The Week in Links: August 19

A Ron Paul supporter turned to the Austin Chronicle to solicit dirt on opposing presidential candidate Rick Perry. Seeking to expose Perry’s family values platform as hypocritical, Paul supporter Robert Morrow specifically asked strippers and escorts to come forward. SocialiteLife.com published an interview with former Jesse James mistress/stripper/model/alleged white supremacist Michelle “Bombshell” McGee. Gender Across Borders is looking for… Continue reading The Week in Links: August 19

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.

Research Proves Men Come to Strip Clubs to Relax

This is the first review on Tits and Sassof an academic research article on stripping. Before I get to the review proper, I wanted to qualify this post with some thoughts on academia’s relationship to stripping. First off, in the spirit of showing all my cards, I used to do academic social science research. Secondly,… Continue reading Research Proves Men Come to Strip Clubs to Relax

The Weekly Unwrap

We’re excited to welcome story as a contributor with her review of I’ll Show You Mine. The T&S staff help answer a reader question about how to handle a stalker. Good news from Louisiana as some prostitution charges drop from felonies to misdemeanors. Elle interviewed her childhood friend, porn performer Sadie West.