Close

Not a member yet? Register now and get started.

lock and key

Sign in to your account.

Account Login

Forgot your password?

Drew Barrymore  // Posts tagged as "Drew Barrymore"

15 Nov Posted by in Jewelle Gomez | Comments Off on Suffering and Sufferage

Suffering and Sufferage

Suffering and Sufferage

Making a film about ‘women’s issues’ is always risky business. That’s been true since the first reel unwound in a darkened theatre. Men make up names about them—weepies, chic flicks—in order to dismiss and disparage the idea that women might sometimes see and react to the world differently from men. Despite the danger of critical […]

Read more...

04 Aug Posted by in Jewelle Gomez | 11 comments

Back to Black

Back to Black

I had hoped that Amy Jade Winehouse would be one of those who made it out of the frightening forest of addiction and emotional instability.  It’s not unusual for the indiscretions of artists and performers to be tracked and publicized…it goes with the territory.  But I was often surprised at how people revealed their own […]

Read more...