All The News That's Fit To Strip

Dita Von Teese continues to dominate burly news. She tells the San Francisco Gate, "I don't regret ever (having) been married. I was a good faithful wife. I quite enjoyed it. I am hoping the next time I find someone who has the same ideas about marriage that I have."

Want to look sexy in your undies? The burly queen has plenty of tips including remembering you're worth it. "Don't be ashamed of indulging yourself. The big mistake people make is thinking they have to sacrifice beauty for fit. I'm not saying everyone should wear frilly little things all the time, but so many women have this utilitarian attitude towards lingerie."

In other news ...

Blue Light Burlesque revives old-style burlesque in Montreal.

Strip club ads atop taxis in New York causes a stir.

Jo Boobs uncovers the New York Burlesque Festival. And don't forget to check out the winners of the Golden Pasties Awards.

The Candy Gram

This weekend's New York Burlesque Festival includes performances by several past Candy Gram interviewees:

* Little Brooklyn
* Sauci Calla Horra
* Vivienne VaVoom
* Vixen Violette
* Amber Ray
* Angie Pontani
* Tanya Cheex
* Clams Casino
* Trixie Little
* Michelle L'Amour
* Miss Dirty Martini
* Miss Delirium Tremens
* Jo Boobs
* Creamy Stevens

A New York State of Mind

The New York Burlesque Festival kicks off with a fishnet-clad leg today. Metromix teases the event with a fantastic photo gallery, which includes Michelle L'Amour, left, Angie Pontani, Jo Boobs, Trixie Little and more.

All The News That's Fit To Strip

Miss Exotic World 2007, Immodesty Blaize, chats with The Guardian. Among the highlights are her thoughts on burlesque: "It is certainly misinterpreted. Burlesque is erotic, ironic cabaret. People often forget its theatrical nature in favour of the titillation."

In other news ...

Reviews and pix from the New York Burlesque Festival are trickling in.

Jo Boobs' burlesque salon is like "a book-of-the-month club with nudity."

Kitty Victorian purrs about how she got into burlesque and her new workshops.

Australia's burlesque revival tips a hat to the novelty of it all, Dita Von Teese, "burlesque's sexy, but non-threatening nature, the love of vintage and retro clothing; even the influence of pin-up star Bettie Page or raunchy American web sensations the Suicide Girls"

Maggie Gyllenhaal poses for Agent Provocateur and her "Lessons in Lingerie" ads launch Friday.

Dances of Vice, a new monthly 1920-30s dance and cabaret night held in the spirit of the early 20th century days, takes place on the third Saturday of each month upstairs at The Pussycat Lounge in New York, NY. The September 15th event will feature photos by Don Spiro. He'll show "a few pieces from a photo series inspired by drugs of a bygone era when absinthe was legal and dens were filled with smoke from pipes of opium."

Bustout Burlesque is holding auditions the first week of October.