Tag: Taxes

The Week in Links: August 24

We’re getting a little tired of the endless headlines about Tampa strippers gearing up for the Republican National Convention. But it’s almost over, so here ya go, one more. It’s kind of cute when the owner of Thee Dollhouse estimates that his average customer’s age is “somewhere between 35 and 80 years old.” Lisa Ann talks… Continue reading The Week in Links: August 24

The Week in Links: August 17

Porn actor James Deen released a PSA about condom use. It’s time to vote for panels for SXSW 2013—specifically meaning, it’s time to go vote for us! The staff of Tits and Sass have proposed a panel called “Mad Men to Magic Mike: Sex Work in Pop Culture.” The Gloss published this personal essay by a former… Continue reading The Week in Links: August 17

The Week In Links: July 13

“The Stripper” celebrated its 5oth anniversary of topping the charts this week. STOP EVERYTHING—there will be a sequel to Magic Mike. We like the sound of it being “bigger.” (Wink wink.) Texas police publicly held down and beat a pregnant woman with an outstanding prostitution charge. Officials maintain that the three officers involved “followed procedure.” Octomom Nadya Suleman… Continue reading The Week In Links: July 13

Pole Taxes Not “Genius”

Last August, the Texas Supreme Court upheld the “pole tax,” otherwise known as the Sexually Oriented Business Fee, a $5-per-patron tax on strip club customers, and in January, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case, letting the law stand. Collected at the door along with the cover charge, the tax is intended to fund… Continue reading Pole Taxes Not “Genius”