Reading with the stars: New bookstore only stocks books picked by celebs
The editor-in-chief of Out magazine and founder of Grand Editorial, Aaron Hicklin, has just started a new venture: One Grand, a bookstore that only stocks titles handpicked by Tilda Swinton, Lena Dunham, Michael Pollan, Edmund White, and… Read more »
Gay icons celebrated at the Lambda Literary Awards
The Lambda Literary Awards were held earlier this week in New York, celebrating the year’s best in writing that explores LGBT themes. First awarded in 1989, the honors affectionately known… Read more »
John Waters to Philip Hoare: “That’s whale porn!”
The Sea Inside by Philip Hoare has been called many things. “Beautifully written.” “Simultaneously philosophical and engaging.” “Evocative.” But it took filmmaker John Waters to view it in another, more… Read more »
Is tolerance bad for art?
John Waters, in this interview at The Financial Times, claims to be regretful about how gay culture has gone mainstream: I miss it … I’m for gay marriage. I don’t want to do it,… Read more »