in the adult industry.

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It’s Different Than It Was: The AVN House Party

September 17, 2019 Gram the Man 1

My old employer wasn’t always the type to throw parties.

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Today in Collective Terms: A Wrath of Buttholes

August 14, 2016 Gram the Man 1

…even on a movie with a small crew, one is guaranteed to see twice as many gaping buttholes on set as are advertised on the boxcover.

Nice Day for A White Wedding: A “Marriage 2.0” Shoot Diary

March 29, 2016 Gram the Man 2

Hot To Stop Worrying And Love San Francisco Polyamory

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Measure R: How Porn Valley Handles Rape

December 3, 2015 Gram the Man 5

So now there exists in a once-shadowy business the opportunity to discuss something with the faith that the whole structure won’t be pulled down.

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Faster Babylon: JACKtheZIPPER Launches Podcast And Paysite

November 13, 2015 Gram the Man 0

“It’s weird, it’s creepy, it’s tragic — it’s the thrill that’ll wreck your life.”

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The Naughty List: Remembering the Hayes Code of Porn

November 10, 2015 Gram the Man 2

It became known as The Cambria List, and it ended up functioning as Porn Valley’s Hayes Code.

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“Sinner Takes All”: Tera Patrick is Candid, Classy, and Coy

November 4, 2015 Gram the Man 0

Patrick’s book should not be confused with “Sinner Tells All.” Just because it is unflinching doesn’t mean it scorches the earth.

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You Can’t Spell Pahrump Without Pimp, Sort Of: Dennis Hof’s “Art of the Pimp”

November 2, 2015 Gram the Man 0

Dennis Hof’s “The Art of the Pimp: A Love Story — One Man’s Search for Love, Sex, And Money” launches Porn Memoir Week.

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Remembering Candida Royalle

September 8, 2015 Gram the Man 0

Candida Royalle wore many hats, had many cats.

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