Some days if feels like the Lockdown has empowered people to create so many new online possibilities we may never want to leave our houses ever again. Today the Webby Award-nominated PBS Short Film Festival returns for a ninth year from Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 24 to all PBS and station digital platforms, including … Continue reading
35 year-old freelance architect Bruno seems to have a really good life with a lot going for him. Married to his girlfriend Soledad for 11 years, father of a cute inquisitive 10 year old son, and winner of several awards for the buildings he has designed in his hometown of Santiago. However he has just … Continue reading
If there is one thing we all need this summer it is an exhilarating feel-good movie to lift our spirits and take us out of our post-Covid doom. Lin Manuel-Miranda’s “In the Heights” is just that and so much more. Director Jon M Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) gives us this exuberant block party in … Continue reading
Before Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote Hamilton, back in 2008’s he wrote and starred in In The Heights on Broadway. Nominated for 13 Tony Awards, it won 4 including Best Musical. The story is set over the course of three days, involving characters in the largely Dominican neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City. The ups … Continue reading
In the Key of Q is a new podcast series featuring music and conversation with Queer musicians from around the world. Presented and produced by London-based Dan Hall, the show aims to celebrate these musicians, their lives and their music, it publishes every Tuesday (“Quesday”) and is available at inthekeyofq.com on most platforms. “When I grew … Continue reading