With that kind of cleavage and that cute a face, she’ll certainly get my Maxim vote. However, “I could fall in Love” by Salina. That’s all I have to say. Bahara, that’s your Myspace Profile song? Come on! You’ve got to be kidding me. Bahara, you’re 18, hot, dance in Vegas and are trying to come off sweet and romantic? No. Whoa Whoa wait a second. I just scrolled down to see that she’s a proud parent? This cannot be possible. She’s 18 years old, is gorgeous, and parties around town in Vegas and Phoenix. I’m sorry but how the hell can she be a parent too? I have to assume the whole 18 year old thing isn’t true. Either that or the parent thing isn’t true. If her being a parent is true, there’s just no way I can possibly make fun of her. It just wouldn’t be right.
Push up bra or no push up bra. This picture is just silly. The camouflage hot pants? Perfect. By the way, yes, the push up is essential. I have a picture of her where she actually looks flat chested. I’d have to think she’s at least a C but good lord. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. The push up bra is possibly the best invention of this century. The best invention ever? Probably the Chia Pet. Man those things are awesome.
Woman, 52, sues Victoria's Secret, claims injury from defective thong
JUNE 17--As she was attempting to put on a Victoria's Secret thong, a Los Angeles woman claims that a decorative metallic piece flew off the garment and struck her in the eye, causing injuries and a new product liability lawsuit against the underwear giant. Macrida Patterson, 52, alleges that she was hurt last May by a defective "low-rise v-string" from the Victoria's Secret "Sexy Little Thing" line, according to a lawsuit filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court. A copy of her June 9 complaint, which does not specify monetary damages, can be found below. Patterson's lawyer, Jason Buccat, told TSG that a "design problem" caused the decorative piece to come loose and strike Patterson in the eye, causing damage to her cornea. He added that the eye injury, which caused Patterson to miss a few days of work, will be "affecting her the rest of her life." Patterson is a traffic officer with L.A.'s Department of Transportation. Prior to the lawsuit's filing, Victoria's Secret officials asked to examine the garment and the decorative piece, but that request was rejected by Patterson's counsel. For those unfamiliar with "v-strings," the undergarment is the Victoria's Secret variant on the "g-string," which has long been favored in the battle against visible panty lines. (4 pages)
| When Playboy.com began the Dirty Dozen sex interview, we wanted to talk sex with rock stars and actors, comedians and celebrities. We feared that our interview subjects might be hesitant to answer explicit, intrusive questions about their love lives. How wrong we were! It's amazing what people say when you start discussing sex. Jenny McCarthy goes into her dirty dictionary and reveals her pet name for her private parts. William Shatner opens up his Captain's Log to reveal that he prefers a shaved Tribble. Blink-182's Travis Barker waxes erotic about "ass passes." And shin-humping ass man Triumph the Insult Comic Dog talks about the pleasures of auto-fellatio. Playboy.com's Dirty Dozen -- because even celebrities have sex. |
Spanking is the ultimate foreplay
by Sarah Fielding
In the movie Secretary, a sweet yet troubled Maggie Gyllenhaal gets her kicks being bent over the desk at work and spanked by her boss (James Spader). If you haven't seen this film, add it to your must-see list under "Unexpectedly Erotic."
Spanking is a popular form of sexual play that includes everything from light paddling to full-blown bondage. Spanking, in some form or other, is often a part of our everyday sexual practice -- or at the very least, our fantasy lives. So if you're new to the delights of your firm hand on a bare bottom, read on. You can spank us, er, thank us later.
Butt, bum, rump, derriรจre -- whatever you call it, the bottom is the prime target for you to administer spanks. An area of untold pleasure for females, the bum contains nerves that are buried under layers of muscle and fat. It is this muscle and fat that allow the butt cheeks to take all sorts of stimulation -- hard, soft, fast, and with a crop, paddle or just your palm.
Spanking the buttocks causes blood to flow to the bottom; the delightful pink blush that freshly spanked skin takes on is a sign that the area is receiving fresh blood. The genitals, conveniently located in the same vicinity, are also benefiting from the increased blood flow. This arousal, combined with the prickly, stinging sensation of being slapped is, for many, the ultimate in foreplay.
Lovers of the spank also enjoy the aspect of role-play that this bedroom behavior invites. You can indulge your favorite school girl/headmaster fantasy, or perhaps she's just a very bad girl who needs to be punished.
When spanking your lady's butt, position her across your lap, or lay her down with a cushion under her front to prop her butt up even higher. This gives you great access to her peachy cheeks, and she'll love the added sensation of being able to rub and buck against your leg or cushion.
Bottoms up!
The world's best and worst jaw-dropping spectacles
by Lena Katz
Just like all so-called "sexy" concepts, the topless beach gone wrong can be pretty damn gruesome. On the flip side, some topless beaches provide a jaw-dropping spectacle of international hotness in all its thong-rocking glory. Follow our list to the must-see beaches below, and steer clear of the ones we warn against (unless hairy potbellies are something you want from a vacation). With a beach towel and Gucci shades at the ready, go forth and conquer. And please, for your own sake: Wear sunblock.
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Topless sunbathing is permitted on all Miami beaches, but in South Beach you can really appreciate the best South Florida has to offer. Not only is this a favorite home-away-from home for European jet-setters and well-heeled South Americans, it's also a go-to spot for up-and-coming models looking to build their portfolios on the cheap, as well as buxom Botoxed blondes who couldn't make it on the high-fashion scene and have turned to more, well, adult ventures. Even with only a small percentage of the total crowd flaunting their goods every day, you're still guaranteed an R-rated eye candy extravaganza. The only question is: Are you hot enough to hold your own?
If the answer is yes, then you'll probably also feel right at home on a sun lounger at one of the various topless pools in Vegas. Right now, TAO Beach Club at the Venetian and Bare at the Mirage are two of the newest and hottest. Spendy see-and-be-scenesters splash down and party it up day and night, sipping top-shelf drinks and ogling each other in all their blonde, body-built, plastic-enhanced glory.
On the absolute opposite end of the spectrum, the exclusive beaches of St. Barths and Bermuda offer well-heeled patrons the opportunity to snooze beachside in peace and quiet. Hotels here are either so expensive or so secluded -- casual gawkers simply can't afford to breach their gates, while private villas take privacy to its utmost.
We can't talk topless beaches without mentioning Ibiza, the legendary summertime clubbing epicenter in the Balearic Isles. European and Aussie beauties siesta all day in the sun, wearing little more than a sliver of shiny fabric, then rouse themselves around 6 p.m. to rinse off and head to the clubs for an evening of theme parties and dancing to world-class DJs. Theoretically, this scene is ageless, but in reality you shouldn't even spring for the expensive trip unless you're willing to hook up and look nibble-worthy when stripped down to your skivvies and covered in foam.
Further afield but infinitely less high pressure are the many topless beaches of Croatia. The islands off the coast of this nation have something for families, nature lovers and bargain hunters and also offer a ton of clothing-optional zones, most of them close to a main village. Saharun on Dugi Otok is a hot spot with the clubbing crowd -- parties literally go for 24 hours or more at a stretch -- while the Cres Island beaches offer peace and quiet for naturists of all ages.
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We hesitate to slam St. Tropez, just because it's such a legend, but two of our friends -- one male, one female -- have traveled there recently, on separate trips, and had no such compunctions. The woman pronounced herself "frankly underwhelmed," while our male friend said that while there was the occasional "totally hot" topless sighting, the majority tended to be "old, gay or granola." Cool for the gay crowd, not so much for the heteros.
To draw a parallel for likewise legendary Little Beach on Maui, we'd say: Cool if you're a 1960s-era free spirit, not so much if you were born post-1970. This protected little cove on Maui's southern tip draws about 90 percent men. And most of the nude ones sport ponytails, scruffy faces and, occasionally, fanny packs. The exception is the locals, who frequent this beach for its great waves, always wear board shorts and completely ignore the nakies even on the hilarious occasions when the surf plows them right into one another.
What is it about beaches with "black" in the name? Both Black Rock in Brighton and Black's Beach in San Diego draw a distressing number of creepy gawkers. British naturists warn women to steer clear of Black Rock; and when a flower-child friend of ours was meditating topless at Black's Beach, she looked up to discover an entire circle of men surrounding her, drooling lasciviously and encouraging her to lose her bottoms too. Yikes.
Best-Kept Secret
Do not hold us accountable if this one goes wrong for you. But if you know the Sonoma/Napa back roads well, try to make it to Bolinas one Fourth of July, where the local kids throw the coolest beach party in Cali. It's all barbecues, Red Tail Ale on tap and topless beauties running around with pierced nipples and pigtails. However, Bolinas is such a fiercely private town, they actually take the road signs down to deter guests from visiting, and if they spot you as an out-of-town gawker, they may try to escort you out. Still, if you can blend in with the locals, it's absolutely worth the trip.
Let Us Know if You Go
As adult resorts of all sorts (five star, all-inclusive, swinger, even "hostess"-style) spring up across the Dominican Republic, the beaches are naturally gaining an anything-goes reputation. However, it's too early in the game to see whether this Caribbean nation will turn into another Riviera Maya or a low-rent Jamaica. We're guessing it'll tip toward the latter, but if you've gone, feel free to comment. Your fellow risquรฉ readers (and writers) would love to hear your feedback.
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Turkey lived up to their billing as comeback kings with a 3-1 penalty shoot-out win over Croatia here on Friday to put them into the Euro 2008 semi-finals. The spot-kick lottery was called for after the sides were inseparable at 1-1 after extra-time, both of those goals coming in the dying minutes of what up to then had been a forgettable affair.
Ivan Klasnic put Croatia into a 119th minute lead - for his second in successive matches - only for Turkey to level in the first minute of time added on thanks to substitute Semih Senturk.
Croatia then fell apart, with Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic shooting wide and Mladen Petric having his spot-kick saved by Turkey keeper Rustu Recber, who turned from villain to hero having made a terrible mistake to gift the Croats their goal.
Turkey, making their first appearance in the semi-finals, face Germany in Basel on Wednesday.
Turkish fans couldn't restrain themselves as they fired celebratory shots into the air despite pleas from Turkey coach Fatih Terim not to after their team reached the Euro 2008 semi-finals for the first time.
"It is important not to transform victory into tragedy," Terim, otherwise known as 'The Emperor', had said after two people including a 10-year-old girl were wounded by bullets following their remarkable 3-2 group win over the Czechs, which saw them come back from 2-0 down.
Terim, who was in charge when Turkey lost 1-0 to Croatia in Euro 96 in the group stages, was ecstatic.
"What has happened to us is unique in our history," said Terim, who was not in charge when Turkey made the 2002 World Cup semi-finals.
"We have become one of the great footballing nations. Our people can rejoice. And if our people are proud of us then we are proud of them," added Terim, whose nickname 'The Emperor' is taking on a realistic hue.
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| Turkish defender Sabri Sarioglu(L) fights for the ball with Croatian forward Ivica Olic during their Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final football match in Vienna. Turkey won 3-1 on penalty kicks after the two teams were tied 1-1 after extra time. |
His Croat counterpart Slaven Bilic was remarkably calm after seeing his dreams dashed in a matter of seconds.
"It's incredible but that is why football is the most beautiful sport in the world," said the 39-year-old, who had to mask his own emotions at the end of the match to console his distraught players.
"I thought that it was finished, that we had won and then in a flash this fantastic goal by Semih.
"After that, it was the drama of penalties. Oh well life goes on. Tomorrow is another day. We will now get back into the groove in the World Cup qualifiers."
After Germany's drama-laden first quarter final win over Portugal the night before, this second quarter-final was a big let down, with chances as rare as empty seats in the Ernst Happel stadium.
Bilic fielded the same team that defeated Germany in the group stages, with only two players Danijel Panijec and Rakitic surviving from the side that lined up against Poland on Monday.
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| Croatian midfielder Luka Modric reacts after missing his penalty against Turkey kick during their Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final football match in Vienna. Turkey reached the Euro 2008 semi-finals after beating Croatia 3-1 on penalties after the match had finished 1-1 after extra-time. |
Turkey turned up at the Ernst Happel stadium with half a dozen of their first team missing from injury or suspension.
Veteran keepr Rustu came in for Volkan Demirel, sent off against the Czech Republic, and Terim also handed a start to London-born Kazim Kazim, who led the attack with Nihat Kahveci.
With so many absentees another headache for Terim was that eight of his players were one booking away from missing the semi-final, should they make it.
Croatia will never know how they didn't go into the lead in the 18th minute, Ivica Olic being guilty of a criminal miss.
Darijo Srna set up the move laying the ball on to Modric who raced down the right of the box to cross for Olic only for the Hamburg striker's shot to hit the crossbar from only a couple of metres directly in front of goal .
To add insult to injury Niko Kranjcar missed with his header from the rebound.
Tottenham signing Modric summed up the mood of frustration, banging the Austrian turf repeatedly with his fist in frustration.
The Croats it was who looked more dangerous in the rare moments they were able to break the Turkish defence, with Rustu quick to deal with a Kranjcar effort in the 58th minute.
The match had a goal from Olic shortly after but it was disallowed for offside.
Terim then made his first substitution, taking off the ineffective Kazim Kazim for Ugur Boral, and Bilic followed, bringing off Kranjcar for Petric.
Minutes later Rakitic squandered Croatia's second gilt-edged chance, his close range shot, after being set up by Olic, flying high over Rustu's bar.
With quarter of an hour left of normal time Terim switched midfielder Mehmet Topal for Fenerbahce striker Senturk in search of that elusive goal.
On 84 minutes, as Croatia maintained their almost constant pressure, Rustu earned his wages and some when only his outstretched hands edged out Srna's finely struck 20m freekick.
Extra time produced the badly needed fireworks, but only in the dying minutes.
Croatia thought they'd grabbed the winner when Klasnic struck but unbelievably after such a turgid affair Turkey hit back with Senturk equalising with a great shot into the top left hand corner to force the spot kicks.
The win came at a price to Turkey who will be missing Tuncay Sanli, Arda Turan and Emre Asik due to suspension after this trio picked up their second yellow cards of the competition while Nihat went off during extra-time clutching his groin.
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| Italy's defender Christian Panucci, seen here addressing a press conference in Oberwaltersdorf, Austria, near Vienna on June 20, 2008, said France coach Raymond Domenech, who criticised the referee after his side's loss to the Italians, "always has excuses". |
Italian defender Christian Panucci on Friday said France coach Raymond Domenech, who criticised the referee after his side's loss to the Italians, "always has excuses".
Domenech was furious that Italy were awarded a penalty and the French had Eric Abidal sent off in the process as they slid to a a 2-0 defeat which saw Italy win their re-run of the World Cup final.
But Panucci told a press conference in Baden the French handler's complaints were only par for the Domenech course.
"It's best not to comment on these kinds of declarations. But if I am forced to I'd say he was watching another match or didn't get a good view" of what happened.
"He always has excuses, going back to the time when he lost the Euro youth tournament to us in 1994. It's true, though, that the French were unlucky to lose (Franck) Ribery," who went off injured after just nine minutes.
But Panucci concluded that the French had to recognise that "Italy simply played a great match."
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| Netherlands players chat during a training session in Basel. Russian striker Andrei Arshavin has warned Marco van Basten's Holland to expect his side's attacking machine to hit top gear for Saturday's Euro 2008 quarter-final. |
Russian striker Andrei Arshavin has warned Marco van Basten's Holland to expect his side's attacking machine to hit top gear for Saturday's Euro 2008 quarter-final.
The 27-year-old forward was the man-of-the-match as Russia booked a last eight berth - to set up a tantalising reunion between Russia's Dutch coach Guus Hiddink and his compatriots in what is in effect a rematch of the 1988 final between the Dutch and the then Soviet Union - with a 2-0 win over Sweden in Innsbruck on Wednesday night to clinch second place in Group D behind Spain.
The Zenit St Petersburg star says his side squandered numerous chances against the Swedes - just as they did in the 1-0 win against Greece - and insists the Dutch could feel the full force of their goalscoring fire-power at St. Jakob-Park on Saturday.
"I don't think we needed to score that many goals in the Swedish game," said Arshavin.
"We need to save them for the next games and I hope we will score a few against the Dutch."
Having sat out Russia's first two Euro 2008 matches through suspension, Arshavin showed what his side had been missing as he dominated Sweden.
He provided the movement which led to Roman Pavlyuchenko's 24th-minute opener and then turned goal-scorer himself on 50 minutes to set up the meeting with van Basten's powerful Dutch team.
And for Russia's former Holland coach Guus Hiddink, Saturday's game promises to be a special occasion.
"Why not," replied Hiddink to a question regarding whether his side could beat the Dutch.
"The only thing that worries me, is that the Dutch will have had five days more rest than us (as most of the first team missed the Romania clash).
"That is not insignificant.
"It will be a special match for me. I know everybody there, the coach, the players.
"What really gives me pleasure is two footballing sides taking each other on. It will be a great match.
"It is a very special date for me," added the 61-year-old, who guided the Dutch to the 1998 World Cup semi-finals where they lost to Brazil in a penalty shootout.
But Arshavin says Russia will have their work cut out against "the best side" at Euro 2008.
"If we didn't have to play the Netherlands, we would feel much better, because I think they are the best side here," he said.
"But fate has it that we have to play the strongest team in the tournament in the last eight.
"I hope we will be able to match them."
The Dutch, who have hammered both World Cup finalists Italy (3-0) and France (4-1), on the way to the quarter-finals have been setting the Euro 2008 agenda with some beautiful attacking football.
Van Basten believes his side can go on emulate the squad he inspired to victory in the 1988 European Championships, scoring one of the greatest goals the championships or indeed any finals has ever witnessed in the final against the Soviets.
"The atmosphere is good. The players are working well together and having a good time," said the former AC Milan ace.
"If we continue playing like this I don't know where exactly we are going to end up but I hope it is going to take a long time," van Basten said.
Van Basten, who is stepping down after the tournament to take over at one of his former clubs Ajax, said the group matches had been a joy to behold but now they were getting to the business end of things where one mistake could be the end of the dream.
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| A Dutch fan is pictured selling supporters paraphernalia in Basel. Russian striker Andrei Arshavin has warned Marco van Basten's Holland to expect his side's attacking machine to hit top gear for Saturday's Euro 2008 quarter-final. |
"We have made a great start. But Saturday is another match altogether and we have to start again from zero," said van Basten.
Another incentive for them to beat Russia will be as a mark of respect for defender Khalid Boulahrouz who has declared himself fit to play Saturday's game despite the death of his prematurely-born baby daughter during the week.
"I understand that it is really hard for Khalid and we will have to support him as best we can," said van Basten.
"Still, our focus has to be on Russia and that is what Khalid also wants."
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The group representing strip club owners in Ontario is ready to hire a consultant to find loopholes in the rules because their supply of foreign exotic dancers has been cut off for three years.
"We're looking for an above-board alternative pathway" to hire strippers and dancers, Tim Lambrinos, executive director of the Adult Entertainment Association of Canada, said Friday. One route, he said, might be to use foreign student visas, since foreign students can now work for 20 hours a week in any job.
"The legal way is being ignored, so we need to get creative."
The association board voted Thursday to create a short list of three consulting firms and will hire one of them this month.
The association, which represents 53 of the 140 strip clubs in Ontario, and Citizenship and Immigration Canada have been fighting since 2004, when then-minister Judy Sgro resigned after extending the visa of a Romanian exotic dancer who had worked on her election campaign. Until then, foreign strippers had had their visas fast-tracked to come to Canada. In 2004, foreign strippers got 423 work permits and extensions. By 2006, the number was down to 17.
Ottawa says that's because they're looking at each application one by one and visa officers abroad are under orders to screen out women they think might be victims of trafficking, don't meet health criteria or don't have a way home after their visas expire. Lambrinos says they're discriminating against the industry and acting as if a bill toughening the screening of foreign strippers is law.
A year ago, Immigration Minister Diane Finley announced changes to the immigration act to "prevent situations where temporary workers in Canada, including strippers, may be abused, exploited or possibly become victims of human trafficking." The changes still haven't made it through the system and there's some question about whether they need to if the new scrutiny is doing the same thing.
Up to 98 per cent of the women who apply overseas for visas get turned down, even after they pay their $150 to $500 application fee, Lambrinos said.
The traditional swapping of shirts afterwards was not an option as the six-a-side teams wore nothing but thongs, with the national colours painted on to their bare skin.
The football may not have been of the highest quality but that did not temper the enthusiasm of a mostly male crowd boosted by a sizeable media presence only too happy to desert Euro 2008 training for an hour or two.
The match was organised by a chat room website.
Austria were delighted with a victory they hoped would be a morale-booster for their male counterparts but was not without its serious side.
"I hope our men will take heart from that tomorrow. We played pretty hard, we even had some injuries, like I for example broke my toe nail," 29-year-old bank employee Doris Fastenmeir told Reuters.
The Germans took defeat sportingly and joined their opponents for alcopops and dancing at a beach club alongside the Danube.
"I was supposed to hold the balls but I really have no idea how to do that," said German keeper Jana Bach.
"Maybe it is because I am not all that much into soccer. I am more into shoes to be honest."
The verdict of the onlookers?
"They might have to work on their technique a bit but it was definitely a rather pleasant game to watch and a very nice version of the 'beautiful game'," said Rolf Hansen from Berlin.
