PARIS — The French Senate has declared its independence from the European Parliament by approving legislation that would require anyone caught illicitly sharing copyrighted content to be disconnected from the Web.Under the proposed three-strikes or “graduated response”...

WINDSOR, ONTARIO CANADA — Oh, the wonders of modern technology! Now instead of learning to sit quietly and look out of windows or read a book, adults and child passengers can zone out to yet more video entertainment while away from the babysitter called television. One...

CYBERSPACE — A rose may smell as sweet regardless of its name, but when surfers are looking for porn online, Porn.com is a powerful URL to possess. Currently that powerful URL is featuring an assortment of gorgeous, equally big name porn stars, and Rebeca Linares is the...

LAND O’LAKES, FL — Nudists in Pasco County, FL, will have to do the unthinkable Tuesday before heading to the polls.They’ll have to don clothing. Pasco County elections supervisor Brian Corley summarily dismissed requests from the residents of Caliente Resort, which claims...

CYBERSPACE — Most webmasters religiously track click-throughs, joins and other statistics. They massage their sites’ appearance by rolling out dueling designs to see which works better at converting lookers into buyers. They create innumerable marketing materials and...

SEATTLE, WA — This presidential election year has seen a monumental increase in voter participation, according to poll-watchers. With 2008’s historic vote coming to a close Tuesday evening, all sorts of groups and organizations have ramped up their efforts to ensure...

PURCHASE, NY — If you’re still convinced credit cards are not part of a vast conspiracy to take over the planet, witness MasterCard’s latest coup: On Sunday, the company announced the launch of a new service that will allow consumers to use their cell phones to charge...

OLYMPIA, WA — Levi Bussanich has made a unique proposal to the city of Olympia, WA: either let him build a grocery store or he’ll turn his adult book shop into a veritable sextravaganza of smut. Bussanich’s dream of building a grocery store has run up against wetland buffer...

ARLINGTON, VA — Women’s breasts hold a special place in the hearts and groins of western men. But those in the United States have a particular love, appreciation and fascination for them, especially when they’re large. As porn have proven during the past 20 years, that...

USA — Looking for something to really scare the pants off of your kids and other loved ones as the Halloween season draws to a close? Drop by your local fundamentalist Christian “Hell House” and find out what torments await you once you’ve died and gone to hell.Typically...