In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: BDSM. E.L. James’s book 50 Shades of Grey brought BDSM out of the dungeon and into the mainstream. It’s a genre that’s often misunderstood, though, and frequently mischaracterized. Cliched depictions […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: INTERRACIAL. Race relations are among the thorniest issues in contemporary American politics, but interracial porn exists in a different sphere. “If Hollywood has been lacking in honest and open explorations […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: THREESOMES. It’s very difficult to craft a porn bestseller that will stand the test of time. Most movies that top AE’s bestseller list rule the rankings for a few weeks and […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: FAMILY ROLEPLAY. It feels so wrong. Yet for porn, it’s the one genre that always seems to go right. Family-relationship porn, sometimes also referred to as “fauxcest,” has become a […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: RISE OF THE ALL-NATURAL GIRL. Ask someone on the street to describe the typical pornstar look and they’ll probably mention blond hair, enhanced breasts, and gaudy makeup. For many years, […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: FIRSTS & DOUBLES. “I’ve always been a fan of firsts. When I look back, all of my favorite porn scenes are the ones where I did something for the first […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: PARODIES. Saturday Night Live, Mad Magazine, National Lampoon, and many more have made their names by spoofing popular movies and television shows. Ever a cultural microcosm, porn has also drawn inspiration from […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: MILF. If there is one porn word that has fully entered the mainstream lexicon, it is undoubtedly “MILF.” It stands for “Mother I’d Like to Fuck,” of course, and the […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: CELEB SEX TAPES. The first camcorder was introduced on June 1, 1982. We’re guessing that the first sex tape probably existed by June 2! There’s an insatiable curiosity about how most […]
In celebration of Adult Empire’s 20th anniversary, we look at some of the porn trends and genres that shaped the company’s history. In this edition: OILED porn. Oil, oil everywhere! If it seems like porn over the last decade has gotten a lot slicker – quite literally – well, it’s not your imagination. Movies in […]
