Now moving to the present – let’s make something very clear if you can’t tell already. Screw the national media. The biggest mistake anyone can make here is to actually take anything from national media columnists serious about the coaching candidates pertaining to UCLA basketball. These clowns have been wrong all along and we have laid out in detail why there is no reason to pay any attention to nonsense spouted by the blowhards in national media, who has no freaking clue about what is going on with UCLA basketball. If you are looking for one specific example, just take a look at this idiotic “report” from ESPN’s Andy Katz from 10 years ago, who was breathlessly pimping fourth tier options such as Pat Douglass (UCI) and Brad Holland as realistic gets for UCLA to replace Steve Lavin. Needless to say no need to pay any attention to what Katz is spouting today. So seriously, stop paying attention to these national media morons and stick with analysis from reporters from sites such as BruinReportOnline.com and BruinSportsReport, who are closely connected to UCLA.

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Mike Dillon, a Ph.D. candidate in Critical Studies at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and organizer of “An Evening with the Adult Film Industry,” said the discussion will “focus on a range of topics befitting our academic environment: cultural attitudes toward sexual representations, business practices of the adult industry, legal frameworks (including the recently-passed Measure B), the myths vs. realities of the industry, etc.”
Dillon said he anticipates a “very interesting and informative conversation for our film students.”
Among the subjects to be discussed by the panel are the impact of wider availability of adult entertainment, how cultural attitudes toward porn have changed over time, how different presidential administrations have impacted the cultural climate around pornography, how a major company like Vivid contends with the proliferation of online competition, what constitutes the Vivid “brand” amid all of these options, and what has spurred the recent trend toward adult parodies of mainstream films.

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Shibari, a popular Asian BBW performer and PaddedKINK.com director/producer, plans to address topics such as labels, body image and race, as well as hedonism, feminism, and sexuality. She previously spoke to Shwyzer’s class in April 2012.
“I’m honored to be invited back by Professor Schwyzer,” Shibari said. “The course, ‘Navigating Pornography,’ is one of the few of its kind, but it is a great addition to a university Humanities curriculum.”
The class will begin with Shibari discussing her background in the adult entertainment industry, views on body image and sexuality, and tenets on “intelligent hedonism,” followed by a Q&A session with the students.
“I want to discuss the use of labels about size, race, and more in society, both in regards to adult entertainment and our daily relationships and interactions,” Shibari said.

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Legendary figures in the adult entertainment industry gathered late Saturday night to memorialize Harry Reems, the star of Deep Throat, who died last week of pancreatic cancer.
The upbeat memorial was held at the Zephyr Theatre in Hollywood just after a showing of the play Deep Throat Sex Scandal, authored and produced by Studio City’s David Bertolino. 
Writer and porn star Bill Margold, who knew Reems, offered a toast, and warned, “Alcohol was Harry’s downfall, so I would be careful about what you’re toasting with.”
Margold, who lives in Hollywood, said he spoke to Reems recently to try to get him to come to the play from his home in Utah. Reems hung up on Margold a few times, then called back and apologized.
“The guy who plays Harry is spot-on and it’s a great tribute to the kind of guy Harry is, and how he should be remembered,” Margold said, referring to the play that shows how Reems was a reluctant advocate for Free Speech when he was caught up in an obscenity case over the movie.

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Fontana massage parlor robbed at gunpoint
Posted:   03/26/2013 08:25:35 PM PDT
FONTANA – A massage parlor worker and her customer were robbed at gunpoint around 9:30 Monday night.
The 37-year-old masseuse was preparing to service her 44-year-old customer when a man with a gun entered the Villa Spa at 13819 Foothill Blvd., said police.
Police said the man followed the masseuse to a room where her customer was waiting and ordered them both to hand over their money.
After they complied with the armed intruder police say the gunman pulled the masseuse’s hair and kicked her in the stomach.
She didn’t require medical attention.
Police said the gunman is described as a black man, about 5-foot 8-inches tall and weighed about 160 pounds.
He was reportedly wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, camouflage shorts and armed with a black semi-automatic handgun.

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In case you haven’t noticed, massage parlors are springing up all over Southern California, maybe even in your neighborhood. They seem to be everywhere — from Simi Valley to Beverly Hills.

Chief Ken Small/Huntington Beach Police Department: If you travel through our city, you will notice that almost every corner has a massage parlor on it, and often massage parlors mid-block.

Zavala: Massage parlors!

Detective Mike Valdez/LAPD: See, that’s the thing with the state license, too. It’s that they are mobile. So, each individual is like a mini-massage parlor on wheels, so you can just start — you can open a place out in the Wilshire District and just bring in three, four girls, and you’ve got yourself a massage parlor. The business itself does not need the permit any longer. That is what the state’s done to us.

Netanal: But it’s very important to understand that there is a distinction, and that is between illicit massage parlors, which are illegal, and there is a difference between professional, honorable massage therapists who meet the rigorous standards.

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Val Zavala investigates illicit massage parlors and the 2009 state law that has allowed them to proliferate throughout Southern California. Next, Madeleine Brand gets an amusing perspective on March Madness from comedians Randy and Jason Sklar. And, Laura Ling provides an update to last week’s report on Los Angeles’ Electronic Communications unit, which scans social media looking for local parties supplying illegal drugs and serving under-aged drinkers.

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Also casting a dubious light on the claim is the beverage program of noted mixologist Gaston Martinez. I mean, what vegan joint do you know that offers a full bar with a half a dozen culinary-driven specialty cocktails? Exactly.
Further reason for pause is the beautiful space in West Hollywood where partners Parnell F. Delcham, Steve Bing and chef/partner Tal Ronnen, author of “The Conscious Cook,” have set up shop. Fans of Oprah Winfrey may remember Ronnen as the man she called “The best vegan chef in America.”
This isn’t the typical 300-square-feet strip mall space teeming with Birkenstocks, nor is it the consciousness-raising vegan restaurant/Thai massage parlor/”herbal medicine” clinic with the green cross out front. No, this is a chic, white linen restaurant on fashionable Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, designed by Studio Collective.

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Press Room Press Room > Press Releases > KCETLink’s Award-Winning SoCal Connected Examines the Proliferation of Illegal Massage Parlors, Identifies Los Angeles’ Most Dangerous Intersections and Launches an Investigation Into Another Southern California City Allegedly Mismanaging Funds

Los Angeles, Calif., March 22, 2013 – Coming up this week on SoCal Connected, the award-winning news program looks into the increase in massage parlors throughout Southern California, some of which are dispensing more than just back rubs. Also, the show locates the most perilous intersections in Los Angeles and explores what the city is doing about them. And, SoCal Connected investigates if the possible misuse of city funds will make Compton the next Bell.

Val Zavala investigates illicit massage parlors and the 2009 state law that has allowed them to proliferate throughout Southern California.

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