One of the grandest titles in gay porn was The Sperminator, starring old friend Randy Mixer. Now Bijou Video has dusted off the title and put it out on DVD. Even before Arnold Schwarzenegger became California’s governor, studio execs tried to prevent Sperminator’s release because it’s name sounded too much like James Cameron’s epic The Terminator. Threats were dropped when it became obvious the XXX movie couldn’t possibly be confused with the sci-fi classic.

Or maybe the sudden cessation of hostilities occurred because at the time a porn lad also served as private chef for the governator-to-be.

Anyway, the cheesy 1993 science fiction porn parody follows Steve Gibson (in the title role) as he fucks his way through the city looking for Mixer. In one hysterical and yet oddly erotic scene, Gibson’s robotic personage knocks on a door and shoves his crotch into the face of Corey Evans. Exclaims Evans, “[This guy is] more machine than man!” Yes, indeed.

The film was Randy White’s first foray into directing after performing in nearly 100 videos.

A few more tidbits:

One of the pet charities of the porn biz, AIDS Project/Los Angeles (APLA) has fallen on hard times. At one point, nearly all the awards shows funneled proceeds to the organization that assists people with HIV/AIDS in paying their living expenses. Now state funding has been cut to zero, yet 60,000 people in Los Angeles County alone still depend on APLA. Find out how to help or volunteer at APLA.org. (The Joey Stefano Fund, which five years ago I helped establish under APLA’s umbrella, is earmarked specifically for adult entertainers.)

Yikes! There is a doctor in the house, and he’s a bit scary. “Dr.” Kevin Armstrong pulls out all his tools on the Hot House Backroom site in a crazy clip with Nikko Alexander. As the doc examines Alexander, he wolfishly observes, “My, what big balls you have.” Within minutes he is inserting three different household utensils in Alexander’s ass. The breathtaking clip is called “Trust Me, I’m a Doctor.”

Hot Desert Knights recorded an all-day fuck party starring one super-bottom and has released the footage as a DVD entitled Fucking Awesome. An HDK spokesman said the studio got Jayson Park to spread ’em on a homemade lazy Susan-style fucking bench so he could be tag-teamed (or butt-teamed). The no-condom title runs 95 minutes.

Pacific Sun Chief Executive Officer Pritam Sinha came across a sassy porn pundit named Orpheus and hired him to man the Pac Sun blog (PacificSunEntertainment/blog). Orpheus has a background in technical writing, but he plans to pen irreverent quips about the gay adult industry, slip in a few DVD reviews, hit the occasional news item, blab the latest gossip ... essentially aim for a throne that is becoming more crowded by the moment. Heavy is the head that wears the crown.

Alaska native launched adult movie career in January

LOS ANGELES—Chanel Preston tells AVN she has never considered herself a wild girl, but then admits “maybe I am a little bit.” (photo gallery)

“We’ll say I’m medium. I’m medium wild,” she jokes.

Preston’s sense of adventure has led her to Porn Valley, where she began her adult film career in January. The 24-year-old native of Fairbanks, Alaska who now lives in Honolulu had only performed in three scenes so far at press time. Her first was with Nick Manning for Vivid Entertainment’s Brand New Faces series. Then she did a volume of Jack’s POV for Digital Playground before landing her first acting role—in Wicked Pictures’ upcoming release Hooked, which was directed by Jessica Drake who also stars in the movie.

“I played Claire. It was fun,” says Preston, who did a threeway scene with Drake and Brad Armstrong in the movie about call girls. “My character kind of pimped [Jessica] out. I’m very lucky I got that role.”

Playing a part was anything but foreign to Preston, who realized she had a flair for drama at a young age.

“I grew up acting. I was like the little girl that controlled everything. I was in elementary school writing plays for all my friends. ‘OK, now let’s get together and act this out during recess,’” Preston recalls with a laugh. “I did a lot of Shakespeare theatre and made my mother put me in any drama-related programs whatsoever. ... So I was like I’m pretty sure I can still act so I’m sure I can do this.”

Now that the licensed aesthetician and former high school wrestler has gotten a taste of the adult industry, Preston is committed to going as far as she can.

“I have a lot of confidence in myself that I can do well,” she says.

In her first interview, Preston talks about growing up in Alaska, working at Nordstrom’s, the men in South Dakota and her love of ass play, among other things.

DM: What was it like working for Vivid in your first scene?

CP: I did their Brand New Faces thing. It was fun and interesting. I got to work with Nick Manning though. That was fun.

Did you want to work with Nick?

Not in particularly. Actually when I had heard about him I was like, ‘Oh no, Oh my gosh...But then it ended up being a lot of fun. I would definitely work with him again. I liked him. He was high-energy, which I like so...

So you’ve only done three shoots?

Yes. ... I’m excited to do more. I had fun on all them. So I’m excited for the future.

How did you hook up with your manager Nakita Kash?

I am a dancer so she has a traveling entertainers’ thing where she sends girls to different clubs. And I contacted her because I wanted to travel a little bit, and that’s where I met her. And then I actually asked her how she got into it and she told me she did porn and I was kind of curious about it and we got to talking and it just kind of evolved from there. I think she trusted that I was in it for the right reasons so.

So she helped you get started?

Yeah definitely. I told her I was interested. I had to think about it and I was like I want to do that because I love dancing but I’m kind of over the hustling part. So I told her I think I’d enjoy porn a lot more than dancing. So she kind of helped me along and she’s managing me now.

Why did you move to Honolulu?

It was kind of impulsive. My best friend had moved there a year before I did. And I was dating someone and ….something happened and I ended up breaking up with him and I thought you know I want to get out of here. I figured it’d be an easy move because she already lived there and I’ve been stuck there ever since.

How long have you been dancing at Femme Nu [in Honolulu]?

I actually haven’t been dancing that long. I’ve been dancing maybe a year and a half. I’ve probably been at Femme Nu for a year.  It’s definitely a pussy show as I like to say because you’re not very active. I actually don’t like that, I like to dance but I make a lot more money over there... But I’ve noticed people either love it or they hate it. I’ve met guys that are like, ‘Oh my God I love Femme Nu,’ and it’s probably because they come from a place where you can’t drink and look at pussy at the same time.

Where do you live in Honolulu?

Kahala. It’s near Diamond Head. Diamond Head is at the very end of Waikiki and then it’s a little bit farther. It’s kind of the edge of town I guess you could say.

What is your plan, to commute back and forth to LA to do movies or to relocate to LA?

I would actually really like to move here because I’ve kind of been looking for an excuse to get out of there anyway. If I did, summer would be the soonest. I’m going to come out every few weeks or so probably until the lease is up and then we’ll see what happens but I would love to live out here. I always thought that I wouldn’t like it. I like that it’s a little bit colder. I miss cold weather. I miss bundling up. I’m sick of wearing tank-tops and skirts.

I need a change. I like Hawaii I just don’t love it so far. It’s a nice place to visit…There’s more opportunity here anyway. It’s definitely not a place where you can necessarily excel unless there is an industry that is specific to Hawaii there. Especially now, it’s very hard to get a job and everything. ... I think I moved there the end of 2005.

What was your familiarity with adult before this?   

I'll be honest, not very much. I watched it. I really didn’t know very many people. I knew the obvious ones—Tera Patrick, Jenna Jameson— but I didn’t know a lot about it, and then, I don’t know what drew me to it so much. I guess I like to perform. I’m kind of an exhibitionist and I really like that and so when I sat down and thought about it, I thought that I’d really enjoy it.

When did you make up your mind that you were going to do it for sure?

Like a week later, after the idea was brought up…Yeah it was maybe August. I thought about it because I wanted to make sure I was doing it for the right reasons. I said yes, I want to do it and then I ended up going to the gentlemen’s club convention with Nakita so I got a little more acquainted with the industry there, met some people. I met her in July. I saw a blog about her company and so I thought I should look into it. I thought it’d be something different to do. And so I called her... I was going to Vegas anyway to dance and so I ended up flying to Florida to meet her and talk to her.

I was traveling for a month dancing after I had decided to do it and then I went to Vegas for the convention and then I ended up going home and then I came back to Vegas and then I did some photo shoots. And then it was just kind of slow when the holidays rolled around and I was traveling again dancing and we just decided to wait until after the holidays. She thought that going out [to AEE] would probably be the best bet.

Were you traveling as a feature dancer?

Just a house dancer. Some clubs will hire girls to come in if they need a fresh look or sometimes it’s a really small town and they don’t have access to very pretty women, so they’ll hire girls to come in and show themselves off to all the local men. It’s actually really fun. It’s interesting. I meet a lot of different people.

Like I’d never been to the Midwest and that was very interesting to dance there. I have no idea why I would ever have gone there, except for that reason. I actually really enjoyed it. I went to the club there twice because I liked it there so much, not to live, just to dance. In South Dakota. I think the men there are just…bored, but friendly. And they had money…Yeah I liked it. They’re so friendly like Midwestern boys and they’re so nice… and they’re very easy.

Easy to... seduce?

Yeah [laughs]. Not like these LA guys, they know all our tricks. I would love to feature eventually. I would love that because I love performing. I love dancing. 

What was going through your mind at that first shoot?

I had actually never seen the Brand New Faces website and when I went to go look at it I had a bad connection...It was at Nick’s house in Simi Valley. I was really excited. I wasn’t as nervous as I thought I would be I was kind of excited…and we did the interview. Actually I told Nakita I really don’t want to do one of those scenes where they interview you and you have to pretend like you’re kind of naïve and goofy and then they have sex with you, and that was totally what it was. [Laughs] And so when I started doing the photo shoot he said you need to act a little more... shy. So I said, ‘Oh ok,’ I wasn’t real sure how to do that.

So then I did the interview and Nick came in and we went at it and it was actually a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it. It’s not very often you get to just scream and yell and have sex on film and just do whatever you want. It’s very liberating. ... And like I said, Nick had a lot of energy and I like that. I kind of like aggressive men, pull my hair spank my ass. Especially if you’re performing…I don’t like slow, and he’s goofy of course. I’m ready to do another one.

What volume was it?

It’s on the internet. They just posted it like a week ago and I was so embarrassed. I thought oh it’s going to be terrible. And I watched it and I was like oh, that wasn’t bad.

What about your next shoot?

Then I did Jack’s POV for Robby D. with Scott Nails. I liked him. He was a gentleman. It was kind of, not a very serious scene. They were supposed to shoot a feature that day, some scenes for a feature, but it didn’t work out so they decided just to shoot some POV scenes. So it was fun.

How did the Wicked shoot come about?

We were talking with them when we were at the AVN’s and Jessica was like, ‘Oh she needs to play Claire,’ and [Brad Armstrong] was like, ‘But that’s kind of an older lady.’ I’m supposed to pimp her out. We’re both call girls and I’m trying to make money off of her. She’s like ‘No she has to play Claire she’d be perfect for it.’ So he gave me the chance to play her and it was kind of a big deal because it was my first type of role. ... I wanted to play Claire. I said this is my part, this is me! I can do this! So I’m very thankful to Brad for giving me the opportunity to do that.  

Had you ever done a threeway before?

In my personal life.

So your threeway was with a girl and a guy?

No. It was actually with two guys. Which was very fun. So I was excited to do a scene with a girl and a guy.

Had you ever been with a girl before that?

No. …If it was anyone else I’d be a little scared. I don’t know because girls can be kind of gross but Jessica is not. …So I was very excited that my first time with a girl was her. But I guess men can be gross too. I wasn’t worried about it. I was excited.

How do you see this now, as a career?

I told myself when you decide to do this you better go all the way. There’s no a little later saying I don’t want to do this. If you’re going to do it, just do it. And I want to, because I’m the type, I have to be good at everything I do. So I have to be good at this. I want to be. I love it so. I have a lot of confidence in myself that I can do well. I kind of have a business mind so I know once I get more experience with it, then I can really see myself going somewhere with it even if in the future it’s behind the scenes or anything else….so I definitely want to make this my thing, my career. It’s not temporary. I see a good future in it.

Did you have the name Chanel Preston before?

I had the name Chanel before. When I started dancing I wanted something kind of classy. I always wear black or white. And it’s not too fake of a name…I didn’t want like Passion Fruit or something as my dance name.  

What was it like growing up in Alaska?

It was interesting. I guess I feel like…Kids are very bored there. I actually noticed as I got older people that a lot of people were like ‘I’ve never even seen drugs before until I moved to Alaska.’ And they’re like ‘I’m from California!’ and it’s probably true. It’s very dark there a lot, very cold, you’re stuck indoors a lot. But I had a lot of fun too.

I was into snowboarding when I younger and snow machining. We had like seven snow machines. We were always doing winter stuff and the snow is always fun. I love the snow. I was definitely like a woodsy girl.

What were you like in high school?

I’ll be honest. I was kind of stoner. I liked to party a lot. But I got into some trouble. So by the time I got into my junior year I had straightened up and I was just normal going to school, working. But before that I was a stoner, party girl. But yeah I just wanted to have a good time pretty much.

What extra-curricular things did you do?

I was a wrestler in junior high and high school and I was a swimmer. I was also really into art. I was painting, drawing. I was always doing different stuff, so I had something on my mind that I wanted to try then I would do it then it would last for a little while and then I would do the next thing so I’ve probably done a little bit of everything.

Wrestling, with the boys?

Yes.... They didn’t have a girls’ team at the time. There was some national girl teams that I wasn’t trying for but I kind of ….I don’t think they even now have girl teams. So in high school it’s still guys. So I wrestled with the guys. Junior High there was two of us on the team, in high school there might’ve been three maybe even four girls on the team. But the coach didn’t like that very much so I had to prove myself. ... I had to show him that I wasn’t just trying to be cute.

But I won sometimes! I won a takedown tournament. That was junior high. The guys got a little bit bigger in high school.

Besides dancing, what were a couple of previous jobs that you had?

I actually worked for my Dad. He owns a coffee shop. And I ran that right before I left to Hawaii. I was actually managing it. Then when I moved to Hawaii I started bartending and cocktailing and then for a little while I tried to get out of the restaurant industry and I worked as a manager for a skin care line at Nordstrom’s. So I have my aesthetician’s license. And I hated it. It was boring. It was so boring so I left there and I couldn’t find a job. Actually that’s when I started dancing. I couldn’t find a job. I was in Hawaii. I was having a hard time. And I really didn’t want to start doing any kind of serving work again. That’s when I started dancing. Because I’d always been kind of curious about it.

That just kind of pushed me. I worked in clubs and I worked in a wine bar for a couple years. That was actually nice because I got a lot of training in wine.

... I used to read about wine all the time when I was eating because I have to do something when I’m eating so I’d always be reading about wine. But I think I lost a lot of it unfortunately. At least can pretend like I know what I’m talking about it.

When did you lose your virginity?

15. I was stoned….I can’t remember much about it, honestly. I had the typical after a party, drunk and stoned. It was very movie-like. It was actually with a good friend and I’m still good friends with him to this day. So lucky me it wasn’t with someone disgusting or gross. So I can’t say it was a good experience but it wasn’t bad.

What turns you on now?

I don’t know if I want this out there [smiling]… I’m not doing any anal scenes but I absolutely love ass play. I like to fuck with butt plugs in all the time. I have a new one waiting for me at home. It’s bigger and better. [laughs] Yeah I figured that out two years ago. I love ass play. Um, it’s really weird but I totally love gay porn. It’s very weird. I don’t know what it is about it. I think it’s something about…He can’t seem gay though. Yeah he can’t be kind of fruity. It has to be like a normal guy that comes off straight and I think it’s the fact…It’s very intriguing to me like when I find out guys like that are gay or bisexual. Any time somebody has something kind of different. I kind of like that. I like bisexual men. There. That’s a turn-on to me. It’s a little weird I know, I can’t help it though.

I like very confident men. Of course, I think most girls will say that…yeah, those are my turn-ons.  

Does your family know you’re in porn yet?

They actually don’t know I’m in porn. My mother knows I dance. …it wouldn’t be the end of the world if they found out. They wouldn’t be surprised. My sister was like a phone sex operator, and when she lived with us she would go in the other room and work…so it wouldn’t be this terrible, devastating thing if they found out. I actually wanted to wait until I was a little more established so that they knew that I actually had thought about it…it wasn’t something that someone just asked me to do and then I was like, ‘Yeah I’ll do it’ and then they ruined my life. I didn’t want them to think it was like that. So I wanted to wait until I was a little more successful so I could say see, this is my business now, I’m going about this the smart way. That’s when I’m going to tell them, so they know I wasn’t just naïve and got tricked into doing a porn.

We’ll see when that will be. And I haven’t told my sisters because they have big mouths. And they would joke about it when they probably shouldn’t. ... So I haven’t told them. I have two older sisters. I’m the baby, no brothers.

What made you want to get your aesthetician’s license?

Because I kind of have a passion for skin care. Well I originally was trying to get into makeup artistry. I wanted to do that and then I started to care more about what’s underneath the makeup.

So I got my license and I really wanted to go into the medical field with it. I wanted to get into medical aesthetics. But it’s so hard in Hawaii…it’s hard enough to get any job and then especially aesthetician work and I was very picky because in Hawaii anyone can say they’re an aesthetician if they want to just work at some salon that’s crappy. And I wanted to work for a doctor and it’s really difficult to get into it. …I did aesthetician work at Nordstrom’s. There was an actual salon there so I did the facials and everything. And if it wasn’t so focused on retail I would probably have stayed there. But it’s Nordstrom’s so it’s sell, sell sell!

It still interests me though. I still enjoy reading about cosmetics. Even cosmetic dermatology is very intriguing to me.

What is your ethnic background?

I’m German, English and Spanish mainly, I’m sure there’s some other stuff in there, very European.

Have you ever done any sort of modeling work before?

I had worked with a few photographers before, but more artsy stuff, like artsy nudes.   People always commented to me like you should get into modeling but it always irritated me because it’s not like you can just go down the street and get into modeling. It takes a lot of effort especially mainstream work. It takes a lot of effort, even if you are beautiful. There are so many beautiful women that are willing to model. Like every woman wants to model, so I didn’t really feel like pursuing it that much. I said that if it ever came along it would be something that I wanted to do but I definitely wasn’t going to push for it very hard. But yeah I liked working with the artsy guys. That was fun.

But when I was a kid I wanted to be a model and we had a modeling crew come in and pick girls out. But of course they’re going to pick out any decent girls because it’s like a money scam and I remember being devastated because my mother wouldn’t let me go to Seattle. ‘But they want me to go to Seattle!” and she’s like ‘it’s just a money scam you gotta pay for everything.’ And I remember I was so mad at her, ‘this is my future!’ Mother knows best.

What are some of your hobbies?

I work out a lot. I’m very active. So in Hawaii I’m always hiking or running or swimming or always doing something like that. I can’t really say that I have a hobby…

I like to be very active, and Hawaii’s definitely a place to do that. So if I have a chance to go kayaking or something or someone asks me to go do something fun…I’ll try anything.  

... I actually don’t go to the beach that often I just like swimming laps because I just get so bored sitting there. I can play volleyball or go camping or picnicking but I can’t go lay out on the beach by myself. I actually have to force myself to be there for 45 minutes. Because I feel like that’s the minimum time you should be there for some reason…

(Ed.—Preston on Thursday was scheduled to shoot with AVN Hall of Fame photographer Earl Miller.)

Management: NakitaKash@aol.com; Booking: AlistTalentManagement.com.

Offer good throughout month of April

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Starlet plays Catwoman in 'Batfucks'

LOS ANGELES—Bluebird Films has signed Madelyn Marie to an exclusive contract.

Marie earned a 2010 AVN award nomination for Unsung Starlet of the Year.

"There was a lot of competition to get me under contract, but I went with Bluebird because they have the best platform for talent development. With them, I get the opportunity to work around the world at their USA, UK and Prague studios," Marie said. "What finally swung me was playing Catwoman in their Premiere label movie Batfucks. When you see the budget, style, acting and directing talent in that movie, you know you're in a different league. Even in between takes, people were Twittering about the costumes and the set."

Marie continued, "I also wanted more opportunities to play alongside Paul Chaplin. Apart from being the studio owner and producer for Bluebird, he's the most amazing actor I have ever seen. When you see how he plays the Joker in Batfucks, you'll know what I mean."

Nicholas Steele, CEO of Bluebird USA said, "We're privileged to have a star of Madelyn Marie's beauty, grace and talent join us. She's am amazing performer on-set and she has a great rapport with the fans off set. We'll be building a lot of movies around her this year and we're sure she'll stay at number 1 for a long time."

New virtual world game targeted to women plans late 2010 launch

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.—enVie Interactive, a developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment, has announced plans to build a massively multiplayer online social game (MMOSG) that caters to women.

According to a press release issued Wednesday, “VIE offers an ongoing series of episodic content, unique shopping experiences, high fashion, art design, and intimate encounters, all in a tropical island setting. It provides a mature audience the opportunity to escape and indulge in mysterious adventures at their leisure.”

The game’s website, www.viethegame.com, currently exists, but is thus far only signing up prospective participants for the beta version. The company says it has plans to release trailers and B-roll later this spring. The game will be released in the second half of 2010.

"VIE is an online playground for adults that offers stunning graphics, unique customization and the ultimate entertainment experience to a market that has been virtually ignored by the gaming industry," said Philo Northrup, president and co-founder of enVie Interactive. "The concept for the game is the brainchild of Viktor Kalvachev, and together we have created a virtual world where adults will want to come, play and indulge in whatever they desire."

The company also says that VIE supports a theory called “Productive Play,” which encourages gamers to “explore and expand their creative and artistic sides as well as their social interaction in a virtual world.”

Northrup says that women are the prime target market for this more engaging form of interactive experience.

"We believe that Productive Play is essential to everyone, but especially to this underserved market," adds Northrup. "Sometimes we work so hard that we forget to play and have fun. We want to give our players an outlet where they can have fun and indulge their creative whimsical side and grow from it."

For more information, visit the VIE website.

Benefit release party set for March 9 in Santa Monica

LOS ANGELES—Mile High Media's Nica Noelle will host a fundraiser on March 10 for adult performer Stephanie Swift, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last summer.

The event, which will be attended by some of the industry's top performers, including Swift herself, will be held at V Lounge in Santa Monica (vloungela.com) from 9 pm to 2 a.m. Door charge is $10 per person, 100 percent of which will be donated to Swift's fund.

"Stephanie has completed chemotherapy but she has yet to undergo surgery to remove cancerous lymph nodes," said Noelle, who is Swift's close friend. "She's been fighting heroically for months now, and it's been terribly difficult on all levels, not least of all financially."

Also for sale at the benefit will be Swift's last feature film, Alone With the Enemy. The movie also stars stars Satine Phoenix, Nyomi Banxxx, Alan Stafford and Mr. Pete. 

"She has been so brave, and it's been heartbreaking to watch her endure the pain of this last year," Noelle said. "Everyone who cares about Stephanie or has ever enjoyed one of her films should attend this fundraiser, just to give moral support if nothing else."

Swift's lymph node surgery is scheduled for March 15. 

Now two Utah-based companies are pushing devices that search out porn on your computer.

OREM, Utah—There must be something in the water in Orem that encourages the development of USB sticks that detect pornography on a computer hard drive, because now there are two companies from the same place doing the same thing.

The first Orem-based company to produce a porn-searching USB stick was SurfRecon, which released its porn detector last year. Now, Paraben has released the Porn Detection Stick, which the company describes as “a thumb drive device that will search through all the images on your computer, scan them for pornographic content, and create a report of suspected pornographic images. It even scans deleted images so there's no hiding Internet activity.”

Paraben was founded in 1999 as a shareware marketing company, but by 2002 had morphed into a producer of specialized computer forensic software with its release of PDA Seizure.

According to Gizmodo, the Paraben porn stick “is a $100 thumb drive stuffed with Windows-compatible image detection software. Give it an hour and a half, and the device can scan 70,000 images—even deleted ones—with algorithms that analyze ‘facial features, flesh tone colors, image back grounds, body part shapes, and more.’”

Priced at $99, the Paraben stick does not spider video files or the web, but the company says it does have a false positive rate of less than 1 percent.

More information can be found on the Paraben site, which also contains a chart comparing the Porn Detection Stick and the SurfRecon Equalizer. Guess which one sports more features?

A free BurningAngel DVD is included at most locations

LOS ANGELES and BROOKLYN—Punk rock porn princess and founder of BurningAngel.com Joanna Angel has announced the second issue of BurningAngel Magazine, which is available on newsstands now.

Published by Magna Publishing Group—which also publishes the popular men's magazines Club, Genesis, Swank, Velvet, Fox and Gallery, among others—the 132-page print magazine documents BurningAngel girls Kleio, Azrel Arden, Draven, Andy San Dimas, Skin, Lucky Fortune, Holly D, Coco Velvett and of course Joanna, in beautifully shot pictorial layouts. The issue also features interviews with Misti Dawn, Phoenix Askani and Boots Electric from Eagles of Death Metal; music reviews; and Joanna’s infamous advice column, Asssk Joanna.

"We were blown away by the response of the first issue of BurningAngel Magazine and couldn't wait to get the second issue out there," Magna Publishing Group editorial director Dan Davis said. "We knew we had a great product in our hands and the readers proved us right. Joanna and her team have a great group of girls and phenomenal images to showcase how awesome they are. Plus, the tone and humor of the magazine have definitely given us a title we are proud to publish."

In addition to the aforementioned features, BurningAngel Magazine brings its fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the filming of Joanna and James Deen’s top-selling DVD release, European Vacation.

"I think it's a great issue and I hope the success of the magazine continues,” gushed Joanna. “Dan Davis and everyone at Magna Publishing have been great to work with. It's genuinely a good read and a good … um … you know, thing to rub one out to—the best of both worlds!"

The second issue of BurningAngel Magazine hit newsstands and adult book stores across the U.S. and Canada Feb. 25. A free BurningAngel DVD is included with the issue at most locations.

To see a gallery of Joanna Angel photos, click here.

Items available only through March 31

AUSTIN, Texas—To celebrate the luck o’ the Irish, Fleshlight has released several limited-edition items that boast a St. Patrick’s theme.

The products all feature the Fleshlight sleeves and materials in a green hue and with holiday-inspired decorations.

The Sex In A Can series now includes with O’Doyle’s Stout, which has an Irish beer appearance on the can, and a green sleeve that features the brand-new butt orifice and the Mini Forbidden texture.

Mr. Limpy, the company’s novelty product, is also in on the act, going green for March. The limited-edition medium-sized Mr. Limpy is made from the same soft Real Feel Super Skin as the Fleshlight.

Finally, fans of the original Fleshlight Lady are truly in luck, as the newest version is available with a green sleeve and a gold case and the Cyclone inner texture.

The St. Patrick’s items from Fleshlight are available in limited quantities, and only through March 31. For more information, visit Fleshlight.com.

Companies to create mobile membership site

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.—Adam & Eve has announced a new partnership with U.K.-based Night Mobile, a provider of mobile adult entertainment solutions. The companies have agreed to create a mobile membership site.

“We are pleased that Night Mobile will be the provider for Adam & Eve’s award-winning content,” said Chad Davis, director of marketing for Adam & Eve. “Night Mobile’s innovative and sophisticated adult entertainment products made them the perfect choice for our consumers.”

“We are delighted to have partnered with such a prestigious and popular studio,” said JC, VP of business development for Night Entertainment. “Fans of Adam & Eve and of mobile adult entertainment in general are in for a real treat.”

Night Mobile was established over seven years ago to fill a gap in the mobile adult entertainment market. The company provides a complete turn-key solution including mobile infrastructure, branded mobile optimized site content encoding, editing and optimization for all 3G & Wi-Fi handsets. It also provides integrated global billing, reporting and support.

Night Mobile has partnered with over 150 adult brands, including major studios, content providers, distributors, magazines, nightclubs and cable TV stations.

Adam & Eve mobile content should be available around the beginning of April.  

LOS ANGELES—The fan site WrestlingInc.com has named Vivid Girl Sunny Leone its Girl of the Month for March.

Leone recently won the 2010 AVN award for Web Starlet of the Year. She owns her own production company Sunlust Pictures whose movies are distributed by Vivid Entertainment Group.

WrestlingInc now attracts over nine million visitors a month who visit the site to learn more about the latest developments in the sport and its colorful athletes.

"We think our fans will enjoy Sunny's interview and spectacular photos of her. She's a beautiful woman and a terrific new addition to our Girl of the Month features," said Raj Giri of WrestlingInc.

In Leone's interview she reveals how her parents feel about her work; the role Penthouse played in her career; her favorite male adult star and the biggest misconception about her.

PHILADELPHIA—With the annual awards season in full swing, TLAGay.com has mounted a new effort to recognize the best LGBT work in mainstream entertainment. The Gaybies are expected to become an annual presentation honoring works in categories like Best Openly Gay Actor in a Film or TV Series, Best Openly Gay Filmmaker and Best Gay Comic.

“While there are countless award shows that attempt to honor the best work of writers, filmmakers and performers in their respective fields, there are far too few organizations that single out the best gay-themed work of each given year,” an announcement at the website states. “That is exactly why TLAgay.com is proud to present the 2010 TLA Gaybies.”

Nominees in each of 18 categories were selected by TLA staff and include both familiar and not-so-familiar works and artists. The public is invited to vote for the winners, which will be announced April 15.

“Voting is open to everyone,” the website statement notes. “There is no limit on the number of votes you may cast. In other words, to quote Huey Long, ‘Vote early and often.’”

Though the awards represent a serious effort to recognize exceptional work, the TLAGay.com staff obviously has approached the process with tongues firmly planted in cheeks.

“Categories are subject to change based on no predefined set of criteria or rationale that will make sense to anyone other than us,” reads one caveat. In addition, “Losers can petition for a recount by contacting TLAgay.com via any communication method they choose. Results may vary depending on a variety of stimuli presented forthwith.”

The 2010 categories are:
Best Openly Gay Actor in a Film or TV Series
Best Gay Drama
Best Gay Musical or Comedy
Best Gay Foreign Film
Best Gay Documentary
Best Lesbian Film
Best TV Series Featuring Gay Characters
Best Gay Character in a Mainstream Movie
Best Gay Character on a Mainstream TV Series
Best Openly Gay Filmmaker
Best LGBT Blog
Best LGBT Film Festival
Best Photo Book
Best Gay Comic
Best Gay Erotica
Best Gay Fiction
Best Gay Mystery
Best Gay Non-Fiction

For more information or to vote, visit TLAGay.com.

Is AIDS Healthcare Foundation behind this invasion of performers' privacy?

SACRAMENTO—A proposed amendment to California's Health and Safety Code, sponsored by Assembly Member Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach, Rancho Palos Verdes), would have serious consequences for adult industry performers.

AB 2590, which was introduced on Feb. 19, would amend California Health and Safety Code Sec. 121010, which is the section which sets forth various exceptions to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), whose purpose is to insure the privacy of Americans' health status, including whether they are HIV-positive, by preventing unauthorized disclosure of such medical information.

California law currently allows disclosure of an individual's HIV status to the person's attorney and to certain government agencies, including emergency medical responders, those who harvest or handle donated body parts, and for statistical purposes to the communicable diseases section of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, all of which are prohibited by law from revealing that status to any other agency or individual.

Lowenthal's bill, however, would add one more category of officials to whom the person's HIV status would be revealed: "an agent or contractor of the state that, by contract with the state, is authorized to provide medical care and treatment to the subject of the test."

And who is the most prominent "agent or contractor of the state that ... is authorized to provide medical care and treatment"? One primary contender for that position would be AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), whose president, Michael Weinstein, recently accused the Adult Industry Medical (AIM) Healthcare Foundation of illegally revealing performers' HIV/STD status to adult producers who might want to hire the performers.

"Michael Weinstein is confusing 'HIPAA' with 'hypocrite,'" AIM's Dr. Sharon Mitchell charged. "Am I wrong that in this bill, he wants everyone in the industry to have their HIV status disclosed automatically but he's saying that AIM is violating HIPAA laws by contacting performers' partners privately? That's the most hypocritical thing I've ever heard!"

Mitchell has accused AHF of seeking to drive AIM out of business and to become the only health agency who can provide healthcare, including HIV/STD testing, to adult industry personnel, even though the test AHF uses for HIV, which looks for antibodies to the disease rather than the virus itself, can take as long as six months after infection to give a positive result. AHF has also petitioned the California Department of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) as well as the Los Angeles and Florida departments of public health to require performers in sexually explicit content to wear condoms and use dental dams when performing sex acts on camera.

The problems to performers that would result from this change in the law cannot be exaggerated. It would mean that performers' HIV status together with their real names and contact information would be reported automatically to agencies like AHF, which could then contact the performer directly either to offer treatment (which AIM also provides) or to proselytize the performer to go "condom only" in their performances.

In recent months, the LA Department of Public Health has approached performers entering or exiting the AIM clinic to attempt to do similar "counseling," and has sought out performers' real names and addresses in order to contact not only the performers but their roommates, friends and families to attempt to discuss the performer's health status with them. The proposed change in the Health and Safety Code might allow AHF representatives to do the same.

Keep checking AVN.com for updates on this important new development.

Adult studio will host red carpet web event March 4 to debut industry’s first virtual porn world

VANCOUVER—Digital Playground has tapped Utherverse Digital Inc., creator of more than 15,000 3D virtual worlds, to create the first-ever studio-branded 3D virtual world, offering the porn studio an innovative new way to monetize its consumer base online.

Using Utherverse’s simple software, Digital Playground created the only virtual world where fans around the globe can talk, hang out and even touch their favorite porn stars using customized avatars.

“Digital Playground has just upped the ante in the virtual world arena by becoming the first major adult film studio to launch a virtual world on the Utherverse VWW platform,” Utherverse Digital CEO Brian Shuster said. “The launch puts the studio on the forefront of new technology companies, setting itself apart as a cutting-edge studio on top of the latest ways to put fans in direct contact with stars. This 3D virtual interaction makes for a much more thrilling and captivating experience, which pays a dividend in fan loyalty for a lifetime.”

Digital Playground founder Joone said he was excited to partner with Utherverse. “Their unique approach to social networking is refreshing,” said the director of the acclaimed Pirates series. “We strongly believe that this type of virtual environment will enable fans to experience our movies and our stars in a highly demanded and entertaining way."

A massive launch party, set for March 4, will showcase the studio’s newest contract star, Raven Alexis, who will meet her fans live, premiere her newest film, No Love Lost, and give every loyal fan an opportunity to have one-on-one avatar sex with her for a small fee.

The red carpet event starts at 6 p.m., when Raven will meet and escort members to her special screening held in the Digital Playground world’s branded movie theater. The party won’t stop until every eligible member has met and enjoyed some personal time with the starlet.

"Digital Playground and I are teaming up with Utherverse to launch my movie, No Love Lost, in the online Digital Playground world that has been created within Utherverse,” said Raven. “This event will be a chance for my fans to chat with me, see me on webcam, and watch my movie with me! I’m so excited for this—and I’m hoping that you will all join me! Don't miss out!!! See you there!"

The best part, adds Utherverse, is that Digital Playground gets paid 75 percent lifetime revenue for every user who becomes a VIP member, providing those members with the kind of one-on-one access that remains unrivaled by any other website.

“The VWW is the only place a company like Digital Playground can get interactive international fan exposure of this caliber,” Shuster said. “It’s a whole new ongoing revenue stream that will be generated from their existing contacts, as well as massive exposure for their latest DVD release, which is expected to break sales records for this kind of film as a result of this event.”

More events of this kind are in the works within the Digital Playground Lounge, says the studio, which is scheduling meet-and-greets with more of its contract stars, and future red-carpet DVD premieres throughout the year.

To download the Digital Playground Lounge, visit http://www.utherverse.com/vww/digitalplayground.

For more information about the VWW, visit http://www.thevww.com.

MILF star unleashes new internet video series with new performer Ember Reigns

CHATSWORTH, Calif.—Vicky Vette has released a new internet video series with new performer Ember Reigns called From Twitter to Twat. The series features real porn star hook-ups through Twitter.

"I am big into the major social networks and a couple of years ago did a popular series of videos called 'From Myspace to Vicky's Place' (where I hooked up with girls through Myspace),” said the MILF star. “With the explosion of Twitter, I decided to give it a try. Twitter may be a porn star publicist’s worst nightmare, but it is an incredible way to hook up with other porn stars.

“I met Ember Reigns by twittering her one day and invited her over to have sex on camera—and that is no joke,” Vette continued. “I think Ember Reigns is one of the most beautiful new girls in porn—period. When I found out she had not shot any girl/girl scenes before, I was honored to pop her cherry. Our respective website members were thrilled since we shot it live, without a script, and right after we said the word, 'Hello.' Expect more 'From Twitter to Twat' ... it is much easier to hook up with porn stars through Twitter than Myspace!"

Ember Reigns recollects the same twat-a-tete with Vette via the social networking phenom.

"Vicky Vette and I really did hook up on Twitter,” she said. “I am relatively new to the business and had a great time trying something new on camera. I hate to say that I am so easy that you can get me into bed by twittering with me, but you never know ... hit me up at @emberreigns. I had not shot g/g before and did not plan on doing it live, but I was having such a great time that I went with the flow. I think members are really going to enjoy the video and more of my hardcore adventures as they unfold."

The new video is available exclusively to members of VickyatHome.com, the Vette Nation Network of websites and www.ember-reigns.com.

A promo for the video can be downloaded here.

Also, Vicky Vette is currently in second place in the MissFreeones contest, which started with 200 porn stars and web girls. Round 3 began March 1 and runs until the end of the month. 

Researcher looked at data from around the world on pornography's presumed impact on individuals and society

MANOA, Hawaii—Milton Diamond, a professor of anatomy and reproductive biology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, has authored a study titled “Pornography, Public Acceptance and Sex Related Crime: A Review.” Published in 2009 in the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, the study takes a comprehensive, cross-cultural look at research conducted over the years on the subject of porn’s influence on individuals as well as societies.

Diamond’s conclusion, which he readily admits flies in the face of common assumptions held by many today, is that there is no objective, verifiable evidence that exposure to pornography causes any of the societal ills ascribed to it, including sex crimes, the abuse or disempowerment of women, and a host of negative effects on individuals or families.

“With these data from a wide variety of communities, cultures and countries we can better evaluate the thesis that an abundance of sexual explicit material invariably leads to an increase of illegal sexual activity and eventually rape,” writes Diamond. “Similarly we can now better reconsider the conclusion of the Meese Commission and others that there exists ‘a causal relationship to antisocial acts of sexual violence and … unlawful acts of sexual violence’ (Meese, 1986, page 326). Indeed, the data reported and reviewed suggests that the thesis is myth and, if anything, there is an inverse causal relationship between an increase in pornography and sex crimes.

“Further,” he continues, “considering the findings of studies of community standards and wide spread usage of SEM (sexually explicit material), it is obvious that in local communities as nationally and internationally, porn is available, widely used and felt appropriate for voluntary adult consumption. If there is a consensus against pornography it is in regard to any SEM that involves children or minors in its production or consumption.

“Lastly,” he concludes, “we see that objections to erotic materials are often made on the basis of supposed actual, social or moral harm to women. No such cause and effect has been demonstrated with any negative consequence. It is relevant to mention here that a temporal correlation between pornography and any effect is a necessary condition before one can rationally entertain the idea that there is a positive statistical correlation between pornography and any negative effect. Nowhere has such a temporal association been found.”

The timeliness of this study cannot be stressed enough, considering the profusion of news articles and media pronouncements by associations such as the Family Research Council and Morality in Media that disseminate the “fact” that pornography is inherently corrosive to individuals and families and leads to an increase in sex crimes. Without a doubt, those groups will respond to Diamond’s research by insisting that there is research that proves their thesis. However, the full study by Diamond suggests that he has taken all such research into account, without parsing the parts that support his conclusion, which is something that those who already believe that pornography is harmful cannot claim. Indeed, his findings are a severe blow to those who claim that porn leads to crime.

“In every region investigated,” he writes, “researchers have found that as pornography has increased in availability, sex crimes have either decreased or not increased.”

Indeed, Diamond is not saying that the use of pornography cannot lead to individual cases in which someone is adversely impacted, even seriously.

“There is no doubt that some people have claimed to suffer adverse effects from exposure to pornography—just look at testimony from women’s shelters, divorce courts and other venues,” wrote Diamond in a corollary article posted to TheScientist.com. “But there is no evidence it was the cause of the claimed abuse or harm.”

Neither, he says, is there any basis for the claim by anti-porn feminists and others that the eradication or censorship of pornography will reduce sexism or violence against women.

“If there were any evidence that this [was] true, anti-censorship feminists—myself included—would be compelled at least to reexamine our opposition to censorship,” he writes. “But there is no such evidence to be found.”

What Diamond did find with respect to violence perpetrated against women is sure to create a firestorm of outrage within the ranks of the religious right.

A study by Michael Goldstein and Harold Kant, he wrote, found that "...rapists were more likely than nonrapists in the prison population to have been punished for looking at pornography while a youngster, while other research has shown that incarcerated nonrapists had seen more pornography, and seen it at an earlier age, than rapists. What does correlate highly with sex offense is a strict, repressive religious upbringing. Richard Green too has reported that both rapists and child molesters use less pornography than a control group of 'normal' males." (Emphasis added)

Diamond’s examination of studies on the effects of pornography from around the world yields results that are sure to inflame child protection advocates, as well, including many in the adult industry who believe that the possession of child pornography alone leads to an increase in sex crimes against children. According to the data, says Diamond, this simply is not so.

“The best known of these national studies are those of Berl Kutchinsky, who studied Denmark, Sweden, West Germany, and the United States in the 1970s and 1980s,” he writes. “He showed that for the years from approximately 1964 to 1984, as the amount of pornography increasingly became available, the rate of rapes in these countries either decreased or remained relatively level. Later research has shown parallel findings in every other country examined, including Japan, Croatia, China, Poland, Finland, and the Czech Republic. In the United States there has been a consistent decline in rape over the last 2 decades, and in those countries that allowed for the possession of child pornography, child sex abuse has declined.” (Emphasis added)

Some controversial conclusions, to be sure, but as a United States senator recently pointed out, "You're entitled to your opinions, but not your own facts."

The complete study can be found here.

2010 Entertainer of the Year to Debut at Blue Zebra March 4-6

LOS ANGELES—Celine, the 2010 Spearmint Rhino Entertainer of the Year, will make her feature dancing debut this Thursday, March 4 at the Rhino's sister club, the Blue Zebra Cabaret in North Hollywood.

Celine earned the title and a one-year feature dancing contract after winning The Finals on Oct. 29 in Torrance, Calif. Representing her home club in Van Nuys, the Guatemalan dancer's victory in the five-week competition was worth over $27,500 in cash and prizes. (recap story)

A former go-go dancer and model, Celine said after winning the competition, "I like to feel the crowd and feel the music." 

She heads a stacked lineup of March feature girls scheduled to dance at Rhinos across Southern California in the coming weeks. Among them are 2008 Exotic Dancer Feature Entertainer of the Year Carmen Hart and AVN award-winning performers Lisa Ann, Julia Ann and Belladonna. Adult stars Phoenix Marie, Katja Kassin, Diamond Foxx and Brooke Haven are also set to take the stage this month.

Check spearmintrhino.com for directions to the clubs and showtimes. Here is the schedule:

 
Blue Zebra Adult Cabaret

March 4-6 Celine

Spearmint Rhino Los Angeles

March 4-6 Carmen Hart
 
Spearmint Rhino Rialto

March 4-6 Katja Kassin
March 18-20 Phoenix Marie
 
Spearmint Rhino Industry

March 11-13 Belladonna
 
Spearmint Rhino Oxnard

March 11-13 Diamond Foxxx
March 25-27 Brooke Haven

Spearmint Rhino Santa Barbara

March 11-13 Julia Ann 

Spearmint Rhino Santa Maria

March 11-13 Celine

Spearmint Rhino Van Nuys

March 18-20 Lisa Ann

Pictured: Celine.

SAN FRANCISCO—There’s nothing reserved about the men or the action in Titan’s new title, Reserve Duty. The soldiers on the screen do more than sweat under the blistering sun.

Jakub Kostas gets an eyeful when, while wandering down a back road, he happens upon Joey Pastorek, Thomas Divila and Jarek Soldan sucking and banging butt in the tall grass. A little farther on, he encounters Giacomo Jaros and Craig Farell and is delighted to join them in a rousing threesome. As the day draws to a close, Kostas puts a smile on Ron Sykora's face by skewering him in every position until both guys erupt.

Reserve Duty went on sale at TitanMen.com Feb. 23. It is due for wholesale release March 23.

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—Metro Interactive is re-invigorating its crown jewel brand, Cal Vista, with a new slate of high-end films led by Melissa Monet's new vision Blu Dreams.

The accomplished performer Monet has also written and directed for many top tier companies and comes to Cal Vista with a decade-long relationship with Metro. From starring in the infamous Taboo series and the award-winning No Man’s Land line to writing the popular parody, The Jeffersons, in 2009, she now has been tapped to direct a recharged rendition of the solo vignette production, Blu Dreams.   

“I knew that if we were going to bring this legendary brand back, Melissa would be a great asset in the resurrection.” said Alexandra Taylor, Metro’s special projects manager  “She is set to create a delicious, erotic piece, where twelve of the most desirable women in adult films engage in beautifully seductive sexual exploration.”

The film stars Jessica Bangkok, Kimberly Kane, Jada Fire, Andy San Dimas, Julia Ann, Ariella Ferrera, Marie Luv, and more. Production on Blu Dreams 2 starts this week in Los Angeles.

Metro Interactive produces and distributes adult movies, offering content for all platforms worldwide, including DVD and video-on-demand. Visit metrointeractive.com for more information.

TOR is first ring with six modes

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—LELO, a leading designer brand of intimate lifestyle products, is proud to announce the worldwide release of TOR.

Building on the success of best-selling Pleasure Object BO (winner of the AVN Novelty Expo’s “O Award” for Outstanding Powered Product), LELO has this time taken the design one step further. Due to customer demand, this new ring now boasts six unique stimulation modes, easily adjustable at a moment’s notice through an intuitive +/- button arrangement. The result offers near-endless variations for couples when exploring new levels of intimacy—what better way to introduce the potential of vibrations to a partner?

TOR is the latest innovation in LELO’s mission to expand the possibilities of the erotic lifestyle marketplace. Responsive, interactive and durable, the name itself comes from ancient Norse mythology in a tribute to LELO’s Swedish roots.

Meanwhile, TOR’s functional design delivers an array of exciting experiences according to how he is worn – offering improved stimulation and stamina as and when desired. TOR goes on to deliver two hours of near-silent vibrations from a two-hour charge, while an intelligent microprocessor in the vibrating section responds at different speeds and intensities according to the selected mode.

If that is not enough, TOR finally boasts the equivalent lifespan of around 10,000 disposable vibrating rings, making this latest pleasure object an investment of the best possible kind.  
 As with all motor-driven pleasure objects by LELO, TOR is fully lockable and includes a combined charger and storage unit to ensure discreet transportation at all times. He arrives in an elegant gift box complete with user manual and a full one-year LELO warranty.  

TOR is now available for $109 USD at  LELO.com, or in selected retail stores worldwide.

Comedian is a past host of AVN Awards

LOS ANGELES—Bobby Slayton, regarded as the “Pitbull of Comedy,” will unleash his in-your-face humor on Showtime with Bobby Slayton: Born to Be Bobby, his latest stand-up special.

The show premieres at 9 p.m. Thursday, March 4.

Throughout the 60-minute set, Slayton performs his intense, unapologetic style of stand-up as he comments on things like the annoyances of airport security and the job-like requirements of marriage. But, according to a release from Showtime, he really gets the theater roaring when he singles out audience members while sharing his old-school observations on various minority groups.

Aside from having hosted the AVN Awards multiple times, Slayton played Joey Bishop in the made-for-cable movie The Rat Pack and has appeared in theatrical releases, including Ed Wood, Get Shorty and Dreamgirls.

He has also appeared on dozens of television shows, including The Tonight Show and Politically Incorrect. Currently, he can be seen five nights a week exclusively at Hooters Casino Las Vegas.

Bobby Slayton: Born to Be Bobby is executive produced by Judi Brown-Marmel, Robert Hartmann, Stephen Kroopnick, Stu Schreiberg and Slayton.

For more information, visit Sho.com.

The Vancouver Winter Olympics also ran out of condoms

VANCOUVER—As if the poor pornography industry wasn’t beleaguered enough, now an Olympic cross-country skier who failed to win a gold medal is blaming his poor performance on too much porn. Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset from Norway, who competed in the 50 km and won a silver medal in the 4x10 km relay, not only blamed the porn but also had some nice—if Odd—words to say about Tiger Woods.

“My name is Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset,” he said, of his performance in the 4x10 relay. “I skied the second lap and I fucked up today. I think I have seen too much porn in the last 14 days. I have the room next to Petter Northhug and every day there is noise in there. So I think that is the reason I fucked up. By the way, Tiger Woods is a really good man.”

Okaaaaay.

In unrelated news, the Vancouver Olympics procured 100,000 condoms—or 14 per athlete—and still ran out. South Africa, which hosts the 2010 World Cup, isn’t taking any chances that it also will come up short and is doubling the number of condoms it is ordering.

Northug also is a Norwegian cross-country skier, by the way. He won the gold in the 50 km race by three-tenths of a second. Whatever noise he was making at night obviously didn’t have the same effect on him as on those listening to it.

There’s a message in there somewhere.

Ongoing plan to outsource operations while cutting in-house is given thumbs up by some Wall Street analysts

CHICAGO—Playboy Enterprises hired Scott Flanders in June of last year to help the struggling company stay afloat in the middle of a recession in the economy and a depression in publishing. In the eight months since he assumed the CEO position, Flanders has begun to address the company’s ills by striking outsourcing deals and cutting in-house operations, and he has no plans to stop.

According to Greg Burns, writing Monday in the Chicago Tribune, by the time Flanders is done, the company could be reduced to half the size it is today.

“In a year, the Chicago-based media conglomerate could cut its headcount of 573 employees by half as partners take over its existing operations and expand into new ventures,” writes Burns. “Already, Flanders has outsourced production of the flagship magazine, and he's counting on big results from his recent deal with IMG Licensing Worldwide to take over the company's operations in Asia, he said. Playboy will be ‘open-minded’ about expanding the IMG relationship into Europe as well, he added.”

Closed deals include outsourcing the production of the iconic men’s mag and a recent deal with IMG Licensing Worldwide to assume the company’s operations in Asia, a relationship that Flanders said could extend to Europe.

Upcoming deals, according to Flanders, include “plans to open ‘four or five’ additional entertainment venues with partners by year-end, including a casino in Mexico and a nightclub in Miami.” The CEO also noted that outsourcing the company’s Spice Network and Playboy TV operations are also on the table, but would demand a much stronger partnership in order to succeed.

"There's no aspect of the business that I'm more focused on than TV," Flanders said. "Size matters."

Burns quotes Steve Marascia, a research analyst at Capitol Securities Management Inc., as expressing guarded support for the new plan. Without the necessary resources required to expand, he said, "The next best thing is to farm it out. This is probably the only viable option."

Another analyst, Robert Chapman Jr. of Chapman Capital LLC, which recently owned a 2 percent stake in Playboy Class B shares, said that the quality of Playboy’s new partners could very well determine which direction the company’s stocks trend.

"There's an awful lot of upside that comes from low expectations," he said. "It's like a million-dollar lottery ticket that somebody is willing to sell you for $3."

Playboy finished the day on Monday trading at $3.23 a share.

LOS ANGELES—Director Axel Braun is looking for a few good porn actors ... who can also sing and dance.

That's right, the madman behind such huge hits as This Ain't Happy Days XXX and This Ain't Star Trek XXX (both from Hustler Video), as well as the forthcoming Batman XXX from his Axel Braun Productions and Vivid Entertainment Group, is gearing up to make bona fide Travoltas and Newton-Johns out of porn's finest in his next co-production with Vivid, an X-rated parody of beloved musical Grease. And he will be holding open auditions for the movie at the Vivid offices next Monday, Mar. 8 beginning at 2 pm.

"I'm a huge fan of the movie, and as usual I intend to be very respectful in my spoof," Braun told AVN. "Grease has a huge cult following, and I want the fans to have fun with my parody."

There will be five full song-and-dance numbers in the production, and the actors will be required to execute them all on their own.

"I intend to shatter the stereotype that porn people lack real skills," Braun said. "Many performers are incredibly talented individuals who have simply chosen to make their living in the adult industry for personal reasons. Grease XXX will give all of them a real opportunity to shine."

Braun added that, "We will have three weeks of rehearsals for the dance numbers with a famous Hollywood choreographer, and I'm working with a group of incredible musicians on the songs."

The two-disc release, scheduled to debut in September 2010, will include a CD soundtrack of all the songs, Braun noted.

The Vivid offices are located at 3599 Cahuenga Blvd. W., Los Angeles, CA 90068. Those interested in further information about the audition may contact Braun at axel@axelbraun.net. Performers are also welcomed to simply show up between 2 and 5 pm Monday.

Web-based series starring Demi Delia is nominated in the Best Reality or Documentary Web Series category

LOS ANGELES—MommyXXX, the internet reality series that stars porn star and Randy Spears ex-wife Demi Delia, has been nominated for a Streamy Award in the Best Reality or Documentary Web Series category. In its second year, the Streamy Awards honors excellence in original web television programming.

MommyXXX, which is produced by Teru Media and distributed by Sony Pictures Television, debuted in June 2009 on Crackle.com, where episodes, which run around five minutes in length, can still be watched. Webisodes can also be found on YouTube and Hulu.

A synopsis of the show reads, “Demi Delia could have been a model, but her life path was redirected by a savvy agent who saw bigger and better … boobs in her future. Now firmly established in the adult entertainment industry, Demi has her pick of parts and partners, and is able to focus on what really matters: her family. Check into casa de Delia and get an inside look at the Mom, Daughter, Son, Exes, and other random houseguests that fill in the life of a porn star. Demi, aka Mommy XXX.”

The cast includes Demi Delia, Randy Spears, Alanah Rae, Carley Parker, Charisma Cappelli, Brad Armstrong, Tommy Gunn, Allan Stafford, Lexi Belle, Tory Lane and Stephen Knight. MommyXXX is directed by John Ferrie.

Winners of the second annual Streamy Awards will be announced at the Streamy Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 11, at the Henry Fonda Theater. The awards also will be live-streamed online and available on-demand, and will be covered by a bevy of press outlets. The show is co-hosted by Tubefilter News and NewTeeVee, and is produced by Tubefilter, Inc.

More information about the Streamy Awards can be found here.

LOS ANGELES—The Advocate On-Air, a webcast newsmagazine from the publishers of gay lifestyle journal The Advocate, debuted in late February at Advocate.com. Robert Thomas was tapped to host the program, which according to producers will address “issues important to gay people.”

“The Advocate On-Air is dedicated to examining current news, politics, lifestyle and cultural trends,” said Editorial Director Jon Barrett, who regularly will deliver his opinions and analysis in a segment titled “I Advocate.”

The show’s debut episode includes a behind-the-scenes look at the 2010 Olympic Games from a gay perspective; an interview with new Houston Mayor Anise Parker, an out-and-proud lesbian, and a report about growing dissatisfaction with the inability or unwillingness of Congress and the president to address gay issues on a national level.

The Advocate On-Air broadcasts at Advocate.com/OnAir.

LONDON/CHATSWORTH, Calif.—Night Mobile has announced that with the launch of the new mobile membership flagship site—clubredlight.mobi—Red Light District’s portfolio of movies will be available globally on 3G phones for the first time.

Formed in November 2001 with the release of 110% Natural, Red Light District remains a leading producer of top-quality adult entertainment videos. The company also is known for its celebrity movies, such as 1 Night in Paris, 1 Night in China, Screeched and Amy Fisher Caught on Tape.

“Red Light District represent one of the industry’s most stable and consistent content producers,” Night Mobile VP of Business Development JC said. “We are delighted to have the opportunity of partnering with Red Light District; their content looks great on mobile phones. Just wait until you see it on the iPad.”

Night Mobile, which was established over seven years ago and has to date partnered with more than 150 adult brands, provides a complete turn-key solution, including mobile infrastructure, branded mobile optimized sites, content encoding, editing and optimization for all 3G and Wi-Fi handsets. It also provides integrated global billing, reporting and support.

"Our customers have made it clear that they want access to our content from their mobile devices,” Red Light District VP of Internet Operations Michael Santore said. “Night Mobile has proven themselves as an expert in the mobile market and we are excited to have the opportunity to work with them."

For more information about Night Mobile, visit www.nightmobile.biz or contact jeremy@nightmobile.biz.

For more information about Red Light District, visit www.clubredlight.com or contact michael@redlightdistrict.net.

SAN FRANCISCO—GAYVN Hall of Fame director Andrew Rosen’s latest title for Raging Stallion Studios has released online. Shot on a set built to look like a 21^st Century salvage yard, Unloaded is a dark, junkyard-themed flick that echoes Rosen’s previous film for the studio, The Trap. Both titles depict Rosen’s signature style of aggressive sex and unbridled passion.

Rosen cast Raging Stallion exclusives Austin Wilde, Antonio Biaggi and Ryan Patrick along with a group of supporting players in the new double-disc feature. Newcomer Christian Wilde also makes an appearance.

“The challenge for me was how to have a plot without having a plot,” Rosen said of the unscripted, all-sex film. “All the action takes place in one location. I needed to figure out who would show up there and why. I also needed to make sure that all four extended sex scenes were interesting even though the basic set did not change. [Fortunately] I was able to work with lighting to have daylight and nighttime scenes.”

Rosen is known for his focus on how actors interact on film.

“When paring up scene partners, you never know if the actors will have chemistry,” he said. “It’s what you hope for, and you keep your fingers crossed. I was really excited that every scene in this movie had a great match with lots of sexy energy.

“There is an amazing double penetration and a train fuck in the three-way, and Ryan Patrick taking the plunger and Antonio Biaggi’s dick is a hot sight to see. You can actually hear the pop as the plunger breaks through Ryan’s hole to join Antonio’s massive cock.

“This cast really got me hard,” Rosen added. “Gorgeous faces, sexy smiles, awesome asses, big dicks, tight muscled bodies and over all sweet men. They made my job easy as a director.”

Unloaded is available at RagingStallion.com and will be in stores in the coming weeks.