Posted by admin on Jan 5, 2009 in
Erotica BEIJING — China warned Google and other popular Web portals Monday that they must do more to block pornographic material from reaching Chinese users, the latest in a series of government crackdowns targeting Internet content.
The crackdown focused on pornography but is part of a larger Chinese effort to control freedom of expression and root out material it considers destabilizing, such as sites that criticize the Communist Party, promote democratic reform or advocate Taiwan independence.
Pornography is banned in China but remains widely available on and off the Internet. Popular Chinese Web portals frequently show sexually explicit pictures and provide links to pornographic Web sites.
China Targets Google In Crackdown On Pornography.
Tags: China, Google
Posted by admin on Jan 4, 2009 in
Sex New York Times journalist Benoit Denizet-Lewis is a sex addict. That is a fact he openly discloses at the start of his excellent new book America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life. Now that I have your attention, I can also tell you that it was one of the best books I read in 2008 (I received a review copy; the official release date is January 6, 2009), and one of the most powerful I’ve encountered about addiction.
This owes in large part to Denizet-Lewis’s keen observational eye and engaging style writing style; he spent two to three years following men and women ranging from 20 to 80 years old, with addictions that include crack, alcohol, crystal meth, sex, food and shoplifting. Whether the word “addict” is even applicable to all of these behaviors is something that he deals with in American Anonymous. Likely, readers will walk away with differing opinions as to the strength of both the addictions and the subjects facing them. I found them by turns sympathetic and infuriating.
Denizet-Lewis gets into the heart of their addictions and (often rocky) roads to recovery, detailing the heights of their substance abuse, including health problems, lost jobs and families, painting a stark portrait of the pain and physical/emotional/mental damage addiction can do. But this is not simply an account of the depths of addiction. It focuses on the recovery process, which for some involves living under supervision, for others support groups and counseling of various kinds. Interspersed with his visits with his subjects, Denizet-Lewis explores modern medical thinking about addiction and recovery, raising powerful questions and attempting to unlock why some succeed in defeating their demons and others don’t.
Rachel Kramer Bussel: Exclusive: New York Times Reporter Benoit Denizet-Lewis Talks Addiction, Recovery, Drug Policy, Obama and America Anonymous.
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Posted by admin on Jan 3, 2009 in
Celebrities When I am not working on HuffPost, I run a site called BuzzFeed that tracks the web’s obsessions in real time. Here is our 2008 report on the most viral, buzzy web stories of the year. Enjoy!
Jonah Peretti: The 12 Most Viral Web Stories of 2008.
Tags: viral, web
Posted by admin on Jan 3, 2009 in
Sex You want to know how sexy this year was? So sexy that it might as well have been subtitled, “Not tonight, honey, I’ve got an election to obsess over.” So sexy that if you did manage to get it on, I’m going to guess it was only after your partner pulled the plug on your MSNBC feed, and that you might have screamed Nate Silver’s name in bed.
That’s right, folks. This was the year that sex died — and a presidency was born.
Oh, calm down, Obama-Tiger, don’t get defensive. I’m sure your personal hope-lubed romps were hot, youthful and potent, just like your electoral power! (Your tantric use of will.i.am’s “Yes We Can” was especially … special. “Si se puede!” Rowr!)
2008: The year in sex | Salon Life.
Tags: 2008, Sex, year
Posted by admin on Jan 3, 2009 in
Celebrities,
Prostitution Kristin Davis, whose Wicked Models escort agency counted former governor Eliot Spitzer as a client, thinks Britney Spears could earn $1,000 an hour in the world’s oldest profession.
That’s the opinion Davis, who denied sleeping with Spitzer herself but pled guilty in October to charges of promoting prostitution, shared with Chaunce Hayden of Steppin’ Out, a publication which bills itself as “NY & NJ’s #1 Entertainment Magazine.” Of course, that’s if Spears “cleaned herself up,” Davis notes.
The rest of her top 10 — Paris Hilton, Angelina Jolie, Katie Holmes, Sarah Palin — is as much fantasy for the ex-madam as it is for her former clients. Why would their likes ever sell the reality of their bodies, when Hollywood makes the dream so much more profitable? Still, it’s a fascinating look at the relentlessly commercial mindset of the sex trade. Davis’s list, typos left in to keep it classy:
Sex Trade: Spitzer Madam Imagines Britney Spears As Whore.
Tags: Britney Spears
Posted by admin on Jan 3, 2009 in
Actresses “Superman” beauty Kate Bosworth graces the new issue of Tank magazine, a UK publication.
The beauty shoot was done by photographer Todd Cole.
Kate Bosworth Sheer In Tank (PHOTOS).
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Posted by admin on Jan 3, 2009 in
Actresses “Superman” beauty Kate Bosworth graces the new issue of Tank magazine, a UK publication.
The beauty shoot was done by photographer Todd Cole.
Kate Bosworth Sheer In Tank (PHOTOS).
Tags: Kate Bosworth
Posted by admin on Jan 2, 2009 in
Relationships,
Sex With chilly temperatures outside, you may want to heat things up indoors. But look before you leap into bed. Here are 10 very good reasons not to knock boots with him. Plus, take our quiz to find out if you’re in love or lust…
Smart Sex: 10 Reasons to Take It Slow | Lifescript.com.
Tags: love.lust, quiz
Posted by admin on Jan 2, 2009 in
Actresses,
Celebrities,
Erotica 
Tags: Lavo, Tera Patrick
Posted by admin on Jan 2, 2009 in
Models Marisa Miller - she of Victoria’s Secret and the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue - graces the cover of Spain’s DT magazine in a camoflauge bra.
Sadly for those who don’t speak the language, the accompanying interview is in Spanish.
Marisa Miller In DT Magazine (PHOTOS).
Tags: Marisa Miller, Sports Illustrated, Victoria's Secret
