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Joel Kim Booster talks about the entertainment industry's "backpedaling" on queer representation, even in light of the success of Heated Rivalry: '“So many gay spaces have become almost exclusively for high-earning, wealthy gay men,” he says. He sees irony in the fact that “the people who would benefit from being in these spaces the most are the people who are never going to be able to get there financially.” He says, too, that despite the success of his own projects and other LGBT-centered shows like Heated Rivalry, the current wave of harassment coming from the White House is having a chilling effect on artists. “People are really frightened and risk-averse right now because of this administration and what we’ve seen in the way of censorship or retaliation,” he says. Booster calls out the industry’s backpedaling on shows that put queerness center stage — despite important successes like Heated Rivalry, in which love between two elite players shifts the hypermasculine world of hockey. “There are now six hockey shows in development, none of them gay, and it’s like, guys, I think it wasn’t the hockey that was the big issue.”' Full article 🔗: provincetownindependent.org/arts-minds/202…

I think the problem with the debate is that there seems to be a lack of understanding of what Rhythm & Blues actually is. If anything Beyonce is in the R&B Mount Rushmore solely because she forces people to unlearn the limitations that have made R&B so disrespected in the critics community. You can't listen to Plastic Off The Sofa, Cozy or Virgos Groove and tell me those aren't R&B songs but they're also dance records because RHYTHM & BLUES is at the core of so many genres.

Billboard ranks @raye and Hans Zimmer’s “Click Clack Symphony.” as one of the best songs of 2026 so far: “After detailing her deepest fears, anxieties and traumas on debut My 21st Century Blues, RAYE finally got to explore a more optimistic viewpoint on sophomore album This Music May Contain Hope. “Click Clack Symphony” serves as the perfect thesis statement for that effort, capturing the singer, yes, at a time of personal tumult, but also now with a newfound conviction that she’ll find her way out of it. “The cold never lasts, my darling,” she concludes on the sweeping, cinematic track, elevated by Hans Zimmer’s earth-rattling orchestral arrangements. “It just teaches the heart how to burn.”

@kanapkabeka 👏🏿

Small milestone

@oceansunrise_80 Atlas. It's been a while since I last heard it

Quick someone choose a Coldplay song for me to listen to :)

Hazel Eyes. My new album, August 21st. samsmith.lnk.to/hazeleyes I am so excited to bring this piece of work and music to you. An honest account of my life the last few years, and a sweet escape for anyone who needs it. I believe, after this record more than ever, that love is a cure and music is a sanctuary and honesty is my north star. I can’t wait to share it with you all. Thanks for sticking round all these years to listen. Sam xx

🔴 Ferrari : Frédéric Vasseur s'exprime avant le Grand Prix d'Autriche. - "Nous arrivons en Autriche encouragés par nos bonnes performances lors des dernières courses, même si nous sommes pleinement conscients qu’il reste encore beaucoup de travail à accomplir et que nous devons continuer à nous concentrer sur nous-mêmes". - "Nous aborderons ce week-end avec la même méthode et le même état d’esprit que ceux que nous avons adoptés depuis le début de la saison, dans le but de réaliser des séances irréprochables à tous les égards, tant au niveau du pilotage en piste que des décisions stratégiques prises depuis le mur des stands". - "Nous savons que chaque week-end est une histoire à part, c’est pourquoi nous continuerons à aborder le championnat course après course".

Breaking: Israeli Intelligence agency Mossad wanted to assassinate the Pakistan's military chief Asim Munir while he was in Switzerland for US-Iran talks. — Mossad wanted to assassinate Pakistani military chief Asim Munir to derail US-Iran peace-talks and throw the region into the war again. — Pakistan's military intelligence intercepted Mossad's plan about the assassination of its military chief. — Pakistan didn't change the meeting schedule for Asim Munir but sent very cold message to Israel: "If you touch our delegation, we'll wipe you off the map." — Pakistan's message to Israel had zero room for creative interpretation. Mossad backed off from its plan. ◾Brazilian investigative journalist and famous author Pepe Escobar makes stunning revelation.

We're doing video calls as well

@Abejide80 😭✋🏿

ngeke ndoda umthetho awuvumi, you're a grown married man...

Scott Hoying and Mark Manio Hoying are dancing into a new chapter. ❤️ bit.ly/477dP7d

Robbie looking hot in slow motion, that's all:

"Let people live, and you get busy living so you can stop worrying about what other people are doing." —Pastor Kristian A. Smith gave a lecture for those who turn to the Bible to emphasize that "being gay is a sin", he asked a viewer of Claycane's show where God says not be gay, and she replied, "New Testament, Romans, first chapter, verses 26-29." "The more viable reading of that text actually deals with sexual exploitation, but when the empire interprets how you read the Bible, it makes it about gay people, when really it was about people in power exploiting those who don't have power. You're reading the text through the lens of the empire because the empire taught you how to interpret it. People think they're committed to scripture when really they're committed to doctrine, and doctrine is created by emphasizing certain ideas in scripture and then either neglecting or reinterpreting other ideas in scripture that contradict what they believe. Your understanding of sin is rooted in a doctrine that you got from the empire that was meant to keep you in mental and spiritual bondage. Let people live, and you get busy living so you can stop worrying about what other people are doing."

📰: Juan Pablo Montoya says Lewis Hamilton has silenced critics who claimed he was finished, arguing Ferrari’s recent progress and Hamilton’s first Grand Prix victory with the team prove his talent never disappeared. Montoya believes Hamilton has shattered the aura of Mercedes’ invincibility and could still challenge championship leader Kimi Antonelli as Ferrari closes the gap in the title fight. #F1 #AustrianGP

They can’t use the “Sprint races don’t count” excuse anymore 😂

Me when ANYONE starts talking about astrology as if I ever cared. 😭

Reject AI slop and embrace the era of unhinged celebrity montages and stories nobody asked for but everyone somehow needed

@purehijabey 🫂🫂🫂

We are going to Mokopane to finally lay my grandmother’s spirit to rest and all I wanna say is that to know that lady for 24 years has been nothing but a blessing and fulfilling experience. She raised a daughter who became my mother that loves me even in trials and tribulations. It’s been a painful year of grief, but her spirit invigorates me without fail. That she acknowledged my gender identity YEARS prior to her passing is something I will always carry inside me.

the struggle is real

I’m so glad discovering music is endless