Pornography

The Porn Industry Blows...My Mind

Bobby Bailey | Posted 10.27.2009 | Impact


Bobby Bailey

I think I want to go into the porn industry. They make over $14 billion a year, and just one percent of those annual earnings could help feed three million people. Not a bad deal, right?

If It's Art, Must It Be Pornography?

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books


Georgianne Nienaber

I'm all for freedom expression even when it comes to veiled pornography, but I don't want to be tricked into buying it for God's sake.

5 Reasons Why Internet Porn Is Good for America

eSarcasm | Posted 10.15.2009 | Comedy


eSarcasm

Feeling guilty for wasting hours away in front of the boob tube? Not the television, mind you, but the various x-rated "tube" sites scattered all over the Net? Well, you may not need to feel bad at all: It turns out Internet porn may have a positive effect on society.

In Praise Of Slow Sex

Carl Honore | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living


Carl Honore

Slowing down between the sheets can deepen the emotional, psychological, even spiritual power of sex. It also gives the body -- especially the female body -- the time it needs to warm up.

The Best Porn in Print: R.I.P. Gourmet Magazine

Gerald Sindell | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media


Gerald Sindell

I wasn't the subscriber to Gourmet. That was my mate. I was serious about being serious and dwelling on food seemed to me to be about as distinctive an occupation as thinking about sex.

Supreme Court To Hear Animal Sex Fetish Case; "Crush Videos," Dogfighting Footage May Be Treated Like Child Porn

Newsweek | Krista Gesaman | Posted 10.04.2009 | Politics


Kittens, brutality, fetish videos, and dogfighting--these aren't the elements of a twisted cable-television show; they're just some of the factors in ...

Jason Linkins

Newt Gingrich Topless Bar Snafu: Owners Speak To Rachel Maddow (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics


Newt Gingrich! Does anyone currently walking the face of the earth know more about entrepreneurship? Or about American Solutions For Winning the Fut...

Porn Surfing Rampant At U.S. Government Agency

Posted 09.29.2009 | Technology


An investigative report by The Washington Times reveals porn surfing by employees has been rampant at the National Science Foundation, a government ag...

What Porn Users Taught Me

Marnia Robinson | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living


Marnia Robinson

To my surprise, men from all over the world showed up on my website's forum complaining of addiction to pornography and masturbation.

Michael Schwartz: "Homosexuality Is Inflicted On People... All Pornography Is Homosexual Pornography" (VIDEO)

Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics


Think Progress had someone videotaping at the Family Research Council's "Values Voters Summit" and they caught Michael Schwartz, the chief of staff fo...

Colorado Professor Charged In Bizarre Sex Case

Posted 09.17.2009 | Denver


GREELEY -- The case against a University of Northern Colorado drama professor accused of illegally videotaping men who were using the toilet and showe...

Philip Barry Charged In Ponzi Scheme With Porn Link

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — A small-time money manager who did business out of a shabby storefront in Brooklyn was charged Tuesday with running a $40 million Ponzi s...

Do Tell: Letters, Texts and Sleepovers

Trish Kinney | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living


Trish Kinney

Such old-fashioned letters rarely bothered with the minutiae of a typical electronic transmission but instead were more focused on feelings and hopes and things that came straight from the heart.

Breasts Shrink with Economy?

Vanessa Richmond | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living


Vanessa Richmond

I know several non-celebrity women who're contemplating getting reductions, and have heard even more people, of late, discussing how ridiculous oversized implants are.

The Real Reason Easy Access to Porn Is Ruining Our Kids

Josh Rosenblatt | Posted 09.19.2009 | Style


Josh Rosenblatt

Porn is everywhere. Which sounds nice, I admit, but in actuality, kids these days don't realize how bad they have it.

The e-Book Wars: Is Pornography Next?

Tom Alderman | Posted 09.06.2009 | Media


Tom Alderman

With their proprietary software for Kindle readers only, Amazon has adapted a "we-win, you-lose," VHS vs. Betamax business model.

What Straight Men can Learn from Gay Porn

Mike Alvear | Posted 08.28.2009 | Style


Mike Alvear

My friend wanted to know if straight men could get anything out of gay porn. I selflessly helped with the research (it's amazing how time flies when you're doing work you enjoy!)

Mayor Defends Firing Porn Star Husband to Avoid "Disruption"

Theresa Darklady Reed | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics


Theresa Darklady Reed

Mayor Larry Kiker made national headlines this week by firing Scott Janke, the Fort Myers Beach, FL town manager, for marrying a woman who works in adult videos.

Town Tells Manager: Marry a Porn Star and Lose Your Job

Theresa Darklady Reed | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics


Theresa Darklady Reed

Fort Myers Beach town manager Scott Janke was a great employee. Alas he's lost his job -- because the Town Council doesn't like what his wife does for a living.

Ask Not What the American Porn Industry Can Do For You...

Patrick Sauer | Posted 08.17.2009 | Comedy


Patrick Sauer

Attention, America! We sit on the precipice of a total meltdown of one of the key economic backboners of this great nation. The professional pornography business is in jeopardy.

Ukraine: Culture War Arrives, With Bans On Porn And Gambling

Global Post | Posted 08.10.2009 | World


David L. Stern | GlobalPost KIEV -- Igor Gaidai considers himself an artist, who, among other things, produces erotic photography that glorifies th...

Mighty Movie Podcast: Lynn Shelton on Humpday

Dan Persons | Posted 08.09.2009 | Entertainment


Dan Persons

In Humpday, two friends back themselves into a corner when they resolve to make an amateur porn video together, examining the straight male's anxiety over his nascent gay side.

Like Big Tobacco, Big Porn Peddles Poison to Children

Greg Barrett | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics


Greg Barrett

The reach of internet porn is so broad it cannot be quantified. Just click the little box on the website that says you're 18 or older (You double promise? I double do) and you're granted instant access.

HIV Cases In Porn Industry May Be Fewer Than Thought

AP | Posted 07.17.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County public health officials are backtracking on the number of HIV cases in adult film performers. The county relea...

Green Dam: China Backs Down Over Porn Censorship Software

guardian.co.uk | Jonathan Watts in Beijing | Posted 07.17.2009 | World


Green Dam, which blocks access to porn and politically sensitive websites, will not be compulsory, state media reports...