The Exotic Erotic Ball's choice to relocate from Cow Hollow the Cow Palace [Ed. Note: sorry, typing too fast] to Richmond's Craneway Pavilion may have been a mistake. The Contra Costa Times reports that organizers are canceling the event, which was supposed to happen tomorrow night, due to "unforeseen circumstances." Those circumstances were clearly the lack of ticket sales, and several thousand people who did buy tickets will receive refunds. A police source noted that event wasn't going to break even, after they incurred hefty fees for security imposed by the city of Richmond. more ›

You might want to sit down for this one. Because when online porn companies start reducing its staff due to the economic downturn, you know times are tough. Local porn superpower Kink.com laid off 15% 11% of its staff yesterday. Founder Peter Acworth confirmed this today. Kink.com is headquartered at the San Francisco Armory, a "200,000 square foot 1914 reproduction of a Moorish Castle that served as a National Guard Armory and Arsenal until the 1970s." Is bad organizing, with Acworth at top and not much structure after, to blame? Alas. Anyway, in addition to producing stellar pornographic cinema, they host parties, photo shoots, live action play, and more. [Inset filmed fornication joke here] Update: A Kink.com rep tell us that they "laid off 11% (12 people)." more ›