Having long said that lapdances are a low-impact renewable resource, I was tickled to read this Utne Reader reprint of Anna Simpson’s article from Green Futures about an imagined sustainable sex industry. Obviously the desire to buy a product made by workers who are treated well is an established trope in sustainability/free trade circles, so eliminating… Continue reading Fair Trade Lapdances, Free Range Escorts, and Organic Porn
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The Week in Links: July 29
A City of Denver asphalt paving truck was busted at the Diamond Cabaret car wash. A friendly tourist report about Portland’s Foot Night, with a mention of Tonya Jone Miller. Kat still thinks they sound like the “Groupon of the sex industry.” Norma Jean Almodovar takes on Melissa Farley in this amazing little video. There… Continue reading The Week in Links: July 29
The Weekly Unwrap
Thanks for spending the week with us. Enjoy your holiday weekend, Americans and Canadians, and we’ll see you next Tuesday. Charlotte Shane asks Can You Trust Your Sex Worker? In Praise of the Man Who Doesn’t Get Strip Clubs Catherine responds to the Complex listicle: Top 50 Strip Clubs: A Dancer Responds Pioneering women of… Continue reading The Weekly Unwrap
Behind Lame Film Reviews
Leslie Zemeckis (wife of director Robert) released a documentary about a year ago called Behind the Burly Q: The Story of Burlesque. I haven’t seen it yet, but maybe I will some day. Burlesque seems cool from what I know; I’ve only seen a little bit of it, but am interested in watching talented dancers,… Continue reading Behind Lame Film Reviews
The Week In Links: April 22
The New York Times personality profile of the Long Island killer, who called at least one of his victim’s families to taunt them about her murder. There’s a strange, ominous posting on a Long Island message board threatening one of the women found dead. Seattle police ask for information about “bondage room” rapist who kidnapped a prostitute,… Continue reading The Week In Links: April 22