HANKINSON, ND — A 23-year-old North Dakota man got a Christmas present of sorts on Christmas Eve: Instead of hard time, he’ll be doing community service as punishment for having sex in a public place.Joshua Fenske pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of public fornication...

LONG ISLAND, NY — Bill Kakis is a man of few – but important – words, which is an excellent way for a man whose business is responsible for safeguarding the copious words and images of others to be. Owner-operator Kakis oversees all operations related to Mega-Bandwidth.com,...

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA — A secret, high-level government report reveals the technology underlying Australia’s planned mandatory internet filtering does not work, will slow Web traffic and runs significant risk of blocking legitimate sites. Nevertheless, the government plans to...

CYBERSPACE — How does the Web love porn? Let us count the ways…You know, just in case Old St. Nick needs help stuffing the stockings. According to Tynan, although the adult entertainment industry didn’t invent any of the Web’s major tech innovations, it was at the forefront...

FORT WORTH, TX — For the Romance Store, the Grinch came early – and took off with more than a fist full of money and sex toys.Two men, one brandishing a firearm, entered the Romance Store at 1:00 am on Sunday. While it’s possible that the duo had been checking their list of...

REDMOND, WA — Microsoft Corp.’s new Seadragon graphics viewing application for the iPhone has some Mac fanatics up in arms. They say the app distributes porn to the unsuspecting.Seadragon is free and includes a collection of example images borrowed from the Library of...

HOLIDAY SEASON — The winter weather outside may be frightful, but the sex toys and lube next to the bed make it delightful – if sex researchers and product manufacturers are to be believed. “Right before New Year’s Eve is our highest sales peak,” observes David Johnson of...

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Could video games be among the next waves for adult? Various industry observers and insiders have wondered about that for years, but even those actively working in the electronic gaming space remain at a loss about how to create the quintessential...

OREM, UT — Decent citizens of Orem, UT, unite! Your brethren are fighting the smut wars without you.About two dozen morally outraged residents of Orem and the surrounding area converged on the notorious den of iniquity Victoria’s Secret last week in order to protect...

WASHINGTON, DC — Outgoing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin may have tabled his plan for a porn-free, fee-free nationwide wireless broadband service, but evidently congresscritters haven’t.In fact, two Democrats in the House of Representatives are...