I can't stay for tonight's after party for the best reason in the world. My daughter is only 4 days old and I am on 4 hours of sleep and full of so much love.

That's actually a brilliant tip!

This issue features the special dossier in collaboration with My Formative Queers: Stories of the music Videos that Made Us Queer, edited by Patrick Kelly and Stuart Richards @stuartrichards.bsky.social : www.sensesofcinema.com/category/my-...

Oh cool! I had not. Will check it out.

Final musing: I'm on parental leave now (baby is taking their time and is yet to arrive!) but doing research projects that bring you joy (and oh boy was there a lot of joy in bringing this dossier about!) is an absolute must.

Thanks to co-editors Patrick Kelly, Stayci Taylor and Cerise Howard.

Absolute highlight in the dossier is Cerise Howard's entry, though it's based on a guessing game she played with the particular clip she chose. It's a cracker of a read.

www.sensesofcinema.com/2025/my-form...

I wrote on my own experiences of being a closeted kid watching Skunk Anansie on rage late at night:

www.sensesofcinema.com/2025/my-form...

The dossier is a tribute to the late Darryl Bullock, author of 'David Bowie Made Me Gay,' who spoke at the event. The transcript of his speech is included in the dossier. It's a great read. www.sensesofcinema.com/2025/my-form...