AltWeeklies Wire
'The Auteur' Bridges the Divide Between Porn and Comedynew
The central joke of The Auteur is the same one riffed on in Zack and Miri Make a Porno -- the absurd unsexiness of having sex on camera, made worse by the titles. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that both movies were directly inspired by the college-dorm game of making up the most ridiculous porn titles.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
12-03-2008 |
Reviews
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 XXXChurch Brings its Mission of Fighting Porn Addiction to Vegasnew
The XXXChurch ministers to people addicted to porn, largely by attending porn conventions and handing out literature.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Richard Abowitz |
11-10-2008 |
Religion
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.
Unzipping the Mysteries of 'The Big Penis Book'new
Edited by Dian Hanson, the oversized, flesh-colored tome is a treasure trove of every big dick that ever worked the streets of smut, porn or anything that called for the services of someone with an unnatural growth between their legs.
Willamette Week |
Byron Beck |
10-01-2008 |
Original Work
Turning the SF Armory into a Lucrative Palace of Fetish Pornnew
When it comes to BDSM porn peddlers Kink.com, apparently size does matter. At least, that's how it seems now that the steamy studio has purchased the 200,000-square-foot San Francisco Armory. Suddenly, everyone wants to know: What's the carnal concern going to do with all that space?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Molly Freedenberg |
09-24-2008 |
Tech
Start-up Unseen.tv Hopes to 'Demystify' Part of the Internet Porn Industrynew
Founder Igor Urisman hopes to democratize the cyberporn industry ... and make it more respectable.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
09-17-2008 |
Tech
'The Porn Trap' Tells the Stories of a Wide Range of Porn Addictsnew
Here we finally have a book that I believe will prove a great resource for individuals struggling with excessive use of pornography.
C-Ville Weekly |
Annette Owens |
09-10-2008 |
Nonfiction
How a Porn Star-Turned-Producer Presses Flesh for Cashnew
Dave Pounder is many things: a local boy who made a name for himself nationally; an entrepreneur who left the corporate world to follow his passion; a guy smart enough to stay one step ahead in arguably the dirtiest, riskiest end of the entertainment business. Dave Pounder, see, is a pornographer.
Metro Times |
Hobey Echlin |
07-22-2008 |
Movies
Tags: pornography, Dave Pounder
Porn Star Bobby Blake on Racism and Religionnew
Blake's a puzzle, writing frankly about unsavory aspects in his life, but he's also quite serious, talking about racism in the industry, gay marriage, life on the down-low and the scourge of HIV/AIDS in the black community.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Liz Spikol |
06-30-2008 |
Nonfiction
Note to Self: Don't Download Porn at Worknew
Three local university employees are out of a job after a state investigation revealed they had illegally downloaded materials, including porn, on work computers.
Looking for 400 Photos of Supersized Stiffies?new
The Big Penis Book, the follow-up to Taschen's 2006 hit The Big Book of Breasts, also edited by Dian Hanson, and boasts more than 400 photos of some startlingly major tent poles, including rare pics of "the 13-and-only" John Holmes.
Orlando Weekly |
Liz Langley |
06-12-2008 |
Nonfiction
The Porn War Heats Upnew
The Department of Justice's Obscenity Prosecution Task Force is still looking to take down adult smut peddlers, even to the point of allegedly diverting funds from kiddie porn investigations to do it.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
05-02-2008 |
Movies
The Face of Child Pornnew
Gina Zhdilkov thought her family was safe from the child porn that ruined her childhood. Then the FBI investigated her husband.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Stephen Dark |
04-25-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Sex Machinenew
Belladonna faces porn stardom with relish and some reluctance.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Stephen Dark |
04-16-2007 |
Culture
