WASHINGTON – Human Rights Campaign (HRC) president Chad Griffin has written to the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the CEO of Knights of Columbus – an affiliate of the Roman Catholic Church – calling on them to follow Pope Francis’ message of welcome and mercy for gays and lesbians. In a…
WASHINGTON – Up to 60 Members of Congress led by Idaho Republican Raul Labrador have introduced the “Marriage and Religious Freedom Act,” which Rep. Labrador claims will “protect freedom of conscience for those who believe marriage is the union of one man and one woman.” In reality, this legislation permits federal workers, as well as…
SAN DIEGO — Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27 and 28 Culture Shock Dance Center (CSDC) will mark its 10th anniversary with 20 free classes as well as discounts on class packages. CSDC, 2110 Hancock Street #200 in San Diego, opened its doors in September 2003 and has taught a variety of styles of dance to…
SAN DIEGO – Today, Democrat David Alvarez, District 8 San Diego City Councilmember and mayoral candidate gained an important endorsement from former Councilmember Donna Frye. Frye said her endorsement of Alvarez is a testament to his ability to bring our communities together. “David is dedicated to ensuring that all members of our San Diego communities…
Dianna Agron and John D’Leo in The Family After seeing Robert De Niro in Silver Linings Playbook last year, I was hopeful that he had turned a corner. Once considered the great actor of his generation, for almost twenty years, he was mostly phoning it in. But in Silver Linings Playbook, he worked his ass…
NEW YORK – Out rapper and lyricist LastO is set to release his debut album, Where’s Vivian? Oct. 22 worldwide on iTunes, Amazon and other major online retailers via SolRay Records. With an indisputible underground buzz generated by five years worth of acclaimed mixtapes and EP’s,LastO is excited to finally deliver his strongest musical effort yet. Gracing headlines…
It’s ten minutes to lunchtime and your stomach is smarter than you are. You want to finish the project in front of you, but your stomach has other ideas. It snarls and aches and reminds you that breakfast was hours ago. At that point, you know you might as well give in, no matter what…
Michael Douglas and Matt Damon in Behind the Candelabra dvd of the week Steven Soderbergh’s film about Liberace and his last lover, the young, blond and clueless Scott Thorson, was too gay and too sexy to be a feature film, supposedly. HBO, however, was thrilled to produce Behind the Candelabra, which stars Michael Douglas as…
Andre Braugher in Brooklyn Nine-Nine dvr this Fox, Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Michael Schur and Dan Goor, two of the people behind Parks & Recreation, have created a police station workplace comedy that exists somewhere between Barney Miller and The Office. It’s a vehicle for Saturday Night Live’s Andy Samburg, and he’s doing his schtick: wacky…
When Fox News aired a story last month highlighting Jason Greenslate, a San Diego surfer musician who bought lobster with his CalFresh support (aka food stamps, aka Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP), the response from the right was swift and vicious. Like the relentlessly demonized “welfare mothers” of the 1990s, he was the proof…
