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A star is born in sneakers: Kitty West
By Johnny Trlica Lana Turner was discovered when she was a junior at Hollywood High School, skipped a typing class and bought a Coca-Cola at the Top Hat Malt Shop.
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Jennifer Lopez to star in “Kiss of the Spider Woman”
Romeo San Vicente Jennifer Lopez will star in the new musical feature film “Kiss of the Spider Woman†from gay director Bill Condon (“Dreamgirls,†“Beauty and The Beastâ€), in what
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Playboy Magazine Was a Model of Reporting on HIV/AIDS in the 1980s
By Amy Fletcher In an analog era, newspapers and magazines provided much of the essential HIV/AIDS reporting in the United States by disseminating updates on the evolving medical consensus that
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Are You Prepared for the Storm of Love Making?
| Letters of Love and Lust from the White House  By Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler Four bills, a political flier, a request for a charity and a magazine. That’s
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Nikki Haley’s and the entire Republican field’s missed opportunities
By Colby Etherton With the 2024 presidential election season officially underway, the field has narrowed to two candidates on the Republican side: former President Donald Trump and former U.N. Ambassador
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Black Trans Activist Raquel Willis on Why Stories Like Hers Need to Be Heard
| ‘The Risk It Takes to Bloom’ author on living a life of ‘discomfort’ and how she hopes to change that for others By Sarah Bricker Hunt When Raquel Willis
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It’s Trump that is poisoning our nation’s blood
By Johnny Trlica Opinion: Several years ago, I was asked, “Are you ready to switch?†That request came from a friend I’ll call Lisa, and was not concerning my sexual
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Presidential race starts year with hefty Trump lead
By Colby Etherton Time is running out for GOP presidential candidates. Then again, is there ever enough time? On January 15, 2024, the Iowa caucuses will officially kick off 2024’s
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AUSTIN IMPORT | Home Slice Pizza vows ‘In Crust We Trust’
By Jim Ayres Recently I read an online “best in your state†slideshow listicle that declared Home Slice Pizza to be Texas’ best. Critics have written that this Austin import
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Good Riddance, George Santos — Long Live Kitara Ravache!
The dizzying, dissatisfying end to the first openly gay Republican Congressman’s political career By Sarah Bricker Hunt The sad, predictable ousting of George Santos from the esteemed (just kidding) halls