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Deep Inside the XRCO, with Links for Further Reading

April 29, 2016 Gram the Man 0

This year’s XRCO nominations, with links for further reading!

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Ho, Set A Watchman or: Learning To Not Overthink Your Porn Sequels

September 9, 2015 Gram the Man 0

Maybe it’s not a coincidence that Harper Lee rhymes with Robby D.

An “X-Rated” Porn Primer

April 14, 2015 Gram the Man 0

Stroll through the sticky archives of some of the classiest porn movies of all time

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Porn Stars And Their Sportsball: A March Madness Sampler

March 31, 2015 Gram the Man 0

I can see that it’s a football.

Kota Sky

Hola Kota My Old Friend

February 26, 2015 Gram the Man 2

Is removing three letters across two names going to be enough for Kota Sky?

“Tampa Teasers” And “Naked Came the Pornstar”: Porn from a Different Time And Place

February 26, 2014 Gram the Man 1

Two books tell a story about porn in a (better?) time and place

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Talk About Digital Playground’s “Pirates” Day

September 20, 2013 Gram the Man 1

A little story about the biggest porn movie of the century, “Pirates.”

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Jesse Jane And the American Dream of Home Ownership

July 29, 2013 Gram the Man 1

Digital Playground puts out all these think-pieces, and sometimes I get confused about whether the work is metaphorical or if it really is just about fucking. You decide.

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It’s Porn Awards Season! A Compare And Contrast Sampler

January 9, 2013 Gram the Man 1

…it doesn’t take much imagination to remember that, 20 years ago, every single movie would have been a Hairy Girl release.

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“Skip Trace 2” is both a good movie and a pleasing anagrammatical alternative to the horrifying “Rape 2 Ticks”

December 30, 2012 Gram the Man 0

Gram Ponante reviews “Skip Trace 2,” featuring some giddily violent scenes between Nacho Vidal, Charley Chase, and Jynx Maze

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Porn of the Ancient World: “Body Heat” or: “This Ain’t Body Heat” or: “It Gets the Hose Again”

August 23, 2012 Gram the Man 1

Is it possible to watch a movie made in 2010 and still find relevance to today’s world?

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[PR]: Asa Akira and Jesse Jane will co-host the arguable AVN Awards

August 13, 2012 Gram the Man 3

I wish porn people would stop using the word “arguably.”

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Gang-Hangar at the XBiz Awards

January 11, 2012 Gram the Man 3

From now on I want all my parties to be hangar-based

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The 2011 Ropey Volley Awards: Movies of the Year

December 28, 2011 Gram the Man 4

Each year I recognize the people, movies, and events that made a difference to me in the porn world. These are the 2011 Ropey Volley Awards for Movies of the Year.

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Jesse Jane: “I don’t feel anyone is my competition”

October 7, 2011 Gram the Man 3

“We get new girls all the time,” Jesse Jane says, “and I don’t feel anyone is my competition.”

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In “Fighters,” the real star is the “Fathers”

October 7, 2011 Gram the Man 7

If the MILF craze in porn proves that men are always trying to return to the womb, movies like “Fighters” suggests that all women want to jump in the sac.

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Jesse Jane blames quitting rumors on broken hyphen

September 27, 2011 Gram the Man 6

Jesse Jane quells resignation rumors by re-signing, perhaps resignedly.

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THE SOFT MACHINE: Digital Playground’s High-End XXX Vids Have Redefined the Craft of Making Commercial Porn With Solid-Gold Results

April 19, 2011 Gram the Man 0

My interview with Digital Playground’s Samantha Lewis and Ali Joone from Hustler Magazine, 2010

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“Top Guns”: Finally a heteroerotic movie about planes

March 25, 2011 Gram the Man 0

Jesse Jane, Riley Steele, Kayden Kross, and Stoya all look so good in those flight suits that they would turn Kelly McGillis into a lesbian.

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The 2010 Ropey Volley Awards—Pictures of the Year

December 31, 2010 Gram the Man 4

As I’ve been led to understand, pornography is a visual medium.

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