'¡OUT! The Transformistas of Havana' Documents Performers in Cuba's Gay Cabarets
A groundbreaking new book by Eric Politzer is currently in production and it provides a platform for the captivating performers at queer cabarets throughout Cuba. Historically, cabarets on the island...
View ArticleRobert Pattinson Doesn't Know How To Play A Normal Guy
Robert Pattinson is tired. The 28-year-old has spent the better part of the last month doing press for David Michôd's "The Rover," a slow-burn thriller that's caked in equal parts dirt, dried blood and...
View ArticleAfghan Girl Continues Work As Artist In U.S. After Grenade Injury, Death Threats
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the art-loving little girl from Afghanistan left Los Angeles last April, her American friends sent her away with brushes, an iPad filled with photo souvenirs and a head full of...
View ArticleAaron Paul's New Movie Reminded Him Of 'Breaking Bad': 'It Was A Family'
Aaron Paul has a new movie, and no, his character is nothing like Jesse Pinkman. In "Hellion," Paul plays Hollis, a former local baseball star and alcoholic father failing to give his two young sons...
View ArticleLana Del Rey Slams Reporter For Controversial Interview
Last week, The Guardian published a controversial interview with Lana Del Rey in which she told reporter Tim Jonze, "I wish I were dead already." Now, in a series of tweets that have since been...
View ArticleDizzying Panoramas Of Stars In Motion Will Leave You Breathless
"Spectacular" doesn't even seem to cut it when it comes to describing photographer Vincent Brady's series, "Planetary Panoramas." The photographs in the series capture breathtaking skies in some of the...
View ArticleThe Time-Lapse Video Of Earth Blows All The Other Ones Away
Vincent Brady didn't turn to special effects to create his awe-inspiring video, "Planetary Panorama." To capture the earth as a textured sphere of natural life, hurtling through space, Brady simply put...
View ArticleThings All Movie Musicals Need To Succeed
We're in the thick of a movie-musical renaissance. Ignited by the success of "Moulin Rouge!" and "Chicago" in the early 2000s, we've seen a steady wave of Broadway stagecraft (as well as a few original...
View ArticleRian Johnson Will Replace J.J. Abrams For Next 'Star Wars'
According to Deadline.com, Rian Johnson ("Looper") will direct "Star Wars: Episode VIII", replacing "Episode VII" director J.J. Abrams for the franchise's next installment. Deadline.com also reported...
View ArticleHarry Potter Cast Reunites At Universal Studios' Wizarding World
No, former teenagers, you are not dreaming: Draco Malfoy, Bellatrix LeStrange and Luna Lovegood really did get together to hang out in a magical village. On Wednesday, June 18, members of the "Harry...
View ArticleTransgender Musician Tona Brown Says Black People Have 'Far Less Space' In...
Tona Brown, who's set to break fresh ground as the first-ever transgender person of color to take the stage at Carnegie Hall, spoke at length about the challenges of identifying as LGBTQ in the...
View ArticleThe Scientific Way To Have Your Cake And Cut It Correctly, Too
You've had your share of birthdays so you know perfectly well how to cut a cake, right? Don't count on it. As British mathematician Alex Bellos explains in a fun new video from his Numberphile series,...
View ArticleThese Minimalist Japanese Posters Make Hollywood Classics Look Even Better
There's nothing quite like a vintage movie poster, but these beauties from Japan raise the bar. We first spotted them on the tumblr 50 Watts (itself a thing of beauty), and we're reposting them here...
View ArticleOnline Trove of Haring and Warhol Works Fake, Experts Say
By Eileen Kinsella This piece originally appeared on artnet News. Pure Evil gallery owner Charles Uzzell Edwards halted sales of this and other chalk drawings after doubts about authenticity were...
View ArticlePhotographer Transformed Abandoned Hospital Into A Surreal Art Studio ... And...
Brooklyn-born photographer Arthur Tress got his start taking pictures of the decrepit architecture and bizarre characters that populated Coney Island, near where he grew up. This partly explains why,...
View Article'Made In L.A. 2014': To Walk Amongst Giants Or To Jam Out Alone?
The second biennial exhibition "Made in L.A. 2014," featuring 35 Los Angeles-based artists, "permeates every available area" of Los Angeles' Hammer Museum, according to the exhibition catalogue. The...
View ArticleConey Island Mermaid Parade Photos By Harvey Stein Show Brooklyn's Wild Side
From Greenpoint to Bay Ridge (yes, Bay Ridge) the topic of gentrification has sparked a lot of debate in Brooklyn. But despite the fear that luxury condos and those wealthy enough to afford them are...
View ArticleThomas Alleman's 'Dancing In The Dragon's Jaws' Photos Document San...
The 1980s were a tumultuous and crucial time for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, particularly in midst of the HIV/AIDS crisis and the lack of understanding surrounding the...
View ArticleWorld Cup Victories, An American Hero And The Smallest Poisonous Frog You'll...
Nothing quite compares to the power of a photograph to communicate the goings on in the world. Ranging from the serious to the silly, these photos offer peeks into what happened around the globe this...
View Article11 Rooms That Prove That The Best Ceilings Are Painted Ceilings (PHOTOS)
In addition to brushes, rollers, tape and the like, most trips to the paint store end with enough pigment to prime and cover at least four walls (sometimes with an extra coat). But that doesn't leave...
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