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Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel: Fashion Manifesto : a major retrospective at London’s V&A reviewed by Kareem Tabsch
In a city as large and culturally rich as London, there’s always something vying for your attention, but the hottest ticket in the British capital is not a show in the West End or a concert at the O2 arena. The must-see attraction of the last few months is, in fact, a museum exhibit.…
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Women in Film LA Exposes Hollywood’s Gender Gap with a New campaign. : check out this video by Fred & Farid. Los Angeles
On the night of the Academy Awards, WIF (Women in Film), with support from Angela Bassett, Eva Longoria, Lake Bell, the Geena Davis Institute, and ReFrame, put a Spotlight on Hollywood’s Vast Gender Disparity Among Below-the-Line Talent. Founded in 1973 as Women In Film Los Angeles, WIF advocates for and advances the careers…
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Eddie/Suzy IZZARD surrealist star of stage and screen ….. and maybe Parliament next
It’s hard to pin a description on one of Queerguru’s favorite actor/stand-up comedian EDDIE IZZARD ….. a surrealist stage screen presence also known now as Suzy. We’ll go with the latest one where Izzard has described herself as “a lesbian trapped in a man’s body” Edde/Suzy leads a very packed professional life which is…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah previews THE COCOA BUTTER CLUB plus BOLD MELLON two fab queer events in East London
Queer artists/performers The Cocoa Butter Club and Bold Mellon Collective present two shows at London’s Bethnal Green Rich Mix arts space next week as part of Soul on Ice. This is the latest festival from Certain Blacks, the East London arts organization specializing in celebrating diversity. The program is named after the seminal 1968 book…
