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Yet another production of Shakespeare’s tragic Love Story is about to hit the big screen …. and its looking real good so far
If I were William Shakespeare I would have so sued my agent by now. For the past 500 years, his Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet had been adapted literally hundreds of times for stage, film, musical, TV and opera venues, and the poor man didn’t get paid a single groat for it. Asides from all…
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Help writer/historian HUGH RYAN make WHEN BROOKLYN WAS QUEER into an immersive VR experience that transports us into Brooklyn’s queer past
Some 6 years ago on a perfect sunny afternoon in Provincetown QG got to sit down with author/historian Hugh Ryan to talk about his new book WHEN BROOKLYN WAS QUEER. If you are a regular reader of this website you will know by now that not only are we passionate about queer history, but we…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Queerpanorama : a deep dive into the offbeat hook-up experiences of a twenty-something queer Hongkonger
Queerpanorama takes a deep dive into the offbeat hook-up experiences of a twenty-something Hongkonger. Directed by Jun Li and featuring the impressive acting debut of Jayden Chung, we follow an unnamed protagonist (Chung) as he flips from hook-up to hook-up in and around Hong Kong. What makes this guy different is that he takes on…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews “Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailored Dreams” ( and made men wear shorts suits)
With his post-punk preppy aesthetic, and his admiration for classical tailoring, Thom Browne is the love child of Ralph Lauren and Alexander McQueen. Following his late-life arrival at the fashion carnival he has become America’s darling, dressing Michele Obama and numerous A list celebrities, whilst filling the gap left by the fading fashion stars of…
