Newseater - Adult Edition

We think we have a better explanation for why the weak economy leads to less nudity on the beach—all the places in this list of the top 10 nude beaches of the world are just too darn expensive to get to. Looks like us poor folks will have to settle for more topless Slip and Slide in the backyard for the time being. (canada.com)

Original post by Dashiell Bennett

We already knew that it’s been a rather slow summer for topless beach shenanigans from our usually reliable celebrity sun worshipers. Well, now we finally have an explanation. It’s the economy stupid! Yes, some super smart French guy has determined that a) women are less likely than usual to whip ‘em out on his nation’s famous topless beaches, and that b) the reason is a lack of confidence in the economy. It’s all related to a well-established economic principle that women dress more provocatively when the stock market is doing well. The always classy Daily Mail puts it a bit less delicately, but the message is simple: Forget jobs, gas prices and trade deficits, we need to get people back to work on our topless beaches! (dailymail.co.uk)

Original post by Dashiell Bennett

It’s almost too easy to make jokes about how the porn industry is responsible for stimulating the economy (though we draw the line at even thinking about Bush’s package)—but we guess they’re sort of hard to avoid when you’re talking about some independent market research company’s claim that “many websites focused on adult or erotic material have experienced an upswing in sales in the recent weeks” thanks to those magic economic stimulus checks. Too bad we already spent all of ours on hookers and beer, or else we totally would’ve renewed our membership to AssSmoothie.com! (

Original post by Fleshbot

According to some of the leading financial minds in the country, our current economic state is—what’s the technical term? Oh yeah … “not good.” Consumer confidence is down, debt is up, and China is slowly poisoning us with lead toys that you can get for a $1.50 at Wal-Mart even though it cost you $4 in gasoline to get there. But that’s not what worries Variety editor Peter Bart: It’s the porn business, stupid! That’s how he knows things are rough, because dirty DVD sales are down. We really are in trouble!

Except … DVD sales have been trending downward for years now, way ahead of the rest of the economy’s troubles; it’s more about the changing options for porn buyers than a general lack of consumer confidence. Bart also claims that guys can’t find “gonzo” DVDs, even though in the next paragraph he points out that online porn (where all the money is going) is driven by short clips devoid of any story or frills. Hmmm. (Also, “Deep Throat” was somehow to blame for the ’70s energy crisis.)

Maybe there’s something to the fact that when porn does bad, we all do bad. But it’s a pretty flimsy link if you ask us. After all, what else are people supposed to turn to when they don’t have anything else to spend their money on? Just because you didn’t want to spend $34.95 for another Jenna Jameson compliation disk and decided to jerkoff to something you found on RedTube instead didn’t force you to buy that bad mortgage too, did it?

· “Hard times ahead as porn goes soft?” (variety.com)
· Thumb via TeraPatrick.com via sxx.com, via askjolene.com

Original post by Dashiell Bennett

The U.S. economy has gotten pretty bad, but at least one sympathetic source is helping out—a strip club in Chile is offering to accept American dollars at 2004 exchange rates in order to lure in broke gringos. Because nothing helps soothe the pain of weak monetary policy like a nice lap dance. (bloomberg.com, via guanabee.com)

Original post by Dashiell Bennett