Natalie Gautier Whore ❤️

About Los Angeles

Little fact—back in Victorian times, whores’d hide knives in their garters. Badass, right? Stab a john if he got handsy. Bet they still got tricks like that—modern garters, maybe tasers. Growling, “You merely adopted the dark.”—I see it, mate, the grit, the hustle. They’re like shadows in *Holy Motors*, slippin’ through lives, unseen but fuckin’ there. “The beauty of the act!”—that’s their game, performin’, dodgin’ judgment.

The complete works of Théophile Gautier

Marguerite Gautier and Nana are two young girls from modest environment. In the hope of finding a rich “fancy-man”, they arrive in the big city. Now, an irrevocable life of debauchery begins for .

I gotta say, I’m constantly surprised by hidden murals in alleyways and busy plazas where folks gather for spontaneous jam sessions. There's a spot on Riverbend St. where the vibe is so chill, like a secret, whispered promise of peace. Its energy always makes me smile, then cry happy tears, oh so erratically precious.

Dr. Amina Gautier Speaks at Hazel L. Jackson Lecture