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The Genius and The Opera Singer : a toxic mother/daughter relationship
This 2017 documentary from Brit filmmaker Vanessa Stockley about the toxic relationship between 92 year-old former opera singer and her 55 year-old embittered daughter is one helluva tough view. Drawing immediate comparisons with the more famous eccentric mother/daughter duo in Grey Gardens, but this new film severely lacks the humor and affection (albeit twisted)…
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PS Burn This Letter Please : a glimpse into NY’s gay drag scene in the 1950’s + 1960’s
In 2007 John Maloof a young graduate working on a history project bought a suitcase full of photographic negatives in a Chicago auction hoping that one or two them maybe useful in his research. However what he discovered that day was a treasure trove of what is undoubtedly one on the finest collection of street…
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The Nutcracker re-imagined for Grown Ups
If your childhood Christmas festivities always included a trip to the theater to see a traditional production of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet and you were always obsessed with the magical world of toy soldiers (!) then this may perfect for the grown up you. Trust us in Company XIV’s very sexy ‘toy soldiers’ are very ‘grown…
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MARIETTE PATHY ALLEN: RITES OF PASSAGE, 1978-2006 : Museum of Sex NYC
Mariette Pathy Allen has been photographing the transgender community for over 40 years, and now there is an excellent retrospective of her work at the Museum of Sex in New York Her archive consists of thousands of photographs, countless interview transcripts, personal correspondence, and materials related to a career dedicated to supporting and documenting trans…
