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Advice for Entrepreneurs from a Guy Who Wrote a Book About Porn (& Pong)
Reverse Cowgirl pal Damon Brown, author of Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Our Culture and Playboy's Greatest Covers, shares a few reasons "Why People Should Love Or Hate Your Product":
Creates a cult following: My book Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Our Culture created lots of controversy with its risqué cover, intense premise and cultural arguments (It actually got banned from one country, too, which has become a point of pride.). It was my first major book, so I was naive about how to weather the negative press and feedback. The biggest surprise, though, was how many people to this day are super passionate about my work. It was and is a divisive book and, through the book tour and social media, I learned it resonated with a surprising number of people.
[Inc.]
Squeeze
New Calvin Klein ads (or maybe not) by Harley Weir.
What If Men Had Periods?
There's more on BuzzFeed, courtesy of Flo Perry, who has fun ideas on men bleeding.
A Guide to the Trial for the Perverted
This is handy: "Hulk Hogan v. Gawker: A Guide to the Trial for the Perplexed":
At the request of Mr. Bollea’s lawyer, Mr. Denton read aloud from Mr. Daulerio’s sexually explicit piece on the video, in a gentle British accent. And a juror asked Emma Carmichael, the editor of Jezebel, the feminist site,who was testifying about the publishing process, whether she had ever slept with Mr. Denton or Mr. Daulerio. The Tampa Bay Times, which has been following the trial, described that moment:
The question, while clearly ignorant of the fact that Denton is gay, hinted at something darker. It appeared to suggest that Carmichael had slept her way to a position of power, and it stunned the courtroom. Heads swiveled and voices hushed.“No,” Carmichael replied smoothly. She left it at that.
[NYT]
The Twin Gynecologists
David Cronenberg talks about what it was like to cast the twin gynecologists in "Dead Ringers":
One of the most challenging roles to cast was that of the twin gynecologists in "Dead Ringers," a project that took 10 years to make. "I approached thirty of the most famous actors in the world. No one wanted to play twins that were so similar, or gynecologists for that matter," he revealed. "The Anglo-American actors didn’t want to play the twins, the Italian-American actors didn’t want to play gynecologists. Jeremy Irons was the first financeable actor who was willing to play the part, but then when we got financing in place he got second doubts. I had to seduce him all over again." After the film’s release, Cronenberg was interviewed by a radio journalist who stated, "If Jeremy Irons doesn’t win an Oscar for 'Dead Ringers' there is no God." Cronenberg said he has been an atheist ever since.
Fette
Have you seen Fette? That's Clayton Cubitt's Hysterical Literature.
Hulk v Gawk Continues ...
In today's edition of Bollea v Gawker, the court watched a video of Heather Clem's deposition, in which she wept while recounting the details behind her videotaped sexual encounter with Hulk Hogan.
"I was asked to go to Mr. Bollea's room by my husband, and I did," Clem said, using Hogan’s real name, Terry Bollea.
Her recollection contradicted Hogan’s own testimony that Clem had hounded him for sex during a time when he was particularly vulnerable because of his divorce from Linda Hogan.
"Did Mr. Clem generally pick who you had sex with?" she was asked during the deposition shown to the St. Petersburg, Fla., jury.
"On the occasion that I had sex with someone other than him, yes," Clem replied.
When she realized Bubba had recorded her with Hogan she became upset and demanded the video be destroyed, Clem said.
[NYDN]
Samantha Bee Bukkake
I hadn't seen Samantha Bee until Reverse Cowgirl pal Eric H. pointed me to this hilarious segment in which Bee talks to a room of Trump supporters and uses the word bukkake.
The exchange starts around the 4:05 minute mark.
Ms. Bee, you are my hero.
Stop Monkeying Around!
[via Peteski]
Sex Dust
My Son, the Naked Cowboy
One Is Never Enough
Valley of the Dolls is 50!
The jury is still out, though, on whether Generation Y will take to "Valley," a book that includes passages like: "A man must feel he runs things, but as long as you control yourself, you control him," and "Close friendships with girls come early in life. After 30 it becomes harder to make new friends — there are fewer hopes, dreams or anticipations to share."
[NYT]
What Happens in Silicon Valley
A very strange, sordid story out of Silicon Valley involving a Sequoia Capital partner:
A lawsuit filed 8 March in San Mateo county superior court in California claims Goguen abused Amber Laurel Baptiste “sexually, physically and emotionally for over 13 years."
Goguen signed a contract to pay Baptiste $40m as compensation, but after paying her $10m Goguen refused to honor the rest of his agreement, according to the lawsuit.
And then this happened:
Former Sequoia Capital partner Michael Goguen countersued the woman who claims he sexually abused her for more than a decade, alleging that she’d threatened to publicly accuse him of "false, horrific acts" unless he paid her $40 million in hush money.
Goguen accused Amber Laurel Baptiste of extortion in San Mateo County Superior Court, six days after she sued him. His 16-page countersuit, littered with intimate details of their affair, alleges that Baptiste was an exotic dancer when the two met, “first looking for a payday and later for revenge.”
[SFGate | The Guardian]
Buttvertising
[via This Isn't Happiness]
The Real Porn Stars of Dallas
The cast of the upcoming "Real Housewives of Dallas" includes a former porn star. Well, sort of.
Tiffany (obviously) Hendra used to be Tiffany (obviously) Bolton, whose credits include the "Black Tie Nights" Skinemax series (sample episode title: "Whose Thong Is it Anyway?"), "12 Hot Women," and "Singapore Sling."
But those aren't "real" porn movies. They're just erotic programming, and she's not ashamed: "So what I showed my tits and had love scenes, but what actress hasn’t. I did that series before I was married and it’s part of my journey. I own it.'"
I thought she looked familiar, and when I looked at her IMDB page, I realized I'd worked with her years ago on FX's "The X Show."
From what I recall, she was a nice girl.
Robert Crumb Model
Fappening Guy Pleads Guilty
A celebrity nudies leaker connected to The Fappening and known as Ryan Collins has entered a guilty plea.
Gawker reports:
He faces up to five years in prison.
He’ll probably serve far less: the feds say “parties have agreed to recommend a prison term of 18 months,” although “that recommendation will not be binding on the sentencing judge.” Collins breached the celeb accounts through phishing emails that tricked famous actresses (or those close to them) into thinking they were official security dispatches from Apple and Google. The Department of Justice says Collins hijacked over 100 accounts.
[Gawker]