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You’ll fall for these recipes
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Well, folks, fall has arrived and before you know it, Christmas will be here. The daylight savings time change coming up makes the change of
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Look what you made her do
How this ‘Bible Belt baby’ became the first drag queen to top the iTunes Christian music charts By Chris Azzopardi In this year’s Republican war against drag, the plot twist
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Just How Gay Is ‘Barbie’? It Depends on Who You Ask
| Apparently, It’s At Least Queer Enough to Piss Off Conservatives By Chris Azzopardi Let’s face it: “Barbie†was going to be gay. Maybe not gay enough, according to some
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A one-year anniversary, six years in the making
By Johnny Trlica Lots of stories are written about the marriages of rich and famous gay celebrities or well-connected. When Ricky Martin was married in 2015, his wedding was plastered
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RELIVE THE ’80s | Are you hungry like a wolf?
By Jim Ayres I had a most triumphant Sunday “brunch†recently at a place called Hungry Like the Wolf. If you suddenly hear Duran Duran playing their biggest hit from
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Kit Connor stirs up a little ‘Tea and Tomorrow’
By Romeo San Vicente “Heartstopper†star Kit Connor is about to play audience heartstrings as the co-lead in the film adaptation of Laura Taylor Namey’s YA novel, “A Cuban Girl’s
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FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS | Texans win a title in 2023, Oilers go undefeated
By Johnny Trlica Opinion: Houston has become the football capital of the world with no less than three professional teams (*four if counting the Tennessee Titans masquerading as the Oilers
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Breakfasts worth waking up for
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) What’s the old saying? If you can’t stand the heat, then get out of the kitchen. Boy, how true! Hope everyone is staying safe in this triple-digit
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Texas’ war on drag and trans people shifts into high gear
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: “You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension — a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of
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Where’s Melania?
By Nancy Ford While temperatures consistently top out at 100+ degrees throughout our region, this scorching, unrelenting, drought-inducing weather takes a back seat to the hottest question Americans have been