Cherry, a film co-written by porn performer Lorelei Lee and former sex worker Stephen Elliot, premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival last week. Tracy Clark-Flory of Salon.com spoke with Lux Alptraum, the new CEO of porn blog Fleshbot. Alptraum took over the site a few weeks ago when it split from Gawker Media. Though it doesn’t start off on… Continue reading The Week in Links: February 24
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The Week in Links: January 20
The AVN Awards will take place this weekend in Las Vegas. Over 500 hopeful journalists were denied credentials to the red carpet event, with tickets costing $300. The Los Angeles City Council has given final approval to a law that would require condoms in pornography made within L.A. County. Politifact investigated the claim that Tampa, FL, where the… Continue reading The Week in Links: January 20
Annoying Customer Arrested
If you work in a strip club, you’ve seen your share of drunk female customers who think every night is amateur night. Sometimes they just try to give their dates a lapdance, and sometimes they jump on stage for an awkward spin around the pole. Clubs handle this in wildly varying ways, from wholehearted encouragement… Continue reading Annoying Customer Arrested
The Week in Links: August 5
Secrets, a London strip club, is planning to release a book on U.K. stripper slang. A St. Louis entrepreneur is struggling keep his BDSM club open, despite hostility from neighbors and zoning conflicts with the city. Eva Longoria Tweeted photos of her pole dancing bruises. A British decathlete works as a stripper to fund his training.
The People vs. Kimberly Kupps
Though she’s been an adult entertainer since the 1980s, Kimberly Kupps is currently best known as half of the Florida couple who were arrested for shooting porn in the privacy of their own home. Like me, Kimberly operates her own independent porn site, so it’s a case that definitely caught my attention. Some sex workers… Continue reading The People vs. Kimberly Kupps