By Peter Berton LAS VEGAS – Adult performers have been working in Nevada since long before the California condom controversy encouraged adult entertainment studios to move some of their shoots from Porn Valley to Sin City. Ask Jack PlowHer, who lives in Vegas. He has always...

By Peter Berton SOUTHERN U.S. – An open, intelligent and insightful look at the realities of sex work — that’s the mission of The Honest Courtesan, a blog written by a retired prostitute.

By Peter Berton EVENS MILLS, NY – “Large enough to fully enjoy, small enough to conceal.” That’s the tag line for Virgin Rose Dolls. The creator describes the 32-inch-tall poppets as “high-end female sex dolls that combine realistic breasts and genitalia with anime-style features...

By Peter Berton LAS VEGAS – At age 19, Raven Rockette has performed in solo and girl-girl adult content for about one year, but she’s already put an indelible stamp on her work. Among other things, the raven-haired, D-cup bombshell with a slightly alt vibe was one of three women...

By Peter Berton LOS ANGELES – Ruggedly handsome gay performer Billy Santoro only broke into porn a year ago, but he’s already been turning heads — both large and small — and garnering award nominations.

By Peter Berton LOS ANGELES – Noted adult photographer Alan has a resume most photogs can only dream about. He started as a graphic designer creating box cover art, then bought a camera and started shooting adult content.

By Peter Berton ALAMEDA, Calif. – As anyone in the adult entertainment industry knows, internet surfers don’t want to pay for online porn. At the same time, they will pay to download music and other content from à la carte websites like iTunes.

By Peter Berton TORONTO – Canada’s federal government is beavering away to develop new prostitution laws now that the country’s Supreme Court struck down the old ones for violating sex workers’ human rights. So far, no one knows whether the government will shift its focus to...

By Peter Berton ZUG, Switzerland – Casual dating, also sometimes called adult dating, treads the line between “looking to get married” and no-holds-barred “looking for sex anytime, anywhere.” When properly managed, casual dating sites can generate revenue for their operators and...

By Peter Berton LONDON – Can adult dating boost the revenues of adult-content sites battered by free porn? Yes, it can, according to Matthew Pitt, operations director for WhiteLabelDating. The company provides dating software and services — including payment processing, customer...