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The erotic industry is booming. Learn about its past, present, and what the future has in store.
State of the Nation: Gay Magazines
The first gay magazine I ever bought was Outrage — an Australian magazine. It must have been the late-80s. It was a pretty standard kind of gay mag, covering arts, culture, and the gay-scene. It included a lot of information about condoms and safe sex.
Gareth JohnsonPublished 7 years ago in FilthyHottest Webcam Girls
The New York Times reported that the webcam industry brings in around $1 billion in annual revenue. Yes, BILLION. Whoever said people don’t pay for porn anymore has been seriously misinformed, though cams are believed to be the only materially profitable segment of the industry. Websites like Chaturbate and WeCamGirls use a “tipping” system that lets viewers pay to see certain sex acts. See, those were the days when people stood around and read lines and had terrible scripts that killed time till the fucking. Now? Like Bill Maher on crank, it’s real time all the time. You pay your bitcoin and you take your chances—getting a real-time moment with some orgasm junkie on the other side of the planet somewhere: it’s a Skype-esque Girlfriend Experience.
Filthy StaffPublished 7 years ago in FilthyReview of American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
Binge-watched American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story on Amazon Prime the past few days. The 10-episode documentary-docudrama was excellent, and not just because of the pictures.
Paul LevinsonPublished 7 years ago in Filthy"I Just Want to F**k!"
ME: "Wait...what?" MY GIRL GIGI: "I'm so serious. I got to the point where I was tired of being a good bitch to these sorry ass motherfuckers, I didn't want to date and keep getting hurt, I was horny as fuck all the time and I didn't want to pay for dick so I thought this way I'll get all the dick I can stand and get paid for it. It seemed perfect for me and once I was done I walked away clean...or so I thought."
Penthouse Founder Bob Guccione’s Life Being Turned Into TV Series
Penthouse founder Bob Guccione’s rise to the top of the media landscape and fall into financial ruin will be the subject of a new television series, Variety has learned.
Frank WhitePublished 7 years ago in FilthyBest Porn Star Autobiographies
Whether or not you're a regular pornography watcher, the very notion that such an industry exists means something to everyone. For some, porn is a perfectly normal, perfectly healthy ode to human sexuality (as it should be), while to others, the thought of watching smut unfold onscreen is off-putting. In this way, to define adult film performers as simply that—porn stars—often does not adequately convey the full scope of this industry's influence on everything from feminism to sexual liberation to freedom of expression. Luckily, the often misguided speculation from outsiders is tempered by those porn stars that put pen to paper and tell us what really goes on behind the scenes. Some porn stars write of humorous situations, some divulge emotional pain, some speak to having broken the porn star mold in some way; all, though, are incredibly insightful. Here are the best porn star autobiographies written by industry veterans and newcomers alike.
Lizzie BoudoirPublished 7 years ago in FilthyThe Ultimate Guide to VR Porn
Digital media has always been on the front lines of providing new forms of porn for the masses, so, when virtual reality first hit the market, many speculated how long it would be before they could experience VR porn. Many rationalized that it didn't take long for video games to produce porn (look up Atari 2600 porn games--yes, they are real, and no, none of them are sexy), so it seemed reasonable to say that the future of porn would come fast and hard.
Anthony GramugliaPublished 7 years ago in FilthyDid I Kill Playboy?
This is a statement that still blows my mind, but I am the only person on the planet that can say it honestly: I was on the cover of Playboy's first non-nude issue. After 63 years of showing every possible part of the female anatomy (and some of the male), the iconic bunny brand shocked the world by deciding to go conservative. And somehow they chose me to represent that shift.
Sarah McDanielPublished 7 years ago in FilthyThe Death of Playboy
So, it isn't news that Playboy magazine abandoned actual nudity a year ago, but it is important that we examine the collateral damage of that decision on our culture.
Terry OsterhoutPublished 7 years ago in FilthyNatural Breast Porn Stars
Let’s face it, it often seems as though having fake boobs is a prerequisite for becoming a porn star when you look at the girls who make a name for themselves in the industry versus the ones who do a few scenes and burn out. However, there are many examples of women in the adult industry who are more than able to steal a scene without the use of breast implants. In fact, many of those women outrank and outperform the ones who went under the knife. This is because, although natural boobs aren’t always the biggest, there is a special quality that comes from watching a natural chest bounce in an adult scene that you don't always get from implants. Not only that, but seeing a girl in an adult scene with natural breasts makes the scene feel more authentic and less produced, which is a turn on for many people.
Caesar FinklePublished 7 years ago in Filthy9 Non-Pornographic Films Starring Pornographic Actresses
Porn stars have short acting careers and most of them cannot make enough cash to retire for the rest of their lives. The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama in London seems like a good long term investment.
Alejandro Guillú MendozaPublished 7 years ago in FilthyInterview With Anne Bancroft, The Original Cougar
Her iconic role as Mrs. Robinson was an older married woman that tried to seduce the much younger Benjamin Braddock. Her role in The Graduate set the standard for what every cougar would be judged by: sexy, seductive, smart and mature. Although Anne Bancroft starred in dozens of movies throughout her career, the award-winning actress kept to a very private life away from the camera. As one of three sisters in a modest and close-knit Italian family, she centered her world around her family. Up until her death in 2005, Bancroft spent her personal time with her husband–the iconic Mel Brooks–and their son, away from the paparazzi. In a vintage interview with Viva magazine, she opened up about her beliefs, her career and why she decided to stay away from the spotlight after marriage. In the 21st century, age has become more of a perception than reality. Words such as cougar have become terms of endearment for a culture that has an enlightened notion of age and the role it plays in relationships. Anne Bancroft’s progressive view is as relevant today as when she originally spoke to Viva in the mid 1970s.
Filthy StaffPublished 7 years ago in Filthy