Q Syndicate

1 month ago | hotspotsmagazine.com | Chris Azzopardi |Q Syndicate |Mariah Carey

Fortune Feimster may not wear a cape or leap tall buildings, but she might just be a superhero. Her superpower? Making us laugh until we forget why we needed saving in the first place. In an America that often feels like a punchline without the comedy, Feimster offers both relief from the chaos and inspiration to keep pushing forward. With three Netflix specials and over a million Instagram followers, she’s built her career transforming life’s absurdities into moments of pure hilarity.

1 month ago | epgn.com | Chris Azzopardi |Q Syndicate |Mariah Carey

To quote Melissa Etheridge, ain’t it heavy? For some perspective on recent assaults on LGBTQ+ rights brought by the Trump administration, turning to a gay icon with decades of experience in resilience and unity is always worthwhile. Enter Etheridge, who tells me she’s not quite the grandmother she once imagined herself becoming — though, in many ways, she is a grandmother to many of us in the LGBTQ+ community.

1 month ago | hotspotsmagazine.com | Chris Azzopardi |Q Syndicate |Mariah Carey

To quote Melissa Etheridge, ain’t it heavy? For some perspective on recent assaults on LGBTQ+ rights brought by the Trump administration, turning to a gay icon with decades of experience in resilience and unity is always worthwhile. Enter Etheridge, who tells me she’s not quite the grandmother she once imagined herself becoming — though, in many ways, she is a grandmother to many of us in the LGBTQ+ community.

2 months ago | epgn.com | Chris Azzopardi |Q Syndicate |Mariah Carey

If, as Detroit Opera artistic director Yuval Sharon writes, “rebirth is opera’s true power,” then he embodies that potential, continually reshaping the art form to be more inclusive, innovative and dynamic. At the helm of Detroit Opera, Sharon has revitalized the traditional, in part an effort to make opera accessible and resonant for a wider audience. My own introduction to seeing Sharon’s work came in 2020, while shelter-in-place restrictions were implemented.