JOI? Joi? Joy? Pretty much. JOI stands for “jerk off instructions” — and a typical JOI video involves exactly that: a person, typically a femme dom-esque woman, talking into a POV camera giving detailed and thorough instructions to the viewer, typically a cisgender guy, on how he should jerk himself

I was very excited to contribute to the recently published, highly awesome book Sexual Deviance and Society, published by Routledge and written by my colleague and friend Meredith G. F. Worthen. I wrote a bit about the book here. Go take a look if you’d like more info about the volume. As

Ethical Content & Unethical Consumption — Contrary to popular belief, Free Porn Day isn’t just another way of saying “every day.” I recently spoke to Allee Manning at Vocativ about ethical content and “Free Porn Day.” A “technical” “Day” — not just a cheering euphemism for every day — the first

I recently spoke to Zachary Siegel, a journalist writing for USC’s Annenberg Media (among several other outlets). Zach wanted some insights re the possibility of porno flight to Las Vegas in the event of California’s Prop 60 — which mandates condoms in porn, civilian ability to sue those with a financial stake in production,

PolitiFact California recently explored — “Will California’s Prop 60 expose adult film workers to lawsuits?” (September 2, 2016). The muckraking organization looks at claims made by elected officials, candidates, and groups, fact checks them, and rates them as: True, Mostly True, Half True, Mostly False, False and Pants On Fire.

Datagasm? I received a query some months back from writer Mark Hay. Mark was looking for some insights for a piece he was writing for Aeon magazine re the use of data and analytics in the adult entertainment market. Mark’s piece “Datagasm” — Ever-faster feedback loops and micro-targeted digital porn are pushing human sexuality

I was very excited to contribute to the recently published, highly awesome book Sexual Deviance and Society, published by Routledge and written by my colleague and friend Meredith G. F. Worthen. I wrote a bit about the book here. Go take a look if you’d like more info about the volume. As

I recently spoke to journalist Marie Maurice about online porn and its impact on contemporary culture. Marie used commentary in two pieces recently published on l’Hebdo (French for “The Weekly”). You can read “YouPorn: l’impuissance des grands studios” — translated from French as “YouPorn: impotence of the big studios” (8/11/16) — in its original

“Porn & Coffee” is a weekly podcast for the adult entertainment industry featuring hosts Thomas Skavhellen from PlugRush and Jay Kopita from YNOT. Together, Thomas and Jay have over two decades of combined experience in the adult online industry. Each “Porn & Coffee” episode features a guest from the adult online, video, and/or novelty

I met Sydney Leathers in 2015 when she participated in a panel I organized for Exxxotica Dallas. I hadn’t met her before the actual event, and I was immediately taken with this sharp-yet-unassuming, brilliantly graceful woman (especially when you consider how poorly she’s been treated by the US public —