ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Maryland Senate rejected a proposal that would have withheld public funds from state universities that allow students to view pornography on campus.State Sen. Andrew P. Harris [R-Baltimore and Harford counties] attempted to amend the $1.1 billion capital...

GRAND RAPIDS, MN — A Minnesota court has ruled that a history of exhibitionism does not prevent one from caring for children in the here and now.At least a porn past can’t prevent a Grand Rapids, MN, couple from obtaining licenses to operate a daycare facility. A question...

BOSTON, MA — Sssh.com, an erotic website created by women for women, is celebrating its eighth anniversary with a facelift and a bevy of new features.Known as the “X-Rated Cosmo,” Sssh.com caters to female sexuality by bypassing the taboo of porn in favor of an interactive,...

GERARDVILLE, PA — Father Edward Commolly can’t get the image of big fake boobs out of his mind. In fact, he’s vowed to visit them whenever possible — and pray for their removal. The big fake boobs in question belong to a plaster pirate statue depicting a saucy female...

CARSON CITY, NV — Frontier prostitutes literally helped build the Wild West by becoming landowners and investors in the construction of vital buildings including churches, theaters, saloons and hotels. Ironically, although bordellos are tolerated in painfully rural areas of...

LONDON, ENGLAND — A new survey by the British tabloid The Sun has discovered that 66-percent of women admit to watching porn.Of course, the figure still pales in comparison to the nearly nine out of 10 men who watch porn, according to the survey. Of the 88-percent of men...

HOUSTON, TX — A jury sided with the City of Houston April 2nd, handing officials their first trial victory in a decade-old effort to stamp out adult businesses city fathers say are operating illegally.The unanimous verdict found the El Rondo Motor Lodge, located in the...

CYBERSPACE — You’ve got spam! In fact, chances are good that most of what’s lurking in any given inbox at any given time is spam. Given that nobody seems to like it, how can it be so plentiful?Things got a little more civilized on the cyber frontier last November, when...

BOLIVIA, NC — Bird Island’s 1,300 acres provide a variety of sanctuaries ideal for kicking back, stretching out and basking in the sun while worries and stress melt away. According to authorities, however, it may also now be the perfect place to be arrested for public...

MUNICH, GERMANY — Bavarian Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann has ratcheted up his battle against the sale of violent videogames by comparing the games to child pornography.“In regards to their harmful effects, [violent video games] are on the same level as child...