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The Also-Rannys: A Time for Healing

At a small ceremony at the Valley Ball breakfast buffet this morning Gram Ponante

Gram Ponante ·
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You deserve a FIP today

I may be dating myself (and why shouldn't I? I put out on the first date, which is a commitment to excellence I admire), but the new Adam & Eve boxes remind me of the multipocketed receptacles for McDonalds' McDLT sandwiches of yore

Gram Ponante ·

Video Secrets’ Playboy Mansion Party a Success

Video Secrets’ 10th Anniversary Party was a hit among the invited guests for its Dec. 16 party at the Playboy Mansion.

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A Woman's World

Recently, XBIZ World Magazine caught up with some of the industry's leading ladies and asked, "What is the greatest challenge you've faced being a woman in adult?" Here's what they had to say.

Gretchen Gallen ·
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Love is like a stove, oxygen

Taboo Magazine Creative Director Lee Forbes has directed Taboo: Love Hurts, partially shot in Larry Flynt's office

Gram Ponante ·
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Drawing a line between the living and the dead - a sexy line

Wisconsin's James Hathaway, 20, met a dead deer by the side of the road and, without too much cajoling, had sex with it

Gram Ponante ·
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A New Deal

Social networking powerhouse MySpace

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
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A Rose by Any Other Name

I have not read her stuff, but I am pretty sure I would not be bowled over by Karen Fletcher's literary style. (She is the one who is under a federal obscenity indictment in Florida for posting a series of Red Rose stories to her website that depict graphic sexual acts with very young children.) But who knows, maybe she's a genius.

Tom Hymes ·

Platinum Blue Releases ‘Memoirs of a Ladyboy’

Platinum Blue has released Chuk Wow’s latest title, “Memoirs of a Ladyboy.”

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Devon can't take a bad picture

"You had a coke habit?" I asked Devon, incredulous

Gram Ponante ·
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A Killer App?

We’ve all heard the phrase “killer app” referring to the ultimate expression of any given technology

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
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Some Good News for a Change

So often it seems that the news circulating through the industry is fairly negative in one regard or another; whether it’s a new rule or regulation, somebody getting busted for one violation or another of the aforementioned regulations, or some other sundry burden we’re saddled with, the supply of encouraging announcements isn’t as robust as most of us would like

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
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As long as the first rule involves feeding her a sandwich

I have a feeling this naughty teen could almost disobey the rules of gravity

Gram Ponante ·
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A Long Awaited Update

Well, I made the switch: it’s been about a week now since I updated my MSIE browser software to its latest incarnation; version 7 – and frankly, I’m not certain that I like it any better than I did version 6… Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big MSIE fan, having used it since version 2 hit the market many years ago, and while I always appreciate the added security and functionality that each new version has offered, I’ve always found things that I’ve missed as they are no longer supported or their implementation has changed, or… For example, I’m not a big fan (at least yet) of tabbed browsing; one of the new features offered in MSIE 7

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
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A Low Hurdle

In the past, I have heard people complain that it's just too easy to get into the adult Internet business when compared to the start-up costs usually associated with an offline business.

Baddog ·

Adult Store Gets a Stay on New Regulations

A 33-year-old adult store has been granted a stay of enforcement of a new city ordinance by the Scottsdale City Council.

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Hotter than a Balrog

As you know, October was the anniversary month of my Ringwraith wound from that accursed Morgul blade on Weathertop, so you can forgive me for getting all Renaissance Faire on you for a second

Gram Ponante ·
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That’s A WRAP

Organization: it’s the road to opportunity and the key to getting anything accomplished

Stephen Yagielowicz ·
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Bienvenido a Valle de Porn, Casey Parker

As the Mayor of Porn Valley (in that way I am like Vaclav Havel), I am often asked to ceremonially greet new arrivals

Gram Ponante ·
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Face time for a virtual industry

Happy Autumn

Scott Rabinowitz ·