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VOYEURISM  

No matter what the circumstances, it is never right to videotape, record, or take pictures of someone without their knowledge or consent. That's why the Video Voyeurism Prevention Act was proposed and enacted.

Video Voyeurism, the filming or photographing of people without their knowledge or consent, is on the rise. Video Voyeurs no longer just make use of public places; hidden cameras can be found in your very own home. Take steps to protect yourself!

From the innocence of children's laughter to the cackling of secret pleasures, voyeurism takes the secret vacuum of gossip and turns it into insatiable hunger for exploring the private, social secrets.

As a point of policy, it makes great sense; for fictional worlds we'd like to pretend we don't live in!

Sky Harbor International Airport unveiled a new and voluntary x-ray machine that scans people through their clothes and checks for no-no's. The little known culture of chalk-voyeurism errupts.

Hackers are starting to use spyware to control a computer's webcam in order to take photos of women in their homes.

Art forms have attempted to portray images that will please, shock, interest, captivate and titillate us. From the classical to modern art forms, one question has generated a great deal of discussion within the social sciences; is the Gaze male?

A naked chick on a horse. A guy who gets stricken blind for peeking. Why hasn't this been made into dozens of movies?

As Halloween approaches, you don't have to settle for the same old cheesy haunted house. For a truly high-tech fright experience, travel to Sinking Spring, PA, home of Shocktoberfest, Pennsylvania's Premier Haunted Theme Park.

Is citizen journalism always good? Citizen journalism made popular by the Internet is the wave of the future, but it does have some negative attributes.

"As long as our children use the Internet, there will unfortunately be predators who seek to exploit them."

How do you know if your relationship has what it takes to start swinging? How do you know if swinging is right for you? Here's a list of reasons why you should not become a swinger.

No doesn't mean no on the net. They don't see an issue with pestering women, or men for that matter, for sex and, of course, their poorly written fumbling's in IM are meant to arouse and interest me

I may be the last parent on the planet who doesn't allow her teens to have MySpace Accounts and Who has Put a Moratorium on Most Reality TV, but I can live with myself.

A look at how reality tv is changing the face of primetime television

Just as twistedly brilliant as Tetsuo, though slightly less hyperkinetic, Tsukamoto's A Snake of June explores similar themes of repressed sexuality and contrasting worlds, but with a far more linear plotline.

Through travel narratives and colonial reports in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Europeans began hearing about the harem and in the collective consciousness a fetish was born.

Arkansas legislators have passed a bill that would make using a cameraphone to take a picture of a woman's undergarments a felony.

There are many different types of laws regarding sex crimes. You may not even be aware of some of them.

This article high lights several blogs that are written about the St. Louis area and provide information on various topics about the city.

SAA - Sex Addicts Anonymous - has no preconceived notions about sexual sobriety. Each member defines their own bottom lines. Gay addicts as well as single heterosexual people who struggle call SAA home.

The 1970's introduced the world to new, young and innovative filmmakers. These filmmakers dared to explore subjects previously taboo and often came away with masterpieces.

With the APA re-thinking their position on pedophilia as a mental illness, the road is being paved for its legislation!

Kucinich has criticized the foreign policy of President Bush, including the 2003 invasion of Iraq and what Kucinich perceives to be building American hostility towards Iran. In 2005, Kucinich voted against the Iran Freedom and Support Act.

Definitions vary, however, the fact remains that sexual deviancy is defined by varying cultures. Culture imposes it's social, philosophical, and psychological concepts on defining this form of deviation.

In the first of a two-part show, Oprah talks to a domestic violence survivor whose husband got 36 years in prison.

Strange things serial killers have in common.

In a way, the torture victim's own body is rendered his worse enemy.

Allison Stokke, an 18 year old girl from California, had her life turned upside down when photos of her circulated throughout the internet--and she was powerless to stop it.

Chocolate syrup was used for the blood in the original Psycho. The sound effect used during the stabbing scene was actually the sound of a knife stabbing a melon.

There are a few characteristics common among serial killers.

The black-and-white The Pornagraphers is Kubrick-esque in style and almost defies description, but attempts must be made if only to increase the viewership of this singular film.

Do you believe your TV time is just idle? Think again. You're probably attracted to a certain TV character because of what they're teaching you. Find out more, by reading this article.

Why do some actors have long careers while others fade away?

Learn how to protect yourself from becoming the next video voyeur victim by learning how these peeping toms operate.

A techno-wiz with a flair for showmanship and website where he kills people decides to play a game of cat-and-mouse with FBI agent Jennifer Marsh, played by Diane Lane.

Third in my series, this is the most controversial movie of all time.

How to keep spiders out of your house and deter them from entering.

This article considers the difference between sex and morality.

Strange fetishes are becoming more and more popular

Child abuse and the things parents should know.

This comic is an enterprise in adolescent fantasy where nothing is sacred as the law, social norms, desire for women, even God comes under its scrutiny.

Talion Law is related to the retribution where the punishment fits the crime. Talion Principle is a psychological co-opt that explains why Peeping Toms often report that they experience visual problems.

A look at some of the people that filmmakers have sexually exploited throughout time

The Associated Press is reporting that a small experimental aircraft crashed into a house killing the pilot and two people inside the home.

A video has been discovered on an adult pornography website in which a female model exposes herself at a park near Memphis, Tenn. Let's take a look at this case of exhibitionism, its definition, safe practices, and other cases of indecent exposure.

Do you think you have a taboo desire?

A review of the DVD release of George Pal's much beloved 1953 Houdini biopic.

Haneke's Funny Games (2008) is definitely a well-intentioned film, a gruesome film, perhaps even a clever film. But does that truly make it a good film?

As part of your Mother's Day celebration, you may choose to share a movie with mom. Great idea! That is, so long as you steer clear of these titles...

Analysis of the 'lesbian' photos of Miley Cyrus.

The past year brought country music fans a bumper crop of new performers. Which ones will emerge victorious at the CMT Music Awards?

Wanting to be Superman and be able to see through things with X-ray vision has always been a part of human nature. Now that the technology is finally here in a time when people are apt to abuse it--will U.S. Federal security truly use it ethically?

And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for those meddling kids and their stupid dog ... Disturbia, which is being billed by the rabid movie-going public as a teenage remake of Rear Window, owes as much to Hitchcock as they do Hanna-Barbera.

Ways to overcome sex addiction and find help for a sex addict.

Sexualizing behaviors fall into 10 levels. Each level is progressively more intrusive than the previous.

What can I say; I have an obsession with drama, not my own drama, but complete strangers dramas. I don't really have a very eventful life, so digging into these cool reality shows satisfies my craving for drama

Nancy Drew and the case of the mysteriously busy newspaper.

I've heard it said that comedies are the hardest movies for directors to pull off.

According to Yale Daily News, Yale authorities are saying the earlier statements made by art student Aliza Shvarts were inaccurate. The university has released a press statement claiming that Shvarts was never pregnant nor did she have any miscarriage.

An analysis of the recent developments by both sites

A critique of the infamous FCUK ad glamorizing a "catfight" as well as other examples of "girl-on-girl action" used in commercial advertisements.

Movie Review of Funny Games (2008) starring Naomi Watts and Tim Roth

"The film 'Dogville' as told in nine chapters and a prologue". This is the preliminary title that is shown in advance of the introduction of the town of Dogville in Lars von Trier's Dogville (2003).

The newest thing in reality tourism--Slum Tours. Kenya-based Victoria Safaris has come up with a tour for the super rich to see how the other side lives. The slums of Kibera is their vacation destination.

This is a rational real world look of the "unspeakable". The mob mentality in our country right now is doing a disservice to our children

A large part of the population have had inclinations to engage in sexually perverse activities, though how large is unknown.

This is a research paper outlining and highlighting the differences between the literary characters Nancy Drew and The Gossip Girls. It compares the characters to the generation reading them, and examines how it may have affected that generation.

An examination of how architecture can contain an ideological component, though it is usually not part of the builder's intent.

An examination of the Jimmy Stewart 'persona' and a look at how Hitchcock played upon it for dramatic and thematic meaning.

The Discovery Channel's program "Going Tribal," caused mixed reactions. This article explores perception of the show through Discovery Channel's online forums, then discusses implications for both anthropology and entertainment.

This compares Entertainment Weekly and US Weekly, 2 magazines that deal with celebrities and the media industry.

This research paper delves deeply into the possibility that Jonathan Swift predicted the Freudian psychological device of sublimation when he wrote of Gulliver's Travels.

Melissa Ferrick is not your ordinary Folk singer, learn more about her and her new Folk explosion.

If MTV filmed the sad death of "Run's House" couple's baby's death, should they show it?

For those in a relationship, Myspace can act as a type of breeding ground for jealousy and drama.

The Counselor, Dr Muriel Redman McKenney wrote numerous articles and notes on issues important to her. As a psycologist, teacher, mother, guide and caring person, many of these notes have meaning for people in need.

This article explains how myspace is not only a social icon, but also a breeding ground for stalking, and pedophilia

Analysis of the problem of sex offenders in the local community (Binghamton, NY), the current state/local legislation, and proposed solutions to this societal ill.

A review of the long lasting Fox sitcom The Simpsons, Season Six, on DVD.

Short paper analyzing selected scenes of The Man with the Golden Arm

In recent years it seems that many addictions have been more openly discussed in the media as well as in public. It seems that the stigma formerly attached to going into a rehab program is slowly melting away. At least it is for most addictions.

The romance market is one field which truly welcomes new writers with open arms. With at least 2 new lines sizzling forth from Harlequin and small presses on the rise, this is one field the author can't afford to overlook.

Here's range of summer movies for every occasion. Check out the old classics and new favorites, all with summer as the common denominator.

Food for thought on the real reasons why women get breast augmentation.

Recently in Hollywood there has been a trend of taking Japanese horror films and remaking them for an American audience. Japanese horror films have repeatedly shown they are more innovative and are more scary then recent Hollywood horror films.

The history of Soap Operas

Yeah, Amazing Race wins the Emmys, but when it comes to ratings and importance to the reality genre, nothing beats American Idol and Survivor. But when American Idol contends with Survivor, which show comes out on top?

Comparative paper on the similarities in concepts of how the characters sexuality is repressed in these two works. while the main characters are entirely different, sexual repression guides their lives and brings them to their fate.

We are fascinated by their every move, we want to know everything about them. why are we obsessed with the rich and famous.

A discussion of Hollywood as a factory system that balanced the rational efficiency of Taylorist production and the lavish sensuality depicted in the films themselves.

An examination of the idea of the scopophilic look in Dorothy Arzner's films.

In Luc Besson's film, Le Dernier Combat, Freud's theory of the self may be applied to the three characters that appear in the interim of the main protagonist's flight from the desert world.

A comparison of the life of wrestling promoter Vince McMahon to the legendary film Citizen Kane....

Steven Soderbergh's Sex, Lies, and Videotape is a sensual exploration of attraction, deceit, honesty, and sex through revealed confessions and secrets.

If you haven't checked out Post Secret yet, it is time to do so. Here are 7 lessons you can learn from reading this amazing blog.