NEW YORK—On Thursday, November 4 from 8-10pm at Happy Ending in New York’s Lower Eastside, the monthly sex worker storytelling series the Red Umbrella Diaries will feature performances exploring the moral and ethical codes of people in the sex industry.

This month’s event features the multi-talented Joanna Angel, a performer, writer and creator of Burning Angel films, who also is known as the Queen of Punk Rock Porn. Angel has been honored multiple times as an Adult Video News Award winner, and is considered one of the founders of the alt porn movement.

Joining Joanna onstage will be Desiree Burch, a NYC-based comedian and emcee, Goldschwanz, a writer, artist and independent escort from Berlin, and Christine Macdonald, a writer and former exotic dancer from Hawai’I, and others.

The Red Umbrella Diaries is a monthly storytelling series, hosted by former sex worker Audacia Ray, where people who have tangled with the sex industry tell personal stories about the complications that arise when you mix sex and money. In addition to the live events in New York, the Red Umbrella Project includes a weekly podcast featuring stories from the live events, and a monthly blog carnival.

Happy Ending is located at 302 Broome Street between Eldridge and Forsyth.

See the full line-up and learn more at www.redumbrellaproject.com/november-4-bad-behavior/.

CHATSWORTH, Calif.—Shane’s World Studios has signed an exclusive distribution deal with adult corporation Adam & Eve.  

Producing bestselling and critically acclaimed adult movies since 1996, Shane’s World is one of the most well-known names for fun, reality-based content. The first title to be released through Adam & Eve is Shane’s World 42, which begins principle photography in mid-November.  Its release will be followed every six to eight weeks by volumes from hit series College Invasion, College Guide To, Girl's Night Out, Scavenger Hunt and more.  

“Over the past fourteen years, Shane’s World has built an astounding brand based in the reality genre," Adam & Eve vice president Bob Christian said. "I feel their quality movies are a positive addition to Adam & Eve, and the distribution deal will lend to increased sales and an even larger consumer base around the world.”

“We are extremely pleased to distribute exclusively through Adam and Eve,” added Shane’s World Studios president Megan Stokes. “We have always worked well with everyone there and are very excited to officially become a part of the Adam and Eve family. When this opportunity came along we felt it was a great home for our brand and a terrific fit for us as a team.”

Since its inception in 1996, Shane’s World has continued to be one of the bestselling gonzo series. Its inaugural volume garnered a perfect AAAAA rating from AVN’s Mark Kernes, who marveled that it was unlike anything consumers had ever experienced. XCritic.com reviewer Don Houston has said of the series that it “blow[s] off formulaic and glamorous porn to show a bunch of young performers having fun.”

Part of what makes Shane’s World unique is its ability to cast real, beautiful people who have never before shot an adult scene before. Shane’s World 32 was the beginning of the Campus Invasion spin-off series. Real college kids from around the United States allowed Shane’s World Studios to record them having amateur sex. Shane’s World became part of college culture, catering to an untapped demographic.  Amateurs still have the opportunity to become stars by signing up at http://www.ShanesWorld.com/casting.html.