The Incredibles and Gumby at the Puerto Rico Comic Con.
Neil deGrasse Tyson makes it to Puerto Comic Con.
Roughly translated as “We’ve got a superhero over here!” (via Instagram)
Avengers art by URBNPOP as seen today at the Puerto Rico Comic Con. (via Instagram)
Meet the Fokkens! Twin prostitutes in Amsterdam, 69, show off tricks of their trade in new documentary
Sisters Martine and Louise have been in business in Dutch capital for a combined 80-plus years
In a red-light district resplendent with women of every shape, size and sexual fantasy, the Fokkens twins stand out from their place in the storefront window.
That’s because the Dutch women are 69-year-old prostitutes with more than 80 years of combined experience in the world’s oldest profession.
A new documentary, “Meet the Fokkens,” follows Martine and Louise, two endearingly dowdy sister sex workers, as they go about their daily lives in Amsterdam — eating dessert and seducing men.
“I can’t tell you how many tricks we’ve had,” Louise says in a clip from the documentary. “Countless.”
Though Louise is now retired due to arthritis, Martine is still very much active in the red-light community.
“She needs the money,” Louise explains. “You can’t live off a state pension.”
In the clip, Louise is seen giving Martine a pep talk.
“You did the work, you’ve been a whore,” she says. “You’ll never get rid of that name. They’ll always call you names, so be one.”
According to The Frisky, the two women originally started out in the profession under the control of pimps, but worked their way out of the system to run their own brothel years later.
The pair even helped found the first independent prostitutes union in Amsterdam.
“This is the story we wanted to tell,” directors Gabrielle Provaas and Rob Schroder said in a statement. “Louise and Martine are real old-fashioned Amsterdam hookers: liberated, cheerful and not scared of anybody.”
The film is in Dutch, with English subtitles, and is set for a two-week run at New York City’s Film Forum beginning Aug. 8.
Favorite quote: “You did the work, you’ve been a whore,” she says. “You’ll never get rid of that name. They’ll always call you names, so be one.”
I need to see this.
Beautiful.
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For us Nathan Fillion fans
Just finished watching the first season of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. It’s an Australian TV show set in 1920s Melbourne. Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) is a “lady detective” who is ahead of her time. She fights crime with wit and style, using her considerable fortune to stretch out the constraints of Australian society at the time. Besides being a lot of fun, the show covers some serious issues that we’re *still* dealing with in 2012 like abortion and homosexuality. Oh and murder, of course. Some of the sleuthing is predictable, but it’s never dull. Plus the costumes are fabulous!
Here’s to another season.
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Michelle Fairley (Catelyn), Tom Wlaschiha (Jaqen) and Emilia Clarke (Daenerys) at a Game of Thrones event.
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Let’s accomplish some social good today. The organization One Million Moms, who describe themselves as “a network of Christian mothers and grandmothers taking a stand for our children who are exploited by the entertainment industry”, have recently released…
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