by Nicole Powers
“I like the challenge of making something that is risqué, sophisticated, beautiful, and elegant.” – Dita Von Teese
In May of this year Dita Von Teese will embark on an 18-month major North American tour that is the culmination of her 20-year career as a burlesque artist. In line with her passion for presenting the art in its purest form, her “Burlesque: Strip Strip Hooray!” shows will feature a diverse cast of authentic characters alongside four of Dita’s most dazzling sets.
SuicideGirls caught up with the Queen of Teese to talk about her show, her inspirations, and her philosophy on glamour and self-invention.
Read our exclusive interview with Dita Von Teese on SuicideGirls.com.
by Steven-Elliot Altman (SG Member: Steven_Altman)
Our Fiction Friday serialized novel, The Killswitch Review, is a futuristic murder mystery with killer sociopolitical commentary (and some of the best sex scenes we’ve ever read!). Written by bestselling sci-fi author Steven-Elliot Altman (with Diane DeKelb-Rittenhouse), it offers a terrifying postmodern vision in the tradition of Blade Runner and Brave New World…
By the year 2156, stem cell therapy has triumphed over aging and disease, extending the human lifespan indefinitely. But only for those who have achieved Conscientious Citizen Status. To combat overpopulation, the U.S. has sealed its borders, instituted compulsory contraception and a strict one child per couple policy for those who are permitted to breed, and made technology-assisted suicide readily available. But in a world where the old can remain vital forever, America’s youth have little hope of prosperity.
Jason Haggerty is an investigator for Black Buttons Inc, the government agency responsible for dispensing personal handheld Kevorkian devices, which afford the only legal form of suicide. An armed “Killswitch” monitors and records a citizen’s final moments — up to the point where they press a button and peacefully die. Post-press review agents — “button collectors” — are dispatched to review and judge these final recordings to rule out foul play.
When three teens stage an illegal public suicide, Haggerty suspects their deaths may have been murders. Now his race is on to uncover proof and prevent a nationwide epidemic of copycat suicides. Trouble is, for the first time in history, an entire generation might just decide they’re better off dead.
(Catch up with the previous installments of Killswitch – see links below – then continue reading after the jump…)
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Phecda Suicide in Draper
- INTO: My dog Theodore, eating donuts and cupcakes, golf, cooking, reading up on survival tactics for zombie breakouts, shooting guns, hunting, zoos, bears, tanning, the beach.
- NOT INTO: Animal abusers, womanizers, raw onions, snow, dumb broads.
- MAKES ME HAPPY: Being ahead of the game.
- MAKES ME SAD: Abused animal commercials, when animals die in movies – abused animals in general makes me sad come to think of it.
- HOBBIES: Video games, running, reading, watching documentaries, skateboarding.
- 5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Macbook pro, iPhone, water, sugar, Theodore.
- I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: With my dog hunting for lost Spanish treasure.
Get to know Phecda better over at SuicideGirls.com!
