HOUSTON, TX — A jury sided with the City of Houston April 2nd, handing officials their first trial victory in a decade-old effort to stamp out adult businesses city fathers say are operating illegally.The unanimous verdict found the El Rondo Motor Lodge, located in the...

CYBERSPACE — You’ve got spam! In fact, chances are good that most of what’s lurking in any given inbox at any given time is spam. Given that nobody seems to like it, how can it be so plentiful?Things got a little more civilized on the cyber frontier last November, when...

BOLIVIA, NC — Bird Island’s 1,300 acres provide a variety of sanctuaries ideal for kicking back, stretching out and basking in the sun while worries and stress melt away. According to authorities, however, it may also now be the perfect place to be arrested for public...

MUNICH, GERMANY — Bavarian Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann has ratcheted up his battle against the sale of violent videogames by comparing the games to child pornography.“In regards to their harmful effects, [violent video games] are on the same level as child...

STRASBOURG, FRANCE — Members of the European Parliament are expected to vote by June on a proposal requiring websites to obtain permission from users before setting cookies on their computers.Proposed by Alexander Alvaro, Germany’s representative to the European Parliament,...

MIAMI, FL — It may seem redundant, but SCORE Magazine is once more on the search for big boobs; this time in America’s heartland. Yes, SCORE has launched its “Biggest Breasts in the Mid-West’ talent search. Only those blessed with massive mammarian gifts need apply.“The way...

MIAMI BEACH, FL — With four states offering legal wedding services to same-sex couples, two considering it and one at least willing to acknowledge those performed in other states, “gay” is no longer a titillating micro-niche; it’s an increasingly respectable way of life....

DENVER, CO — What could be more pure and wholesome then tofu? How about a love for tofu so strong that it leads to a vanity plate request? Contrary to popular opinion, there’s nothing respectable about loving tofu, if the Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles is to be taken...

BOSTON, MA — If a state legislator has her way, creating adult content featuring the elderly or the disabled will become a criminal act in Massachusetts.State Rep. Kathi-Anne Reinstein [D-Revere] has submitted two bills that would impose penalties including prison terms of...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — A mainstream financial news website has stirred the murky waters surrounding porn hedge fund management company AdultVest Inc.’s rumored collapse.FINalternatives.com on Thursday published an article that quotes AdultVest founder Frances Koenig and two...