Reviews

You’ve probably  heard stories about sex workers. Whether as the subjects tasteless jokes or sob stories of abuse and addiction, sex workers hold an almost mythological place in our culture, as a work force that exists under layer upon layer of taboo, and off the books, in the United States. [...continue...]

Yeah, I instagrammed it when I got it. So I’m a fan. So what? Come to My Brother by Danny Wylde published by Queer Young Cowboys I took a while reading this book and then reviewing it. Partly because I’m a slow reader and partly because I wanted to  digest it before passing judgment. [...continue...]

Ms. Nina Payne, the founder of the Domi Dollz here in New York City, recently released her first-ever ebook, Kisses to Kink.  Having attended and reported on a number of the Domi Dollz’s workshops, I was eager to check out Volume 1. The workshops, like Kink 101 and a few others that are more [...continue...]

1) My review of Courtney Trouble’s latest full-length film, Lesbian Curves, is up on WHACK! Magazine today, and getting much love from Ms. Trouble herself. A teaser, if you’re interested: “…it’s nice to be reminded that even the performers here, many of whom identify as [...continue...]

Does this make me a bad person? I’m really enjoying reading bad reviews of Naomi Wolf’s new book Vagina: A Biography. I’m gleefully clapping my hands together like a little kid at a birthday party as the piñata nears the point of collapse. Maybe because in these reviews I can [...continue...]

1) I reviewed the newest effort from C. Batts Fly studios, April Flores World, today on WHACK! Magazine. I have to admit up-front that I’m a massive April Flores fan, so my review might be a bit on the “I’ll worship whatever she does” side. But, hey, I’m a reviewer. [...continue...]

Back into feeling-like-crap-all-the-time territory, peeps. Not much blogging will be happening this week. Probably not as much fun of any kind as I’d like. Except catching up on Doctor Who. That’ll be happening. Because I can do it without hurting my joints. In the meantime, please [...continue...]

I’m in a pretty hardcore stage of rereading and editing my own work right now, guys. Revisiting old projects, finishing unfinished stories and projects, and generally not putting much energy into making new things. In this frame of mind, it’s difficult to think of things to blog about. [...continue...]

HYSTERIA Informant Media Directed by Tanya Wxler STARRING Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones, Rupert Everett, Ashley Jensen, Sheridan Smith, Gemma Jones I heard about the film Hysteria last year, and I lost my shit. I’d read about the practice of treating women [...continue...]

Natasha Gornik is one of those kinda-familiar names at WHACK! HQ. She’s photographed and worked with our most fabulous favorites, the Domi Dollz, and was featured on their site as the Domi Doll of the Month this March. We feel like we’ve run into her at some events here and there around NYC, [...continue...]