By Johnny Trlica The words legend and icon are used free and easy nowadays. You can’t pick up a newspaper, click on some website, or turn on a TV without reading about something or someone that is a legend or iconic. To say the words are overused and misinterpreted may be an understatement. In the
By Johnny Trlica Houston’s LGBTQ+ community lost an icon on June 2, 2022 when Randall Jobe took a final curtain call. A Celebration of Life will be held at ReBar and Grill, 202 Tuam Street in Houston, on Saturday, July 16. His obituary reads: “On June 2, 2022, Randall Wayne Jobe gently left this earth
Michael Cimino and George Sear on end of ‘Love, Victor’ and how their characters changed them By Chris Azzopardi For now, at least, it’s the end of “Venji.†Many watched Victor (Michael Cimino) and Benji (George Sear), the romantic heart of “Love, Victor,†to find a much-needed love rush amid pandemic weirdness. The series launched
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: A cheating husband is quick to accuse his wife of having an affair. A thief will quickly point the finger at his best friend. A woman who emits a silent but deadly fart will blame the innocent dog in a flash. It’s called projecting. According to Karen R. Koenig, M. Ed,
By Jim Ayres Indian cuisine is so fragrantly comforting. To find it so fresh, so full of spice and care and love, in a quiet inner-loop spot is a joyful discovery. This was a dinner I’d been looking forward to for ages. My friend Bill raves about Surya and has taken several friends there. This
By Nancy Ford Search for just the tiniest dot of red on the tissue that would signal my oncoming period and remove the what if thoughts that had plagued my every waking moment for nearly two months. Beat myself up for indulging in a moment of carnal, unprotected pleasure brought on by familiarity, nostalgia,
By Colby Etherton On June 24, the Supreme Court undid fifty years of precedent and ruled that women do not have a constitutional right to an abortion. Immediately, bans went into effect in multiple states. Some states had trigger laws on the books that would immediately go into effect upon Roe v Wade being struck
Can you believe the year has already half past us? Just how much vodka did we consume? I think I did my part. By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) I trust everyone had a good 4th of July holiday. Lordy, lordly, I did! It was a clothing optional party. My neighbors will never be the
The studio that brought us ‘Brokeback Mountain’ turns 20 By George Elkind ‘Far From Heaven’ (2002) For 20 years now, Focus Features has been distributing and funding queer-focused movies, marketing them successfully to a wide audience even early on. As a specialty distribution and production company responsible for works as disparate as “Beginners,†“Pariah†and
Galveston, set like a jewel in a crystal sea, was beautiful. It’s fine beach, its shady avenues of oleander and its delightful sea breezes were something to be enjoyed. —Oscar Wilde, June 1882 By Forest Riggs Summer has definitely arrived on the island and, with it, comes throngs of visitors. Gay Galvetraz has again come
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