The Making Of Times Square Comes Alive

When art imitated life, sort of... The movie was silly. But behind the scenes the cast gave me stories that were pure gold. It was the early 80's, the…

May 10 • Veronica Vera

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April 2026

Looking Back on Sex Worker Sunday #1

SEX WORKER SUNDAY #3 happens May 31, 2026 at Judson Memorial. We look back on SW Sunday #1 with its joys, challenges and hardcore surprises.

Apr 12 • Veronica Vera

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March 2026

ROBERT WILLIAMS: Hot Rods and High Heels Lead to High Art.

While the art of Robert Williams is celebrated at the Long Beach Museum, I look back to 1992 and the first New York one man show of the painter…

Mar 12 • Veronica Vera

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January 2026

Trans History: Outlaw Women/Early Heroes

Out of the closet and into the streets. Bold Trans women helped form a movement.

Jan 29 • Veronica Vera

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Memoir Chapter: Wall Street Assets (Pt. 1)

Crazy Sherman was the most disgusting person I had ever met and that made him exotic. We became lovers. And I got a different kind of education.

Jan 21 • Veronica Vera

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Breast Wishes, Russ Meyer

Me and my bosom buddy Annie Sprinkle visit the King of Bosomania.

Jan 15 • Veronica Vera

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FROM DOWNTOWN TO DIRTY MAGS

My writing career really begins

Jan 14 • Veronica Vera

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November 2025

Origins of the Post Porn Modernist Manifesto

Created in 1989. Newly designed for the Peoples' Flag Show 2025

Nov 9, 2025 • Veronica Vera

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The Legacy of Director Gerard Damiano

Damiano's kids  restore their dad's films to glory around the world.

Nov 3, 2025 • Veronica Vera

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October 2025

THE GHOSTS OF BIRTHDAYS PAST...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VERONICA VERA!

Oct 24, 2025 • Veronica Vera

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Queen of Manhattan, A movie review

Vanessa del Rio's lustful life is bigger than director Mignone's down and dirty tale. Completed in 2022 the film begins screening October 14. I caught…

Oct 2, 2025 • Veronica Vera

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September 2025

Times Square Was My Beat…

Show World Emporium was the throbbing pulse of New York’s commercial sex center. I often interviewed the performers who worked there. On this day, I…

Sep 4, 2025 • Veronica Vera

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