The XX Factor : pornography

The Terrifically Twisted World of "Twilight" Fanfiction

Kerry Howley — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:04:00 GMT

Natasha Vargas-Cooper delves into the universe of Twlight fan-fiction, where Bella and Edward generally exchange more than longing looks. We get some heavy breathing and if not bodice-ripping, definitely thong-ripping ... (Read more in DoubleX .)...(read more)

To Porn or Not To Porn?

Susannah Breslin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:53:00 GMT

Samantha , I, too, saw the Washington Post story on how an adult-movie screening on the University of Maryland campus was canceled after Senator Harris suggested a budget amendment could strip the public university of nearly $500 million in funding. Sure,...(read more)

UMD Bails on Porno Plans

Samantha Henig — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:25:00 GMT

The University of Maryland caved to pressure Thursday and decided not to screen a big-budget porno flick that's been making the rounds on college campuses. The plan had been to show Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge , a $10 million transformation of Pirates...(read more)

OctoMom To Become PornoMom?

Susannah Breslin — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:40:00 GMT

TMZ reports the San Fernando Valley-based adult production company Vivid Entertainment has offered Nadya Suleman $1 million to star in an adult movie. Taken at face value, this story is all kinds of wrong. How the story of a freak-mother has twisted itself...(read more)

Obama's AG Pick

Susannah Breslin — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:16:00 GMT

On my blog, I wrote at length about what Obama's attorney general pick may mean to the adult movie industry. I've been writing about the sex business for over a decade now, and while every previous presidential election has seen some discussion around...(read more)

Christie, We'll Miss You

Hanna Rosin — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:10:00 GMT

I have always marvelled at Christie Hefner. Because of her, it was possible to believe (perhaps for way too long) in Hef's vision of porn as a "lifestyle," something for the pretty girl next door who's won the lottery. And if you read and loved Gay Talese's...(read more)

The Demise of Playboy

Susannah Breslin — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:16:00 GMT

For five years, I worked for Playboy Enterprises. I worked for the cable TV end of the business, but Playboy is like an octopus, its tentacles flailing everywhere, so we were all privy to the inner-workings of what was already a financially struggling...(read more)

What's So Funny About Pretty Panties?

E.J. Graff — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:15:00 GMT

Nayeli , I'm with you in favor of adorable underthings. Definitely worth the money for the personal confidence and the occasional zing in the eyes of one's date. (Someone I dated briefly liked to call me a "smartypanties.") And yet at the same time, like...(read more)

The Kozinski Circus

Emily Bazelon — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:52:00 GMT

The problem with being a judge who loves to shock is that you're a flashy barracuda in a school of plain tuna, and you risk careening off into the high seas that are the province of public officials who are just too out there for their own good. Such...(read more)