Porn defenders rally around the cry “consenting adults”, but once again we find one or both of these elements missing in the porn industry. As reported in the Daily Mail on August 13, UK citizen Lara Jade Coton is suing a US porn producer for putting a picture of her aged 14 on “Body Magic”, one […]
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When Capital Video seeks employees–say, a Technical Support Specialist–here is how it presents itself on Monster (January 2007): Met-Cap Management, LLC has an exciting job opportunity available immediately. If you have the desire and skills to help us grow, along with a strong team and service orientation, then Met-Cap Management, LLC may be the place […]
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NPN walked around King Street today and took these pictures. Capital Video’s renovations at 135 King Street are ongoing. Their distinctive blue signs went up this week.See also:Satellite photo shows schools, churches near 135 King StreetSatellite photo shows homes surrounding 135 King StreetWalk Into Something Wonderful (explicit language)“I certainly, will be taking other walking routes […]
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The September issue of National Geographic Adventure magazine names Northampton as one of the top 50 adventure towns in the nation. “Earnest Northampton combines the cultural breadth of a major metropolis–art galleries, diverse eateries, nightly concerts–with the low-key sensibility of a small town.” Today’s Gazette reports on the honor.See also:Northampton Worth Fighting For: Awards and […]
We are pleased to relay this press release from the New York City chapter of the National Organization for Women: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 6, 2007Sonia OssorioPresident, NOW-NYC212.627.9895New York Press No Longer Marketing Arm for Prostitution/Trafficking Industry (PDF)New Owner Manhattan Media Committed to NOW-NYC’s Trafficking Free, NYC! CampaignNew York, New York – Under the new ownership of […]
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Needless to say, we disagree with the American Family Association on a number of issues, in particular their anti-gay agenda. Nevertheless, they have collected some valuable testimony from Movie Gallery employees about conditions there:Employee TestimonialThe following is an actual letter from a Movie Gallery employee to AFA Special Projects Director Randy Sharp. It, perhaps, is […]
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Maggie Hays at Against Pornography provides a wealth of valuable material at her website. Here she kindly permits us to reprint her report on conditions in the porn industry in France.Raffaëla Anderson and the French Porno IndustryRaffaëla Anderson [Wikipedia entry], whose ethnic background is partly Arab, is a former pornography performer, who has now become […]
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American Life in Poetry circulates poems for media to reprint. “Matinee” captures the heart of what a marriage can be… American Life in Poetry: Column 124BY TED KOOSER, U.S. POET LAUREATE, 2004-2006Here is a lovely poem about survival by Patrick Phillips of New York. People sometimes ask me “What are poems for?” and “Matinee” is […]
Cass Sunstein is a constitutional law scholar who teaches at the University of Chicago. He takes a strong interest in how debates are evolving in new media. He observes that people frequently separate themselves into distinct online camps, drive off people who don’t conform, and vilify the opposition. This is a poor way to achieve a […]
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Radical feminist Maggie Hays has launched a major new website to combat pornography, AgainstPornography.org. She has kindly permitted us to reprint this portion of her article, “My Story–From First Encountering Pornography to Becoming a Radical Feminist”. I was raised in a poor, working-class, Catholic, and rather dysfunctional family, living in a suburban house. I was […]
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