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.XXX versus .com? W.W.D.A.D. (What Would Dan Ariely Do)?

Jennifer Ketcham | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Red Light District, Bbc, TED Talks, .Xxx, Daniel Kahneman, Conservative Religious Right, Dan Ariely, Free Speech, Icm-Registry, Predictably Irrational, Free Speech Coalition, Los Angeles News
Jennifer Ketcham

The adult industry has been a long time proponent of our right to Free Speech, and from the days of Naked Lunch, to the more recent battle over required condom use, Americans have been trying to define what is pornographically acceptable for years.

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Before Olympics, Rio Battles Prostitution

AP | By JULIANA BARBASSA | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Brazil Olympic Games, Red Light District, Sex Workers, Olympic Games, Brazil Prostitutes, Brazil 2016 Olympics, Sexual Abuse, Prostitutes, World News

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Cris touches up her lipstick in the bar's dingy mirror, getting ready to work the rush hour in Vila Mimosa, Rio's bustling working-c...

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South Korean Sex Workers Rally Against Crackdown

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Prostitution, Red Light District, South Korea, Sex Workers, South Korea Prostitution, World News

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Hundreds of prostitutes and pimps rallied Tuesday near a red-light district in Seoul to protest a police crackdown on brot...

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Dutch Prostitutes Get A Visitor

AP | TOBY STERLING | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dutch Prostitutes, EU Taxes, Red Light District, Sex, The Netherlands, Amsterdam Red Light District, Prostitutes, Amsterdam, Prostitutes Taxation, World News

AMSTERDAM — Workers in the world's oldest profession are about to get a lesson in the harsh reality of Europe's new age of austerity. The Dutch...

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Edward and Nancy Kienholz

Posted 05.25.2011

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WHO: Edward and Nancy Kienholz WHAT: The Hoerengracht WHEN: March 20-August 29, 2010 WHERE: Amsterdam Historical Museum Kalverstraat 92 Amsterdam, ...

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Sex Workers Take Cow Steroids To Plump Up In Bangladesh

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steroids, Oradexon, Red Light District, World Health, Sex, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Sex Industry, Steroid Addiction, World News

Young female prostitutes in Bangladesh have taken to using cow steroids in an effort to appear older and, in some cases, nourish themselves. In a c...

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Dutch Police Using 'Decoy Jews' To Fight Racist Attacks

AP | TOBY STERLING | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jews, Anti-Semitic Attacks @Y:World, The Netherlands, Dutch Law Enforcement, Anti-Semitism, Dutch Police, Holland, Amsterdam, Red Light District, Decoy Jews, World News

AMSTERDAM — A hidden-camera video showing Jews being harassed on the street in a Moroccan neighborhood of Amsterdam has led Dutch authorities to...

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Name My Book (POLL)

Timothy Hallinan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Morrow, Thailand, Red Light District, Book Title, Patpong Road, Timothy Hallinan, Rose, Poke Rafferty, Poll, Bangkok, Title, Publisher, Books News
Timothy Hallinan

My publisher has suggested two titles, "The Queen of Patpong" and "The Patpong Girl." I'm still sort of favoring "The Rocks." Please help us settle this by voting for the title you like best.

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