LAS VEGAS, NV — While the vast majority of the 2007 Adult Entertainment Expo focuses on the fantasy fulfillment angle of sexuality, a few booths are staffed by eager, sincere folk with a more ostensibly serious agenda. Naturally, the sexually and spiritually conflicted...

MARANA, AZ — Judge Leslie Miller of Pima County Superior Court has ordered the town of Marana, AZ to release records that reportedly detail a former head of the town’s Parks and Recreation Department use of his work computer to view pornographic websites.The judge’s order...

CINCINNATI, OH – Last year, the Ohio General Assembly approved House Bill 23, a law that strengthened the hand of Ohio’s townships, but not Ohio’s cities, to impose strict guidelines for operation on wide variety of “adult businesses.”Despite its sweeping findings and the...

LAS VEGAS, NV — AVN Award nominated Mercenary Pictures director Tina Tyler knows a good thing when she sees it – and gorgeous men getting naked and pleasuring themselves for the camera is a very good thing, indeed, especially when seen through Tyler’s talented and...

SEATTLE, WA – Within the logic of municipal zoning and business licensing laws, it is a foregone conclusion that strip clubs, topless bars, and other manner of adult businesses create a variety of “negative secondary effects,” including increasing crime rates and reducing...

LINCOLN, NE – A law introduced Monday by Nebraska Senator Mike Friend would make the sending of sexually explicit email a misdemeanor and knowingly sending such an email to a person under the age of 16 would be a felony, according to reports in the Associated Press (AP).“The...

CYBERSPACE – ICANN’s consideration of a revised proposed contract with ICM Registry to operate the .xxx sTLD brought with it another round of public comment – and another round of bitter opposition by many within the adult industry.While use of nicknames and “unsigned” letters...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Kink.com announced last week that it has acquired the State Armory and Arsenal located at 1800 Mission Street in San Francisco. The company (formerly known as Cybernet Entertainment) reported that it acquired the Armory, which is a registered national...

New York, NY — They say there’s something for everybody in New York City. Now they can also say that at least some of those things are a little bit safer and a lot more affordable, thanks to “NYC” brand condoms.In addition to providing visitors and...

CYBERSPACE – Late last Friday afternoon, the Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published for public comment a revised version of the proposed agreement with ICM Registry Inc. for the designation of a .xxx sponsored top level domain (sTLD).The public...