Pornography

Is Porn an Acceptable Career Option?

Steve Hirsch | Posted 05.30.2012

Steve Hirsch

Is doing explicit films to pay the bills now seen as a viable and acceptable option? Love it or leave it, porn seems now to be a part of mainstream pop culture. Today, just about everything in the media has sexual overtones, and porn fits right in.

Greeks 'Just Don't Feel LIke Having Sex' Amid Economic Downturn

Reuters | Posted 05.28.2012

* Sex shops say business has plummeted * Greece imports its erotic toys * Return to drachma could spell death of industr...

Porn Star Slapped With 40 Years For Sex Party Slaying

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.22.2012

Sunny Dae is known for her bondage -- and now she'll be restrained for a long, long time. Amanda Logue -- a Florida porn star actor known as "Sunny...

Sacrificing Sex For Porn

Alexandra Katehakis, M.F.T. | Posted 05.15.2012

Alexandra Katehakis, M.F.T.

Can Internet porn really be an addiction? I'm sure you and your friends have talked about how more and more guys in their 20s and 30s are complaining of erectile dysfunction, or you've been on the receiving end of an inconveniently flaccid penis.

It's Now Legal To View Child Pornography Online In New York

Posted 05.10.2012

It is now not illegal to view child pornography on the internet in New York. The state's Court Of Appeals ruled Tuesday that simply looking at chi...

Sex Tape Scandal Erupts As Kids Shoot Video At School

Posted 05.10.2012

A scandal broke out in a school in Mexico after a mother exposed a video where her underaged son is seen participating in sexual acts with two other b...

A Challenge for Men to Give Up Porn

Robert J. Benz | Posted 05.09.2012

Robert J. Benz

The puppeteers of porn are having a field day defining our sexualities for us and they're getting filthy rich in the process.

EXCUSE US?! SF Snubbed On National 'Smutty City' List

Robin Wilkey | Posted 05.09.2012

There's a common stereotype about San Francisco (and California in general) that, when it comes to our home, we residents are a bit…narcissistic. ...

Want to Undermine Science in Public Policy? Start With Sex

Dr. Marty Klein | Posted 05.01.2012

Dr. Marty Klein

The facts about sexuality should not be trivialized into a matter of opinion. As Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but everyone is NOT entitled to their own facts.

The Joy of Teaching

Professor Peggy Gish | Posted 04.26.2012

Professor Peggy Gish

I strongly believe that the debate stirred up over this controversy actually serves to reinforce the profound need to offer these very courses in human sexuality.

Holy Boycott Groupon, Touring the Armory: What's All the Fuss About?

Vanessa Pinto | Posted 04.26.2012

Vanessa Pinto

I am not trying to change anyone's mind about sex or porn, but I am saying that it should be the choice of every individual to decide how they feel about porn.

Mitt Romney's War On Porn

Posted 04.23.2012

GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney was an outspoken opponent of online pornography during his campaign in 2008, video uncovered by BuzzFeed remi...

Sex and the Syllabus: The Paradox of Undergraduate Sexuality

Rebecca Schuman | Posted 04.23.2012

Rebecca Schuman

I blame the Paradox: Various factors have caused This Generation to be ultra-sexualized, and yet said sexualization remains highly stigmatized and nobody wants to let us talk about it in the classroom. This is not just an annoying precedent, but a dangerous one.

Principled Pornography: How Queer/Indie Sites Are Reframing The Industry

Kitty Stryker | Posted 04.21.2012

Kitty Stryker

Is pornographic material inherently harmful to women and encouraging of violent behaviour in men? Or is it possible to be a socially conscious individual and still make, perform in, and consume pornography? I say yes.

The Physicist and the Porn Star

Max Raskin | Posted 04.18.2012

Max Raskin

The trouble with creative writing classes in the modern university is they do not teach writing. Pop-cultural analysis, pop-psychology, and pop-philosophy are discussed, while how to write a compelling sentence is not.

Just How Big Are Porn Sites?

ExtremeTech | Posted 04.09.2012

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a person in possession of a fast internet connection must be in want of some porn....

Woman Denies Buying Hundreds Of Dollars Worth Of Pay-Per-View Porn

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.02.2012

Porn on the cable bill can be embarrassing enough, but imagine being forced to pay up for lewd movies you didn't even watch. That's exactly what V...

David Lohr

Teen Accused Of Storing Tons Of Her Sexual Images On School Computer

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 03.30.2012

Pennsylvania police have filed charges against a high school student who allegedly had hundreds of sexual images of herself on her school-issued lapto...

Rick Santorum, Porn, and the Importance of Freedom

Steve Hirsch | Posted 05.27.2012

Steve Hirsch

I have always found it interesting that some people feel compelled to control the lives of others. These self-appointed morality police believe they are better suited than you to decide what you can watch and what you should think.

What Science Says About Santorum's 'War On Porn'

Posted 03.25.2012

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 03/23/2012 01:07 PM EDT on LiveScience With a statement decrying the Obama administ...

Only Democrats Watch Porn!

Susie Sampson | Posted 05.22.2012

Susie Sampson

A few months back, Ron Jeremy and some immoral ladies were interviewed by yours truly! They are all no doubt Democrats (no Republican would watch such things!) and certainly only interested in fun.

Porn, Santorum, and the Politics of the Left

Malika Saada Saar | Posted 05.21.2012

Malika Saada Saar

While I don't support some mindless ban on porn, I am deeply disappointed that the left continues to exalt porn as some manifestation of sexual liberation, free speech, or women's empowerment.

Women Can Earn More Than Men -- But Only In Porn

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 05.20.2012

Marianne Mollmann

This month, one of Belgium's women's rights organizations, zij-kant, caused quite a stir with their annual "Equal Pay Day" message.

Dazzling Images Of Outer Space And Porn (NSFW)

Posted 03.19.2012

Whether they are forbidden or inaccessible, there is something inherently tempting about the unseen image. Thomas Ruff's new exhibition combines h...

GOP Candidate Promises War On Porn

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 03.16.2012

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has promised to initiate a war on porn if elected. “America is suffering a pandemic of harm from ...