Bret Easton Ellis and Kanye West’s Podcast, Eileen Myles on ‘Blue is the Warmest Color,’ and other LGBT Literary News
Author: William Johnson
November 19, 2013
In the News
Author Bret Easton Ellis started podcasting this week and his first guest was cultural gadfly/pop-star Kanye West.
Controversial best-selling author and screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis delivers a weekly glimpse into one of popular culture’s most fascinating minds. The entertainment industry’s top writers, directors, actors and musicians will join Bret to discuss the issues and complexities that keep the creative world turning as we experience this intriguing period in our planet’s history. The same sensibilities that have formed Bret’s impressive catalog in literature and film will be on display with each and every new episode of The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast.
The two artist cover everything from movies, fashion, and the art of trendsetting. Listen to the podcast here. [Vulture]
Author Eileen Myles really hated the film Blue is the Warmest Color. I mean, she REALLY hated it. [Jamiatt]
In honor of the popular Showtime series Masters of Sex (about the early pioneers working in the science of human sexuality), the folks at Autostraddle have listed nine not-so “classic books about lesbian sex by men pretending to be doctors.” The list is both hilarious and dispiriting. [Autostraddle]
Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation announced the results of their 2013 playwriting competition this week.
From 1996 on, the foundation has sponsored yearly literary competitions, awarding prizes for plays and fiction dealing with LGBT history or placing lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender characters in historical settings.
Over the years, dozens of theater companies and other arts organizations have also benefited from the foundation’s production grants
This year’s winners include playwrights Donald Jolly and Christina Hulen. Click here for the complete list of award winners. [Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation]
