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Not all businesses experienced a downturn during the pandemic – porn websites were booming.
Pornhub – the world s largest pornography website – reported an 18 per cent spike at the start of the lockdown. Traffic from the UK increased by almost 27 per cent.
Most people watch porn for pleasure but there s also evidence we re far more likely to want some temporary relief from our lives if we re feeling lonely, depressed, stressed, anxious or bored.
That ll be a tick, tick, tick, for most of us then, robbed of our friends, pubs, restaurants and anything else to do other than yet another bloody walk around the park.
WINCHESTER â On the third Sunday of every December, a diverse group of well-dressed men meets for an invitation-only brunch in the Village Square Restaurant on the Loudoun Street Mall. The price of admission is a gift card that can be donated to a local nonprofit.
This group is known as The Gentlemenâs Brunch. Never heard of them? Not surprising. But for eight years, these three dozen friends have been helping local nonprofits without ever seeking recognition for their good deeds.
Their latest philanthropic effort has brought them out of the shadows and into the spotlight. Itâs a 2021 calendar featuring more than a dozen members of The Gentlemenâs Brunch that is being sold to support The Laurel Center at 402 N. Cameron St.