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Queer Indie Folk Band The Ophelias on Julien Baker’s Magic Touch

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By Juan Velasquez Verified
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Indie orchestral-pop quartet The Ophelias have a penchant for the classical. The band is named after the tragic character in Hamlet, inspired by lead singer Spencer Peppet’s experience reading the famous play in high-school English class. Across the band’s now decade-long career, The Ophelias have flirted with ancient texts in song titles like “Sacrificial Lamb,” and “Biblical Names,” and clearly that interest hasn’t waned with their new album Spring Grove, out today via Get Better Records.
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Momma on Infidelity, Their First Lesbian Song, and Indie Rock Feuds

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By Juan Velasquez Verified
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The singer-songwriters of Momma are, if anything, brutally honest. Over Zoom, Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten aren’t afraid to recount the last time they caused a stir.
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Alan Cumming Was an Icon Long Before ‘The Traitors.’ Here Are Our 10 Favorite Roles

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By James Factora, Samantha Allen Verified, Juan Velasquez Verified
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There are two types of queer people: those who started watching The Traitors at least in part because of Alan Cumming, and those who started watching The Traitors and were like, “Who is this diva?!” If you’re in the latter camp, consider this your crash course. In case you weren’t aware, the reality show host did not emerge fully formed from the mists of the Scottish moors; he’s been working in Hollywood, on Broadway, on the West End, and beyond for decades. Cumming is also quite the trailblazer.
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