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Author Archives: Lux Alptraum

Lux Alptraum is a writer whose smart commentary on sex, feminism, and pop culture has been featured in outlets including The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Hustler, and her weekly newsletter, The Lux Letter.
Posted inGender & LGBTQ+

Q&A: Director Shine Louise Houston on porn’s ‘seismic shift’

by Lux Alptraum

This story is part of Prism’s series on sex positivity and the arts. Read the rest of the series here. Warning: Some photos featured NSFW. In the mid-2000s, porn was going through a seismic shift. Technological innovations like cheaper cameras and widespread high-speed internet had begun to upend the industry. Suddenly, being a pornographer was cheaper […]