PolitiFact California recently explored — “Will California’s Prop 60 expose adult film workers to lawsuits?” (September 2, 2016). The muckraking organization looks at claims made by elected officials, candidates, and groups, fact checks them, and rates them as: True, Mostly True, Half True, Mostly False, False and Pants On Fire.
Datagasm? I received a query some months back from writer Mark Hay. Mark was looking for some insights for a piece he was writing for Aeon magazine re the use of data and analytics in the adult entertainment market. Mark’s piece “Datagasm” — Ever-faster feedback loops and micro-targeted digital porn are pushing human sexuality
I was very excited to contribute to the recently published, highly awesome book Sexual Deviance and Society, published by Routledge and written by my colleague and friend Meredith G. F. Worthen. I wrote a bit about the book here. Go take a look if you’d like more info about the volume. As
I recently spoke to journalist Marie Maurice about online porn and its impact on contemporary culture. Marie used commentary in two pieces recently published on l’Hebdo (French for “The Weekly”). You can read “YouPorn: l’impuissance des grands studios” — translated from French as “YouPorn: impotence of the big studios” (8/11/16) — in its original
I recently spoke to journalist Marie Maurice about online porn and its impact on contemporary culture. Marie used commentary in two pieces recently published on l’Hebdo (French for “The Weekly”). You can read “Marché du sexe: dans l’univers du porno en ligne” — translated from French as “The sex market in the
“Porn & Coffee” is a weekly podcast for the adult entertainment industry featuring hosts Thomas Skavhellen from PlugRush and Jay Kopita from YNOT. Together, Thomas and Jay have over two decades of combined experience in the adult online industry. Each “Porn & Coffee” episode features a guest from the adult online, video, and/or novelty
I met Sydney Leathers in 2015 when she participated in a panel I organized for Exxxotica Dallas. I hadn’t met her before the actual event, and I was immediately taken with this sharp-yet-unassuming, brilliantly graceful woman (especially when you consider how poorly she’s been treated by the US public —
Teens and young adults don’t want to have sex …because apparently there’re bad at it? According to Gabby Bess at Broadly, a UK-based survey of over 15,000 people found that, among sexually active 16- to 21-year-old participants, 6.3% of women had difficulty reaching orgasm. Further, some reported actively avoiding sex all together.
I was very excited to contribute to the recently published, highly awesome book Sexual Deviance and Society, published by Routledge and written by my colleague and friend Meredith G. F. Worthen. I wrote a bit about the book here. Go take a look if you’d like more info about the volume. As
I recently spoke to Courtney Ryan from Refinery 29 re occupational trends impacting porn performers and a resulting wage gap between women and men. You can read Courtney’s entire piece here — “Is There A Wage Gap In The Porn Industry?” (July 19, 2016) — the analysis of which I think