Of Teachers, Presidents, Porn and Double Standards
DALLAS – One of the unfortunate facts of life for anyone who has performed in porn is the choice tends to follow the person through the rest of his or her ...
Tag: Gene Zorkin
Blade Bummer: The End of Human Porn Performers?
A while back, I read an article about a new song “composed by artificial intelligence.” Journalists and critics who have written about the tune (“Daddy’s Car”) often label it a ...
VA Pols: Porn Not ‘Public Health Crisis,’ but Still Evil
RICHMOND, Va. – While the Virginia General Assembly appears disinclined to proclaim pornography a “public health crisis,” a modified version of an earlier resolution soon to be voted on by ...
Useful Taboo: The Public Consumption of Porn
SALT LAKE CITY – As an apparent extension of the state’s resolution proclaiming porn to be a public health crisis, Utah State Sen. Todd Weiler has proposed a new measure ...
We Make Porn, Not the Other Way Around
LOS ANGELES – When you see someone out on the road driving like an idiot, do you immediately think to yourself: “God damn Vin Diesel and the approximately 400 Fast ...
The Problem with Being ‘Honest’ About Porn
What does it mean to be “honest” about porn and the nature of the porn industry? Is it true that, over the history of porn production, some terrible things have ...
A Modern Trinity: Porn, Public Health and Politics
NASHVILLE – For the second time in recent months, Tennessee State Sen. Mae Beavers has proposed a joint resolution to “recognize pornography as a public health hazard leading to a ...
Yes, Adult Is Struggling. No, this Isn’t New.
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 ...
Heavy Metal Porn and Lightweight Thinking
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 ...
Arizona: Prostitution or Porn Production?
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. ...
