American Idol singer Rayvon Owen has come out in his new music video. At the end of the video titled “Can’t Fight It,” released on Valentine’s Day, Owen meets a mysterious man across the room – Shane Bitney Crone, reports The Advocate. Crone is known for his 2013 documentary, Bridegroom, which is about the discrimination…
Young people don’t know some of the greats like Richard Widmark, Yvonne de Carlo, Carmen Miranda or even 6’4″ hairy-chested “Cheyenne” Clint Walker (my heart be still). It’s great when we seniors get together and know who we are talking about; and besides, by the time I have explained who the people are, I’ve forgotten…
When Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, neither one expected it to be the colossal hit it has turned into. It started out as a 15-minute piece in 1968, and then a concept album was recorded in 1969. Since then it has been on Broadway, in 1982, and…
thursday, may 15 Presidio to Pacific Powerhouse: How the Military Shaped San Diego Throughout its existence, San Diego has been impacted in some way by the military’s presence and has benefitted from its proximity as well. Presidio to Pacific Powerhouse: How the Military Shaped San Diego is a nine-museum collaboration that tells the story of…
It’s Fair season San Diego, and this year the San Diego County Fair’s theme is “Game On” – a nod to board and video games and gamers, and the theme exhibit at the activity center near the O’Brien gate is definitely something that will be a must-see for our “gaymers.” Filled with board games like…
PALM SPRINGS, Calif.– Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend has just announced the addition of Leah LaBelle to its 2013 entertainment line-up. LaBelle’s record label and agency (CAA), reached out to Mariah Hanson (founder and producer of The Dinah) for a spot on the 2013 Dinah talent roster. Following in the footsteps of Lady Gaga, Katy Perry,…
dvd of the week The second season of that other musical on TV starts Feb. 6, which should give you enough time to catch up by watching the first 15 episodes. Like Glee, Smash is amazingly uneven, occasionally sublime, but mostly fascinatingly bad. The story of the making of a Broadway musical about the life…
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has honored Ellen DeGeneres by giving the out television personality a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony happened 11:30 a.m. PST today in Hollywood. Hollywood LAist reported that American Idol host Ryan Seacrest and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel both spoke at the ceremony, which comes just…
American Idol star Adam Lambert, believes American attitudes to homosexuality are changing so fast, the country is in the middle of a “big civil rights movement.” Lambert, who recently became the first out gay man to top the U.S. Billboard album chart with the album Trespassing told the Independent, “[America] is in the midst of…
During the last ten years, Hollywood has been obsessed with turning young adult sci-fi and fantasy series into billion dollar film franchises, and not always successfully. For every Harry Potter and Twilight there have been movies like The Golden Compass and The Dark Is Rising. While the Harry Potter movies eventually became watchable, even good,…
