Darling Darla James (none of them are her real name) occupies what she describes as the bottom rung of the sex industry, or the whorachy. The whorachy starts at burlesque, graduates to club stripping, then porn, then prostitution. Darling Darla is a burlesque dancer. She also calls herself a stripper-light. Among the many things you’ll…
Read MoreNew Orleans band Ginger and The Bee is principally a duo of Sherri Montz – aka “B” which stands for Beatrix Skiddo, her Big Easy Roller Derby name – and Scott Frilo who has red hair, like Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver, which back in the day by the way, before…
Read MoreMaybe you’ve thought about all the things you could do, if you didn’t have to work. Sometimes we tell ourselves we’re going to do those things later – when we retire. For example, you could spend more time playing guitar. Or you could try your hand at standup comedy. Peter’s guests on this edition of Out…
Read MoreWhat do marketing managers, law professors, singer-songwriters and podcast hosts have in common? They could all use a good improv class. Dane Ciolino is a Tulane law professor and legal analyst who sends his trial advocacy classes to The Moth story-telling event. Taylor Richardson is marketing manager and SEO guru at Turbo Squid….
Read MoreThere are very few things that you pay for every month, and hope that you get nothing back for your money. Except insurance. Nobody enjoys paying their insurance premium. But you know your insurance agent is right. You need it. Which is where the old classic Frank Crumit song comes from, “There is no one with endurance…
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