PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Since it seems everybody is offering predictions concerning the Trump administration these days (Trump may fire Sean Spicer and/or Jeff Sessions soon, he’ll be impeached any day now, the investigation into Russia will uncover nothing of substance, etc.), so I...

VAN NUYS, Calif. – Sara Hentcy, a 10-year veteran of the pleasure products industry, has joined manufacturer Icon Brands as sales manager. In her new position, she will represent all Icon collections, including the best-selling Nines, Linea, Hey 19 and Falcon. Her key...

WASHINGTON – A federal appellate court on Wednesday handed victory to Playboy Entrprises Inc. and MindGeek SARL in a long-running dispute about an audio/video transmission patent for mobile devices. In its precedent-setting decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of...

LOS ANGELES – As much as I stand by the right of people who make and consume porn to think, write, depict and say a lot of things I personally find truly repulsive, there’s a difference between what people have the right to do and what it’s smart, wise or in the self-interest of...

NEW YORK – In a case that reaches back to the days of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and his campaign to eliminate adult businesses from Times Square (among other places in the city), this week the New York State Court of Appeals upheld the city’s ban on adult businesses operating within...

MAMAIA, Romania – Women struck a blow for gender equality — at least in kart racing — June 6 during the YNOT Grand Prix’s Romanian debut. The official opening event for AWSummit fielded an equal number of female and male drivers — a first for the adult industry’s championship...

Each month, Pornhub — arguably the world’s most-visited adult website — rolls out an infographic of some sort based on its server statistics. Hip mainstream media hop all over the eye candy, analyzing and reanalyzing what the numbers may indicate about modern society....

MOSCOW – About 10 years ago, give or take, I participated in a panel discussion at an adult trade show when a man in the audience got worked up in a way I’ve rarely seen during one of these routine, generally tame Q&A sessions. In the middle of asking a leading question about...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – When former University of Florida deputy Title IX coordinator Chris Loschiavo was fired in 2016, the university initially justified his termination by claiming conflict of interest. This rationale was, as it turns out, somewhat less than half the story. The...

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – A musical comedy skewering the mainstream stereotypes attached to webcam models is set to debut as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival showcase series 1001 Minutes of New Musicals. Chaturbate: The Musical will begin a limited five-performance...