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Galveston soup for the soul
By Forest Riggs I have always enjoyed telling stories and tales. Many a time, while telling a good one, I will say, “…to make a long story short….†Some long-winded,
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Weekend in Savannah
By Andrew Collins The dignified city that General James Oglethorpe put on the map in 1733 has weathered the vagaries of time in fine fashion. Savannah has survived devastating fires
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Queer-ish Valentine’s Gifts for the Queers You Love-ish: 2023 Ed-ish
By Mikey Rox Spread the love this Valentine’s Day with these festive, fun and sometimes frisky gifts to fill all your special someones’ (hey, we don’t judge) hearts with happiness
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Meet George Santos and Alexandra Mealer
The new faces of the GOP By Johnny Trlica Commentary: If silence is complicity, one of our nation’s political parties seems to have had its lips sewn together. When a
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Just happy to be here
‘Please Baby Please’ star Cole Escola loves a good, wacky role and a sassy line By Chris Azzopardi On Cole Escola’s Instagram page, the 36-year-old nonbinary comedian and actor describes
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Do Classified Documents Blur the Lines Between Biden and Trump?
By Colby Etherton Over the past few weeks, revelations that classified government documents were found at President Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, and in a private office of his in
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Eat, drink and love on Valentine’s Day
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hello again, readers. I trust everyone is keeping their New Year’s resolutions. I am watching those vodka calories, glass by glass.  And here we
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Island ensemble brings burlesque into 21st century
By Johnny Trlica When people think of a burlesque show, images of exotic dancers, ribald comedy sketches and an uninhibited atmosphere with the free flow of liquor come to mind. Â
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Michaela Jaé Rodriguez starts a ‘Wildfire’
By Romeo San Vicente Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, the Emmy-nominated heart and soul of “Pose,†is about to make her mark on the big screen. Of course, she’s appeared in theatrically
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Giving gay a bad name
By Nancy Ford There are several names throughout history that we’d prefer weren’t known as being gay: Andrew Cunanan. Milos Yannopolis. Lindsey Graham.  Recently joining this pantheon of losers is