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‘Stranger Things’ actor Noah Schnapp comes out as gay

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Noah Schnapp | Photo Credit: Brian Stukes Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp, known for playing the closeted gay teenager Will Byers on the Netflix show, has officially come out gay in real life. The 18-year-old actor shared a video to his TikTok that read, “When I finally told my friends and family I was gay […]

Netflix launches its own version of ‘Heads Up!’ exclusive to subscribers

August 23, 2022August 23, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Netflix has launched its own version of the popular mobile game Heads Up, called “Netflix Heads Up!”. While playing the game, players will have to guess the words on another player’s forehead before a one-minute timer runs out. It will be available exclusively to Netflix subscribers. Netflix Heads Up! Was developed in partnership with Ellen […]

Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ is a worthy successor to the teen vs. monster sci-fi genre of shows

July 8, 2022July 8, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Netflix released the concluding episodes of Stranger Things’ fourth season last week and the memes haven’t stopped since. The Duffer Brothers’ science fiction horror series is among the streaming giant’s most popular shows globally and the narrative follows a group of youngsters in Hawkins, Indiana, in the 1980s as they fight the monstrous denizens of the […]

Netflix briefly goes down as users stream new Stranger Things episodes

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Netflix briefly went down for many users, after a large number of subscribers logged on to stream the new episodes of Stranger Things, which the platform released earlier today. Subscribers faced a sudden crash while watching the episode, and were greeted by a ‘Network Error’ message that informed them that there was a problem connecting […]

Smudging the rainbow on-screen: Queer-coding and queer-baiting

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

By only hinting at characters as queer and not overtly defining them in that manner, shows and films miss the opportunity to truly represent the LGBTQIA+ community By only hinting at characters as queer and not overtly defining them in that manner, shows and films miss the opportunity to truly represent the LGBTQIA+ community Films have had […]