As the Mr. San Diego Leather contest ends two weeks of Leather Pride events, the retiring title holder took time from his busy events schedule to answer a few questions from the San Diego LGBT Weekly. A relative newcomer to the leather community, Anthony Rollar still had an inspiring year. LGBT Weekly: How long have…
Ms. San Diego Leather 2011 is Beanstalk. She’s tall, has long legs, black hair and a charming personality with a wit! And, what a show of support from the leather, Levi, bear, cowboy, Imperial Court de San Diego, Sisters and puppy community of San Diego and the surrounding areas. I liked the members and former…
They say bad things come in threes. Last week, devastation swept over much of Japan, Libya descended into civil war and the Middle East seemed poised to resume its traditional role as the world’s biggest unlearned history lesson. While mankind hasn’t fully mastered the science of reliable earthquake prediction, we have a pretty good handle…
In the last 100 years, there have been 19 films based on Charlotte Bronte’s classic 1847 novel Jane Eyre. Yes, 19. The director of the most recent, Cary Fukunaga, joked in The New York Times last week that a new version has to be made every five years. I must admit, however, that despite the…
Last week, as the U.S. Senate held show votes defeating Democratic and Republican sponsored budget plans, senior legislators in back rooms continued the real negotiations. The Senate’s Gang of Six is using the recommendations of President Obama’s Deficit Commission to design a bipartisan proposal to increase revenue, decrease spending and fix entitlements. In the House,…
If you think you know Cabaret, then you might be in for a big surprise. Cygnet Theatre’s newest staging of the show, opening to previews tonight, is putting a slight spin on the show’s narrator. You see, the Emcee, traditionally performed by a man, is being played by a woman. The show has been a…
The LGBT community can be fickle when it comes to its heroes and heroines. Queer celebrities are saints one day and forgotten the next. When you add decades of “the closet” and AIDS to the mix, we have very few lasting icons to orient ourselves to, even in the arts; however, if we do, then…
If you are a connoisseur of fashion, painting and celebrity scandal, then you are sure to enjoy Thomas Gainsborough and the Modern Woman, a spectacular array of portraits on show at the San Diego Museum of Modern Art. Grab lunch with a friend and then soak up the style and attitude of a dozen 18th…
Swedish professional soccer player Anton Hysen has announced he is gay. Hysen, who plays for Swedish fourth tier side Utsiktens BK, is the first elite Swedish player to come out. In an interview with Offside magazine, the 20-year old said, “It is f**ked up that no other Swedish player has come out yet. I am…
Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer of such classics as Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, Starlight Express and The Phantom of the Opera, has opened his new production of The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium in London’s West End. Lloyd Webber’s The Wizard of Oz is an enchanting adaptation of the all-time classic, totally reconceived…
