HARRISBURG, PA — A court has ruled two pictures of scantily clad women a parolee drew for a tattoo artist should not have caused the man’s return to prison for violating parole.Michael A. Hubler was kicked out of a halfway house in December 2007 and returned to state prison...

OAKLAND, CA — When the going gets tough, the tough dump their respectable jobs and go where they perceive the money to be: porn. That’s increasingly becoming the story as the economy slips and slides in directions that the average American can barely comprehend and hardly...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Despite repeated lawsuits, deals with state attorneys general and saber-rattling by politicians and law enforcement, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark said he has no plans to shutter the “Erotic Services” section of the popular online classified ads...

BELGIUM — Americans are uniquely repressed when it comes to being frank about a number of things, especially related to sex. Perhaps one of the strangest things that Americans prefer not to discuss is precisely what condoms are used for – and what part of the body they’re...

LOS ANGELES, CA — If he can find sponsors, Darren Blatt (better known in the adult entertainment industry as D-Money) plans to bring either a Players Ball or Rock the Ball event to Cybernet Expo for the second year in a row.Cybernet Expo will be June 25 – 27 in San...

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN — What could constitute a more appealing welcome than to enter a bar staffed entirely by gorgeous women wearing high-cut shorts, pantyhose, loose fitting blouses and no bras? According to the Yokahama authorities, just about anything. Sankei News reports...

LOS ANGELES, CA — From the trailblazing naughtiness of Bettie Page to the pole-dancing craze among modern housewives, the continual mainstreaming of adult entertainment is undeniable. Now comes Naked Ambition, an R-Rated Look At an X-Rated Industry from renowned celebrity...

WASHINGTON PARK, IL — Five days after Frank Dover was shot during a December visit to Dollies Playhouse, Guadelupe Morales experienced a pain no mother wants to suffer. Although the gunman has not been apprehended, the grieving mother has decided that someone must pay – and...

LONDON, ENGLAND — Central London’s major nightlife venues face revocation of their business licenses under a local law that recently has been interpreted to ban burlesque performances without an adult entertainment license.Burlesque, a form of striptease that devotees...

TUALATIN, OR — No matter how many times Oregon voters go to the polls and overwhelmingly throw their support behind free expression, a small but energetic portion of the state insists it isn’t so. Nowhere is this more clear than in the seemingly eternal battle between those...