I recently spoke with Kelsey Obsession — porn performer and producer, emerging sex educator, and sociological colleague — about GIF porn… and why it’s not the ethical feminist utopia Cosmopolitan magazine, et al would like you to think it is Portions of our conversation contributed to a recent piece I wrote
GIF Porn is Not an Ethical Feminist Utopia – New Piece on Mic
There’s a Problem With Tumblr GIF Porn That We Don’t Talk About — I have been angling for at least six months to get this story published with Mic (and long before that at various other outlets). I am grateful that I was finally able to raise the conversation! Many
Bend Over, Bro (commentary on Broadly/VICE)
I recently spoke to Gareth May, who was working on a piece about pegging in popular culture. There were a lot of questions in Gareth’s query, so I addressed them in a rather “bulk” way. Read Gareth’s piece about pegging on Broadly/VICE here — Bend Over, Bro: The Men Who
What did porn *do* to millennials? (commentary on VICE)
I recently communicated with Mike Pearl at VICE about the effects of porn consumption on millennials. You can read the full article here (3/29/16). Record of our correspondence in full is copied below. — Mike Pearl/ VICE: Do you have any kind of response to the question in the working title of
Why Women Love Amber Rose – New Piece on Playboy (Director’s Cut)
I recently took to the interwebs, seeking an answer — What it is about Amber Rose that women (including me) love so much? Below is the “Director’s Cut” (full version) of my inquiry. Enjoy! (you can read the published version on Playboy.com here) — “Can I interrupt y’all right now
Profile of a Sex Toy Salesperson?
I received a query at the end of February from a freelance reporter for the Portland, OR-based Willamette Week. The writer, Rachel Monahan, claimed to be on deadline for a long feature story about a sex toy salesperson — !!! That sounded like a profile I’d definitely want to read, and
Ho99o9 at SXSW – New Piece on Playboy
I recently interviewed the guys from Ho99o9 and watched their show. Here’s my write up of Ho99o9 SXSW for Playboy. — The weather is typical March-in-Austin: balmy springtime turned epic storm. Lightning crackles across the sky and rain pours buckets as I head to an outdoor SXSW showcase featuring the
Dating a friend’s ex – yay or nay? (I told Thrillist the answer)
I recently spoke to Jeremy Glass, a writer for Thrillist who wanted to figure out how to go about tastefully dating a friend’s ex. Jeremy incorporated my insights into a super cute and useful piece – “How to Tastefully Date your Friend’s Ex” (3/22/16) You can read Jeremy’s piece about
Where do phobias come from?
I recently got asked by a writer from Thrillist — a guy who asks me things often — where phobias come from. It was for a piece he was writing about his fear of being naked in public. Though my comments did not get incorporated into the piece, the science
“Crossover Stars” – An interview with Independent UK
I recently communicated with Heather Saul from Independent UK about “crossover stars” — former porn performers who are cultivating successful careers in mainstream media. Here is what Heather was interested in: I’m looking at how the stigma surrounding porn has made it acceptable to consume porn, but not to appear in