Little did we know until this morning, though, that said photos were part of a larger cache of pics of various Hong Kong celebrities which are the center of a fairly large (and growing) scandal this week, even if reps for some of the celebs in question say that the photos were somehow digitally altered as part of the "irresponsible prank" that led them to be posted on the interweb. So keep in mind as you're peeping them yourself that they're not just some random naked people — in another part of the world, they're famous random naked people. Which makes them a lot more interesting. Right?

· "Update: Edison Chen has sex pictures" (theblemish.com)
·"Leaked Sex Pics Of Edison Chen and Actresses Causes An Arrest And Major Chinese Scandal" (taxidrivermovie.com)
·"Hong Kong police arrest suspect in connection with purported racy star photos" (Yahoo!)

· Kelly Brook honors Memorial Day by remembering to shoot photos for her new bikini calendar. Like your barbeque was so special? (toxicmagazine.com + hollywoodtuna.com)

· These Linux boobies have inspired us to try out our new pickup line at the next IT conference: "So are you open source or are you just happy to see me?" Ok, it might need some work. (fakesteve.blogspot.com, via computerworld.co.nz)

· According to a new study, 44% of nurses say their sex lives are negatively affected by the stress of their jobs. Fortunately, the rest will be appearing in "Sponge Bath Sluts 37" later this year. (bbc.co.uk)

· Kotaku tracks down the "accidental nudity" that's holding up the Windows Vista Halo 2 release. It sounded better in theory than it actually is in real life. (Kotaku)

· Maybe if Delta Air Lines had always broadcast HBO shows—complete with nudity—as the in-flight entertainment, then they might never have gone bankrupt. (azcentral.com)

· In case you weren't already aware, cyberporn is ruining your life. Sorry we had to do this to you. (brisbanetimes.com.au)

· How can you tell if Hong Kong has changed after ten years of Chinese rule? A nude photo contest of course! That's the answer to everything. (gulf-daily-news.com)

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· We've been pushing the air sex thing pretty hard around here lately, but maybe we were wrong to do so. If we had any hand in this disaster, consider this our apology. (Gawker)

· Instead of going topless like so many celebrities before her, Sophie Marceau takes her pants off for French Vogue and proves once again that European fashion really is one step ahead of everyone else's. (feminaobscura.blogspot.com, via SugarBank)

· An appeals court vacates the preliminary injunction regarding Google's use of thumbnail-sized photos from a sexually explicit site. We don't know what that means, but hopefully it results in more boobies. (sciam.com)

· Hong Kong residents demand that a popular book be declared indecent due to its sexual and violent content. We believe it's a nifty little tome called "The Bible." (yahoo.com)

· An author is trying to sell a book about having sex for 100 straight days. Here's the hard part: all the sex was with his wife! What a daredevil! (nymag.com, more @ Gawker)

· The teacher caught in the pop-up porn case may finally be sentenced this Friday. No word on when popup creators will be sentenced to a very rough spanking. (Boing Boing)

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