* It’s time for indie porn film fest submissions — and bi (coastal) is the new black. My friends at CineKink NYC are partnering with LA’s Erotica Film Fest for the fest and their submission deadline is August 15. It looks less indie and more mainstream porn than I’d hoped, but looks like a lot of fun. Good Vibes just posted an open call for submissions for their San Francisco based Amateur Erotic Film Competition, with a deadline of September 10. I’m *thrilled* to see that in Seattle, The Stranger’s porn fest HUMP! is readying up for another lip-licking year for its indie porn festival — deadline for HUMP! 3 is September 10, and did I mention this was my favorite of the bunch?
* Speaking of Seattle and all things… Dan Savage. Let me count the ways I *heart* Dan. Too many! He is like a delicious human cupcake. Look for me in his column next thursday, and don’t miss the fascinating collection of letters he just posted from gay men who love to watch cunnilingus scenes in porn. I’m often asked about this, and about lesbians who watch straight (and gay male) porn as well. Cult of “the other”, perhaps.
* Over at CounterPunch, Debbie Nathan has a shocking piece about the Kurt Eichenwald trial, where his lawyers are trying to seal all documents and keep conversations behind closed doors — Eichenwald being the NYT reporter who got outed for paying for information (for an NYT story) about underage porn online. It was later revealed that the young man he paid — Justin Berry — was making and producing the porn himself. Nathan tells us, “During the time he received Eichenwald’s money, Berry revived an inactive sex site by posting freshly minted child porn images.” What are the lawyers trying to hide? Nathan reports, multiple payments from Eichenwald under a different name (via PayPal). Perhaps it was payment for Eichenwald’s website design. People have gone to prison around this case, and Berry has since made a career around public speaking and has *testified before Congress* about the dangers of child porn online.
* The Adult Treasure Expo 2007 in Japan looks like it was incredible! Yesterday we posted a fucking incredible video from the expo floor on Fleshbot (complete with demo of male masturbation machines and more). The top image in this post is from hiroshi JET-LOG. who has a few more pics on Flickr. Better yet, Kanojo Toys has great video, images and blog reports from the expo.
