end of an era
There is
a nice eulogy, of sorts, to the end of the porn magnate era in the
Financial Times today, noting the lackluster performance (pun
completely intended) of many porn magnates' porn businesses. Hugh Hefner,
Penthouse founder Bob Guccione,
Hustler Larry Flynt and Brits Paul Raymond (himself deceased) and David Sullivan are all name-checked by way of noting that traditional porn outlets have gone the way of, well, elderly men's unmedicated boners, with low-cost amateur and illegal uploads winning the war for eyeballs and boners — lady- and traditional — if not for money. With the slow-but-steep decline (what is it with me and the penis jokes today?) of the older Barons of Porn, though, it's probably equally fair to ask the question: what does this bode for women in the industry?
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leftovers
Baby hedgehogs arrive
early in Britain due to warm weather. Awww. • Moms-to-be with
gum disease have a higher chance of suffering from preeclampsia, premature births. • Two-year olds likely to have
smaller vocabularies if dad is depressed. •
Duh: kids in
stable post-divorce families have less negative long-term affects from divorce. • Bible-themed
park planner used to take snaps for
Penthouse. • And!
Christianity Today finds that
sex sells. • Pregnant women got
judged while applying for jobs. • Quitting smoking
today won't make you 100% healthy tomorrow or in a few years • A
growing number of British children
under 10 are developing eating disorders. • Adorable
teen girl makes the boys' baseball team. • IUDs can
reduce a uterine cancer. • Dying English
mill town gets population boost from lesbian families. •
Sue Johanson ends
Sex Talk on Oxygen, ending an era of stoned late-night TV watching for many. • Tim Gunn and Mo Rocca offer
YFZ polygamists some much-needed style tips. • Borders launches
book club for Latinas; we just hope they lay off the Allende. • The Toronto Zoo
finds homes for three reindeer after outrage at baby reindeer killings.
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