BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards® were announced today (Thursday, January 10) by this year’s Oscar host, Seth MacFarlane, and actress Emma Stone. MacFarlane and Stone announced the nominees at a 5:38 a.m. PT live news conference attended by more than 400 international media representatives. Academy members from each of the…
The GSDBA will be holding a workshop Jan. 16 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Metlife Building, 3131 Camino Del Rio North 8th Floor, Suite 850. The workshop, Build Your Own Business Plan, will be presented by Nancy Fredericks of SalesLink and will cover the steps in strategic planning; explore the basic components and…
Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal’s masterful movie about the manhunt for Osama Bin Laden, arrived in San Diego’s theaters Jan. 4 with more baggage than any film in recent memory. It was shown to critics at the beginning of December and they went on to give it award after award. Then various…
LOS ANGELES — Grindr, the premier all-male geo-social network app, is taking a look back at what made 2012 a year for the record books with the Best of 2012 Awards. With more than 4.5 million users in 192 countries across the globe, Grindr guys everywhere sounded off on everything from their favorite television show to…
The rings are tucked safe in a box in your dresser drawer. Your finery hangs in the closet, right next to that of your beloved. You bought new shoes for the occasion, flowers are ordered, a friend is providing the party spot, it’s BYO food, and you’ve done a thorough job with informal invitations. Now…
Well, I’m in town this weekend but will be in Houston, Texas next weekend, then off to Atlanta, Ga. with Stuart Milk to attend the 20th annual Creating Change conference, sponsored by the N.G.L.T.F. and with more than 3,000 GLBT activists and leaders from all across the USA expected. It’s been a month for Mayor…
dvd of the week In 2074, mobsters use time machines to send their enemies 30 years back in time to be killed and disposed of by loopers. More and more loopers are “closing the loop,” the phrase for being forced to kill their 30-years-older selves in a violent method of contract fulfillment. But when Joe…
dvr this Turner Classic Movies, 5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 12 As camp masterpieces go, there’s no competition for this insane classic about two sisters, one stuck in a wheelchair (Joan Crawford) and the other suffering from delusions of grandeur (Bette Davis). Davis, under layers of makeup and in dresses more appropriate for a Victorian child,…
When it comes to most things in life you never really know what you’re going to get. This is very much the case with the snowboard resorts in Southern California. With the commute ranging from 2-3 hours, it’s hard to be certain of the weather ahead. We eagerly drove to the slopes and joined the…
It’s no secret to me but you might be surprised to know how many artists live and work in obscurity and with a great deal of financial insecurity. Throughout history many individuals who are driven to make art do so not as a hobby but rather as an obsessive need to solve an essential, existential…
