My favorite part is at 2:06. Civil Undressed also wrote a script of shit people say to her at the strip club. “Do you think these make me look like a whore? Oh, no offense!” We aren’t affiliated with the makers of this video, but thank you for putting us in your “Get Educated” list… Continue reading Shit People Say To Sex Workers
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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
Some of My Best Moves Can Hurt You: Elle’s Martial Arts Training
Foster Fitness is a humble little gym on SE Foster in Portland, OR. The atmosphere is chipper, the air perpetually sticky, and sometimes the young children of Troy, the owner, are toddling around. Foster offers a variety of martial arts classes: Jujitsu, Judo, Krav Maga, Karate, and my choice; Arnis (pronounced: Ar-niece). I like this… Continue reading Some of My Best Moves Can Hurt You: Elle’s Martial Arts Training
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
Stripper Music Monday: Live Band Edition
Alt-weeklies are always willing to run a strip club feature, using this reliably entertaining subject matter as clickbait. They’ll do stories about labor issues, the food they serve, current legal challenges, and the music they play (yes, that’s me). This year, a couple of alt-weekly strip club stories stuck with me for covering a phenomenon I… Continue reading Stripper Music Monday: Live Band Edition