Shirley MacLaine was once a man – a strong, powerful warrior to be exact. The details of whether she had beefy pectorals and sinewy abs though, aren’t as clear. But man then, woman now – it doesn’t matter to the Hollywood legend. “We’re all androgynous, anyways,” MacLaine said smartly in an interview with San Diego…
Was born Shirley MacLean Beaty on April 24, 1934, to Virginia native Ira Owens Beaty and his wife, Kathlyn. Her brother Warren Beatty was born on March 30, 1937. Took ballet as a child and always ended up playing the boys’ role due to being the tallest in her class. Has said that her childhood…
Every year, the glamour, glitz and camptastic production numbers makes the Oscars pretty darn gay, in that old school equation that says that gay equals sequins, divas, closet cases and camp. But sometimes the movies are actually gay, in the homosexual sense, and sometimes the nominees are, too. What’s gay about this year’s Best Picture…
1929 The first movie to win Best Picture is Wings, the story of a woman who comes between two men who modern viewers clearly can tell are in love with each other. 1941 Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca wins Best Picture, and at its heart is a housekeeper who was madly in love with her now-deceased mistress….
Step aside, Green Lantern: there’s a sexy new superhero headed for the spotlight. Adrianne Palicki (of NBC’s “Friday Night Lights” and the upcoming “Red Dawn”) will star as the wristband-sporting, tiara-wearing Wonder Woman in a contemporary take on DC Comics classic. The show’s pilot – written by “Ally McBeal” creator David E. Kelley and directed…
The set of The Golden Girls was a same-sex co-opt home for seniors. Of course Rose, Blanche, Sophia, Dorothy and their loyal fans never called it that, but in essence, it was. Inside this typical, suburban house in Miami, four senior citizens, without life partners, put their money together and lived their days surrounded by…
Valentine’s Day is a day of joy. Still, it is also a day of anxiety for many. With that in mind, here are some fun dating rules to ensure that if you meet your Valentine, or already have one, you will have the same one next year. Minimum partner age The simplest rule to guarantee…
When David Maxine’s second grade teacher picked up L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to read aloud after recess, the tale of adventure and escapism instantly connected with him. Just like that, he became hooked on the mythical world of Oz. “There was no real distinction between the parents and the kids,” Maxine…
Eric Shanower never intended for the Land of Oz to be such a large part of his career as a cartoonist, but more than two decades later, he’s left quite the impression on the Oz comic scene. As a child, Shanower discovered the Oz books even before he was even old enough to read. His…
