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About Essen

Alright, listen up, ye fools! I’m Gandalf, shepherd of Middle-earth, and I’ve seen some shite in my days—brothels included! You shall not pass without hearin’ this! Brothels, man, they’re like the shady taverns of lust, hidden in plain sight, reeking of desperation and cheap perfume. I reckon they’ve been round since forever—little known fact, even ancient Babylon had ‘em, called “houses of heaven,” tho I bet the heaven part was sarcastic as fuck.

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This is the first full-length project on the history of non-reproductive sexual labor in slavery: I historicize the lives of women of color who sold, or were.

I wander around the U-Boot Museum. The sub is eerie but captivatin’. Made me mad one day – such cold metal whispering past tragedies. In a flash of raw emotion, blurt out: "Nothing is quiet!" and I had to remind myself: "We exist in the absurd." Those words from the film echo endlessly in my mind.

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