FANTASYLAND, World of Hurt – A friend of mine forwarded me a link to the terms and conditions agreement for an affiliate program. She was considering signing up for the program, but a specific paragraph put her off. So, she asked a fairly simple question: “Does this sound kosher...

On a bright, clear day, I head out for a meeting over coffee with one of the true veterans of porn publicity stunts. A normally effusive man, today he looks weary and worn while nursing his double latte and lamenting the summer of porn publicity stunts that might have been. “We...

You can’t major in “porn economics” at Harvard or study “adult website marketing” at Oxford. Even local state colleges don’t offer anything that can directly prepare you for this unique industry. The people who try their hand at making money in this business arrive here by all...

By Dave Cummings YNOT – Piracy seems to have a chokehold on many companies, performers, crew members and other players in porn production. Why shoot when you might not recover production costs, let alone make a profit? The number of performers and productions has thinned...

By Dave Cummings YNOT – Elections are coming up, and we all need to register to vote — now, not next week — and then we all need to vote no matter what. No, you can’t put off your voter registration. And, yes, you must vote on or before Nov. 6. If you think bookings, work,...

By Dave Cummings YNOT – Time speeds by, sometimes very rapidly. Heck, this summer will soon be over, and before we know it we’ll be dealing with Halloween, Thanksgiving, Xmas, and the start of yet another new calendar year — again! As I’ve gotten older and older, the time seems...

By Dave Cummings YNOT – Well, the old guy (me!) finally gave in and now has a cell phone. I was the lone long-term holdout among a bunch of Hash House Harrier (Google it) running club friends trying not to be pushed into being tethered to living in the tech age. Those who were...

By Julia Dimambro YNOT – I was born in the 1970s, and like most young girls of that time, I assumed I would grow up and become a princess by marrying Britain’s Prince Andrew (that was a near miss, hey?) or failing that, become a veterinarian, saving puppies and kittens for a...

By M.Christian YNOT – Ah, the 1960s — or, to be more precise, the end of that decade: 1969. Richard Nixon was President of the U.S., the Beatles gave their last public performance, the Stonewall riots provided a rallying cry for gay-rights activists, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs was...

By Dave Cummings YNOT – For many years, my monthly column has been titled “From the Trenches.” Now, because of the devastation resulting from rampant piracy and the impact of the weak economy, I’m having difficulty finding the trenches so I can write about them. Where did the...