Day: September 12, 2024

So Chic, Very Chic: The Red Wedding

Game of Thrones is a series that precedes my own life, and at this pace, it will probably outlive me, too. Even if George R. R. Martin, bless his soul, does not. There is an episode from the television adaptation of the same name that has eclipsed most others from the show, even others of…

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MTV’s VMAs Keep Getting Queerer

Growing up as a closeted queer Black kid in South Texas, LGBTQ+ representation was lacking, to say the least. I didn’t have any role models. I didn’t feel safe expressing myself at home or at school for fear of rejection, harassment, or worse. That’s why music was a form of escapism for me – it…

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