... that Indonesian prostitutes are sometimes marketed via Facebook?
... that the Icelandic Phallological Museum collection of penises includes 55 from whales but only one from Homo sapiens? (founder pictured)
... that although the Muria generally encourage premarital sex, some communities punish young people who take the same sexual partner for more than three nights?
... that due to the sexually explicit content of Saman, Ayu Utami's debut novel, her mother refused to read it to her father?
... that according to one critic, Rihanna (pictured) appeared to be "channelling" Swedish singer-songwriter and rapper Neneh Cherry on "Cockiness (Love It)" in a "pseudo-melodic" impersonation?

July - December 2011