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Books

My Son, the Pornographer

By the 1960s, Playboy and its founder had become household names. But while Hugh Hefner was out making his brand synonymous with the good life, a team of Jewish editors made his magazine one of the liveliest, sexiest, and most progressive reads around.
By Josh Lambert | 7:00 AM Feb 24, 2010

In his tennis whites on the courts of a retirement community in Sarasota, Florida, Nat Lehrman doesn’t fit the image of an aging sexual revolutionary: he’s no jowly Hugh Hefner in a red silk robe, nor Al Goldstein, homeless and pathetic. But then Lehrman, the editor responsible for transforming Playboy in the 1960s from just ...

A New Kind of Israel Tour

Gay porn star’s itinerary is inspired by his films
By Marc Tracy | 3:00 PM Feb 1, 2010

Michael Lucas, Israel’s biggest gay porn star, is now offering group tours of his country tailored to the locations and, er, themes of his films, according to Heeb. So in addition to Yad Vashem, Masada, and the rest of the usual suspects, Lucas’s tourists will visit Israel’s famous Gaash Beach and the Tel Aviv gay ...

Men Like Jewish Women, Especially if They’re Naked

'Details' uncovers shocking trend
By Hadara Graubart | 1:00 PM Dec 1, 2009

Well, Jewish ladies, according to Details magazine, we’ve made it onto an illustrious list that also includes the following: “Cheerleaders. Five-inch heels. Big, natural boobs.” That’s right, we’re a fetish! Wait, you knew that already? Of course you did. After all, as Details points out, “Jews are comparatively cool about sex.” In fact, says the ...

Today on Tablet

Jews in porn, imams on Ellis Island, and more
By THE EDITORS | 11:00 AM Jul 22, 2009

On Tablet Magazine today, Wayne Hoffman points out that Men of Israel, the first gay pornographic film to feature an all-Israeli cast, is also the first gay porn with openly Jewish men. Allison Hoffman braves the rain to chronicle a group of European rabbis and imams as it receives a private tour of Ellis Island. ...

Sex & Body

Great Exxxpectations

Israeli studs make a new kind of porno
By Wayne Hoffman | 1:40 PM Jul 21, 2009

This week, Michael Lucas is making what he calls “a bold move to promote Israeli culture and tourism.” His website extols the virtues of a country rich with natural wonders and intriguing museums, liberal politics, and friendly locals. More than a biblical theme park, Lucas’s Israel is a tourist destination. A place where lovely beaches beckon and muscle-bound men have sex with each other.

U.S.

Winner Take All

When politics trumps porn
By Shalom Auslander | 2:35 PM Jan 31, 2008

The thing is, as long as Obama keeps it close in high-delegate states like New York and California and wins enough of the smaller states and rural areas, then I think he can stay in reach of Clinton on February 5 and possibly close the deal in the remaining states after that. Support for Clinton ...

Books

King of the Forest

The Viennese pornographer turned critic who dreamed up Bambi
By David Rakoff | 10:21 AM Jun 12, 2006

In 1923, on holiday in the Swiss Alps, the Viennese writer Felix Salten was so taken with the natural setting and wildlife he was inspired to write the life story of a young fawn in the woods. Salten made up the name of his protagonist from shortening the Italian word for “baby.” In case you ...