As many of you will have noticed, Striporama hasn't been uypdated in a while. There are several reasons for this, including your editor's changing personal circumstances which have meant that, for a while, the site has had to be kept on hold while other projects take precedence. Sadly, Striporama doesn't pay the bills!
We're now looking at possible changes - the biggest being that the News Pages, which are by far the most time-consuming element of the site, may be dropped, or at least altered. Much as we love digging out amusing, infuriarting and inspiring stories, there's little evidence that anyone else gives a toss. Feel free to correct us on that!
We will, at the very least, be no longer reporting news as extensively as before (but you'd probably guessed that, right?). We may, instead of reporting news, simply link to it - losing that Striporama style of coverage, admittedly. Or we may drop the whole thing.
Our review pages are changing too - the music and many movie reviews are being switched to our new sister site (of which more in a moment). But on the plus side, we'll be expanding the galleries shortly.
So what HAVE we been doing? Well, for a start, there's our new site, LURID GIRLS. This covers alt. porn and erotica, with extensive galleries, video clips and reviews, and is tied into our forthcoming film production and video on demand plans, both of which will be operational by the start of 2008. You'll read more on that here, or feel free to add us as Myspace friends. We hope that some of you will want to get involved - LURID GIRLS is very much a community site and encourages models, photographers and artists to have their work featured. The site officially launches on October 31st, but you can take a sneak preview now (don't expect all sections to be fully functional yet!).
Thanks to everyone who has stuck with us. The best IS yet to come...

Royal Air Force officials have ordered the images of a pair of models removed from the nose cones of two fighter jets because they were deemed offensive, a spokesman said on tuesday.
The two Harrier Jets, which had been stationed in Afghanistan to provide ground attack support to NATO operations in the country, featured the silhouettes of British pinups Lucy Pinder (pictured) and Michelle Marsh, who had visited troops stationed there last year.
But after one of the planes was spotted by RAF officials at a base in Britain, the silhouettes were ordered to be removed, the RAF spokesman said.
"We have women that fly the planes, women that fix the planes and it's just not appropriate," he told The Associated Press. And quite right too. Those planes are for bombing people with, not to promote sexual freedom.
The official did not say whether those responsible for the art were disciplined. He also declined to say if the silhouette images depicted the models naked or clothed.
Both women had been fully clothed and respectful of local customs during their visit to Afghanistan, the official said. So that's all right then.

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Two students in Cardiff have bared all in an attempt to prevent the city's streets becoming an unsightly mess.
The campaign is aimed at stopping the annual chuck-out of old furniture and rubbish in student areas ahead of the summer holidays.
Jayne Todd and Mike Spink volunteered for the Get It Out For Cardiff scheme, appearing naked on posters and leaflets encouraging the city’s 35,000 students to put their rubbish out on the right day.
Todd said: "I was a bit nervous getting naked for the shoot but I think it will work. Students and residents have got to live side by side so it's not good to leave rubbish lying around."
Keep Wales Tidy chief executive Tegryn Jones said: "This is a novel campaign high on impact and low on clothes. We've found that campaigns which are off-the-wall work better in claiming attention."

A Lincolnshire gallery has covered up part of a painting showing a nude male angel after a single idiot complained.
The painting of the angel, by Tracey Scott, is on display in the front window of Gallery 618 on Station Street in Woodhall Spa.
But Jade Chappell, from the gallery, said a female customer had complained that the painting was "disgusting" and should be taken out of the window.
Mr Chappell said he did not want to remove the painting but had covered the angel's genitalia with a sign.
The sign reads: "Certain aspects of this painting are no longer visible due to complaints. Private showings by request."
Actually Chappell, it was ONE complaint that any sensible person would have shrugged off as the rantings of a nutter. Shame on you for capitulating so easily to the prudes.
Chappell said "the woman's daughter had been in earlier and said the painting was disgusting and vulgar so she decided to come in, make a complaint and ask for it to be taken out of the window.
"I was in two minds about whether to take it out there and then or leave it there with the parts covered up, which is what I did, as I had only just put it in.
"Other people have admired it so I have left there with the sign."

Police in New York this week arrested a woman they say repeatedly exposed her naked buttocks out of the back of her van.
Shantae M. Cammack, 29, denied mooning people, but her pants were around her knees and she was wearing no underwear when questioned by Officer William Fuer, according to police spokesman Lt. Paul Shastany.
"The officer asked her, 'What are you doing,' and she said, 'I'm just sitting here, minding my own business,' " the lieutenant said.
Cammack, of 145 Third Ave., New York City, was charged with open and gross lewdness and disorderly conduct. Police have no idea why Cammack was showing her buttocks.
"It's unusual," Shastany said.

Australian Big Brother contestant Emma Cornell may finally learn that her father is dead today, almost a month after it happened.
The show producers have pledged that if she is evicted from the house this evening, she will be told of the death in private by a family member and given the choice whether she faces the cameras.
26 days ago, her father, Raymond Cornell, died of cancer.
News of her father's death has been withheld from her by the parasitical show producers.
Big Brother producers said they were honouring the wishes of Emma's father and her family that she not be told of his death until she came out of the house.
"If Emma is evicted this Sunday, she will be given as much time as she needs to deal with the news of her father's death and decide what she would like to do well before she faces the public," producer Kris Noble said.
Big Brother's plan to tell Emma in private about her estranged dad's death was almost scuttled when a member of the live audience held up a sign saying, "Emma, Your Dad Is Dead" during a Monday night eviction nominations episode last month.Before you feel TOO sorry for her though. note that her brother Matt stated his sister was "aware of the possibility that our dad's impending death may occur while she was in the Big Brother production".
Well, what is the probable loss of a parent compared to the chance to be on some TV freak show? And no doubt she can carefully milk her grief, if friends' comments are to be interpreted correctly.
Marty Meredith commented "She was not very close to her father and she has a fairly tough personality, so I think her first reaction will be to take the news on board and not fall apart," he said, adding significantly "but there will be a delayed reaction and maybe later, when she is live on stage (our emphasis), it could hit her hard and she could end up quite traumatised."
And our reason for running this story? Well, Cornell posed topless for Zoo before joining the show...

A Rugby lap dancing bar has had its licence taken away for two months because its dancers were "too provocative".
The decision - rather like closing a bar for selling too much beer - has angered the owner of Pink gentlemen's club, Michael Hill, who claims his venue has been victimised.
The Rugby Borough Council's Licensing Sub-Committee passed the decision after hearing clear and serious safety breaches at the club, following police visits to the Gas Street venue.
Officers from Rugby Police and Fire Station reported evidence including locked fire doors, unmanaged CCTV systems and 'near naked' dancers simulating sex acts with customers.
A CCTV system at the 100-strong capacity venue was incorrectly managed and doorstaff were not present, it was found.
Sergeant Kate Jackson, of Rugby Police, said "there were many issues brought together which caused grave concerns for public safety in terms of crime and disorder. The management were clearly not taking their safety responsibilities seriously enough. I'm satisfied from a public safety view with this decision."
Mr. Hill said a £3,000 alarm system was now being introduced at the club. Security had been upgraded and clothing was now worn by dancers during performances in the main club area.
Cllr. Hazel Bell, who chaired the committee, said she was "impressed" with Mr. Hill's willingness to rectify the problems. However, she said the club must now "get on with the work" needed to improve safety conditions.

Actress Katie Holmes is threatening legal action after a young actress from Texas changed her name to Katee Holmes and vowed to lose her virginity in a porn movie.
The 18-year-old fashion student is set to star in True Diary: I'm a Virgin in 10 days, and says she will be deflowered in one of the scenes.
The other Holmes, wife of Tom Cruise and devout scientologist (i.e. religious cult dupe), is said to be fuming and is seeking legal advice to stop the actress using her name, according to her spokesman. Maybe she should summon up lizards from space or whatever these sci-fi cultists believe in.
The spokesman said: "It's a really cheap shot. Obviously Tom would support Katie in anything she decides to do about it."
However Shy Love, Katee's manager and a veteran of the adult film industry, said: "She's using the name as a tribute to Katie, who has always portrayed innocence in whatever she has done."
No word on whether Katee will start worshipping smurfs or something equally as valid as scientology yet.

A female psychology student has reported Gothenburg University to the Justice Ombudsman after staff at the institution reprimanded her for posing for a soft porn magazine.
She also reported the matter to the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education.
Lisa (no surname revealed) posed naked for the magazine late last year.
But when the magazine was published in March, a copy was placed in the post box of one of the course directors and Lisa was promptly called to a meeting.
"He threw the magazine down in front of me and shouted: 'did you pose for this?' The atmosphere was incredibly threatening," Lisa told local newsmen.
The second head lecturer called for Lisa to give a public explanation in front of her classmates and to see a counsellor. What the fuck is wrong with these people?
"They must have studied every picture in the magazine just to recognize me. I had coloured lenses and there was just a tiny picture of me on the front cover.
"What's more, it's a specialist magazine that you can't buy in the shops," said Lisa.
A few days after the meeting, Lisa was requested to appear in front of the deputy head of department. There she was told her that she would not be sent on work experience with the rest of the class later in the year.
"He gave me a lecture on morals," said Lisa.
The idiotic head of department stands by both his own actions and those of his colleagues.
"Our profession is all about conversations. The lecturers wanted to hear her reasoning on the matter.
"I don't feel that I have discredited her, but I have certainly questioned the action itself," said Erland Hjelmquist. .
"Posing like this raises questions about her way of reflecting on the course content as well as her way of viewing her own self-image," said Hjelmquist. Or maybe it just means that she doesn't share your hang-ups about the naked body. I suggest he talks to a therapist.
Christian Sjöstrand, a legal expert at the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education commented "the university's job is to judge how the students perform on the course, not what they do in their free time. Posing for this magazine should not affect her chances of getting work experience".
If the agency finds that the university acted inappropriately, the individuals concerned will have to explain how they intending assisting Lisa in the future.
"I know that they have no right to get involved in my private life, the life of an adult student. They are not following any laws or rules; they have their own way of dealing with matters. They are guilty of misconduct," said Lisa.

A Northern Ireland charity has come under fire because idiots have blamed it for a another charity's poster campaign.
The Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke Association (NICHS) has been 'flooded' (i.e. received a handful) with complaints over billboard posters which feature a naked man and a woman in a swimsuit embracing on a beach.
The poster conveys the sensible message that sex and swimming are among a number of 30 minute cardio-vascular exercises that are good for the heart.
The British Heart Foundation are the actual charity behind the campaign, and say the image has been successful.
However, the NICHS Chief Executive Andrew Dougal has revealed people have threatened to stop donating to the charity over the posters.
"It is ironic that our policy down through the years has been to avoid shocking or frightening people, and here we are taking the flak for the actions of a charity based in London with which we have absolutely no connection," he said.
"We have had letters and phone calls from people threatening not to give us any more money."
You'd hope that Dougal would condemn any moron who would stop donating to charity simply because of poster featuring very mild innuendo. But no.
"In fact", he went on, "we understand their views entirely. Part of the problem, we believe, is that the BHF has dropped the word British from its title in Northern Ireland, so people assume that there's only one local heart charity."
He continued: "We would appeal to the BHF to withdraw these posters -not just because they offend the sensibilities of many local people, but because they are damaging the cause of raising money to combat heart disease."
He then trotted out the old line that the charity's supporters were not prudes BUT they knew "where to draw the line when advising people on healthier lifestyles."

Striporama returns today after a month of silence. We've been busy sorting out our personal lives the last few weeks, so apologies for our sudden decent into silence.
Now, it's time to catch up with some stories that caught our eye recently...