Stacks & Cats

Annabel Trotwood writes “Technically Sabine isn’t my cat.  BUT hear me out, she is the cat of some sex-workin’ friends, so her kibble does get bought by the grace of friendly old spanking perverts.  Does that qualify?  Anyway, here she is with a spread of £20 notes from today’s appointment, and a slightly evil expression… Continue reading Stacks & Cats

New York Court Rules 4-3 Lap Dances Not Exempt Artistic Performances, Can Be Taxed

Albany strip club Nite Moves challenged a 2005 audit by claiming that lap dances were exempt from taxation, just as ballet performances are (I wrote about some of the sillier commentary inspired by the case). Their appeal wound up in front of the New York Court of Appeals, and today they ruled against the club,… Continue reading New York Court Rules 4-3 Lap Dances Not Exempt Artistic Performances, Can Be Taxed

The Week In Links: October 19

Seattle feminist group Grrl Army made the news with a spectacular bright pink graffiti paint job on a closed motel. Slogans promoting sex workers’ rights covered the building. The video above comes from KOMO. British activist Kat Banyard has bad feels about sex work (“The sex industry held itself up as the promised land of feminism”). Leave… Continue reading The Week In Links: October 19

Sexy Bottle of Sriracha: This Year in Dumb Halloween Costumes

Dressing slutty in public loses its novelty really fast when you have a dozen pairs of platform heels—made by Pleaser or Ellie, not Jessica Simpson—in your closet. So, for strippers, Halloween isn’t some once-a-year opportunity to slut it up. It’s a once-a-year opportunity to judge other women for dressing slutty, and the stupid costumes that… Continue reading Sexy Bottle of Sriracha: This Year in Dumb Halloween Costumes