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I Used To Be Cool
With all these house boys in the skimpiest of shorts Summer really feels like it has arrived just like in the good old days. Perfect timing for Bright Light Bright Light’s new video I Used To Be Cool feels one-part summer romance, one-part John Waters irreverence, and one-part classic MTV music video nostalgia. Bright…
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Mucho Mucho Amor for the new film on Walter Mercado
Puerto Rican astrologer Walter Mercado was a global phenomenon. Dressed like a latino Liberace he was one of the most celebrated and beloved figures on Spanish-language television — an extravagant, outrageous, endlessly positive, gender non-conforming who dispensed horoscopes to daily TV audience that reached 150 million viewers at his peak. One the eve of…
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J.W. Anderson’s capsule collection for Tom of Finland
The ubiquitous queer Brit fashion designer Jonathan Anderson seems to be popping up all over the place these days. Known for his own very collectable label J.W. Anderson in his store in London’s Soho, he has collaborated on special collections for Topshop, Uniqlo and Versace. He is also creative director of Loewe, a division of…
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Can You Really Wait until December for Respect?
December is when MGM will actually release RESPECT their new biopic of life of the late and great Aretha Franklin who is stunningly portrayed by Jennifer Hudson who looks like a sure bet for another Academy Award for he performance. RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find her…
