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Reviews and Interviews663228pwpadmin2025-11-25T14:17:40-05:00

Making Sense of Modern Pornography

New Yorker — While the Internet has made porn ubiquitous, it has also thrown the industry into severe decline. Katrina Forrester reviews The Pornography Industry: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press).

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Porn Is Easy to See but Hard to Talk About

NPR/All Things Considered — Porn is easy to access but hard to discuss. NPR’s Kat Lonsdorf talks about this with Shira Tarrant and her university students.
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Healthy Masculinities Expert Interview Series

The Representation Project — Caroline Heldman talks with Shira Tarrant about men, masculinity, and feminism as part of The Representation Project’s series on healthy masculinity.
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What Do We Really Want From Chris Brown?

Rolling Stone — Journalist Mankaprr Conteh explores masculinity and violence, with comments by Shira Tarrant.

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The Hidden Economics of Porn

The Atlantic — Joe Pinsker interviews California State University professor Shira Tarrant, PhD about porn’s financial side and research for her book, The Pornography Industry (Oxford University Press).
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Cosplay: Beyond the Fantasy.

Entertainment Tonight — ETonline producer Jesse Goddard follows four cosplayers as they prepare for the Comic-Con Revolution in Ontario, California. Features commentary on sex and gender by Dr. Shira Tarrant.
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The Plight of Men

Full Frame — Gender expression does not have to stay tied to static definitions of masculinity and femininity. Shira Tarrant sat down with Mike Walters to discuss men’s roles in society, and why feminism is an issue for everyone.
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Sex Positive or Porn? Walmart Joins Two Retailers to Shield 'Cosmopolitan' Magazine from Kids

Airtalk: LAist 89.3FM, Los Angeles — Walmart will put copies of Cosmopolitan magazine behind “blinders.” Is Cosmo too racy to be displayed at retail stores?
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Middle Age is Sexy Now

New York Times — Alexis Soloski writes about Nicole Kidman’s erotic thriller, Baby Girl. Shira Tarrant provides commentary on sex, womanhood, and age.
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