Las Vegas -- Walking around the Adult Entertainment Expo (Aee) in Las Vegas, you'd never know the porn industry was at half-mast, sales-wise.
There are floor-to-ceiling billboards of scantily clad sex actresses and HD TV screens showing every conceivable type of fornication (and a few unconceivable ones as well). Fans can take pictures with stars like Lisa Ann (the porn version of Sarah Palin), Julia Ann (no relation) and Alexis Texas (formerly Alexis Texass). If polite enough, the fanboy or frangirl might even get to touch a breast.
If the Aee was one's only exposure to the industry, the crowded convention hall might seem proof that porn is truly recession-proof. But insiders claim the business has gone limp -- metaphorically speaking -- because more people are watching porn for free over the Internet instead of purchasing it.
The end result means fewer gigs for hard-working porn performers like Dave Cummings,...
There are floor-to-ceiling billboards of scantily clad sex actresses and HD TV screens showing every conceivable type of fornication (and a few unconceivable ones as well). Fans can take pictures with stars like Lisa Ann (the porn version of Sarah Palin), Julia Ann (no relation) and Alexis Texas (formerly Alexis Texass). If polite enough, the fanboy or frangirl might even get to touch a breast.
If the Aee was one's only exposure to the industry, the crowded convention hall might seem proof that porn is truly recession-proof. But insiders claim the business has gone limp -- metaphorically speaking -- because more people are watching porn for free over the Internet instead of purchasing it.
The end result means fewer gigs for hard-working porn performers like Dave Cummings,...
- 1/19/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
During showbiz awards season, nominees try to adopt false humility about how it's nice just being nominated.
Not porn star Asa Akira.
Since entering the adult industry five years ago, Akira has won numerous Avn Awards -- the porn business' equivalent to the Oscars -- in categories like "Best Double Penetration" or "Best Anal Sex Scene" and is proud of them all.
"To be honest, the first few, I didn't want to put them on display. It felt weird; so 'look at me!'" she admitted to The Huffington Post. "Now they are proudly displayed on a shelf in my home."
The 30th Annual Avn Awards take place Jan. 19 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and Akira has multiple nominations including "Female Performer of the Year."
The AVNs are definitely cheekier than mainstream awards shows -- in all meanings of the word -- but like the Oscars and Golden Globes,...
Not porn star Asa Akira.
Since entering the adult industry five years ago, Akira has won numerous Avn Awards -- the porn business' equivalent to the Oscars -- in categories like "Best Double Penetration" or "Best Anal Sex Scene" and is proud of them all.
"To be honest, the first few, I didn't want to put them on display. It felt weird; so 'look at me!'" she admitted to The Huffington Post. "Now they are proudly displayed on a shelf in my home."
The 30th Annual Avn Awards take place Jan. 19 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and Akira has multiple nominations including "Female Performer of the Year."
The AVNs are definitely cheekier than mainstream awards shows -- in all meanings of the word -- but like the Oscars and Golden Globes,...
- 1/19/2013
- by David Moye
- Huffington Post
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