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J Lo supports her ‘nibling’s’ transitioning
It’s always so much more heartwarming when any celebrity actually gets involved in good cause than simply just write a big fat check (although that is also always appreciated). Even more so when it’s a matter that affects them , or a close family member, personally. This weekend Jennifer Lopez took to Instagram to…
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Your chance to design (an 18th Century) wig ….
The V & A (named after Queen Victoria + Prince Albert) is the favorite museum of every Londoner. Forget the oh-so-serious British Museum or the sensible Science Museum etc etc. The V + A is where we go to indulge in culture that we can both relate too and enjoy. This is where we…
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“Rose: a true story and song ” : John Jarboe
“Rose: a true story and song ” is by John Jarboe our very own favorite Beaded Lady from The Bearded Ladies Cabaret in Philadelphia. It was was filmed in quarantine using social distance practices in the Beardcave This is a commission by Works & Process Artist (WPA) Virtual Commissions that was set up to…
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“Closet Cases: Queers on What to Wear” reviewed by Jonathan Kemp
Sartorial innovation has become something of a trademark, even a cliché or stereotype, of the (in)famous ‘homosexual sensibility’ (think Queer Eye). In Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay, ‘Notes on Camp’, she writes: “A sensibility (as distinct from an idea) is one of the hardest things to talk about.” Better, perhaps, to show rather than tell,…
