sexuality Archives

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Looking for Mr. Goodbar

By Bruce LaBruce | July 19, 2016

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Looking for Mr. Goodbar

LaBruce writes a love letter to the film, featuring a dark, defining performance by Diane Keaton, which prompted his teenage sexual awakening.

Across the Aisle: The Fosters Shows America As It Actually Is (Not As We Want It To Be)

Film

By Jim Hemphill | June 6, 2016

Across the Aisle: The Fosters Shows America As It Actually Is (Not As We Want It To Be)

Hidden away on Freeform (formerly ABC Family), one of the best political shows on TV right now isn’t even (overtly) about politics.

Was Ariana Grande’s Feminist Twitter Manifesto More Dangerous Than Her Album?

Music

By Ramona Gonzalez | May 27, 2016

Was Ariana Grande’s Feminist Twitter Manifesto More Dangerous Than Her Album?

Nite Jewel’s Ramona Gonzalez delves into Grande’s Dangerous Woman.

Megan Griffiths (Lucky Them) Talks Marielle Heller’s The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Film

By Megan Griffiths | January 12, 2016

Megan Griffiths (Lucky Them) Talks Marielle Heller’s The Diary of a Teenage Girl

A period coming-of-age dramedy, Heller's debut feature is a portrait of adolescence femininity that embraces complexity.

Nico Muhly Talks Madonna’s Rebel Heart

Music

By Nico Muhly | December 29, 2015

Nico Muhly Talks Madonna’s Rebel Heart

A lifelong Madonna fan contemplates her new album, the role she had in his life and the role she’s had in everything.

Shannon Plumb (Towheads) Talks Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s Mustang

Film

By Shannon Plumb | November 19, 2015

Shannon Plumb (Towheads) Talks Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s Mustang

When and why did we start treating children like adults? And when did men get so scared of women?

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Xavier Dolan’s Tom at the Farm

Film

By Zach Clark | August 19, 2015

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Xavier Dolan’s Tom at the Farm

A Dolan hater does a 180 on the French-Canadian wunderkind after seeing his audacious psychosexual thriller.

Jana Hunter (Lower Dens) Talks with Mike Hadreas (Perfume Genius) for The Talkhouse Music Podcast

Podcast

By Jana Hunter and Mike Hadreas | August 11, 2015

Jana Hunter (Lower Dens) Talks with Mike Hadreas (Perfume Genius) for The Talkhouse Music Podcast

Two of indie music's finest artists — and most outspoken thinkers — get together for laughs and some very candid exchanges.

Jenny Hval Talks Björk’s Vulnicura

Music

By Jenny Hval | July 8, 2015

Jenny Hval Talks Björk’s Vulnicura

What makes Björk’s new album Vulnicura so devastating? The combination of the private and the ordinary.

Bruce LaBruce (Gerontophilia) Talks Jason Banker’s Felt

Film

By Bruce LaBruce | June 30, 2015

Bruce LaBruce (Gerontophilia) Talks Jason Banker’s Felt

Can a film about young woman's violent and self-destructive acting out against the patriarchy make the best of its difficult material?