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The Side Eye: Porn sex and real sex

The Side Eye: Porn sex and real sex

Most young people will have seen porn well before they start actually having sex. Here's what you need to know about the difference between the two.
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By Toby Morris | 2nd January, 2023
Comic artist
Image: Archi Banal

An academic response to Porn Week

Was Porn Week more sexy than sage? An open letter from six academics.
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By Guest Writers | 13th December, 2022
Guest writers
Image by Bianca Cross

Where to find better porn

Including some very, very not-safe-for-work links.
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By The Spinoff | 13th November, 2022
Staff writers
Astrid Glitter, the woman behind John, New Zealand’s only gay pornographic feature film. (Portrait: Byron Coll, Image Design: Tina Tiller)

The woman behind New Zealand’s only gay pornographic feature film

And the legacy of a film simply called 'John'.
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By Sam Brooks | 13th November, 2022
Contributing writer
Local OnlyFans creators talk about their lives

Local OnlyFans creators talk about their lives

'There’s quite a lot more of us than you think.'
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By Alex Casey | 12th November, 2022
Senior writer
The Classic as it looked in the late 80s and early 90s, back when it was a porn cinema. (Photo: Jinki Cambronero / Treatment: Tina Tiller)

‘It was a cash cow’: A brief history of New Zealand’s most prominent porn theatre

Before it became an iconic Auckland comedy venue, The Classic was full of smut, anoraks and sticky carpets.
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By Chris Schulz | 12th November, 2022
Guest writer
Image: Getty / Tina Tiller

How to talk to your partner about porn

Don't let porn lurk silently in the shadows of your relationship – haul it into the light where it might do some good.
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By Michelle Kasey | 11th November, 2022
Guest writer
(Image: Tina Tiller)

What does pornography mean for Māori?

Colonisation has had an enormous impact on sexuality in te ao Māori. Now, mainstream pornography is potentially doing the same.
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By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 11th November, 2022
Contributing writer
Design: Tina Tiller

Ten TV ads so sexy they might as well be porn

Sex has sold everything from shampoo, biscuits and cologne to... the Mad Butcher's meat?
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By Tara Ward
Staff writer
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 & Alex Casey | 11th November, 2022
Senior writer
After midnight: An oral history of Sky 1 porn

After midnight: An oral history of Sky 1 porn

Remember staying up late, one hand hovering over the remote, hoping to catch a glimpse of nudity on TV? You were not alone.
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By Calum Henderson | 11th November, 2022
Production editor
Photo: © The Trustees of the British Museum / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Erotica in te ao Takataapui is a tradition as old as time

'Erotica is powerful and important because it allows us to imagine ourselves in ways so often denied to us.'
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By essa may ranapiri | 10th November, 2022
Guest writer
Additional design by Tina Tiller

‘Pleasure is the purpose’: Meet Erika Lust, the queen of ethical and feminist porn

'If we want our porn to be different, then we have to make it different.'
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By Alex Casey | 10th November, 2022
Senior writer
The man with a PhD in porn addiction

The man with a PhD in porn addiction

Dr Kris Taylor has spent years studying the relationship between men and porn – including those who've sworn off masturbation altogether. 
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By Don Rowe | 10th November, 2022
Contributing writer
Image: Tina Tiller

Who owns all the porn on the internet?

Many of the world's biggest free porn sites are owned by the same company.
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By Shanti Mathias | 9th November, 2022
Contributing writer
Image: Tina Tiller

What the data shows about youth and porn

Turns out, teenagers are a lot more sceptical about porn than their parents and teachers think.
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By Emma Vitz | 8th November, 2022
Contributing writer
The Side Eye: Porn sex and real sex

The Side Eye: Porn sex and real sex

Most young people will have seen porn well before they start actually having sex. Here's what you need to know about the difference between the two.
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By Toby Morris | 8th November, 2022
Comic artist
Porn Revolution hosts Chris Parker and Eli Matthewson with director Kate Prior (Photo: Jin Fellet)

Why we made a documentary about porn

Is there any other subject in Aotearoa so ubiquitous yet rarely discussed?
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By Kate Prior | 7th November, 2022
Guest writer
Image: Archi Banal

Why we’re talking about porn all week

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By Madeleine Chapman | 7th November, 2022
Editor
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Opinion

With porn consumption on the rise, now’s a good time for an awkward talk

Teens are keen to talk about porn – but it's parents who have to start the conversation.
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By Kate Whitaker | 18th April, 2020
Guest writer
Photo: Robin Utrecht/NurPhoto/Getty Images

It’s not the step-porn that’s a problem, it’s the aggression behind it

An academic studying the gendered influence of pornography urges people not to panic, but to be aware of when – and why – pornography becomes problematic.
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By Samantha Keene | 9th December, 2019
Guest writer

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