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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Tracey Emin : A Second Life, an excellent new exhibition of the iconic artist’s work, now on at London’s Tate Modern.
We all live a few lives, some more extreme than others. Iconic British artist (Dame) Tracey Emin has somehow managed extreme phases throughout her life. Tracey Emin: A Second Life is a new show at London’s Tate Modern which examines a hundred pieces of her work in the context of her unique, remarkable yet…
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Queerguru talks with filmmaker Jennifer M. Kroot on the eve of the World Premiere of HUNKY JESUS at BFI Flare
Jennifer M Kroot is an indie filmmaker who loves to make movies about people/events in her hometown of San Francisco. Her resume to date includes films about George Takei and Armistead Maupin, and her latest one is about one of the most glorious annual events in ‘the city by the bay’, THE HUNKY JESUS CONTEST…
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Kudos to Manchester (UK) Womens Institute who chose to close rather than ban Trans women.
The Women’s Institute in the UK started back in 1915 with two aims: to revitalise rural communities and to encourage women to become more involved in producing food during the First World War. Each individual WI is a separate charitable organization, run by and for its own members with a constitution agreed at the national…
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“Virtually Skeptical, Emotionally Moved” AN ARK AT THE SHED : a review by Kareem Tabsch for QUEERGURU
I am the first to admit that I have rarely, if ever, been bowled over by anything in the realm of virtual reality, augmented reality, or the like. The technology itself can be interesting enough, and there have certainly been works that piqued my interest—Traveling While Black being one I found brilliant—but I generally do…
