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Wanda Sykes brings ‘Legacy’ to Netflix
Recently, Wanda Sykes guested on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and suggested to the beloved host that since his time at CBS would be ending soon, his final episode should involve him “burn(ing) it down.”
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Cher turns 80!
Kymber Devine will be hosting two spectacular Cher shows, Friday and Saturday, May 15-16, at Galveston's Island Time Beach Bar and Grill.
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Reflections on a lifelong love affair with Cher
Cher, who turns 80 on May 20, may be the single greatest gay icon of all time. I, like millions of other gay men, have been a fan for over 60 years. She has always been omnipresent, which makes our relationship even more special!
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Christian John Wikane’s ‘A Night at the Disco’ Explores Disco Music’s Role in LGBTQ+ History
"We're living through a period of such uncertainty. Day to day, we don't know what we're going to see and who's going to be here in our life," says Wikane, mentioning the power of togetherness at the club. “Dancing outside is a different type of high. Just being under the sun or under the stars or having a breeze blow through your hair.
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Galveston’s Cottrell Jones, the margarita whisperer
My fiancé’s favorite drink is a classic margarita. I make them often for him. I’ve even given myself the silly nickname, the “Margarita Whisperer.”
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Creep of the Week: Trump (again)
Trump on the image of himself as Jesus (Tresus) online: "It's supposed to be me as a doctor making people better," he told a reporter. "And I do make people better. I make people a lot better."
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Americus K. Love
A couple of years ago at a drag show in Galveston, a discourteous man with no drag show etiquette, walked across the performing area on his way to the restroom.
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The Garden Theatre celebrates five years with Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Company’
Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking musical, 'Company', is a mature, intelligent, and wildly funny look at love, vulnerability, and what it truly means to be alive.
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It’s Talarico vs. right-wing dirty tricks
Cornyn, who will be 80 years old by the time he’d complete another term, and older than both Democratic candidates combined, has been busy licking Trump’s Florsheim shoes.
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A colon cancer tsunami
Katie Couric went on live TV and had a colonoscopy done in front of the world. She brought awareness to people that this cancer was extremely serious. Her husband died in 1998 at the age of forty-two from colon cancer.