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Queerguru talks with the charismatic queer artist CARL HOPGOOD about how his art mirrors his life
Like Queerguru’s own Editor, CARL HOPGOOD, is a dispaced Brit. He studied at the (legendary) Goldsmiths College in London, and after two solo shows in Mayfair, he ended up in LA inspired by David Hockney’s and his (very homoerotic) A Bigger Splash. It’s a long way from his birthplace in Wales but it…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews AFTERGLOW a funny, and sensual exploration of polyamory
AfTERGLOW ✩✩✩✩ Southwark Playhouse, London It’s Wednesday, Hump Day, and the irony is not lost on us as the first scene of Afterglow, written and directed by S. Asher Gelman, plunges headfirst down a rabbit hole of naked, balletic grinding. It’s January in London and 0 Celsius outside but the thermostat is turned…
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‘THE NEW LOOK’ or how Christian Dior dethroned Coco Chanel to become the most influential Fashion Designer in post WW2 in Paris
Apple TV has just released the first teaser trailer of the highly anticipated series The New Look. Set in post-WW2 Paris, it is the story of the rise of courtier Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn) and how his new fame overshadows Coco Chanel. (Juliette Binoche) During the war, Dior was employed by Lucien Lelong…
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‘John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial’. a new documentary on Apple TV
All of us of a certain age will be able to tell you where we were the day that John Lennon died. (I was actually with Freddie Mercury that night ….not that he was aware). Lennon’s life has been the subject of several films …… the best of which is Nowhere Boy which was…
