Tequila Mockingbird
Just Another Tank Story — A Delightful Surprise at the Goethe-Institut
By Tequila Mockingbird
Last Thursday night at the Goethe-Institut, I found myself grinning through a film I hadn’t expected to call cute—a word I never...
The Divine Right of Kings: Bloodlines, Power, and the Myth of...
By Tequila Mockingbird
What is a king, really? Once upon a time, the answer was clear: a man chosen by God—or so the story went....
THE LAST CAKE: THE GHOST OF MARIE ANTOINETTE RETURNS
By Tequila Mockingbird
A HEAD FULL OF HISTORY
Every October, as autumn gold turns to blood-red, I think of Marie Antoinette — the world’s favorite scapegoat...
The Exorcism of America
By Tequila Mockingbird
Washington, D.C. drips with the atmosphere of a horror film—fog curling around marble lies, thunder cracking over monuments built on hypocrisy. The...
Being Your Own Best Friend in Stressful Times
By Tequila Mockingbird
When the world feels like it’s spinning faster than your heart can keep up, when the noise outside drowns out the whisper...
The Erasure of Femininity: When They Come for the Women
By Tequila Mockingbird
There’s a chill in the air — not from weather, but from policy, attitude, and culture. You can feel it in the...
Royal Oddities: A Crown Full of Quirks
By Tequila Mockingbird
Royalty has always been the world’s most glamorous soap opera — dripping in jewels, etiquette, and delightful madness. Take, for instance, the...
SID & NANCY: THE CHELSEA HOTEL BLOODBATH — WHO SET WHO...
By Tequila Mockingbird
Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 10/13/25 - It’s that cursed anniversary again — October 12, 1978 — when Nancy Spungen’s blood...
Look (Jeff Copeland) & The Cinematic Life of Holly Woodlawn
By Tequila Mockingbird
Photos by Greg Gorman and Tom Cunningham
Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 10/12/25 - Jeff Copeland’s Look (or in its current form...
Review: Hollywood Rex – Mike Watt as the Angel in Flannel
By Tequila Mockingbird
Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 10/9/25 - In Hollywood Rex, punk icon Mike Watt embodies “The Old Man,” a mentor who...









