The L Word changed the world. When the series debuted in January 2004, it was the first of its kind to portray lesbian life in an aspirational light. As in, so many women and queer people watching really, really wanted the glamorous, hyperdramatized lives of these somewhat (okay, very) flawed but ambitious, attractive, and proudly out (for the most part) women.
Many of these envy-worthy lesbians are connected by the Chart, a whiteboard (turned website in later seasons) drawing lines between hookups of queer women around the globe, oddly personifying the interconnectedness of, well, real queer women around the world. Read More...
Kristen Doute spilled some tea on her history with Jo Wenberg, which fell apart before Tom Schwartz‘s fling made her Vanderpump Rules debut.
“For you listeners out there that don’t know, Jo was one of my best friends. When I say best friend, I don’t mean that lightly,” Kristen, 40, recalled during the Sunday, December 24, episode of her “Sex, Love and What Else Matters” podcast. “This girl was my everyday ride-or-die, [and] we literally hung out all the time. Read More...
You may not recognize the name Michael Parks, but if you’re a longtime fan of film and television, you’ve almost certainly seen his work.
Over the source of his nearly sixty years in the industry, Parks racked up an astonishing 147 credits.
A favorite of such modern auteurs as Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch, and Kevin Smith, Parks passed away last night at the age of 77. Read More...