VIENNA — Is it art – or is it blasphemy? Although the calendar clearly states that it’s the year 2008 in the 21st century, the debate continues – and the latest battlefield for artistic freedom is Austria. Regardless of international progress in the area of same-sex rights,...

Lots of females seem to do it together, be it in Houston, San Diego, New York, or elsewhere. No, I’m not referring to texting or going to restaurant/public/club/mall/etc. restrooms with each other so they can have someone to chat with while they’re urinating or...

TORONTO, ON – Winners of the Third Annual Feminist Porn Awards were feted at a ceremony Friday evening at the Gladstone Hotel. Big winners included transgendered performer Buck Angel, Vivid-Ed director Tristan Taormino, BDSM pro Madison Young and writer-director-producer Erika...

SUNNYVALE, CA – Yahoo! Inc. on Monday previewed a new advertising-management program the company said will “significantly simplify the process of buying and selling ads online.”AMP! from Yahoo! was designed to provide an integrated, Web-based solution that allows cross-selling...

THAILAND — The Kingdom of Thailand is famous for its temples, its cuisine, its art, and its sex tourism. In addition to a myriad of bar, sauna, and massage girls eager to share their company for a fee, Thailand is known worldwide for the beauty and femininity of its...

WASHINGTON, DC — There are countless anecdotes and jokes about how often men think about sex. Now researchers say some of the humorous tales may be true, at least when it comes to financial risk.A new brain-scan study performed as a cooperative venture between financial...

COLUMBIA, SC — A South Carolina state senator has proposed a 20-percent tax on adult magazines to help fund the state’s $7.2 billion annual budget.Figures included in the budget indicate the tax wouldn’t provide all that much support, though. According to Sen. Mike Fair’s...

MONTGOMERY, AL — What red-blooded American hasn’t wondered why the film industry chose to settle in the sunny and socially tolerant city of Los Angeles in the state of California when perfectly good locations in other states are available? Apparently the Alabama legislature...

LAS VEGAS, NV — They cruise the traffic clogged Strip like great ships of state; their well-lit and enormous signs alerting those along the sidewalks about pleasures to be found elsewhere via a simple telephone call or strip club visit. Like the clumps of Hispanic leaflet...

PALM BAY, FL — Mayor John Mazziotti isn’t interested in social or legal tolerance when it comes to deciding what kinds of businesses should be allowed to operate in his city. Or, at least that’s the case when the businesses in question deal with adult sexuality. If...