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Jennifer Lawrence Once Detailed Her Sense Of Style As “Sl*tty Power Lesbian” ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Apart from her craft, Jennifer Lawrence has another reputation for speaking without a filter. The Hunger Games actress never fails to make headlines with her humour. Whether it goes well with her fans or not, it does not stop her from being herself. Once, Lawrence opened up about her style inspiration and called it “sl*tty power lesbian.” JLaw has been in the industry for nearly 15 years. Throughout her journey…

Sophie B Hawkins, singer, songwriterI was Bryan Ferry’s percussionist but got fired after two weeks. He very nicely said: “You can’t play the Cuban congas as well as so-and-so who’s coming in to replace you.” I wore dresses then and was trying to be someone else, but after being fired I thought: “Screw it. I’m going to be myself.”I went back to waitressing and coat-checking, but was still writing songs. One night, playing some chords, my hand slipped to the G. It sounded so melancholy and suited my mood. The lyrics…

Have you ever been curious about the lives of people who write developer documentation for technology companies? Me neither. Until I read K Vaishali’s absorbing memoir Homeless: Growing Up Lesbian and Dyslexic in India, it seemed like a niche and nerdy area of work completely outside the scope of my understanding and the people involved in it did not pique my interest. This book made me reflect on how individuals are much more than their day jobs. PREMIUM “Much of this book is about a search for love in the…

Throwback When Kristen Stewart Slammed A Reporter For Asking About Robert Pattinson ( Photo Credit – Movie Still ) Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart were once madly in love with each other. The duo, who starred in the blockbuster Twilight, dated each other for four years before parting ways. Notably, their love grew while filming the first instalment of Twilight and ended with the last film of the franchise. Today, we bring to you a throwback to when there were only speculations about Stewart and Pattinson’s…

Tonight one of Silver Lake’s strip-mall gems will pour its last glass of wine and serve its last order of salsa macha wings. Eszett, a natural-wine bar with an inventive food menu and some of the city’s best — and most subversive — hot sauce, is closing, but the spirit of the space will live on. The Ruby Fruit, a lesbian wine bar from some of Eszett’s staff, is set to open there in mid-February.“There is no denying that this is a hard task — a really tough act to follow,” said Mara Herbkersman, the former general manager…

Actor Cate Blanchett reacted to the response for work in Todd Field's Tár, for which she scooped her fourth Golden Globe, this time winning Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama). In the film, Cate plays a queer conductor Lydia Tár, whose career comes spiraling down after several accusations come to light. Cate Blanchett reacted to the 'lesbian icon' status given by several queer fans. (Also read: Cate Blanchett's Tár wins best film at National Society of Film Critics, scores rare hattrick at major critics awards)The…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeIt’s the festive season, which always brings with it seemingly endless repeats of Love Actually on the box.But while many of us have seen Richard Curtis’ romcom enough times to know all the words, including those on Andrew Lincoln’s soppy placards, few know of the highly emotional storyline about an older lesbian couple that ended up on the cutting room floor.The relationship was…

Spoken word poet Joelle Taylor has won the Polari book prize for her collection which “defends our right to walk without fear, wear what we choose, be who we uniquely are”.C+nto & Othered Poems, which explores the UK’s underground lesbian culture, was named the winner of the £2,000 prize, which is the top award in the UK’s only dedicated awards for LGBTQ+ literature. It is the second major award for the book, which won the TS Eliot prize earlier this year.The Polari first book prize was awarded to Adam Smith’s debut…

Marvel's 'Champions' #27 The MCU has never been great with representation. The massive media franchise is slowly working to repair its negative history regarding inclusion, thanks in large part to films like Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, but there’s still quite a ways to go before the franchise will feel like its stories truly belong in 2022. Far too many of its releases lack visibility for a number of marginalized groups, in particular the LGBTQIA+ community. The first film to include a gay character was…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeLinda Cardellini has shared her reaction to finding out that Velma is a lesbian in the new Scooby-Doo film. The actor has portrayed the character on two occasions: in the 2002 live adaptation film, and its sequel, Monsters Unleashed, two years later. Last month, the release of the latest iteration of the Scooby-Doo universe Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! canonised Velma as having an…