Under the Covers
Without spoiling both series, Black Doves ends with a sacrificial act, on Sam’s part, to ensure Helen’s safety, while Prime Target will shock you inasmuch as Adam’s closeness to Ed may or may not be a Judas kiss.
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Deconstructing Pee-wee
McKinney does an admirable job of reframing much of the scandal and paying homage to the genius of Pee-wee Herman. The book celebrates that such a singular, queer, and transgressive character ever existed, and the author’s sadness at Reubens’ passing is palpable. It’s a fitting tribute, one that Reubens richly deserves.
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What’s the Matter with Kids Today?
A new TV series titled English Teacher, created by and starring Brian Jordan Alvarez, centers on the tumultuous teaching career of the loud and proud Evan Marquez, who vainly tries to inspire his students while standing beneath a sign that reads “English is Infinite.”
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The Horror of Repression
TRANS AND NONBINARY director Jane Schoenbrun’s new film, I Saw the TV Glow, is a disturbing and powerful meditation on queer identity and popular culture.
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Will & Grace & Maurice
Maurice is placed by media professor David Greven in a tradition of melancholy and lyrical gay films exemplified by Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain, and later Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name. Will & Grace’s pedigree is more I Love Lucy.
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Short Reviews
Reviews of Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend: A Celebration of Gay Gods, Sapphic Saints, and Queerness Through the Ages, Spring in Siberia, A Novel, Movies that Made Me Gay, Who Does that Bitch Think She Is? Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag, and The Queer Film Guide.
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As Sitcom Goes, So Goes the Nation
Hi Honey, I’m Homo offers a fast-paced sweep across LGBT representations over time. They’re important because the media play such an important role in defining what’s normative and what’s cool. “Television isn’t just a piece of furniture to watch,” writes Baume, “it’s a conversation, a tool, a weapon, a war, a party, an instrument, and an opportunity. It’s a project to participate in rather than passively watching in the dark.” LGBT people are no longer invisible on TV, but calls to participate proactively rather than remain complacent are as urgent now as they were in the 1960s and ’70s, as the forces of resistance and intolerance have never gone away.
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Who Is Amy Schneider?
IN THE FORM OF A QUESTION The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider Avid Reader Press, 288 pages, $28. IF YOU’RE A FAN of…More
QAF Is Back, and Much Has Changed
Seventeen years after the U.S. series ended, Queer as Folk has gotten yet another makeover. At the helm this time around is Stephen Dunn, writer-director of 2016’s Closet Monster. The setting is pushed south and west, this time to New Orleans. But why re-reimagine Queer as Folk in 2022?
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