Pornfluence
You’re a young male. Your loins stir at a slight breeze. You might stand in confused arousal for a time contemplating such a zephyr’s mysterious…
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More than a feel-good project
This is not quite a love story, but there are many happy endings, and more to come. It’s the story of a little local porn…
Starfucking
There’s never a genuine reason to give a fuck about celebrities. For the longest time, my celebrity pop culture news only ever came from headlines…
Food porn
Spluttering, crackling bacon on a skillet. Bubbling, melting cheese stretching from a pizza as you grab that first piece. Decadent cupcakes with sky-high frosting. All…
Fan-fiction erotica
Screenwriter and comic book author Joss Whedon said, “There’s a time and a place for everything, and I believe it’s called ‘fan fiction.’” He was…
Rated X
Many acclaimed works of literature share the fact that they’ve been banned, at some time or another, in part for their sexual content. Non-fiction…
Making a living in adult film industry increasingly difficult
How much would someone have to pay you to film you having sex? For the average person, this number is probably going to be pretty…
Defining pornography
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Potter Stewart once said that he could not define pornography. “But I know it when I see it,” he famously…
Genetically engineered mosquitoes can help reduce malaria occurrence
Genetically engineered (GE) biotechnologies are on the rise. We are all familiar with the progress that has been made with genetically modified crops. Now advances…
Nudes vs. Porn
I am a fat, queer artist who makes art involving my naked body and the naked bodies of others. This territory wields a double-edged sword:…