The Lede
William J. Mann Unravel the ‘Mystery of the ‘Black Dahlia’
Queer Hollywood biographer and novelist William J. Mann looks into the infamous ‘Black Dahlia’ murder that riveted America in the late 1940s and still remains unsolved.
In the Q
Joyfully Exhilarating Conan Gray Connects on Latest Tour
Nobody captures the inner world of Gen Z—especially its queer heart—quite like Conan Gray.
Harry Lighton Redefines Kink with Dom-com Pillion
QulturVultur speaks with queer director Harry Lighton about his debut feature length film Pillion about a sexually naive young man who discovers he likes a relationship with a strict code of conduct.
Joshua Harmon Remembers his ‘Nonna’ in Heartfelt, if Slight We Had a World
Playwright Joshua Harmon wonders why a woman who should not have been a mother could be such a fabulous grandmother in his autobiographical We Had a World.
Jack Tracy Turns Up the Sexual Heat on Dekkoo’s Danny Will Die Alone
With Season 3 of the streaming hit Danny Will Die Alone, Jack Tracy turns up the sexual heat.
Mara Lieberman Brings the Audience into the Experience of Dirty Books
Playwright/Director Mora Lieberman wants her audience to do something together—something communal, alive, and creative– when seeing her latest immersive production Dirty Books.
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John Lithgow, Olivia Colman Bring Their A-Games to Queer Domestic Drama Jimpa
There’s a family reunion of a very identity-fluid family at the heart of Jimpa, Sophie Hyde’s domestic drama.
Pillion — Padlocked And In Love
With his first feature, Pillion, writer-director Harry Lighton brings Adam Mars-Jones’ 2020 novel Box Hill to big-screen life and shatters the molds for rom-coms, queer romance movies, and biker myths.
Mahler and Queers – Why a Connection?
The Gustav Mahler revival and Queer Liberation were born within years of each other; and were forever linked in 1971 with the film Death in Venice. But why does Mahler’s music resonate so strongly with queers?
Mahler’s Mighty Third Receives Luminous Performance by the Budapest Festival Orchestra
The Budapest Festival Orchestra under Iván Fischer’s direction, made beautiful sense of Gustav Mahler’s sprawling Third Symphony in a concert sponsored by Vivo Performing Arts in collaboration with the Boston Lyric Opera.
Family Relationships Challenged in Gripping Danish Import Acts of Love
This Danish import is a psychologically complex fable of trauma, faith, and family
Pop, Jazz, Broadway Greats Join the Boston Pops for Upcoming Season
Keith Lockhart returns for the 2026 Boston Pops season with a stellar line-up of pop music, jazz and Broadway talent performing May 8 to June 6 at Symphony Hall.
Have Queer Films Become Too Tame? Mark Schwab Responds with Edgy Cutaways
Mark Schwab’s new film Cutaways hopes to be the answer to those finding Queer cinema these days a bit too Hallmark for comfort.
Cynthia Erivo Heads to Tanglewood This Summer with the Boston Pops
Grammy, Tony, Emmy winner and three-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo is set for a concert this summer in Tanglewood with the Boston Pops.
New Faces, New Intrigues (plus Glory Holes) on Season 4 of HBO’s Sleeper Hit Industry
High finance, high times, glory, (and glory holes) fight for attention on the Fourth Season of HBO Max’s Industry.
Jody Foster Is a Pleasure to Watch in Frothy Caper
In A Private Life, Jody Foster plays an American psychologist in Paris who finds herself in a mystery about the untimely death of a friend.
Celebrity Stylist Chris Appleton on Finding Who You Are Meant To Be
Chris Appleton is known for his cutting good looks & celebrity clients, but he looks inward of his new book, YOUR ROOTS DON’T DEFINE YOU: Transform Your Life. Create Your Comeback.
Operation Mincemeat, Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending Head to Boston. Plus the Phantom Returns
The 2026/2027 Lexus Broadway In Boston Season at the Citizens Opera House and the Emerson Colonial Theatre, an Ambassador Theatre Group venue has been announced.
Diving Back into ‘The Pitt’ for Season Two
The cast and producers talk about avoiding the symptoms of the Sophomore Slump.
Wonder Succeeds Where It Matters Most
Wonder, the musical based on the best-selling novel and acclaimed film, succeeds where it matters most: in its message of kindness and acceptance.
Student Dancers Head to Conference at Cambridge’s Dance Complex
American College Dance Association (ACDA) will bring its 2026 New England regional conference to The Dance Complex in February 19-22.
Ariande Grande & Jonathan Bailey Pair for London Sondheim Revival
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s iconic musical Sunday in the Park with George is set for a London revival next year with Ariande Grande and Jonathan Bailey.
David Bromstad Shares his Deep-Dive Home (and Self) Renovation
When his Orlando home was storm-damaged, David Bromstad embarked on a renovation that proved to be a revelation.
What Were 2025’s Top Ten Queer Cultural Moments?
Heated Rivalry, the appropriation of faggot, and Sniffies were amongst the big cultural queer stories of 2025.
Cole Duffy’s Top Films from 2025
QV’s Cole Duffy offers his picks for the best films of 2025.
Novelist Drew Banks Looks Beyond the Queer Literary Ghetto
The queer novelist returns to complete his trilogy of novels with I Before E; this time focusing on a teenage Italian immigrant’s coming of age in NYC during the 1990s.
Kilian Melloy’s Twelve Top Queer Films from 2025
What were the top queer films of 2025? QV critic Kilian Melloy weighs in with his choices of the top 12.
Re-reading Is Fundamental: Drag Race in 2025
2025 was a season of Drag Race where the producers forgot to turn off the “drama” switch after the cameras stopped rolling.
Sexy, Viral Hit Heated Rivalry Shows the Power of the Closet
At first it doesn’t appear that HBO Max’s viral hit Heated Rivalry has anything serious to say, just wait until Episode 3.
In Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon, Ethan Hawke plays lyricist Lorenz Hart with much charm, too bad the film is a coy mix of fact and fiction.
Why Is That Word on the Marquee?
Faggot has long been the one gay slur seemingly beyond reclamation; that is until recently.
Powerful The Secret Agent Speaks to Our Present
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent stars the luminous Wagner Moura in a powerful political thriller that speaks to our current state of affairs.
If Qavatar of the Month Joan Crawford lived in the 21st Century, what movies could she have starred in? Here are five suggestions.
It’s the Jessie Buckley Show in Moving Hamnet
Chloe Zhao returns to form with this transporting, gloomy but spiritually uplifting film version of the best-selling novel with an Oscar-worthy performance by Jessie Buckley.
With Everything Coming Up Jinkx, What Can She Do Next?
After Jinkx Monsoon returns to Oh, Mary! and her stint in London as Judy Garland, here are some suggestions.
New Photo Book Continues Couples Quest to Authenticate Queer Love through the Centuries
Queer couple Neal Treadwell and Hugh Nini continue their journey to authenticate queer couples in a broad historical context with a new volume of vintage photos, Loving II, a follow-up to their groundbreaking Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s – 1950s.
Saint Joan
Did Alfred Hitchcock Make Hollywood’s Queerest Film?