Trainspotting is the great film of the 1990s counterculture, its decade’s Easy Rider or Rebel Without a Cause. The tone poem about heroin addiction, friendship and the idiocy of youth among the Scottish working class arrived in the United States in the summer of 1996 laden by the weight of a Miramax publicity juggernaut, the…
So many things can be associated with J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan. There have been over 10 different films and over 20 different novels based on the story. Not to mention the Peter Pan complex and syndrome that refer to men who refuse to grow up, or those who avoid responsibilities or who would rather live…
Thom Senzee, author of this article, is a West Coast-based freelance journalist, and a regular contributor to San Diego LGBT Weekly. David Bronner has been quoted in Mother Jones and Bloomberg that in his case, CEO stands for “cosmic engagement officer,” rather than chief executive officer, the nomenclature of most corporate corner-officeholders. “I got a…
Wine bars seem to come and go so quickly around here. (Adieu, Wine Steals. Au revoir, 100 Wines), yet Splash perseveres. Their secret? “Selection, interaction and value,” said Debra, the enduring establishment’s gracious hostess and knowledgeable manager. Selection. Splash, located in the heart of North Park, features 64 wines from around the world at every…
This coming July will mark the 20th anniversary of Andrew Cunanan’s “killing spree” national rampage that ended with the killing of fashion designer and icon Gianni Versace. Cunanan committed suicide after murdering a total of five people in the cities of Minneapolis, Chicago and Miami. For weeks this story made world headlines that turned into…
The box was too small for a toaster. There was no pony in there, no new car, not even a stuffed animal. The box was too small for all that, but it held so much more: dreams, ideas, happiness, congratulations! And if you’re lucky, your wise new fiancé tucked Before I Do by Elizabeth F….
A few Briefs ago I related the story of my partner in my apartment hearing a voice telling him how to resuscitate my antique clock that had stood silent for several months. I’m sure, many of you who have anxiously awaited an update will be happy with the news my beloved timepiece is gonging away…
Rev. Caedmon Grace is improving after being seriously injured March 20 in a motorcycle accident minutes after leaving the Metropolitan Community Church where he works as minister of congregational life. Grace, 38, sustained multiple fractures on his left leg and was initially taken to the UCSD trauma unit. He was transferred to another hospital March…
The attorney for an Otay Mesa man accused of killing his boyfriend in Mexico has asked a judge to admit personal online ads by the victim into evidence during the April murder trial. David Enrique Meza, 26, is charged with stabbing Jake Merendino, 52, to death off a highway between Rosarito and Ensenada, Mexico. He…
LGBT Republicans got what they wanted last November. I hope they are happy. I was perplexed last November, as I am always with the concept of an LGBT Republican, because their party proves time and time again they do not support LGBT people. Twenty percent of LGBT people voted for Donald Trump and helped him…
