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I’d like to introduce the first installment of what I’m very creatively calling Ask Alison. Thanks to everyone who sent in questions! I’ve included three in this post, but don’t worry if your question didn’t make it this time. It may appear in a future edition.

What measures are taken to ensure hygiene and minimize the risk of infections in A2M scenes? As most people know, feces is a bearer of all kinds of pathogenic germs, even to the extent that entering a vagina with a penis that was previously a woman’s butt can destroy the vaginal flora. Taking such a penis into the mouth doesn’t make it much better, so what is done in porn productions to reduce the risk of infections through A2M or similar activity?

Yours, A.

Dear A.,

I’ve been a very vocal critic of ass-to-mouth (A2M) for years. It’s an unhygienic practice and I personally don’t find it attractive to watch. The bad news is that, for the most part, no precautions are taken on sets to specifically reduce the risk of infections through A2M. Before most anal scenes, the female performers use enemas or anal douches to clean their rectums so as to avoid unpleasant accidents on set. People claim that this makes the risk from sucking on a cock that was recently in someone’s ass much lower. I don’t personally buy it, but I’ve never heard of someone getting sick from it either, so I think the jury’s still out on this subject.

Alison

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Since it sounds like fun, I decided to start an Ask Alison feature wherein readers can email me at alison@videoboxblog.com and I will respond to their questions in a post.

This is not my first attempt at this sort of thing, in case you’re concerned about my credentials. I wrote a sex advice column for about two years when I was working for a porn/sex toy retailer and had (what I considered at the time to be) an excess of knowledge about things like how to clean CyberSkin and how to convince one’s significant other to watch porn.

Since that time, my very specialized expertise has expanded to things like how pornstars get ready for an anal scene (hint: they don’t eat burritos) and how much they’re paid for it.

So, if you’ve got a burning question about sex, porn, dildos, relationships or related topics, email me! Be sure to include the name you’d like to be identified by in the blog.

Tom Byron is a bit of a porn legend. He’s been in something like 2,000 movies since the early 80’s. He’s also, apparently, a funny guy.

This video from PopPorn.com is called Shitty Advice from Tom Byron wherein he and Shayla LaVeaux proceed to give shitty advice to people who write in and ask for it (though I can’t imagine why they would).

I clearly need an advice column.

I had a great vacation and it’s nice to be home. Since I had a little time to think on my 14 hour plane rides, I started trying to come up with new ideas for the blog. Things that you guys will find interesting. I had a few notions (more lists, interviews with members, more in-depth pornstar posts, guest writers, podcasts, etc.), but it occurred to me that the best way to find out what you want to read is to ask you.

So I want to hear from you about this blog. How it’s going, what you like, what you don’t and what you want to see next. You don’t necessarily have to give me ideas for posts (though I’m always open and appreciative of them). I just want to open the forum to your thoughts about where the blog should go next.

Yesterday saw the posting of Chloe’s I Came, Did You? from Elegant Angel. Scene 3 is an all girl threesome featuring Chloe, Shelby Myne, and Tina Tyler. Some fifteen minutes into the scene (15:13), Chloe lays back into the arms of Shelby. Tina approaches and the pink glove covering her hand, wrist, and forearm is a not so subtle hint that Tina’s intentions go way beyond lightly stroking Chloe’s outer labia. Just as Tina is about to plunge her entire hand into Chloe’s pussy, a black box appears on the screen, obliterating the action.

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It’s been a while since I’ve done a list, so I figured I’d take a request and compile my top 10 favorite pornstar butts. This was a tough list to create because there are so many great asses in porn. In order to make my list, the butts had to be:

• Big
• Round
• Free of blemishes*
• Free of cellulite*

To demonstrate their superiority for all of you, I’ve included a link to a video of each star showing off what she’s got. It took a little work to find the perfect scene for each girl, but I think it was well worth it.

So without further ado, I present my top 10 best asses in porn!

1. Naomi

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You asked, Gianna answered. An all-around cool chick, Gianna Michaels was excited to answer questions from her fans. If she’s going to do anal, what she does in her free time, who she likes to fuck, what turns her on and more…

How and why did you get into porn?

I was approached by an agent walking home from work in the steaming hot San Fernando valley. I was wearing a skin tight tank top and sweat glistened in between my cleavage like glitter. lol…. yeah and I didnt really take it seriously so I blew it off.

I ran into the same agent a year later in the same spot walking in the same smoldering heat and he asked me one question………….

Still walking huh? lol……. and I said SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!! (in my head of course) decided to give it a shot


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We’ve all noticed the following situation. A scene is uploaded featuring a popular performer, especially one that the membership considers under utilized by the site. Quite often, the review comments will include a request for more scenes of the particular actress. These remarks are scattered throughout the archives. In this article, I’d like to compile a list of performers you wish to see more of. I’ll throw out a few names to get the ball rolling. I invite everyone to respond to the post with their own choices.

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I’ll be heading off for a 2-1/2 week vacation tomorrow, but I wanted everyone to know that I have a couple of posts lined up for you while I’m gone. I don’t want to give anything away, but I think you’re going to like them.

Additionally, I’ve given our friend Ropeadope the keys to the castle, so to speak, so keep an eye out for any posts he might decide to write while I’m gone.

I was wondering the other day about how people deal with the massive amount of porn on VideoBox. Having 29,000 scenes to choose from is great, but it presents its own challenges. I tend to put anything that catches my eye on my favorites list so I have a queue of things to check out. But I spend a lot more time on the site than I hope any of you do. So, how do you go about finding movies that appeal to you?

Since there are probably a few ways of finding videos, you can choose up to three answers.

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I’m sure many of you have already noticed that the new Flash player went live this week. I just wanted to open the comments for any feedback you guys have on it. It’s really important to us that 1) you like it and 2) it works correctly. So post your thoughts, positive, negative or mixed in the comments.

Congratulations to VideoBox member miketheman2008 for correctly naming 18 of the 25 girls on our new warning page! He’s won a free month of VideoBox service for his effort.

For those of you who are still wondering who’s who on the warning page, here’s the complete list:

1. Christina Aguchi
2. Charlotte Stokely
3. Jeneveve Jolie
4. Sarah Jane Ceylon
5. Lana Croft
6. Mia Smiles
7. Mika Tan
8. Agatha Cristine
9. Eva Angelina
10. Mysti May
11. Felony
12. Hillary Scott
13. Emma Red
14. Victoria
15. Sophie Dee
16. Hillary Scott
17. Jenna Brooks
18. Lyla Lei
19. Tia Tanaka
20. Tia Tanaka
21. Aaralyn Barra
22. Gwen Diamond
23. Jeaveve Jolie
24. Rebecca Love
25. Lexxi Tyler

For reference, the numbers correspond to the ones on this graphic.

After hearing the news that Janine Lindemulder could be headed to prison, the men’s magazine Complex compiled a list of Porn’s Greatest Jailbirds. The list includes an insider trader, an attempted murderer and a bank robber. They don’t mention Brian Surewood, the porn actor charged with murder, but who wants to hear about the guys anyway?

Update: Other pornstar jailbirds from Porn Stars: Where Are They Now?:
Seka - Went to jail in San Diego for 12 hours in the 80’s for lewd dancing and obscene conduct
Rebecca Steele - Jailed in Florida on a cocaine charge in the mid-1990s
Cara Lott - In 1990 Cara was charged with prostitution
Candy Barr - Arrested for marijuana possession in 1957 and 1968
Linda Wong - Jailed in the 80’s for trying to fill a phony prescription for codeine

Source: Complex.com

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Many of you have noticed that VideoBox launched a new warning page last week. Most of the folks who’ve mentioned it were wondering about the identities of a few of the girls. I could just tell you who they are, but what’s the fun in that?

Instead, I’m offering a free month of VideoBox membership to the first person to name each girl numbered below.

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Submit your entries to contest@videobox.com with the subject line “Warning Page Contest” by 5pm PST on September 2nd. The winner will be announced on September 3rd. If no one accurately identifies all of the girls, the entry with the most correct answers will win. Good luck!

Hint: three girls appear more than once.

Below is a video of an interview with John Stagliano regarding his obscenity prosecution. I’m not sure how old it is (the interview was done in April), but If you’re seriously interested in this case or obscenity law in general, this is a pretty in-depth discussion of the topic. If you’re more interested in John Stagliano’s life and the history of porn, start the video about halfway through.



Source: reason.tv

For more information: Defend Our Porn

Time is a funny concept. There are stretches where the minutes are dragging so slowly, it hardly seems possible to get through the day. Then you blink your eyes and an entire year has come and gone. It’s difficult to imagine, but today is the one year anniversary of the passing of Haley Paige.


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We’ll be debuting our redesigned Flash player within the next week or so on VideoBox and I’ve got a preview of the design and functionality exclusively for blog readers.

The Design
A little sleeker and easier on the eyes, the new design tightens up the player a bit while delivering all of the features you’ve come to expect from it.

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What’s New
The new player also comes with a few changes:

• The playhead is now separate from the filmstrip, so you can look ahead in the movie without being flung back to where you were.
• The controls no longer show up over top of the video.
• The volume control is more intuitive and easy to use.

I’m interested to hear what you guys think about the new design. Now and after it launches.

Go inside this entry to find a set of 26 thumbnail images. Clicking the thumbnail will reveal the full size picture. All images are of girls who are represented by at least one scene at VideoBox. The first member who responds to this post with all 26 correct pornstar identifications will win a beautiful VideoBox t-shirt.

You may submit multiple responses but please include only one set of 26 answers per response. If you wish to submit a second, third, or tenth guess, they must each come in a separate reply to the post. I will score as follows: Each correct answer for images 1 thru 25 is worth four points. A correct reply to the bonus (26th) image is worth 10 points.

I will tabulate and report the scores on an ongoing basis but will not indicate which specific answers are correct or incorrect. Many thanks to Alison for laying out and linking up all the images. Good luck.

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A coworker forwarded me this really interesting blog post from the Details blog about guys who are married to porn stars.

Needless to say, being married to a woman who has sex with other men for a living is no picnic:

This is what it’s like to be married to a porn star. While you toil away at a conventional job during the week, your wife spends eight hours a day getting plowed by guys with nicknames like Thug of Porn. There are the indelible mental images.

The article is pretty interesting overall. It presents a realistic look at the human side of being involved in the porn industry that you don’t often see. Definitely worth a look.

Source: The Provocateur

The lovely and amazing Gianna Michaels has offered Dave, our man in the field, an interview for the VideoBox Blog. So let’s try this again!

Leave your interview questions in the comments and I’ll choose the best 20 or so to have Dave ask Ms. Michaels. Be creative!