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Leather, Lust, and Liberation. Content Warning.
The gay adult film industry is entering 2026 with a renewed sense of confidence, creativity, and control over its own narrative. After years of rapid change driven by fan platforms, shifting ideas of masculinity, and a deeper emphasis on consent and performer autonomy, the business is no longer just about shock value. Instead, it’s about intentional kink, authentic fantasy, and storytelling that reflects the complexity of queer desire today.
By Ben Nelson25 days ago in Filthy
Inside the Real Matrix
For more than twenty years, author, philanthropist, and global rescue leader Michael Evans has stepped into the darkest corners of trafficking networks to pull young women, often teenagers back into the world they thought they had lost. His new audiobook, The Real Matrix Reloaded, is not just a retelling of rescues. It is a guide to understanding the invisible emotional manipulation that fuels modern trafficking and the emerging role of AI in dismantling it.
By Ben Nelsonabout a month ago in BookClub
A Fearless Triumph of Punk-Horror Imagination
With Rufus, writer-director Mars Roberge doesn’t just enter the horror genre—he detonates it from the inside out. Premiering at six film festivals and already boasting wins for Best Horror Film (L.A. IFS Film Festival, L.A. Punk Film Festival) and Best Supernatural Feature (New York Science Fiction and Horror Film Festival), Rufus arrives this week as one of the most daring, gleefully anarchic horror films of the year. It’s wildly imaginative, proudly weird, and unmistakably Roberge: a filmmaker who has always “embraced the bizarre” and refuses to play by anyone’s rules but his own.
By Ben Nelson2 months ago in Horror
Debbie Wileman Wraps the Season in Magic with A Christmas Garland
From the very first note, A Christmas Garland feels like an exquisitely wrapped gift: one that sparkles with nostalgia, warmth, and the unmistakable heart of Judy Garland, channelled by the remarkably talented Debbie Wileman. This record is more than a tribute. It is the holiday album Judy herself never made, imagined and brought to life by an artist who doesn’t just imitate Garland but embodies her spirit.
By Ben Nelson2 months ago in Beat
Debbie Wileman Wraps the Season in Magic with A Christmas Garland
From the very first note, A Christmas Garland feels like an exquisitely wrapped gift: one that sparkles with nostalgia, warmth, and the unmistakable heart of Judy Garland, channelled by the remarkably talented Debbie Wileman. This record is more than a tribute. It is the holiday album Judy herself never made, imagined and brought to life by an artist who doesn’t just imitate Garland but embodies her spirit.
By Ben Nelson2 months ago in Beat
Debbie Wileman Wraps the Season in Magic
From the very first note, A Christmas Garland feels like an exquisitely wrapped gift: one that sparkles with nostalgia, warmth, and the unmistakable heart of Judy Garland, channelled by the remarkably talented Debbie Wileman. This record is more than a tribute. It is the holiday album Judy herself never made, imagined and brought to life by an artist who doesn’t just imitate Garland but embodies her spirit.
By Ben Nelson2 months ago in Beat
Stewart Taylor Celebrates Queer Love and Latin Pop Passion with “Emilio”
Singer-songwriter Stewart Taylor is kicking off a thrilling new era of pop with the release of “Emilio,” a bilingual anthem bursting with Latin heat, ‘80s shimmer, and unapologetic queer energy. Out now on Sapphire Records, “Emilio” marks the first single from Taylor’s much-anticipated debut album, due out in 2026, and it’s already setting the tone for what promises to be one of next year’s most exciting pop releases.
By Ben Nelson2 months ago in Beat
Turning the Lens—and the Mirror—on Queer Identity
Filmmaker Michael Hyman’s new LGBTQIA+ video series Reflections is both intimate and radical in its simplicity. The 16mm project, produced under Hyman’s queer arts organization Out on Fire Media, reimagines Andy Warhol’s iconic Screen Tests for a contemporary audience: one living in a world of selfies, filters, and fleeting viral fame. Yet where Warhol’s subjects merely sat before a static camera, Hyman adds the twist of a mirror. Each short film features a subject seated alone for four silent minutes, facing their own reflection. What unfolds is an unfiltered study of identity, beauty, and vulnerability; told through stillness rather than speech.
By Ben Nelson3 months ago in Pride
Cherie on Top
Cherie Lily delivers a stirring and bold statement with her latest single, “Shade Served,” arriving just in time for spooky season. This track is a fierce fusion of rap, house, and hip-hop sensibilities — dark, powerful, and unapologetically emotional. It feels less like a typical dance release and more like a ritual—one that channels heartbreak, rage, and reclamation into something you can move to.
By Ben Nelson3 months ago in Beat
Cherie On Top
Cherie Lily delivers a stirring and bold statement with her latest single, “Shade Served,” arriving just in time for spooky season. This track is a fierce fusion of rap, house, and hip-hop sensibilities — dark, powerful, and unapologetically emotional. It feels less like a typical dance release and more like a ritual—one that channels heartbreak, rage, and reclamation into something you can move to.
By Ben Nelson3 months ago in Beat
British Flair in the Coastal Air
Charles Gruwell’s journey from designing for some of the most prestigious names in hospitality to launching his own inclusive hotel brand is a story of vision, craftsmanship, and timing. With a career spanning more than four decades, Gruwell has brought his design expertise to over 40 boutique hotels worldwide, as well as iconic destinations like Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge and the Four Seasons Las Vegas. At Disney Imagineering, he learned the power of “The Big Idea”: casting the net wide for concepts and letting creativity run its course before refining it into reality. From the Four Seasons, he absorbed an uncompromising dedication to quality, a principle he now threads through every detail of his own projects.
By Ben Nelson5 months ago in Wander
Get Ur Freak On
Arriving on VOD platforms this weekend via Breaking Glass Pictures, Freak Off is a timely and unflinching drama that digs deep into the underbelly of the hip-hop industry depicting a world where power, fame, and exploitation collide. The film’s release coincides with the explosive real-world revelations emerging from the high-profile P. Diddy trial, which has thrust the music industry’s long-standing culture of abuse and manipulation into the national spotlight.
By Ben Nelson7 months ago in Beat
