The Old Globe has announced it is staging the U.S. premiere of Alan Ayckbourn’s new comedy, Life of Riley. Directed by Richard Seer, Life of Riley runs in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of The Old Globe’s Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, with previews starting April 30 and opening night May 5. Alan Ayckbourn,…
Lady Gaga has confronted a religious fundamentalist who was protesting outside one of her concerts. As documented on the singer’s web series GaGavision, the protester presented the singer with a “Get Out Of Hell Free” card, prompting her to confront him about his views. Gaga’s car rolls up to the lonely protester and she offers…
A woman who attacked a Paul Gauguin painting in Washington, D.C.’s National Gallery claimed she did it because it is “very homosexual.” Screaming, “This is evil,” a woman tried to pull Gauguin’s Two Tahitian Women from a gallery wall last week and banged on the picture’s clear plastic covering, said Pamela Degotardi of New York,…
Someone called my column saccharin the other day – one of the more (ironically) bittersweet critical compliments I’ve received. It’s the aspect I love and hate most in my writing, and one I can’t seem to change. It’s frustrating because I have so many dark and depressing thoughts in my head, but I can never…
When the time comes to sell your home or investment property, there are many things you will want to take into consideration. By being proactive and preparing for the sale, you will know what to expect and will typically have a better experience. It is not possible to cover every aspect of what may occur…
In our journey towards spiritual enlightenment during this Season of Lent, we have already gone through several practices that have the great potential of growing and deepening our spirituality and our relationship with God – these are good, but, just a reminder, we have to practice them in order to bring about spiritual enlightenment. In…
On Friday, April 15, San Diego students join hundreds of thousands of students nationwide to take a vow of silence to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in their schools. Sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), the National Day of Silence (DOS) is a day of action in which…
A loyal group of 20 good friends of Michael Mack have come together to help him with some financially difficult times, due to medical costs. That’s What Friends Are For, April 18, 7 p.m. at Eden, stars another friend of the local community, the goddess of comedy herself, Judy Tenuta. When she spoke with the…
For the last seven years, Jamie Morris’ twisted Mommie Queerest has had sold-out audiences across the country re-thinking the oft-quoted tale of Mommie Dearest – Christina Crawford’s tell-all about her tumultuous relationship with her famous mother – with the simple premise, “What if Joan had really been a man all those years?” Told by an…
The Pride Card, Global Male Productions and The Brass Rail present Wanted: Jailed At The Rail, a charity experience April 17 to benefit a dozen LGBT non-profit organizations. Local community leaders and celebrities are being put in “jail” and must raise $1,000 in donations to make bail. Tickets are $5 each; door tickets are $7…
