Normally, I balk when I’m confronted with film characters who are mentally ill, have odd neurological ticks or are addicted to some sort of chemical. Partly, this is because I spend so much time in the real world with such people, and the fictional versions are rarely convincing. For every virtuoso performance like Joaquin Phoenix’s…
Tina Leight-Roades has resigned as Director of Pride @ the beach and a board member of North County LGBTQ Resource Center. Citing family and health demands Leight-Roades announced her resignation in an email addressed to ‘Community Members.’ From the email: “It is with a great deal of sadness and thought that I announce that effective…
http://youtu.be/pceXYElEXuU http://youtu.be/N_EyZVeorhY (CNN) – The phenomenal success of Modern Family has been a game changer for its entire cast, including actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The show’s high ratings, three consecutive Emmy wins for outstanding comedy series and broad fan base have given all its stars a massive platform. Ferguson is using his for a cause…
Hello everyone, it’s that time of year again! When we put away the bright bold prints and cool colors of the summer months and drag out those drab solid jewel tones of fall. I don’t know about you, but the only jewel tones I wanna see are in the family jewels that I keep nicely…
The holidays are upon us and no matter who you are or what your background is, there is no place like home for the holidays. Whether you live in an apartment, a condo or a detached house, it is the place you call home and it should be a special place where you feel safe…
thursday, nov. 15 Cirque du Soleil: Dralion Dralion is a signature Cirque du Soleil production fusing the 3,000 year-old tradition of Chinese acrobatic arts with the multidisciplinary approach of Cirque du Soleil, drawing its inspiration from Eastern philosophy and its never-ending quest for harmony between humans and nature. Valley View Casino Center, 3500 Sports Arena…
Today, The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), and the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC), announced the national launch of new I AM: Trans People Speak videos, featuring New York Times bestseller Professor Jennifer Finney Boylan, actress Laverne Cox, Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) attorney Noah Lewis, and performance poet Kit Yan….
A lot of the things you’ve done in your life, you’ve done just for kicks. You’ve taken dares to alleviate boredom. Taken risks on what-the-heck whims. You’ve done things legal and illegal for no other reason than that they were there, and it seemed like a good idea at the time. You did them just…
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” is such a beautiful song. And it means so many things to so many people. It’s a song about looking for a promised land; it’s a song about longing for something better; it’s a song about hope. We have just completed our annual stewardship campaign and it was a reminder to…
La Vista Memorial Park, National City will celebrate Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead, Friday, Nov. 2 5-9 p.m. The event started in 2009 when General Manager Luisa McCarthy realized the park didn’t partake in the celebration of Día de los Muertos. “I wanted to celebrate the passing of my father,” McCarthy…
