I didn't mean to show you another sex toy so soon after yesterday's vibrator-in-a-lamp, but this one has another novel twist. Made To Pleasure lets you custom-design your own vibrator to suit whatever your "needs". [MTP via Dezeen]

It's not enough to make the cut to be a Playboy centerfold. Your nipples also have to be the right sort of pointy. Your butt has to have a "better curve." Enter Photoshop. Here, a rare view into the process.

Research commissioned by the Playboy channel found that women, especially younger ones, are open to watching porn if it features "real chemistry, nonenhanced body parts, varied body shapes and 'contextualized' sex. Not everyone agrees.

Friends, this is the premiere issue of Pole Spin, "The International Pole Dance Fitness & Lifestyle Magazine." Let's take a look inside, shall we?

In the discussion of one porn performer testing positive for HIV, a detail has been overlooked: the performer crossed over from gay porn to straight, which matters to the extent that the two industry sectors have very different safety norms.

Recently, I received an e-mail of, ahem, a personal nature. A friend and her boyfriend were planning on having anal sex for the first time, and she needed some down-and-dirty lady advice.

Anna Davies wanted to make a name for herself, so she wrote about her sexual encounters, viewing it as an "easy" path toward getting published. But now she wants to be a "real" writer. Whatever that means.

A male alum photographed female students at an elite journalism school to honor Vladimir Putin's birthday. Taglines include, "They put out the forest fires, but I'm still burning" and "Vladimir Vladimirovich, can I be your co-pilot?" See, it's about partnership!

We were already fucking. Her eyes were closed, and she was gathering the slack of the bedsheets into her hands. As we started going harder, she reached for the rail of the headboard. "Hit me," she said.

Now that Craigslist has removed their Adult Services, we can assume that all the "exploited" women of the world can breathe safely. But what about all the women who happily and voluntarily advertised their erotic services on Craiglist?

On Sunday's premiere of HBO's Boardwalk Empire, an actress wore a pubic wig to compensate for her own modern aesthetic. Mostly, merkins are employed to sidestep more restrictive MPAA ratings, but our collection of famous fake fur is still NSFW.

Sure, Playboy may be a dated publication with restrictive ideas about pubic hair. But Playboy for the blind is kind of awesome.

Vanessa del Rio is a retired pornstar, self-professed feminist, and one-time bodybuilder who enjoys the steroidal side effect of an enlarged clitoris. Turns out she's big on genitals, including her cat's, to whom she gave testicle implants. (Remarkably, it's SFW.)

In her new book Pornland (Beacon Press) author Gail Dines argues that our sexuality is hijacked by the multi-billion-dollar-a-year porn industry. Dines also argues that pornography is racist. But not everyone agrees.

Laurence Fishburne's daughter Montana appeared on HLN's Issues to explain why she decided to embark on a career in porno. She told host Jane Velez-Mitchell that she was inspired by Kim Kardashian. Also, her dad isn't speaking to her.

I recently retired my Magic Wand and was shocked to see how beat-up it was in comparison to my new one. So I got some pointers on vibes' shelf-lives—and how to keep them clean—from the experts at Babeland.

We were so impressed with porn star Nina Hartley's appearance in the documentary Exxxit, we had to talk to her more. After the jump, her thoughts on condoms, shaving, and why Who's Nailin Paylin was a victory for feminism.