In the ’90s from Seinfeld to Friends, coffeehouses were all the rage. Today, although television has gone more reality, coffeehouses in our own reality still exist in full force. In San Diego, every neighborhood has one of their own. They are all unique and offer a variety of styles and I love to support their…
Adam Lambert has been invited to perform with legendary rock band, Queen this summer at Knebworth Park for Sonisphere 2012. After their brief meeting on American Idol, the potent chemistry between Queen and Lambert finally broke the surface when, at the invitation of Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, Lambert joined them for the closing…
An Oklahoma-based company has been forced to cancel an annual romantic writing competition after the decision to ban same-sex entries prompted a furious backlash from romantic fiction authors. Romance Writers Ink (RWI), the Tulsa, Okla. chapter of the Romance Writers of America, has run the More than Magic writing competition for years. The contest accepts…
San Diego LGBT Weekly spoke with actress, comedian, singer and all-around performer, Sandra Bernhard in advance of her performance next week at La Jolla Playhouse, and learned a lot about one of the entertainment world’s most enigmatic celebrities. San Diego LGBT Weekly: I won’t say I’ve been a huge fan since I was a little boy,…
City Heights is a large, dense and ethnically diverse neighborhood of San Diego. It spans from University Avenue and El Cajon Boulevard, and roughly from I-805 eastward to 54th Street. It has long been a victim of neglect, urban blight and crime. But during the last ten to fifteen years, City Heights has benefitted from…
After seeing Wanderlust, I was exhausted and teary. Happily, it wasn’t a maudlin factory of crying jags, like some of last year’s Oscar bait. No; I just hadn’t laughed as hard at the movies since Bridesmaids. While not nearly as surprising nor as carefully and smartly written as Bridesmaids (which was deservedly nominated for an…
There are two new exhibitions on display at the Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA) in Balboa Park. I encourage you to see them both. But if you are a fan of photography that pushes the envelope then you will definitely want to check out Unusual Suspects: Paintings and Photographs by Holly Roberts. Roberts’ work is…
This is the must-see, once-in-a-lifetime production of the thought-provoking production of “8,” the stage play about the landmark trial brought by Kristin M. Perry against the State of California in the person of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, and other officials, arguing that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional and violates hers, her partner’s and the constitutionally protected civil…
dvd of the week Like Crazy is a naturalistic romance about two young people in love who behave like young people in love. There’s nothing crazy about them or the movie. That it’s still so successful, so entertaining and moving, despite being so honest and realistic, is a testament to the skills of director Drake…
dvr this I hope that NBC’s third attempt in six months to find a drama on Thursday nights works out with Awake, a high-concept brain twister about a detective who seems to be living in two realities, one where his wife died in a car crash and another where his son died. It comes from…
