WASHINGTON, DC — If all goes according to rumored plans, outgoing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin will attempt a lame-duck coup on pornography during December’s meetings of the regulatory body.Martin, a Bush appointee and long an advocate of...

BATH, ENGLAND — LoveHoney has long been an innovator in the world of online and storefront sex toy retailing. Among its cutting edge, socially responsible inventions is the development of a sex toy recycling policy. Although the London-based company took into consideration...

LONDON — A new U.K. law that criminalizes possession of “extreme” pornography will take effect January 26th, 2009. Under Sections 62-67 of the Criminal Justice Act 2008, anyone caught with sexually explicit material that depicts violence, activity likely to result in bodily...

ROME — Every fall, as the Italian parliament struggles to find new revenue sources that will help the country support itself, talk inevitably turns to taxing something near and dear to the lusty Italian heart: porn.A proposal to add a 25-percent excise tax to the purchase...

TOKYO — Summer time often begins the poolside buzz about man boobs and their possible need for coverage and support, yet a truly good bra for men has not appeared on the shelves. Leave it to Japan to innovate. Rakuten.com is the largest online Japanese retailer and offers...

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA — Every other economic sector may fail during the looming worldwide recession, but according to Australia’s newest political party, porn will thrive.The economic downturn already has stimulated sales of sex toys and adult movies in Australia, Australian...

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — Make all the silly sports double entendres you like. The members of FC Copenhagen won’t mind. They’re having too much fun — yes, I’m going to say it — scoring.The management of Denmark’s Superliga soccer team upped the players’ winning percentage when...

YORKTON, SASKATCHEWAN — The residents of Yorkton weren’t quite sure what to make of a local floral delivery service’s claim that their burg was famous for “wieners, amateur porn and asbestos.”Neither was Saskatchewan Flower Delivery, which did some hasty backpedalling from...

MANHATTAN, KS — Among the many great American sex myths is a belief that certain people either no longer or never have possessed a sex drive. These include the disabled, the religious including those in Holy Orders, the young, any and all parents, and the very old. Of...

MUMBIA, INDA — In spite of an ancient tradition of sacred sexuality, Indian culture has an uncomfortable relationship with sexual expression in the modern world. Alas for two 20somethings, that means a visit to jail.According to the Daily News & Analysis, two young...