HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – Prior to the Feb. 10 release of Katy Perry’s new single, “Chained to the Rhythm,” the pop star’s promotional crew shackled disco balls to landmarks around the world. Fans who engaged in the scavenger hunts found a series of glittering orbs bound to the...

ISRAEL – Who says kids should have all the fun? In addition to the traditional King Jr. kids’ meals with the obligatory toy inside, on Valentine’s Day Burger King Israel will offer a special adults meal that contains a toy of a wholly different kind. The Adults Meal, available...

BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Wanda Garland, widow of Eldorado Trading Company founder Larry Garland, has stepped into her late husband’s role as the company’s chief executive officer. Garland, who became Eldorado’s first employee in 1975, has played an integral role in the company’s...

COSTA MESA, Calif. – When it comes to the basics of website and online brand maintenance, it appears some California politicians could use a remedial course. Specifically, someone needs to let these guys know if they want to continue to use any given domain names, it might not be...

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Senate’s Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee unanimously voted to move forward a bill that would allow residents of the state to sue adult website owners for causing physical or psychological harm to minors. Sponsored by Republican...

LONDON – Whatever the merits of requiring adult websites to verify the age of visitors, the question about how to meet the condition is more difficult and fraught with pitfalls than its proponents realize — or are willing to acknowledge publicly, at least. Looking at the...

LOS ANGELES – Most people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about batteries. They fit the product or they don’t; they work or they don’t. Other than that, folks just don’t ruminate on their portable power supplies — or they didn’t until Samsung’s phone-meltdown debacle last...

BARCELONA – As a generally cynical person, I’m prone to look for ulterior motives behind things like public service campaigns initiated by individuals and companies, particularly when the goal or rhetoric of the campaign is something that might appear contrary to the financial...

LOS ANGELES – A group of 12 artists demonstrate their decidedly offbeat creativity in an online exhibition with only one rule: Each piece must feature a specific sex toy. Eight of the nine pieces on display so far are sculpture; one is performance art. The work of three...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – Folks do all sorts of things in the name of romance on Valentine’s Day. Few, however, go to the extent of gifting the object(s) of their desire with $50,000. Enter Flirt4Free, which plans to present more than $50,000 in cash and credits to models and...