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Branden & James: A (rather wonderful) Christmas Gift
One of the annual treats of Queerguru’s summers up in PTown, Mass is that we get to hang out with the talented vocal and cello duo Branden and James. This July it was in bed. Well, to be truthful they were under the covers in their bedroom at the Pilgrim House Hotel and we…
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Die Surely : just another queer Thanksgiving-from-hell story
If you have just been to one of those never-again family Thanksgivings from hell, then you will so relate to this rather wacky short film Die Surely It’s the story of when gender-nonconforming Shirley Sadstone, crashes Thanksgiving dinner to the chagrin of the holier-than-thou family members. Pleasantries are quickly pushed aside when Shirley arrives…
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London : wanna learn something (old) new?
In London this week and at a loose end? Our tip for trying something new would be to take the bus to Walthamstow for a Sashiko+Boro – Japanese Mending Workshop. Well, it may be new to you but Boro is the age-old Japanese art of mending textiles and is literally translated as rags or scraps…
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Queerguru’s David Lagachu reviews DRIVE MY CAR a ‘soul-feeding and visually breathtaking’ film by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Japanese writer Haruki Murakami enjoys a cult status among the readers of the 21st century. Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi undertook the mammoth task of adapting his short story ‘Drive My Car’ into an eponymous film. The result is soul-feeding and visually breathtaking. The film has an unmistakable life force in it that is contagious. …
