Top 10 LGBTQ Movies You Can Stream while recovering from Mardi Gras Regardless of age, or how long you’ve been out of the closet, or if you’re out of the closet at all, it’s easy to recollect a time during which you found yourself feeling validated while watching a movie. Cinema itself, since the very beginning of the craft, has relied on one major element and that’s the … [Read more...] about Top 10 LGBTQ Movies You Can Stream while recovering from Mardi Gras
Archives for February 2018
NOAGE Goes on Safari
On Friday, November 17, NOAGE (New Orleans Advocates for LGBT Elders) held their annual Gala. The event was dubbed NOAGE goes on Safari and was held at the Audubon Zoo. Roughly 150 people attended the Gala. In addition to food, music, and a live auction, the event also featured the presentation of two awards. Liz Simon was given the Trailblazer Award and Rip and Marsha … [Read more...] about NOAGE Goes on Safari
From New Orleans with Hate, Bianca Del Rio on Her Career
Love her, hate her, or fear her, Bianca Del Rio has skyrocketed to fame and established herself as a preeminent figure of drag and stand-up comedy in the United States and across the world. Early Career Though most people know her as the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season Six, Bianca Del Rio is a more familiar character to many in New Orleans, where her drag career … [Read more...] about From New Orleans with Hate, Bianca Del Rio on Her Career
Champion Terence Blanchard
Google “Movies about boxers” and dozens of titles come up. Google “Operas about boxers” and one title appears. Google “Movies about gay boxers” and there are still a half-dozen titles. Google “Operas about gay boxers” and the same title that popped up before reappears. That opera is Champion by New Orleans native and multiple Grammy Award winner Terence Blanchard which New … [Read more...] about Champion Terence Blanchard
Similarities link Super Bowl wins by Eagles and Saints
NEW ORLEANS — The Philadelphia Eagles’ 41-33 victory in Super Bowl LII on Sunday was reminiscent of the New Orleans Saints’ victory in Super Bowl XLIV. In both cases a team that was expected to be good but not necessarily Super Bowl material prior to the season emerged as the NFL’s best team in the regular season, went into the championship game as an underdog because it was … [Read more...] about Similarities link Super Bowl wins by Eagles and Saints
Original Saints play-by-play announcer Al Wester dies
The original Voice of the Saints is gone. Al Wester, who served as play-by-play voice of the Saints on radio from 1967-70, died Wednesday in New Orleans after a brief illness. He was 93. In those first four years, Wester called two plays that to this day remain among the most significant in Saints history – the opening 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by John Gilliam in … [Read more...] about Original Saints play-by-play announcer Al Wester dies
World AIDS Day
December 1 marked the 29th annual World AIDS Day. Since its inception in 1988, World AIDS Day is an opportunity for people around the world to raise awareness about HIV / AIDS, to support those living with HIV, and to remember those who have succumbed to the disease. The idea for the annual day began with James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter, who in 1987, worked for the Global … [Read more...] about World AIDS Day
Training Flexibility: The Final Piece to the Puzzle
Placing the final piece in a puzzle brings the picture to life. Each intricate shape is linked together and plays an important role in the overall image. Like a puzzle, our choice to train in Flexibility could be the missing link in your wellness journey of cardio and strength training. Flexibility is the range of motion of your joints or the ability of your joints to move … [Read more...] about Training Flexibility: The Final Piece to the Puzzle
LSU’s 2018 football schedule loaded with challenges
In between sips of your favorite libation while awaiting the parade to arrive, I bet you might have been a part of the talk along the parade route about how the LSU Tigers may fare for the upcoming football season. My response to the question duplicates my mom’s answer to a question I may have had an a adolescent. “We’ll see.” No one really knows since it’s too early in the … [Read more...] about LSU’s 2018 football schedule loaded with challenges
ZERO SUM GAME
ZERO SUM GAME “If you are not with me you are against me” Zero Sum Game. “If you do not accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior you cannot have salvation” Zero Sum Game. “If you are for gun control you want to take away all guns and destroy the Second Amendment” Zero Sum Game. “If I am right you must be wrong” Zero Sum Game. Zero Sum Game leaves no room for middle ground and has … [Read more...] about ZERO SUM GAME