Cooper Koch, queer coffee & Cherry Coke Zero: 10 things we’re obsessed with this week
Troye Sivan tapped back on Grindr, Russian Turkish baths dominated Instagram feeds, and Colton Underwood reflected on fatherhood.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Plus, Russell Tovey chatted with us about his new Sundance drama, Alan Cumming, host of The Traitors, shared some life advice, and we got a peek at Andrew Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet.Oh, and how could we forget?
Bad Bunny took a selfie.Otherwise, we’ve been riding a wave of coffee, cute clothes, and Cooper Koch, naturally.Prepare to find your new fascination with the 10 things we’re obsessed with this week….Nothing makes me feel older than watching the Grammys and hearing a list of names that don’t sound real. (Like, what’s a Benson Boone?
JK.) Thankfully, brushing up on your pop stars got a lot easier with this clever and handmade twist on the classic board game Guess Who, available for $39.95 on Etsy.Artists like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Rihanna, Ed Sheeran, and Prince are represented within its 24-card deck, but you’ll have to supply your own shady opinions.Legendary gay author Edmund White — dubbed the “paterfamilias of queer literature” by The New York Times — is cracking open his little black book with new memoir, The Loves of My Life ($26 hardcover and $9.99 for Kindle on Amazon).With candidness, wit, and a little bit of naughtiness, the 85-year-old recounts the rendezvouses that built him: closeted Midwestern boys in the ’50s, women while coming to terms with his orientation, fraught and tense moments during Stonewall, and modern-day app adventures.
White’s reflections offer both a peek into bygone eras of LGBTQ+ dating and inspiration to love as hard and often as you can.Couplet is a queer and woman-owned coffee company that serves up delicious brews without a side of pretentiousness. (Move along, bean-juice snobs!) While their flagship store is located in Los Angeles, you can snag their.
