St. Pucchi, one of the most renowned names in the bridal industry, is taking a public stand in support of gay marriage. Rani Totman, the brand’s founder and designer, has unveiled window displays in her flagship salon in West Hollywood’s famed Sunset Plaza showcasing two brides dressed in gorgeous St. Pucchi gowns behind the words…
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans has earned a reputation as the premier destination for Halloween. This year will be no exception as the city prepares to celebrate the 30thanniversary of “Halloween New Orleans (HNO XXX),” Oct. 24 – 27. The weekend-long extravaganza, benefiting Project Lazarus, is expected to bring in more than 5,000 visitors from across the country and will feature…
thursday, aug. 22 Lost Dreams In conjunction with Kettner Nights in Little Italy, Arts Studio + Gallery presents Lost Dreams. The show will feature works by resident artists Lindsay Duff, Anna Kassel, Ginger Louise, Christian Michels, Adi Sharuk, Susan Takano, Kathryn Nova Williams, and their newest artist William Walton. Kettner Arts Studio & Gallery, 1772…
LOS ANGELES – GLAAD has released its first annual Studio Responsibility Index (SRI), a report that maps the quantity, quality and diversity of images of LGBT people in films released by the six major motion picture studios during the 2012 calendar year. GLAAD found that of the 101 releases from the major studios in 2012,…
It’s no secret that I absolutely worship Debbie Gibson. I have been a true blue fan of hers since she first hit it big with hits like “Only In My Dreams,” “Shake Your Love” and “Foolish Beat.” “Foolish Beat” entered Debbie into the Guinness Book Of World Records as the youngest artist in history to…
When I was at grad school one of my professors gave me an old book that described homosexual life in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The book was an example of ethnographic research whereby the author/researcher immersed herself into the world of gay people (mostly men) to understand the subculture from within. The hardcover…
The Canyons To say the least, it’s rare that a movie with a budget of $250,000 becomes the subject of a 7,600 word article in The New York Times Magazine. It makes a little more sense, when you know that The Canyons was directed by Paul Schrader, who wrote Taxi Driver and Raging Bull and…
thursday, aug. 15 Hats Off to Dr. Seuss! Chuck Jones Gallery, San Diego’s premier fine art gallery is honored to present Hats Off to Dr. Seuss! In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Dr. Seuss’ second book, The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, Dr. Seuss’ never-before-seen hat collection will be exhibited through Aug. 25 at…
dvd of the week This is the first adaptation of a F. Scott Fitzgerald work that seems to be as in love with Fitzgerald’s writing as Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) is with Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan). When Nick Caraway (a most excellent Toby Maguire) isn’t narrating the Jazz Age tragedy with Fitzgerald’s own language, director…
dvr this Turner Classic Movies, Sunday, Aug. 18, 6 a.m. Arguably the greatest film musical ever made, West Side Story won 10 Oscars and is still an astonishing site to behold. Mostly this is because of Robert Wise’s and Jerome Robbins’ direction, which took a very stagey show and made it believable on the streets…
