Art isn’t easy. — About two years ago, I was in New York with friends, having a theatre weekend. We’d seen two shows together already, but on Sunday, they wanted to see something I’d already seen, so I bought myself a ticket to see the revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, the one that gender-swapped…

Should this year be the last for gendered categories at the Academy Awards? — It’s time for the Gay Super Bowl once again — or, as straight people like to call it, the Oscars. This is my favorite part of the cinematic year, between the nominations and Oscar night itself. And I have questions. Will Ke Huy Quan top off the comeback story of…

Gay people have long advocated for equality. We should have been more specific. — Ah, the holidays. A time to listen to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” a minimum of twenty times a day, spend hours at an outlet mall just to find a parking space, and of course, spend time with your family. …

Netflix’s UNCOUPLED is a fun new show. Are we still allowed to have fun? — Many are calling this the summer of the gay rom-com. First, there was Hulu’s Fire Island, a modern gay take on Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. Then, Netflix premiered Heartstopper, an adorable love story between blazered British boys in high school. In September, Billy Eichner’s Bros, the first gay romantic…

Released fifty years ago, Bob Fosse’s masterpiece is not only a celebration of sexual freedom, but a warning about apathy in the face of evil. — As anyone who knows me is well aware, I co-host a podcast all about my first love: old movies. It’s called The Rewind Project, and each episode revisits a famous (or infamous) film on a significant milestone anniversary. We talk about the film itself, naturally — but where things really…

When those in power play the victim, their mediocrity is on full display. — I’ll always remember the moment that I finished the first draft of my first novel. As I typed the final sentence, I could feel my pulse in my temples, and I paused before typing the final period of the last sentence of the book. And then, as soon as it…

Joel Kim Booster’s gay rom-com updates Jane Austen’s most iconic work in an ingenious way. — Like, ohmygod, Happy Pride, you guys. It’s June, which means everything from ice cream to financial advice comes with a big ol’ rainbow flag attached to it, and what’s more fun, lots of TV shows and movies to match every gay sensibility. The rebooted Queer as Folk is sashaying onto…

Nine films that underscore why women should be able to make up their own minds — Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past month, you might have heard a bit of news about the US Supreme Court. Specifically, a majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito was leaked, and it looks as though the landmark case Roe v. …

A documentary about the rise and fall of a ubiquitous clothing brand gave me a little bit of my teenage life back. — Schadenfreude is one of my favorite words. Derived from the German, Merriam-Webster defines it as “enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others,” which admittedly, sounds awful. Except when said others really have it coming. I recently fired up the Netflix machine to watch a documentary called White Hot: The Rise…