Viral chef and satirist Tova has built a whole character, community, and burlesque Shabbat empire out of internet chaos. She talks about dating culture, identity, and the addictive high of staying relevant online.

In our latest issue, Barbie Three Six speaks with Lady Lily about identity, desire, humor, and the darker edges of being seen.

Grant Phillipo transformed from Las Vegas showboy to curator of the world's largest private showgirl costume collection. His estate museum houses over 40,000 pieces including million-dollar crystal bodysuits and rare stage history. Now seeking a permanent public home, he's devoted to preserving the glamorous legacy that built Vegas' iconic image.

In his essay, Martin Dimino explores how the body transforms sensation into material, turning objects into works of art. From Heidegger’s stone to Picasso’s “magic” and Marx’s fetish of commodities, art reveals shifting values tied to culture, history, and perception. Whether stone, driftwood, gold, or glass, objects gain meaning through time, grounding art’s value beyond material.

In this candid and compelling essay, Jo Weldon reflects on the evolution of breast augmentation in the strip club industry—from dangerous injections in the '70s to the normalized implants of the '90s. With humor, grit, and insight, she shares her journey from skepticism to surgery, and how “Big Fake Titties” helped shape her life, career, and sense of self.

Age verification laws like the UK Online Safety Act are gutting online privacy, targeting adult content, and fueling mass surveillance. From biometric scans to data leaks, the digital commons is being fenced off. This isn’t just about porn—it’s about power, censorship, and the criminalization of desire.

Looking for the best sunscreens of 2025 that actually work? From oil-free picks for acne-prone skin to glow-boosting K-beauty SPFs, we asked real people to share their holy grails. These non-greasy, no-white-cast sunscreens are community-approved—and perfect for every skin type.

Long before her Vogue legacy, Anna Wintour honed her voice at bold, boundary-pushing magazines like VIVA and Oz. Her early work championed women’s liberation, counterculture, and radical creativity—proof that beneath the polished exterior is an editor who’s always understood the power of disruption.

When Urban Decay named OnlyFans star Ari Kytsya their newest brand ambassador, it marked a historic moment—not just for beauty, but for the sex worker community. Makeup, once a tool of survival and defiance for sex workers, has long been stripped of its roots. From ancient Egypt to Hollywood, here's how sex workers shaped beauty—and are finally getting credit.

Bonnie Blue isn’t just disrupting the adult industry—she’s flipping the script on power, sex, and strategy. Her rise isn’t about being liked; it’s about being unignorable. She doesn’t play by the rules—she rewrites them.

Before she was a viral content creator, Vanilla Mace was a stripper learning to perform, set boundaries, and connect with an audience. Now a streamer, TikTok star, and rising YouTube personality, she brings something rare to influencer culture: radical honesty. With roots in sex work and a voice that cuts through algorithm fatigue, Vanilla Mace is redefining what authenticity looks like online.

New York photographer Une Maitresse Femme returns with a bold new vision after a creative hiatus. Known for her provocative, underground work, she collaborates with 6'3" giantess and multimedia artist Tall Milk to explore themes of mystery, transformation, and artistic evolution. This exclusive glimpse into their creative exchange marks a powerful moment in contemporary art.

Designer Paloma Fernandez blurs the line between alternative bridalwear, fashion, and sex work. Her label Virgin Rogue reimagines the wedding dress as a symbol of eroticism, rebellion, and radical self-expression—turning taboo into couture.

Regularly dancing and live-painting scenes from NYC nightlife at infamous clubs like The Box and The Stranger, Aila Oldenburg is a Swedish-American artist and showgirl living in New York City. 

Slurs are designed by those in power to constrict and cause pain. They are conglomerates of attempts to push those who reject the status quo further to the margins, and they are incredibly effective. But only up to a point… Enter the phenomenon of reclamation.

Madame Noir of "Nude Noir" in conversation with Petit Mort's Penelope Dario.

What does it mean for us when companies try to shift and predict our desire through AI?

The political landscape for sex workers going into 2025, what it means for the rest of the world, and what Petit Mort plans to do about it.

Contributing writer miss mirage talks about colorism in sex working spaces and the influence of Cardi B for Afro-Latinas.

Writer and professor Juana Maria Rodriguez explores the depth and complexity of sex work and the Latina identity.

...this volume in particular is a love note to the lands I had to leave behind and the ties that bind all of us who hail from Latin America

I studied the images of her body, her robes, and her breasts, but I knew nothing of her voice.

Humans always have and always will beautify themselves and each other: in the recession, even during the apocalypse.

Layla Noxx reinterprets the legend of Scheherazade as a Pakistani stripper raised in Texas.

The laws of matter dictate that our collective fate is to be reborn ad infinitum.

This piece of fiction explores sexual shame in Catholicism, salaciously crafting a story of one Pervert and his disciples.

It's almost baffling how unceremonious your last day in the sex industry can be.

The escort-client relationship is as unique and nuanced as any marriage. How do clients become clients? Therein lies David’s story.

Pamela Paul claims that “sex work” normalizes sex work in a negative sense. When in fact it is used to combat those issues.

For men, Lilli was an ideal sexual fantasy. For children, Barbie represents the ideal archetype we aspired to become.

My current goal is to be a C+ Domme-Mom, not amazing, not terrible. Just a middle-of-the-road domestic goddess.

"You Don’t "You Don’t Know Me" is the latest take on Anna Nicole Smith's life for Netflix, shows her queer romance with a fellow sex worker.

PHOTOGRAPHS AND WORDS by CHASE KELLY Last week, a fellow stripper invited me to Girl Island. Years ago, I had raunchier, more comedic titles for a man-free fantasy ranch: Vagina Valhalla, Mount Camel, Pussy Palace, Whore Heaven, Coochie Corral. We giggled. She was surprised that I had once fantasized about a similar plan, and she repeated her invitation. I committed, however tentatively, to join her on her beachfront retreat.

by Penelope Dario Astrophysicists say that as the universe expands it pulls galaxies further apart. It makes me wonder if these gravitational forces apply to our social species. As our perception of connectivity grows, are we expanding away from one another? The illusion of digital proximity is the new opiate of the masses. A part of us wants to believe that when you stare into the void it will be like Narcissus’ pool, that something might glimmer back to us like a beacon in

Reese Piper talks about her experience as a stripper and how it taught her about her autism and her connection to her body.

Sunday Service explores the parallels between strip clubs and houses of worship.

Parker Penn explores the idea of queer Daddyhood and what it means to genderbend the idea of Daddy.

Danielle and Penelope catch up 10 years after Jacques' closure to talk hypocrisy in fashion, photo scandals, and sex work.

Maura the Dancer explores her connection to her body and her journey to decolonize her movement, her art, and her relationship to herself.

Bad house guest? Limpia. Bout of sickness? Limpia. Depressive episode? Limpia.

by NIA BOLDE

How does that, and the political sphere of race relations, affect sex work and sex workers? Why, exactly, should that matter to you?

A poem by Skylar Parkar.

Part of a sex worker’s job is to get up close and personal with clients. But hat happens when it is unsafe to get close to people?

For someone who occupies a socially disposable role, forming bonds to strengthen, protect, and care for yourself is no longer a luxury

So call me Mrz. Neptune Violet. Because of how I define myself and some related notions, I am miraculous

It’s hard to stay present in a time of change. It’s almost as if we’d prefer to just wake up at some point and feel adjusted.

Bee hives birth new queens when a portion of the population decides to secede.

by PENELOPE DARIO Identities, like ideas, need time to ripen. And like all things on earth, they evolve over time. One could look at a personality like a living algorithm. We start with four main factors, parent 1, parent 2, the environment, and the variables of luck and chance. As this little equation progresses down the timeline, it starts to become infinitely more complex depending on what it is exposed to and how it’s supported in its development.

by PENELOPE DARIO This season we explore healing powers of eroticism and the art of pleasure with clients, providers, and performers alike. You will find parallels between the adult entertainment industry and houses of worship, the subversion of our ideas of power, and the dismantling of structures that have long divided us from the divinity within. La petite mort is a doorway.