In 1940, a teenage boy made what is arguably the most significant archeological discovery of the twentieth century: The Chauvet (Sho-vee) Cave. In it, artwork from Upper Paleolithic life can be gleaned from the show of horses, bison, hyenas, tigers and a range of other species, both predator and prey. Hands were sketched on…
The San Diego theater scene is one of the best in America. With heavy hitters like The Old Globe and La Jolla Playhouse racking up Tony Awards, our city has definitely found its place on the theater map, so to speak, giving San Diego a lot of attention. Aside from the aforementioned theaters, there are…
Hundred Proof is a cocktail bar with food. To be clear, Hundred Proof is a cocktail bar. With food. As previously reported (“Something wicked good is coming”, issue #227), Hundred Proof is the latest brainchild of the white-hot Trust Restaurant team. The shiny new bistro exudes a playful sophistication: a wall-sized reproduction of an iconic…
thursday, aug. 3 Jak Knight Originally from Seattle, Knight is an L.A.-based stand-up comic, writer and actor. He was named a 2014 Comedy Central Comic to Watch and a 2015 New Face at the Montreal JFL Festival. In television, Jak has performed on The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, @Midnight, and Adam Devine’s House Party….
NEW YORK — In response to the rise in LGBT hate crimes since the 2016 US Election, Jack’d, a gay social app, has heightened security with a new feature that blurs the GPS of its members. “The blurring feature was originally created as a tool to protect gay men in countries such as Russia, Saudi Arabia,…
LOS ANGELES, Calif.– GFet, a new dating app for gay men into BDSM, fetish and kinks, has been launched globally through the App Store. It’s the first Tinder-style app for gay men who are into the kink lifestyle. It’s no secret that dating in the gay world is hard. Gay people are still discriminated against…
LOS ANGELES, Calif.– According to Professor Stacy L. Smith, author of a new study on inclusion in 900 top movies of the last decade, “Privilege still speaks, as white, straight, able-bodied men remain the norm on screen in film.” The report “Inequality in 900 Popular Films,” released today, from Smith and the Media, Diversity & Social…
An animated short uploaded to YouTube today from filmmakers Beth David and Esteban Bravo, tells the story of a closeted boy running the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams. Titled In a Heartbeat the film was produced at…
PASADENA, Calif. — The Laurel Foundation, which has for 25 years sponsored camps for children infected or affected by HIV/AIDS, has expanded their mission to host the first free trans and gender non-conforming youth camp program July 30- Aug. 3. With support from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, kids from all over the nation, many for the…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The San Diego LGBT Community Center’s 3rd annual Casino Night is coming up Aug.19, at 7 p.m. Casino Night is a fun-filled evening of mock gaming with food, drink (including the oh-so-popular bourbon bar), music and truly fabulous prizes! If you were there last year, you know this is a do-not-miss…
