By now, you are probably aware of Rough Night and the animated and practiced (if not exhausted and slightly jaded because this happens all the f*cking time) reaction to it from the sex worker online community. But if not, here’s a quick recap: on March 8th Paulilu Productions released the trailer for their latest summer… Continue reading I’m Not So Sure About That Rough Night Trailer
Category: You’re Not Funny
You’re Not Funny: SNL Can’t Parody Porn Stars
I spent the better part of last June gluing rhinestones to this one wall in my apartment. At some point during the second week I started wearing a toolbelt full of E6000 glue, wadded up paper towels, sparkly bits and the syringes I use to control where the glue goes. I should mention that the… Continue reading You’re Not Funny: SNL Can’t Parody Porn Stars
You’ve Got Problems: George Takei
Famous for being helmsman Hikaru Sulu of the USS Enterprise in the original Star Trek series, actor and author George Takei is America’s clever gay grandfather. Takei currently plays to an audience of thousands via social media and is known for quotable and insightful Facebook and Twitter posts on everything from politics to gender issues… Continue reading You’ve Got Problems: George Takei
Seth MacFarlane Loves Rape Jokes
My generation has seen its share of dysfunctional cartoon characters. Many of us were raised on The Simpsons, which arguably paved the way for South Park. I recall South Park making a huge impression on television and popular culture, even though I wasn’t allowed to watch it when it premiered in 1997. Adults older than… Continue reading Seth MacFarlane Loves Rape Jokes
If Your Blog Post is Journalism, My Lapdance is Art: The NY Fight Over Taxable Stripping
Albany strip club Nite Moves went before the New York Supreme Court today to appeal earlier rulings that the club owes taxes on money it has earned from cover charges and couch dance sales. Under New York tax laws, such charges are subject to taxes levied on places of amusement, like nightclubs, but the club… Continue reading If Your Blog Post is Journalism, My Lapdance is Art: The NY Fight Over Taxable Stripping