| Icon talks ‘hope’ gleaned from the LGBTQ community, ‘breadcrumbs’ of her legacy and that time she jumped out a window By Chris Azzopardi Cher is so low-key about being Cher that calling her is like calling your mom. “Hi,” she purrs with signature simplicity when I phone her presidential suite in late August. We
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: On June 25, 1978, I was one of about 6,000 gays and lesbians who gathered in the AstroArena for Town Meeting I. The event was being hailed as Houston’s first celebration of Gay Pride Week. Far from being an activist, I mainly went to see my political idol, Frances “Sissy” Farenthold,
| ‘Colette’ actress on playing bisexual author Colette, making a lesbian sequel to Bend It Like Beckham and her drag-inspired Sugar Plum Fairy By Chris Azzopardi You know what’s to love, actually? How Keira Knightley has now played enough feminist roles to know her character, Juliet, in the bubbly holiday classic Love Actually doesn’t exactly
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Welcome to the fall season! As the seasons change, so do our appetites. In this issue I’m concentrating on giving you some easy chicken recipes. Everyone knows how Paula loves chasing chicken (not choking) around Montrose. But back to cooking. Whoever invented the slow cooker crock-pot should be given the gay
By Jim Ayres Make no mistake. Hunky Dory and Bernadine’s did not flop with critics or the public. Their closing just 18 months after opening reflected shady fiscal mismanagement more than the tastes of Houston diners. But…it happens. Those restaurants are history and life moves on. Houston-born, Atlanta-based chef Ford Fry certainly did. Best known
By Nancy Ford “It is not my responsibility to determine whether Mr. Kavanaugh deserves to sit on the Supreme Court. My responsibility is to tell you the truth.… Thousands and thousands of people who have had their lives dramatically altered by sexual violence have reached out to share their experience and have thanked me for
By Mikey Rox Experience Mother Nature’s majesty with these make-a-weekend-out-of-it ways to view stunning displays of fall foliage like never before. Cross-country rail trip When I read about how blogger Derek Low booked himself a cross-country Amtrak trip from San Francisco to New York for $187, I was skeptical. So I reached out to Low
By Randall Jobe Final weekend. Main Street Theater presents The Book of Will by Lauren Gunderson. This beautiful play tells the tale of how Shakespeare’s First Folio came into existence thanks to the loyalty and love of his dear friends, particularly John Heminges and Henry Cordell, actors in Shakespeare’s company. They are determined to preserve
By Joey Amato Christina Wells is a former winner of Pride Idol and is a fixture with Houston audiences and now with a much broader audience. She recently became a finalist on America’s Got Talent and was a favorite of Simon Cowell, who was always constructive, if brutally honest, in his assessment of her incredible
| ‘Heaven Can’t Wait’ and Bering Can’t Either. Bering is having a birthday… a big one! With a milestone birthday, Bering found a way to celebrate and underwrite its ministries: a play! Playwright Fernando Dovalina has written Heaven Can’t Wait, a musical revue that will benefit Bering’s ministries. The play will be performed at Bering on
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