SAN DIEGO OPERA: AS ONE
TRANSFORMING THE FACE OF SELF-DISCOVERY Blythe Gaissert Kelly Markgraf Every once in a while, you get to bear witness to something that changes not only your view on the world but alters the course for everyone who comes in contact with it. A powerful book, film, work of art, a breathtaking natural setting or a […]
BILLIE JEAN KING AND EMMA STONE
BATTLE OF THE SEXES Winning The Gender Game ~ by joel martens ~ Forty-four years ago, in 1973, things were very different for many in this country. Though the Equal Rights Amendment banning discrimination based on sex was passed by Congress on March 22, 1972, women were still battling their way out from under an […]
MICHAEL CARBONARO
BEHIND THE MAGICIAN’S CAPE The Carbonaro Effect: It’s Not All Illusion ~ by joel martens ~ Who doesn’t love a good prank or slight-of-hand? That delightful sense of glee when you’ve managed to “pull the wool” over someone’s eyes, catching them unawares…And hopefully making them laugh as they discover they’ve been duped? We’ve all experienced […]
ANTHONY RAPP
STAR TREK DISCOVERY Going Where No One Has Gone Before ~ by joel martens ~ Who can forget the inimitable words spoken by Shatner’s Captain Kirk, beginning each episode of Gene Roddenberry’s original Star Trek television series: “Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange […]
THEY’RE BACK! The Return of Will & Grace & Jack & Karen
by tim parks – When Will & Grace premiered on NBC back in 1998, it offered television audiences something they hadn’t previously seen on a big three network (gasp), a relationship between a gay man and his straight female friend. Eric McCormack portrayed Will Truman, the very uptight lawyer and as yin to his…Um, yang […]
Legendary Queer Icon the Babadook Now Has Partner: Pennywise
from edge media network – The Internet has apparently decided that legendary queer iconic the Babadook has a new partner: Pennywise the Clown from Stephen King’s “It.” Over the summer, Twitter users declared the Babadook an LGBTQ icon after Netflix added the film the top hat-wearing demon is from, “The Babadook,” to its LGBTQ section. People started […]
GOLDEN FOODIE AWARDS: “The Best of The Best…” Gets Better
by tony reverditto The Golden Foodie Awards (GFA) is one of the most glamorous events in Orange County and is the brainchild of Pamela Waitt (Pam), president and founder. Her calendar is quite full, on top of the Golden Foodies, she also produces Orange County Restaurant Week’s Launch Party and brought to fruition last month’s […]
MOISES SERRANO
FORBIDDEN: UNDOCUMENTED AND QUEER IN RURAL AMERICA ~ by joel martens ~ As members of the LGBTQ community, we have a deep understanding of what it is to struggle against being different and having to fight against that isolation and its oppressive nature. The process of personal and then social acceptance around those biologically born […]
DAVID BROMSTAD
DREAMING BIG FINDING THAT PERFECT FIT ~ by joel martens ~ What can you say about HGTV’s David Bromstad? This host/designer/home expert, is unendingly energetic, completely disarming, downright charming and last but not least has a wicked sense of humor. His oft-donned smile and that quick humor has endeared him to HGTV audiences since he […]
INSPIRING LANDSCAPE TRENDS
EMBRACING THE CALIFORNIA TOPOGRAPHY ~ by michael douglas brennan ~ It is encouraging to know that people today are expecting much more from their home landscapes than they did in the past. Standard home landscapes of yesteryear were dominated by big thirsty lawns and plantings, but these days, people are moving toward more thoughtful designs […]