I guess if you really want to scare the Bejesus out of audiences, releasing a movie about a mysterious, end-of-the-world viral pandemic on the weekend of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is one sure-fire way. Unlike traditional horror movies that revolve around supernatural evil (The Exorcist) or angry psychopaths (Friday the 13th)…
Epic struggles, real or fictional, always have a turning point. The Revolution had Saratoga, the Civil War had Gettysburg and the Lord of the Rings had Helms Deep. After the battles, the victors take a moment to raise their glasses in a celebration tempered by the knowledge that there is work to do come morning….
Restaurant concepts take a lot of time to create. The elements of the idea, the food, service, décor, location, price point, logo design and marketing are just a few simple aspects that restaurants need to take into account when creating. And these days the competition is fierce. Over the course of my career I have…
thursday, sept. 15 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Coronado Playhouse presents their 15th annual free Shakespeare production. Terence J. Burke stars as Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream , in which Shakespeare assembles a comic array of rustics, young lovers, royalty and magical forest creatures who fall in and out of love in the Athenian forest….
Living in a town that’s often called a Navy town, the LGBT community will have much to celebrate on Sept. 20. That’s the day when lesbian, gay and bisexual servicemembers will officially be able to be out and proud while serving in the United States military. I know I’ll be celebrating this community victory for…
I have a novel idea! I have a new business concept that I’d like to share with you. I’d be curious if you think it’s any good or not. The idea is for a gas station, but it’s not like any gas station you’ve ever seen. When you pull up to the pump, instead of…
LGBT communities throughout the United States are mourning the loss of gay pioneer Arthur Evans who died in San Francisco over the weekend. Evans died due to complications from cardiovascular disease. Evans forged the road for many other gay rights activists, beginning first in New York City, later settling in where he’d call home, San…
Dick and wife Lynne Cheney garnered applause on the set of The View after the couple agreed gay marriage and gay rights should be allowed in America, the New York Daily News reports. “I think freedom means freedom for everybody, and you ought to have the right to make whatever choice you want to make…
Conservatives are questioning Herman Cain after he allegedly tried to conceal the sexual identity of a top adviser, the Associated Press reports. Allegations arose after campaign coordinator Kevin Hall filed for unemployment benefits, citing that Cain’s team tried to cover up an adviser’s sexual orientation in an effort to appease conservatives. Campaign attorney for Cain…
Teonna Monae Brown, 19, was charged with the April 18 Baltimore McDonald’s beating of transgender woman Chrissy Lee Polis, 22, and will now serve the sentence of five years in prison for the crime. The incident attracted national attention after the video was posted on YouTube by a McDonald’s employee who recorded the incident but…
