In an industry where perception is (nearly) everything, and where, often, quantity and style can overrule quality and substance, respectively, it’s important to not forget why the vast majority of us got into this industry in the first place. These reasons include, but are...

I recently read an engaging article penned by the able scribes over at Christian Science Monitor. The point of the article was simply that young adults are increasingly finding it difficult to achieve financial independence in modern America. The article was not focused on high...

Like always, this year’s recently completed and AVN-sponsored Adult Entertainment Expo, Internext Expo (the adult internet show), and the AVN Awards Show were well organized and a lot of fun. I love making “the rounds” at the shows and running into porn friends and fans. It’s...

I opted out of attending my high school prom in part because my date got hopelessly lost on the way and in part because the whole thing just seemed stupid. There I was wearing a sheer black antique lace dress over an ink black taffeta sheath with a plunging neckline, knowing...

President George W. Bush is a proud gun owner and defender of the Second Amendment. As a fan of pretty much all of the Amendments, except the eventually repealed 18th, I don’t have a problem with the fact my president knows how to handle and, presumably, fire a gun. But one of...

It seems like everywhere you look these days, there’s a battle for the adult industry to fight. Whether it’s the Free Speech Coalition’s (FSC) challenge to the federal record-keeping and labeling regulations, governmental efforts to close topless clubs in cities ranging from...

I wish that the American Family Association would boycott me. From what I’ve read about its past successes as an economic force to be reckoned with, there’s nothing quite like having these supposedly “pro family” busy bodies refuse to buy your products or services.Once upon a...

Sometimes, children ensconced in “safety seats” die in car accidents. It happens, despite the fine engineering and considerable effort put into making the safest environment possible. No child safety seat can change the fact that a severe enough collision, with sufficient...

Artsy fartsy types of the world have one more reason to celebrate during this holiday season. All of those cold winter nights without heat, sick days without medical insurance, long rides on mass transit, awkward meetings with the parents of new sweeties, and funny looks from...

Initially, I planned to make this column an “Open Letter” to the President and other present and aspiring office-holders at all levels of government who I think, in my First Amendment protected personal opinion, need to wise up. If they don’t stop catering to the...