August - 2023

Meg Ryan Returns to the RomCom as Actress, Co-Author and Director in 'What Happens Later'

By Lori Perkin OK, this one excites me. I have missed Nora Ephron so badly, but who better to channel Ephron’s romcom secret sauce than...

Twilight Musical Parody ‘Dusk: A Bite-size Romance’ Makes its World Premiere at Fringe Festival 2023

By David T. Valentin Did you know that there was a Twilight musical parody, because I’m not sure how I didn’t given the absolute memery...

Bronx Book Fair to Be Held Online Sat. 8/26

By Lori Perkins The popular Bronx Book Fair will be held online on Saturday, August 26th, from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. featuring a...

Gay Country Singer Spices up the Country Music Scene

By David T. Valentin By now, we’ve all seen new red-bearded country singer Oliver Anthony make the rounds as right-wing country music...

Romancelandia Raises Money for Maui

By Lori Perkins Romancelandia has organized a Romance-themed Auction to benefit survivors of the Maui wildfires with proceeds going to :...

Britney Spears to Divorce

By Lori Perkins Britney Spears’ third husband, Sam Asghari, filed for divorce on July 28th, citing “irrevocable differences.” The 41...

Hadestown’s Eurydice, Eva Noblezada, Says Goodbye to Broadway

By David T. Valentin The Tony-award winning Broadway show Hadestown has been a hit with Broadway goers and newcomers alike ever since it...

The Shark Is Broken is a Broadway Play About the Jaws’ Actors

By Lori Perkins The moment I heard that the son of Robert Shaw, who played Quinn in Jaws, had written a play about his dad, Roy Schneider...

Red, White and Royal Blue Amazon Adaptation Proves to Make Itself an LGBTQ+ Romcom Classic

By David T. Valentin Red, White and Royal Blue proves itself to be a fairly faithful adaptation of its source material, cutting what it...

Red, White & Royal Blue Based on the book by Casey McQuiston Comes to Amazon Prime

By Thomas Fitzgerald When Alex Claremont-Diaz, the first son of the President of the United States, holds a grudge against the young...

Breakfast at Tiffany’s in Real Life

By Lori Perkins Many of you may be aware that Tiffany’s, the iconic jewelry store on Fifth Avenue in New York City, opened a restaurant,...

Heartstopper Season Two Premieres and It’s Certainly Worth the Wait

By David T. Valentin The long-awaited Season Two of Alice Oseman’s Web-comic series Netflix adaptation Heartstopper is finally here! The...

Mattel Offers Collectors “Weird Barbie”

By Lori Perkins One of the breakout characters of Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster summer hit Barbie was “Weird Barbie” played by Kate McKinnon....

Bratz to Launch First Celebrity Doll Modeled on Kylie Jenner

By Lori Perkins Thinking they might follow in the Barbie footsteps, the doll toy brand Bratz has decided to release celebrity editions of...

Canadian Prime Minister and Wife Announce Separation

By Lori Perkins I don’t know why this took me by such surprise, but the Dog Days of summer delivered an early punch with the announcement...