“This homosexual dream of perfect metaphysical union is not so much a reflected heterosexual ideal as it is the compensation for having wept in the darkness.” (Thomas Yingling, Hart Crane and the Homosexual Text, quoted in Heather Love, Feeling Backward) Long, long ago, Leo Bersnai formulated a theory of the impossibility of queer desire: queer … Continue reading
Oh, HO, HO, HO! Mary revelers! THANK GOD IT’S CHRISTMAS!! It’s time again to make Christmas…Christmas GREAT AGAIN! BEHAVE YOURSELF! SANTA CLAUS IS BACK IN TOWN! Red is definitely in season–as if it ever went out of style! We know what Santa wants (cookies), but don’t let Santa off the hook! BRING ME A MAN … Continue reading
Well hello there, ghosties and ghoulies! Are you feeling creepy crawly? Me too! All I need is a big cup of our World Famous Pumpkin Punch and I’ll be ready to lunge into an audience of hand-waving disciples and kick them in their eager faces with my pointy-toed patent leather shoes, shrieking about reading diaries … Continue reading
“Come you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts / Unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the topful / Of direst cruelty.” (Lady Macbeth) Boo!! It’s time for another round of our annual HALLOWREEN music playlist! While prior installments were framed around campy Dracula, Frankenstein, and UFO themes, this year, … Continue reading
*boom* *bang* Why hello there, dearest Filthy Dreams readers! And happy 4th of July! What’s that? You weren’t sure if those were fireworks or gunshots? Me neither! Welcome to America in 2018! No matter which it was, pull up a lawn chair, grab a beer and let’s celebrate our centuries-long democratic experiment that seems to … Continue reading
Oh my God, ANOTHER Pride Parade?! What? Google has a banner up? More Absolut Vodka ads? Every corporation vying to spread the rainbow? Whew, I don’t know about you queens, but we here at Filthy Dreams are hiding behind bushes. We’re tired. *SIGH* How many years have we said that Pride is over? How many … Continue reading
After a seven-year hiatus, a Roy Orbison cover was not what I anticipated when looking forward to SSION’s new album O. Of course, an eerie version of the Lynchian crooner’s take on “Big As I Can Dream” was much appreciated. Continue reading
