The German town of Bonn has declared that its prostitution meters—a means to tax commercial sex—are a success. Rebecca Hall plays a “free-spirited, seemingly ditzy Florida stripper aspiring to make it as a cocktail waitress in Vegas” in the new Stephen Frears movie Lay the Favorite. Just like in real life, strippers aren’t always who… Continue reading The Week in Links: January 27
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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
The Week in Links: January 13
A token that experts believe was used to pay for sex in brothels during the first century A.D. was discovered in West London. The Los Angeles City Council tentatively approved an ordinance that would require all L.A. porn shoots to use condoms. Dominique Strauss-Kahn had no idea whether he was sleeping with prostitutes or civilian… Continue reading The Week in Links: January 13
The Week in Links: December 23
Adult film actress Aurora Snow talks about the latest uproar over Sasha Grey. Some parents are angry that Grey (a now retired porn star) was allowed to read to their children as part of Read Across America. Grey spoke with Grantland.com about her latest mainstream film role, Mark Pellington’s I Melt With You. HBO has announced that Hung will… Continue reading The Week in Links: December 23
The Week in Links: December 16
Pole dancing may soon become an Olympic sport. Art Hage, pastor at the Hurricane Bible Church and Ministries in West Virginia, has big pans for a nearby abandoned building that used to be the Pink Pony strip club. Hage will transform the former “haven of evil” into another church, if only he can raise $800,000.… Continue reading The Week in Links: December 16