Jezebel: Strip Clubs

Strip Clubs Say Taxes Violate Freedom Of Expression

Anna North — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:14:00 EDT

Strip clubs in Texas are supposed to pay a special tax to help fund sexual assault prevention programs. But some allege the tax violates clubs' First Amendment rights — and lots of clubs simply aren't paying. More »

City Bans "Lingerie Cafes" From Showing Underboob

Anna North — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:45:00 EDT

A California city is cracking down on "lingerie cafes," coffee shops that feature scantily clad women and possibly illegal gambling. More »

Michigan Says Scantily Clad Women Cannot Advertise Scantily Clad Women

Sadie Stein — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:45:00 EDT

A new law will force Michigan strip clubs to clean up their act. Publicly, anyway. More »

60-Year-Old Strip Club Waitress Wins Age Discrimination Settlement

Anna North — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:00:00 EST

A former waitress sued her strip-club employer after they fired her for being too old. She just settled for $60,000. More »

Heavenly Glow Of Strip Club's Lights Nearly Blinds Pilot

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:35:00 EDT

The FAA has asked Bombshells, a strip club in Dallas, to turn off its new spinning rooftop beacon. A Southwest pilot complained that it flooded his cockpit with light as he was trying to land at Love Field Airport. More »

Strippers, Gamblers Have No Problem With Ground Zero Mosque

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:06:00 EDT

Though the majority of New Yorkers are opposed to Park51, the women who work at the nearby strip clubs generally feel that the whole "hollowed ground" argument is bullshit; "I don't know what the big deal is," said one local. More »

Why Protesting Hooters Is A Waste Of Women's Time

Anna North — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:30:00 EDT

Feminists in Cardiff, Wales are protesting a plan to build a Hooters in their town because the restaurant will "contribute to sexual harassment of women." Are they out of line? More »

An Open Letter From A Stripper

JJ — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Girl, your man owes me 60 dollars. About your man: white, early 30s, balding, slightly chubby, suited, small dick rubbing into my ass. Your typical strip club patron. More »

Researchers Try To Turn Us On • Orly Taitz Booted From Tea Party

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:30:00 EDT

• Researchers at Pfizer claim they have broken new ground in understanding the pathways of desire. While they still don't have a "female Viagra" they have come one step closer to treating sexual dysfunction in women. More »

"Comedian" Calls Obama A Communist, Again • Should Texas Tax Strip Clubs?

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:40:00 EDT

• Former SNL star Victoria Jackson appeared on FOX this morning to say crazy things like "I watch Glenn Beck and he's taught me well. Progressive is the new word for Communist" and: More »

Prince Charming

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:20:00 EST

Prince Philip has a history of foot-in-mouth disease, and yesterday he did it again. On a visit to the Wyvern Barracks, he asked a 24-year-old cadet if she works in a strip club. Fortunately, she "didn't take any offense." [TheSun] More »

"The Threesome Of Foreplay": Couples And Strip Clubs

Anna North — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:40:00 EST

Fox News "sexpert" Yvonne Fulbright says a strip club is "a dimly-lit, somber, reserved experience with all eyes on the women" — which is why couples should totally go to one! After the jump: her insanely bad reasons. More »

South African Billboard Mocks Caster Semenya Controversy

Anna North — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:40:00 EDT

Strip club owner Lolly Jackson claims this billboard isn't a reference to Caster Semenya. He adds, "We have women, 100 percent women here. I did a test on them, I am a professional, and they are 100 percent women." [AdFreak] More »

Politician In Trouble For "Sex Poll" • NY To Ban Shackling Pregnant Women

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:20:00 EDT

• A councilor from the UKIP is under investigation over a "sex poll" he posed on a message board about American murder suspect Amanda "Foxy Knoxy" Knox. He launched an online poll with the question "Amanda Knox? Would you...?" • More »

Basement Strip Club Busted • Mentally-Ill Mother Exhibited "Warning Signs"

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:30:00 EDT

• Police have arrested a 28-year-old woman from the Atlanta area for allegedly running a strip club in her basement and serving alcohol, including Jell-O shots, to teenagers. • More »

Number Of Homeless Female Vets On The Rise • Sesame Street Now Available On iTunes

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:40:00 EST

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• An estimated 7,000 to 8,000 female military veterans are homeless, and advocates say new housing for female veterans and resources for women at veterans' homeless shelters fall far short of what is needed. • There are now three new ways to get to Sesame Street. Full episodes will be sold on iTunes, YouTube is starting a Sesame Street channel, and the online video site Hulu will feature more than 100 segments from the show including celebrity appearances. • Assume the fetal position: the way you sleep in may be affecting your health. More »

Sometimes, Ignorance Is Bliss

mcarpentier — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Oh, Moe, what have you done to us? While you were (are?) sleeping the UN decided to halt aid to Burma because the junta just keeps taking it at gunpoint to sell it; Beirut has been at least partially taken over by Hezbollah; there's just too much smack to talk about Mark Penn to even begin to contemplate adding links and, frankly, I'm just a little sick of talking about the primaries. So the Windy's Attackerman and I, in all my morning Glamocratic splendor, take on things we probably should've ignored, like the primaries, Russian goosestepping, Spencer's favorite strip club in all of Canada and Arianna Huffington's secrets about John McCain. More »

New York Strip Clubs Full of Tasty Meat

Anna Holmes — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:05:22 EST

We're not sure what to make of the recent spate of mainstream food critics giving the thumbs up to the food at Manhattan mammary meccas (preceding term stolen from Page Six). First, New York Magazine's Gael Greene gave a nicely-manicured thumbs up to Hawaiian Tropic Zone, singling out its veal chop as "splendid" and its banana split as "sensational". We're willing to forgive Gael: she's kinda eccentric in a bawdy, been-there, done-that sort of way and after all, with Mario Batali and Danny Meyer running most of the city's restaurants, it's kind of admirable for her to offer a critical take on a Times Square tourist magnet. More »