Exclusive Interview: the Pope of Trash John Waters revisits Hairspray & Desperate Living for new Criterion 4K restorations

In an inspired double bill, two John Waters classics, 1977's delectably filthy Desperate Living and 1988's surprisingly heartwarming Hairspray, have now been added to the Criterion Collection in vibrant new director-approved 4K restorations on UHD and Blu-ray packed with enticing special edition features. Following the unrepentant outrageousness of Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble, Waters brought... Continue Reading →

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Film Review: Heartstopper Forever ★★★★

Charlie: "Everyone thinks teenage relationships don't last." Nick: "I never really thought that about us." Heartwarming and healing, as well as heartwrenching at times, creator-writer Alice Oseman and director Wash Westmoreland deliver a pitch-perfect, tenderly-crafted finale to this beloved series that feels like a hug from your best friend when you need it most. Heartstopper.... Continue Reading →

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Yabu Pushelberg’s “Don’t Stop. Stand Up!” exhibition with UNAIDS continues in NYC through July 18th

Open to the public now through July 18th, international creative design studio Yabu Pushelberg (founded by George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg) and UNAIDS' Don’t Stop. Stand Up! exhibition pairs archival and contemporary works that examine queer history across generations, from the sexual liberation movement of the 1960s and 70s in New York to the AIDS... Continue Reading →

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Book Preview: photographer Michael Joseph’s Wild West of the East – A Portrait of Provincetown

Today, Michael Joseph launches a Kickstarter campaign for his upcoming photography book Wild West of the East: A Portrait of Provincetown, available for pre-order now. Wild West of the East is an ongoing street portrait series by photographer Michael Joseph that celebrates the artistic, egalitarian, and subversive spirit of Provincetown, Massachusetts. Begun in 2018, the... Continue Reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Tom Aspaul on his dreamy Italo disco-inspired album Moustache part 1 “I didn’t have an agenda. I just wrote some fun, sexy songs & it grew from there”

This month sees moustached British synth-pop king Tom Aspaul follow up three critically acclaimed albums—Black Country Disco, Life in Plastic, and Cabin Fever—with his latest dreamy Italo disco-inspired album, Moustache (Part I). It marks the first chapter in the independent artist's planned trilogy, blending house, club-pop, and euphoric electropop to capture desire in all its... Continue Reading →

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