I will not be the Flame or: Is Jennie off the cock a cheap trick?
My thoughts when I heard that Penny Flame was leaving porn turned quickly from abject grief to the belief that it was all a publicity […]
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Vivid offers contracts to journalists, athletes, relatives
Vivid, which has in recent months offered movie deals to Octomom Nadya Suleman, embattled Miss California Carrie Prejean, and “Britain’s Got Talent” star Susan Boyle, […]
Stormy Daniels wins key endorsement
Following weeks of private reflection and prayer, I heartily endorse Mrs. Stormy Daniels as the next junior Senator from the Great State of Louisiana. “I […]
Movie offers Look inside dressing rooms
“Look,” director Adam Rifkin’s 2007 film about the prevalence of security cameras and their use in capturing the interwoven stories of, among other people, hot […]
BBW alarmists: lighten up
Something about this week made me long for the rich taste of a Wendy’s Baconator, and I have been passed out atop a pile of […]
"After Last Season": Merrimack Valley becomes new porn benchmark
It is a cliche that porn is poorly made. This comes from years of visible boom mics, awkward dialogue, quick scripts, and poor editing. But […]
Porn publicity stunt of the monthTM: Vivid offers cash to Nadya Suleman
Since I was not there when it happened, I couldn’t see if Steve Hirsch’s tongue was in his cheek or anywhere else when he announced […]
Blasphemous rumors
Of all the unsubstantiated hearsay floating around the XBiz Conference this week, perhaps the most shocking was the factoid I invented in a bathroom about […]
Here there be Pirates 2 contest
I am not saying that the marketing geniuses at Digital Playground orchestrated the recent unpleasantness with Somali pirates and Saudi-owned oil tankers to coincide with […]
Now they will be looking up your skirt
I am so excited I can hardly type: Control MFG is coming out with new skateboards! As you know, I can often be seen blowing […]
Press release of the week: Miso Ghetto
I am delighted that the porn company DVSX still exists because it has some of the best press releases since the early days of porn […]
Savanna Samson 1988 Status Quo song, says 1982 Joe Jackson song
Vivid contract performer Savanna Samson is the “cream of the crop” of the adult world, according to Steppin’ Out magazine, an east coast publication that […]
Sassy gets gassy
While I don’t usually cover Las Vegas filling station events, not only is the opportunity to write the headline Sassy Gets Gassy too hard to […]
Swiss offer no resistance
Must be the cheese. (Thanks to Mchael Brandvold of porn emporium Gamelink for forwarding the picture. See a larger version here.) Previously: It’s what’s for […]
Columbia Journalism Review addresses porn megaconglomerates
With today’s announcement that Magna Publishing, parent company of furtive, raincoat-wearing gentlemen’s magazine Genesis, has purchased bestubbled, bathrobe-wearing gentlemen’s magazine Gallery, media watchers are concerned […]
Verbatim: marketing your product in porn
Everyone needs marketing (and a car) in California, and porn stars are no different. When an adult performer or product has reached critical mass, it […]
Report: Brea Bennett witch, rock star, designer
Former Vivid Girl and current NinnWorx contract performer Brea Bennett has many irons in the cauldron, including her redesigned website, which will be a clearinghouse […]
Lou And Amy And Joe And Evanka: Coming to terms with your celebrity sex tape
Two couples, both alike in dignity In Chatsworth and Long Island where we lay our scene From ancient scandal break to new celebrity Which one […]
Thomas Aquinas becomes Digital Playground contract saint
“A truly unexpected find, Thomas Aquinas(TM) is the total package. He is smart, pious, overflows with self-confidence, and knows that nothing is in the intellect that was not first in the senses.”
Mug shot revisited
Gram Ponante posts an update on a simple street assault that speaks volumes about Porn Valley’s impression of itself. “Porn is the place where, when you go there, they lack the sense of self-worth to kick you out.”