SUSANNAH BRESLIN

author & journalist

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FORBES

On a recent Saturday morning, the adult movie director Ricky Greenwood was busy overseeing the production of a big budget pornographic feature entitled Project X.

“How the Hardest Working Director in Porn Gets the Job Done,” Forbes, July 2024


THE ATLANTIC

“It’s a phantom-limb penis syndrome,” said a tall, British man who goes by the name Adam Sutra.

“Porn’s Uncanny Valley,” The Atlantic, June 2018


AVN

Once upon a time, Brandi Swan was a stripper.

“Fresh Faces: Brandi Swan,” AVN, August 2026


FORBES

She goes by the moniker Lena the Plug.

“Porn Star 3.0: This X-Rated Social Media Influencer Makes Seven Figures A Year,” Forbes, May 2020


DETOUR

It is an apocalyptic fuck.

“500 Men. 1 Woman. Get in Line,” Detour, April 1999


SALON

On April 23, 2012, I published a post on my Forbes blog: “The Hardest Thing About Being a Male Porn Star.”

“How Do I Become a Male Porn Star?,” Salon, December 2013


GLAMOUR UK

The reality of porn isn’t what you think.

“Porn From My Perspective,” Glamour UK, November 2013


FORBES

Who says there’s no money to be made in porn anymore?

“How One Pornographer Is Trying to Elevate Porn to Art,” Forbes, July 2017


SELF-PUBLISHED

At a certain point during the week that I spend in Los Angeles, interviewing adult performers, visiting adult movie sets, and talking to those who live in the San Fernando Valley and work in the adult movie industry about the recession and how the current state of the economy is affecting their livelihood, I find myself in a nondescript apartment on the outskirts of the Valley, the residence of a man who requested I not reveal his identity.

“They Shoot Porn Stars, Don’t They?”, self-published, October 2009


ARENA UK

What if your girlfriend was a porn star?

“The Graduate of Porn Star High,” Arena, January 2001


Four Two Nine

Tyler Knight, the porn star, has a dildo modeled on his dick.

“The Porn Stars Next Door,” FourTwoNine, Fall 2017