sex work

Director Emma Seligman on Sex and Insecurity in Her Dark Comedy, ‘Shiva Baby’

Director Emma Seligman on Sex and Insecurity in Her Dark Comedy, ‘Shiva Baby’

Emma Seligman talks with PopMatters about her dark comedy about sex work and anxiety, Shiva Baby.

HBO Crime Drama ‘Mare of Easttown’ Perpetuates a Familiar and Dangerous Trope

HBO Crime Drama ‘Mare of Easttown’ Perpetuates a Familiar and Dangerous Trope

Typical of crime dramas, HBO’s Mare of Easttown‘s police and witnesses blatantly display their contempt for sex workers.

Netflix’s ‘Bonding’ Is Worth Getting Tied Up With

Netflix’s ‘Bonding’ Is Worth Getting Tied Up With

With Bonding, Netflix offers up a sweet and salty treat that explores what we must otherwise suppress within ourselves.

On Those Who Must Work as Whores and Those Who Can Afford to Just Play at It

On Those Who Must Work as Whores and Those Who Can Afford to Just Play at It

The debate about sex work is usually about the spectacle that accompanies “sex”, rather than about the sex workers and the work of sex. That needs to change.

Sex Workers and Sex Slavery in ‘Fallout: New Vegas’