Tag: Joshua Henry Jenkins

  • Still Special: 25 Years of “The Velvet Rope”

    Still Special: 25 Years of “The Velvet Rope”

    One could talk for hours about the cultural significance of an album like The Velvet Rope: the way its composition and construction provide a direct throughline to the songs and albums soundtracking our current times or how Its accompanying visuals amplify the project’s various moods and tones. There’s a weight to…

  • Why “A Diva’s Christmas Carol” Reigns Queer, Holiday Supreme

    Why “A Diva’s Christmas Carol” Reigns Queer, Holiday Supreme

    I’ve always taken some level of comfort in the holiday season. Wrapping gifts, decorating the tree, queuing up the holiday classics on the radio. There’s a repetition of the holidays and their associated festivities that I’ve always taken comfort in as a queer kid of color growing up. A welcomed…