French artist Christian Boltanski has taken over the Park Avenue Armory with his piece titled "No Man's Land." The installation opens today, and runs through June 13th—its centerpiece is a 25-foot-high pile of clothing, and a 5-story crane. In their two-page review, the NY Times describes what to expect upon entering the hall: "Every few minutes, in an act meant to resonate with the arbitrariness of death and survival, the crane’s giant claw will pluck a random assortment of shirts, pants and dresses from the mound then release them to flap back down haphazardly." more ›

Former Scores stripper (and author of No Man's Land, Ruth Fowler, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the club last year alleging (amongst other things) that she was pressured into having sex with upscale clients as well as managers. Now the Daily News reports that the strip club is striking back; yesterday their lawyers claimed Fowler was "frequently topless" and left the impression on male bosses "that she would have an interest in seeing them or entertaining their attentions outside of the club premises." We're not strip club experts, but... sounds like the girl was just doing her job! Her lawyer reacted to the club's legal team by saying they're just giving "the typical lame answer of blaming the victim." more ›

A former Scores dancer has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the club alleging all sorts of mistreatment while she worked there back in 2005. In a lawsuit filed yesterday, Ruth Fowler says that the club pressured dancers into having sex with upscale clients as well as managers. Scores has denied accusations that prostitution took place in the club since having its liquor license revoked in March after police found dancers having sex for money on the premises. Among other claims, the NY Daily News reports that Fowler alleges "her audition lasted just 30 seconds while dancers who managers had no intention of hiring were forced to bump and grind for 20 minutes" and that "a manager once smeared a steaming hot steak over her face." Earlier this summer, Fowler published the memoir No Man's Land about her life as a stripper. more ›