In spite of Kerry Washington’s awe-inspiring beauty, I really wasn’t interested in watching Scandal, a show about a crisis management firm in Washington DC who works to save reputations and careers when damning personal histories are about to come to light. My boyfriend bought it on AppleTV, though, and like the manipulative man he is,… Continue reading Scandal: “Dirty Little Secrets” [2012]
Category: Prostitution
Blue (2012)
Free from the constraints of network and cable television, the web series has been long touted as the next big thing in entertainment: Content intended for distribution online can be cheaply produced and avoid the ratings system entirely. Without time slots to fill, they can also range in length from feature films to a series… Continue reading Blue (2012)
Sleeping Beauty (2011)
Does anyone need a reason to be sexually reckless? I’m not sure. For much of my adult life, I’ve been sexually reckless (or careless, or heedless—take your pick) and I don’t know that a camera following me around would have picked up on any explanations as to why. But we expect more from art than… Continue reading Sleeping Beauty (2011)
Ontari-Ho!: A Guide to the Court of Appeal Prostitution Decision
By now you’ve all heard about the decision up in Ontario regarding the laws around prostitution. The Court of Appeal (largely) confirmed that several of the laws governing prostitution are not constitutional. So yay, right? What you need to know before reading the decision: 1) Prostitution is legal in Canada. However, so many activities surrounding prostitution are illegal that… Continue reading Ontari-Ho!: A Guide to the Court of Appeal Prostitution Decision
Secret Service Agents Sacrifice Reputation For Prostitutes: Their Romanticism Goes Unheralded
Most American news outlets worked themselves into a froth this weekend over the allegations that 11 secret service agents were relieved of duty because they (or at least some of them, but not all) hired sex workers while in Colombia. The situation’s elements do indeed seem pretty juicy, particularly since they allow journalists to combine the… Continue reading Secret Service Agents Sacrifice Reputation For Prostitutes: Their Romanticism Goes Unheralded