Eco Porn: Exploring the Limits of Carnal Idealism

Eco Porn: Exploring the Limits of Carnal Idealism

SPIEGEL ONLINE - June 14, 2013

A new documentary explores the lives of "Fuck for Forest," a group of Berlin-based neo-hippies determined to save the rainforests with a for-pay eco-porn site. It paints a sad picture of failed idealism -- but the group isn't taking the criticism lying down. By Georg Diez and Wolfgang Höbel more... Comment ]

Unprotected: How Legalizing Prostitution Has Failed

Unprotected: How Legalizing Prostitution Has Failed

SPIEGEL ONLINE - May 30, 2013

When Germany legalized prostitution just over a decade ago, politicians hoped that it would create better conditions and more autonomy for sex workers. It hasn't worked out that way, though. Exploitation and human trafficking remain significant problems. By SPIEGEL Staff more... Comment ]

Good Food, Lots of Sex: Wisdom from the Medicine Man of Zanzibar

Good Food, Lots of Sex: Wisdom from the Medicine Man of Zanzibar

SPIEGEL ONLINE - May 29, 2013

For years, desperation has driven sick people from around the world to the island of Zanzibar. There, a respected medicine man offers them an unorthodox prescription for returning to health: good food -- and lots of sex. By Bastian Berbner in Zanzibar City more... Comment ]

Shadows from the Past: Pedophile Links Haunt Green Party

Shadows from the Past: Pedophile Links Haunt Green Party

SPIEGEL ONLINE - May 13, 2013

In the 1980s, some members of Germany's Green Party advocated the legalization of sex with minors. Now the party wants to come to terms with this dark chapter via an independent review of internal documents -- some of which show that the influence of pedophiles on the young party was much stronger than previously thought. By Jan Fleischhauer, Ann-Katrin Müller and René Pfister more... Comment ]

Achilles' Verse: Sport, Sex oder gleich beides?

Achilles' Verse: Sport, Sex oder gleich beides?

SPIEGEL ONLINE - April 30, 2013

Sex ist nichts anderes als eine Unterabteilung des Sports, meint Achim Achilles. Und bereitet sich am liebsten mit ein paar Stretching-Übungen vor. Blöd nur, dass seine Frau in der Zeit meist einschläft. Dabei kann Bettgymnastik die sportliche Leistung verbessern - behaupten zumindest Forscher. mehr... Forum ]

Oversexed Education: First-Graders Shown Explicit Sex-Ed Book

Oversexed Education: First-Graders Shown Explicit Sex-Ed Book

SPIEGEL ONLINE - April 25, 2013

Many might think that 6-year-olds aren't ready to discuss issues like putting on condoms or achieving orgasm. Among them are the irate parents of first-graders at a Berlin elementary school that used a sex-ed book with explicit text and revealing illustrations. more...

Brothel Crackdown: Politicians Aim to Reform Prostitution Laws

Brothel Crackdown: Politicians Aim to Reform Prostitution Laws

SPIEGEL ONLINE - April 22, 2013

With human trafficking on the rise in Europe, Germany's governing coalition has agreed to a long-disputed reform of the country's prostitution laws, SPIEGEL has learned. more... Comment ]

Lowbrow in High Places: When Lederhosen Porn Was King

Lowbrow in High Places: When Lederhosen Porn Was King

SPIEGEL ONLINE - March 15, 2013

Four decades ago, the southern German state of Bavaria became the birthplace of a film genre like no other. The alpine meadows were rugged, the men wore lederhosen, the porn was soft -- and Germany was hooked. By Danny Kringiel more... Comment ]

'Sex & Relax': Job Center Apologizes for Offer in Bordello

'Sex & Relax': Job Center Apologizes for Offer in Bordello

SPIEGEL ONLINE - February 07, 2013

It's happened again: A German job center has tried to line up a position for a young woman in a brothel. The job was just serving drinks, but the issue has rekindled the debate about how far the government should go to get people back in the workforce. more... Comment ]

Harnessing the Internet: The German Porn King's Revolutionary Model

Harnessing the Internet: The German Porn King's Revolutionary Model

SPIEGEL ONLINE - December 20, 2012

When German national Fabian Thylmann was arrested, he became known as the king of the porn industry. His sex company operates like a modern corporation, silently and digitally. He has become a major presence on the Internet, much like Amazon and Wikipedia. By Uwe Buse more... Comment ]