It’s been a busy week for porn:
A recent study in the Netherlands found that for women, watching pornography reduces blood flow to the visual cortex, indicating that their brain has decided that focusing on arousal is more important than fixating on exactly what’s occurring on the screen in front of them (which could be one reason why the book “Fifty Shades of Grey” is such a hit and being dubbed “mommy porn”).
Speaking of women and porn, journalist Jill Bauer and photographer Ronna Gradus premiered their new film, “Sexy Baby: A Documentary About Sexiness and The Cyber Age” — basically about how porn affects women and sex — at the Tribeca Film Festival. Up in Canada, they’ve been focusing on how porn affects men and sex with a program that teaches teenage boys how to deal with the unrealistic images they consume (other smart Canadians agree).
Also in Canada? …