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Lily Collins does not clash with Titan
By Romeo San Vicente | More more more Tales of The City, now with Ellen Page Just when you were fully annoyed and extremely tired and actually angry (hey, Roseanne!)
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World premiere of ‘Cleo’ explores greatest sex scandal in film and ancient history
Playwright Lawrence Wright joins director Bob Balaban to stage Cleo, chronicling the titanic love affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton that started during the filming of the 1963 movie
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Dallasmania
By Nancy Ford – When I was a kid, I was a Beatlemaniac. I had their music, pointy black ankle boots, records, hair — all of it. I loved them,
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Military transgender ban Barred, Houston loses anti-gay court case, and other top stories
If you are not a news junkie you are missing so much. In the span of a week, we saw the President’s lawyer’s office raided by the FBI, a doorman
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How about a hand (up) for community icon Marsha Carlton?
How does a once (OK, four-times!) married, straight mother of three, grandmother of four, and great-grandmother of four more become an icon to Houston’s LGBTQ community? It begins with a
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BuffBurger: What’s in a name?
By Jim Ayres – BuffBurger. The name had me scratching my head. Does it have buffalo burgers? The giant steer on the rear wall kind of looks like one. But
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6 Household chores it’s time to farm out
By Mikey Rox – In my other life as a gay personal finance expert, I write a lot about saving money, but what about time? That’s worth something too, especially
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In ‘Gay Galveston’ it’s time to wind your pole
By Forest Riggs – Like the old saying states, April roared in like a lion (well, maybe a small one) and went out like a lamb. April was a fun
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LIFF 2018 Features Dozens of Q&A’s With Filmmakers
Unprecedented Number of Feature and Short Filmmakers Accompany their Films to Fest, Part in Mentor Sessions and Are Available for Interview The 6th Annual Louisiana Film Festival and Mentorship Program, taking place April
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Yo ho ho… and a bottle of rum! And more!
By Forest Riggs If you’ve ever had a fantasy of living a salty life on the high sea as a pirate, cabin boy, prostitute or stow-away (or just all of