Controversy has surrounded the new opera Anna Nicole, which recently opened in London. Written by Mark-Anthony Turnage, Anna Nicole chronicles the rise and fall of a tabloid diva whose life was a maelstrom of controversy and legal drama. Quite how serious the real controversy is remains uncertain. Larry Birkhead, the father of Anna Nicole Smith’s…
Sunday, March 13, 2-5 p.m., Turner Classic Movies In Heartbeats, Audrey Hepburn makes several appearances. She’s in Marie’s style, and she’s on a poster Francis gives to Nicolas, because the birdlike 60s star is Nicolas’ favorite actress. In one scene of nervous desperation, Marie leaves a rambling message on Nicolas’ voicemail asking if he would…
Burlesque was the only actual musical nominated for Best Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globes this year. While it certainly wasn’t the worst movie nominated in that category (except for The Kids Are All Right, they were all pretty bad), it is hard to imagine it being the “best” of any category. But this…
Just recently, March 4, I was up at Stanford University with the Stanford Students for Queer Liberation. I protested along with the group against an ROTC program returning to Stanford. There are arguments for and against ROTC’s returning to colleges and universities that have cited that the military’s policy, mandated by federal legislation passed by…
You know what happens when you assume! Often, we just assume wrong and it may not be pretty. However, if you assume I am continuing with our series on Don Miguel Ruiz’s The Four Agreements, you are absolutely right! The Third Agreement is: Don’t make assumptions. Let me remind you of the first two agreements:…
San Diego is being represented at the White House as President Obama hosts a conference to hear concerns about anti-LGBT bullying. The anti-bullying prevention conference, taking place March 10 at the White House, is being hosted by Obama, the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services. The conference unites students, teachers…
The Irish Congress of Southern California (ICSC) presents its 31st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival this Saturday, March 12, 2011. The theme of this year’s parade will be “Irish Culture.” The dedication and commitment of the volunteers that comprise this organization have made this Festival a reality. The Parade activities will begin at…
A reported deal made between Target Corp. and Lady Gaga was dissolved this past week due to Target’s donations in 2010 toward groups supporting candidates who were opposed to LGBT equality. The announcement was made this afternoon by the co-founder of Fly-Life marketing agency, Carmen Cacciatore. Gaga was reported stating to Billboard in February that…
Media Arts Center San Diego presents the annual San Diego Latino Film Festival, now celebrating its 18th season. The 11-day event is March 10-20 at the UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas Hazard Center. The Festival features more than 20,000 festival attendees; 160 entertaining and award-winning movies starring such actors as Ricardo Darin, Martha Higareda, Demian Bichir, Adal…
LGBT advocates have repeatedly urged the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to lift the stay preventing a definitive ruling in the Prop. 8 trial — and Palm Springs resident Ed Watson is no exception. Like so many gay couples, Ed and his partner Derence want desperately to see an end to the trial so they…
