Chris Azzopardi
Meet the Queer Twosome from Peacock’s ‘Couple to Throuple’ Who Love Date Nights in Detroit
Polyamory has officially reached the zeitgeist. Beyond the queer community, where it has, perhaps, lived more openly for some time now, it is represented prominently in a recent issue of New York magazine in a way that can speak to an even wider [...]
At Her Detroit Show, Madonna Reminded Me What I Once Had Trouble Believing: That Gay Boys Can Survive
When Madonna came home this week, so did I. I came home to a version of myself that had grown up against so many odds, surviving hard-to-be-gay 1990s oppression, anti-queer Catholic dogma and all-consuming, AIDS-influenced fear that almost took [...]
See the Touching Photos from Madonna's ‘Emotional’ Detroit Show, Where She Reminisced About Going to Menjo’s
Of all the things you’d expect at a Madonna show, it might not be sentimentality. Not at the actual show, not after. But Madonna is in the Reflective Era of her ambitious 40-year-and-still-going mission (overachiever alert!) to show [...]
Dan Levy Talks Grief, Writing About the Rich and the Importance of Chosen Family
The grief was very real for Dan Levy, who lost his grandma and rescue dog, Redmond, over the span of a couple of years during the pandemic. And then he did something very Dan Levy with that grief — he opened a blank page and got to work on [...]
Alex Edelman Talks 'Divas That I Owe,' His Queer Inspirations and Investigating His Own Identity
Comedian Alex Edelman is experiencing lots of firsts. For Edelman, many of those firsts, including questions that challenge him to reflect on his sexuality, are being lived out in public, even in interviews such as this one. First there was his [...]
Detroit Chef Cooks Up Sizzling Success: How Cookbook Author Jon Kung Left Law to Launch a Viral TikTok
If you’re one of the 1.7 million people following nonbinary chef Jon Kung on TikTok (@jonkung), you may have watched their food tutorials and felt as hungry as you did thirsty. Hungry because, recently, they made spicy beef dumplings that look [...]
How Mariah Carey’s Spectacularly Diva-Drenched Show in Detroit Was the Energy We Need Heading into 2024
On the first day of December, as it should be every year, Mariah Carey gave one of the most Mariah Carey shows I’ve ever seen in front of a sold-out crowd at Little Caesars Arena, which was part of her “Merry Christmas One and All!” [...]
One of the Actors Under the Sven Costume in ‘Frozen’ Production Is a Body-Positive Queer Michigander
Collin Baja, a dancer and actor who grew up in Northville and Traverse City, is returning to Michigan soon, though not as himself — not even close.
Cher Talks Christmas Album, Anti-LGBTQ+ 'Insanity' and Why She Never Took Credit for Co-Writing ‘Believe’
Calling Cher an old friend to Cher feels completely natural — well, almost.
How Matt Rogers Is Ho, Ho, Ho-ing His Way to the Top
Come get cozy around the fire with your chestnuts and hear the soon-to-be classic tale of how Santa got all the toys into his big bag.
Chappell Roan Wrote Her First Major Label Single at Michigan's Interlochen. Now She Is the ‘Queer Pop Moment'
Roan's own small-town queer experience will resonate with anyone who grew up without the kind of visibility that makes it easier to be who you are.
A Trans Champion, In Her Own Words: Amy Schneider Talks Post-'Jeopardy!' Fame, Activism and Book Bans
She became a trivia darling in recent years. Now, in a new memoir, she’s revealing who she is beyond TV.