The first of two New York City shows for Louis C.K.’s 2021 national tour was a sold-out evening unmarred by any crowd or protest controversy — drastically different from the response to the disgraced comedian’s stage presence at one of his last major shows in the city several years ago. The Aug. 13 show was a … Read moreLouis C.K.’s Latest Comeback an Oddly Normal Night of Off-Color Comedy
June is Pride month, and Giovanni’s Room has been juggling an influx of customers, traveling from around the world and around the block to experience the country’s oldest and longest running LGBTQ bookstore. Among the crowds: three high school gay-straight alliances that spontaneously showed up, “one practically after another.” “Most of the teens didn’t buy … Read moreWhy LGBTQ bookstores, such as Philadelphia’s Giovanni’s Room, are a lifeline for queer teens
Neil Jordan’s work has never shied from exploring the tricky, emotionally tangled nature of companionship. From Interview With a Vampire to The Crying Game, the Irish director has made humans’ fear of isolation and desperation for connection a dramatic focal point of his films. For the Greta writer and director, it’s a theme born from his own fears. “Well, I … Read moreChloe Grace Moretz, ‘Greta’ Director on How Isolation Can Turn Sinister
In the 40 years since the Village People released “YMCA,” the song has become a cultural touchstone: a gay anthem famous for its innuendos and double entendres about young, fit men “having a good time,” as well as a staple at Yankees games and bar mitzvahs. The song has also immortalized the Young Men’s Christian … Read moreThe Real Story Of The YMCA That Inspired The Village People’s Gay Anthem
Lauded by critics and fans alike, Voltron: Legendary Defender‘s third season is arguably the series darkest, most dramatically dynamic turn yet. So it came as a bit of a surprise when DreamWorks chose the “How to Cow” clip as the Season 4 preview during a New York Comic Con panel presentation last October. The two-minute scene sees the … Read moreVoltron: Legendary Defender Is A Paradise For Anime Fans and Foodies
This weekend the Pacific Northwest’s largest comic book and pop culture convention will welcome some 90,000 TV, gaming, comics, and cosplay fans to its annual geek getaway at the Washington State Convention Center. But for the first time in the history of ReedPop’s Emerald City Comic Con, it will also welcome attendees to its official League … Read moreComic Cons Are Quietly Becoming Craft Beer Festivals
One of science fiction’s most famous food tropes, spice often exists as something outside its everyday culinary use. Whether a deadly, interstellar travel enhancer in Frank Herbert’s Dune, a magical form of seduction in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s The Mistress of Spices, a drug in George Lucas’s Star Wars or currency in EA Games sci-fi simulation Spore, across mediums the term has … Read moreWhy Spice Is a Staple of Science Fiction
