Orange is the New Black

dvr this On demand on Netflix The second season of Netflix’s breakout hit dramatic comedy about a women’s prison debuted last week, and I binged on all thirteen episodes in one sitting. The second season is better than the first. By focusing less on annoyingly entitled blonde goody good Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), and much…

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Chris Hassett’s fourth album, ‘Just in Time,’ offers a sophisticated and fresh take on 12 American standards

SAN DIEGO – Following up three successful albums of pop covers and originals, Chris Hassett brings his warm baritone and impeccable interpretive style to twelve standards for his fourth album, Just in Time. Having delighted local Southern California audiences with live performances since the 1980s, Hassett began his recording projects just four years ago and…

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The Lego Movie

dvd of the week The Lego Movie could be the greatest advertisement ever made. I couldn’t prevent myself from buying Legos after seeing it. But it’s a great movie in and of itself, brilliantly animated, extremely funny and surprisingly emotional affecting. Emmet (Chris Pratt) is a construction worker in a city that runs with clockwork…

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The 35 most LGBT-friendly U.S. cities, according to Vocativ’s first-ever ‘Queer Index’

NEW YORK — Which U.S. city is most friendly toward LGBT residents? Which big cities don’t even make the list? What’s the gayest city in “red state” America? Which metro area has the highest percentage of out politicians? Where do same-sex Craigslist hookups happen most frequently? Vocativ (vocativ.com), the global media organization for the Digital…

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Momentum builds for world’s first LGBT-led sport, recreation and community hub in Toronto

TORONTO – As Toronto prepares for its role as the first North American municipality to host World Pride, City Council today called on the federal government to help fund the development of the world’s first LGBT-led sport hub, spearheaded by The 519 Church Street Community Centre. A motion put forward by Councillor Pam McConnell and…

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