“I wanted to watch you guys laugh, and then I went, oh fuck, I gotta shit.” These are the first words that come out of Rachel Bloom’s mouth as soon as she takes the Vulture Festival stage at the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel. She’s wearing a baby pink Prada jumpsuit with small robots on it. Watching us laugh refers to the five-minute clip we just watched of a recent Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode that parodied Chicago’s Cell Block Tango. Members of the crowd belly laughed in surprise. Little did they expect this comment to set the tone for the conversation.
Co-host Cameron…
[This article was originally written and published on 10/9/18.]
If you’ve been to Amber Rose’s SlutWalk before, you know what to expect. Nipple tassels, leather harnesses, assless chaps, transparent tutus. Thongs, bras, and no bras. That’s why this year’s participants, dressed as such, were shocked to see Rose appear on stage, not in lace & leather, but as a blushing bride-to-be.
Rose created SlutWalk in 2014 to advocate for victims of slut-shaming and sexual harassment. In her own words, it’s a “fuck you” to the traditional narrative coming from perpetrators of assault: women dressing or acting provocatively means they are…
[This article was originally written and published on 11/13/18.]
If you watched the Detective Pikachu trailer that debuted yesterday and thought “there’s something really fucking creepy about these live-action Pokémon,” well, you’re not alone. Fans immediately took to social media with screenshots and reactions about how the live-action CGI recreations of their favorite little monsters from the popular franchise look like they belong in a horror movie.
Much of the “fan wars” that are waging across Twitter have to do with the execution of the animation. Should Charizard have scales? Why is Pikachu so furry? …
Just when you think we’re done talking about her, here we are again. Taylor Swift sparked a lot of strong reactions on Sunday night with her Instagram post supporting two Tennessee midterm candidates (Phil Bredesen for Senate and Jim Cooper for House of Representatives, both Democrats). She spoke up against Marsha Blackburn, Republican Senate candidate who “appalled” Swift with her voting record. The lengthy Instagram comment also includes statements supporting LGBTQ rights and against policies that support systemic racism and sexism.
If you’re shocked to hear that Taylor Swift used the words “systemic racism” in an Instagram comment, you are…
Will Hunt
Entertainment/LGBTQ Writer & Content Creator in Los Angeles, CA. Gaymer. Gemini. Don’t @ me.
