TOKYO, JAPAN and ESSEX, ENGLAND — The urge to merge sexually often is described as an “appetite.” As it turns out, the food analogy may be particularly apt. Two studies have found links between eating behaviors, body mass and intercourse.A study backed by Japan’s health...

LAS VEGAS, NV — Not every new development aimed at the adult entertainment industry was on display at AVN’s Adult Entertainment Expo over the weekend. At least one occupied exhibit-floor space at the nearby Consumer Electronics Show.Glacier Media Systems’ IceBerg 3D...

CUPERTINO, CA — Apple Inc. may be inching toward more leniency regarding the applications it allows in its online applications store, but the company isn’t ready to pull out all the stops just yet.At the end of December, Apple’s App Store rejected a titillating application...

VASSALBORO, ME — A controversial proposal to open a topless coffee shop in a commercial building that has been vacant for four years received unanimous approval Tuesday.The Vassalboro, ME, Planning Board determined the proposal complied with all of the relevant city codes...

LOS ANGELES, CA — Adult entertainment icon Larry Flynt is not about to stand by idly while someone — even a family member — abuses his good name to hawk “inferior products” and “knockoff goods.”That’s the way Flynt characterized the video merchandise being marketed by...

COLUMBUS, KS — The owner of an adult video store in Columbus, KS, says he’s ready to fight the county over licensing requirements enacted after his business opened.Terry Sims said Cherokee County should not be allowed to impose retroactive restrictions that didn’t even...

MELBOURNE — Many has been the time when anti-porn forces have wished they could take the law into their own hands. On Monday, one Australian porn shop owner had the questionable good fortune of being able to do precisely that.Just prior to 6:00 pm AEDT on Monday, two armed...

ROCHESTER, NY — It’s been six months since Zigohost.com began giving “your online business more freedom,” but according to company owner John, that period of time has seen the company “really on a roll.”While there are many alternatives available to adult webmasters, John...

CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA — The life of a single man can be lonely and difficult, but one such man found an unconventional way to find companionship. Alas for him, that companionship may come from other men serving time behind bars.The man, whose identity has kinky been protected...

OSLO, NORWAY — A law that took effect Jan. 1 forbids Norwegian citizens from paying for sex — at home or abroad. Henceforth, any Norwegian caught paying a prostitute could face a stiff fine and as many as six months in prison.In cases of child prostitution, sentences could...