Rose Dommu

Dec 11, 2024 | them.us | Rose Dommu

There you are: on a first date with a self-proclaimed “creative director” in a pair of garden clogs and a vintage Carhartt jacket. The date ends and they walk you to the train, insisting you simply must read The Shards. At the subway, they lean in for a goodnight kiss and the overwhelming cloud of Santal 33 hits you like a rogue roundhouse kick during a class at a queer boxing gym. There is, I suppose, nothing wrong with Santal 33.

Sep 19, 2024 | them.us | Rose Dommu

The moment your desires crystalize can be an overwhelming experience in a young gay life, especially when those desires seem to conflict. But what is bisexuality if not horniness enduring? Is there a bisexual in your life? If not, why are you on this website? If so, ask them what sparked their own bi awakening, and you’re likely to get an answer about some foundational piece of media, animated character, hot celebrity, or celestial event.

May 17, 2024 | gaytimes.com | Rose Dommu |Sam Damshenas |Jordan Robledo

Films In the first edition of her new column SUBTEXTY, Rose Dommu unpacks the canonical sequel for its 20th anniversary.

Apr 30, 2024 | hunterharris.substack.com | Hunter Harris |Rose Dommu

There are sports movies and then there is Challengers, two hours of tennis and rivalries and wild desire. As teenage tennis prodigies, Tashi (Zendaya), Patrick (Josh O’Connor), and Art (Mike Faist) explore each other’s bodies. As adults, they tread upon one another’s nerves. Things careen out of control at a shabby New Rochelle tennis tournament where the gentlemen compete on the court and Tashi choreographs their emotions from the sidelines.

Feb 13, 2024 | rosedommu.substack.com | Rose Dommu

Happy Galentine’s Day! What better way to celebrate female friendship than with the film that (allegedly) destroyed the one between director Olivia Wilde and star Florence Pugh?