Enrique Iglesias’ “Dirty Dancer” premiered Wednesday with what I think is the best actual pole dancing (and floor work) I’ve seen in a music video. I don’t think the athletes in the video are what any of us would refer to as “dirty dancers.” The futuristic strip club reminds me of a defunct Portland club… Continue reading This Week in Pole Dance and Popular Culture
How do you feel about being in a tasteful nude photo shoot?
I find these 2011 Miss USA Pageant videos fascinating. (The evolution in schools one is a real doozy.) I remember a 90’s webzine game called Lesbian or German Lady? and I would love to see a more current Miss USA Contestant or Porn Star? version of that. (I just gave you a great tumblr idea.)… Continue reading How do you feel about being in a tasteful nude photo shoot?
Savvy Prostitutes, Romantic Johns, and Bad Police Work
When it takes a police force six months of “sting”-level efforts to arrest 36 people for prostitution or solicitation (no trafficking charges, no minors involved, no coercion, and only one drug charge) either that police force is terrible or prostitution is rare in their area. Quite possibly, in Syracuse, both are true. Last week, I… Continue reading Savvy Prostitutes, Romantic Johns, and Bad Police Work
Three Classic Male Striptease Scenes
Happy Wednesday! Christopher Walken, Pennies From Heaven Michael Ontkean, Slap Shot Danny DeVito, Friends, “The One Where The Stripper Cries”
“Pretty Woman” Is Real
If there’s one element Pretty Woman is most commonly maligned for, it’s the improbable ending of a street working prostitute whisked away by a filthy rich client. Civilians love to crow about how wildly unrealistic it is to think that a john will ever marry his sex worker and yeah, if you’re entering into sex… Continue reading “Pretty Woman” Is Real