Salon17 hours agoJoel Kim Booster on his radically transparent comedy, critiques and "the Bechdel test of it all"verified_publisherSalon - Melanie McFarlandJoel Kim Booster only has to hang on for a few more days, until the end of Pride Month. Once July comes around, he's unplugging for a much needed vacation. You can probably guess where. Until then, he's riding a wave of exposure thanks to his work on three projects that have premiered across the …
Salon18 hours agoWas there anything real about Elvis Presley?verified_publisherSalon - Michael BertrandIn Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis," there's a scene based on actual conversations that took place between Elvis Presley and Steve Binder, the director of a 1968 NBC television special that signaled the singer's return to live performing. Binder, an iconoclast unimpressed by Presley's recent work, had pushed …
Salon20 hours ago8 facts about transgender activist Marsha P. Johnsonverified_publisherSalon - Melissa Kravitz HoeffnerMarsha P. Johnson was a relentless advocate for gay rights, best known for her involvement in the Stonewall Uprising and tireless efforts to protect those in her community. Though she dealt with homelessness, mental health issues, and police brutality throughout her life, she managed to leave …
Salon22 hours agoWhat we can learn from "Drag Race All Stars 7" and the magic of anxiety-free reality competitionverified_publisherSalon - Lauren PiesterShantay, you all stay. For the past six seasons of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars," it seemed as if producers were conducting experiments. As fan favorites returned to the drag queen competition to once again compete for a crown, the show came up with more and more elaborate ways to send them home …
Salon1 day agoYoung women were the "foot soldiers" of the anti-abortion movement and "morally bankrupt" Trumpverified_publisherSalon - Mary Elizabeth WilliamsIn order to understand how we got here with the stripping of reproductive health care, we need to understand the people who made it happen. It's a journey through a pivotal year in the anti-abortion movement, seen through the eyes of three of its youthful female leaders. There's never been a …
Salon1 day agoJenny Slate on voicing the melancholy "Marcel the Shell" and creating a laugh "that's not creepy"verified_publisherSalon - Gary M. KramerThe titular hero of the magical animated fable, "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" is a 1-inch tall mollusk voiced by Jenny Slate who sleeps in a "bread-room" (e.g, on slices of bread.) Marcel lives in an Airbnb that has been rented by director Dean Fleischer-Camp. (He is also Slate's ex-husband, and …
