The Pornstars' Rack: Earlier this month....

Ok. I did Shameless, SL Connoisseur, Playhouse, Busted, now I need to get to those other very special Halloween issues, like Brit-x's, and Provocative and...I feel like I missed something....Oh shoot!

Aroused! Magazine



Right! It has passed a month nearly, and it would be a bit impolite to not mention on this blog the great work brought to Aroused by all the staff and guest photographers, not to mention the fantastic models they brought in for this. I hope their editor is not mad at me, she is such a moody creature. At least the owner is cool.

Most models were brought in willingly, I swear.

I have the pleasure to be involved with Aroused even more closely than the past, with my beloved and exceptionally talented partner Marika being kind enough to let me play with her creation a bit. The formula she wanted and designed for the magazine was simple: photography based, reliant on a solid base of professional and gifted staff photographer, with the support of outstanding external contributions from guests. What Aroused always offered, is freedom for the artist. That is something I always loved about it, and that is something that I try to keep doing even without the active partecipation, instincts and steady hand Marika has.



Aroused photographers can be extremely naughty, as you see.

I am really proud of the shoots that appeared in this issue. I am obviously proud to have a real SLebrity and one of those people who enriched the experience of many users who through the years visited her sim and enjoyed her blogging endeavours, Kaelyn Alecto. If possible, though, I am even MORE proud of the other set by Nicasio Ansar appearing on the magazine. And that's because it was a beautiful collaboration between the photographer and a model from the adult arts scene, and because the pathos and sensuality that resulted is just sublime. Stacia Reinoir is one of those models whose unconventional beauty is worth being explored by more photographers, and I look forward to her next time on the magazine already.



The very photogenic Stacia Reinoir, photographed by Nicasio Ansar, in super Sayan shape.

I said it already in my previous post and in the 'editor note': giving 'magazine honours' to crystaline talents who haven't been featured before is indeed a thrill. Lylah Landar and Gala Lameth are two names that come to mind. Lylah's flickr is so good, I don't really have anything to add about it. Self evident, pure naughty awesomeness. Gala is a total discovery, and to find more about her, you have to drop by at her place. . She has her artwork out, and it's her playground. You have to meet her to understand, her exhuberant personality defies conventional definition, and it makes only sense that just a few hours after meeting her, I knew she'd be on the magazine, with her never seen before artwork.

Gala Lameth takes her photos at her 'Private interracial paradise'. Now i don't know about the private bit...

I'd have a lot to say abou each individual photoshoot, and perhaps this wouldn't be a bad space to do so. I could say something amusing about the 'back to school' shoot by Gabriel featuring Cindy and Mysti, I could explain why I didn't use one of the fantastic photos provided by Zuby portraying her beloved Melanie in what I judge one of her best shoots to this day - and she made so many great ones. I could and would go on for long about how happy I was to see one of the most enchanting models in our scene, Adele Simondsen, earn her photo chops by shooting the beautiful Rachel Avro in what is the last photoset before her current makeover.



Well. I guess Mel's hung.

Of course, Sandra and her talent. I absolutely loved to have a chance to feature Cream Release in this issue thanks to Sandra, and I don't have to explain why. And Sandra deserves special mention herself for her constant contribution to the magazine, and for what she went through. I will make sure to do that, here on the blog.
Speaking of blog, I am truly delighted that Serenity, who doesn't think of herself as a photographer, not one nearly as good as she is at least, accepted to contribute to the magazine. And I really am tempted to go a bit down Memory Lane about Louise Kristan-Faulds and her set, that involves a great number of people on the scene (Curtis Trevellion, Jenny Starveling, Mandy Love, Marika Blaisdale, Rachel Swallows, Sasquatch Rhino, Zuby Gloom).



Full version of these sexy and funny shots, on Aroused!

Memory lane because I remember her active and enthusiastic contribution to a now defunct SL magazine. I remember the days of her and Sere working on those sets, dealing with the deadlines and the commitments and I was glad to have her aboard for this experience.
And ultimately, it's what I want to do blogging this stuff: homage the excellent work done by people for projects, and through the imperfect filter of my memory and experiences, make sure that they know they are appreciated and their work was not in vain. It's why people like SL magazines too, incidentally. See your work "out there" is always a giant boost to confidence, and can be gratifying to work with 'a purpose'.

I played a nurse in the movies, I am not nearly as qualified..

I am glad if i managed to give some of these artists if not a purpose, at least a good incentive, and I am looking forward to the next issue! Coming out this week, with Halloween at the doors. It will be heavily influenced by it, of course, but also give you a little escape from all the masquerading. I think all the sets are plenty sexy and...well, allright, I am being partial there. Enjoy this issue, getting it on MP , or IM-ing me or Marika.
There's also the website, but we are gonna discontinue it because, quite frankly, it was becoming a full time job to call the support service of the hosting company and fix problems. We might reconsider it, if you liked the online version on a proper website. You can browse the publication on Issuu, tho!



Meanwhile, see you tomorrow for more magazines! And just before Halloween, the newest Aroused!, featuring amongst others the incomparable Ziekling Bunnyhug, recent winner of The Chamber Members photo contest that you can admire at Dathui. Bye for now and....

...let me know about your magazines and stuff, I'll be sure to cover it on the blog! Enjoy.

Previously on Intergalactic SLUTS...

With the impending release of Episode 7 of the best sci-fi franchise...
....eeek!!! No, no THAT one. Put your effin phasers away and let me finish, damn it.

I was saying. With the impending release of Episode 7 of the best sci-fi franchise IN PORN, it's just about time that I get moving and make a post about the previous couple of installments.
I mean....that I bring you a recap of what happened.

 Jokes aside, for all the news from Miss Emily's studio, shockingly enough THE place to go is certainly http://www.missemilysstudio.blogspot.com. This post will present as usual a little mix of screenshots from the videos and Emily's own 'movie stills' and Flickr backstage photos

As usual, I don't mean my posts as reviews or critiques I would not feel qualified to give, but merely as a chance to highlight and take a moment to consider some of those aspects that migth be overlooked at first. The best thing I can say, is that I do hope that everyone with an interest in SL porn as a community and 'movement' gets to watch the series. Why? Well...

SLUTS has certainly plenty of immediate visual gratification to offer, and obviously porn is at its core about that sort of 'stuff'.  A porn production wouldn't be a good one no matter what if the sex was not good. The series certainly doesn't let the viewer down in this aspect: of the 44 combined minutes of these 2 episodes, there's over half an hour of sex going on. So, plenty of (good!) stuff to watch and fap to.

Still, when you think about it, in the time it takes to produce a single episode of the series, Emily could have easily done with more ease a few other movies, cast even more guys, cater to a crowd that is not necessarily into sci-fi, etc etc. With a production like this, a stellar (no pun intended) amount of time has to go into rather obscure details: special effects involved here are not just the laser shots in the starships dogfight.
The smooth landing sequence that opens Episode 6 after the credits, lasts 20 seconds and yet took about 5 hours to be done between filming and editing. And as we said before, the very text you read in her Captain logs, requires a meticolous line-by line postproduction work.

The truth is, and I am perhaps expressing an unpopular opinion in that: making porn in SL is mostly about trying to do a feast on scraps, when it comes to the actual sex. It's tough to compete with RL porn (even if the average SL avi is certainly more comely than the average porn actor!), for the obvious difference between filming authentic interaction between bodies, and relying on premade animations hoping that the polygons won't clash into each other....too much. Sometimes I get asked if I really think that a 'plot' has any meaning in a porn movie: shouldn't porn be just...porn?

I am kinda biased as my fave porn flicks in RL have a plot as well, but my answer is that our imagination has to fill a lot of blanks in SL, and to be stimulated in a different and more...holistic way. Sex and hot avis matter, sure, but the idea matters, the context, the subtle bits that can make you immersed in the experience matter - Emily confirms her creativity in the sound edit department too, by the way. And technique matters.
The real strenght of SL is the potential to represent, in an imperfect way, just about anything we want, as long as we can find a way to. RL porn rarely can count on any budget, and good cinematography there is kinda....wasted. Not the case in SL, I believe.

The effort to do something well shot, well produced, and that can tell a story and occasionally be funny, kinky, provocative in ways that trascend the pure sex element, is something that in my opinion is not wasted - while it would be silly to try that in RL on a shoestring budget for something that is not meant to be anything more than fapping material - I don't mean it in a derogatory way at all.
I hope everyone can not only understand at least in part the challenges this production brings, and respect it, but also appreciate it. Stimulating the imagination is crucial in adult machinima in SL, and I like the way this series is doing it here.

Even without unlikely comparisons with how much it would cost to put together movie sets like this in RL -not gonna see them in any RL porn- the production effort for Intergalactic SLUTS is massive for SL standards too, if only in the tiers for the sim where it is shot. It shows as the series progresses. Off with Kepler, these episodes and the next take place, besides on the fully functional station - especially its detention facility-, on a Tatooine-like scorched planet.

The series already saw a 'darker' tone work its way in the series in episode 4, with the slavers razing a native village, commander Miggins showing some ground and pound that would make Joe Rogan squeal, and a departure from the main cast. Through episode 5 and 6 too, you will see again the writing of the series not pulling punches when it's time to stir things up and challenge the viewer conjuring up emotions and giving serious "Oh, f**k!" moments in true Game of Thrones fashion.

On the road to Episode 7 just about to be released, I hope you will take the time to watch the previous ones as well. Episode 6 ends on a cliffhanger (of course!) with the reveal of a new castmember - I appreciated how the seed for this addition in the cast was planted already in the 2nd episode with just a throwback line in one of the captain's logs. Intergalactic SLUTS is full of small details and humorous bits like this, and I truly hope you'll take time, if you haven't yet, to check out the episodes appreciating more and more the finer details.

Well, and watch the fucking, of course. Oh there's plenty of fucking, as i said. The cast grows, and you have to wonder sometimes if that person will have a greater role in the future , or that major character will end up being killed. Like I said, it's very Game of Thrones-like in this: heads will roll! Well, metaphorically speaking of course. That'd be barbaric, not even Emily would do that!

Plenty of people to see: featured as slaves we have Ąmia MoonBeam Edelmann (AmiaJordan) in episode 5, and in episode 6 Carly Mode, Athenaisc, Alyara(Kaher Resident), Partee and Rachel Avro. In addition to the crew of Miss Emily, Sandy Miggins, Zoey Winsmore, Erin Cedarbridge, Anyka Aiseiri and Cream Release, plus Zuby....

...we have as a regular "One Eyed" Larry Vinaver, who is never afraid to take demanding and challenging roles -always looking great in the process- and the charismatic Ali Lancrae, once more tapping into her Domme roots playing " Mistress De Vil" and destined to more than an appearance. Oh, there's of course Marika Blaisdale as the mysterious 'Freckles' , and her newfound brown-haired sidekick.

But enough: after the jump, take a look at some SLUTS!