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Finally, Justice: Vivid’s good name restored after 48 hours

August 23, 2009 Gram the Man 0

Now and then the porn industry’s name is blackened and sullied, and does anyone do anything about it? No. Until now. Rocking back and forth […]

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Study: Mutual exploitation an evolutionary fact

January 18, 2009 Gram the Man 0

British scientists did not have to tap Chinese women (but they did) to find that women are more likely to achieve orgasm with wealthy men. […]

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Remembering Haley Paige, a little

August 21, 2008 Gram the Man 23

Before presenting a brief remembrance of the porn performer Haley Paige, who died a year ago today, I’ll share with you an anonymous comment I […]

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SHOCKING: Sex store catches flak for its "Adopt A Child" program

August 15, 2008 Gram the Man 0

Sinless Touch, a Kansas-based adult e-tailer specializing in today’s brand of couples’-friendly adult products, reports that it has received criticism for a portal on its […]

Brian Surewood reckless driving case continued to May 14

April 24, 2008 Gram the Man 4

Sitting side by side in orange jumpsuits at the Los Angeles Superior Courthouse, Van Nuys, yesterday, Brian Barnes (aka Brian Surewood) and Armando Ayon listened […]

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When Black Friday comes to AVN

April 11, 2008 Gram the Man 1

AVN laid off 16 employees today, including senior editor Mike Albo, long a fixture on the adult reportage scene, having previously edited Hustler’s Erotic Video […]

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Laura Albert might be the next porn crossover

February 29, 2008 Gram the Man 2

Laura Albert (right) published three books under the name JT LeRoy and employed others (such as the woman to the left) to adopt the invented […]

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Sex workers to convene in Chicago

January 29, 2008 Gram the Man 0

The Desiree Alliance, a volunteer foundation of sex workers and sex worker organizations based in Henderson, NV, will host its annual conference July 16-20 in […]

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Pot smoker calling kettle black

January 21, 2008 Gram the Man 3

A retarded man is stalking the transgendered prostitutes, or “transvestitutes”, of Atlanta and posting YouTube videos of them. Steve Gower is a director of the […]

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Industry shocker: Jenny Hendrix to not get new boobs

December 17, 2007 Gram the Man 2

“I will not be getting new boobs for the time being,” said Jenny Hendrix this weekend. This really has been an emotional rollercoaster. I don’t […]

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Tuesday shocker: Prostitutes don’t actually like you

December 11, 2007 Gram the Man 0

Britain’s Guardian newspaper printed an “interview with a prostitute” that contradicted what she feels is the empowering feminist myth depicted by the blog Belle du […]

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Surewood pleads not guilty as murder case continues

December 5, 2007 Gram the Man 0

Brian Barnes, aka the adult performer Brian Surewood, pleaded not guilty to second degree murder charges Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Van Nuys. His […]

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News Analysis: Porn personnel 8 percent of Dumb Hollywood

December 2, 2007 Gram the Man 4

People associated with porn comprise less than ten percent of Hollywood’s 50 Dumbest People, according to a recent survey published in the New York Daily […]

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Washington Post opens Perv Dept.

October 17, 2007 Gram the Man 0

There are creepy people in porn, to be sure – I’m thinking of some now – and, while it is certain that their creepiness has […]

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Meat and hooks in Culver City Adjacent

October 12, 2007 Gram the Man 1

A “bondage parlor” called Dominion is being called a “good” adult business while a strip joint proposed to open in a former meat warehouse 1,000 […]

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Brian Surewood held for murder

October 11, 2007 Gram the Man 29

Brian Barnes, 44, also known as the performer Brian Surewood, turned himself in to police following what is alternately described as a road rage or […]

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Hungarian prostitutes to emulate Radio Shack

September 30, 2007 Gram the Man 0

…by providing receipts. Hungary’s tax authority will allow sex workers (or Budaprosties) to apply for permits and pay taxes on their earnings, adding legitimacy to […]

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Woman in skank costume considers airline suit

September 7, 2007 Gram the Man 0

Hooters waitress and San Diego college student Kyla Ebbert, 23, who dressed as a skank for a one-day trip to a doctor’s appointment in Arizona, […]

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Area code impurity to destroy Valley identity, porn

September 7, 2007 Gram the Man 0

Since the beginning of recorded time (1984) the area code of Porn Valley has been 818. It is reported that upon beholding the Valley below […]

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Kiwi vegans missing out on all the good men

July 31, 2007 Gram the Man 0

People concerned with this sort of thing In New Zealand report that there is an increase in “vegansexuals”, people who choose not to have sex […]

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