In an era of weird headlines, like "Trump Bombshell: There Were Fine People Among Nazis," and "Behold! Donald Trump and the Mysterious Glowing Orb," we now have one of the weirdest, and most unintentionally hilarious news stories in recent months...as the headline says, Ted Cruz ...read more

• By Jeremy Fassler
  Nov 9, 2018

In this issue of Banter M: Requiring Condoms in Porn is a Stupid Solution Waiting for a Problem - In a thought provoking and NSFW screed against California's proposition 60 that mandates condoms in porn, Bob Cesca argues that it is in fact "a solution seeking a problem." For ...read more

• By The Editors
  Oct 20, 2016

Long time conservative nemesis and self described "smut peddler" Larry Flynt has (shock-horror!) made a Donald Trump porno parody. In an email sent to select members of the media, the HUSTLER Founder and Hillary Clinton supporter announced the release of  “THE DONALD,” ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Apr 11, 2016

Anonymous hook-up website Adult Friend Finder (you know, that place in all the pop-up ads) has been hacked big time. Ars Technica reports roughly four million users had their "email addresses, sexual orientations, and other sensitive details" sent out in the breach. While it was ...read more

• By Tom McKay
  Feb 17, 2016

Mixed martial arts fighter War Machine was arrested by police in Simi Valley, Calif. at an Extended Stay Hotel on Friday, according to KTLA. War Machine (and yes that is the legal name of the former Jon Koppenhaver) was wanted in connection with a vicious assault on his ...read more

• By Michael Luciano
  Feb 17, 2016

If you read today's Morning Banter, you saw a 2-for-1 pair of links to two "Of course there's a tumblr for that" kind of websites, one called Spinning 3D Porn Hub Comments and the other Porn Hub Comments on Stock Photos. The kind of sites where you already coneptually know what ...read more

• By Bryce Rudow
  Nov 9, 2018

Oliver Green is a modern life burnout/angeraholic living in Bali, Indonesia and writing about life instead of making things worse by having one. P O R N My first run in with porn was probably like yours – a magazine found in in the rubbish bins on the street or stolen from an ...read more

• By Oliver Green
  Nov 9, 2018

David Foster Wallace famously lamented the rise of irony and cynicism as the new default setting in American art and culture, and it was always tough to argue with him. If snark and sarcasm are the response mechanisms of the lazy, our society is practically comatose at this ...read more

• By Chez Pazienza
  Nov 9, 2018

I've been profoundly irritated for years by the insistence of third-wave feminists that porn is “empowering” to women. The porn industry is built on the backs of girls fresh out of high school, many with abuse histories and self-esteem issues. Many who lack the money and the ...read more

• By Virginia Pelley
  Feb 17, 2016

Think you're addicted to porn? Doubtful, according to a new study, "The Emperor Has No Clothes: A Review of the ‘Pornography Addiction’ Model," co-authored by David Ley, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Albuquerque, N.M. If his name sounds familiar, it's likely because Ley, ...read more

• By Virginia Pelley
  Nov 9, 2018

Updated Below It's a fact of life, or an occupational hazard, depending on how you want to look at it: Eventually, if you work in a local newsroom, you're going to wind up on television. We're not just talking about the usual background shots here -- you're going to inevitably ...read more

• By Chez Pazienza
  Feb 17, 2016

If your racially insensitive company didn't give you today off, your Monday morning just got brighter. You're welcome. SpokenRAD's "Making of" video, which includes both a puppy and sex tips from Jeremy, is also not to be missed. In other news of all things Jeremy, the ...read more

• By Virginia Pelley
  Feb 17, 2016

Sometimes, when describing The Daily Banter to curious friends, families, and strangers, I like to say, “It’s what the Huffington Post used to be and wishes it still was,” because I’m snarky/an asshole like that. And while I mean that more as a compliment to ourselves, as I ...read more

• By Bryce Rudow
  Feb 17, 2016

Good morning, gerbils. It's back to the wheel with you on this oh-so-glorious Monday. Here's some reading material to get you back into the swing of things. 1. Let's Make a Deal Obviously the big story of the weekend was the historic nuclear deal with Iran that took place in ...read more

• By Chez Pazienza
  Feb 17, 2016

In a recent blog for The Telegraph, Mic Wright wrote that new porn site Porniq.com will revolutionize your jack-off experience, delivering “super-curated,” porn scenes tailored to your specific tastes at the touch of a big, black button. (Or three of them. The buttons are ...read more

• By Virginia Pelley
  Feb 24, 2016

Good Day New York on 'Fox 5' is all about good, clean, family fun for residents of the Big Apple. The daily show features news, weather updates, fashion segments, celebrity gossip, and er, interviews with drugged up ex porn stars... Strung out on oxycontin/alcohol/xanax/all ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Feb 17, 2016

Before you settle down to work, you'd better know what the hell is going on in the world right now. Yes, some woman in England had a baby who will one day be a completely irrelevant monarch, but there's a lot more going on that you need to be up to date with. Sexually Repressed ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Feb 17, 2016