Worth noting LBJ used the National Guard to protect and expand civil rights; DJT is doing exactly the opposite.
08.06.2025 13:27
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Worth noting LBJ used the National Guard to protect and expand civil rights; DJT is doing exactly the opposite.
People don't often think of White as a political writer, but all that sex writing was, among other things, political to its core. He went directly at the one thing about gay identity that is at the very heart of discomfort and hatred--and he did it over and over, to provoke but also to explore. >
UPDATE: in honor of the passing of the inimitable Edmund White, we’re definitely celebrating gay lust this month
I’m so saddened by the death of Edmund White, a great writer and dear friend. His wit and kindness were such a joy.
I reckon this is true of any space she ever enters
i will say again that given the trajectory of the white house so far, strident opposition a la 2017 would have absolutely been the most prudent and effective decision and the absence of that opposition in the first two months made things demonstrably worse.
honestly WTF?!
Labour is handing this country on a silver platter to Reform. People do not vote Labour because they hate immigrants and want Reform-lite. They vote Labour because they want it to make a positive difference to their lives.
So many great affordable courses on offer from Theatre 503 - inc. this one taught by me! Short plays are a great way to start writing & 503 is a truly supportive home for new playwrights. And it’s ONLINE so you can join from anywhere. Sign up now! ✍️
You don’t say ….
Incredulous, honestly, at the number of Sensible Centrists who are trying to justify the Met forcing their way into a religious space to arrest people who had not actually committed a crime at the time of arrest
Conan: You know, Anora is having a good night. That's great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.
There's simply no universe where what these two guys are saying should be controversial
Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Fernanda Torres' perfs in their respective films will live forever
What a trio!! 👏👏👏
There’s been so many iterations of Wizard of Oz content in this show, it’s like the Season 17 Rusical all over again.
Was not expecting the shoutout to Cafe Otto from the Oscars stage!
The Hulk & The Thing shaking hands. Hulk is labeled “TRANS PEOPLE” Thing is labeled “Transphobes” Their handshake labeled “HATING EMILIA PÉREZ”
watching the oscars
congratulations to No Other Land, which may be the first film to win a major Oscar but not theatrical distribution.
Pasadena’s fire captain should be hosting a show, I consider what we just watched a self-tape. #oscars
There must be a political solution, and the foreign policy of this country is blocking that path. There is no other way.
I just realized that Isabella Rossellini is wearing blue velvet in honor of David Lynch & immediately started to cry.
Now an incongruous dance number! Honestly it’s giving Debbie Allen vibes.
Starting off with a classic song medley! Pairing intergenerational presenters! Feels like the 80s/90s — this is a very old school approach to an Oscar broadcast, and the old ways really WORK.
There are 3 musicals nominated for Best Picture (wow!). And one of them is EMILIA PÉREZ (whoa). Just in time for Oscar weekend, I pulled together an 11 o’clock number about queerness, musicals & the performance of authenticity. Sing out, Louise!! open.substack.com/pub/brianmul...
The sexiest, most honest, most heart-wrenching & exhilarating depiction of queer solidarity and collective action I’ve ever seen
it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit
It’s an inspiring, instructive story of queer resistance to state power. Join myself, @adamzmith.bsky.social & @shivanidave.co.uk to learn the history & create your own contemporary responses. Look at these gorgeous works created this past weekend in County Durham!
