A Strip Club in Manhattan Proves That Vice Is Hard to Kill

A Strip Club in Manhattan Proves That Vice Is Hard to Kill

New York Times on the economic divide between men and women…

A Strip Club in Manhattan Proves That Vice Is Hard to Kill

From NY Times

After night falls in the theater district, a burly bouncer takes his post in front of an unmarked red door, revealing nothing about the secret attraction that lurks behind him. Men in the know approach him furtively, flashing private invitations on their smartphones that promise access to the club: a noir tableau with gilded mirrors; shabby red couches; and a couple dozen women waiting in various stages of undress, just bits of leopard print, fishnet and lace. The lighting is dim and the space so cramped that bodies press against bodies even when cash is not changing hands. The […]