What is Bike Smut?: An Interview With Poppy Cox

I was first introduced to Poppy Cox when fellow T&S writer Kat and I attended an amateur porn film festival. Poppy’s cleverly crafted skit made an impression on us because it was one of the more explicit, yet still charming mini-films. In it, Poppy wakes up beside her male lover and tries to tempt him… Continue reading What is Bike Smut?: An Interview With Poppy Cox

The Week in Links: June 1

Australia celebrated its first-ever Festival of Sex Work this week. You’re more likely to catch computer viruses perusing “religious and ideological sites” than porn sites, according to the makers of Norton AntiVirus software. Kate Middleton’s hot cousin is giving up her office job to pursue a burlesque career. Jenna Jameson can’t seem to stay out… Continue reading The Week in Links: June 1

The Week In Links: May 11

Sarah Tressler, the Angry Stripper, has hired Gloria Allred and is suing the Houston Chronicle for sexual discrimination. This awful sugar daddy site billboard insults everyone. After being forbidden to bring a porn performer to prom, a high school student threw a “porn prom” at his house. Laurenn McCubbin is in the first class of… Continue reading The Week In Links: May 11

The Week in Links: April 6

Churches in Kentucky and Tennessee have joined forces to protest a bar on the state border that features gogo/pole dancers. A local pastor has stated that he hopes to keep the community safe “from the filth and degradation that just ruins people.” Did we mention that these aren’t even strippers, just gogo dancers? Meanwhile, an Ohio… Continue reading The Week in Links: April 6

The Week in Links: March 16

The Ms. Magazine blog gave us a shout out in a post this week about sex work organizations. Thank, Ms! Rick Santorum’s new pet social issue: the “pandemic” of pornography. He has stated, if elected, that he’ll work toward a ban on hard-core pornography (in addition to abortion, same-sex marriage, and the “absolute” separation of church and state). He… Continue reading The Week in Links: March 16