I was wrong
I just want to get this on the record and off my (fully clothed) chest: I was wrong about Anthony Weiner.
I’d said nothing about the whole hoo-ha because I didn’t think it was worth the attention. Then I got a call from Howard Kurtz’ Reliable Sources to come on last Sunday and talk about...
Bill Maher: “If Muslim Men Could Get Laid More,” There Would Be No Suicide Bombers
A full zero episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher have passed since the host's last incendiary remark about Islam, so naturally, we were due for another. And tonight, in speaking to Irshad Manji of NYU's Moral Courage Project, he delivered.
Silvio Berlusconi’s Friend Believes The Italian Prime Minister Is ‘Too Attractive’ To Pay For Sex
Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has a very active social life, to put it mildly, and his personal life has consistently overshadowed his policies in the eyes of the international press. Now, as he contends with accusations that he solicited the services of prostitutes, one Russian woman is coming to his defense, claiming Berlusconi is...
Study Finds That The “Sexier” The Anchorwomen Is, The Less A Male Viewer Remembers
Here's an interesting study that combines two of our favorite subjects: TV news and sexy people. Two Indiana University researchers have attempted to test how the attractiveness of a female news anchor affects the response from men in the audience. They found that the men remembered substantially less the "sexier" the anchor was....
Gender Bias And The Self- Objectification Of Julian Assange
If there is one cardinal rule that binds all media and all mass production of information, it's that sex sells. It sells big and it sells female, whether it's scantily clad photos of Fox News' leading lady or x-rays of curvy skeletons in heels. It's been the bane of the existence of many...
Advertising: Trojan Makes Concessions to Place a Suggestive Ad
Trojan agreed not to use the word “vibrator” or show the product to ease cable network officials’ concerns.
Advertising: For Female-Aphrodisiac Makers, Effort at Parity
The makers of the product intended to arouse women sexually say they’ve had a difficult time getting their ads displayed, though ads for impotence drugs for men are commonplace.
Regulating sex and speech
Let me start with a disclosure: I hope to think that Craig Newmark is a friend. He can be as hard for me to read as James Joyce or C++. But I know him as a decent and genuine man who believes that he is bringing a service to millions of people, saving them billions...
Media ‘not to blame for sexualising teenagers’
The media is not to blame for sexualising teenagers, according to study which
shows young people are more influenced by factors inside the home.
Maker Plays Up Sexual Disorder, With a Pill in Waiting
A vast marketing campaign has set off debate over what constitutes a normal range of sexual desire for women.
Breaking: SEC Porn Story is Several Months Old
It was one of the biggest stories of last week, an irresistible metaphor-made-real. While Wall Street was having its way with the US economy, employees of the Securities and Exchange Commission were literally playing with themselves. What wasn't widely reported, though, was that the story was several months old, and was revived by opponents...
