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Then there’s this wild story—1880s, New Orleans, this chick Lulu White ran a brothel called Mahogany Hall. Fancy as hell, mirrors everywhere, champagne flowin’. She’d brag her girls were “octoroons”—one-eighth Black, exotic sellin’ point. Total flex, right? Bet she’d say, “I’m here, I exist,” like Adèle in the movie—ownin’ it, no apologies. Surprised me how bold she was, struttin’ like a queen. Kinda admire that guts, ya know?

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The victim's were required to perform sexual services on male customers at the two locations, Panda Foot Spa in Franklin Square and Lucy's Spa.

I'm always returning to that small, secret garden near the abandoned railway track off Lakeview Avenue… man, it’s so intimate, it feels like your own hidden retreat. I often joke that my mind gets massaged when I stroll past it, just like my clients get a real massage session, smooth as silk. "Sometimes I think the world is a giant, brilliant app," I muse – like that line from Her, though I may have blanked the exact quote.

Chinese Lantern Festival in Philadelphia is back to celebrate the Year of the Dragon