Say what you will about violent sports, Supreme Commandress Joanna looks just as good all buffed-up as she does in the buff. Finally, after weeks of waiting, we got to see her step toe to toe with Rawdog, and she made him her bitch. Technically, she didn't win, but only because she stomped the guy while he was down. "I really did not want to fight like a ghetto chick but it was just my first instinct to do so."

Real talk, Joanna. Real talk.

· Fight Pictures from Ellis Mania! (more @ xoxojoannaangel.com)

New Yorkers will be able to take it all in on Thursday, October 22nd at the Museum Of Sex; Philadelphia gets a piece of April on Saturday, October 24th at the Painted Bride Art Center. Both events start at 7:30, with a cover charge of $10. Hope to see you there!

· April Flores love toy art show (edenfantasys.com)

Why, by entering our little contest! We're making a limited number of spots on the guest list available to our most eligible readers. Want in? Send us an email with the following info...and you (yes, you!) might just find yourself partying down with the staff of Fleshbot next month.

Please send:

- Your legal name (for the guest list, not to be published on the site)
- Your commenter name, if you have one
- A picture of yourself looking your Fleshbottiest (picture must be of you—don't try to fool us with pornstar pics!)
- A statement indicating that you are over the age of 18
- Answers to these three questions:
1) What does Fleshbot mean to you?
2) If you were a sex toy, what kind of sex toy would you be?
3) What Crush Object are you most like, and why?

Once we've gotten the entries, we'll be posting a few of our favorites to the site—so don't send us anything too dirty (unless you're naughty like that).

[NB: Please be aware that this contest is for party entry only. If you win, you are responsible for your own travel and lodging costs. Fleshbot can not be held responsible for any inappropriate flirting that Brian O'Brien may engage in at the event.]

· Thumbnail stars: Party guests Justine Joli and Arpad Miklos

I am excited about the 30th annual Exotic Erotic Ball, which I will be attending to add a layer of decorum to the debauchery (by wearing a monocle). But, lest proximity to the writhing free love deviants prove overwhelming, I'm also going to be trying out the RealTouch haptic sex simulator, which transmits signals directly to one's junk via specially-coded adult videos.

Will the moistness and friction of the haptic marital aid rival what is available to one in real life, or will one forsake the carbon-based world for Tron-like sterility and Cyberskin orgasms? I don't know; which has better Mexican food?

If you're in San Francisco this weekend, please say hi (you'll know me by my ascot).

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(Need more convincing? The calendar features Zoli, Asa Akira, Steam, Jeanette Jones, Ryan Keely, Jelena Jensen, Heather Vandeven, Justine Joli, Joanna Angel, Nicole, Jessie Lee, Shay Laren, and Charlotte Stokely. We thought that might persuade you.)

And if you happen to be in Brooklyn on October 22, there's going to be a release party at the Mishka store (350 Broadway—that's in Brooklyn, not Manhattan). We hear Ellen will be showing off some outtakes and unused shots from the calendar...and a few models will even be on hand to sign calendars!

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Now, she's not going pro or anything, but she willing be fighting against some dude named Rawdog in Jason Ellis's fightstravaganza, Ellis Mania. She's only got a few weeks to train, but we're sure she can pull it off. Pretty sure, anyway. (Maybe she should get a few fighting tips from Syd Blakovich?)

· Buy tickets to Ellis Mania (ticketmaster.com)
· Ellis Mania (xoxojoannaangel.com)

What are the Fleshbot Awards, you ask? Why, an awards show celebrating all that's good, wonderful, and Fleshbot-worthy: our favorite picks for sexy television, movies, fashion, technology, and many, many more will be honored at New York City's The Box on November 11. In addition, we'll also be recognizing the two individuals who Fleshbot readers have deemed the sexiest of all—but in order to do that, we'll need some help from you!

In the comments on this post, list your picks for the Fleshbottiest individuals of them all. They don't have to be pornstars, but they should be sexy, open-minded, and not averse to showing some skin. And, because this is Fleshbot, we'll be selecting both male and female winners—so don't be afraid to list both.

Once you guys have submitted your picks, we'll be back with a good old fashioned poll to determine who the illustrious winners will be. Oh, and if you're itching for an invite to the Fleshbot Awards—we will be extending a handful of invitations to some very lucky readers. Stay tuned for details on how you (yes, you!) could be one of them!

· Thumbnail stars: Stoya (Image courtesy of Digital Playground) and Race Cooper

Naturist Holiday is keeping a running tab of each and every naked body atop the Fourth Plinth. As of today, there've been eleven naked Plinthers...our fingers are crossed that we get to see a few more during the project's final two weeks.

· The Fourth Plinth (natursitholiday.info, via indienudes.com)
· One & Other (oneandother.co.uk)

This year's edition (theme: "Of Intercourse and Intracourse") promises to be just as exciting as the past two installments; with both io9's Annalee Newitz and Fleshbot alumna Violet Blue on the roster of speakers, we're sure attendees will receive quite a bit of food for thought (and, er, fantasy). Full details are available on the Arse Elektronika website. And for those of you who can't make it out to San Francisco this weekend, never fear: we're sure we'll have more than a few highlights from the event covered right here on good ol' Fleshbot.

· Arse Elektronika (monochrom.at)

Our good friend, Jeff Koga, got a few more shots of the action on Faye's special day. And here they are, just for you, because we love you.

· Photos by: Jeff Koga, via LAist. (laist.com)

The altqueerpornographer has a list of hot picks for lady lovin' ladies (many of which have appeared on Fleshbot as top picks, too).

But wait, that's not all! Courtney isn't just recommending hot queer porn—she's also making quite a bit of it, with her latest release, "Speakeasy," debuting tomorrow night in Atlanta. If you happen to be in the area, you—yes, you!—could be a part of this momentous occasion.

It's all going down September 22 (that's tomorrow) at 8pm at Bellissima (560 Amsterdam Ave., 30306). And we hear that, in addition to screening "Speakeasy," Courtney will also be showing clips from her previous films "Roulette" and "Nostalgia." Quel magnifique!

· Hot 'n' Heavy (curvemag.com)
· East Coast Premiere of "Speakeasy" (facebook.com)
· Image of Syd Blakovich and Madison Young from "Nostalgia" (courtneytrouble.com)

It doesn't matter whether you were rooting for Tina Fey or Toni Collette, Steve Carrell or Alec Baldwin, or even "Family Guy"—we can all appreciate the real highlight of last night, with this gallery of sixty-one shots of lovely lady lumps.

· 61 Awesome Emmys Cleavage Photos (manofest.com)

This morning, One and Other showcased one of its most popular participants of all: Naomi McDonald, a dancer from Stringfellows lapdancing club, spent her hour honing her craft (to the delight of many passersby). Clad only in a pair of panties and heels, and armed with a mini pole, Naomi pole danced her way into the hearts of many Londoners—and crashed the One and Other website in the process.

Who says art is boring?

· Topless woman crashes fourth plinth website (guardian.co.uk)
· One & Other (oneandother.co.uk)
· The Fourth Plinth (london.gov.uk)

But there was a small sign of boobtastic life during this week's festivities: Michael Kors marched multiple models out onto the runway in seethrough, nipple-baring tops. Could this be the beginning of a lovely new trend? Probably not—but we can always hope...

· Michael Kors RTW Spring 2010 (wwd.com)

Maybe it's those orange shorts, or the tan pantyhose, or that creepy owl—but anyway, what we're really trying to say here is that the Hooters Swimsuit Pageant is a vastly better way to experience the charms of your friendly neighborhood Hooters girl.

Perhaps the company will take note and consider a change in uniform? Bikinis might not be the most hygienic workplace attire...but we're sure the health inspector would be happy to turn a blind eye. Right?

· 2009 Hooters Swimsuit Pageant (boobieblog.com)

All the major studios will be sending contract girls to work the crowds at Edison's New Jersey Expo Center, including Wicked's Mikayla Mendez, Vivid's Savanna Samson, and Adam & Eve's Kayden Kross, as well as dozen of famous names (Sasha Grey, Joanna Angel, Eva Angelina, Kylie Ireland, Amy Fisher) and dozens more of intriguingly unfamiliar ones (such as Cherokee D'Ass—please, someone, take me to the Ass region of France, for I intend to retire there).

And for those feeling nostalgic, the Legends of Exxxotica booth with also be featuring retired-but-not-forgotten stars from the past few decades, including Seka, Christy Canyon, and Heather Hunter (as well as some still working legends like Lisa Ann and Mr. Marcus).

Exxxotica NY takes place the weekend of September 25-27, and tickets range from $50 for a day pass to $125 for all three days. The latter translates to 31 cents per star sighting.

The steam-gathering Exxxotica shows, which began in Miami and which rival the dingy Adultcon for #2 status behind January's Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, are both well-attended and professionally run.

Seminars include multiple session from Fleshbot Friend Jamye Waxman (including one about blowjobs) as well as Monstar's social networking wrapup and the compelling Swinging for Single Guys by Todd and Elena Crawford. I expect the latter to be especially packed with note takers. I mean, it's a cheap date.

· Exxxotica New York (exxxoticany.com)

The pitch goes like this:

With a career spanning over 25 years, Adult film star Nina Hartley has seen it all - from the explosion of VHS to the advent of internet porn. In this session, we'll be discussing how the web has been both a blessing and a curse for industry players and how that's now changing thanks to social networking technology.

Plus, "all my exes live in Texas," Hartley did not say.

What excites us about this idea is that Hartley is a porn perfomer talking about the world she lives in rather than, say, a blogger. But she can also make her point with clarity and exuberance, unlike many delightful trainwrecks with whom she sometimes shares screen time.

At the panel Hartley will address the following topics:

What is the history of porn on the internet?
How has it evolved?
How has the internet offered more access to sexual information and what is its affect on the general public?
How has more increased access to pornography changed the ways in which society views it?
How has social networking altered the consumption of porn online?
How did Nina get started online?
How has social networking affected the way Nina interacts with her fans?
How has social networking affected the evolution of Nina's Career?
How has social networking technology allowed Adult stars and celebrities, in general, take control over their careers?
What are the financial advantages for artists who utilize social networking technology in terms of owning their own content?

And if she also talks about how she successfully defended her domain name against a shoe company, that should qualify as a Twitter feed with a happy ending.

Log in at SXSW's 2010 Panel Picker before September 4:

· SXSW Panel Picker (sxsw.com)
· Nina Hartley (nina.com)

Concerned for their festival participants' privacy, the organizers of Burning Man have set up a new photo policy, one that's intended to keep photos of naked playa residents off of porn sites (and also Facebook—how did they know where we find our porn?). It remains to be seen whether the policy will actually be effective. But one thing's for certain: our plans for the launch of PlayaPunani.com will definitely have to be put on hold.

· Worried Over Porn Shots, Burning Man Sets Up Photo Policy (xbiz.com)
· Photo via Amateur Nut (amateurnut.com)

(And hey, there's always next year, too...)

· Central Park 2009 (flickr.com)

Well, not anymore! French-born race car driving enthusiast and pop singer turned iconic cult leader Claude Maurice Marcel Vorilhon, more commonly known as Raël to his followers, has hereby officially declared this Sunday, August 23rd as the second annual National GoTopless Day!

That's right, folks! All across this land in cities like Miami, Portland, Venice Beach, Chicago, New York, and Maui brave alien worshiping women will join forces with average nonconformists in baring their breasts for freedom. Now what could be more American than that?

Ladies, feel free to send us your thoughts. We will have correspondents on both coasts keeping a watchful eye on these extraordinary pioneers as they blaze the trail of bare chested liberty from sea to shining sea.

· National Go Topless Day (gotopless.org)
· Thumbnail star: Faye Reagan fights for her rights (publicflash.com)

More photos from the event will be on LAist soon, we're told—we'll provide a link once they're up, so you, too, can enjoy the goodness of pornstars celebrating freedom.

Apparently the lesbian princess of porn has orchestrated an all out bash at NYC's infamous bar Superdive—a reputedly lawless environ where guests can mix their own cocktails behind the bar and the door policy is, well, for lack of a better term, nonexistent.

Amidst this lawless carousing Joli plans to pack in hordes of capital "L" lesbians, art performers, a surprise celebrity guest or two, and famed photographers Ellen Stagg and Siege, along with a host of exotic ingenues she has collected over the last few years living in the city [edit: and maybe even a Fleshbot editrix!]. Ever playing the part of the gracious and demure hostess, Justine invites all of her friends and fans to come join her for a drink amidst the raucous celebration, to order themselves a keg and cheer to her, or to sit down at the Steinway and bang out a song in honor of her special day.

Superdive is located at 200 Avenue A, between 12th and 13th, in East Village, New York, NY 10009. For more details call 646-448-4854 or visit the bar's website.

· Photo by Ellen Stagg (staggstreet.com)

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Homo A Go Go "Sex Tapes: DIY Porn Showcase" – Seeking Home Made Queer Porn Submissions!

Submission Deadline: July 15th

Requirements:
- All performers must be 18 years of age or older
- Submission must be between 2 and 12 minutes. Longer pieces may be cut by curator if chosen.
- Submissions will not be returned, so please do not send your master copy – send a DVD duplicate.
- Consent of the performers, responsible production, and queer sex-positivity must be apparent in piece.
- All genders are welcome to participate, and any kind of sexual orientation, gender role, or (legal) sexual lifestyle can be presented.

Submission info available at http://courtneytrouble.com/haggsextapes.

In tradition with Homo A Go Go film festivals of past we are happy to announce that there will be a porn program in 2009's Homo A Go Go, set in San Francisco August 13th-16th. Curated by NoFauxxx.Com creator and award-winning pornographer Courtney Trouble, this year's program would like to focus on REAL queer sex, the kind you have in your bedrooms, your bar bathrooms, et cetera -shot by participants or friends on whatever cameras you have lying around. We want your home videos, your leaked sex tapes – taken from your point of view, taken from real moment in your life.

Maybe it's a lo-fi digital file of you and your lover hooking up. Maybe it's a DIY porno project you made with your friends. Maybe it's something you've worked long and hard on, and can't wait to show off. Maybe you're a film-maker, maybe you're not. It doesn't matter! Night vision, car headlights, grainy footage, and real, raw chemistry can be just as hot, if not hotter, than a scripted, professionally-lit porn set. The documentation of our own sex lives is a vital part of the Queer revolution, and we invite you to take part in this very special program.

It's not a contest or competition, but we will be inviting the audience to vote on one thing, "Best In Show." You do not need to be present to be awarded this title, and there are no prizes except your bragging rights for having one of the steamiest, queerest sex tapes ever made.

· Homo A Go Go (homoagogo.com)
· Thumbnail: Queer porn maven Trouble

· EroticaLA - Pre-FAME Awards (flickr.com)
· EroticaLA - FAME Red Carpet (flickr.com)

An adult industry event in Los Angeles or Las Vegas tends to feel - as much as the porn biz is capable of pulling it off - calculated. Not so the Erotic Exotic Ball, regularly turning the state-owned Cow Palace, which historically has hosted livestock shows and rodeos, into a rollicking, seething fleshpit of opportunity.

Perry Mann's Exotic/Erotic Ball turns 30 this year. If you can imagine what a stadium full of leather, PVC, vinyl, boot, feather, nothing-wearing people looks like on any less-auspicious anniversary, think about what Boschian oddities you might see on October 23 and 24, when porn stars, burlesque dancers, lifestyle fetish devotees (which might as well be the voting populace of the entire Bay Area), and every hot university student and professor make their way to this annual human livestock event.

In addition to the two-day consumer Expo during the days, Ball Night will feature "The Blue Room" which, according to Mann, boasts "mattresses as far as the eye can see."

Past years have featured entertainment by George Clinton, Snoop Dogg, and Thomas Dolby, and this year's "surprise" guests will be booked later this summer. In the meantime, event organizers are pimping (let's be frank) an excellent Hotel/Ground Transportation/Expo package that includes VIP access to the Ball with celeb meet-and-greets for $669.

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Large pictures: the delicious NoName Jane (formerly Violet Blue) gets painted and crucified.

· 30th Annual Exotic Erotic Ball (exoticeroticball.com)

That convention is called Erotica Los Angeles.

Held in the seedy streets of downtown Los Angeles mere blocks away from the Staples center, in between undocumented migrant workers selling chile limon spiced fruit and nuts and the allure of $12 parking, Erotica Los Angeles is housed in a Lux Luthor-esque palace made of green steel and glass. This year it drew in record crowds (sort of). Like insects to the sweet scent of a roach motel they found their way past the token religious nut job protestors and hardcore Laker fans selling illegal silk screens, up into the bowels of this cathedral of sin and wonder, past the pot convention line, and onto the lusty red carpets of Erotica Los Angeles.

There they were greeted by stars like jessica drake, Kaylani, Rhyse and Rhylee Richards, Faye Reagan & Georgia Jones, Jenna Haze, Kagney Linn Karter, Alexis "goddamnthatass" Texas, Tori Lane, Alanah Rae, Angelina Armani, Teagan Presley, Eva Angelina, Tori Lane, Hunter Bryce, Stoya, Tatum Pierce, Kayden Cross, Bree Olson, David Lord, Kelly Divine, Brynn Tyler, Mia Lelani, Reagan Reese, Heidi Mayne, Alektra Blue, Dana DeArmond, Stormy Daniels, DCypher, Belladonna, Shyla Stylez, Tommy Gunn, Joanna Angel, Courtney Cruz, Riley Steele, Tera Patrick and Evan, James Deen, Sunny Lane and Sunny Leone, and a whole lot of other chicks who we forgot to mention.

For those who missed the fun, or just want another look to remind them of all those good times waiting to hug a porn star, check out the gallery below.

· UCLA Undie Run: Who are you wearing? (latimesblogs.latimes.com)

Time Out New York has collected a gallery of some of their favorite selections from the show, which range from the silly to the sweet to the naught to the nasty (well, as nasty as Time Out's website can get, anyway).

· "Sex Cells" (timeout.com)

Join us as we make sense of what jealousy is, how it impacts our lives, and how we can gain the upper hand. Whether you're experiencing jealousy on a regular basis, in love with someone who does, or just afraid that jealousy might rear it's ugly head, these two calls promise to give you a wealth of information!

Since jealousy is as old as human relationships, Mihalko's "Day of Jealousy" on Tuesday, June 9, will be conducted using the historical curiosity the telephones. Yes, you will have three chances during the day (with three different panels) to call in and benefit from the sage advice of professional polyamorists, cuddlers, bottoms, tops, switches, bitches, and imps.

Mihalko notes that reservations must be made for the conference call and that donations are appreciated. The calls will also be recorded for later broadcast, just in case Tuesday finds you busy Facebook-stalking your ex.

But you should tune in if you can; to talk with Nina Hartley is to be assured that everything is going to be just fine provided one's heart (and parts) are in the right place, which is usually up where everyone can see them.

· Nina Hartley (nina.com)
· Reid's Day of Jealousy (reidaboutsex.com)

· Exxxotica 2009 at Miami Beach Convention Center (miaminewtimes.com)

Alas, the film will not becoming to a theater near you—unless you happen to be in Philadelphia, where it screens at the Philadelphia 48 Hour Film Festival this Monday, May 11th. (For the curious: we've been told the 48 Hour Film project "is a wild and sleepless weekend in which teams of masochistic film makers write, shoot, edit and score a short movie - in just 48 hours.")

But what, you ask, is the film about? Why, a tournament of warriors fighting over a sword of immortal power—with Stoya, the reigning (evil) champion. Sounds interesting, if you ask us.

"Kingpin of Pain" premieres 9:00 pm Monday May 11, 2009 at The International House; 3701 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. We may just have to make our way down to Philly to see it.

· 48 Hour Film Festival (48hourfilm.com)

The full length version of the film is currently broadcast on a video billboard in New York City's Times Square (you know, for those of you who can behave yourself while watching lip fetish videos in public). We're sure there's some grand commentary to be made about Times Square's evolution from the home of the sleazy to the home of the corporate to the home of, well, commercial fetish videos—but we'll leave that for someone who's not so easily distracted by pretty ladies' pretty mouths.

· Green Pink Caviar (greenpinkcaviar.com)

Commissioned in celebration of the April Flores cyberskin pussy, the show features, yes, plaster molds of April's ladybits, painted in a variety of styles by artists like Axis, Carlos Batts, COOP, Jim Mahfood, Kime Buzzelli, Kozy & Dan, Misha, and Small Paul. The show will be at La Luz de Jesus Gallery on May 13 (sadly, it's one night only)—but get a sneak peek at some of the art over on April's blog.

· Toy Exhibit Preview (fattyd.com)