Michael Cooper

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A Night of All Robyn Everything

Michael Cooper
Swedish pop star Robyn sings about dancing on her own, but that's not what her fans do. Hundreds flocked to the Echoplex on Friday, Nov. 2., on the heels of her new album release to dance together at This Party Is Killing You: A Night of All Robyn Everything....
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Live Review: Beyoncé Bewitches the Rose Bowl

Michael Cooper
Beyoncé's former drummer may be right: The legendary singer just might be practicing "extreme witchcraft" because she certainly put a spell on the Rose Bowl Saturday night, bewitching the crowd just a little more than her husband, Jay-Z. The show was the first of two stops on Beyoncé and Jay-Z's OTR (On the Run) II tour, the sequel to their 2014 joint trek....
A (DTLA) Proud moment with Andres Rigal last year; Credit: Andrew Goetze

Everything You Need to Know About This Weekend's DTLA Proud Festival

Michael Cooper
As downtown Los Angeles continues to be one of L.A.'s fastest-growing gayborhoods, it's no surprise that it has its own Pride celebration — one that, just like the neighborhood itself, has been getting bigger and more robust each year since it began in 2016. In its third year, DTLA Proud has added a third night and a diverse lineup of local queer talent....
Club Cobra fun; Credit: Jorje Alejandro

The Valley Might Be L.A.'s Most Gregarious "Gayborhood" of All

Michael Cooper
This Sunday, Aug. 12, the first annual Valley Pride Street Festival will be held in North Hollywood. Do we need another Pride celebration? Is the Valley's LGBTQ community large enough to shut down streets for? The answer is yes, and as with WeHo, DTLA, even Long Beach, a great gay night out can be had. Here's our guide on how to do it right....
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10 Things You See at Comic-Con Parties

Michael Cooper
Comic-Con is more Hollywood than nerd fest these days and the plethora of exclusive parties enforces this shift. The party scene is where the who’s who of Comic-Con go to be seen, drink and mingle. Getting into these shindigs can be hard, but we did. Here's what we saw....
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Why Pose Is the Most Groundbreaking LGBTQ TV Show Ever

Michael Cooper
FX's Pose, which airs its season finale on Sunday, July 22, follows the lives of fictional characters within New York's ball scene, going beyond club stages and runway vogueing to provide LGBTQ history, racial complexities, sexual issues and representation that's real-er than anything on television....