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!! OMG, WATCH: Out queer Indigenous advocate and star Devery Jacob appears on Seth Meyers !!

Devery Jacobs isn’t just taking the acting world by storm, she’s also using her voice to speak up for her community and Indigenous people, as well as the way they have been portrayed in Hollywood for decades. Check out Devery on Seth Meyers as she chats about writing and directing episodes of Taika Waititi‘s Reservation Dogs, learning American Sign Language for her role in the Marvel series Echo and voicing a Mohawk woman in the series What If…?.

!! OMG, new doc ‘VENUS ENVY’ details history of trailblazing Canadian drag club-kid art collective ‘The House Of Venus’ !!

The film about the legendary drag/club-kid art collective features appearances from everyone from Lady Bunny to Honey Dijion, Peaches to Candis Cayne and many other queer icons had its official World Premiere as the Closing Night Film at image+nation LGBTQ+ Film Festival in Montreal on Saturday.


A celebration of an underground movement of love, the film tells the unique story of the multi-dimensional Canadian artist collective known as “The House of Venus”. From their humble beginnings throwing DIY theme parties and fashion shows, to their journey of creating globally-renowned queer culture and community, it follows the members as they prepare for the 25th instalment of their performance and wearable art festival “WIGGLE”.

Up next, the film screens in Vancouver at the Rio Theatre on February 25th. Look out for a wide release via OutTV in 2024, and find the full trailer below!

!! OMG, WATCH: “Recovering bigot” goes viral after offering free hugs at Denver Pride !!

The two-minute video (after the jump) has accumulated over 24k likes and hundreds of comments. The best-liked comment came from someone claiming to be the man’s child:

“This is my dad!! I just got a text earlier today from my mom (also there) saying how happy my dad was to be a part of something so special. #LoveWins”

We love to see people turn over a new leaf and choose love! Check out all the love this man got in return after the jump!

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!! OMG, LISTEN TO THIS: AI has made “Gaga versions” of famous pop songs sung by Britney, Dua, and Cher !!

When AI isn’t out stealing writers’ jobs and making fake historical images, its other hobby is having its fave popstars sing other pop stars’ famous songs! This bot in particular, stans the Gaga HARD and wants her to be everyone
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Check out Gaga doing Dua above, and Britney and Cher classics after the jump!

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!! OMG, it’s playable: ‘Doom’ on a Lego brick !!

Tilt Doom on a Lego brick by Ancient JamesRemember how impressive the 3-D gore of Doom was when it came out? Slashing through the bloody hellscape, leaving scores of demons in your wake used to require a screaming fast gaming PC or, more recently, a gaming console hooked up to a monitor or TV.

Enter Lego builder and innovator Ancient James, who has packed an entirely playable Doom experience into a single Lego brick, no controller required. Just tilt it!

Watch his incredible creation in action after the jump!

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!! OMG, it works: The four-day workweek !!

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A six-month trial of the four-day workweek has just concluded in the UK, and the results are in: People love it and companies are no worse off.

61 companies that took part in the trial reported revenues stayed broadly the same, productivity was up and sick days were way down. Some companies have made it permanent.

Find out what “zero admin” means, and why 30-minute board meetings are just as efficient as two-hour ones. Watch the BBC’s coverage of the trial after the jump!

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!! OMG, get to know her: Nan Goldin in ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ !!

Perhaps, like Cookie, you came across Nan Goldin‘s photography as a baby queer, and were captivated, intrigued, perhaps even a bit scared, by the haunting and candid images she captured of her friends and chosen family.

Could these be drag queens, gay guys, and trans people?! Right here, in the suburban Barnes & Noble, in 1993?!

An artist and activist who used her lens to draw attention to LGBTQ+ subcultures and the impact of the HIV/AIDS crisis, Goldin didn’t stop there.

Here more recent work has focused on bringing attention to the Sackler family, famed cultural philanthropists and owners of Purdue Pharma, and holding them publicly accountable for their contributions to the ongoing opioid crisis.

Learn more about it in All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, one of this year’s Oscar nominated documentaries, directed by Laura Poitras. Check out the trailer, after the jump!

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