Best Tampon Competition Ever (?)

So, picture the scene. Advertising executives are trying to think of an exciting new competition and campaign for tampons, one that will grab people’s attention and make them buy. They’ve dismissed all the usual ideas about swimming or riding bikes and horses. It’s time to come up with something better. And in the back of their mind is the Beaver ad, one of the most complained about TV advertisements but Read More …

Diving In To 2010

I’m finally back after another extended break away from the internet. It really is very good for me to go offline and experience the “real world” every now and again. I had a wonderful festive break with my family including much vicarious fun with my nephew and nieces. I’m not going to have kids of my own but I do love playing with my small relatives. It’s midsummer here so Read More …

Feminist Porn Awards Expands, Offers New Filmmaker Competition

Alison and the good people at Good For Her have sent out a press release concerning next year’s Feminist Porn Awards. They’re planning to create a jury of members of the public to help judge the films, which is an excellent initiative. You can find out how to become a jury member here. They’ve also initiated a scholarship for new and upcoming feminist porn filmmakers (hmm… sounds familiar), the Emerging Read More …

Porn For Women Retrospective 2009

The year is drawing to a close and thus it’s time again to take a look back at all the newsy and interesting things that have occurred in porn for women in 2009. Overall it’s been a big year with plenty of media attention and what appears to be a growing recognition within the adult industry itself that yes, women do enjoy porn. In The News * The big deal Read More …

Mandatory Net Filter Gets The Green Light

The mandatory internet filter has been on the cards for nearly two years now but I must admit I honestly didn’t think it would get off the ground. The whole idea is manifestly flawed and technically unfeasable and I foolishly thought that Senator Conroy would have to bow to common sense in the end. Alas, no. Religious zealotry tends to flush away all common sense and thus it is that Read More …

Annie Sprinkle’s Post Porn Modernist, 1996

Scanning in old photos a few weeks ago I came across the pics we took at the Sydney performance of Annie Sprinkle’s Post Porn Modernist in 1996. Annie positively insisted that the audience took photos of the show so these blurry images are the result of our participation. I’ve also still got one of the rice-filled shakers we used to create a wall of sound during Annie’s orgasmic meditation. This Read More …

It’s Old News That Women Like Porn

I’m kind of bemused at some of the recent news articles that discuss the idea of women enjoying porn. Since the Oprah show they’ve been popping up here and there and they all seem to breathlessly report the “1 in 3 porn surfers is female” like it’s a brand new phenomenon. It’s not. I’m now approaching a decade of making porn sites and I’ve been catering to an eager female Read More …

Touched By His Noodly Appendage

I’ve been a bit slack with updating the blog this week (and last week). Suffice to say I’ve been busy. Oh sure, I could tell you about the new sites I’m working on or the redesign of the For The Girls’ member’s area. But the truth is I’ve been slaving away making this: our Flying Spaghetti Monster tree ornament. I’ve finally finished and he is now gracing the top of Read More …

Why You Shouldn’t Assume That All Porn Should Be Free

I’ve long been musing about the whole issue of copyright, downloading and paying for entertainment/artistic content. It’s now the end of the Noughties and, as we speak, film studios, media companies and distributors are becoming increasingly hysterical about the effects of the internet, in particular the piracy that occurs through torrents and illegal downloads. The British government is mulling over a bill that would see people losing access to the Read More …

Berlin Porn Film Festival 2009

It took five weeks but here, finally, is my little doco about the 2009 Berlin Porn Film Festival. It’s a little over 4 minutes and you’ll hear some great comments about feminist porn by some of the fab female directors I met including Shine Louise Houston, Anna Brownfield, Candida Royalle, Anna Span, Petra Joy, Jennifer Lyon Bell and Renee Pornero. Plus a quick cameo from Joe Gallant and footage from Read More …