Everyone wants to live in a “nice” neighborhood. But what makes a nice neighborhood a nice neighborhood? Well, the answer is very simple. It is a community where all the residents have pride in their properties and maintain them. Nice neighborhoods do not have to have big or fancy homes. The homes just need to…
I think one of the weirder genres of film is the disease comedy. Even if the film itself is an organic melding of comedy and tragedy, the idea itself is jarring. Paul Rudnick’s Jeffrey is a damn good movie (though a much better play), but it’s a sex comedy about AIDS. I mean, really. The…
President Obama promised to veto any debt-reduction plan that didn’t include tax hikes on the wealthiest Americans in a speech last week. Republicans accused him of inciting a new “class war.” They’re half right. Is President Obama suggesting that middle-class voters would choose higher taxes on the rich over cuts in their health and retirement…
Breakfast and lunch usually signal the beginning of a lazy weekend with a growling stomach and far too many choices on where to eat. Sometimes it’s just too early to think about who’s got your morning fancy. The pancakes maybe great at one place but their omelets can be under par; finding clever morning fare…
thursday, sept. 29 New date! 12th annual Taste of Downtown Take your taste buds out for a night on the town … downtown that is! Taste of Downtown is back this Thursday (rescheduled from Sept. 8 due to the blackout!) Choose from over 50 restaurants throughout the Gaslamp Quarter, Financial District, East Village and Little…
Sept. 20, the first day gay, lesbian and bisexual servicemembers could legally serve openly, I wasn’t in San Diego for the event at The Center. Instead, I was at Harvard University as the keynote speaker for the Ivy League university’s official event celebrating that historic day. I was humbled and honored to be invited, and…
What do you do when you’re in the middle of an impossible situation? How do you react when you find yourself staring in the face of discouragement and opposition? When you feel like your well is running dry? Well, I have good news for you. There’s a miracle in your house! I know many of…
dvd of the week As I wrote back in June, “If you are the kind of moviegoer who is happy, even gleeful, about paying $16 to see Michael Bay’s special effects bonanzas in 3-D, then you will need to see, and may love, Dark of the Moon. It is by far the best of the…
dvr this There are three gay things about The Playboy Club that have flown under the radar: 1) The lead bunny, blonde bombshell Amber Heard, is an out lesbian. 2) A major subplot involves funneling tips to the Mattachine Society, the 1960s gay rights group. 3) Eddie Cibrian seems to be contractually obliged to take…
