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Lynx Send Augustus to the Olympics
Minnesota Lynx’s Seimone Augustus. Photo by Sophia Hantzes
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx as a number-one pick during the 2006 WNBA Draft, 24-year-old Seimone Augustus’s career is red-hot. She was named SEC Player of the Year in both 2005 and 2006 prior to being drafted. Since then, she has been named […]
Fireworks About Pride Fireworks
I’m keeping my posting on a positive note, and will refrain from “labeling” individuals who care about all communities and wildlife as complainers. I’m just a gay man who shares the thoughts of the majority of Minnesota’s gay community (millions nationwide) who care about their environment and wildlife.
I like fireworks, but where […]
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The lovely people here at Lavender have given me yet another chance to share with you some of my thoughts and observations about losing weight, eating healthy, and coming to terms with a new me. Aren’t you the lucky ones! For those of you who may have missed my inaugural attempt a […]
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Minnesota Couple Marries in California
Tom Roycraft and Robert Johnson of Minneapolis tied the knot in California on July 8 at San Francisco’s City Hall. There, they ran into Mayor Gavin Newsom, longtime supporter of same-sex marriage, who stopped to pose for a photo with the newlyweds. Roycraft and Johnson both grew […]
I yearn for the day when being a GLBT American is no more remarkable than being an Irish American. We still would be a definable group with an interesting and sometimes bitter history. We even might continue to hold parades every June. But the days of obsessing about politics would be long gone, because we […]
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Minnesota summers are short, yet spectacular. I would dare to say that without them, we would lose half our residents to the year-round warmth of states like Arizona, Texas, and California. So, what keeps us planted here during our insanely frigid months of December and January? The memories we manufacture during June, […]
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Hot picks from MOA® Trend Specialist Sara Rogers
This summer classic is no longer reserved for tennis courts and golf courses. Polo’s have become an everyday look for all ages, and can be spotted this season in numerous colors and designs.
Oversize Logos
Burberry
178 South Avenue
Bigger is better this season, as classic logos are pumped […]
How Rue McClanahan became a TV icon isn’t classified information: For 20 years, the veteran actress has brought syndicated love and laughter to millions of people via The Golden Girls’s Blanche Devereaux, America’s favorite over-the-hill whore.
Rue McClanahan as Peggy Ingram in Sordid Lives: The Series. Photo by Ed Baran Publicity
With the royalties the 74-year-old McClanahan […]
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With the national economy facing recession, most every business—sales, service, or industry—is feeling the pinch. Cutting costs and raising prices are standard approaches to generating more revenue, but when consumer spending is also down, some companies are thinking more creatively about how to improve not only their bottom line, but also the […]
Brideshead Revisited is back at last!
A quarter century ago, the 11-part 1981 British TV miniseries adaptation of Brideshead Revisited wowed the world. This time around, it’s a handsome Miramax film, starring handsome actors, with handsome sets and costumes. Currently, the sure-to-be-box-office sensation, directed by Julian Jarrold, is screening at the Landmark Theatres Edina Cinema.
(From left) […]
The 34-year relationship of Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy is truly one of history’s great gay love stories. If you want to see how these two brave souls succeeded in love, don’t even think of missing the shimmering new documentary Chris & Don: A Love Story, directed by Tina Mascara and Guido Santi.
Christopher Isherwood (left) […]
Apocalypso
The Presets
Apparently, judging from the discs landing on my desk recently, it’s trashy dance-music summer. It seems a million-and-one acts are trying to capture the success of the Scissor Sisters, MGMT, et al., with collections of pulsing tunes laced with old-school electronics and ice-cold melodies. Australian two-piece The Presets may be the best of […]
The New Sexual Orientation of Old Christine
Plenty of TV shows have replaced actors in a role. If you turned your back for a minute, Roseanne had a new Becky, and Dynasty a new Steven. But The New Adventures of Old Christine is getting an entirely different sort of makeover, at least for a while. Latest […]
Tipping the Bucket
Through Aug. 10
Rarig Center
Univ. of Minn.
330 21st Ave. S., Mpls.
(651) 209-6799
<www.fringefestival.org>
Spoken-word writer-performer and Baptist-turned-Catholic Allegra Lingo always gets beneath the surface of queer issues in a humorously human way. Her latest, Tipping the Bucket, looks at faith.
Lingo shares, “On a personal level, I believe that God made me. And I believe that being […]
The 15th annual Minnesota Fringe Festival features a variety of queer-oriented shows that you will want to check out. Most of them last about an hour. In a society where queer content is not seen enough in film and performing arts, the Fringe is the ideal place to balance that out for yourself—and friends and […]
To paraphrase Sally Field: They liked us. They really liked us! On July 20, Leather Leadership Conference (LLC) XI, which took place April 20-22, 2007, in Minneapolis, was the winner in the “Large Event of the Year” category at Pantheon of Leather (POL) XVIII.
Steve Lenius (left) accepting award from Jon Krongaard. Photo by Bill Schlichting
POL […]
Empress XVI, Helen Back. Photo by Paul Nixdorf
Although it’s primarily a fund-raising organization bringing in thousands of dollars annually for local charities, the Imperial Court of Minnesota (ICOM), founded in 1992, does so by hosting fun drag shows with plenty crowns and gowns. Over the next two weeks, ICOM is mounting a series of events […]
The goal: Seek out the best wieners in town, while increasing our riding endurance. I’ve had a fondness for wieners from an early age: boiled, fried, battered, deep-fried, and grilled; short ones, long ones, and stuffed. Partner Chad, friend/neighbor Mona, and I hopped on our bicycles for our noble quest to find the perfect wiener.
(Clockwise […]
As a food columnist, it’s tempting to fill one’s dance card with every highbrow restaurant in town. Mea culpa—power corrupts. To mount a pithy defense, few casual restaurants offer food worthy of the pen. That price point is overrun with franchises and reconstituted foods that only can promise trans fats and regret.
Pulled Chicken Sandwich with […]
Almost every new media technology—from the printing press to photography to the DVD—has been quickly applied to everyone’s favorite pastime: sex. And so it goes with the webcam. As cameras have gained in resolution and broadband has bumped up connection speeds, visual virtual sex on the Web has flourished.
“I’m a bit of an exhibitionist,” says […]
Band Fags!
by Frank Anthony Polito
Kensington Books
448 pages
$15 paper
A decade ago, who’d have thunk there would be a glut of high-school coming-out novels. Bret Hartinger, Robin Reardon, Brian Sloan, Alex Sanchez, Perry Moore, David Levithan, James Howe, Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Drew Ferguson: the authors’ names—their books published in just the past year—are legion. It’s a welcome glut, […]
I have received hundreds of letters asking me the same question: “How do you do it, J.Lo?” the letters ask. “How do you spend several minutes every week slaving over this column, and still find time to chase emotionally unavailable women?” The answer, my friends, is that I make the time.
Any fool can stumble into […]
What was it, 18 years ago, when Luke Perry first showed up on 90210 with a goatee?
And we smirked.
Just as we smirked at Tori Spelling’s elephant bells.
After all, these were merely the world’s oldest high school kids shooting the precipitous curls of fashion’s fickle waves.
But remarkably, long after a second generation of Nehru jackets and […]
Dear Ms. Behavior:
I secretly am sleeping with my friend, Amy, who is in the process of breaking up with her almost-ex girlfriend, Robin. Their relationship has been loveless and sexless for many years, but Amy hasn’t moved out, because Robin’s mother is dying, and Amy feels it would be cruel to finalize their breakup right […]
On August 15-16, Scooter’s and Diversions, two local gay bars, are hosting Pride in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Along with events at both establishments, they’re sponsoring a Pride Picnic on August 16 in Mt. Simon Park in Eau Claire, featuring free beer, burgers, and brats. The park overlooks scenic Dells Pond.
Diversions owner Tim Romans says, “We […]
One day seven years ago, Kerri Heffernan went for a run. Her path took her past an athletic field in Providence, Rhode Island, where the Brown University women’s rugby team was training.
Kerri Heffernan. Photo by Dan Woog
Heffernan—who, prior to becoming Associate Director of Brown’s Howard R. Swearer Center for Public Service, had been an international […]
Horoscope for August 1-14 Capitalize on your acumen, as Venus glides into Virgo. Check your list of wants and wanteds. Anything is possible, and failure is not an option. Get going!
ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 20)
Gay Rams make their mark on the job, and feel pretty darned good about their prospects. Capture and channel this high-energy level, […]
Consumer interest in car insurance is a bit of a paradox, according to Davina Baldwin, an insurance agent with State Farm. Many people are looking to save money by cutting back on their insurance coverage, but at the same time, more and more motorists are completely uninsured, upping your risk of liability.
Davina Baldwin. Photo Courtesy […]
A Golden Good-bye
It is with a heavy heart that we say a sad good-bye to Estelle Getty. On July 22, the 84-year-old actress of Golden Girls fame passed away. She had been suffering from advanced dementia for a number of years.
Known best for her portrayal of Sophia Petrillo, mother of Bea Arthur’s character, Dorothy Zbornak, […]
The murder of 15-year-old student Lawrence King was the subject of the cover article in the July 28 Newsweek. Investigative reporter Ramin Setoodeh had spent five months in Oxnard, California, researching and interviewing. Like the robot spacecraft Galileo relaying images of Jupiter, the reporter brought back information that was more acutely detailed, yet posed even […]
You may think our rainbow tribe is divided into five parts—GLBT folk, as well as our allies—and, if you do, you’re right, kind of…but the quantifying that matters most is composed of a simple binary code: You’re either one, or you’re the other. I’m talking, of course, about Cat People and Dog People.
Two products of […]
Everyone can use a vacation, even your four-legged companion. When you board a plane, and head for a tropical destination, you can give Fido his own getaway where he can relax, and enjoy plenty of attention.
Photo Courtesy of pamperedpoochplayground.com
The average person might balk at the idea of pampering a dog, but owners have strong emotional […]
Pet lovers are-n’t discouraged easily from caring for their furry friends, and often will go to great lengths to keep them comfortable and happy. However, certain situations can become difficult for dogs owners—primarily, having to leave a party early to let their dog out, or getting up in the middle of the night to do […]
Many people who own pets find that the loss of their companion animal is as painful as the death of a friend or family member. Because pets are integral parts of most families, it’s no surprise that the grieving process is often as complicated, personal, and intense.
Photos Courtesy of Peternity
Colleen Mihelich, founder and President of […]
Your idea of a party might involve chips, dip, and high spirits, but sometimes, you never know what you’ll end up bringing home.
A pet party, or “pet pawty”—as it is called by Petlane pet advisers, who teach old and young dogs, cats, and birds new tricks—is thrown with a guarantee that the treats and toys […]
