CYBERSPACE – ICANN’s consideration of a revised proposed contract with ICM Registry to operate the .xxx sTLD brought with it another round of public comment – and another round of bitter opposition by many within the adult industry.While use of nicknames and “unsigned” letters...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Kink.com announced last week that it has acquired the State Armory and Arsenal located at 1800 Mission Street in San Francisco. The company (formerly known as Cybernet Entertainment) reported that it acquired the Armory, which is a registered national...

New York, NY — They say there’s something for everybody in New York City. Now they can also say that at least some of those things are a little bit safer and a lot more affordable, thanks to “NYC” brand condoms.In addition to providing visitors and...

CYBERSPACE – Late last Friday afternoon, the Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published for public comment a revised version of the proposed agreement with ICM Registry Inc. for the designation of a .xxx sponsored top level domain (sTLD).The public...

LAS VEGAS, NV – To accommodate consumer demand for ever-larger amounts of digital storage space, hard disk drive manufacturers Hitachi Ltd. and Seagate Technologies both announced Sunday the development of enormous new drives that they will soon introduce in consumer...

THAILAND — It’s not just Christians and Muslims that get cranky when their holy figures are taken lightly — especially within a sexual context. A U.S. based porn site that includes what some see as disrespectful images of the Lord Buddha has higher-ups in...

KNOXVILLE, TN — What some people consider appropriate for saucy brides and grooms planning the wedding night and beyond, others consider an offense to religious sensibilities. Such certainly appears to be the case with South Knox County’s recently opened and almost...

CHATSWORTH, CA – More than 250 adult domain names will be auctioned off during Internext Expo Las Vegas, January 15th – 17th, according to a press release issued Thursday by AVN Online.The release specifically mentioned “premium” domains Porn.com and Pornstars.com, and...

JOHNS CREEK, GA – If the first few days of the new year are any indication, 2007 is going to bear close resemblance to 2006 for John Cornetta, owner of the embattled Love Shack chain of stores.U.S. Federal District Court Judge Thomas Thrash ruled Wednesday that Cornetta is in...

WASHINGTON, DC — The surveillance powers of the federal government continue to expand thanks to signing statement made by President George W. Bush on Wednesday, December 20th.The signing statement was one in a long string of such actions that Bush has performed during his...