IN CONVERSATION
Sasha Grey
AVANT-GARDE
Uncensored
She went from being one of the world’s most prolific—and perverse—adult-film stars to success on Entourage. The actress opens up about her latest film, Would You Rather, why she left porn, the BDSM craze, and more.
School for Scandal
Pornstar Aurora Snow issues a polemic on equating work in porn with bad morals.
Each week, The Daily Beast sifts through the cultural landscape to choose three top picks. This week, the hunt is on for Rosie Larsen’s killer, ex-porn star Sasha Grey gets into the book business, and everyone jumps aboard the crime noir bus.
In her new book, Neü Sex, ex-porn star Grey photographed her X-rated world. She talked to Marlow Stern about losing her virginity, Charlie Sheen, and sexual Puritanism.
Elizabeth Birnbaum left her oil oversight job after a report found porn and meth problems in her shop. We all indulge—but those paid to prevent disasters should cool it.
Why is the adult film business in dire straits? Sasha Grey and other stars answered The Daily Beast’s question this weekend at the porn industry’s annual convention in Las Vegas.
Porn megastar Sasha Grey goes mainstream, starring in Steven Soderbergh’s Girlfriend Experience. She talks to Glenn Kenny about dirty films, sexual existentialism—and turning 21.