Essays
Queer Auteurism under Censorship: On George Cukor and Mitchell Leisen
Navigating Code-era censorship in contrasting ways, both of these directors created bodies of work that were undeniably, vibrantly queer.
Robert Stinner
Essays
Queer Subversion in Art and Life
The ways in which the stories of three queer artists and groups are brought to light offer a fuller understanding of what it means to be queer Three documentaries released in 2021 — Wojnarowicz: F**k You F*ggot F**ker, The Velvet Underground, and No Ordinary Man — examine queer artists
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Todd Haynes’ Pop Idols
Todd Haynes' Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story and Velvet Goldmine complicate our understanding of the relationship between pop culture and individuals In a West Village café, Todd Haynes once heard Karen Carpenter’s voice. “One day I was sitting at Café Dante … where they were playing 1970s retro music,