It seems one of our fair city’s appellate courts stayed fast to an earlier lower court decision that the Hustler Club in Manhattan is not exempt from sales tax. In the eyes of the law, erotic dancers are not performing “dramatic art performances,” of any kind and the clubs they are dancing in are unable to claim this particular exemption of artistic execution, and avoid the 4% sales tax.

But if you like your adult material of a more nuanced and studied variety, if you are looking to be more than just aroused by some naughty material-if you like a good read in fact-might I suggest the scribblings of Alex Milton and his latest book, The Etiquette of Lying (published by Wordwooze Publishing). From ‘across the pond,’ I managed a sit down with this very interesting scribe of erotica and here’s what he has to tell us about his latest book, The Etiquette of Lying. and his take on publishing and writing.

The winner of this year’s Miss Bum-Bum contest was 28-year-old Rosie Oliveira from Amazonas.

Ava Durga runs the www.thesissyparlor.com. It is a tasteful, slightly frilly one-bedroom condo where men get to “take off their tough man-cloak at the front door, and get welcomed in to a softer, more sensual alternative reality where they can live out fantasies that might be too risky to get elsewhere.” When it comes to indulging yourself in a specific way, you are not going to find a more welcoming, intelligent, sexy and most importantly, safe guide than Ms. Ava.

Migguel Anggelo is a Venezuelan-born, Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter, dancer, and performer. He studied voice at the Conservatory of Music in Cologne, Germany, has written music throughout all of his journeys as an immigrant in several countries, and has released two albums

Latex Artist Michelle Mildenhall works, as well as wears, latex. Her latest CONSENSUAL KINK show, running in the UK presently, presents Michelle’s handmade portraits using the “temperamental material” she loves so much. I had occasion to catch up with this busy lady to talk about her art and her show.

Yes, he liked to look at, touch (I’m assuming) and built his empire around naked ladies. The creator of the Playboy brand and magazine, one of cultures more recent proponents of free speech, a man who was arguably a star in his own right, just died at the age of 91 and we should as much pay tribute to the guy as expose that which very few people consider when they think of Hef..that he was a feminist through and through.

Never let it be said that I don’t try to take care of you, from wherever you happen to be reading shortandsweet from. L.A. friends as well as NYC, I try to make sure SEX FILES always has a lot of offer. And really, you can easily catch a plane to make both of the events listed below, no matter from which coast you happen to be coming fro

For me, reading about some kink or a photographer, as much as pouring over black-and-white images, really peaks my interest. So I was as thrilled to come upon Richard Pérez Seves’ new Charles Guyette: Godfather of American Fetish Art.

Angelawhite.com presents the latest from Angela White, Angela Loves Women 3, and really all I thought watching this was, well, you gotta love a lady who not only knows what she wants, but is not afraid to go get it! Featuring the busty star with Abella Danger, Karlee Grey, Valentina Nappi and Jenna Sativa, this is girl-on-girl action without much else other than the girls’ obvious desire for one another.