HARTFORD, CT — Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal wants Craigslist to clean up its act or face financial penalties.He also wants to institute a program that offers financial incentives to consumers who inform on the site’s perceived misdeeds. In a letter sent...

TEHRAN, IRAN — A special prosecutor designated to handle the cases of people arrested during the country’s crackdown on websites that distribute adult content or criticize Islam has said those who are convicted deserve to die.“The accused in these cases face several...

SALEM, OR — The beautiful state of Oregon has the most liberal First Amendment law in the country and its biggest city, Portland, has more strip clubs per capita then any other city in the country – yet, it’s socially tolerant legislators can not summon the courage to call...

CHINA — Whether they’re kidnapping ship captains or infringing on copyright, the world is increasingly hostile to pirates – unless they’re starring in Hollywood blockbuster or a Digital Playground title featuring Jesse Jane and Evan Stone. In China, pirates of all sorts are...

REDMOND, WA — Microsoft Corp. is having an inordinate amount of trouble keeping the lid on its plans for Windows 7, the successor to the notoriously unpopular Windows Vista operating system.On Saturday, Microsoft “accidentally” revealed plans to make available a release...

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — The owners of notorious BitTorrent tracker site The Pirate Bay have filed an appeal to their conviction last week on charges of contributory copyright infringement.In a blog posting at ThePirateBay.org, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij...

CYBERSPACE — If Bree Olson becomes the 2009 Twisty’s Pet of the Year, she promises to donate a portion of her winnings to her local Society for the Prevention of Animal Cruelty, in Ft. Wayne, IN. What other contestant hopefuls intend to do with the money if they walk away...

SUITLAND, MD — There was probably no sexy music playing when U.S. District Judge Marvin Garbis removed what some like to imagine are layers of protection against the insidious evil they believe is adult entertainment, but they came off nonetheless. Hitting the metaphorical...

ORANGEVALE, CA — A high school cheerleading coach who appeared nude in the pages of Playboy magazine has been fired.Carlie Christine lost her Casa Robles High School job because parents complained about the example Christine’s centerfold status set for their daughters....

AKRON, OH — The economy is making life rough all over.According to an Akron, OH, report, the current financial crunch has even exotic dancers fighting over what little disposable income remains in the pockets of red-blooded American males. On Friday night, the competition...