MUSIC: Eddie Van Halen’s 60 today!
Happy birthday to the Guitar God, reports VEVO. Hard to believe Eddie’s 60 today. He’s still got the chops! Can you believe one of the greatest solos ever wasn’t even on a VH song? Check it out above!
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MUSIC: Mark Knopfler set to tour North America + new album Tracker out March 17
Legendary musician and songwriter Mark Knopfler will celebrate the release of his new record, Tracker, due March 17 on Verve Records, with a 36-city North American tour that kicks off in Vancouver on September 10 and continues through the end of October. Fans that purchase tickets to ‘An Evening with Mark Knopfler and Band’ online…
SAG Awards: The winners list
LOS ANGELES — SAG-AFTRA presented its coveted Actor® statuettes for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2014 at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® in ceremonies attended by film and television’s leading actors, held last night at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Honored with individual awards were Patricia Arquette, Julianne…
Watch: Dr. Richard Dawkins reads his anti-gay ‘fan mail’ (VIDEO)
In a candid moment, filmmaker Eric Preston, founder and producer at Fusion Films, rolls his camera as Dr. Richard Dawkins – author, professor and evolutionary biologist – again reads “fan mail” he has received from some of his not-so-great admirers. In this new video from Dawkins, titled “Love Letter to Richard Dawkins,” the biologist reads…
Paws FUR Pink Dog Run/Walk benefitting Susan G. Komen San Diego: Feb. 15
SAN DIEGO — The second annual San Diego Paws FUR Pink® 5K and 1 mile run/walk will be held Sunday, Feb. 15 at NTC Park at Liberty Station in San Diego. This dog-friendly event partially benefits Susan G. Komen San Diego to support local breast health services and celebrates the unconditional love we share with…
HRC highlights California’s LGBT protections, laws and legislative proposals in inaugural national report
WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) in partnership with the Equality Federation, has released its first national report assessing the status of state legislation affecting LGBT equality across America, including in California. The inaugural State Equality Index (SEI) reveals that, even with progress on marriage equality, there are extraordinary state-to-state disparities in LGBT non-discrimination protections, including…
Watch: ‘My Husband’s Not Straight’ (VIDEO)
Here’s a video to make you smile this Sunday morning! George Takei and friends lampoon the new reality show My Husband’s Not Gay which airs on TLC and showcases gays in Salt Lake who are married to women, but attracted to men. What if straight men tried the same in a gay world? Take a…
Twinkle, twinkle, little star:
Seriously, what is it about porn that turns people off? I’ve never understood so I suspect I’ll never understand others’ aversions to it. And what a pity. If only because as a result of porn, there have been some very, very good documentaries about the subject. Wrangler: Portrait of An Icon (2008), was a critical…
San Diego Human Dignity Foundation purchases University Heights home of Diversionary Theatre and Lambda Archives
San Diego Human Dignity Foundation closed escrow yesterday on 4545 Park Ave. taking ownership of the building from Diversionary Theatre Productions, the non-profit organization that provides year round LGBTQ theatrical productions at the site. This smooth change of ownership will have no impact on the Diversionary Theatre’s work. Housed in the building as well is…
Federal Court strikes down Alabama ban on marriage equality
U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade has ruled in favor of equality, striking down Alabama’s discriminatory constitutional amendment banning same-sex couples from marrying. Granade, appointed by President George W. Bush, stated in her ruling yesterday: There is no law prohibiting infertile couples, elderly couples, or couples who do not wish to procreate from marrying. Nor does…