Officer Fired for Prostitution

Second APD officer fired this week for criminal conduct and lying

"...in connection with his February arrest by APD for prostitution...."

May 31, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Sex, Drugs & Democracy

"...by: Jonathan Blank. This sure isn't Rush Limbaugh country. Prostitution is legal. The sale of marijuana is an accepted..."

Oct. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Brian Baker

A Thousand Pieces of Gold

"...Chinese saloon keeper, she faces a life of forced prostitution. But our Polly has a will of her own..."

July 5, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bad Guy

Early film from South Korea's enfant terrible Kim Ki-duk is a coarse and distubing drama about obsessive love.

"...crime by Han-ki’s cronies and finds herself sold into prostitution to pay off her debt. She resists at first,..."

March 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids

Even though Born Into Brothels – winner of the 2004 Oscar for Best Documentary – is a devastating portrait of impoverished Calcutta children who are born into the sex trades, the film is also an inspiring document about human possibilities.

"...went to India in the mid-Nineties to document CalcuttaÕs prostitution trade. However, the more they investigated the less they..."

March 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Rhythm Section

Blake Lively doesn't live up to her name in this flat spy romp

"...her descending into a life of drug addiction and prostitution. We all have different ways of grieving, I guess...."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Holly

Ron Livingston plays a lost soul in Cambodia who rescues a 12-year-old Vietnamese girl, who has been sold as a prostitute by her parents.

"...Vietnamese girl who was sold into a life of prostitution by her parents. Suddenly, and for reasons unknown even..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Mon Homme

"...Olivier Martinez, Mathieu Kassovitz and Sabine Azéma. Love and prostitution make for a heady, disastrous mix in this new..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hustler White

LaBruce's third feature film layers its seamy walk on the wild side with a vivid portrait of a day in the life.

"...focuses on the extreme appetites that lucratively sustain the prostitution and pornography industries, Hustler White, with its graphic depictions..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Exit to Eden

"...sought to do for bondage what he did for prostitution in Pretty Woman, i.e., sugar it up to make..."

Oct. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Guelwaar

This comedy of errors is a piercing cultural commentary that examines large issues like the indignity of foreign aid and smaller issues like human vanity and pride. It satirizes African red tape and bureaucracy and casts a gently probing eye toward squabbling tribal differences.

"...so opposed to charity that he blessed his daughter's prostitution as a form of self-help. We also learn that..."

April 15, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ladro Di Bambini (Stolen Children), Il

"...to a state-run orphanage. Pressed into a life of prostitution at the age of 11, Rosetta (Scalici) and her..."

April 16, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Good Woman of Bangkok

"...artists and filmmakers before him, O'Rourke is fascinated by prostitution as a metaphor. Clearly, The Good Woman of Bangkok..."

Sept. 4, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...The City Council first banned prostitution in June 1870 when it prohibited "fandangoes or dance..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

Breaking the Chains

Slavery may be illegal, but it's not eradicated

"...their $1,500 smuggling fee, the victims were forced into prostitution. More recently, Maurice Allen Scott was arrested in November..."

June 19, 2015 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

New Tricks on South Congress

A Community Policing Success Story

"...this sight to a small child, ask yourself if prostitution is a victimless crime. Those who live in neighborhoods,..."

June 14, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Lauryn Paige Fuller Story

Eighteen-year-old Donald Scott Fuller was brutally murdered last year. Jordan Smith explores

"...street, it's all about survival. How do you survive? Prostitution and drugs." The Clubs It's a good idea to..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

Dirty Money: The Job of Sex

Reviews of recent and ongoing exhibitions and performances around Austin

"...We have seen the future of prostitution and the future is ... not all that exciting...."

Oct. 22, 1999 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

More to the Story

Advocates work to change the conversation around human trafficking

"...ways for legislative and law enforcement bodies to approach prostitution and sex trafficking cases. This conversation, happening on a..."

April 22, 2016 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Paging Through History's Streetwalkers and Pimps

Tyler Stoddard's new book on the world's oldest profession

"...But both shades of laughter aside, prostitution is a serious topic, and Smith was at times..."

July 13, 2012 Books Feature by Roberto Ontiveros

Feds Shut Down Backpage.com

Alt-weekly founders charged with facilitating sex trafficking

"...nothing to change the fact the ad featured the prostitution of a child – it only created a veneer..."

April 20, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Reclaiming 'The Corner'

Neighbors, police, and prosecutors applaud the 'Drug Market Intervention' at 12th and Chicon

"...a mall for addicts – including thefts, assaults, and prostitution...."

Sept. 20, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

No G-Strings Attached

U.S. Supreme Court ruling requires nude dancers to wear pasties and g-strings, but Austin won't be making any changes.

"...to some studies, include increased incidence of crime and prostitution, and depreciation of surrounding property values...."

May 26, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

Postmarks

Readers react to last week's cover story on the murder of Lauryn Paige Fuller.

"...disappointed in your presentation of the "sensational" side of prostitution, and referring to this as a view of transsexuals..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column

About AIDS

Epidemic Continues Rampage Elsewhere in the World

"...population is HIV-infected. Devastating tribal warfare also brought rape, prostitution, and forced polygamy, all promoting the virus' spread. Add..."

June 5, 1998 Column

Bill of the Week: Human Traffickers Beware, Van de Putte Is Coming For You

Senator wants to protect children and nab traffickers

"...by recognizing them as victims. It would vacate criminal prostitution convictions and increase privacy for trafficking victims. SB 93..."

Jan. 5, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Working 'The Corner'

Neighbors and officials plan one more effort to save the neighborhood around 12th and Chicon

"...open-air drug dealing and the kind of crime – prostitution, burglary, assault – that a marketplace for addicts attracts...."

July 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Dear Porn Industry

Texas loves luring jobs from California

"...And how many states can boast mainstream movies about prostitution? Was there a Best Little Whorehouse in California? Hell..."

Jan. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Mr. Smarty Pants

Vivre Sa Vie

The generous, forgiving humanity of Godard's third film still beats through

"...showcasing protagonist Nana's (Godard's then-wife, Anna Karina) transition into prostitution. It's no Belle de Jour, forsaking that fellow French..."

May 14, 2010 Screens Review by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...illegal aliens for "immoral purpose," coercion and enticement for prostitution, and harboring illegal aliens. Roberson and Arami, along with..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature

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