Dear Michele Bachmann: I was both saddened and heartened by your decision to drop out of the race to become the Republican presidential nominee after coming in last place in the Iowa Caucus. Saddened, because I’ll miss the hijinks. Heartened, because apparently, even in a far right-wing contest such as the Iowa Caucus, near-insanity can…
Nathan Morgan stars as Old Deuteronomy in the hit musical Cats at the San Diego Civic Theatre Jan. 10 – 15. Born in the small town of Pataskala, Ohio he trod the same road so many kids have on their way to Broadway success, clawing his way into his part by appearing in high school…
End results in Iowa: Both former Pennsylvania senator, Rick Santorum and former Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney captured just fewer than 25 percent of the votes – with Romney standing on a wafer-thin victory podium and Santorum standing at his side on a second place platform, awkwardly set only one-tenth of one percent shorter than the…
This year’s entertainment landscape is so schizophrenic, it had to be broken down methodically, hence my two-part strategy. You know, like Kirstie Alley at a Krispy Kreme promising herself to just look at the glazed doughnuts. Schwing dancing Two words oughta get you into the cineplex: Magic Mike. Here’s six more: Joe Manganiello as Big…
2011 will go down as a huge year in the fight for LGBT rights, but that certainly wasn’t a guarantee last January, when the ink was barely dry on a complex process to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell; marriage equality in New York seemed like a football likely to be pulled from in front of…
Sometimes the connection between art and the local LGBT community is clear. One example of this is Diversionary Theatre. Diversionary’s productions are accessible to anyone interested in theater, but the work they stage is chosen because it taps into the gay experience (its history, its present and its future). FilmOut San Diego is another organization…
There is one food that defines the United States like no other. Not even the classic apple pie can compete with … the hamburger. With thousands of variations, this American favorite is adored by us and by people throughout the world. So, where are the most delectable burgers in town? Here’s part one of a…
Happy New Year! How many of you have made your New Year’s resolutions? How are you doing so far? Statistics tell us that barely one in three of us continue to make the traditional New Year’s resolutions. I wonder why? Almost without exception, all the usual resolutions are so grandiose; so austere; so … instantly…
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, activist, writer and Dancing With The Stars contestant Chaz Bono said he will aim for a functioning penis after considering options ranging from phalloplasty to metoidioplasty. The transgender star will pay his own way to gender reassignment surgery, he told the magazine. “I could get a phalloplasty, which…
Kristy McNichol, 49, announced Friday she is a lesbian, and has decided to come out on the merits of helping children and youth who are struggling with bullying on account of their sexuality. McNichol is well-known for her Emmy Award-winning role on the 70s Show Family as Buddy Lawrence. She also starred in Empty Nest…
