Logan Mader

All of Us Strangers buys into tropes of tragic queer lives – but there is hope there, too

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

On the surface, All of Us Strangers, directed by Andrew Haigh, is a dark and twisty love story.

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  • On the surface, All of Us Strangers, directed by Andrew Haigh, is a dark and twisty love story.
  • Underneath, there is the often-present storyline seen in queer cinema: that of trauma and tragedy.
  • All of Us Strangers follows lonely middle-aged gay man Adam (Andrew Scott), struggling to come to terms with his tragic past and sexuality.

Queer representation

  • Queer representation in mainstream media has historically been marred by negative stereotypes, tokenistic representation and death.
  • In my recent interactive documentary, Queer Representation Matters, queer media scholars and queer screen storytellers share how queer characters are often relegated to roles characterised by tragedy or trauma, perpetuating harmful tropes like “bury your gays”.
  • Online queer news site, Autostraddle, have compiled a list of the 230+ dead queer female TV characters, which continues to be updated with each death.
  • Essentially, for queer people, it starts to feel like you can’t have queer representation without someone dying tragically at the end.
  • Read more:
    We studied two decades of queer representation on Australian TV, and found some interesting trends

We need diverse stories

  • Tropes will always exist in storytelling, but by having more diverse queer filmmakers telling more diverse queer stories, audiences will have a more balanced narrative about queer life (and life expectancy).
  • We need to see stories that challenge the narrative that being queer ultimately leads to pain, trauma and tragedy.
  • We need to see we can also live long and happy lives, so we can believe we can have the happy ever after.
  • Read more:
    All of Us Strangers: heartbreaking film speaks to real experiences of gay men in UK and Ireland


Natalie Krikowa does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

+Live+, Barenaked Ladies to headline 2024 Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

BROOKHAVEN, Ga., Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The City of Brookhaven is thrilled to announce music acts +Live+ and Barenaked Ladies as the concert headliners for the 2024 Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival, taking place Saturday and Sunday, March 23-24, at Blackburn Park, 3493 Ashford Dunwoody Road in Brookhaven.

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  • BROOKHAVEN, Ga., Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The City of Brookhaven is thrilled to announce music acts +Live+ and Barenaked Ladies as the concert headliners for the 2024 Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival, taking place Saturday and Sunday, March 23-24, at Blackburn Park, 3493 Ashford Dunwoody Road in Brookhaven.
  • “Once again the Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival proves why it’s one of the biggest concert events in the state,” says former Brookhaven Mayor John Ernst, who remains involved with the festival.
  • The Brookhaven Cherry Blossom 5K will take place on Saturday, March 16.
  • For more information about the Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival, visit BrookHavenGA.gov/Festival , and Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @BrookCherryFest.

NICKELODEON, PARAMOUNT+ AND PINKFONG REVEAL OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR ORIGINAL ANIMATED MUSICAL ADVENTURE BABY SHARK'S BIG MOVIE, PREMIERING FRIDAY, DEC. 8, ON NICKELODEON AND PARAMOUNT+

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

BURBANK, Calif., Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon, Paramount+ and The Pinkfong Company today released the official trailer and key art for BABY SHARK'S BIG MOVIE, the first-ever feature-length original animated movie based on the globally beloved preschool property. The upcoming fin-tastic musical adventure is set to debut Friday, December 8, at 12 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon and stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada, and the following day in the UK and Australia. The family-friendly film will debut in additional Paramount+ international markets, where the service is available, in 2024. In Korea, Southeast Asia and China, BABY SHARK'S BIG MOVIE is distributed by The Pinkfong Company. The film will be featured in the Paramount+ Holiday Collection that features fan favorite festive movies and iconic seasonal episodes from beloved series for the whole family.

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  • In BABY SHARK'S BIG MOVIE, Baby Shark is forced to leave behind the world he loves after his family's move to the big city and must adjust to his new life without his best friend William.
  • The first season (26 episodes) of the hit preschool series Baby Shark's Big Show!
  • Both BABY SHARK'S BIG MOVIE and Baby Shark's Big Show!
  • Miriam Ritchie serves as Nickelodeon's Executive in Charge of Production for BABY SHARK'S BIG MOVIE and Max Goodman serves as Nickelodeon's Executive in Charge of Production for Baby Shark's Big Show!.

The Lesbian Bar Project Honored with Emmy Award

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jägermeister is proud to announce that The Lesbian Bar Project took home a New York Emmy Award at the 66th annual ceremony in New York City. The third episode of the docuseries was awarded an Emmy in the category for Entertainment - Long Form Content. The NY based episode tells the story of Lisa Cannistraci, her bar Henrietta Hudson, and the Salsa Soul Sisters, the longest running organization focusing on lesbian women of color. The Lesbian Bar Project is part of Jägermeister's #SavetheNight initiative, which dedicates funds and resources to enact positive change in the nightlife industry. In partnership with The Lesbian Bar Project  the initiative is able to give a voice to lesbian bars and help support the queer nightlife community. 

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  • The Lesbian Bar Project is part of Jägermeister's #SavetheNight initiative, which dedicates funds and resources to enact positive change in the nightlife industry.
  • In partnership with The Lesbian Bar Project  the initiative is able to give a voice to lesbian bars and help support the queer nightlife community.
  • The Lesbian Bar Project was started by New York filmmakers Erica Rose and Elina Street to shine a spotlight on the nearly extinct lesbian bar community.
  • Prior to this Emmy Award, The Lesbian Bar Project received a 2023 GLAAD Media Award, 2022 ANA Multicultural Award, two Webby Awards, and a nomination for the Queerties.

Penitentia Makes Kansas Film Festival Debut at Tallgrass Film Festival

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Mercury Films , a digital cinema production company, today announced the Kansas film festival debut of Penitentia , a feature film written and directed by Chris Lawing, at the upcoming Tallgrass Film Festival.

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  • Mercury Films , a digital cinema production company, today announced the Kansas film festival debut of Penitentia , a feature film written and directed by Chris Lawing, at the upcoming Tallgrass Film Festival.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230912701545/en/
    Attorneys Ale Villacaño and Marvin Weissman confront prison officials in feature film Penitentia.
  • Also playing at Tallgrass Film Festival is Liberty, Lawing’s short film crime thriller.
  • For tickets to the Tallgrass Film Festival, visit https://tff23.eventive.org/passes/buy .

Howie Mandel, Mya, Alysia Reiner join celebrities, businesses supporting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

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Friday, September 1, 2023

This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, communities across the nation can support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® in many ways to drive research and treatment for pediatric cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

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  • This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, communities across the nation can support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® in many ways to drive research and treatment for pediatric cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230901545122/en/
    In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a host of St. Jude celebrity, influencer and content creator friends including comedian and tv personality Howie Mandel, Orange is the New Black and Marvel’s Alysia Reiner, singer-songwriter Mya, and Gossip Girl’s Jonathan Fernandez will support fundraising for St. Jude across social media platforms.
  • Supporters can donate through the Tiltify fundraising campaign and receive a limited edition hoodie as a reward.
  • Get involved with Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to make a difference for children and families everywhere.

GAMUT RETURNS AS HOUSE OF GAMUT-AN ONLINE MAGAZINE, WRITERS ACADEMY, AND PUBLISHING HOUSE

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Friday, September 1, 2023

BOSTON and CHICAGO, Sept. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On January 1, 2024, Gamut—the magazine that published over 100 speculative stories in 2017—will return as House of Gamut, a global nonprofit featuring an online magazine, a publishing arm, and a teaching academy for writers.

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  • These readers, writers, students, and teachers are the future, and we at Gamut want to be a part of making their dreams a reality."
  • Wood, President of House of Gamut
    As a home for readers and writers of dark speculative fiction, House of Gamut is dedicated to giving people spellbinding works to read through their publishing house and online magazine while serving writers during all stages of their careers with courses from professional writers and industry experts.
  • House of Gamut welcomes authors and readers, providing an inclusive, one-stop shop where people from around the world can read, write, and get published.
  • Visit HouseOfGamut.com for more details and sign up for their e-newsletter to receive updates and join the House of Gamut community.

NICKELODEON AND THE PINKFONG COMPANY MAKE A SPLASH WITH THIRD SEASON RENEWAL OF BABY SHARK'S BIG SHOW!

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

BURBANK, Calif., June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon is making a splash this summer with Baby Shark's Big Show!--renewing the hit animated preschool series for a third season and releasing the first-ever collection of fan-favorite songs with The Pinkfong Company. Co-produced by Nickelodeon Animation and The Pinkfong Company, the new season (18 half-hour episodes; four hour-long musical specials) will follow Baby Shark, his family, and his friends as they dive into unexpected adventures in Carnivore Cove and beyond, from adopting cuddly sea-critter pets to meeting electrifying new fishy friends and more. The Baby Shark universe also continues to expand with the release of Baby Shark's Big Show! Fin-Shaking Dance Songs, a music album featuring fin-tastic songs from the first two seasons of the series, on Friday, June 16. The first season of Baby Shark's Big Show! is available to stream now on Paramount+.

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  • BURBANK, Calif., June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon is making a splash this summer with Baby Shark's Big Show!--renewing the hit animated preschool series for a third season and releasing the first-ever collection of fan-favorite songs with The Pinkfong Company.
  • The Baby Shark universe also continues to expand with the release of Baby Shark's Big Show!
  • will be able to sing and dance along to their favorite tunes with the release of Baby Shark's Big Show!
  • Released through a partnership with Sony Music Entertainment UK's Relentless Records, Baby Shark's Big Show!

Bolide (BLID) Is Now Available for Trading on LBank Exchange

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Internet City, Dubai--(Newsfile Corp. - November 16, 2022) - LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, has listed Bolide (BLID) on November 16, 2022.

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  • Internet City, Dubai--(Newsfile Corp. - November 16, 2022) - LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, has listed Bolide (BLID) on November 16, 2022.
  • For all users of LBank Exchange, the BLID/USDT trading pair is now officially available for trading.
  • Its native token BLID has been listed on LBank Exchange at 13:00 UTC on November 16, 2022, to further expand its global reach and help it achieve its vision.
  • The BLID token has been listed on LBank Exchange at 13:00 UTC on November 16, 2022, investors who are interested in the Bolide investment can easily buy and sell BLID token on LBank Exchange right now.

Revolve Agency Adds Creative Director + Editor Sherri Solinger

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Friday, September 23, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Joining Founder, Jay Tehrani, Creative Partners, Daniel Bernath and Adrian Sainsbury Carter, and Creative Director, Jules Levy, Sherri brings her depth of experience and relationships to the growing, award-winning agency. Recently Creative Director and Co-Lead of Originals at Hulu's Creative Studio Greenhouse for 4+ years, and an award-winning editor, Solinger collaborated on the notable campaign launches for "Hillary," "Shrill," "Changing the Game," and "High Fidelity," among others.

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  • Revolve Agency, the Los Angeles-based boutique-by-design creative advertising company, has added Sherri Solinger to its leadership and management team.
  • LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Joining Founder, Jay Tehrani, Creative Partners, Daniel Bernath and Adrian Sainsbury Carter, and Creative Director, Jules Levy, Sherri brings her depth of experience and relationships to the growing, award-winning agency.
  • Recently Creative Director and Co-Lead of Originals at Hulu's Creative Studio Greenhouse for 4+ years, and an award-winning editor, Solinger collaborated on the notable campaign launches for "Hillary," "Shrill," "Changing the Game," and "High Fidelity," among others.
  • "In our ongoing mission to continue leveling up and diversifying our staff, projects, and clientele, Sherri adds important perspective, talent, and outreach to all our creative collaborations."