A long while back — September, 2015 to be exact — I communicated with Ozy writer Laura Secorun Palet re “culturally relevant porn.” The piece never seemed to see the light of day, but the conversation was interesting… …and you can read the transcript in full below — enjoy! — LSP/Ozy:
I recently communicated with Nathalia Ziemkiewicz, a writer/reporter for Yahoo Brazil (and several other noteworthy publications). Nathalia was interested in everything from my evolving views on porn as it relates to my (also evolving) feminist standpoint, ideas about addiction, porn as sex education, and so much more. And because I am
As you may know, I often write for Mic.com — but I also lend my doctor expertise to other writers and reporters over there on occasion. In that spirit, I recently spoke to Mic reporter Jenny Kutner re fauxcest, specifically “Why Do Millennials Love Faux-Incest Porn So Much?” (2/10/16). You
Roscoe Fuji over at noted review site Adult DVD Talk recently took a deeper look at my book, Exposure: A Sociologist Explores Sex, Society, and Adult Entertainment. Roscoe also took the time out to do a great Q&A about some snippets of life and such that have happened since the
I recently spoke to Jeremy Glass, a writer for Thrillist who was looking to figure out what mistakes people made when apologizing to their lovers and/or significant others. IOW: How and why your apology sux! Jeremy incorporated my insights into a super cute and useful piece – “Your Apology Sucks:
Football porn — The gridiron goes XXX. “Maybe you support Cam Newton and the Panthers. Maybe you root for Peyton Manning and the Broncos. Maybe you don’t know, don’t care, and won’t watch Super Bowl 50 this Sunday. No worries, friend — There is always football porn.” I recently spoke to
Back in November/December of 2015, I communicated with Huffington Post reporter Emma Gray re GIF porn and women viewers. It seems the story never saw the light of day, however the insights are interesting and useful — Enjoy GIF porn on HuffPo! Emma Gray here. — EG/HuffPo: Have you noticed a
I recently spoke to NBC News’ Chris Morris re wider society’s mad rush to wearables — devices like Fitbits and such that monitor a person’s physical activity and overall physical health/wellbeing — and why sex wearables are a logical extension of that trend. The mainstream powers that be don’t seem
I recently spoke to NBC News’ Chris Morris re the current state of the adult entertainment industry. Read the piece in full, with additional insights from XBIZ’s Alec Helmy and Vivid’s Steve Hirsch, on NBC News right here (1/19/16) re Diane Duke stepping down from the industry trade organization, Free
Here’s what it’s like to be a voter in the “Porn Oscars” — The AVN Awards — “I don’t know that I have a least favorite part [about being a voter],” Jennifer Peters told Mic. “I think that the hardest part though is always watching friends’ scenes.” You might be wondering why Peters