By Romeo San Vicente It’s time, really. After decades of queer audiences extracting every bit of subtext from the 1939 classic film, “The Wizard of Oz,†including employing the expression “friend of Dorothy†to describe themselves to uncomprehending straights, and after the monster musical-theater success of “Wicked,†which kept the queerness rolling, “Black-ish†creator Kenya
By Johnny Trlica In recent years Galveston Island has witnessed tropical storms, hurricanes and even a snowstorm, so a little wind and rain was not about to dampen the spirits of Pride Galveston on Labor Day Weekend. Festivities began on Friday evening with the selection of the new Mr. and Miss Pride Galveston. Mon’Terio J.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month By Johnny Trlica Commentary: October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Sure, I could tell you how each year about 264,000 cases of breast cancer is diagnosed in women and about 2,400 in men in the United States. Yes, men can get breast cancer. About 42,000 women and
The ‘Desperate Housewives’ star uncouples from Neil Patrick Harris in a new Netflix series By Chris Azzopardi Tuc Watkins hasn’t just seen how gay relationships have evolved on television — he’s been a part of that evolution. On “Desperate Housewives,†Watkins portrayed one half of gay couple Bob and Lee, who became residents of Wisteria
Ghosts, Goblins, Witches and Hollow-weenies By Forest Riggs Though the weather does not indicate it, fall is here and with it comes a lot of activity on Galveston Island. Once again it is “BOO!†time on the island. Galvestonians love Halloween and enjoy all the fun that comes with it. This is the time
In this essay, Tom Perrault recounts his journey toward hopefully controlling HIV without medication By Tom Perrault “Oh, I have a study that you’re going to join,†my doctor, Lisa Sterman, MD, MPH, said to me almost flippantly. It was August 27, 2020, and I had gone to see her in San Francisco for my
By Nancy Ford If you have been a frequent or even occasional What a World reader for the last 34+ years, you probably know that my relationship with relationships — the serious, long-term type — has been somewhat spotty. First, thank you for reading. I appreciate and marvel at your dedication to this relationship more
By Romeo San Vicente Cross prestige television’s serious-minded exploration of real-life issues with messy, back-stabbing, workplace soap antics and you have the not-so-secretly trashy, exceptionally entertaining Apple TV+ series, “The Morning Show.†And going into its third season, the world-building that involves famous media faces deeply mired in personal hypocrisies can only benefit from adding
By Colby Etherton With midterm elections just over a month away, the campaign trail is heating up and the plethora of political ads are about to come crashing in. Conventional wisdom is that in a midterm cycle, the party that is not in the White House tends to gain seats in both the House and
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Well, here we are in the fall season. I think we have all been awaiting some cooler weather as we embark upon the holiday season…already! My old shoebox is beginning to run empty of untried recipes. You may think I went off the deep end with this issue’s recipes. In fact,
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