Mr. Pinup

THIS is it, Melvin thought: Craigslist is about to get me killed.

A recent divorcé who lacked the money and confidence for a conventional date, Melvin, 35, had been lured to a stranger’s apartment by the promise of anonymous sex. He had already done this at least a dozen times, using classified ads he had placed on the Casual Encounters section of Craigslist.com, with no problems.

But this time, all he found was a dark, scary room.

via Craigslist’s Casual Encounters Section Draws Sexual Risk Takers Through Anonymity – NYTimes.com.

To Networks It’s Necessary to Avoid Offense, but Rules Seem Arbitrary to Some

by Brian Steinberg

Published: April 20, 2009

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Viewers watching the debut of NBC‘s “Southland” heard one cop tell another to “shut the fuck up” and another jokingly tell a cop working undercover as a prostitute to “show me your tits.”

While NBC bleeped out the words, it was abundantly clear what was being said. But the very fact that the network felt the need to put a semigloss on harsh language — even though it appeared in a gritty drama that initially aired at 10 p.m. on a Thursday — epitomizes the confused TV world in which we live. Depending on whether you are watching cable or broadcast, prime time or late night, reality or drama, such words are sometimes considered OK, other times strictly off-limits, and still other times acceptable if hidden with a bleep (which arguably attracts even more attention).
To some it’s archaic, given the growing use of video on demand and web viewing, which abide by no such rules, and indeed there is a sense that standards are changing. More TV outlets are putting together more-sophisticated dramas, which gives them license to use grittier language. The average cable subscriber can hear a dirty word while watching subscription-only HBO or even ad-supported FX. Reality programming that features real people speaking their minds has become so prevalent that harsh language — or bleeped-out swearing — is relatively common. Watching Gordon Ramsay on Fox’s “Hell’s Kitchen” or “Kitchen Nightmares” sometimes resembles taking a hearing test.

via Does Bleeping Profanity on TV Make Any F—King Sense? – Advertising Age – MediaWorks.

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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus—or at least a very topless Jessica Biel in “Powder Blue.” We’re still waiting—with bated breath—for video, but here are some screencaps to keep you sated in the meantime.

via Fleshbot – Jessica Biel Answers All Our Prayers (The Ones For Nudity, At Least) – Jessica Biel.

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After watching NBC bleep out the words “tits” and “fuck” during a recent broadcast of their new drama, “Southland,” the folks at AdAge wonder if bleeping out profanities on network television shows is really necessary.

“While NBC bleeped out the words, it was abundantly clear what was being said,” writes AdAge’s Brian Steinberg, “But the very fact that the network felt the need to put a semigloss on harsh language — even though it appeared in a gritty drama that initially aired at 10 p.m. on a Thursday — epitomizes the confused TV world in which we live.” Indeed: why would NBC even bother to allow those lines to be shot if they knew they’d just get bleeped out anyway? It’s a stupid tactic to appear edgy that actually makes the show look ridiculous and fearful of the censors.

While it’s understandable that you probably shouldn’t be allowed to say “go fuck yourself” on an episode of Yo Gabba Gabba, why are we still, in 2009, acting as if people don’t swear on a regular basis? Paid cable shows have the luxury of adding realistic dialogue to their programming, as swears are allowed. Can you imagine Tony Soprano or Kenny Powers using “friggin’” and “bullcorn?” No. So why do we get up in arms when an actor playing a NYC cop uses the word “tits?”

via Jezebel – Does It Really Make Sense To Bleep Out Swears On Television Anymore? – Swears on television.

I’m a reasonably straitlaced — more girl next door than wild exhibitionist. So what was I doing in a Manhattan sex club?

I believe Jamie Foxx said it best: Blame it on the alca-alca-alcohol.

Allow me to explain, your Honor. I was out to dinner with the guy I was dating, full of wine and feeling frisky. I suggested that maybe it would be fun (or funny, at least) to drop in on one of the many sex shops that dotted the neighborhood. He was skeptical — was I sure I wanted to do that? I laughed him off. If I could prowl through the adult sections with my gay roommate, I could certainly make the trip with someone I was actually sleeping with.

via What Happened When I Went to a Sex Club – Lemondrop.

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I figure that any location with a drink named after it (Sex on the Beach) must be a great place to try it out. But I can disprove any theory that sex in certain “traditional” hot spots is good. Here is my reasoning:

via 4 Over-Rated Sex Locations – Love + Sex on Shine.