LONDON – File this under “Duh.” A new study seems to confirm what everyone already suspected: In times of stress, anxiety or depression, women raid the fridge and men seek out sex or pornography. Researchers at University College London say the gender-divergent behaviors define...

SAN FRANCISCO – One of the great frustrations of someone who writes about the adult industry from within it comes in reading articles about the same subjects written by people on the outside looking in. Among other things, I’m consistently mystified by the credulity of...

TOKYO – A Japanese attorney may face disciplinary action after representing a production studio in a lawsuit against a woman who refused to perform in porn. According to documents filed in the subject lawsuit, the production company sought 24.6 million yen (about U.S. $218,000)...

LAS VEGAS – The 34th annual AVN Awards winners were feted Saturday night inside The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Much like the Academy Awards in the mainstream, the AVN Awards recognize the best productions, people and products as determined by a panel of industry...

COLORADO SPRINGS – The first time I heard the voice of James Hetfield, it was growl-shouting the words “Lashing out the action, returning the reaction / Weak are ripped and torn away / Hypnotizing power, crushing all that cower / Battery is here to stay!” Soon, evidently, I’ll be...

AMSTERDAM – Three-quarters of American consumers age 18 or older believe producing or sharing pirated video content is illegal, and 69 percent believe streaming or downloading pirated content is illegal. Nevertheless, 32 percent admit watching content they know has been pirated,...

LOS ANGELES – He both scandalized and entertained — often in the same breath. Some folks loved him for his big heart; others loathed him for his sometimes pugnacious nature … but nobody ignored him. William Margold — performer, director, producer, writer, activist, gadfly,...

PHOENIX – In June 2013, Phoenix police raided what they called a “self-serve porn studio” near Sky Harbor Airport, charging William James Hartwell and six women with various prostitution-related crimes. Now, three and one-half years later, Hartwell’s trial is finally is poised to...

CYBERSPACE – A new report on TorrentFreak suggests the biggest platform for content piracy is not any of the usual tube site or torrent suspects. Instead, the elephant in the thievery room may be the original tube site itself: YouTube. According to the report, “Google’s servers...

SAN FRANCISCO – When I first heard about Kink.com acquiring the Mission District Armory in San Francisco some years ago, I thought of the moment as a potential watershed for the progress of the American adult entertainment industry. A porn studio poised to operate (openly!) in a...