By Johnny Trlica What’s in a name? Has anyone ever heard of Frances Ethel Gumm? If you are a fan of Judy Garland, you have. How about Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta? That would be Lady Gaga to all of you little monsters. How would you like to see Caryn Johnson as host of The View?
By Forest Riggs Shiver me timbers! Spring, though it has tried, has not sprung. A clump of sand sitting in the Gulf of Mexico, Galveston has recently experienced a few cold and damp days, coupled with chilling winds that cut to the bone. Seems we have several days of glorious sunshine, then BAM! Here comes
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Greetings, everyone! It’s incredible how the how my Mystery Bread recipe always draws so much attention. It’s great as an on-the-run breakfast or just a snack. I made it in the mini foil loaf pans to share with friends, but you can also use full-size loaf pans. Here is
British crooner talks coming out, falling for straight men and learning to love himself By Chris Azzopardi Britain’s Got Talent finalist Calum Scott, who incited massive swooning on music mogul Simon Cowell’s reality show in 2015, once thought he’d be a counselor. He wanted to ease people’s troubled minds. Give them hope. But Scott, 29,
By Randall Jobe A HOUSTON WOMAN’S VISION Laura Moreno’s fascination with the theatre and movies was not about the make believe damsel-in-distress or the princess and her savior prince. Rather, early on, as a little Hispanic girl growing up in Houston, Texas, with unlimited access to the latest Hollywood and foreign films, courtesy of her
By Mikey Rox Life comes at us fast, and it’s getting easier and easier to get lost not only in our circumstances but also in the world around us. Work, friends, family, politics, relationships, past relationships – they all affect us, and not necessarily in a beneficial-to-our-well-being kinda way. That’s why it’s important to step
By Linda Bratsen Jay Mays and Robin Mack, two passionate and artistic community activists, are the guest speakers at PFLAG Houston’s monthly public meeting. Scheduled Sunday March 11, their presentation is titled A is for Ally: Creating Gender Inclusive Environments Together. Collaborating with their lifelong friend, Mel Reiff Hill, Mays and Mack created The Gender
By Randall Jobe CatastrophicTheatre presents the world premiere of Leap and the Net Will Appear. Written by two-time Obie Award-winning playwright and director Craig Lucas and directed by Chana Porter, the story tells of Maggie, who was raised to be a good girl, but Maggie has a secret: The wants to be a lion. Original
By Chris Azzopardi That Britney album better come quick – preferably before the world combusts from nuclear warfare. On the horizon for the rest of what’s shaping up to be a very gay 2018 outside of Brandi Carlile’s recently released must-hear masterwork? New Robyn, new Kylie, new Troye. If only our current political era was
By D’Anne Witkowski When I was a kid I knew of Bermuda only from songs, specifically “Kokomo†by the Beach Boys (“Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mamaâ€) and “Bermuda Triangle†by Barry Manilow, a mysterious love story of sorts that includes the lyric, “Lying with my woman on the island sand.†Ha ha ha. It’s
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