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Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews UÝRA – THE RISING FOREST a trans-indigenous artist travels through the Amazon forest
The documentary tells a story about humans and plants in a singular context. The opening sequence is one of a devastating rainforest region that shortly afterward looks like an abstraction. The Mother of the Forest and Emerson Pontes / Uýra Sodoma lead us through a fascinating narrative on nature and culture and how…
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Love Goddess, the Rita Hayworth Musical …… a sneak preview!
Queerguru is so happy to be able to bring you the very first glimpse of the highly anticipated new musical LOVE GODDESS, THE RITA HAYWORTH MUSICAL which will have its World Premiere in London next month. The track below “Rita Who” is sung by Almog Pail the show’s star and co-creator Crowned the…
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Celebrating queer life …..and Pride …. in Britain’s southern seaside towns
In the 1960s the seaside resort town of Margate on the South Coast of the UK became the center for two conflicting British youth subcultures There were ‘rockers’ who dressed in black leather astride their motorbikes all thinking they were as cool as Marlon Brando in The Wild One. Mods on the other hand…
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Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” never seems to go away : here’s why
In the 1980s in the UK the music industry saw the emergence of electronic dance music and new wave, also known as Modern Rock. Disco fell out of fashion and instead in came soft rock, glam metal, thrash metal, shred guitar characterized by heavy distortion, pinch harmonics, and whammy bar abuse became very popular. In 1987 topping…
