· We were wondering whatever became of Lara and the porn company that stole her online photos, until Violet Blue got some answers using ... what's the word? Oh, right ... journalism. We'll have to try that sometime. (sfgate.com)

· Breaking: Pornstars seen partying in Los Angeles to celebrate the release of Winkytiki's "Man's Ruin". What will they think of next? (laist.com; more @ Flickr)

· A contestant on the UK version of "The Apprentice" has been conveniently "caught" having sex in a field with a married man. It's almost like she went on a reality show just for the publicity! (dailymail.co.uk)

· Did you know that 2.4% of all pornstars use the world Lexus in their names? And Toyota would like a word with them? (freep.com)

· Everyone thinks it's cute when a guy dressed as Elvis runs for city council and promises to turn the town square into a nudist swimming pool. Until he wins, that is. (stuff.co.nz)

· Lubbock County, Texas, is made safe for nude dancing once again. We wonder if the Lone Ranger had anything to do with it. (kcbd.com)

· Have you noticed that sex is like ... everywhere these days? Yeah, us neither. (winnipegsun.com)

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Previously: Morning Wood Archives/Wet Spots Archives

"Some say the shy ones, the quiet types, the ones we call 'loners' and 'introverts' often keep a deep, dark secret. Curious?" We sure are, especially when those words accompany the press materials for a new Vivid Alt release ... and even more especially when the cast list includes the names of some of our favorite crush objects including Justine Joli, Celeste Star, Satine Phoenix, RoxyDeVille, and Mia and Ava Rose. But it's newcomer Melodie Gore whose character arc is most fully explored in "Rebelle Rousers" director Octavio "Winkytiki" Arizala's second hardcore opus, in which Melodie plays a punk rock chick who fights her way through all sorts of dirty adventures as part of a "mysterious corporate mission" ...

"The philosophy behind it is that all of mankind is basically made in God's image," says Vivid Alt scion Eon McKai, no doubt while stroking his beard and leaning his tweedy elbow against a mantlepiece strewn with fine leather-bound volumes. "And there are all of these other elements that come into to play that try to set him off of his path and destroy him ... that's the 'man's ruin' concept." So now you know where the title comes from. But all we needed to do was look at Melodie and her pals in and out of the costumes she designed for the production to know that we'd follow them to hell and back in a second ... no matter what effect it had on our spiritual well-being.

· "Man's Ruin" (DVD site w/previews and gallery @ mansruinmovie.com)
· Vivid Alt (vividalt.com)
· "Vivid-Alt Ships Man's Ruin" (avn.com)
· Order: "Man's Ruin" (Adult DVD Empire)

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Previously: DVD Review: "The Rebelle Rousers", Fleshbot AltWatch^TM: Dana And Eon Do Charm City, Popshots of the Week: "Eastside Story" Edition, Preview: "The Doll Underground", Porn Valley Dispatch: WinkyTiki's "Modern Vixens"