AMATEUR ALLURE Amateur Allure is an adult entertainment website featuring young women with the “girl next door” look. The female performers either are appearing in a sex scene for the first time (and may never appear again) or they are…

STOYA Stoya (b. 1986) is an adult film actress, director and writer. A tall, pale brunette, with a dancer’s body, she is known to be intelligent and articulate. In 2007 she began working in the alt-porn genre, films which explore…

REDD FOXX Redd Foxx (1922-1991) was an American comedian and actor.  He was famous, of course, for his role as Fred Sanford on the TV series Sanford and Son.  He was also, however, known for his raunchy comedy.  In the…

JULIEN MANDEL Julien Mandel (1872-1935) was a French photographer of nudes.  He posed his models in classical poses, both in the studio and out-of-doors.  (One of his models was Alice Prin, the famous Kiki of Montparnasse).  He was active in…

MOCHE EROTIC CERAMICS Moche erotic ceramics are pottery with figurines perched on top.  They are made of clay and painted.  Often used as a pitcher, their spouts are usually in the shape of a penis.  The figurines are  naturalistic and…

ROLLING STONES The Rolling Stones are an English rock-and-roll group.  Founded in 1962 in London with various personnel, their classic line-up emerged in 1963: Mick Jagger, Keith Richard, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman.  Mick Taylor and Ron Wood…

LE CRAZY HORSE DE PARIS Le Crazy Horse is a cabaret in Paris renowned for its chic and elegant eroticism.  It was founded in 1951 by the late Alain Bernardin.  Thirty semi-nude dancers as well as one or two variety…

JOHN CLELAND John Cleland (1709-1789) was an author and philologist.  Poor most of his life, he had also been a soldier and civil servant.  His works included Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure; Memoirs of a…

                                             D.H. LAWRENCE D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English novelist, critic, playwright, essayist, and painter.  His central theme was the damage that modern life inflicts on people.  His style was personal and confessional.  Among his novels were Sons and Lovers;…

                                              TERRI HALL Terri Hall (1953-1995) was an actress of the Golden Age of Erotic Films.  She had been trained as a dancer and performed with the Harkness Ballet, the Stuttgart Ballet and the American Ballet Theater.  Interested in acting,…