Culture
The ‘Icon’-ic roots of LGBTQ street culture
June 23, 2021Thanks to Jamil Icon and other members of the ballroom community, the world is finally getting to know the working-class Black and brown roots of contemporary LGBTQ culture.
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‘An Octoroon’: Intellectual rollercoaster ride of a play about race in America
June 22, 2021In that “the show must go on” spirit, live theater is returning to Los Angeles stages.
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New ‘Dictionary of the Queer International’ informs, inspires, confounds, puzzles, delights
June 21, 2021The 'Dictionary of the Queer International' is a big open tent where people from every corner of the globe can assemble, mingle, and revel in each other’s myriad ways of self-expression.
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Netflix anime ‘Yasuke’ puts spectacle over substance for the Black samurai
June 18, 2021There’s more spectacle than substance even with a quality voice cast.
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Irish writer Colum McCann’s novel ‘Apeirogon’ addresses Israeli/Palestinian dilemma
June 17, 2021In the context of Israel’s de-facto annexation policy, Apeirogon by Colum McCann is worth reading more than ever.
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