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November 2023 Risque | What’s New

… With appropriate credit to Garth:

Back when the Old Stuff was New Stuff

11/30/23 Roxy JezelWe celebrate the Unsung Siren today, at least of the Risqué observed variety — and we do so gleefully and with great song — which sort of flies in the face of the whole “Unsung” thing, come to think of it. Hmm. So if you draw attention to something unsung, you are then by definition making it sung perhaps? That doesn’t seem right. … On the upside, we do not have to solve this conundrum today, seeing as how we can easily distract people with ten beautiful women doing ten different, and yet still beautiful, things. You do need to be a grown up to appreciate them, however. We should mention that. [STAR TAGS: Nautica Thorn Video, Jayna Oso Video, Jesse Summers Video, Cody Lane Video, Cytherea Video, Roxy Jezel Video, Kelly Wells Video, Candy Manson Video, Penny Flame Video, Venus Video]
11/28/23 Kristal Summers

247AdultStars

The Topless Interview with Kristal Summers

[STAR TAGS: Kristal Summers Exclusive Video]

11/27/23 Tali Dova

ReelRisque

That Coffee Kick | pics

[STAR TAGS: Tali Dova Video]

11/26/23 Belle Knox

GingerLynn

Alex Chance – Jenna Jay – Ana Foxxx – Kelly Shibari – Samantha Ryan – Belle Knox

… And that’s just from Ginger’s past week, not including — of course — historic movies, video podcasts, and Ginger’s Diary from her career

11/25/23 Palm Hotel Las VegasThe Risqué Sister sites in the Commune have a lot of between and betwixt among them. Things in a group do not happen in a vacuum, after all, so an update in one could lead to a contrasting opinion — or at least a take from a different perspectve — in another. As a rule we rather enjoy this intermingling, but it can get fairly convoluted when it comes to updating to more modern standards some of the older stories. No one wants to miss out on Shayla because Adobe caved and shelved Flash video, after all, but sometimes fixing Shayla leads to … well, Steve. And sometimes D.Minion notices when we missed a part. And always that is annoying. [STAR TAGS: Shayla LaVeaux Video, Bebe Mendes Video, Roxanne Hall Video, AnnaBelle Lee Video, Ela Darling Video, Kara Price Video, Laurel Norton Video, Lily Cade Video, Lily Labeau Video, Sasha Sweet Video, Sinn Sage Video] 
11/24/23 Sasha Grey

RisqueNews

Grey Friday … (We tend toward Moderates, as a rule.)

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11/23/23 Lion and Ginger LynnOne could think of a few personal ways that might be better to celebrate thanksgiving than doing so with Ginger Lynn, but if one has to handle such celebration vicariously, it would be difficult to come up with a better partner for the task. Granted, you could watch football, but most of us would be hard pressed to claim any real interest in six different teams, even if one of them does happen to be playing today. Nope. For our money, celebrating an admittedly geeky milestone with Ginger fits the bill quite nicely, thank you very much. It could be that not all heroes have always been cowboys, you see. [STAR TAGS: Ginger Lynn Video] 
11/22/23 Shayla LaVeaux

Shayla

The Butt of the Bloke

[STAR TAGS: Shayla LaVeaux Video]

11/21/23 Ginger Lynn

GingerLynn

The Finish Line

[STAR TAGS: Ginger Lynn Video]

11/20/23 Beverly HillsSome of us sort of resent it when a movie title really has nothing at all to do with the subject matter of the movie. Anyone who has ever read any of the Jason Bourne books by Robert Ludlum may well have been traumatized by the movie versions whose similarity with the novels have basically only a single thing in common with the Hollywood adaptations — the titles. … In a much more niche genre we debut the finale of Hardcore Bangers, which really should have been titled “Real Estate Adventures” or at least something more descriptive of the theme. Others of us, of course, say things like, “Title? As in the words you mean? Who pays attention to those?” … Those people can be difficult to talk to. [STAR TAGS: Beverly Hills Video] 
11/19/23 Julie Cash

Risque “TOC”

I was Tight Yesterday

[STAR TAGS: Kenzie Karter Video, Lola Foxx Video, Kylee Nicole Video, Julie Cash Video]

11/18/23 Becca

RisqueNews

Leading by Poor Example

[STAR TAGS: Juli Ashton Video, Kristal Summers Video, Wendy Divine Video, Becca Video]

11/17/23 Annie BodyHave you ever watched a movie and thought to yourself, “Why would the character be doing that? More importantly, why would the character be completely ignoring that other thing?” … Sometimes we think that writers have never actually lived in the real world, and they spend their time in fantasy lands of their own creation. Full disclosure, you may find yourself wondering along these lines today, although considering the nature of scenes around here, and considering you may not be paying attention to the idiot dude at all, you may think we’re Scandalous in making much ado about nothing. … More full disclosure, we will always happily take any Shakespeare comparisons. [STAR TAGS: Annie Body Video]
11/15/23 Abigail MacIf you have been around for some time, you’ll know we’re big on sharing around here. Given the nature of the business, that may seem obvious, but before you go hitting up some porn star in a bar thinking she’ll jump at the chance to have sex with you, do try to remember that movies are not real life, and doing something for work does not mean you’ll jump at every chance to do it in your free time. Most people never really master perhaps the most important lesson in life: Learn to Read the Room. … Things can appear very different with just some tweaks in the environment. [STAR TAGS : Abigail Mac Video, London Keyes Video]
11/14/23 jessica drake

247AdultStars

Aught Nine Ought to be Fine

[STAR TAGS: AVN Awards 2009 Video, 247AdultStars.com]

11/12/23 Victoria Sinn, McKenzee Miles

ReelRisque

Head 2 Head pics | vid

[STAR TAGS: Victoria Sinn Video, McKenzee Miles Video]

11/11/23 Lola and KSEX DaisyYou see what happened was that someone asked D.Minion about Dee being on KSEX all those years. This led to DM bouncing gleefully like Krispy Kreme was giving away donuts to adult site reporters, which led quickly to D.Minion’s Favorite KSEX (Ever!). By the time we finished travelling this path, we had crossed a foreshadowing scene from Budapest with Juli Ashton and Dee as well as Dee (once again) hosting a cam show with a special surprise guest who just happens to be celebrating the 20-year anniversary of being a Penthouse Pet this month. We have a lot woven together during some years, and yet no one complains about being the tailor. Odd. [STAR TAGS: Dee, Lola Video, KSEX Daisy Video, Ann Marie Rios Video]
11/10/23 Scarlet Red, Ryan Driller

ReelRisque

Lubricating Latex | pics

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11/9/23 Lola Foxx

ReelRisque

Well Saturated | pics

[STAR TAGS: Lola Foxx]

11/8/23 Cytherea

Cythereas

Cy Donny Lad

[STAR TAGS: Cytherea Video]

11/7/23 Samantha RyanSome might argue that it may be functionally impossible to have Daydreams About Night Things to excess. We tend to be in the camp where all things can in theory reach excess levels. Then again, maybe we’re nuts. There may be some people who could get fined $15,000 for speaking out of turn, and it would not impact them in the slightest. Maybe (like everything) it all comes down to a matter of perspective. Well, we have 275 individual perspectives for you to consider today while you think about whether or not $15K would get your attention. [STAR TAGS: Monique Alexander, AJ Bailey, Capri Anderson, Jenna Haze, Madelyn Marie, Melissa Jacobs, Renee Perez, Samantha Ryan, Tori Black, Michael Ninn]
11/6/23 Kristal Summers

247AdultStars

Kristal Improves Mav’s Feng Shui

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11/5/23 Alina Long

GingerLynn

Ariella Ferrera – Emma Snow – Angelina Valentine – Lucky Starr – Trinity Rae – Alina Long

… And that’s just from Ginger’s past week, not including — of course — historic movies, video podcasts, and Ginger’s Diary from her career

11/4/23 Ann Marie Rios

ReelRisque

Battle Ann Marie pics | vid

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11/3/23 Jillian Jansen

ReelRisque

On Golden Fond | pics

[STAR TAGS: Jillian Janson Video]

11/1/23 Kylee Nicole

ReelRisque

Putting Some Weight IN | pics

[STAR TAGS: Kylee Nicole Video]

March 2022 Risque | What’s New

… With appropriate credit to Garth:

Back when the Old Stuff was New Stuff

3/31/22 Celeste Star and Aiden AshleyTori Black happens to be an amazing talent. Truth be told she also happens to be even more impressive as a human being, and a true inspiration for people regardless of their biological genitalia. Given the wealth of choices we had, we could still think of no better person to celebrate the end of International Women’s Month, as we begin to study up for next year. … Honestly, AVN once nominated Tori in twenty different categories — at a single awards show. She won “Performer of the Year” twice in a row. Yada-yada… Although physically performing counts a good deal in this industry, we have been around for more than two decades here, so we don’t much sweat the sweaty stuff anymore. When a woman dazzles us with her mind — y’know, and still looks that good and all — we sit up and take notice. Tori Black’s After School Special provided such a moment for us, so much so that we had to watch it several times — y’know, for scientific purposes and all. [STAR TAGS: Tori Black Video, Romana Ryder Video, Sindee Jennings Video, Rebecca Blue Video, Ruby Knox Video, Aden Ashley Video, Celeste Star Video, Capri Anderson Video, Melissa Jacobs Video, Lily Labeau Video] 
3/30/22 Ginger on Peter North

GingerLynn

Going North, Young Woman

[STAR TAGS: Ginger Lynn Video]

3/28/22 Faith LeonHave you ever had one of those tasks assigned where you could tell by just looking at it that the amount of time required just to organize what you were trying to do was daunting all by itself — and that didn’t even count the time necessary to try and actually do it? Then when you mention that little detail to the boss you get that annoying standard explanation of, “The longest journey begins with the first step” kind of platitude? You could try what we did by responding, “Sure, but so does the shortest journey, and we would like one of those, please.” … That won’t work to get you out of the task, but it might make you feel better. Consequently, we felt much better as the 500-odd photos, bunches of videos, and a whole heaping of D.Minion quirkiness made it out in our Full Faith and Credit for Deduction enterprise. If you must do something difficult, at least try to have fun with it. [STAR TAGS: Faith Leon Video, Selina Draagen Video, Shy Love, Sophia, Michael Ninn]

3/26/22 Fracesca Lei and Kylie Ireland

RisqueNews

The Eyes Have It

[STAR TAGS: Faith Leon Video, Selina Draagen Video, Michael Ninn]

3/25/22 Fracesca Lei and Kylie Ireland

KylieIreland

Hots o’ Gold

[STAR TAGS: Kylie Ireland Video, Francesca Le Video]

3/23/22 Shayla LaVeaux

Shayla

Nicely Done

[STAR TAGS: Shayla LaVeaux Exclusive Video]

3/22/22 Beth Bennet

247AdultStars

Quite the Step Up

[STAR TAGS: Beth Bennet Exclusive Video, 247AdultStars.com]

3/21/22 Lon and ShaneWhat better way can you think of to celebrate the first day of Spring than getting up close and personal with Kylie Ireland? Granted, clever people might have scheduled a couple of days back on St. Patrick’s Day to revel someone named “Ireland” for sure, but sadly we do not know any clever people. It’s a burden we bear. On the upside, Spring lasts a whole lot longer than one day, and Ms. Kylie gets a whole different kind of “bare” on this excursion, so who really cares in the grand scheme? Big pictures can get altogether too much focus it seems to us, when at the core we are talking about human beings. Somebody in D.C. ought to reason a bit more in that direction. Don’t you think? [STAR TAGS: Kylie Ireland Video, Shane Video]
3/20/22 Britney Amber

GingerLynn

Maya Hills – Joslyn James – Nyomi Banxxx – Cytherea – Britney Amber – Shay Lynn

… And that’s just from Ginger’s past week, not including — of course — new movies, video podcasts, and Ginger’s Diary from her career

3/19/22 Kristal SummersIf you have Paradise in your life, you count yourself among the blessed people on the planet. Of course if you have Paradise, and then you lose it, that’s way worse than never having it, because you don’t know what you’re missing if you never had it to begin with. Right? Of course, if you intend to lose Paradise, you’re either Milton, Michael Raven, or someone seriously needing a nap. If, however, you lost Paradise and then you found it again after hours and hours (and hours) of computer labor, well, then you can once again count members among the blessed people. Should you still be confused, Julia Ann and Kristal Summers can help guide you. What we say doesn’t really matter anyway. Nobody listens to us with those two around. [STAR TAGS: Juli Ashton, Wendy Divine Video, Maya Divine Video, Kristal Summers Video, Julia Ann Video, TJ Hart Video, Olivia del Rio Video, Tanya Danielle Video, Jana Cova Video, Monica Mayhem Video, Summer Storm Video, Phoenix Ray Video, April Flowers Video]

3/18/22 Ginger and Lynn

GingerLynn

They Feel Pretty

[STAR TAGS: Ginger Lynn Video, Lynn Ray Video]

3/16/22 Taren Steele

Shayla

Fountain of Friendship

[STAR TAGS: Shayla LaVeaux Video, Taren Steele Video]

3/15/22 Anna Joy

247AdultStars

Anna One, Anna Two, Anna Three … Anna Joy!

[STAR TAGS: Anna Joy Exclusive Video, 247AdultStars.com]

3/14/22 Tara Morgan

GingerLynn

Boobies Rock on Pi Day!

[STAR TAGS: Tara Morgan Exclusive Video]

3/13/22 Cindy CruzWe pretty much love all things Latina around here, which probably has a lot of deep-seated psychological reasons, not a single one of which would be of the slightest interest to any random person who might be reading this. What could be of interest, of course, would be the reopening of an early TOC full movie featuring, Carmen Caliente, Cindy Cruz, Liv Aguilera, and Selma Sins. There are some dudes too, but we pretty much consider them props in these gonzo shows, probably for a completely different group of deep-seated psychological reasons nobody cares about either. We will say that putting them in lingerie turned out to be a stellar idea, even if some dude came up with it. [STAR TAGS: Carmen Caliente Video, Cindy Cruz Video, Liv Aguilera Video, Selma Sins Video]

3/12/22 Shayla, Kelsey, NikitaThe Shayla LaVeaux crew piped in bright and early this morning bragging about how they have now revamped Shayla.com all the way back through Volume 4 of the updates, which puts them complete back through 2015 as we hear tell. Shayla had a long career, so they’ve a ways to go, but it still marks an achievement we recognize. You folks can watch Shayla demonstrate Things that Never Happen and then get her Timbers Shivered all on the same day. Nice. … We’re going to try and figure out a way to explain to people in London the time difference in Los Angeles. … EARLY. Really frickin’ early on a Saturday. [STAR TAGS: Shayla LaVeaux Video, Nikita Video, Jenna Jameson Video, Kelsey Heart Video, Brittany Andrews]

3/11/22 Bobbi StarrWho knew that people could learn secret tricks about how to take photographs professionally at an orgy just by being a member here? … OK. So we knew, but now we have shared this crucial knowledge with all the budding pros out there, which makes us really darned nice, for the record. Not only that, but we unearthed a Bobbi Starr performance that we had honestly forgotten about. The web can be really handy for reminding you about things; have you noticed? And none of us ever ages on the web either, which qualifies as a trick we wish the bathroom mirror would learn. Apparently not much has changed since we first learned you can’t always get what you want. Perhaps you’ll be satisfied with what you need, though, and everybody needs more Bobbi. [STAR TAGS: Bobbi Starr Video, Carolyn Reese Video, Dani Jensen Video, Krissy Lynn Video, Madelyn Marie Video]

3/10/22 Beth Bennett

247AdultStars

Blinds Leading | The Party

[STAR TAGS: Beth Bennett Exclusive Video, Loz Lorrimar Exclusive Video, Crystal Pink, Michelle Moist, Holly D., Shay Hendrix, Syren Sexton, Tiffany Doll, Kerry Louise, Tanya Cox, 247AdultStars.com]

3/9/22 Ginger Lynn

GingerLynn

As She Wishes, Farmboy

[STAR TAGS: Ginger Lynn Video]

3/8/22 Shayla LaVeaux

Shayla

Orange We Glad

[STAR TAGS: Shayla LaVeaux Exclusive Video]

3/7/22 Active Menage

GingerLynn

Demise of the ‘Stache

[STAR TAGS: Ginger Lynn Video, Erica Boyer Video]

3/6/22 Syren SextonIt has taken a full year since we first started mapping out the process — mostly because of Maverick becoming a famous photographer and digital magazine publisher, which was really annoying, actually. (Don’t you just hate it when people around you seem to forget that it’s all about YOU?) … Finally, though, we have teams compiled on both sides of the Atlantic to coordinate putting the 247AdultStars videos back online — all 14+ years of them. Regardless of how long it took, getting all the EU stars back in viewable Exclusive Video splendor will be wonderful. Honestly, not much in the EU qualifies as wonderful these days, so we’re happy to do our little insignificant part with distraction — beginning with a couple of the earliest 247AS family members, Kaz B and Syren Sexton. [STAR TAGS: Kaz B. Exclusive Video, Syren Sexton Exclusive Video, 247AdultStars.com]

3/5/22 Natalia Rossi

ReelRisque

Hottie Harvest | vid

[STAR TAGS: Jesse Capelli Video, Natalia Rossi Video]

3/4/22 Chantelle Fox

RisqueNews

Tattoo Whee!

[STAR TAGS: Chantelle Fox Exclusive Photos, Monique Alexander Video, Jessica Drake Video, Summer Storm Video]

3/3/22 Young Cytherea

Cythereas

Life’s Strange Journeys

[STAR TAGS: Cytherea Video, Rebecca Love Video, Teagan Video, Ginger Lynn]

3/1/22 Ginger Lynn

GingerLynn

Physical Therapy Extraordinaire

[STAR TAGS: Ginger Lynn Video]

April 2021 Risque | What’s New

… With appropriate credit to Garth:

Back when the Old Stuff was New Stuff

4/29/21 Christy Canyon and Ginger Lynn

GingerLynn

A Canyon of Christy

[STAR TAGS: Ginger Lynn Video, Christy Canyon Video]

4/27/21 Ginger and Friends

GingerLynn

Friends with Girls

[STAR TAGS: Ginger Lynn Video, Drew Hurlie Video, Envy Mi Video, Ivy Leaguez Video, Lyla Lei Video, Sassy Video]

4/25/21 Cytherea

Cythereas

Detained with Profit Motive | vids

[STAR TAGS: Cytherea Video, Hollie Stevens Video, Alicia Alighatti Video, Emily Evermoore Video]

4/23/21 DeeA rose by any other name would still not be the name of the new extended feature on Risqué we begin today. Well, it would not be the name if you chose the name of any other flower, we mean. (Nor would it match if you picked a name like pangolin, hydrometer or spork, but that gets us way off course, so we should stick to botanical reference.) … Now if you picked a name that constitutes part of a rose, you might come up with Petals in that case, which would in fact make you a winner today. Taken in the right light, therefore, we are almost as good as Shakespeare. Cool. [STAR TAGS: Dee Video]
4/22/21 Faith LeonWe tend to celebrate Earth Day more than most offices probably. There just seems to be something nice about a holiday not yet overtaken by the greeting card — or worse now, eCard — industry. You just feel good getting out and planting a tree, or picking up trash, or whatever, giving a gift “outside” your circle and immediate family. Giving something to hundreds or thousands of people that you will never, ever meet simply seems good, and we all need something to feel good about these days. Of course giving your grandma a gift may help you end up in her will, whereas giving to the Earth will not have this benefit. If the Earth dies, well … no need for a will. [STAR TAGS: Faith Leon]
4/21/21 Shayla LaVeaux

Shayla

Fans of Divergent Fables

[STAR TAGS: Shayla LaVeaux Video, Kaylan Nicole Video, Lacy Rose Video]

4/21/21 Christiana Cinn

GingerLynn

Christiana Cinn Talks | Twitches

[STAR TAGS: Christiana Cinn Video]

4/19/21 Rio MariahWhen in doubt, either have sex at a strip club or watch a woman masturbate by a pool. That’s our philosophy. … OK. So not really a “philosophy” in the sense that we practice this every day or anything, so maybe it would be more of an aspiration than some personal credo — albeit one with a very fine “asp” on display, come to think of it. … If you have a very strong preference for, and belief in, the type of modeling clay you prefer, would you then have a Play-Doh Credo? … These are the types of questions which remind us that we could perhaps need a nap. You might prefer an analysis of Makayla Cox and Rio Mariah before yours. … Hey! Come to think of it, we can blame it on Rio. Cool. [STAR TAGS: Makayla Cox Video, Rio Mariah Video]

4/18/21 Lilly Banks

ReelRisque

If Looks Could Thrill pics | vid

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4/17/21 Shayla LaVeaux

Shayla

Amazing (and Friendly) Feats

[STAR TAGS: Shayla LaVeaux Exclusive Video, Cheyenne Silver Exclusive Video, Kylie Ireland]

4/15/21 Mia MalkovaY’know, if they keep changing the date of the annual “Tax Day” then people will start forgetting what day it should be every year. More realistically, if the pandemic forces us to change the date next year, we have a whole lot weightier problems than figuring out when we get our refunds back. So there’s that. To borrow a term from both economics and biological science, that will definitely qualify as an unmitigated bummer. Of course when one illustrates with Mia Malkova it does tend to distract from really dull concepts like amortization of fixed assets. Mia does, however, possess some excellent assets. And she balances exceptionally well too, come to think of it. [STAR TAGS: Mia Malkova Video, Veronica Snow Video, Marly Brinx]
4/14/21 Ginger Lynn

GingerLynn

Rhymes with Goonies

[STAR TAGS: Ginger Lynn Video, Bionca Video, Heather Wayne Video]

4/13/21 Ginger Lynn, Amber Lynn, Annette Haven

GingerLynn

Y’Know, That One Spot

[STAR TAGS: Ginger Lynn Video, Amber Lynn Video, Annette Haven Video]

4/11/21 Taylor May

GingerLynn

Aubrey Gold – Taylor May – Carrie – Kianna Bradley – Ally Kay – Hyapatia Lee

… And that’s just from Ginger’s past week, not including — of course — new movies, video podcasts, and Ginger’s Diary from her career

4/11/21 Ginger Lynn

GingerLynn

The Icon in Rare HD

[STAR TAGS: Ginger Lynn Video]

4/10/21 Ginger Lynn

GingerLynn

Maidens Numbering Ten

[STAR TAGS: Ginger Lynn Video]

4/10/21 Brittasny AndrewsSo D.Minion walks into the office yesterday proclaiming, “In springtime a lizard’s fancy turns to romance.” … Now we’ll explain later why none of us was as surprised by that commentary as we might normally have been, but for now just be assured that her written contributions to the site today have nothing reptilian about them. Base certainly, but absolutely mammalian in origin. Of Metropolis this may be, but the slant comes about as pure Risqué Country. (Have you ever seen one of those lizards that does pushups to show off to everyone around? That’d be what we’re doing now.) [STAR TAGS: Brittany Andrews Video, Cynthia Pendragon Video, Nina Dolci Video, Pason Video, Sarah Blake Video, Dolorian Video, Vicky Vette Video] 
4/8/21 Melissa Jacobs

GingerLynn

One Just Got Away

[STAR TAGS: Ginger Lynn Video, Melissa Jacobs Video]

4/6/21 Cytherea

Cythereas

Friends with Bad Bob | pics & vid

[STAR TAGS: Cytherea Video, Sasha Heart Video, Tessa Taylor Video]

4/5/21 Shayla LaVeaux

Shayla

Seeking Sonya | vid

[STAR TAGS: Shayla LaVeaux Video]

4/3/21 Ginger, Lois Ayers, Stacy Donovan

GingerLynn

Book of Scraps

[STAR TAGS: Ginger Lynn Video, Stacy Donovan Video, Lois Ayers Video]

4/2/21 Angel and Ginger

GingerLynn

Angel of Her Eye

[STAR TAGS: Ginger Lynn Video, Angel Video]

4/1/21 Lacey LennonAfter careful consideration (and some really annoying dancing) we have decided that more people should write songs about ice cream. Should you be confused, we can offer some advice: If you have never seen the Geico commercial with Tag Team doing a parody of their own big hit, well, DO NOT. You will never, ever, get that jingle out of your head. … French Vanilla, Rocky Road / Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Cookie Dough … EEEK! Fortunately today we are neither trying to sell you insurance nor do we have anything more than that to say about ice cream. In fairness, we will admit that some of the flavors we do offer today can be a little cold on occasion, however. Fortunately, they still look really pretty that way. [STAR TAGS: Blake Blossom Video, Lacey Lennon]

Deft Clefts Denouement

Clefts for Thee Deity
Bet your booty on Buddha — which will make sense at the “end” today.