SEX WORKERS

An HIV testing kit.

How Russia’s New HIV Registry Puts Women in Danger

02.17.17

By Alex Kopel
How Hong Kong’s Patchy Sex Work Laws Enable Predatory Cops

11.30.16

By Justin Heifetz
Are the Soho Brothel Raids Really About Saving Sex Workers?

10.26.16

By Frankie Miren
Sex Workers Explain the Struggles of Running an Illegal Business

10.09.16

By Matt Baume
Sex Workers Explain How They Deal with Clients They Don’t Like

09.05.16

By Andre Shakti
Are Some Kinds of Sex Work ‘Better’ Than Others?

08.04.16

By Rebecca Leib
What It’s Like to Run a Life Drawing Class Where the Models Are Sex Workers

07.11.16

By Daisy Bata; Photos: Chris Bethell
We Asked Sex Workers What Makes Their Favourite Clients Special

05.30.16

By Margaret Corvid; Illustrations by Cei Willis
Sex Workers Explain What It’s Like to Work in a Red Light District

05.26.16

By Georgie Darling, Photos: Jack Wright
We Asked Strippers and Sex Workers How to Feel Good Naked

05.24.16

By Jesse Donaldson
Sex Workers Tell Us What Their Ideal Brothels Would Look Like

05.23.16

By Frankie Mullin; Illustrations: Polly Williams
This Cartoonist Wants to Convince the World the Virgin Mary Was a Sex Worker

04.26.16

By Julia Wright

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Gaming

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12.04.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
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Music

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12.04.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Gaming

‘My First Gran Turismo’ Has a Confusing Name but a Solid Premise

‘My First Gran Turismo’ is a solid way to introduce, or reintroduce, a classic franchise to new fans. But who thought of this name?

12.04.24

By Shaun Cichacki
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Life

California Cities Are Fighting Landlords Using AI for Rent Hikes

San Francisco became the first city in the US to ban the practice of AI rent pricing.

12.04.24

By Luis Prada
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Music

Sleep Token Frontman Played Nintendo Switch in Front of a Huge Crowd at O2 Arena

Sleep Token frontman Vessel took a break to play a portable gaming system during a London concert.

12.04.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher