SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Second Life finally got the memo: Allowing minors access to sexually explicit material is at best a bad idea and at worst may be criminal.Linden Lab, developer of the wildly popular online virtual world, announced it will begin segregating the adult...

CYBERSPACE — A new malware attack capable of compromising a variety of networked devices — even ones that are hardened or don’t utilize a Windows operating system — has security experts worried.A new variant of Trojan.Flush.M, a malicious DNS hijacker first discovered in...

MILAN, ITALY — At the tender age of 22, Italian porn actress Laura Perego is not yet widely known for her political activism. Nonetheless, the desperate state of world affairs has plunged the sexy star not merely into a low neckline but into bare naked flag waving of a...

ACADEMIA — Body weight and sexual activity level are related in both men and women but in very different ways, according to two recent scientific studies.In a report published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon State University researchers debunked the...

BURKE COUNTY, NC — Information wants to be free and pornography is apparently no exception, if a short-lived glitch in the CoMPAS Cable system is any indication.Similar to, but different from, an earlier feed leak from cable giant Comcast, the Burke County, NC CoMPAS Cable...

AUSTRALIA — Although it’s popular with certain religious and philosophical groups to blame non-“traditional” sexual behavior upon poor upbringing, a lack of moral character, too much soy in the diet or other creative reasons, science appears a little closer to understanding...

HARTFORD, CT — The owners of adult shops just can’t win for losin’ sometimes. A current case in point stars the LUV Boutique and an assortment of “Adopt A Highway” signs.At issue is the presumably nefarious decision by the LUV Boutique to participate in the highway clean-up...

LEEDS, ENGLAND AND AUCKLAND, NZ — Outdoor advertisements associating alcohol and sex are raising a ruckus in England and New Zealand. Regulators and watchdogs in both countries have stepped in to protect children from messages critics say are inappropriate.New Zealand’s...

BERLIN, GERMANY — Concerned about public health, German health officials are offering to pay consumers who turn in old vibrators.For every vibrator containing the controversial plastic-enhancer known as phthalates (or phthalate esters), the government will pay £40 (about...

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Add “MILF” to the long list of adjectives that can now be associated with adult entertainment superstar turned UFC champ love oven, Jenna Jameson. According to AVN.com, porn Hall of Famer Jameson fulfilled one of her dearest dreams by giving birth to...