I recently spoke to Jeremy Glass, a writer for Thrillist who was looking to figure out what mistakes people made when apologizing to their lovers and/or significant others. IOW: How and why your apology sux! Jeremy incorporated my insights into a super cute and useful piece – “Your Apology Sucks:
Deep Inside the World Of Football Porn on Vocativ
Football porn — The gridiron goes XXX. “Maybe you support Cam Newton and the Panthers. Maybe you root for Peyton Manning and the Broncos. Maybe you don’t know, don’t care, and won’t watch Super Bowl 50 this Sunday. No worries, friend — There is always football porn.” I recently spoke to
GIF Porn on HuffPo – A Lost Q&A
Back in November/December of 2015, I communicated with Huffington Post reporter Emma Gray re GIF porn and women viewers. It seems the story never saw the light of day, however the insights are interesting and useful — Enjoy GIF porn on HuffPo! Emma Gray here. — EG/HuffPo: Have you noticed a
Sex Wearables on NBC News
I recently spoke to NBC News’ Chris Morris re wider society’s mad rush to wearables — devices like Fitbits and such that monitor a person’s physical activity and overall physical health/wellbeing — and why sex wearables are a logical extension of that trend. The mainstream powers that be don’t seem
State of the Adult Entertainment Industry on NBC News
I recently spoke to NBC News’ Chris Morris re the current state of the adult entertainment industry. Read the piece in full, with additional insights from XBIZ’s Alec Helmy and Vivid’s Steve Hirsch, on NBC News right here (1/19/16) re Diane Duke stepping down from the industry trade organization, Free
Here’s What It’s Like to Be a Voter in the Porn Oscars – New Piece on Mic
Here’s what it’s like to be a voter in the “Porn Oscars” — The AVN Awards — “I don’t know that I have a least favorite part [about being a voter],” Jennifer Peters told Mic. “I think that the hardest part though is always watching friends’ scenes.” You might be wondering why Peters
Eddie Bravo Fights the Good Fight — New Piece in mg
I recently had the great honor of profiling Brazilian jiu jitsu legend and 10th Planet school founder Eddie Bravo in this month’s issue of mg magazine. Here’s a bit from the article’s intro: Third-degree Brazilian jiu jitsu (BJJ) black belt Eddie Bravo is one of the most innovative leaders is modern martial
Facebook STEMs Gender Gaps – New Op-Ed on Digital Apex
Is an infant named Maxima already one of the most powerful advocates of gender parity in the global world? In the world shaped by Facebook STEM and technology advancement for women, maybe. Here’s a snip from my most recent op-ed on Digital Apex – Enjoy! — Mark Zuckerberg famously became
Review of #readExposure on Inside Higher Ed
UCLA graduate student Natascha Chtena recently reviewed “5 Great Reads About Graduate Life and Work” for Inside Higher Ed — including Exposure: A Sociologist Explore Sex, Society, and Adult Entertainment. Natascha’s comments re Exposure are reprinted below, but check out her entire list here for some really interesting reads! — #readExposure: This
Meet the Young People Behind Porn Kills Love – New Piece on Mic
Meet the Young People Spearheading a Huge Anti-Porn Movement, Porn Kills Love Chiara Marie was 10 years old the first time she saw porn. As she tells it, “one view forever changed the course of my life.” When she became an adult, she started watching porn constantly in secret, often in lieu