2020

  • The Booksellers : a glimpse into a genteel world that maybe disappearing

    The Booksellers : a glimpse into a genteel world that maybe disappearing

    According to most of the people featured in this new documentary the world of antiquarian bookselling is gently standing by watching its own demise.  Everyone involved may have a different opinion on its potential survival, but they are all unanimous in who/what is to blame i.e. the internet.   In New York  from the 1890s to…

  • The future is still so frightening and often deadly for Russian and Chechnyan LGBTQ

    The future is still so frightening and often deadly for Russian and Chechnyan LGBTQ

      Today President Putin re-affirmed that Russia would never allow same-sex marriages : this coming a few days after another gay couple were brutally beaten by Authorities under the so called Propaganda Law.  The Law was passed  “for the Purpose of Protecting Children from Information Advocating for a Denial of Traditional Family Values”  but the…

  • Queerguru’s Jonny Ward reviews Two Fest 2020 a series of two-handed plays

    Queerguru’s Jonny Ward reviews Two Fest 2020 a series of two-handed plays

      Two Fest 2020 (programme B) ☆☆☆ The Space, London It’s a novel idea: take a selection of the best in up and coming playwrights; set the brief that it should be short two-handed plays only; then create a festival of spikey, fun and thoughtful new writing across three densely packed programmes; Voila! Two Fest!…

  • Queerguru’s 8 Minutes at GAY 8

    Queerguru’s 8 Minutes at GAY 8

      Gay8 Festival in Miami’s Little Havana Calle Ocho is the largest Hispanic/Latino/Latinx LGBTQ hosted festival in the nation and is probably the very best one too QUEERGURU was there yesterday for this 5th Annual Event …… and it seemed that the entire local LGBTQ Community was there too. Somehow we squeezed it all into an 8…