Dec 13 2011
Dear Constant Reader,
The Boston Metro did a little piece on the upcoming NGR salon that I’m hosting.
Naked Girls Reading may change your thoughts on Dickens
SAM SWEENEY/METRO BOSTON
Published: December 13, 2011 5:57 p.m.
It’s that time of…
Dec 11 2011
Dear Constant Reader,
The winter gift giving occasion of your choice is almost upon us. May I suggest a few ideas for those gifts to give?
The obvious answer is a class at The Boston Academy of Burlesque Education…
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Dec 8 2011
Dear Constant Reader,
I am so sorry not to be keeping up with actual content here. Between a lovely trip to sunny Mexico (you may all be jealous now) and then falling ill (now you may be smug), I’ve not…
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Dec 1 2011
Dear Constant Reader,
When buying bras for burlesque performance, it’s helpful to wear pasties, particularly the pasties you’re planning to wear for the number, in the dressing room. They could change how the bra fits and you can see if…
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Nov 24 2011
Nov 22 2011
Dear Constant Reader,
If you could only read one book on this history of burlesque, this is the one I’d recommend.
Striptease: The Untold History of the Girlie Show by Rachel Shteir (2004).
Ms. Shteir looks at the entire history…
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Nov 21 2011
Dear Constant Reader,
Please join the literary ladies of Naked Girls Reading Boston for a little holiday cheer!
On December 17th NGR Boston takes over the intimate confines of Outpost 186 for an evening of holiday cheer with a reading…
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Nov 17 2011
Dear Constant Reader,
Today’s tip comes from legendary coach, Vince Lombardi.
Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.
Now, Coach Lombardi was talking about football, but it certainly applies to burlesque (and lots of other stuff too)…
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Nov 15 2011
Dear Constant Reader,
It’s Wednesday and that means a book review!
Candy Barr: The Small-Town Texas Runaway Who Became a Darling of the Mob and the Queen of Las Vegas Burlesque by Ted Schwarz (2008).
Candy Barr’s story is not…
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Nov 14 2011
Dear Constant Reader,
Last year there was this movie called “Burlesque”. We all knew it was going to have nothing to do with the kind of burlesque that we did and Scratch decided a little public education was necessary.
The…
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Nov 10 2011
Nov 9 2011
Dear Constant Reader,
The Boston Babydolls won the 2011 Dig This Award for “Best Lowbrow/Burlesque”! It wouldn’t have been possible without your support. Thank you all for voting!
We’re never complaisant about these things — who knows which way voting…
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