#Flashback68: The Groovy Fashions of Nina Ricci at the Palace of Versailles....
Pathé films captured designer Nina Ricci‘s Spring and Summer fashion show of 1968 staged at the Palace of Versailles and the rest is fashion herstory, kids. Watch. (And take notes, queens…)
View Article#SaturdayClassicMovie: Joan Crawford in “Johnny Guitar”
Johnny Guitar (1954) is the most spellbinding, psychosexual, genre-bending Western film ever made. Critics were not kind when it first came out, but it has grown to become a cult favorite and one of...
View Article#FlashBack69: Peggy Lee’s “Is That All There Is?”
Peggy Lee: Is That All There Is? It now seems just too perfect that as a 15-year-old boy, I would be obsessed with a song filled with existentialist angst, a half spoken-half sung opus to...
View Article#BornThisDay: Writer, John Cheever
Photo via YouTube May 28, 1912 – John Cheever: “Our country is the best country in the world. We are swimming in prosperity and our President is the best President in the world. We have larger apples...
View ArticleMay 27th: It’s YOUR Birthday, Bitch!
Adam Carolla Andre 3000 Brian McCarthy Chris Colfer Christopher Lee Cynthia McFadden Denise Van Outen Jack McBrayer Jadakiss Jamie Oliver Joseph Fiennes Lee Meriwether Louis Gossett Jr. Milan Nicole...
View Article#RealEstatePorn: This Late Actress Paid Less Than $30 a Month for Her NYC...
Patricia O’Grady When actress Patricia O’Grady moved into the top floor of a Greenwich Village walk-up in 1955, she (+ her three roommates) swept the hallway in exchange for a discounted rent. Of $16 a...
View Article#QueerQuote: ”I Haven’t Been Everywhere, but It’s on My List.” – Susan Sontag
Photograph by Jill Krementz, PBS via YouTube Susan Sontag (1933 – 2004) was a writer, filmmaker, philosopher, teacher, and political activist. She published her first major work, the essay Notes On...
View Article#TravelPorn: Merida’s Urbano Rentals Has Some of the MOST Beautiful...
Casa Ermita de Santa IsabelJohn Powell (& friends) at my “RePop” opening in 1981It’s funny how you end up in certain places. My friend Judy Ross, the well-known textile designer, recommended a...
View Article#ArtDept: The Life and Work of Paul Thek
On Fire Island 1968, photo courtesy of Hammer Museum Paul Thek (1933 – 1988) was a painter, sculptor and installation artist. Once celebrated, he has slipped through the cracks of art history. He...
View Article#BornThisDay, Actor, Zelda Rubinstein
In Teen Witch (1989), Trans World Entertainment via YouTube May 8, 1933 – Zelda Rubenstein: ”I’m from Pennsylvania and we speak sort of correctly there. People identify me that way and they also easily...
View ArticleMay 28th: It’s YOUR Birthday, Bitch!
Aaron Schock Alex Bellamey Alexa Davalos Carey Mulligan Carroll Baker Christa Miller Colbie Caillat Elisabeth Hassleback Gladys Knight Glen Rice James Michael Taylor Jesse Bradford John Fogerty Joseph...
View Article#RealEstatePorn: What You Get in Manhattan vs. Merida, Mexico for $760,000
Mason Majorada Everyone knows Manhattan is expensive, it has been for a long time. No newsflash there. I lived on that island for 35+ years, until recently when I sold my 350 sq ft apartment (with 12...
View Article#QueerQuote: “Anything Worth Dying For… Is Certainly Worth Living For.” –...
From “Funny or Die” via YouTube Yes, it’s a day for BBQs and for many it’s the unofficial first day of summer (the Summer Solstice is still three weeks away), originally called Decoration Day, from...
View ArticleWatch: Scissor Sisters JAKE SHEARS Debut Solo Album & Vid “Creep City”
Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears will be your new, singular sensation!!! It’s been about six years since Shears took a hiatus from the super queer pop/rock/dance group; which had tons of dance...
View Article#LGBTQ: Caitlyn Jenner Says Trump is “The Worst President We Have Ever Had”...
Yes, sage political pundit Caitlyn Jenner says Trump “has been, for all LGBT issues, the worst president we have ever had.” To coin a phrase, “No shit, Sherlock!” In a new profile for Broadly, Jenner...
View ArticleAsia Argento READS Harvey Weinstein & His Enablers at Cannes –”This Festival...
Italian actress Asia Argento bravely took Harvey Weinstein and his enablers to task from the stage the Cannes Film Festival with the film industry and the world watching. (Check out Cate Blanchette‘s...
View Article#OnThisGayDay: 1937, The Golden Gate Bridge Opens
May 28, 1937– The Golden Gate Bridge Opens One of my favorite structures on our pretty spinning blue orb is, of course, the openly gay Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge is a technical masterpiece and a...
View Article#Shadenfreude: New Yorkers Boo Giuliani on His Birthday
Well, this is a lovely way to start out the work week: A video of Yankee fans heartily booing “America’s Mayor”/Trump shill Rudy Giuliani. On his birthday. HA! Watch below. @Yankees fans boo...
View ArticleCondragulations to Laganja Estranja, Morgan McMichaels, Jaidynn Dior Fierce,...
Condragulations to the Drag Race superstars who appeared on Germany’s Next Top Model last week. Above: Our girls Laganja Estranja, Morgan McMichaels, and Jaidynn Dior Fierce on set with Rita Ora. Also...
View ArticleThe Voting for Season 10’s Miss Congeniality HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN!
Voting for the Season 10 sweetheart award has commenced! Let your voice be heard! via VH1: Which queen served 10s, 10s, 10s across the board? Cast your vote for Miss Congeniality and tell us who stole...
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