Pornhub's 2025 Year-in-Review
“Gen X searches included ‘fisting,’ ‘bukkake,’ and ‘double penetration.’” Subscribe to The Reverse Cowgirl.
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Abita Springs, Louisiana
A triptych of photos I took in Abita Springs, Louisiana. For more of my photographs, follow me on Instagram.
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What I'm Listening to: MYERA's "Data Baby"
See also: Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment
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NOLA, Again
Ms. Fixer
Illustration and photo by Clayton Cubitt
I’m the founder of The Fixer, a boutique strategic consultancy serving CEOs, founders, and high-level executives. I specialize in strategic communications, crisis management, executive coaching, and reputation risk, working with leading tech companies, venture capitalists, and power players. Work with me.
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Marilyn & Liz
Kiss Me, You're Beautiful
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Happy 2nd Birthday, Data Baby
Two years ago, I published my memoir, Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly deemed it “gripping.” Kirkus Reviews called it “An intelligently provocative memoir and investigation.” The Globe and Mail named it “thought-provoking, ridiculously propulsive.” Read about it.
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Have a Seat
“What you need is a sounding board for your ideas, a murder board for your strategic plan, a consigliere who delivers shrewd advice with a dose of emotional intelligence and objective savvy.” Read and subscribe here.
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Tripp and Other Tales
Photo credit: Susannah Breslin
“In maybe 2016, I got this idea to write a short story about a male actor in the adult movie business.” Read it.
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Unmanned Drone
Unmanned Drone by Kara Walker
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The Other Uncanny Valley
“‘It’s a phantom-limb penis syndrome,’ said a tall, British man who goes by the name Adam Sutra. Adam is the CEO of CamasutraVR, a company that makes, among other products, virtual-reality pornography. He was trying to explain to me what it’s like when you’re a man, you’re immersed in virtual reality, and you look down at yourself.” — from “Porn’s Uncanny Valley,” The Atlantic, 2018
Why He Photographs Fog
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Look Up
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The Most Dangerous Game
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Beatniks!
What I'm (Looking Forward to) Watching: H Is for Hawk, the Movie
L.A. Art Triptych
Art in L.A., recently: Luis Jiménez, Robert Crumb, Mark Ryden. For more of my photos, follow me on Instagram.
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How Do I Become a Male Porn Star?
“It is unclear if they know who I am. One addressed his email to ‘Sir.’ For the record, I am a woman. I am a journalist. I download their emails in a home office with a desk, a filing cabinet and a garbage can for recycling. I am not who they think I am. I do not have a magic wand that can turn them into male porn stars. I don’t know what to tell them. Truth be told, it is very difficult for men to break into the porn business (unless one rides on the coattails of a female who wants to be a porn star, a scenario with its own set of complications); many of the men who work in porn do not make a lot of money ($150 to $300 for a scene is not uncommon); and what it takes to be a male porn star (to wit: get up, get in, get off) is, for lack of a better word, hard.” — an excerpt from my 2013 Salon personal essay: “How Do I Become a Male Porn Star?”
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This Is Dedicated
The front-of-the-book dedication of my investigative memoir, Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment.
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