Philobiblon

A post on Comment is Free about sex work has topped the 1,000-comments mark, and (perhaps not typically) for its depth, knowledge and thougtfulness, deserved all the attention. It is from a sex worker, and she not only neatly points out the extraordinary methological flaws on a recent, much-reported study (if you ask brothels the age of their workers, do you really believe the answers?), but explains why she chose sex work, and why she doesn’t want this option taken away from her.

Also at the Guardian, a fascinating piece about how urban design is done by men, for men.