By Peter Berton YNOT – Prostitution is legal in Canada, but however contradictory the concept may sound, solicitation isn’t. Collectively the country’s laws make it impossible for prostitutes to conduct their business. Advertising or even talking in public about the sex trade is...

By M.Christian YNOT – It’s easy to see why optimism has fallen out of favor. The other side in the culture war has its own network: billions of dollars provided by adamantine corporations, hundreds of thousands of cloudy-eyed citizen solders willing to die — and even worse,...

By M.Christian YNOT – By his own admission, Sascha Illyvich is difficult to classify. A respected author of erotic fiction — his novels have been listed as “recommended reads” by both Night Owl Romance and Road to Romance, as well as nominated for The Romance Studio’s Cupid and...

By M.Christian YNOT – Wanna hear a joke? Republican Representative and Presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann walks into a bar….

By Dave Cummings YNOT – Politics and economics, especially economics as influenced by politics, are in the news a lot lately. Taxes, debt ceilings, revenues, entitlements, budgets, Congress, the White House, energy, military conflicts, healthcare, Social Security, natural...

By Chauntelle Anne Tibbals, PhD YNOT – Myriad interesting, frustrating, and often downright irritating adult-related (obliquely and otherwise) things have been happening lately.

YNOT – It’s generally best to focus on the positive when dealing with the public as a representative of your business. Pretending the negative doesn’t exist can backfire, though — which is why we’ve taken a few moments to compile a short list of things most people and companies...

By Q. Boyer YNOT – In light of the The Family Leader’s “Declaration of Dependence upon MARRIAGE and FAMiLY” [sic] pledge that reportedly has been signed by presidential candidates Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum, I have prepared the following “counter-pledge,” which I think we...

By M.Christian YNOT – Birds sing and bees relentlessly and irresponsibly pollinate, but the old euphemism daily proves a poorer stand-in for the remarkable carnal creativity of human beings.

YNOT – Admittedly, writing effective press releases is more art than science, but some common best practices can help you get attention for your message. By the same token, making some common mistakes can harm not only your chances of seeing your message in print, but also your...