GQ praises Richard Gere’s sex worker fashion sense in American Gigolo. The news has been awfully short on “sex workers flocking to [Super Bowl City]” panic this year. Thankfully we found this piece about Brad’s Brass Flamingo in Indianapolis. “No one knows how to party like New Yorkers. And everyone knows they are the best tippers” said… Continue reading The Week In Links: February 3
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The Week in Links: January 27
The German town of Bonn has declared that its prostitution meters—a means to tax commercial sex—are a success. Rebecca Hall plays a “free-spirited, seemingly ditzy Florida stripper aspiring to make it as a cocktail waitress in Vegas” in the new Stephen Frears movie Lay the Favorite. Just like in real life, strippers aren’t always who… Continue reading The Week in Links: January 27
The Week in Links: January 20
The AVN Awards will take place this weekend in Las Vegas. Over 500 hopeful journalists were denied credentials to the red carpet event, with tickets costing $300. The Los Angeles City Council has given final approval to a law that would require condoms in pornography made within L.A. County. Politifact investigated the claim that Tampa, FL, where the… Continue reading The Week in Links: January 20
The Week in Links: January 13
A token that experts believe was used to pay for sex in brothels during the first century A.D. was discovered in West London. The Los Angeles City Council tentatively approved an ordinance that would require all L.A. porn shoots to use condoms. Dominique Strauss-Kahn had no idea whether he was sleeping with prostitutes or civilian… Continue reading The Week in Links: January 13
The Week in Links: January 6
Bunny Ranch owner Dennis Hof and brothel workers (who are, perhaps, unaware of Paul’s positions on reproductive rights) endorse Ron Paul. Lil Wayne officiated foxy boxing at Miami club King of Diamonds. The record for the longest single webcam show is apparently 70 hours, 31 minutes and 55 seconds. Can any of our readers top… Continue reading The Week in Links: January 6