Stoya
Stoya on Peeking Behind the Porn Curtain
As a culture, we are fascinated by what entertainers and public personalities do when they aren't at work and how they became who they are. This is why demand for biographies, interviews, and backstage/on-set photographs exists. The superficiality in...
Art Is Just as Powerful as Protest
Getting people to care and want to learn about things that they don't see as directly impacting their lives can be difficult. Which is why I believe that wrapping points and ideas up in pretty or exciting packages is just as valid a tactic as...
Stoya on How to Perform a Meathook
There's a frequently repeated anecdote about 20th century ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky from one of his early shows in Paris. Someone asked him if it was hard to perform one of his celebrated leaps—to stay suspended in the air in a way that appeared...
Stoya on Why Las Vegas and Megachurches Are the Pinnacle of Human Achievement
Humans are by no means the only animal that engages in behaviors which do nothing to directly contribute to the survival of the individual or species as a whole. However, we do seem to do it harder than any other creature.
Stoya on the Metaphysics of Cocksucking
"What's your number-one tip for giving the best blowjob?" This question drives me insane.
Stoya on the Pitfalls of Heteronormativity and Monogamy
Being outside of heteronormativity tends to come with a need to consider one's personal views on roles in relationships, how our appearance affects the way we are perceived, what sex actually is, what monogamy is, and what arrangements are right for us.
Stoya on How Porn Chicks Avoid Getting Preggers
Stoya is our hands-down favorite adult entertainer. Turns out she's also a really fantastic writer. Here's her first column for us. It's about birth control.