STAUNTON, VA — After Hours shop owner Rick Krial and his defense attorneys have decided that they’re not taking his recent obscenity convictions lying down. Citing a collection of what they deem to be “improper statements” made during the four-day trial, they have filed a...

LONDON, ENGLAND — China has overtaken the U.S. to become the world’s broadband leader, according to a new report from European mobile data watcher Point Topic. The company’s latest research leads it to believe that both China and the U.S. had about 78 million broadband...

OSLO, NORWAY — Apparently spurred by the launch of Google’s Chrome, Norwegian company Opera Software ASA has launched an updated version of its Web browser. In Opera 9.6, the developers enhanced the performance and flexibility of the browser’s built-in email client and...

LOUISVILLE, KY — Don’t call him John. His name is now officially JB Holmes, because being confused with one of the most famous porn stars in American history isn’t something he feels promotes his career on the green. Of course, it doesn’t help that he’s known as “Long John”...

USA — The power of gays and lesbians is apparently absolute, which may explain why religiously based political systems and groups tend to react so strongly to the presence of shameless GLBT practitioners. For some Christians, the power of homosexuality extends not merely to...

BERGAMO, ITALY — The notorious BitTorrent index The Pirate Bay cannot be blocked by Italian internet service providers, an Italian appellate court has ruled.The court based its decision not on The Pirate Bay’s intrinsic value, but on a European Union regulation intended to...

SPRINGFIELD, MA — Despite two legal setbacks in recent months, the City of Springfield, MA, plans to continue efforts to shutter viewing booths at a downtown adult store.The city began by revoking Amazing.net’s entertainment license last November, based on police and zoning...

LAHORE, PAKISTAN — The fact that erotic content is available in Pakistan likely comes as a shock to most Americans, although the fact that there are powerful forces at work to make sure that there is no porn in Pakistan probably comes as no surprise. Shop keepers in Punjab...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A federal judge has issued an interim order blocking the sale of Real Networks’ RealDVD software. The software allows users to copy DVDs.At least, lawsuit insiders have reported that’s what happened inside U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel’s...

HARTFORD, CT — Connecticut on October 10th became the third U.S. state — behind Massachusetts and California — to allow gay marriage when the state’s Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that civil unions provided sufficient equality for same-sex...