Making money at the 2009 XBiz Summer Forum
In the adult world, it is easy to equate “sedate” with “failure,” but the relative calm and low turnout to last week’s XBiz Summer Forum […]
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Social networking for narcissists
Today I spoke on a panel about social networking at the XBiz Summer Forum. I thought it would be fun to tweet (I hate using […]
Ashley Fires does
Moments ago Ashley Fires won the 2009 Miss XBiz Summer Forum Pageant by dancing whilst twirling flaming batons barefoot. Fires can do everything porn stars […]
XBiz zeroes in on Vegas next week
I go to Las Vegas several times a year: for the AVN show in January, the pre-Christmas Ornament Sale in March, the Livestock Exhibition in […]
Cui Boner or: AVN is like a Rolling Stone
Ain’t it hard to discover that/He ain’t really where it’s at/After he took from you everything he could steal?/How does it feel? – Bob Dylan […]
AVN sends employees, lawsuit to XBiz
AVN yesterday filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against rival XBiz, claiming the upstart adult trade publication misappropriated trade secrets and generated unfair competition […]
Benchmarking adult award shows, conferences
A few years ago, the adult video industry’s connection with upstart XBiz was tenuous; Hustler and Vivid did not play ball with AVN’s rival, and […]
It’s more hopeful if you read Hebrew
Here are Zak Sabbath, Mandy Morbid, Kimberly Kane, and Pride of Warsaw Agata at the XBiz Awards. If we look from left to right, the […]
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 […]
Porn stars stay connected – but at what cost?
One of the most interesting panels at the XBiz Conference this week found porn performers discussing the evolution of the term “porn star” and the […]
XBiz releases tell-all book
Sassy adult trade publication ingenue XBiz has released its titillating expose’ of the porn world, The State of the Industry: Researched And Revealed. I breathlessly […]
Same time last year: Incest and Peppermints edition
Notable events this week: XBiz commissioned a firm to create the glossy State of the Industry: Researched And Revealed! pamphlet which also makes projections of […]
Black and grey Friday in the porn world, Gawker Media
The porn industry is contracting somewhat, and familiar faces at some companies are either leaving porn altogether or are moving to other companies to be […]
Carolina Jones And the Broken Covenant
Studio: Adam & EveDirector: Ethan KaneCast: Ava Rose, Bree Olson, Nikky Blonde, Roxy Panther, Steve Holmes, James Brossmon, Karim, Alex and David Perry Each month […]
Don’t go breaking my Covenant
As America’s foremost critic of pornographic and pornotextual material (it even says so on my parking space), I am often asked, upon writing an unfavorable […]
Charlotte Stokely should sue
What with all the nuisance lawsuits flying around the adult industry these days, along comes Thays Schiavinato, a dead ringer for Charlotte Stokely (except for […]
AVN sold to Dunkin’ Donuts
The AVN acquisition will be reflected in Dunkin’ Donuts’ branding by means of a new motto (“Good Fuckin’ Doughnuts”) and the renaming of the company’s Large Regular coffee to BBW.
Porn Screenwriting: Money Can Buy a Happy Ending
I wrote a porn screenwriting article for XBiz and it was published there a few months ago. Since then I got a complaint from a […]
Spunk’d: The Movie – Ponante & Cachapero review
Studio: 6969 EntertainmentDirector: Justin KaneCast: Aurora Snow, Penny Flame, Hillary Scott, Lexi Belle, Eva Angelina, Vanessa Lane, Katie Morgan, Mikayla, Ginger Lea, Jada Fire, Kelli […]
The Make Up – Ponante & Cachapero review
Joanne and I disagreed. Or at least she saw potential in “The Make Up” where I saw a swing and a miss.