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Snagglepuss returns as closeted gay playwright in miniseries
the cartoon character will be revamped for his series’ January release
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Snagglepuss is making his comeback as a closeted gay playwright in New York City.
As part of a mashup between DC Comics and Hanna-Barbera cartoons, Snagglepuss made his revamped debut in ““Suicide Squad/Banana Splits” which was released in March. His story continues in “Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles.” The story is penned by writer Mark Russell with art by Mike Feenan.
Speaking with the Hollywood Reporter, Russell says Snagglepuss’ story will be set in New York City in 1953.
“Snagglepuss in this story is having to live a double life as a gay playwright living in New York, and he’s closeted,” Russell says. “But he has values and integrity as an artist, and he’s trying to stand up for people who otherwise would be shoved under the stairs in this time of great national paranoia in the Red Scare mentality. It’s very easy in a time of national catastrophe — of perceived national catastrophe — to throw people under the sink and forget about them, and Snagglepuss is unwilling to let them do that to people he knows and loves. He’s willing to stand up for people when the rest of the country is not.”
“In a lot of ways, that frees me up to say what I think about what’s going on in the world now, just putting it in the context of 1953 America,” he adds.
Russell has already created reimaginings of classics like “The Flintstones,” “The Jetsons” and “Top Cat.”
“Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #1 ” goes on sale in January 2018.
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Madonna announces release date for new album
‘Confessions II’ marks return to the dance floor
Pop icon Madonna on Wednesday announced that her 15th studio album will be released on July 3.
Titled “Confessions II,” the new album is a sequel to 2005’s “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” an Abba and disco-infused hit.
The new album reunites Madonna with producer Stuart Price, who also helmed the original “Confessions” album. It’s her first album of new material since 2019’s “Madame X.”
“We must dance, celebrate, and pray with our bodies,” Madonna said in a press release. “These are things that we’ve been doing for thousands of years — they really are spiritual practices. After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space. It’s a place where you connect — with your wounds, with your fragility. To rave is an art. It’s about pushing your limits and connecting to a community of like-minded people,” continued the statement. “Sound, light, and vibration reshape our perceptions. Pulling us into a trance-like state. The repetition of the bass, we don’t just hear it but we feel it. Altering our consciousness and dissolving ego and time.”
Denali (@denalifoxx) of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” performed at Pitchers DC on April 9 for the Thirst Trap Thursday drag show. Other performers included Cake Pop!, Brooke N Hymen, Stacy Monique-Max and Silver Ware Sidora.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
Arts & Entertainment
In an act of artistic defiance, Baltimore Center Stage stays focused on DEI
‘Maybe it’s a triple-down’
By LESLIE GRAY STREETER | I’m always tickled when people complain about artists “going political.” The inherent nature of art, of creation and free expression, is political. This becomes obvious when entire governments try to threaten it out of existence, like in 2025, when the brand-new presidential administration demanded organizations halt so-called diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programming or risk federal funding.
Baltimore Center Stage’s response? A resounding and hearty “Nah.” A year later, they’re still doubling down on diversity.
“Maybe it’s a triple-down,” said Ken-Matt Martin, the theater’s producing director, chuckling.
The rest of this article can be found on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
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