Music of the Week: December 6 - 10 This week Duran Duran delivers a dose of "Now," Adele rolls in the deep, The Superions get sexy with Santa, Niki And The Dove are furious, and Star Slinger takes us to heaven via Las Vegas.
For my second time in Germany, I flew business class for the first time in my adult life, discovered the Christmas markets, and dabbled in Frankfurt nightlife.
Billy Porter at the Broadway Dreams 18th Annual Gala
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Billy Porter recently shared an Instagram update about his health with his fans after being diagnosed with sepsis back in September. His illness led him to step down from his role as the Emcee Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club a month earlier than expected and to take time away from public life to recover in private. Now, he's opened up about his illness and the recovery process. Keep Reading →
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On Friday, Netflix quietly dropped Dave Chappelle's newest comedy special, Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable… and in it, he talked about his controversial performance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia. Keep Reading →
RuPaul's Drag Race superstars Nymphia Wind and Plastique Tiara in The Serpents Tour poster.
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RuPaul's Drag Race superstars Plastique Tiara and Nymphia Wind have officially joined forces for The Serpents Tour, which will slither its way across the U.S. starting January 25 in New York and is currently scheduled to run through February 16 in Portland. Keep Reading →
Pedro Pascal at a promotional event for Eddington during the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival in May 2025; Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams on Heated Rivalry.
In case you didn't know, Pedro Pascal has been stanning Heated Rivalry just like the rest of us, and fandoms for both the actor and the Crave/HBO Max series are now clocking his sweet and hilarious reactions to social media posts about the gay hockey show that's taken over the world. Keep Reading →
Lea Michele as Florence Vassy in "Chess;" Director Michael Mayer; and Nicholas Christopher as Anatoly Sergievsky.
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Michael Mayer knows star power when he sees it. He's worked with some of the most talented performers in contemporary theater, including Sutton Foster in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Kristin Chenoweth in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and Jonathan Groff and Liam Gallagher Jr. in Spring Awakening. He's done everything from classics like Uncle Vanya, to brand-new musicals like American Idiot, to revivals such as Funny Girl, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and most recently, Chess. Keep Reading →
Editor's note: This article contains spoilers for Heated Rivalry season 1 episode 5, "I'll Believe in Anything," now streaming on HBO Max. Keep Reading →
Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander on Heated Rivalry season 1 episode 5.
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The icy and extra spicy Crave/HBO Max series Heated Rivalry has had fans losing their minds over weekly new episodes from this epic rivals-to-lovers hockey romance saga that quickly became the gay internet's greatest obsession. Keep Reading →
