I recently communicated with Mike Pearl at VICE about the effects of porn consumption on millennials. You can read the full article here (3/29/16). Record of our correspondence in full is copied below. — Mike Pearl/ VICE: Do you have any kind of response to the question in the working title of

I received a query at the end of February from a freelance reporter for the Portland, OR-based Willamette Week. The writer, Rachel Monahan, claimed to be on deadline for a long feature story about a sex toy salesperson — !!! That sounded like a profile I’d definitely want to read, and

I recently spoke to Jeremy Glass, a writer for Thrillist who wanted to figure out how to go about tastefully dating a friend’s ex. Jeremy incorporated my insights into a super cute and useful piece – “How to Tastefully Date your Friend’s Ex” (3/22/16) You can read Jeremy’s piece about

I recently got asked by a writer from Thrillist — a guy who asks me things often — where phobias come from. It was for a piece he was writing about his fear of being naked in public. Though my comments did not get incorporated into the piece, the science

I recently communicated with Heather Saul from Independent UK about “crossover stars” — former porn performers who are cultivating successful careers in mainstream media. Here is what Heather was interested in: I’m looking at how the stigma surrounding porn has made it acceptable to consume porn, but not to appear in

I recently had some super quick written correspondence with Mish Way, a writer/reporter for VICE’s lady station, Broadly. Mish used our correspondence to inform her piece, “How Incest Porn Is Making a Comeback” (3/7/16). You can read Mish’s work here — and enjoy the lesson on fauxcest (what’s actually being discussed

Honestly? Apparently, not many. I’ve been waiting and waiting for links, but I give up… On February 25th, I moderated a panel that I helped coordinate with Sssh.com and XBIZ — “Consent in Porn: Debunking Myths and Managing Realities.” You can read about it here. And you can watch the entire

I recently moderated and helped organize a debate about consent in porn. Produced by Sssh.com and live cast via Mindbrowse.com on February 25, 2016, the event set out to talk about a topic hot on everyone’s lips — consent. In every social interaction, consent – permission for something to happen –

What do “sex lists” — keeping count of the number of people you’ve had sex with — tell us about our attitudes toward slut shaming and stud celebrating? — I recently spoke to Gareth May of The Debrief about some data (“data”) released by extra-marital dating site IllicitEncouters.com. IE’s online survey revealed that