BERN, SWITZERLAND — Regardless of how many canines are in the neighborhood, it’s not every day that a giant inflatable dog poo winds up in your yard – but when it happens, it’s the kind of thing that gets noticed. It certainly didn’t avoid notice in late July when precisely...

REDMOND, WA — Although Microsoft probably doesn’t like the nickname that already has stuck like pet hair to a feature in the latest beta release of Internet Explorer 8, it’s an indication of just how pervasive adult entertainment has become on the Web. The new feature,...

AUSTIN, TX — Researchers at the University of Texas have done their part to answer one of life’s big questions: Why do humans have sex? According two studies involving nearly 2,000 people, there are at least 237 reasons. The results were published in the August issue of the...

WASHINGTON, DC — Sick and tired of hauling your expensive laptop out of its travel case every time you endure another trip through airport security? Fear not! The good people at the Transportation Security Administration have heard your many cries of frustration and...

LEWISTON, ME — JoAn Karkos is convinced that her local library panders in obscenity – and she’s determined to do something about it. What she’s doing at the moment is insisting that she would rather spend time in jail than return an overdue sex education book that she...

WASHINGTON, DC — In a maneuver that would sound like something out of a Mel Brooks movie if it weren’t so chilling, the U.S. Department of Justice is floating new guidelines that would allow FBI officials to open national security or criminal investigations without clear...

CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND — The U.S., long thought to lag significantly behind Europe in the adoption of all things mobile, in September actually will surpass the United Kingdom in mobile Web use, according to a new report from Bango.According to Bango data, the top five countries...

WASHINGTON, DC — The Federal Communications Commission on August 20th formally ordered Comcast Corp. to stop blocking transmission of some file types in an attempt to control traffic on its network. The order came amidst Comcast’s tests of new technologies that would slow...

PITTSBURGH, PA — Five years ago this month, the U.S. Attorney in Pittsburgh, PA, filed obscenity charges against Extreme Associates and its husband-and-wife owners, Robert Zicari and Janet Romano (known in the adult industry as Rob Black and Lizzie Borden).Since then, the...

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND — California-based adult performer Kayden Kross likely had a good idea that somebody somewhere would be upset with her for participating in the annual New Zealand Boobs on Bikes parade – but she apparently didn’t expect her trouble to come from the...