June Thomas

Edinburgh

Author, A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture. Ex-Slate. Newsletter: https://t.co/4Jbu2eGmAa Back in UK after 40 years in US

Articles

A fresh perspective on the life and films of Pedro Almodóvar

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | June Thomas

A fresh perspective on the life and films of Pedro Almodóvar (washingtonpost.com) A fresh perspective on the life and films of Pedro Almodóvar By June Thomas 2025043013000500 The essential challenge of film books is that their ideal reader has already acquired a certain expertise — and perhaps even a collection of volumes — on the genre or filmmaker in question.
In Steve McQueen’s Blitz, We’re Going Underground, Going Underground

Dec 3, 2024 | slate.com | Dan Kois |June Thomas |Stephen Metcalf

This week, the hosts discuss Steve McQueen’s latest film, Get Millie Black, and copyrighting a “vibe”. Choose your preferred player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a 10-digit phone number.
The Waves on Wil Hylton’s New York Times Magazine cover story, the zero-waste movement, and the race to limit abortion access.

Nov 12, 2024 | slate.com | Noreen Malone |June Thomas

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The Waves on Aziz Ansari's Netflix special, Riverside Church, and Sarah Milov.

Nov 12, 2024 | slate.com | Christina Cauterucci |Marcia Chatelain |Nichole Perkins |June Thomas

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The Waves on the problem with HR in the #MeToo era, the Jeffrey Epstein case, and Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Fleishman Is in Trouble.

Nov 12, 2024 | slate.com | Noreen Malone |June Thomas

The Waves on the problem with HR in the #MeToo era, the Jeffrey Epstein case, and Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Fleishman Is in Trouble. Choose your preferred player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a 10-digit phone number.
Marwan Kaabour unpacks how the Queer Arab Glossary amplifies queer voices across diverse Arab dialects.

Oct 8, 2024 | slate.com | June Thomas

June sits down with Marwan Kaboour, editor of The Queer Arab Glossary, the first published collection of Arabic LGBTQ+ slang Choose your preferred player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to finish setting up your feed. Please enter a 10-digit phone number.
I Expected Ellen DeGeneres’ Netflix Special to Be Rough. I Didn’t Expect This.

Sep 30, 2024 | slate.com | June Thomas

Television We’re at that stage in the culture wars when comedians exposed for abuse, exploitation, or just being terrible bosses don’t even need to mumble a mea culpa when they tape their Netflix specials. Apology tours have become explanation tours, venues for misunderstood multimillionaires to broadcast their side of the story, blithely ignoring any facts that don’t fit their version of events.
I Expected Ellen DeGeneres’ Netflix Special to Be Rough. I Didn’t Expect This.

Sep 30, 2024 | flipboard.com | June Thomas

Pop Culture1 hour ago"The Whole Last Season Was Trash": 15 TV Shows That Ended So Poorly People Fully Regret Watching Them From The StartBuzzFeed - Raven Ishak • 1h"The last season was such an incredible letdown in so many ways." Nothing is more heartbreaking than when you invest time, sweat, and tears into a TV show that ends in the worst way possible.
I Expected Ellen DeGeneres’ Netflix Special to Be Rough. I Didn’t Expect This.

Sep 30, 2024 | yahoo.com | June Thomas

We’re at that stage in the culture wars when comedians exposed for abuse, exploitation, or just being terrible bosses don’t even need to mumble a mea culpa when they tape their Netflix specials. Apology tours have become explanation tours, venues for misunderstood multimillionaires to broadcast their side of the story, blithely ignoring any facts that don’t fit their version of events.
Review | Pedro Almodóvar’s new book will make you want to watch his films

Sep 25, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | June Thomas

(HarperVia)Review by June ThomasSeptember 25, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. EDTMy first thought upon completing “The Last Dream,” the new collection from Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, was to wonder where a conscientious bookseller would shelve it.