By Rozalia Jovanovic 9/24/12 6:02pm

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Grey. (Courtesy Patrick McMullan)

Sasha Grey Sells Debut Novel

Sasha Grey has sold her debut work of fiction, The Juliette Society, it was announced Friday on Publisher’s Marketplace. We last saw Ms. Grey at Gagosian Gallery on Sept. 11 for the opening of an exhibition by Richard Phillips, which included a short film in which she serves as star and muse to the artist. For a while now Ms. Grey has been busy carving out a career for herself in music and film, and in March 2011, just before officially announcing her retirement from the adult film industry, she released her first book, a photo compendium called Neü Sex. So it’s not a huge surprise that she’s dabbling with literature. Actually, we take that back. It is. Read More

By Nitasha Tiku 3/07/12 9:27am

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The Boyfriend Experience: Can Bret Easton Ellis Mainstream Porn Star James Deen?

The first time I met James Deen was in a co-ed bathroom. I couldn’t tell you where. He was in the middle of a foursome, having sex with a sweat-soaked blonde propped up against a porcelain sink who looked like she’d just swallowed all the MDMA in L.A. A friend told me one way to spot fake college porn is by the extras the producers hire to stand around and pretend to be students. Sure enough, a group of guys who might have trouble spelling the word “campus” were watching, slack-jawed, from the doorway. I was watching too, except from my MacBook in Brooklyn.

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By Christopher Rosen 5/22/09 11:46am

Opening this Memorial Day: Ben Stiller Battles Exhibits, Christian Bale Kills Robots, More Wayans Brothers and Steven Soderbergh Goes XXX!

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and what better way to spend the weekend than by watching some movies?! Four such diversions hit theaters today, and, as usual, there is something for everyone. As we do every Friday, here’s a handy guide to the new releases.

Terminator Salvation

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By Sara Vilkomerson 5/12/09 8:08pm

The Soderbergh Experience

“A few months ago, my wife said, ‘Look at this Twitter from Sasha,’” said the director Steven Soderbergh recently while discussing his new film, The Girlfriend Experience, starring adult film star Sasha Grey. “It said, ‘I’m on my way to fuck so-and-so porn-star woman.’ I told her I think porn stars should be the only Read More