BY: JESSICA BEUKER American Burlesque shows first became popular in the 1860s. Featuring lewd jokes and female striptease, this genre of variety show perfectly blended satire, performance art, music and adult entertainment. Performers would wear elaborate and flamboyant costumes and…
The true identities of these burlesque dancers are not what you would expect (Photos)
With a little makeup someone can become an entirely different person. If you were to guess what a prudish-looking lady with neatly cropped hair and a grey pullover cardigan got up to at night, I doubt you would imagine her…
These burlesque legends are the definition of GILF
BY: STEPHANIE DIANI Photographer Stephanie Diani went to the Miss Exotic World Pageant, in Helendale, California ten years ago after hearing of the legendary veterans of burlesque. Having grown tired of anthropology, Diani was looking to shift her attention to…
Burlesque: Expression through sex
I’ve never been a fan of strip clubs. Sometimes, the sleaziness is what makes it fun, but mostly, they’re dingy and expensive, and they make me feel desperate. However, I try not to hold fast to this perspective, as…