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Are we living in a simulation?

This MIT scientist says it’s more likely than not.

What if I told you that physical reality is an illusion and we all live in a computer simulation?

That hypothesis, famously probed in the 1999 film The Matrix, is the subject of a new book by Rizwan Virk, a computer scientist and video game developer who leads Play Labs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In his book, The Simulation Hypothesis, Virk endeavors to unpack the heady arguments that call our physical world into question.

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Mystery Nymph: Who is Clarabelle Woods?


BY ERIKA CHAN

“I love being an anonymous sexy stranger… Because I don’t show my face, guys are free to imagine me as whoever they like.” — Clarabelle Woods

Who is Clarabelle Woods?

Honestly, she could be anyone — which is part of the mysterious allure and the business strategy behind keeping one’s face hidden online.

Woods, who most people call “Clara,” has been an online sex worker for two years now.

“I’ve lived most of my life in a big, bustling East Coast city but have spent the last few years living further south for school,” she shared.

Woods looks some time out from her study schedule to tell us a bit about her work, her writing and her passion for the environment around us.

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Trans: How a Fringe Genre Captured the Imagination of Adult


By JC Adams

Ten years ago, this magazine published an article titled “A New Trans Generation” that examined a burgeoning market for “she-male” content, a descriptive that has now largely been consigned to the dustbin. Grooby Productions, Evil Angel and Kink.com were among the companies profiled, alongside trans pioneers Wendy Williams, Mandy Mitchell and Kimber James. (Williams was making use of something called MySpace, and exploring a still-new, three-year-old platform known as Twitter.) Mitchell, it was observed, was considered outré for performing with cisgender women, which was then a rarity in the genre.

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Newcomer Lacy Lennon Is Cherry Pimps’ April ‘Cherry of the Month’

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CYBERSPACE — Newcomer Lacy Lennon is the Cherry Pimps “Cherry of the Month” for April.

Lennon’s uninhibited on-camera mojo landed her on the Cherry Pimps radar with a solo WildOnCam show, among other camming escapades. A studio rep praised Lennon’s versatility and ability to quickly adapt to wildly different settings and scenarios. Continue reading Newcomer Lacy Lennon Is Cherry Pimps’ April ‘Cherry of the Month’ →

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Cam Models Tell Us How Much Money They Are Really Making

Cammers tell us about their startup costs, hours, and how much they make getting naked for strangers.

This article originally appeared on VICE Canada.

In my freshman year of college there used to be these flyers littered across campus. They were fluorescent, highlighter yellow or bright pink, with the words “HOT MALES WANTED 500 DOLLARS A DAY” spelled out in bold. For weeks I passed by the flyers without much thought, but one day after a canceled class, I stopped to read the fine print. They were looking for people willing to strip then masturbate on webcam. There was an email address and website urging people to contact for more information.

For awhile I considered it. Five hundred dollars [$372 USD] was about double what I had in my bank account at the time. Plus there was something kind of hot about the idea of people paying to watch me jerk off. At that age, I was caught somewhere between the indie rock and emo aesthetic, svelte with long hair. The look meant the creeps holding out in the dying days of Myspace would message my profile with lewd requests or suggestive flirtations. Why not try and turn that attention into money? What better way to make a quick buck? Continue reading Cam Models Tell Us How Much Money They Are Really Making →