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The Prettiest Girl in New York is a Porn Starnew

The Internet explodes for Brooklyn's own Stoya, America's sweetheart of smut.
The Village Voice |
Amanda Hess |
04-25-2013 |
Sex
Erotica, Intrigue, and Arithmetic in 'Rites of Love and Math'new

Berkeley professor Edward Frenkel brings his passion for math to the masses -- by starring in an erotic film.
East Bay Express |
Madeleine Bair |
12-09-2010 |
Performance
Meet Nina Hartley, Porn Pioneernew

Nina Hartley’s adult film career has been long, distinguished and trailblazing -- and it’s far from over.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Lynn Comella |
10-12-2010 |
Performance
Coffeehouse Porn and the New Rules of Wi-Finew
While public libraries and schools are bound by federal laws that require them to filter certain Internet sites based on federal “harmful to minor” laws, which prohibit the dissemination of “obscene” images to those under 17 years of age, what is the standard for private businesses who offer free Internet surfing at their establishments?
The Other Paper |
Steph Greegor |
03-19-2010 |
Tech
Too Much of a Bad Thing: The Internet Lures Kids into Porn Addictionnew

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, viewed as the bible among shrinks, doesn't recognize pornography addiction as an official disorder, although scientists in recent years have become more vocal about the notion.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Knight |
02-22-2010 |
Tech
The Last Dirty Picture Show: The Apex Theatre's Heydey Has Come and Gonenew

In today's smut economy, the owners of the Apex Theatre may as well be wearing powdered wigs. Porn consumers have been easily getting off in the privacy of their own homes, thanks to home-video technology and cheap, or even free, porn on the internet.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
02-02-2010 |
Culture
Sexist Beatdown: The Soft Boner of Classic American Literaturenew

Why don’t we sit around praising the “unwieldy, impossible machines” (or, you know, penises) of white, heterosexual guys who are still writing masturbatory prose about lesbian threesomes involving strap-ons, after all these years?
Chicago Reader |
Amanda Hess |
01-11-2010 |
Commentary
Holy War Over Pornnew
Let's discuss Focus on the Family's unhappiness with adult movies on Marriott hotel TVs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Rich Tosches |
05-23-2008 |
Commentary
Porn and Pancakesnew
A tasty recruitment strategy from the Christian church that launched the "Every Time You Masturbate, God Kills a Kitten" campaign.
Seven Days |
Mistress Maeve |
02-08-2007 |
Culture
Porn Kingnew
Scott McGowan is porn's Hunter Thompson.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jared Neumark |
05-03-2006 |
Culture
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Not Your Father's Pornnew
If you haven't sampled smut for a while, today's Internet offerings will give you cultural whiplash.