MARINA DEL REY, CA — Internet observers will not see ICANN, the non-profit agency responsible for allocating IP addresses, administering the highest level of the Domain Name System, protocol addressing, and root servers attain independence from the United States Department...

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philadelphia topless bar Club Risque and two of its dancers have achieved at least a partial victory in their challenge of a Pennsylvania statute prohibiting “lewd, immoral or improper entertainment” at liquor-licensed establishments in the state.In a ruling...

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC — According to Pastor Don Lawings of Faith Baptist Church, the faithful of Columbus County want the area’s two strip clubs out of business, now and forever, even if they do help people find their place of worship.”We don’t want that...

FRANCE — Leave it to the French to find ways to use nudity to sell chi chi clothing.French clothier Shai is combining two of the modern world’s favorite attractions: porn stars and the internet, in order to promote its $100 t-shirts. Taking advantage of the powerful...

SHANGHAI, CHINA – The English-language version of the Chinese government-sponsored online newspaper People’s Daily Online briefly featured over a dozen links “promoting pornographic and explicit content” last week, according to the Interfax news service and other sources.A...

SANDYS PARISH, BERMUDA – In defending his client this week, a man named Anthony Adcock who admitted to importing 108 pornographic DVDs in January, former Cabinet Secretary-turned-attorney Leo Mills appealed to a Magistrates’ Court not for mercy, but for reason.According to...

TOPEKA, KS — It’s been nearly a week since six Topeka businesses were supposed to close their doors and stop selling their goods due to obscenity indictments — yet it’s business as usual, according to employees.Sinsations, Adult Entertainment, and...

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – Porn stars are due to parade down Auckland’s Queen Street next week and the local politicos are not pleased.The “Boobs on Bikes” parade, a promotional event leading up to the Erotica Lifestyles Expo (ELE) scheduled to commence two days later, was granted a...

SOUTH FLORIDA — Football is a dangerous game and players from amateur to professional can sustain serious and life-threatening injuries while playing it. Half-time, however, is not usually considered particularly risky, except when the Federal Communication Commission is...

SEATTLE, WA – At the Gamefest 2006 video game developers’ conference hosted by Microsoft, the company announced that later this year it will release XNA Game Studio Express, a consumer version of the professional software used to develop games for the Xbox and Xbox 360 gaming...