Cypher Ave Podcasts
These are Podcasts and Interviews. They are vulgar. They are offensive. They are entertaining. They are awesome. CYPHER AVENUE PODCASTS: Cypher Avenue Podcast #1 – Web Series “No Shade” Interview Cypher Avenue Podcast #2 – Web Series FREEFALL Interview Cypher…
WATCH: Web Series FREEFALL Season Premiere (Episode 2.1)
The first episode of the new season of the web series Freefall dropped recently. Its great to see that filmmakers are still actively creating content featuring gay/bisexual men of color. It’s also great to see diversity highlighted in the content, such as the existence of…
STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM, STILL HERE? – The Lack of Financial Support in the Black/Latino Gay Community
Let me begin by admitting that the issue I’ll be discussing is not limited to the American Black/Latino gay community. Lack of financial support affects people of all races and countries. However, I want to narrow this topic down to specific groups in order…
STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM, STILL HERE? – The Lack of Financial Support in the Black/Latino Gay Community 2
This is PART TWO of the article, please see PART ONE HERE. THE REASONS Any possible explanations I list would all be speculation on my part. It’s sort of like having puzzle pieces all laid out on a table but you had no idea what…
WEB SERIES REVIEW: My Brother’s Keeper (Season Three)
{rating} The whole concept of a web series is both a gift and a curse. On one hand, it allows filmmakers to tell stories in cheap, unique ways outside of the traditional television formula. On the other hand, it potentially allows the artist too much…
FIVE BLACK GAY WEB SERIES RECAPPED
SHOTS FIRED! Let’s face it, even William Shakespeare had hecklers. Hell I’m sure there were even cave men that critiqued cave art. Criticism of art is probably older than art itself. Having said that, I decided to finally watch all of the scripted web series…
WEB SERIES REVIEW: Freefall (Season One)
Seeing Season One of Freefall was like getting set up on a blind date with an attractive guy’s Best Friend. You get all hyped up thinking the date will be as sexy as him, only to find out that his friend is a Lord of the Rings Ork. We expected this series would be like the director’s previous work but we were bamboozled.
CYPHER AVENUE’S BEST OF 2012 AWARDS
As we begin our first full week of 2013, we also celebrate all that we thought was awesome throughout 2012. This was a pretty fucking great year, I must say. We witnessed a crazy Presidential election, the beginning and end of The LA Complex…
WATCH: Web Series “My Brother’s Keeper”
We’re wrapping up the editing of our extended interview with Lamont Pierre, the creator/director of the polarizing new gay black web series, “Freefall.” In the meantime, we wanted to share Lamont Pierre’s previous (and far more superior) writing/directing work on a web series called “My…
WATCH: Episode #3 of Black Gay Web Series Freefall
We present the latest episode of the popular new web series featuring gay men of color, “Freefall” directed by filmmaker Lamont Pierré. For those not in the know, Freefall is about three everyday young men navigating though life, not being defined by their sexuality but…
WATCH: Episode #2 of Black Gay Web Series “Freefall”
Fresh out of the oven, we present the latest episode of the popular new web series featuring gay men of color, “Freefall” directed by filmmaker Lamont Pierré. When we say fresh out of the oven, we mean FRESH…as in the “Hot Now” light is still…
WATCH: Episode #1 of New Black Gay Web Series “Freefall”
Last week the first episode of a new experimental web series, “Freefall”, focusing on the lives of everyday Gay men quietly premiered online. We’re kind of late sharing this one because since before its premiere we’d been in talks with filmmaker Lamont Pierré (My Brothers…
Jack’d Leak: Dating App ‘Exposes Millions of Private Photos’
We’ve had mixed feelings about the gay dating & hookup app, Jack’d, for many years on Cypher Avenue. But this latest news of a massive private photo leak, that lasted for up to a year, has surely sealed the deal for us.
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