Nov 13th, 2008 · An adaption of Yasunari Kawabata's 1961 novella, Sleeping Beauties is a wistful erotic mystery centered around an eccentric German brothel. Mark Jenkins calls it artful and delicate — but with an oddly tone-deaf ending.
Oct 23rd, 2008 · A Maryland man apparently left his fingerprints at the scene of a robbery. One fingerprint in particular. Police say he used a machete to hold up an alleged brothel in Washington D.C. But before he left, one of the victims grabbed the machete and chopped off the robber's right thumb. Police fingerprinted the thumb, and later matched it to the suspect.
Jun 30th, 2008 · Business is down 25 percent in Nevada's brothels, which depend on truckers who are now feeling the pinch of high gas prices. So the Shady Lady Ranch is offering gas cards to lure people in, and the Moonlite Bunny Ranch has a deal called "double your stimulus" for folks who bring in their federal tax rebate checks.
Jun 25th, 2008 · The economic downturn has had an impact on everything from charitable giving to patronage of brothels in Nevada. With gas prices at record levels, Americans are adjusting to some new paradigms at home, on their commutes and in their free time.
Jan 10th, 2008 · A tabloid newspaper in Poland tells the story of a man who visited a brothel -- and discovered his wife working there. She had told her husband she worked at a store. A divorce is pending.
Dec 4th, 2007 · The Winter Olympics are still years away, but a group of Vancouver prostitutes is acting prophylactically. Anticipating a surge in business, they're seeking official approval for a "co-op" brothel -- a facility to provide testing and other services for Vancouver's men and women of the street.
Jul 21st, 2007 · In early 20th century Chicago, the Everleigh Club was the country's most famous brothel. Sisters Minna and Ada Everleigh welcomed prominent clientele and treated their "girls" like queens. But it didn't last.
Jul 11th, 2007 · The political fallout is still taking shape for Louisiana's Sen. David Vitter, whose use of a Washington, D.C., escort service and a New Orleans brothel was made public this week. Melissa Block talks with Bill Walsh, political writer at the Times Picayune in New Orleans.