February 5, 2012

Posts Comments

You are here: Home / Archives for November 2009

3D: The Future of Adult Entertainment?

November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
fd4d79e8ed75b647b4229d9c9a7c7e36

3D will open up new vistas, and the time to prepare for it is now I can still remember seeing the ad in the Trenton Times: “See ... The Stewardesses ... IN 3D!” And somewhere down below: “Rated X.” The year was 1969, and up to that point I had never seen a 3D movie of any kind, much less one that had sex in it. So that evening, I trundled off to the Lincoln Theater in Levittown, Pa., paid my admission, picked up my “special glasses” from a box by the theater entrance, and settled in for what I was sure would be the sexual experience of a lifetime. Sadly, it wasn’t. Yes, there was plenty of nudity, but not a lot of penetration. And what was that thing with the girl dropping acid and having sex with a lamp topped by the head of Julius Caesar? What the movie did do, however, was spark a lifelong interest in 3D—an interest I suspect may also have been aroused in the hundred or so attendees at the Sept. 26 debut of porn’s first mass-distributed 3D movie in more than a decade, Tommy Gunn’s Cummin’ At You, which was shown on a giant-screen TV at Las Vegas’ Déjà vu Love Boutique. But more on that later. The point is, 3D is coming. It’s been around practically since cameras were invented. Throughout the 20th century it’s been tried in mass-market magazines, comic books and movies. The 1950s were the heyday of 3D cinema; now it’s back with a vengeance. And thanks to a push from some major electronics manufacturers, it’s not going away—so adult moviemakers and webmasters had better get used to it. Or better still, they shoud try it themselves, as the folks at Pure Play Media have already done. “In Canada, there’s a big theatrical chain called Cineplex Odeon, and in their last quarter financials, their net profit was up 10 percent—and that was directly attributed to 3D,” Pure Play CEO Richard Arnold reports. “3D brings in the crowds, and they charge a premium for the glasses. They also charge a premium [admission price] to view the 3D pictures.” Arnold’s not the only studio head who’s taken note of the box-office promise of 3D. There are nine major-studio 3D movies scheduled for release in late 2009 and 2010, including James Cameron’s Avatar, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and Pixar’s Toy Story 3 in 3D. As Arnold explains, “There’s this huge driving fiscal factor that’s positive. Everything ultimately comes down to the bottom line, and for the theaters this is a big win.” For the adult industry, however, a big win would have to involve providing consumers with equipment to watch high-quality 3D in their own homes. But given all the current developments in the 3D field, that’s something quite likely to come about relatively soon. In the Beginning Also known as “stereo”—and more recently “stereoscopic 3D” (S3D), to distinguish it from three-dimensional computer design programs—3D has been around since before cameras were invented, and it really took off once they were. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adult Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Playboy Makes Jellinek Its Chief Content Officer

November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
46e5653a0f78f6fee839f8475849c97a

CHICAGO — Playboy Enterprises Inc. on Monday promoted Jimmy Jellinek to chief content officer. Jellinek, who was a creative director at Heavy.com and led Maxim as editor-in-chief before Playboy tapped him as editorial director in October 2008, will oversee content development for all of Playboy’s media properties, including print, online, mobile, television, film and radio. The position reports to Hugh Hefner, Playboy’s founder, editor-in-chief and chief creative officer. Jellinek will be based in Chicago. “Jimmy intuitively understands our 21st century culture,” Hefner said. “His creativity and ability to produce provocative content for Playboy magazine and Playboy.com make him an excellent choice to serve as chief content officer. “The inherent opportunities in his new position will complement all of Playboy's divisions." Earlier this year, Playboy consolidated its print and online operations and redesigned Playboy.com, creating multi-platform advertising opportunities around its content. The company said that in the past year approximately 50 percent of the company's advertisers bought both Playboy magazine and Playboy.com. "Integration of Playboy content across media properties will create more opportunities for advertisers to reach viewers and readers," Jellinek said.. "Working with Hef and our creative team, we can create a seamless, enhanced fusion between our media properties and maintain Playboy's role as the source for unique lifestyle content." … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adult Tagged With: , , , ,

Jimmy Flynt Sr. Shouldn’t Testify at Court, LFP Attorneys Say

November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
39b8bb9e0287b61b5086f8de7231507e

LOS ANGELES — LFP attorneys have asked a judge to deny Flynt Media Corp.’s motion to include Jimmy Flynt Sr. as a material witness when the trial begins next week. LFP attorneys say that by adding Jimmy Flynt Sr. to the defense’s witness list would be duplicative of testimony made in an October deposition and would constitute an undue consumption of time. “On the eve of trial, defendants are moving to include a witness that is purported to offer ‘substantive’ testimony on the issues in this case,” LFP attorneys said in a motion last week. “However, since the defendants failed to list Jimmy Flynt Sr. in [court rules] disclosures, plaintiffs still do not know the scope or purpose of this testimony. “Simply put, defendants are unjustifiably late in identifying Jimmy Flynt Sr. as a witness for the defendants’ case-in-chief.” LFP attorneys further claim that none of Jimmy Flynt Jr.’s anticipated testimony is relevant to the case. “Plaintiffs acknowledge that he was a long-time employee of LFP and its related companies, and that he developed one marketing slogan utilized by the Hustler Hollywood chain of adult retail stores (the “Relax … It’s Just Sex” slogan)," LFP attorneys said. “This anticipated testimony is not remotely relevant to the central issues in this trial — trademark infringement, unfair competition and a violation of Larry Flynt’s right of privacy/publicity.” Larry Flynt and LFP Inc. are suing Jimmy II and Dustin Flynt over the use of Flynt Media Corp. name, claiming it is too similar to their own and that it is likely to cause confusion in the marketplace. LFP already has won a preliminary injunction against Flynt Media Corp. So far, the judge in the case has made several key pretrial decisions, but he has not yet decided on Jimmy Flynt Sr. testifying at trial. U.S. Judge Howard Matz last week ruled to preclude some testimony in the trial from Mark Mauceri, Bruce Isaacson and Paul Fishbein. Matz also granted preclusion of references to insurance and past criminal history, as well as specific orders in the injunction against Flynt Media Corp. The trial is slated for Dec. 8 and is expected to last five days, with each side limited to 10 hours of direct testimony. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adult Tagged With: ,

Feed Frenzy: New Twitter Tech

November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
edfd745dc324eedcc4de745b5a2172d1

In our business, everybody’s got a niche. If porn customers want a site that gives them big-busted disabled Jewish lesbians, they’ll get it. (Did I just give you an idea? I want in for 10 percent, buddy!) The same goes for every normal, abnormal and subnormal fetish out there. It turns out that the people who make Twitter have the same idea. Whoever you are and whatever you do on your Twitter feed, someone is out there trying to meet your needs. Let’s say, for example, you want people to know where you are. Maybe you’re a porn star who wants to meet her fans at a trade show. Or you just want to find out where your friends vanished to during a pub crawl. Sure, you can Twitter your location to all your fans, but what if you move a few booths away five minutes from now? As for your drunken friends, you can try to reach them on your cell, but they’re probably too blitzed to hear their phones ring. Twitter is coming to the rescue. It’s introducing GPS-enabled tweets that will automatically tell your followers—the people who track your Twitter feed—where you are by latitude and longitude. You can tell Twitter where you are now, but the system is a bit clunky. That will change, perhaps by the time you read this. Under the new system, you’ll simply turn a default “off”’ setting to “on” and your tweets will tell everyone your exact location. This will do more than just tell people how to find you. At a trade show or a special porn-star event, you could set your cell phone to monitor the tweets of everybody in the building. It’s a great way to keep in touch with current—and potential—customers. If you’re worried about privacy, that’s definitely something to be concerned about. Use this feature with caution if stalkers are part of your life. (By the way, Pink Visual has found a unique use for GPS: It’s created a mobile app that allows people to pinpoint where they’ve had sex. This might be a challenge for those in the mile-high club, but I’m sure they’ll do their best to figure out a way to figure it out: Were we over Omaha or Kansas City when you blew me in the lavatory?) There’s more new stuff for the hundreds of porn-industry big shots on Twitter. Let’s say, for example, you want to know whenever anybody tweets about you, your company or your product. You could set up a search on the Twitter site or your Twitter reader program, but that’s a hassle. Instead, just go to TweetAlarm.com, where you can set up email “alarms” to alert you whenever someone tweets about something you’re interested in. Think of it as the Twitter version of “Google alerts.” (Google alerts, by the way, are alerts you can set up to let you know when certain words appear in news stories or blog posts. That’s also a handy way to track what people are saying about you.) We’ve got even more Twitter tips. Sometimes you want to send a tweet out at a certain time, maybe to catch people when they get home and are ready … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adult Tagged With: , , ,

Boston brewer pushes new limits on extreme beer

November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
989c-Extreme-Beer

BOSTON — It is banned in 13 states and sure doesn't come in a six-pack. The maker of Samuel Adams beer has released an updated version of its biennial beer Utopias — now the highest alcohol content beer on the market. At 27 percent alcohol by volume and $150 a bottle, the limited release of the brandy-colored Utopias comes as more brewers take advantage of improvements in science to boost potency and enhance taste. "Just part of trying to push the envelope," said Jim Koch, founder and owner of the Boston Beer Co. the maker of Sam Adams. "I'm pushing it beyond what the laws of these 13 states ever contemplated when they passed those laws decades ago." Since the 1990s, craft brewers like the Boston Beer Co. and the Delaware-based Dogfish Head have produced a number of "extreme beers" that challenge old notions of beer and the decades-old laws that have governed them. By law, these specialty drinks still are classified as beer when they are based on fermented grain. And despite the hefty prices of the high-scale beer, brewers still have to pay the required nickel deposit on bottles. Paul Gatza, director of the national Brewers Association based in Boulder, Colo., said new yeast research allowed brewers to experiment with the emerging science that pushed the traditional cap of 14 percent alcohol by volume for beer. "As a result, these new beers, like Utopias, balance sweetness, higher alcohol content and more ingredients," Gatza said. A few states also have moved to adapt their laws to allow for the emerging craft brew market. For example, Alabama and West Virginia recently passed laws to allow higher alcohol content in beer. Lawmakers in Iowa and Mississippi are considering similar legislation. Gatza said consumers are also pushing for the changes. That's what sparked a brew battle between the Boston Brewing Co. and Dogfish Head. In 1993, Koch set a new bar by creating Triple Bock, a beverage with 17.5 percent alcohol by volume. In the early 2000s, Dogfish Head responded with beverages of their own that went to 22 percent. But the latest Utopias alcohol volume gives Koch and Boston Beer Co. the clear title of having the strongest beer, said Sam Calagione, president and founder of Dogfish Head. "I must bow before him for Utopias," Calagione said. "I don't think we'll be brewing a beer that strong for a while." Utopias has reached its unique strength through a 15-year aging process in barrels at the Boston Beer Co.'s brewery in Boston. It's aged and finished in wooden containers like Scotch whisky barrels and sherry casks. The drink's yeast strains are regularly used in making malts and champagne. A quick sip unveils a cognac-like hit combined with vanilla, honey, and maple flavors. The long production cycle is what limits its availability to once every two years. This holiday season, for example, Koch is only releasing 10,000 bottles with the suggested retail price of $150 apiece. "It's like making 21-year-old Scotch," Koch said. "Yeah, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adult Tagged With: , ,

The Best and Worst Beers

November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A3D97C68E5911EF8E89D42C960C7F9

Beer and wine both have a lot of magical effects on the body, both positive and negative. If you can limit yourself to one or two a day, then you can get the health benefits without too many extra calories—if you choose wisely. Here's a rundown of what, exactly, you're really getting each time you reach for a cold one. Beers are listed from worst to best based on calories and carbohydrate content—the two major nutritional factors at play when analyzing alcohol. WORST: Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale 330 calories 32 grams carbohydrates 9.6 percent alcohol If you’re serious about losing your gut, you should avoid this brew. While research does shows that one to two drinks a day can be part of a smart eating plan, this beer packs two to three times more calories than a glass of wine (around 120 calories) or a bottle of light beer (about 100 calories). To make sure the rest of your drinking habits don't sabotage your fat-fighting efforts, check out this list of the 30 Worst Drinks in America. WORST: Leinenkugel's Berry Weiss 207 calories 28 grams carbohydrates 4.7 percent alcohol For a 12-ounce serving, this Wisconsin brew has calories and carbs up the Leinenkugel. Keep reading: You can find plenty of great-tasting beers that are, in fact, less filling. WORST: Samuel Adams Winter Lager 200 calories 14 grams carbohydrates 5.8 percent alcohol Drink two of these and you’ll be consuming the calorie-equivalent of a small meal—such as a McDouble burger from McDonald’s. Did you account for that in your diet? WORST: Budweiser American Ale 182 calories 18 grams carbohydrates 5.3 percent alcohol You may be as patriotic as the next guy, but if you’re trying to fight fat, pass on this American ale for one of Bud's lighter options. WORST: Redhook ESB 179 calories 14 grams carbohydrates 5.8 percent alcohol If you’re hooked on this beer, make sure to stick with just one. After all, drink a couple of bottles while you split a Chili’s appetizer with a friend, and you could easily down 1,000 calories before halftime. Don’t believe it? See for yourself with this list of the 10 Worst Apps, Sides, and Starters. BEST: Miller Lite 96 calories 3 grams carbohydrates 4.2 percent alcohol Every bar has Miller Lite on tap for a reason. When in doubt, here's your order. BEST: Amstel Light 95 calories 6 grams carbohydrates 3.5 percent alcohol No frills here. Just a good beer that won’t fill you out. BEST: Michelob Ultra 95 calories 3 grams carbohydrates 4.2 percent alcohol Michelob was one of the first to market a “low-carb” beer. But here’s a secret: Almost all the low-calorie brews are relatively close in carb count. (Sam Adams Light and Yuengling Lager Light are the notable exceptions.) Just look at the label. Which is exactly what you should be doing for anything you eat and drink. But you can make it easy on yourself with this list of the 125 Healthiest Supermarket Foods. BEST: Beck's Premier Light 64 calories 4 grams carbohydrates 3.8 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adult Tagged With: , , , ,

Get Her To Watch Porn

November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
22819877f0a6d9d77ea6302eb9a60c39

Women and pornography don’t always go together very well. Why is this? There are a few reasons: One of the foremost is that most male porn may not be a turn-on for many women because it’s so fake and not the kind of sex that a woman would perhaps aspire to (think jack-hammering men, huge slamming, jamming dildos, and loud fake-breasted women exaggerating the virtues and talents of their partner beyond what is obviously apparent). This doesn't turn her on, and it probably disappoints her that it turns you on. Is that the kind of sex you expect her to give you? Do you wish she looked like that? She likely feels a subconscious pressure to "perform" like a porn star, to look like a porn star, and to be as sexually talented and adventurous as one, too. It may come somewhere along the equivocal lines of “Is my dick big enough?” The second prominent reason is that she may have been conditioned to view porn in a negative way due to other influences -- religious beliefs, family beliefs and personal values. She may not realize that the views she holds are actually other people's, not her own, and this is an avenue for discussion. Sometimes, re-evaluating and finding the root of why she thinks and feels how she does reveals a lot. She may have been following other people's rules for a very long time without realizing it (read: parents, siblings, school teachers, etc.). In saying that, not everybody likes to watch porn, and no matter what you do, you can’t make them -- it isn’t for everyone. However, there are some ways that you can introduce your femme fatale to the joys of adult movies to see if she may find some that she likes. Discuss First things first: Converse about sex on film. You may find that she has an emotional response to it; she may find it disgusting or degrading to women. If she has a strong negative response, you will need to tread carefully and plot your course very thoughtfully. If she seems open to it, explore further. Has she ever watched porn? Did she like it? Does she have a preference (i.e., lesbian, gay, straight, etc.)? You need to allow her the freedom to reveal her thoughts -- she may quite enjoy watching men have sex with each other, and this may not sit very comfortably with you. Be prepared for what she has to say, as many women actually love watching porn of all descriptions -- perhaps just not the kind that you like. Work out a strategy If she was in favor of locking up everyone involved in the sex industry and beheading the perps in public, perhaps you shouldn't bring it up again. If she was in favor of spending a night in and watching people doin’ it, please proceed and enjoy. If her reaction was anywhere in the middle, she may need some convincing that not all porn is pathetic and disgusting. So figure out where she stands (by following the first tip), then work out a way to bring her around and get her to watch and enjoy porn as much as you do. Choose movies to watch together This may involve visiting a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adult Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

Newly deployed Marines to target Taliban area

November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
091128-helmand-vlg-10p.widec

Obama to detail this week a plan with renewed focus on volatile Helmand KABUL, Afghanistan - Days after President Obama outlines his new war strategy in a speech Tuesday, as many as 9,000 Marines will begin final preparations to deploy to southern Afghanistan and renew an assault on a Taliban stronghold that slowed this year amid a troop shortage and political pressure from the Afghan government, senior U.S. officials said. The extra Marines will be the first to move into the country as part of Obama's escalation of the eight-year-old war. They will double the size of the U.S. force in the southern province of Helmand and will provide a critical test for Afghan President Hamid Karzai's struggling government and Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal's counterinsurgency strategy. "The first troops out of the door are going to be Marines," Gen. James T. Conway, the Corps' top officer, told fellow Marines in Afghanistan on Saturday. "We've been leaning forward in anticipation of a decision. And we've got some pretty stiff fighting coming." Story continues below ?advertisement | your ad here The Marines will be quickly followed by about 1,000 U.S. Army trainers. They will deploy as early as February to speed the growth of the Afghan army and police force, military officials said. Phased approach The new forces will not start moving until Obama outlines his new strategy in a speech at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. The revised plan, which faces a war-weary and increasingly skeptical American public, is expected to call for 30,000 to 35,000 new troops in a phased deployment over the next 12 to 18 months. The parceling-out of reinforcements is driven in part by Afghanistan's lack of infrastructure, which cannot immediately support a larger U.S. force. The phased approach will also allow the president to cancel some of the additional reinforcements if the counterinsurgency strategy advocated by McChrystal, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, does not show results or if the Karzai government does not meet goals for stamping out corruption and providing for the Afghan people, White House officials said. The first place Obama will look for results is Helmand, a Taliban-dominated province that has been McChrystal's primary focus for much of this year and has been the site of some of the bloodiest fighting. Earlier this year, about 10,000 Marines moved into the area and pushed Taliban fighters out of several major cities there. The Marines then began to rebuild the long-absent Afghan government and police forces in the area. The U.S. offensive, however, did not dislodge the Taliban from such places as Marjeh, a city of about 50,000 people in central Helmand that remains a major center for the opium trade. After several months of fighting, senior Marine officials concluded that they did not have enough troops to expand into Marjeh and a handful of other Taliban havens while holding on to the gains they had made in the province. "Where we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adult Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp'

November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
300h

FILE - In this April 1998 file photo, exiled al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is seen in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says. (AP Photo, file) WASHINGTON—Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says. The report asserts that the failure to kill or capture bin Laden at his most vulnerable in December 2001 has had lasting consequences beyond the fate of one man. Bin Laden's escape laid the foundation for today's reinvigorated Afghan insurgency and inflamed the internal strife now endangering Pakistan, it says. Staff members for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Democratic majority prepared the report at the request of the chairman, Sen. John Kerry, as President Barack Obama prepares to boost U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The Massachusetts senator and 2004 Democratic presidential candidate has long argued the Bush administration missed a chance to get the al-Qaida leader and top deputies when they were holed up in the forbidding mountainous area of eastern Afghanistan only three months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Although limited to a review of military operations eight years old, the report could also be read as a cautionary note for those resisting an increased troop presence there now. More pointedly, it seeks to affix a measure of blame for the state of the war today on military leaders under former president George W. Bush, specifically Donald H. Rumsfeld as defense secretary and his top military commander, Tommy Franks. "Removing the al-Qaida leader from the battlefield eight years ago would not have eliminated the worldwide extremist threat," the report says. "But the decisions that opened the door for his escape to Pakistan allowed bin Laden to emerge as a potent symbolic figure who continues to attract a steady flow of money and inspire fanatics worldwide. The failure to finish the job represents a lost opportunity that forever altered the course of the conflict in Afghanistan and the future of international terrorism." The report states categorically that bin Laden was hiding in Tora Bora when the U.S. had the means to mount a rapid assault with several thousand troops at least. It says that a review of existing literature, unclassified government records and interviews with central participants "removes any lingering doubts and makes it clear that Osama bin Laden was within our grasp at Tora Bora." On or about Dec. 16, 2001, bin Laden and bodyguards "walked unmolested out of Tora Bora and disappeared into Pakistan's unregulated tribal area," where he is still believed to be based, the report says. Instead of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adult Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Player: Learning From Past Mistakes

November 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
bf1922fa2c84ae2b60360121e2809781

The Player is not beyond reproach or rejection. I won’t sit here and claim that every one of my techniques works for every guy out there. I’m not going to boast of the single highest success rate in recent history, and if I do enjoy good success in the realm of sex and dating it’s due to a dash of charm, a dollop of charisma and a whole lot of experience. In other words, there have been many conquests, but in order to scale those mountains one must experience some painful falls. The key is to learn from those falls; so, the next time you encounter a particularly tough cliff, you won’t slip and plummet to yet another embarrassing failure. By now, I am confident and secure enough to pass along some of my own mistakes for your benefit. Pay attention and your success rate just might equal mine someday. Overuse the same technique After coming off a series of successful weeks, I ran into this extremely cute girl at the bar who was clearly interested but also more cautious than the previous few cuties who had temporarily adorned my bedspread. Thinking I was on a roll and that all girls would respond to a certain amount of well-played confidence (even cockiness) and forward-thinking, I employed the same tactic with this new girl and came up empty-handed. Solution: Always be fluid and adapt. It’s one of the most common mistakes among pickup artists to believe that one particular style, approach or technique will work with all -- or even the majority of -- women. There are two problems with this: Firstly, it lessens your creativity and inventiveness because you’re not experimenting enough with new ideas; secondly, it basically typecasts you. Women talk among themselves and you could gain a reputation very, very quickly. I always observe first and then settle upon a course of action. Push too hard, too fast While I’m usually good at targeting the girls who suit my style -- those who can match me stride for stride in an early sprint -- I once made the mistake of pushing too hard when I didn’t necessarily have the green light. I had the requisite attention and even interest, but she wasn’t prepared to shell out after the first date and I misread the situation and offered to bring her back to my place. She said, quite simply, that it was “too fast” and that was it. She didn’t call back. Learning from past mistakes is essential if you want to become the ultimate Player... Solution: Go by her pace If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that a man really can’t dictate the pace before receiving the “go” signal. You may find a woman who’s clearly ready to get down and dirty with little in the way of wooing, but she had better have her tongue down your throat before you come to that conclusion. If she wants it, she’ll most certainly let you know; you can work toward that goal, but don’t make her feel uncomfortable. A Player is all about respect and even deference. So, early on, tread the sexual path she walks. Once you have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adult Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,
« Older Posts