Camille Sojit Pejcha

Jan 10, 2025 | pleasure-seeking.com | Camille Sojit Pejcha

Hi everyone! I’m back from the holiday break with a new episode of the Pleasure-Seeking podcast. In this exclusive interview, the pioneering feminist porn director Erika Lust—often called “the queen of ethical porn”—joins me to unpack how porn shapes our desires, and desire shapes culture. A feminist trailblazer, Lust has redefined adult filmmaking with authentic, female-centered stories that challenge industry norms.

Dec 9, 2024 | pleasure-seeking.com | Camille Sojit Pejcha

The assassin who gunned down the CEO of UnitedHealthcare is the most wanted man in America—and not just by law enforcement. Since images of his face were revealed as part of a nationwide manhunt, the girls, gays, and theys have been thirsting over the suspect, who is still at large. In fact, authorities say they were able to get a clear image of him is because the woman checking him into his hostel was flirting with him, and asked him to pull down his mask and show her his smile.

Dec 6, 2024 | pleasure-seeking.com | Camille Sojit Pejcha

A good gift reflects your ability to divine another person’s desires—and whether it’s a material object, an experience, or simply the close attention of a loved one, what we want can reveal a lot about who we are. So in the spirit of the season, I’ve asked friends and creatives I admire to share their thoughts on gift-giving—from what they think makes a gift special to the items on their personal wishlist and the most memorable gift they’ve ever received.

Nov 26, 2024 | pleasure-seeking.com | Camille Sojit Pejcha

The fliers went up months before. “Timothée Chalamet lookalike competition,” they read, accompanied by a photo of the actor looking deadpan into the camera, overlaid with a QR code and the promise of a $50 cash prize. You may have heard what happened next: a raucous event that shut down by the cops; a surprise appearance from the actor himself; and in the middle of it all, a round of speed dating. The viral event spurred a series of copycat competitions around the world.

Nov 12, 2024 | pleasure-seeking.com | Camille Sojit Pejcha

In the ancient Greek comedy Lysistrata, the protagonist unites the women of two warring cities by convincing them to withhold sex from men as a means of forcing them to negotiate peace. In the days since Trump’s election, we’ve witnessed American women make similar pleas on social media, urging each other to join the 4B movement. Its central tenets? No sex with men, no dating men, no marriage with men, no childrearing with men.