Curated playlist

GLAAD Media Awards winners

MadonnaMadonna arrived in New York in 1978 with thirty-five dollars. It was her first plane ride and first taxi.
Ian McKellenIan McKellen came out as gay on BBC radio in 1988, while Parliament weighed Section 28.
Bill ClintonBill Clinton was born three months after his father died in a car crash.
Poison Ivy (character)Poison Ivy exists because of a television show, and the artist who sketched her said so plainly. Carmine Infantino recalled: "The only reason she came about was because of Catwoman on the Batman show. They wanted more female villains."…
The New York TimesThe New York Times printed a crooked political boss's own account books in 1871.
The Boston GlobeIn 1967, The Boston Globe became the first major American paper to oppose the Vietnam War.
Variety (magazine)Variety began in 1905 after its founder was fired for panning an act. He borrowed $1,500 to start it.
Mariah CareyMariah Carey handed her demo tape to a record boss at a party in December 1988. He turned his car around.
Green LanternGreen Lantern is not one hero but a long succession of them, all published by DC Comics, and each wears a ring that answers to the mind of its owner. The ring draws on imagination, fearlessness and what the stories call the electromagnetic…
NewsweekIn 1970, sixty women at Newsweek sued because only men could be reporters.
The Denver PostIn 2018, The Denver Post's own editorial board called its owners "vulture capitalists."
Elliot PageOn the 1st of December 2020, the Canadian actor Elliot Page announced on social media that he is a trans man. He shared his new name, Elliot, and said his pronouns were he and they. The post carried weight because its author had been in…
USA TodayUSA Today's first issue sold out within hours in 1982. Critics mocked it as a "McPaper" anyway.
KatseyeMore than 120,000 people applied to join Katseye, a girl group based in Los Angeles, and only six of them made the final lineup. The group did not form the usual way, through old friends or a single audition room. It was assembled over…
Billboard (magazine)Billboard magazine began in 1894 as a trade sheet for people who pasted ads onto walls.
Colman DomingoColman Domingo, an American actor, playwright and director, was named by Time magazine in 2024 as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was born on the 28th of November 1969. Recognition on that scale arrived late in a…