Oh higher education, you are so complex… LA Weekly recently posted a piece about CSUN’s plan to reduce the population of incoming undergrad students – current population over 40,000 in fall 2015 (up from 35,198 in fall 2009) – by 300 students a year for the next four years (here, 2/17/15). Here are
I recently spoke with Kelsey Miller at Refinery29 re the #50DollarsNot50Shades campaign, awareness and support for survivors of domestic violence, and the dangers of either/or thinking… Here’s Kelsey’s write up or our conversation – “#50DollarsNot50Shades: How This Fundraiser Got It So Wrong” (2/13/15) – and below is the statement I
When I was a kid, I *loved* My Little Pony ponies. Now granted, I may not have played with those ponies in the way Hasbro intended, but I still loved them. Because they were little horses. Apparently though, since my childhood in the 1980s, My Little Ponies have turned into
This Mindbrowse.com “Women in Porn: Shattering the Myths” (WIP) debate was broadcast during XBIZ 360 from The Andaz Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. “Women in Porn: Shattering the Myths” is an interactive event that brings prominent individuals working in the adult entertainment industry together to discuss women’s issues and changing
I am so excited to announce – my first book is coming!! Here’s some press about Exposure (coming 7.7.15 and pre-selling NOW) Exposure: A Sociologist Explores Sex, Society, and Adult Entertainment Now Available for Pre-Order on Amazon and Barnes & Noble! LOS ANGELES (February 4, 2015) – Sociologist Dr. Chauntelle
I recently read a piece by William Bibbiani on Crave, which addressed the question: “Why doesn’t pornography get more appreciation as an art form?” (1/23/15). I was excited to read the piece, as I had asked myself that very same question when I was working on my dissertation research in graduate
If you read my January column for UPROXX, you know I got the honor of speaking with Girlfriends Films Founder Dan O’Connell about episodic adult film content (among many other things). But because of space, I had to cut some of the interview. Following is our conversation in full, for your
“A lot of it has to do with different media and the way we think about sex and the performance of sex… People’s performance of [commercial porn sex] makes us uncomfortable, because it’s an industry situated around this idea and practice that we, as a culture, aren’t comfortable with to begin
I am very excited for this upcoming week and the XBIZ 360 Conference! XBIZ 360 is a trade-only conference dedicated to decoding the future of the adult entertainment business and erotica through informative and diverse seminars, intensive networking opportunities, and inspiring keynotes. It’s a great place to learn about business and
I spend a considerable portion of every Sunday reading up on all the random articles and things I hadn’t otherwise had the opportunity to get to. One such bit of compelling from today was “Pam and Tommy: The Untold Story of the World’s Most Infamous Sex Tape” (12/22/14 via Rolling