Brooke Magnanti on Hard Talk last night

[GPIDEAL]

Did anyone watch this?

Here's a quick reference to this extraordinary lady if you've never heard of her.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_de_Jour_(writer)

Basically, she worked as a high-end call girl in London while working on her Ph.D. but her notoriety came from a blog which later became a book about her secret life under a pen name. She later revealed her real identity.

She was interviewed on Hard Talk and gave her opinions about the world's oldest profession.

Phenomenal stuff. Very bright lady with valid points on the industry.

 

[Noelle Frost]

She is my role model because I am studying a very similar field to hers.

Did anyone watch this?

Here's a quick reference to this extraordinary lady if you've never heard of her.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_de_Jour_(writer)

Basically, she worked as a high-end call girl in London while working on her Ph.D. but her notoriety came from a blog which later became a book about her secret life under a pen name. She later revealed her real identity.

She was interviewed on Hard Talk and gave her opinions about the world's oldest profession.

Phenomenal stuff. Very bright lady with valid points on the industry.

 

[Petzel]

Did anyone watch this?

Here's a quick reference to this extraordinary lady if you've never heard of her.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_de_Jour_(writer)

Basically, she worked as a high-end call girl in London while working on her Ph.D. but her notoriety came from a blog which later became a book about her secret life under a pen name. She later revealed her real identity.

She was interviewed on Hard Talk and gave her opinions about the world's oldest profession.

Phenomenal stuff. Very bright lady with valid points on the industry.

It also spawned a British hit tv series.........Secret Diary of a Call Girl and her name was Belle DuJour. Fairly good show.

 

[Rockslinger]

The movie Half Moon Street (starring Sigourney Weaver) predated her but the similarities are remarkable.

 

[MattRoxx]

Wow Rockslinger I haven't watched Half Moon Street in over 20 years. I think I have it on VHS.

It also spawned a British hit tv series.........Secret Diary of a Call Girl and her name was Belle DuJour. Fairly good show.

Yes it was.
Her professional name came from the movie starring Catherine Deneuve.

Hard Talk interview here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/hardtalk/default.stm

Interviewer: France has said they want to have a society free from prostitution
Dr. Magnanti: I find (that goal) interesting...as far as we know, that's never existed in human history. :clap2:

Only 4 minutes though. Was there more to this interview, GPIDEAL? It stops abruptly.