Co-Founder’s Note: Why hello there, dearest Filthy Dreams readers? What’s that? You’re looking for something to do tomorrow night? Well, we, here at Filthy Dreams, have got you covered since our industrious intrepid contributor Osman Can Yerebakan is hosting a screening and performance tomorrow night (November 29th) at 6:30PM at Equity Gallery in conjunction with … Continue reading
Stumbling, bleary-eyed, back into the outside world, the morning after clubbing isn’t exactly the magic hour. Or at least, not typically. But, Richard Renaldi’s photographic series Manhattan Sunday not only merely captures the still-awake but not-yet-hungover post-clubbing period of 5, 6 or even 9AM, but it also glamorizes it. Continue reading
Ho Ho HO-OOH MY GOD! Quick, dearest Filthy Dreams readers! We have no time for formalities, it’s time for some panic-driven, wild-eyed Black Friday shopping! Where do we start first? Macy’s? The mall? Donald Trump’s online store with $149 Make America Great Again Christmas ornaments? Where…WHERE? It’s time for holiday hysterics again and there’s no better … Continue reading
Most users don’t know that Google can delete your blog and email for the sole, vague reason of “violations of terms of service.” This nightmare scenario happened this June to one of Filthy Dreams’ favorite writers Dennis Cooper, erasing over a decade of content, email correspondence and a draft of his GIF novel Zac’s Freight Elevator. Launched … Continue reading
“In putting together a show about complicating visibility, it is necessary to acknowledge that there have been times when queer visibility was life or death. It also must be acknowledged that without violence against queer people — whether physical or the violence of mandating identity — it wouldn’t be necessary to have a conversation around … Continue reading
Samuel Beckett seems like a good place to start. After election night on Tuesday, it feels like we’re living in one of his plays. I didn’t really want to write this piece–or any election-related “think piece.” It always seems egomaniacal and self-indulgent. But, I couldn’t find a way to avoid writing about our ominous election of Donald Trump. Continue reading
After descending steep stairs and wandering a dark, dungeon-like hallway, it’s hard to imagine the bounty of botanical-covered beards and bears that awaits in Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art’s Prince Street Project Space. Artist Rebecca Levi, who some of you dearest Filthy Dreams readers may recognize from our past coverage of Leslie-Lohman’s show … Continue reading