- “Something happened in Hollywood in the 1960s: A few entrepreneurs gave Tinseltown a handful of strip clubs that were unrivaled for their respectability and their caliber of beautiful women. Far from the raunchy present-day “gentlemen’s clubs” where dollar bills are stuffed into g-strings, these places were clean, well-lit tourist destinations: the Pink Pussycat, the Largo, the Classic Cat and the Body Shop.”
What’s New, Pussycat? (Treats Magazine)
- This week, Alison Tyler’s post Got Indies? really inspired me.
- “So, some idiots who own an electronic billboard in a rich neighborhood in Atlanta couldn’t be bothered to password protect its internet connection, even though they’d been warned about the security issue by a researcher (they told him they were “not interested” in the information). You know where this is going…”
Goatse Lulz (Eros Blog)
- “Every revolution needs its revolutionaries: people who question the cultural norms and instigate change. A sex culture revolutionary could be an artist, educator, activist or business owner who is motivating a change in culture’s relationship to sexuality.”
How To Be a Sex Culture Revolutionary With Polly Superstar (Badoink)
- Late last night while responding to interview questions from an Alternet writer, I came across this delightful website dedicated to Vintage Fetish Magazines.
- “A Florida woman who fled to avoid the circumcision of her son was arrested Thursday for contempt of court, her attorney said. Heather Hironimus went missing with her 4-year-old child nearly three months ago, going into hiding as her long court battle against the surgery reached its climax.”
Fla. Woman Who Fled to Avoid Son’s Circumcision Is Arrested (NYT)
- My latex-loving friend 3XL announced he has new kinky t-shirts and stickers in four snazzy designs.
- “Erica has photographed herself fully naked on the subway, riding a bike over Brooklyn Bridge, having her hair cut by a barber, snow shovelling, getting “tattooed” by Ami James, stepping out of a taxi, playing pig pong with Susan Sarandon, and so on…”
Nude in New York: The Power of Naked. {Whole Buncha Nudity} (Elephant Journal)
- I’ve been really enjoying the blog Unicorn Booty lately.
- “Conservative organizations are losing it over ABC’s new sitcom that lists Dan Savage as an executive producer. Last Tuesday, the trailer for the upcoming ABC sitcom The Real O’Neals dropped online. The new comedy follows a “typical Irish-Catholic family” in modern America—typical in the sense that they have a gay son, an anorexic son, a scam-pushing daughter, and a crumbling marriage.”
Dan Savage’s New Sitcom Will Destroy Us All (Daily Beast)
I wonder if any of the ladies in your lead picture (Gentlemen’s Clubs) might be prepared to chat to Tiny Nibbles or one of your capable connections? I’m sure they would have a lot of interesting things to say about Then and Now.