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Tristan Taormino, the Feminist Pornographernew

Taormino just completed her sixth book, The Big Book of Sex Toys. She's finished editing an erotic anthology for Cleis Press called Sometimes She Lets Me. And she's working on three new movies for Vivid, the largest adult video producer on the planet.
Weekly Alibi  |  Marisa Demarco  |  11-10-2009  |  Culture

Vivid-Alt's Vin Vericose Transforms from Minnesota Boy to Porn Starnew

Chad Fjerstad and his pornstar girlfriend are moving to L.A. to make a go in porn at one of the worst times for adult entertainment, when even the most prominent stars are seeing a dent in their paychecks and a deficit of work.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Emily Kaiser  |  10-21-2009  |  Culture

Mainstream as Porn Might Be, It Still Has Dirty Little Secretsnew

It's not all hip Hollywood premieres and political temperature-taking for the nation's carnal professionals. On July 1, a federal judge is scheduled to sentence porn producers Robert Zicari and Janet Romano for conspiracy to distribute obscene material through the mail and over the internet.
Las Vegas Weekly  |  Greg Beato  |  06-19-2009  |  Culture

Hipsters and the Emergence of Altpornnew

Altporn is, on a basic level, porn that features models who are representatives of real-life subcultures like goth, punk, rave, emo, rockabilly, and hipster.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Juliette Tang  |  02-04-2009  |  Culture

Gay Porn Star Michael Brandon Vows Comebacknew

To the fans of the beloved San Franciscan gay porn star with a 10-inch cock named Monster, a stubborn crystal meth addiction, and pending drug charges against him: Fear not. If all goes well, he could avoid prison and be back in porn by next year.
SF Weekly  |  Ashley Harrell  |  12-10-2008  |  Culture

Meet Stoya, South Philly's Biggest Porn Starnew

If you've not already heard Stoya's name or seen her face in any number of magazines or on pornographic blogs, Adult Video News releases and websites, you might not know that she is an It girl of the mainstream sex industry.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Matt Stroud  |  11-18-2008  |  Culture

The Rise and Fall of Michael Brandonnew

The gay porn star goes from meth addict to antidrug poster boy and, tragically, back to meth addict.
SF Weekly  |  Ashley Harrell  |  10-03-2008  |  Culture

Sex Machinenew

Belladonna faces porn stardom with relish and some reluctance.
Salt Lake City Weekly  |  Stephen Dark  |  04-16-2007  |  Culture

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