Sabbath, Porny Sabbath: "We Did Porn"

In "We Did Porn," Zak Smith's memoir of his life and times as an "AltPorn" performer, he states it would have been easier to corral the disparate wherefores and contradictions of sex in movies for money had someone been murdered. More »

07/01/09

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By Gram Ponante

#books

Scenes From "We Did Porn": Sasha Grey Does Tyra

Pornstar Zak Sabbath/Smith has penned a book about his experiences in the world of altporn, creatively titled We Did Porn. The Rumpus has an excerpt online—the tale of one "Tasha Rey"'s experiences on the Tyra Banks Show. More »

06/26/09

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By Lux Alptraum

#avn2009

Dispatches From The Red Carpet: The Best (And Worst) AVN Awards Fashion

Pornstars may get paid to not wear clothes—but even the professionally naked need to get dressed (and dressed up) sometimes. And when they do... well, some seem to be more successful than others. More »

01/12/09

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By Lux Alptraum

#hardcore

Mandy Morbid Faces Her Inner Demons In "Hospital"

It’s hard not to think of any porn movie that bills itself as “dark, squalid, and ominous” as missing another adjective: pretentious. But even after struggling our way through the copy that adorns the (rather gorgeous) box cover of "Hospital" along with assorted surgical implements and bloody smears, the only word that describes how director Benny Profane’s new Vivid Alt release makes us feel is excited. Then again, Mandy Morbid always makes us feel that way anyway. More »

08/26/08

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By DCypher

#pornamericana

"Bullets & Burlesque" & Stagger Lee

Porn auteur Benny Profane wrote a porn movie about the legend of Stagger Lee that somehow got renamed to "Bullets & Burlesque," which we watched being filmed on the same day that this happened. This tribute to silent films, vaudeville, and an uniquely American folk tale by way of the lacy, frilly parts of Sasha Grey, Page Morgan, and Satine Phoenix (pictured, with Zak Sabbath) looks like great fun, and is an example of how you can't judge a porn tape by its cover. More »

03/24/08

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By Gram Ponante

#pornstars

Popshots of the Week: Supernatural Menace Edition

There is no sexier holiday than Halloween. Even the gals in the typing pool here at Fleshbot West are dressing up as Sexy Typists this week. Of course, the stars of this week's Popshots pretty much look this way all year long, but it's nice that around this time they can walk among the rest of us and fit in. Leading off is Emily Marilyn, who will be headlining Halloween night's Bondage Ball in Los Angeles. More »

10/26/07

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By Gram Ponante

#welovenewyork