NEW YORK – I’m a simple guy, so it should come as no surprise to find that I like simple solutions. In fact, I’d go so far as to say I like simple solutions so much, it doesn’t matter to me whether they have any impact whatsoever on the problems they purport to address, or maybe...

Lee Roy Myers has a reputation for marching to the beat of his own drum – and love him or hate him, his antics, work and involved projects get people to sit up and take notice. Case in point: AV Club “regret[ting] to inform” us about Tugrats. Another: Vince Mancini’s sobered...

Earlier this week, the New York Times Magazine published a long-form diatribe, allegedly analyzing “what teenagers are learning from online porn.” Not surprisingly, the pearl-clutching propaganda piece was off mark in myriad ways, as many smart people from within the industry...

New Jersey — If you believe the internet, we live in a world that is steeped in sex positivity, supportive of sexual expression and ready to live and let live, as long as consent is present – or, at least, one that’s moving in that direction. But as soon as you put down...

TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Senate this week became the latest legislative body to pass a resolution declaring pornography a “public health hazard,” passing Senate Resolution 1723 by a vote of 35-4. As with similar resolutions passed by other state legislatures, SR 1723 draws a...

“What Teenagers Are Learning From Online Porn” What, teenagers are learning from online porn?! WHAT TEENAGERS ARE LEARNING FROM ONLINE PORN. Earlier today, the New York Times Magazine published a long-form piece written by Maggie Jones. Below the title, declaring facts, we learn...

SAN FRANCISCO – When Kink.com announced last year that it was planning to cease producing content at the San Francisco Armory, owner Peter Ackworth sounded more than a little wistful about the prospect of leaving the historic building behind. “It’s a little sad,” Acworth said at...

RICHMOND, Va. – A recent copyright ruling by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals underlines several aspects of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) which are important to understand for those who operate websites which depend on the...

Vice Industry Token (VIT) — a platform where viewers can watch content, as well as a proprietary cryptocurrency — will soon pay people to watch porn According to VIT, their platform and cryptocurrency represents a profound change in the porn consumption paradigm. In...

VENICE, Calif. – In recent years, few technological developments or new platforms for content delivery have generated as much buzz as the emerging field of virtual reality. Intuitively, long before VR headsets were available on the market, entrepreneurs, technologists and...