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Quite some time ago I published an article about the history of condoms in Japan in particular, and the history of condoms in general. Next year New York’s Museum of Sex on Fifth Avenue will be holding an exhibition called: RUBBERS: the Life, History & Struggle of the Condom.
The condom exhibition is organized in partnership [...]

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Cannes Lions 2009, an international advertising festival, has just closed its doors with a condom brand coming out on top in two categories.
Sagami Rubber has been awarded gold in both the film category and the PR category for their website and film entitled “LOVE DISTANCE – Our distance, a billion millimeters,” created back in October [...]

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Christian Vieri and Milan football club legend Paolo Maldini now officially have their own condom brand. They’ve launched the limited edition of their rubbers in a press conference this week.
Akuel Blues Sweet Years Limited Edition is obviously limited to a certain period to their fashion label Sweet Years they started a few years back.
The goal [...]

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Currently, Durex accounts for approximately 29% of the global branded condom market. The company sells condoms in over 130 countries worldwide and is the market leader in more than 40 markets. That’s the perfect base for the company’s yearly surveys.
There’s another one just coming up at the UK’s National Condom Week of 18 – 24 [...]

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MTV’s Staying Alive Foundation and The Body Shop have launched the extended HIV prevention campaign Say Yes to Safe Sex last week. We have the pics of the NYC launch event with – Durex and Solange Knowles.
The Body Shop and Solange Knowles launched the campaign coupled with free in store Durex condom hand [...]

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At times you’ve got to ask yourself: where am I supposed to hide that condom thing (of course you might choose not to hide but to show them off in a big plastic condom bag also)? And often you might get tempted to just put it somewhere in your wallet.
The only problem is that your [...]

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I’ve been meaning to get into posting online community and online dating related topics for a while now and here it is. I’m especially happy to introduce you to a fellow Swiss startup that makes handy little tools called “Pokens” to help you connect with other people.
Let’s assume you’re getting to know a lot of [...]

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We have word that Sagami released a new model for the Japanese market just in time for Valentine’s Day, 14th of February 2009.
The product is called Sagami Original 0.02 Premium and is supposed to be the thinnest polyurethane condom available on the market. It is an addition to their preexisting product family Sagami Original Premium [...]

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And the award for the best Valentine’s Day window display goes to: Armani! Ok, granted, it’s a bit too early to tell, but the Armani Exchange store at Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento, California has already set some tongues wagging.

It’s a heart-shaped window display made of approximately 400 red condoms smiling at visitors on the [...]

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