Oct 21st, 2008 · Comedian and actor Rudy Ray Moore, best known for his 70s big screen character Dolemite, has died at 81. His raunchy material kept him from going mainstream, but he changed hip-hop music forever.
Apr 19th, 2008 · Duval Street in Key West is famous for its open-air bars, strip clubs and raunchy T-shirt shops. As the city has gone more upscale in recent years, some residents and business owners are embarrassed by the seedy, beer-soaked main drag. But can you clean up the street without sacrificing its end-of-the-road, anything-goes appeal?
Apr 12th, 2008 · In Donald Ray Pollock's first book -- named after a real town in southern Ohio -- characters are unloveable and raunchy -- but compelling. Pollack's novel comes after a long career as a factory worker, where he dreamed of being a writer.
Oct 5th, 2007 · Comedy Central is the irreverent, raunchy network that focuses on the humor preferences of young men and boys. But the network's executive vice president for original programming and development is a woman -- Lauren Corrao who has a degree in semiotics, no less.
May 19th, 2006 · Millie Jackson carved a niche for herself in the 1970s with raunchy takes on soul songs that put her on the same forbidden shelf as the foul-mouthed LPs of Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor. At 62, she says she has no regrets and wouldn't change a thing.
Nov 16th, 2004 · John Waters' films have been described as raunchy, perverse and hilarious. So it comes as no surprise that he would pick a scene from a 1959 William Castle horror movie as one of his own favorites. Waters talks with NPR's Susan Stamberg.