For some reason best known to my counsellor and priest, I found the idea of high definition TV affecting the behaviour of porn actors thoroughly amusing.

Cellulite and shaving rash are the main concerns, but the added detail is causing a minor ruckus among pro-shaggers.

Pornos are going for HD-DVD format as Sony seems to have a moral policy on such things. Odd, given the relatively relaxed Japanese attitudes about sex.

Cut out the carbs, hit the gym, suggests one porn director. Get your cheap breast implants redone. Use laser treatments, tanning creams, make-up. Even the wood, sorry, blokes.

During a scene in which she played a desperate housewife, [one actress] ran into a problem: the high-definition camera revealed she had a tiny ill-placed pimple.

“We kept stopping and trying to hide it. We put on makeup and powder, but there was no way,” Ms. Samson said. Finally, they tried another approach: “We just changed positions,” she said.