2020
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Kenzo : the legendary Japanese/French designer dies aged 81
When Kenzo Takada first arrived in Paris in 1965 he only intended to stay there for 6 months, but he never left. He started off by selling his sketches of dresses for 25F each, but just 5 years later he managed to open a small boutique in Galerie VIvienne which was the start of…
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Boys! Boys! Boys! queer erotic photography from around the Globe
Just two years ago The Little Black Gallery in London joined forces with Paddle8 an online auction house based in New York City to create a queer photography showcase, Sadly Paddle8 filed for Chapter 11 for bankruptcy protection in March 2010 after the non-profit New American Cinema Group filed a lawsuit against the company for allegedly misappropriating funds…
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Army Of Lovers In The Holy Land
The Swedish Pop Group the Army of Lovers are an acquired taste, one that we sadly cannot relate too. There were a totally fabricated group (they neither sing or dance) who appeared on the scene some 30 years ago with aspirations to be the next Abba. According to their founder Alexander Bard (and the…
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I Am Woman: the story of Helen Reddy
There is something very decidedly old fashioned about this biopic in both the story and the way that first time director Unjoo Moon chose to tell it. This story focuses on singer Helen Reddy’s life (Tilda Cobham-Hervey) from when she first left her native Australia to come to the US in the early 1970’s…
