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The New York Times reported yesterday that in Japan, young women are suddenly hot to become hostesses -- a once-scorned job that falls halfway between shot girl and stripper. At gentlemen's clubs, hostesses wear skimpy outfits, pour drinks and coo and purr over their customers; they're there to...

Erstwhile GoDaddy pitchgal Amanda Beard and I have a storied past. No, we've never met, and I've never been much of a swimmer so I barely paid attention to her Olympic escapades. But what I am is someone who writes a lot about the intersection of nakedness and money, so she and I have become...

Eva Longoria sells women swimsuits from Bebe and hair color from L'Oreal. But can she sell beer from Heineken? That was the question on my mind when I read that Longoria had been announced as the new spokesperson for Heineken Light -- she'll star in a television commercial set on the sidelines of...

A new survey out of Indiana University found that 53% of women and nearly half of men have used a vibrator at some point in their lives.The New York Times reports that "The researchers attribute the widespread use to easier availability and a cultural shift away from the bad ol' boy, Triple-X-rated...

David Beckham is so 1998. The new face of soccer chic is Cristiano Ronaldo, who like Beckham before him, parlayed a superstar career in English football at Manchester United into a massive contract with Real Madrid. The 24-year-old Ronaldo celebrated his just-signed, $131 million contract by...

Once, twice, three times a charm for Greenwich investment-firm chief Stephen Dent. The married heir to the Dupont empire has been extorted three times through the online sugar daddy website SeekingArrangement.com. Dent, 54, whose fortune is estimated at $100 million, lost a mere $200,000 on hotel...

The effects of the recession have reached all the way to the bottom of the trickle down economy. Brothels in Germany, where such businesses are legal, have been forced to resort to some imaginative marketing to stem the steady withdrawal of its Johns. According the The Independent (U.K), those in...

Looking for extra cash? Take your top off. More and more women are doing exactly that; dancing at Gentleman's Clubs, doing adult photos and appearing in films. With the economic downturn, it is a flexible and quick way to make some extra cash. The women choosing these options are from a variety of...

Some of the world's greatest condom manufacturers are based in America. There was a time when the words "made in the USA," stamped on a box of prophylactics, were a reassuring mark of quality, a veritable guarantee that the enclosed pessary would not fail in its appointed duty.

The slow global economy is now hurting the sex industry. Customers at "Big Eropolis," an erotic fair near Paris that bills itself as the biggest of its kind in the world, are spending less on sex toys, massage oils and other products, according to a Reuters story. "We are hit by the financial...