Jezebel: Avn Awards

This Week We Talked Queefs, Menses and Implants. You Know, The Ussh

Jessica G. — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:30:00 EST

Tyra Banks is taken seriously enough by this country to host Presidential candidates.

The AVN Convention & Awards: I Came, I Saw, & I Came Some More

Slut Machine — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:20:00 EST

[The following is not necessarily safe for work...or eyeballs (it's epic, but well worth it). -Ed.]

Loose Lips

Jessica G. — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:45:00 EST

Gwyneth Paltrow was admitted to Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC yesterday for undisclosed reasons. Later that evening, she got a delivery from an organic home supply store. I know I can't get better without my pesticide-free hemp throw pillow, either. • Slut Machine wasn't the only one having fun in Vegas! Corey Feldman was also at the AVN Awards enjoying himself. • OMG, are Naomi Campbell and her GQ interview subject President Hugo Chavez dating?? South American reporters are saying yes, Naomi's rep is saying no. [Us,A Socialite's Life, Dlisted] More »

Tristan Taormino: "Porn Is As Cerebral As It Is Visceral"

Slut Machine — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:30:00 EST

Village Voice columnist, author, adult film director, anal sex guru, and all-around sex educator Tristan Taormino is one of the most quotable women I've ever met in my life. When I interviewed her on Friday morning in Vivid Entertainment's booth at the Adult Entertainment Expo, I was having a hell of a time — in my hung-over condition, mind you — trying to write as fast as she talked. Seriously, I haven't worked my hand that hard since, well actually, since I got home last night and watched Chemistry 3, the latest installment of her reality DVD series that's sort of an experiment in pornography. Tristan puts six porn stars in a house for 36 hours, with no script, shooting schedule or scene requirements, and lets the sex happen naturally, allowing the performers to establish their own boundaries (or lack thereof). It's concepts like this that has Tristan challenging the existing order of things in the adult industry, as well as challenging typically non-porn watching audiences to open their minds to something they hadn't realized they could enjoy. Oh, and also, she's kuh-raaazy smart. More »