CHICAGO, IL — There’s no doubt the proliferation of free porn on the Web has cost the adult entertainment industry some big bucks. According to sources like Hollywood trade journal Variety and adult industry trade journal AVN, DVD sales over the past year are down by as...

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The stars came out for Philadelphia’s porn loving party goers on Saturday, August 2nd, when HotMovies.com and National A-1 formally celebrated achieving an erotic milestone: 100,000 adult videos available for Video-On-Demand viewing courtesy of its...

Times are tough. The industry, and the universe it seems, is in flux. The U.S. is suffering from a confused economy, a weakened dollar, failing banks, bad mortgages, wage stagnation, record gas prices, and a stock market that is draining 401k’s across the nation. There are...

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — There’s nothing new about religious zealots banging the anti-pornography drum with all the fervor they can muster — especially in election years.This year, though, the furthest right of the so-called “social conservatives,” apparently beginning to doubt...

REHOBOTH BEACH, DE — Once upon a time immigrants to the United States found their last names non-consensually changed to something more supposedly acceptable – and less foreign sounding. While simple racism and ethnic insensitivity can be blamed for that bit of social...

b>WASHINGTON, DC — Libertarian minded Reason magazine is often a breath of fresh air when it comes to matters politic. The publication recently rated 35 major American cities by their “nanny” status – meaning how much personal freedom vs. governmental regulation each grants...

WASHINGTON, DC — Elected officials are calling “alarming” Department of Homeland Security policies that allow border-crossing officers to seize travelers’ laptop computers without suspicion and retain them indefinitely.DHS disclosed its policies about electronic devices in...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Most users of social networking Web sites are motivated by personal needs and a desire for entertainment rather than business and practical objectives, according to a recent survey by Gartner Inc. Based on its findings, Gartner said although the...

EUREKA, CA — Humboldt Merchant Services LP — a processor of merchant accounts, including those belonging to a number of so-called “high-risk” merchants in the adult entertainment industry — was carrying on “business as usual” Friday, according to a senior manager.Humboldt...

AUSTIN, TX — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has some serious problems with human orgasm – or such appears to be the case given his relentless campaign to reinstate a ban on the sale or marketing of sex toys. Fortunately for the sexually healthy citizens of his state,...