It's time to talk to Asa Akira!

In The New York Times Opinion section this weekend, porn star Stoya expounds on that age-old question of what, if anything, is in a name.

Hot Movies For Her has a list of the hottest male porn stars who aren't James Deen — and I have to say: Is it hot in here? Or is it just my lady parts on FIRE? (I'm basically a living, breathing Cathy cartoon when it comes to chocolate, hair styles, and men — well, if Cathy had genitals.)

The rule of thumb in American culture is that anyone who is in the sex industry is captivating — such is the case with traditionally illicit pastimes — and the men and women who work in the industry are adored or derided, often with fervor. But with every fantasy comes reality, and photographers are continually…

Take everything you thought you knew about porn stars and toss it straight out the window. Is it gone? Is your mind free of any and all porn related ideas? Good. We'll want a fresh slate for this. Writer Jon Millward has spent months upon months analyzing porn data on the Internet Adult Film Database and his work has…

Last week, news of a syphilis outbreak in the adult film industry made headlines. Soon after, porn star Mr. Marcus left a voicemail for porn industry blogger Mike South, in which he admitted that he had contracted the infection and kept his diagnosis a secret. Mr. Marcus has now granted an interview with Richard…

Before Twitter, if a celebrity made an off-the-cuff remark during personal hours, maybe the public would hear about it, maybe we wouldn't. But when stars use Twitter, millions of thoughts — mundane, benign, distasteful, offensive — spread like wildfire. Celebrities like Chris Brown, Alec Baldwin, Ashton Kutcher and…

Well, it seems that Billiam Clinton, a married man, was caught on film in mixed company publicly touching three non-virgins (and menstruators, no doubt!) who are not his wife. Quel scandale!!! The shocking incident took place at a fundraising gala* for the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the William J.…

Title: The Canyons. Starts shooting: In July. Plot: Vague. But it "will follow a small group of Los Angeles twenty-somethings, in a psycho-sexual thriller that will have both crime and redemption elements." So, like Less Than Zero will more fucking? Perhaps! Right now porn star/crush object James Deen isn't officially…

Welcome to Jezebel After Midnight, in which we indulge in sexy sex talk. Note: All links in this post are NSFW. I haven't watched a lot of porn in my life, and up until recently, when I heard the term "male porn star," I thought of not-traditionally-attractive legend Ron Jeremy, whom I would never actually want to,…

At Sasha Grey's book launch, everyone seemed very impressed by the pornstar-turned-actress's courage. "She's brave," said one attendee. "Very brave," said another. "I think she's...open to things other people are not."

German porn star Carolin Berger was only 23 when she died during a breast augmentation operation earlier this month. Based on news reports, she sought out so many surgeries to stay on the media's radar screen. Doesn't seem worth it.

The anonymous adult-film star's infection is the first such case in over a year; the news has shut down both Vivid and Wicked's studios. Two more performers are currently being tested. Are stricter condom regulations forthcoming?

• According to a study of 71 women between the ages of 18 and 48, some 87% of ladies use excessive vocals to "manipulate their partners" into coming to an orgasm more quickly. But guess what? Men fake it, too.

Yesterday I attended the premiere of the documentary Exxxit: Life After Porn. I learned some disturbing things about what it's like to have sex on camera — and to stop.

• Lawmakers in Japan are likely to reject a proposed bill on tightening regulations on sexual imagery of minors in animation and comics. The bill also urges distributors to ban minors' access to cartoons or games that depict rape. •

An American Apparel showroom rep recently informed erotic performer April Flores that plus-size shoppers are not the company's "demographic." Hm, interesting! Now April is talking to us about body image, confidence, and, naturally, shopping.

Apropos of Jenna Jameson's alleged abuse at the hands of boyfriend Tito Ortiz, The Daily Beast's Sean Macaulay says porn stars often go on to crappy lives. But maybe he's just watching the wrong kind of porn.