Who needs Burt? “This is Loni Anderson. She was very pleased with the stack that Mommy brought home for her,” says Fiona from Platforms and Poles. Sex workers, send us pictures of your dogs and dollars or cats and stacks at info@titsandsass.com
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bathroom Attendant: A Highly Subjective Review of From the Head [2012]
There is a peculiar claustrophobic glory to working in a strip club. The walls hug. The beat of the music holds you in its grasp that is by turns steely and auto-tuned, fuzzy with distortion, jangly with teenage optimism, and tired with oversaturation. The air breathes recycled. The lights flash with epileptic precision. The girls… Continue reading A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bathroom Attendant: A Highly Subjective Review of From the Head [2012]
The Week In Links: April 20
Oh, right, there’s an alien stripper comic book. Why aren’t we reading this? Vince Neil should leave the pole dancing to the pros. How would robotic prostitutes change the sex tourism industry? The Magic Mike trailer is out! And there’s another male stripper movie—a comedy called Sugar Shack, set in Racine, Wisconsin. The Hustler mobile… Continue reading The Week In Links: April 20
Pay Your Damn Taxes: Happy Tax Day!
Happy Tax Day! I don’t know why we got an extra day after Sunday to file, but it’s not like it made a difference for me, because I thankfully have an accountant handling my mess. If you are a sex worker who is maybe confused about how to handle filing, how to determine if you’re… Continue reading Pay Your Damn Taxes: Happy Tax Day!
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