There’re not a lot of things in life that make me uncomfortable. I have been asked just about every sex-related question you can imagine, often addressing topics that are wildly outside my areas of expertise — the difference between sociologist and (I assume) psychologist are often a bit unclear in
Abundant or Accessible: What’s the Problem?
At the very end of last year, I corresponded with a writer called Jeroen Zuallaert. Zuallaert explained he was a journalist working for the Belgian news magazine, Knack.be — with a readership “at about 95.000, [they] are the leading news magazine in the Benelux countries.” The Benelux Union is a political and economic coalition of
Watch ‘Porn Production & Consent,’ Now Available Online
I once again got to organize and moderate the Mindbrowse.com live broadcast discussion event held during XBIZ 2019. This year’s topic was about consent — before, during, and after performers’ time on set. Here’s something I said about it: “This year’s Mindbrowse event was both rousing and eye-opening. It’s not
Speaking, Experiencing Art at AEE 2019
Another AEE has come and gone. I had the great experience, as per usual, of moderating a panel at the show this year. It was called “What’s the Big Idea: AEE’s First Annual Disruptors Panel.” Here’s my introduction for the seminar — short and sweet! A disruption is often thought
Book Review: ‘Unwanted Advances’ by Laura Kipnis
I recently wrote a book review that was published in Theory in Action Volume 12, No. 1 (January 31, 2019) — a consideration of Laura Kipnis’ Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus, which was published in 2017. Here is the link to the journal itself. Since it says the work
How Long is a ‘Quickie’? (Commentary for MEL)
I was contacted earlier this month by Andrew Fiouzi, writing for MEL magazine. Fiouzi had an interesting question — What counts as a “quickie”? Here’s his question: “I’m writing a story on the ‘quickie.’ I was hoping you could send me a few sentences based in your expertise/research on what constitutes a ‘quickie’ in the realm of
Mako.co Asks About Fauxcest
I recently received a query from writer Ram Gilboa. Gilboa was working on an article about fauxcest adult content for Mako.co. Mako.co is an Israeli news and entertainment portal owned and operated by Keshet Media Group. It offers video-on-demand content from Keshet shows, as well as news, comedy, and music programming — awesome! For
‘Porn Production & Consent’ at XBIZ 2019
As per usual this time of year, I am contributing to the Mindbrowse.com discussion event happening at XBIZ. This year’s topic is about consent — before, during, and after performers’ time on set. Here’s some press details about the event: January, 2019 (Los Angeles, CA) — Mindbrowse.com and Sssh.com are
Is Social Media Killing Your Sex Drive?
Back in October (!!), I corresponded with AnnaMarie Houlis, who was writing a piece for SheKnows regarding diminishing sex drives. Namely, is it the fault of social media? Here’s Houlis’ query: “There’s a gamut of research that suggests social media consumes a large chunk of our time, can hurt our confidence,
Welcome 2019!
It’s a(nother) new year… From all the promise to all the anxiety, a new calendar year always seems to bring up… stuff. Regardless of what it brings up for you — which, I hope is good, positive, and productive — 2019 is upon us. We can all do well to