NOT WORK SAFE

8/19/2004

Access to Porn Defines A Society

Filed under: — Smut Peddler @ 2:41 pm

Salman Rushdie is begging to have his head cut off

In the essay, to be published this autumn alongside images of American porn stars in a book called XXX:30 Porn Star, Rushdie argues that a free and civilised society should be judged by its willingness to accept pornography…

According to the Times, he writes: ‘Pornography exists everywhere, of course, but when it comes into societies in which it’s difficult for young men and women to get together and do what young men and women often like doing, it satisfies a more general need…

His views are likely to infuriate Christians and Muslims alike, the Times said.

Understatement of the year. “His views are likely to infuriate Christians and Muslims.”

Porn Clerk Stories: The Audio

Filed under: — PornoGil @ 10:00 am

Huzzah! I was able to find that great piece by writer Ali Davis on NPR’s This American Life about being a porn clerk. The episode first aired on July 12th, 2002, and hasn’t lost a bit of its punch. The episode, titled “Give the People What They Want", is available as a free RealAudio stream on the website or can be purchased as a download on iTunes.

Give the People What They Want

It seems that Ali has moved to LA, and is cutting her teeth on some screenplays. She’s also keeping a pretty good blog:

http://www.livejournal.com/~alidavis/

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