PORN VALLEY, USA – Like so many years before it, 2014 was a year in which a lot of stuff happened. A lot of it was stupid and inconsequential stuff, like Congressional elections, but some was important and legitimately newsworthy, like the release of new pleasure product lines...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In defending the adult industry from its many vocal critics, public relations people, lawyers and marketers often sound a familiar refrain along these lines: “Everything we do depicts consenting adults.” Damn straight and fucking-a right.

By Abigail Cuthbert Guest Editorial

SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. – As a general rule, it’s not such a swell thing to be both a New York politician and someone featured in a New York Post article tagged with keywords that include “Twitter,” “Belle Knox” and “Insert Your Name Here.” If you happen to be a New York politician...

GRAND FALLS, Va. – When you think of potentially harmful items you can consume at Starbucks and McDonald’s, what are the first things that come to mind? Massive lattes packed with empty calories? Fried lumps of (alleged) chicken with curiously uniform shapes and sizes?...

BURBANK, Calif. – While the idea might send J.R.R. Tolkien’s corpse into a spin, I like Orlando Bloom’s idea for an Elven porn spinoff of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings series – but only if it’s done right. And by “done right,” I don’t mean done in the usual style of modern...

By Kris Kringle Special Contributor

LOS ANGELES – “The whole thing about this is that the public is not getting the truth about this. This is not protecting actors from disease. What it is…it’s an orchestrated effort to try to shut down the adult industry, and this is the way they’re doing it.”...

LOS ANGELES – Ostensibly, David Horsey’s “Top of the Ticket” column in the L.A. Times is a place for political commentary. A quick perusal of his recent subjects suggests Horsey likes meaty, controversial topics and sweeping, categorical conclusions. A couple of his most recent...

WASHINGTON – Deep within the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, Congress’ statutory instrument to prevent a shutdown of the federal government, there’s a gem of legislative wisdom designed to prevent your tax dollars from being spent on an unconscionable...