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Why LGBTQ bookstores, such as Philadelphia’s Giovanni’s Room, are a lifeline for queer teens

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

Chloe Grace Moretz, ‘Greta’ Director on How Isolation Can Turn Sinister

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

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