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Category Archives: Pornography
‘The Sex.Com Chronicles: A White-Hat Lawyer’s Journey to the Dark Side of the Internet’ by Charles Carreon
We talk by phone March 25, 2009. Luke: "Charles, why did you write this book?" Charles: "I’ve always wanted to be a writer. It was the first thing that happened to me that I thought a large number of people … Continue reading
Marty Turkel Memorial Service
Thursday morning I skip my three hours of Alexander Technique class and drive east on I-10, east on the 60, north on the 605, east on the 210 to White’s Funeral Home in Azusa and gather with dying members of … Continue reading
Candye Kane Converts To Judaism
I was acquainted with Candye Kane and her body of work in my previous life. I saw her play the piano with her breasts at the World Pornography Conference in 1998. She was one tough act to follow. She too … Continue reading
9th Circuit’s chief judge Alex Kosinski posted porn on his website
From the LA Times: One of the highest-ranking federal judges in the United States, who is currently presiding over an obscenity trial in Los Angeles, has maintained his own publicly accessible website featuring sexually explicit photos and videos. Alex Kozinski, … Continue reading
The Sad Life & Death Of The Man Who Took Over Lukeford.com In 2001
Scott Herhold writes for the San Jose Mercury News: In a first-floor room at the Economy Inn in Morgan Hill, the clothed body of porn director Inkyo Volt Hwang, 38, lay face down, half off and half on the bed, … Continue reading
Chico Wang – Former Operator Of Lukeford.com – Committed Suicide Last Year
By Marilyn Dubil for the Gilroy Dispatch: A porn film director who made headlines in October after he was found dead in a Morgan Hill motel room apparently committed suicide, according to authorities. Inkyo Volt Hwang, 38, died of acute … Continue reading
Can Seth Rogen’s ‘Porno’ Sell Tickets?
I fear that we are defining deviancy down at a time when we should be raising moral standards, not lowering them. That’s why I’m running my live cam (maybe that’s why I’m all alone on my cam now, my insights … Continue reading
Jews In Porn
Tamar Fox writes: There is simply no justification for pornography in any facet of the Jewishly engaged world. No one is saying it’s okay. Of course, that hasn’t kept Jews out of the business. Ron Jeremy and Nina Hartley are … Continue reading
No Sheriff In Town
I get a call from a pornographer Wednesday afternoon. Porner: "The worst thing I ever saw happen was when you left. I know you had to do it for a number of reasons. I don’t feel there’s anybody out there … Continue reading
Nena Cherry Is Dead
I frequently tangled with Nena in 1998 and 1999 due to my reporting that she was HIV-positive. Despite her diagnosis, she continued to do sex work and I thought it was a mitzva to report on her. I hate it … Continue reading