Television as a medium has been on the upswing for the last 10 years, at least in America. But it comes as a bit of a surprise that this summer’s critical hit, Deutschland 83, comes from Germany. In fact, it’s the first German-language program to air on American television. America may attribute that success to its tight writing, editing, tense action mixed with drama and a killer 1980s soundtrack, but we see it partly because of fresh-faced Teutonic tiger Jonas Nay.

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At the time same-sex marriage was declared legal and recognized throughout the United States by the U.S. Supreme Court, summer of 2015 in Berlin was at its peak. And of course, I wanted to show some intercontinental solidarity and celebrate this joyous occasion with friends by enjoying an afternoon on the bank of the Spree – Berlin's main river. Aside from the usual joggers and dog-walkers, tourist boats aplenty passed by that day. Their intercoms were barking platitudes of which I was unsure whether it was the volume or rather their spread of clichés that hurt my ears so much. For some reason, no single guide could ignore nor say anything interesting about the plot of land on our left – which happened to be the German Federal Chancellery. Giving the occasional city tour myself, I was surprised that not a single guide took the opportunity to clue tourists in on the major historical worth of the banks they cruised by – particularly on this day.

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When it comes to the mythical mountain ranges of classic camp cinema, there are endless well-loved ridges and unnumbered iconic peaks. "Pink Flamingos", "Hedwig", "Myra Breckenridge", "Some Like it Hot", "All About Eve" and "Barbarella" are just a few names of note in this catalogue of topographic delights, of which even the most dedicated cinematic trekker could never tire. Yet higher still, nestling far above them all, heaving like a rock-ribbed bosom, sit the impervious twin peaks of camp, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Mommie Dearest. Yes, there’s gay, and then there’s gaaaaaaay.

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Online dating is no longer plagued with negative connotations that painted the participants as desperate, socially awkward trolls who were incapable of finding a mate the 'normal' way (duh!). It’s the freakin’ norm. Through the go-to apps like Tinder, Grindr and Scruff, it is now easier than ever to meet a guy for a date or something more casual (Nelly Furtado’s “Promiscuous” starts playing). Here’s how to not suck at it…

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Odds are, if you are not a comic buff, you would most likely have no interest in the movie Ant-Man, unless there was something special... something that made such an undesirable title sound appealing. Then you read the words, “Ant-Man, starring Paul Rudd”, and suddenly your interest is piqued.

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