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I’m Belle de Jour-Times Online:http://bit.ly/s5Qc4 via@addthis Irony of ironies in her one and only tv interview admits she cannot organism! 12/5/2009 |
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i think i'm in love....http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article6917495.ece 11/30/2009 |
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I’m Belle de Jour, Finally the anonymous sex blogger from Diary of a London Call Girl ... : http://bit.ly/2qvKnr 11/27/2009 |
Belle de Jour blogger unmasks herself as 'big mouth ex-boyfriend' looms
Books news, reviews and author interviews | guardian.co.uk —
... It does appear, however, that Magnanti's hand was forced after a former boyfriend appeared set to reveal her secret: Knight's interview with her today refers to "an ex-boyfriend with a big mouth lurking in the background". ...
The real Belle de Jour stands up
3:AM Magazine —
... It does appear, however, that Magnanti’s hand was forced after a former boyfriend appeared set to reveal her secret: Knight’s interview with her today refers to “an ex-boyfriend with a big mouth lurking in the background”. ...
Jane Doe Du Jour
The Book Bench —
In perhaps the strangest unmasking of an anonymous author since Joe Klein and “Primary Colors,” the London Times exposed the identity of the best-selling author of Belle Du Jour: Diary of an Unlikely Call Girl. The salacious story has a surprising outcome: the erotic author turned out to be Dr. Brooke Magnanti, whom the Times calls
a respected specialist in developmental neurotoxicology and cancer epidemiology in a hospital research group in Bristol. Six years ago, in the final ...
Friday News Roundup, November 20, 2009
Daemon's Books —
... Author, blogger, and call girl Belle de Jour has revealed her true identity. She is Dr. Brooke Magnanti, a specialist in developmental neurotoxicology and cancer epidemiology at the Bristol Initiative for Research of Child Health. (Times Online) ...
Brooke Magnanti says she misses parts of old Belle de Jour life
Books news, reviews and author interviews | guardian.co.uk —
... Since outing herself in the Sunday Times to thwart an ex-boyfriend's kiss-and-tell, Magnanti has been the subject of hundreds of column inches. She has attracted ire for glamorising sex work, pride from her mother, support from colleagues at the Bristol Initiative for Research of Child Health, and Freudian theories from cod psychologists the land over. ...
Belle de Jour Is the New Pretty Woman
The Rumpus.net —
... Ever since Secret Diary of a Call Girl hit the screen, Belle’s been the new Pretty Woman for clueless politicians and lazy journalists, but this is experiencing a revival now that she’s come out. In an interview with India Knight, Magnanti comes across as smart and thoughtful. Having previously believed that Belle de Jour was all a hoax, Knight is now generally sympathetic towards her, yet frequently reveals her own preconceptions about sex workers despite the fact that Magnanti has been writing about her own life since 2003. “I scrutinize her face without quite ...
SuperFreakonomics — Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
The Story's Story —
... (née Dr. Brooke Magnanti) comes from the illegality and social opprobrium that such work still inspires in the United States. In other words, if prostitution were legal and mostly socially sanctioned, prostitutes would probably make less money because the supply would go up. On the other hand, the demand might also rise; the trouble is deciding which might happen more, which is what economists spend a lot of their time doing. ...
SuperFreakonomics — Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
The Story's Story —
... (née Dr. Brooke Magnanti) comes from the illegality and social opprobrium that such work still inspires in the United States. In other words, if prostitution were legal and mostly socially sanctioned, prostitutes would probably make less money because the supply would go up. On the other hand, the demand might also rise; the trouble is deciding which might happen more, which is what economists spend a lot of their time doing. ...
