AKRON, OH — While there may be truth in Oscar Wilde’s observation that it is “better to be talked about than not talked about,” Joe Francis and his ever-controversial Girls Gone Wild crew might want to consider themselves an exception, since so much of...

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The latest round of the American Civil Liberties Union’s challenge of the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) opened yesterday in district court in Philadelphia, a case with profound implications not just for the online adult industry, but any sector of the...

STANFORD, CA – In what its publishers say is a “first-of-its-kind” study, a new telephone survey conducted by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine (SUSM) indicates that “more than one out of eight Americans exhibited at least one possible sign of problematic...

CYBERSPACE — Every anniversary is special, but there’s something particularly meaningful about successfully completing the first full year of running a business. Because of that, the folks in charge of the Adult Elite affiliate program have got something special...

LONDON — Inspired by the success of the U.S. AVN Awards, Britain is poised to introduce its own ceremony to honor the achievements of its country’s erotic filmmakers, performers, and miscellaneous tech talent. “In time the Adult Film Awards will be bigger than...

CALIFORNIA & CANADA — In what is surely a big breast related coincidence, porn princess turned political aspirant Mary Carey has joined Phil Angelides in demanding that comedian and NBC The Tonight Show host Jay Leno give her time on his program to discuss her upcoming...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA– The Mozilla Foundation is set to release Firefox 2 tomorrow, the company’s first major upgrade the browser since the release of Firefox 1.5 last fall, according to an announcement posted to the MozillaZine.org web forum.According to MozillaZine, the site...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The annual Exotic Erotic Ball and Expo is geared up for its 27th run this weekend at the Cow Palace in San Francisco and this year’s event boasts a list of musical headliners, adult stars, and other performers to match any lineup in the sexy soiree’s storied...

WASHINGTON, DC – Addressing a Washington-based First Amendment “think tank” called the Media Institute, executive chairman of Viacom and CBS Sumner Redstone strongly criticized the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for allowing a relatively small number of...

SOUTH KOREA — While its northern neighbor makes international headlines for testing a nuclear bomb, South Korea has quietly rounded up, arrested, and imprisoned 28-year-old Kim Bonj-wa for dropping a bomb of his own on the internet.The bomb in question? 15,000 pornographic...