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Trojan Giving Away Sex Toys in NYC 'Pleasure Carts'

Company wants to show 'vibrators are mainstream'

(Newser) - Be careful while approaching vendor carts on the streets of New York City tomorrow and the next day—you may find yourself in line not for a hot dog, but for a vibrator. Trojan is handing out 10,000 Tri-Phoria and Pulse sex toys from "Pleasure Carts" that will...

TSA to Fire Screener Who Left 'Get Your Freak On' Note

A woman found it in her suitcase, near her sex toy

(Newser) - The TSA screener who found a sex toy in a woman's suitcase and left a note saying, "Get your freak on girl" will soon be out of a job. The agency called the note "highly inappropriate" and said it plans to fire the Newark screener, reports AP...

German Green Party Warns of Dangerous Sex Toys

Plastics pose infertility, hormone problems, claims party report

(Newser) - Sometimes environmental toxins can come from places—and in places—you least expect. The Green Party of Germany is hoping you don't forget about dildos. "Many dildos and other sex toys such as vibrators contain a high amount of phthalates, other carcinogenic plasticizers and toxic substances," states...

Now at Your Local Drugstore: Vibrators

Consumers increasingly comfortable with these sex toys

(Newser) - Vibrators used to be confined to seedy stores or websites, but nowadays you can find them right next to the tampons at your local Walgreens, and women are increasingly open about purchasing the sex toys—and sharing them with partners. Consumers "kept telling us vibrators, vibrators. And we just...

Bomb Squad Sent to Defuse Sex Toy

Russian cops find vibrator in 'suspect package'

(Newser) - Russia has been tense since the Moscow airport bombing earlier this year, but a bomb squad in Petrozavodsk got something to laugh about yesterday. The city's main postal building was evacuated and surrounded by security forces after a worker reported a suspicious package with a ticking noise. The bomb squad...

Cops: Sex-Toy Queen Poisoned by Nanny

Employee charged with 'poisoning with intent to annoy'

(Newser) - Sex-shop tycoon Jacqueline Gold brought pleasure to millions of Britons but not, it seems, to the nanny employed to look after her young daughter. The 33-year-old nanny appeared in court yesterday, charged with 3 counts of the unusual crime of administering poison with intent to annoy, AP reports. The nanny...

Woman Owns, Operates Bahrain's 1st Sex Shop

She says she's there to make marriages stronger

(Newser) - Khadija Ahmed is a 33-year-old Bahraini wife and mother of three. But she is also a pioneer: the owner of the first public sex shop in Bahrain and possibly the Persian Gulf as a whole. Khadija Fashion House, which began as a profitable online outlet, supplies lingerie, massagers, sex toys,...

Now You Can Get Sex Toys Via Drive-Thru

Erotic fun ordered from the privacy of your car

(Newser) - Sex toy stores are great and all, but who wants to risk being caught shopping in one? Starting Saturday, you’ll never have to run that risk again in Alabama. Sherri Williams, who once sued the state for banning adult toy sales, is now opening a drive-thru adult store. She’...

Perez's New Teen Fight: Taylor Momsen's a 'Hooker'
Perez's New Teen Fight:
Taylor Momsen's a 'Hooker'
and worse...
Jul 22, 2010 10:24 AM CDT

Perez's New Teen Fight: Taylor Momsen's a 'Hooker'

Gossip blogger continues his crass tweeting

(Newser) - Apparently the uproar over his upskirt photo of Miley Cyrus didn’t teach Perez Hilton anything: Yesterday he compared 16-year-old girl Taylor Momsen to a hooker, and suggested she fist herself with a sex toy. It all started when the good-girl-gone-bad (whose latest music video mostly involves her "writhing...

Sex Toy Start-Up Seduces Hot Tech Investors

Vibrator update seduces investors

(Newser) - A new San Francisco sex-toy company is starting up with a bulge of private investment apparently because of successful design advancements in its "high-end" vibrator series. The JimmyJane company has lured a total of $8.3 million in investment cash, Reuters reports. "I can't even tell you what...

Tiger Woods Sex Toys Are Here
 Tiger Woods Sex Toys Are Here 
Mar 15, 2010 9:25 AM CDT

Tiger Woods Sex Toys Are Here

And they have major...well, you know.

(Newser) - It was only a matter of time: Tiger Woods has become a sex toy. Pipedream Products has released the Tuggin’ Tiger Wind-Up (“Watch him play with his 9-iron!”), the Take-Home Tiger Love Doll (“He’s got major wood!”), and the Tiger’s Wood Cover...

How to Have Greener Sex
 How to Have Greener Sex 
Feb 22, 2010 12:08 PM CST

How to Have Greener Sex

Eco-friendly products coming to a bedroom near you

(Newser) - If you’re an environmentalist with a strong libido—and hey, who isn’t?—why not try some of these naughty ways of helping the planet? They won’t hurt a bit, unless you ask nicely, the Chicago Tribune promises.
  • Vegan Condoms: Most condoms contain the milk protein casein, but
...

21 Kinky (and Gross) Christmas Gifts

From Santa dildos to boobie ornaments, these gifts are truly disturbing

(Newser) - Ah, the holidays: A time for family, a time for eggnog and roasting chestnuts, a time for…reindeer thongs? Simcha Whitehill selects the 21 most disturbing "sexy" gifts on The Frisky —check out a few, above, or click here for the complete list.

Saudi Man Jailed After Bragging About Sex on TV

He earns 5 years and 1,000 lashes

(Newser) - A Saudi man has been sentenced to 5 years in jail and 1,000 lashes after boasting about his sexual promiscuity on a TV show. Broadcast in July, it features the man displaying sex toys and talking up his exploits. Three friends who appeared on camera got 2-year sentences, notes...

Supreme Court Likely to Uphold Alabama Sex Toy Ban

Justices unlikely to make a rights issues out of sex toys

(Newser) - An Alabama statute criminalizing the sale of sex toys will probably be upheld as constitutional if it is challenged in the Supreme Court, Eugene Volokh writes at the Volokh Conspiracy. The statute—which was upheld by the state's Supreme Court Friday and bans the distribution of  "any device designed...

Durex Targets Heat-Seeking 'Pleasurati' in Condom Ads

Company paints itself as the pick of mature pleasure seekers

(Newser) - Second-place condom maker Durex has rolled out a juiced up identity in its latest ad campaign, Advertising Age reports. Advertising execs—who say their research shows that market leader Trojan is seen as the "boy scout" condom and No. 3 brand Lifestyle as the choice of swingers—are...

Green Sex: Healthier, Apocalypse-Proof

(Newser) - A green approach to sex, sexual aids, and protection is not only environmentally conscious but also healthy and prescient, the New York Post reports. “It’s really good to know you can power something up with your own body!” says the purveyor of a hand-cranked sex-toy. “It...

It's a Sex Toy &mdash;for Dogs
 It's a Sex Toy 
 —for Dogs 
Jul 29, 2009 1:24 PM CDT

It's a Sex Toy —for Dogs

Brazilian company makes toy to alleviate stress of non-neutered pooches

(Newser) - A Brazilian company has designed a truly unique pet accessory, K9 Magazine reports: the “DoggieLoverDoll,” a sex toy for canines. The DoggieLoverDoll is a female canine molded out of soft rubber, and anatomically correct enough for a male’s, er, satisfaction. According to PetSmiling’s website, non-neutered pups...

We Love Vibrators: Study
 We Love Vibrators: Study 
Jun 29, 2009 7:41 PM CDT

We Love Vibrators: Study

(Newser) - Nearly half of all Americans use a vibrator, according to a new study by the maker of Trojan condoms. More than 50% of women and 45% of men in recent surveys said they’ve used one, and vibrator aficionados also rated themselves higher on sexual health indicators such as erectile...

In Recession, Sales of Sex Toys Boom

People have 'more time on their hands'

(Newser) - The recession is good news for at least one retail segment: Sales of so-called sexual enhancement devices are through the roof, Advertising Age reports. Lubricant sales jumped 32% in the first quarter, and sales of “marital aids” sold in food, drug, and mass-market stores have soared 74%. “When...

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