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In my latest newsletter, I take a harrowing trip through AI pornography.

I had fun seeing the Director’s Cut, restored, and remastered 1971 The Devils at the Vista Theater Hollywood.

Dolly Parton’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Hollywood, Calif., 2026.

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I’ve updated The Porn Library—a compendium of books, movies, television series, journalism, essays, podcasts, art, photography, and online works by authors, filmmakers, directors, journalists, podcasters, essayists, playwrights, artists, photographers, and

The Hollywood Heritage Museum in Los Angeles, Calif., 2026.

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Fun, freaky, and very filthy.

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I took a trip to Las Vegas, Nev., to do research for a nonfiction book I’m writing about the adult film business.

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Adult movies, Los Angeles, Calif., 2023 | Photo credit: Susannah Breslin I’m working on an art installation about the San Fernando Valley adult movie industry that will be part of a group show at an art gallery in Los Angeles.

A car wash in Highland Park in Los Angeles, Calif., 2026.

I put together a page featuring some of my coverage of the adult industry.

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Charli XCX is Playboy’s Fall 2026 cover girl.

The view from the presidential suite, Los Angeles, Calif., 2026.

“Susannah was 758; that was her identifying number as a research subject in an academic study—and a psychological experiment— that spanned thirty years of her life.

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Delighted to have a new copy of Jeff Burton’s Dreamland.

A Sting poster at an estate sale in Van Nuys, Calif.

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My new favorite photography book is L.A., 1971, by Anthony Hernandez.

Adult actor Mighty Dee, after shooting his scene, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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“In my earliest recollection from the story of my life as a human lab rat, I’m 7 or 8 years old.” — from Slate About I My Book | Consulting I X I Instagram I LinkedIn I Email

The late Bobby Sherman’s estate sale, in Encino, Calif.

“Gustave Doré’s Haunting Illustrations of Dante’s Divine Comedy” About I My Book | Consulting I X I Instagram I LinkedIn I Email

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The latest Arkiv Paper “bookazine” focuses on sex work.

At the Adult Novelty Manufacturers Expo in Burbank, Calif.

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica is absolutely stunning, horrifying, and a must-read.

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This past Thursday, I had the incredible opportunity to meet one of my heroes: Joel-Peter Witkin.

An adult actress at AVN Media Day in West Hollywood, Calif.

I decided to read Muriel Spark’s The Driver’s Seat based on Womb House Books excellent Book Domme’s recommendation.

“‘Most kinksters don’t want to buy their shit from some random place on the Internet.’”

Adult movie set, Los Angeles, Calif., 2014 | Photo credit: Susannah Breslin A game show-themed adult movie set in Los Angeles, Calif.