NASHVILLE, TN — In a move that tax activists might call pork barrel political pandering at its most obvious and un-kosher, all 31 present members of the Tennessee Legislature voted to support the doomed SB0014, otherwise known as the Girls Gone Wild bill.Sponsored by...

CYBERSPACE — Every celebrity has his or her detractors as well as fans and the President of the United States – now and at any other point throughout history – is no different. But with billions of dollars being freshly authorized to continue the enormously bloody and...

NEW YORK, NY — Scientologists have a complex relationship with the power of words and language. They also have a rich litigious tradition. Recent actions on the part of an Illinois virgin keen to begin a career in porn have brought together these two elements – earning her...

LUBBOCK, TX — While some may consider Sherri Williams’ Supreme Court challenge to the Alabama state sex toy ban to be much ado about nothing, the recent experience of a Texas adult shop clerk drives home the serious implications of such so-called morality-based laws and how...

SEATTLE, WA — In cyberspace, nobody wants to hear you snivel – especially if you’re a spyware manufacturer. American courtrooms, on the other hand, provide the perfect venue for even the most bizarre of legal battles. One currently in development features PC Tools’ Spyware...

KNOXVILLE, TN — In the academic world, the phrase that pays is “Publish or perish.” In the world of adult entertainment, the equivalent may well be “Kiss and tell.” Whatever words one chooses to use, their power can be far reaching, as a porn star and a Tennessee Highway...

PORTUGAL — It’s often been said that the world divides women unfairly into virgins and whores. One of them famous shrines in Portugal has unexpectedly brought the two extremes of femininity, resulting in more than a few disapproving scowls and complaints.The Sanctuary of...

CANADA — It takes a rare kind of tough – or stupid – to want to fuck with a Hell’s Angel. Whatever it is, constable Christa Pennie has got it. She’s also got a fine for 20 hours of overtime pay, thanks to precisely how much of “it” she has.As the media tells it, the good...

CYBERSPACE — Apple and Linux users often joke that the Windows operating system is a form of malware. While that may or may not be accurate, one thing that security experts agree on currently is the threat posed to Windows users by at least one crack circulating and capable...

HONG KONG — Not for the first time has a reader of the Bible realized that large sections of its contents are not necessarily suitable for reading by the young or especially sensitive. In addition to its many violent passages aside, there’s sex in them thar pages, two...