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    Let’s Get Real — Five Questions With Miguel Luciano

    Miguel Luciano is an actor, acting coach, and one of my absolute dearest friends—and he has found his way to online fame with his fabulous impressions of the Real Housewives. I caught up with him on one of his whirlwind trips to NYC, and over brunch at the Empire Diner (which I recommend highly, for […] More

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    Larks & Recs: The Traitors and The Goldfinch

    Welcome back to Larks & Recs! It’s been a minute, and I apologize. Blame the summertime of it all if you have to blame something. Just don’t blame us! We love you and are back to recommend things we think you might enjoy. This week, Caemeron Crain is obsessed with the reality show The Traitors […] More

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    Recommendations: Survivor and Angus

    Survivor has not been on the air for 43 years (though it has been on for 22, which is a heck of a long time!). I remember well that summer it premiered, back in 2000, not because I was swept up in it or watched it all, but because everyone else was when I wasn’t […] More

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    Deformed Lunchbox, Metalocalypse, Top Chef, and More!

    Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week, Stephanie Edwards is watching Top Chef, John Bernardy is listening to The Writers Panel with Ben Blacker, Vincent Greene recommends the work of Deformed Lunchbox, and Hawk Ripjaw encourages you to watch Metalocalypse on Adult […] More

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    Survivor, Gretel & Hansel, and More!

    Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week, Stephanie Edwards is watching the new season of Survivor, Hawk Ripkaw checked out Gretel & Hansel, Natasha BC Smith discovered Myths & Monsters, and Vincent Greene recommends that you get around to watching Fringe already. […] More

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    Modern Rituals, You, Dragula, and More!

    Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week, Laura Stewart is listening to Modern Rituals, Hawk Ripjaw got around to watching You, Caemeron Crain is digging Jack Cruz and The Flame of Love, Will Johnson recommends Clemency, and Rachel Stewart is watching Dragula. […] More

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    RuPaul’s Drag Race: Representation and Drag

    “Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve & Talent”—I’ve heard the phrase for nearly 10 years. Hunched over my laptop streaming LogoTV, I fell hard for RuPaul’s Drag Race in its second season. The colors are bright, the glitter and glitz a feast for the eyes, but ultimately it was the format that hooked me; it made me laugh […] More

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    Taylor Swift, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and More!

    Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week’s entries come from: Rachel Stewart, Andy Hageman, Caemeron Crain, and John Bernardy. Rachel: Well, it’s been a week. Right out of the gate, Taylor Swift dropped her new video for “You Need to Calm Down,” […] More

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    Queer Eye: Fighting for Acceptance

    This Pride month, something I am incredibly thankful to have in my life is Netflix’s hit show Queer Eye. Queer Eye is my safe space. I watch the show to make me smile, to have fun, and to remind myself that I am always loved and accepted. Queer Eye is a happy place for people […] More

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    The Masked Singer, Murakami, and More!

    Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff will be providing you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week’s entries come include Fontaines D.C., Kim’s Convenience, and The Masked Singer. Laura Stewart: Dublin quintet Fontaines D.C. released their new single, “Too Real” on December 21st and I haven’t stopped listening to it […] More