thursday, april 26 Cirque du Soleil’s Totem Totem traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant turtle, the symbol of origin for many ancient civilizations. Inspired by many founding myths, Totem illustrates, through a visual…
Well, I’m off to our state capitol for five days of meetings and some speeches. Our governor could be naming a new gay or lesbian judge for San Diego soon. Police Officers’ Widows/Orphans Fund gets GLBT support Not long ago Police Officer Jeremy Henwood was shot and killed after stopping by a McDonald’s to buy…
HBO’s latest dramedy is about three twentysomething women navigating love, sex and adulthood in New York City. If it was only about clothes and hair and putting men into categories like “rugged” or “wears a suit,” then it would be Sex and the City for a new generation, as some clueless TV critic wrote this…
Alexi Kaye Campbell’s The Pride,now playing at the Diversionary Theatre, weaves the tale of three people living in England in two different time periods. This is done in two acts with each scene alternating between 1958 and 2008. The characters names remain the same in both periods, and in some ways the subject matter is…
Most Americans think of April 15 as tax day. But for baseball fans, it’s Jackie Robinson Day, a celebration of the man who 65 years ago broke baseball’s color barrier. The players all wear number 42, and stadiums around the country have pre-game events. The announcers appropriately recapped Robinson’s accomplishments. As an athlete, he was…
BY ANDREW PRINTER A one act play that is simply ‘awesome’ A Man, his Wife, and his Hat is an imaginative and thoroughly entertaining 90 minute, one act play up and running at the Moxie Theatre until April 29. The play, written by local MFA candidate Lauren Yee weaves a simple message about love…
dvd of the week Meryl Streep finally won her third Oscar for her brilliant portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. Some people thought she was great and the movie wasn’t, but I loved the whole thing. Told in flashbacks from the perspective of an elderly Thatcher heading into the dementia from which the…
(CNN) – The Weinstein Company’s documentary on bullying in schools has received another show of support from teen pop star Justin Bieber. The 18-year-old singer has provided the soundtrack for a new TV spot for the Bully documentary with his song “Born to Be Somebody.” The clip, premiered on Fandango.com, and began airing last week….
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), has announced it will honor LGBT equality advocate, author and speaker Chaz Bono at the 23rd annual GLAAD Media Awards presented nationally by Ketel One and Wells Fargo. Bono will receive the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the Los Angeles ceremony April 21 at the Westin Bonaventure…
Unfortunately, most people only know about the documentary Bully because the Motion Picture Association gave it an R rating for an utterance of the word “fuck,” refused an appeal, and then, following a nationwide outcry orchestrated by the mogul and PR genius Harvey Weinstein, relented and gave the film a PG-13. The rating matters particularly…
