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Interracial Relationships, Soap Operas and Me

Film
By Alina Adams | May 8, 2025
By Alina Adams | May 8, 2025

Interracial Relationships, Soap Operas and Me

Former soap writer Alina Adams looks at the (previously?) controversial topic of interracial love, both on screen and in her own life.

Throuples, Trauma and Taboos: Healing Through Art with My Debut Feature

Film
By Sarah Jayne Brown | May 6, 2025
By Sarah Jayne Brown | May 6, 2025

Throuples, Trauma and Taboos: Healing Through Art with My Debut Feature

Writer-director Sarah Jayne Brown on the messy, uncomfortable process of writing Unicorn’s Dilemma, now crowdfunding on Indiegogo.

How I Lost My Face

Film
By Sasha Rainbow | January 24, 2025
By Sasha Rainbow | January 24, 2025

How I Lost My Face

Writer-director Sasha Rainbow on masks, identity, her toxic ex-boyfriend and her new feature, the body horror Grafted.

For Michael

Film
By Ryan Spahn | October 20, 2022
By Ryan Spahn | October 20, 2022

For Michael

On the anniversary of their first date, multi-hyphenate Ryan Spahn looks back on 14 years with his partner, actor Michael Urie.

I Used to Love H.E.R.

Film
By Rell Battle | May 12, 2022
By Rell Battle | May 12, 2022

I Used to Love H.E.R.

Actor-comedian-writer Rell Battle, now starring in Killing It, on his three great loves (and how comedy hated on all of them).

Short Film Premiere: The Walk

Film
By Victoria Negri | November 2, 2021
By Victoria Negri | November 2, 2021

Short Film Premiere: The Walk

Victoria Negri debuts her latest film, and shares an essay on how she subconsciously reveals herself through her work.

I Fell In Love With the Drummer

Music
By Jessica Dobson | May 4, 2021
By Jessica Dobson | May 4, 2021

I Fell In Love With the Drummer

Jessica Dobson (Deep Sea Diver) on what it’s really like to be in a band with your partner.

Introducing: Blue Cactus’s “Stranger Again”

Music
By Blue Cactus | April 15, 2021
By Blue Cactus | April 15, 2021

Introducing: Blue Cactus’s “Stranger Again”

The North Carolina country duo premieres a new song about musical and romantic partnership, and the sanctity of new experiences.

Don’t Date a Songwriter

Music
By Danielle Durack | January 14, 2021
By Danielle Durack | January 14, 2021

Don’t Date a Songwriter

Danielle Durack on how (not) to navigate your love life as a confessional artist.

The 10 Things We Learned Writing a Movie About Our Relationship

Film
By Jordan Firstman and Charles Rogers | April 4, 2018
By Jordan Firstman and Charles Rogers | April 4, 2018

The 10 Things We Learned Writing a Movie About Our Relationship

The real-life couple behind Men Don't Whisper share their takeaways from the process of turning their hit short film into a feature.

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