Opera featuring lesbian sex scenes, crucifixions and bloody gore leaves 18 requiring medical treatment from graphic 3-hour show

Opera featuring lesbian sex scenes, crucifixions and bloody gore leaves 18 requiring medical treatment from graphic 3-hour show

This show strikes a chord. A radical feminist opera is causing major controversy and causing disturbed attendees to require medical treatment — and it’s coming to the US this month. “Sancta Susanna” tells the story of a suppressed nun’s journey of self-discovery and sexuality, featuring shocking elements including explicit lesbian scenes, real injuries and nudity.  … Read more

Anti-yogurt PSA banned over excessive gore, causing ‘unjustified distress’

Anti-yogurt PSA banned over excessive gore, causing ‘unjustified distress’

Hasta la Viva! An advertisement by UK pro-vegan charity Viva! has been banned over its “graphic and gory” content in which a woman slurps a yogurt that’s festooned with blood and guts. “We concluded that the ad was likely to cause serious or widespread offence, and unjustified distress,” the country’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which … Read more

Deon Cole on ‘Average Joe’: ‘Humor, drama, gore, gangster s–t all in one’

Deon Cole on ‘Average Joe’: ‘Humor, drama,  gore, gangster s–t all in one’

“Average Joe” blends high drama with macabre humor — a suitable mix for Deon Cole, the comedian/actor (“Black-ish,” “Grown-ish,” “Angie Tribeca”) who stars in the BET+ series. “I’m going to be real with you,” said Cole, 51, told The Post. “I wrote a movie from my point-of-view and it had comedy and also dramatic moments. … Read more