7 Things That Are Everything This Week

Watch, read, help, go, and yaaaaas with the 7 things that are everything this week.

Creed
In the newest Rocky sequel, Creed, Sylvester Stallone has traded his boxing gloves for a coach's corner seat. In the center ring this round is Adonis Johnson Creed (Michael B. Jordan), the son of Rocky's longtime rival, Apollo Creed, who travels to Philadelphia to seek the retired Rocky's mentorship. The film, which has already garnered rave reviews, also reunites Jordan with his Fruitvale Station collaborator Ryan Coogler, Creed's writer and director. See it in theaters this weekend.

World AIDS Day
The HIV and AIDS crisis is not over. At least 34 million people across the globe are still living with the virus, and many are still dying. Stand in solidarity with those affected on World AIDS Day. On December 1, pin on a red ribbon, donate money to a charitable organization, and join in the many events, screenings, and demonstrations in order to help beat this plague once and for all. Learn more at WorldAIDSDay.org.

Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal
The life of one of America's greatest gay cultural figures, Gore Vidal, is chronicled in a new biography, Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal. Jay Parini, one of the late writer's longtime friends, discusses Vidal's many adventures and associations in politics and Hollywood, including his relationships with the Kennedys, Eleanor Roosevelt, Paul Newman, and more. He also includes personal anecdotes from their conversations across decades of friendship. Buy it now in bookstores and at Amazon.com.

TrevorLIVE Los Angeles
TrevorLIVE, the sem-annual fundraising event offering a celebratory evening of impact and awareness for the suicide prevention resources and crisis intervention services offered by The Trevor Project, kicks off its West Coast event Sunday, December 6, at 6 p.m. Hosted by actor-comedian Joel McHale and taking at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, the show will feature performances by comedy queen Sarah Silverman, Titus Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schidt), Jeremy Jordan (Smash, Supergirl), and many more. Tickets are selling fast, so get yours here before they're all gone.

Bianca Del Rio's Rolodex of Hate
Hate has never been more hysterical or looked more fierce! Drag Race winner ("Not today, Satan!) and comedy queen Bianca Del Rio's stand-up show comes to home video Wednesday Deliciously offensive in the spirit of comedy legend Joan Rivers, the self-described "clown in a gown" delivers rapid-fire fun, cutthroat zingers, and steady stream of LOLs topped with lashes and a wig! What's not to love -- or hate?

The Wiz Live!
First there was Carrie Underwood as Maria in The Sound of Music. Next came Allison Williams as Peter Pan. And finally, Queen Latifah will be the Wiz in The Wiz Live!, a remake of the 1978 classic that will air Thursday on NBC. Don't miss Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Ne-Yo, Common, Uzo Aduba, David Alan Grier, Stephanie Mills, Elijah Kelley, Amber Riley, and Shanice Williams skipping down the Yellow Brick Road in what has become a must-see tradition of live musical entertainment on network television.

The Danish Girl
Eddie Redmayne delivers an astounding performance as 20th-century transgender icon Lili Elbe in director Tom Hooper's The Danish Girl. An adaptation of a book of the same name by David Ebershoff, the film follows the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener (played by Alicia Vikander) as their relationship evolves while the two navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey to discover her true self. "I hope others are as inspired by Lili's story as I was and continue to be," Redmayne recently told The Advocate. "At a time in which there were no predecessors that she knew of, she still had the absolute knowledge in herself of who she was and what she needed to do to liberate herself. The fact that she valued life and authenticity enough to give her everything and anything, I think that is extraordinary." The film opens Friday.