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Movie Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home

July 2, 2019 By Tony Leggio

Are your spidey senses tingling or, better yet, your Peter Tingle? They will be soon with the release of the newest entry to the Marvel Universe, Spider-Man: Far From Home.  Directed by Jon Watts and written by Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers, this latest entry is the sequel to 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming and the twenty-third film in the Marvel Cinematic … [Read more...] about Movie Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home

Book Review: Brown White Black

July 2, 2019 By Frank Perez

The Drama of Celebrity.  Sharon Marcus.  Princeton University Press, 2019. 328 pages. The Drama of Celebrity by Sharon Marcus, the Orlando Harriman Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, is a must read for anyone interested in an intellectual understanding of how celebrity works. Why do so many people care so much about … [Read more...] about Book Review: Brown White Black

Police Can Be So Adamant

July 2, 2019 By Frank Perez

Now that Pride month is over and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising has come and gone, the marking of this milestone year will now be written into the history books.  The most significant—perhaps “remarkable” is the better word—legacy of this year’s celebration is the official apology issued by the NYPD.  Commenting on the raid that helped spark the modern … [Read more...] about Police Can Be So Adamant

The Historic New Orleans Collection

July 2, 2019 By Frank Perez

The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC) is a museum, research center, and publisher dedicated to preserving the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South. Founded in 1966, THNOC has grown to include 11 historic buildings making up three French Quarter campuses. The Royal Street campus, located at 533 Royal Street, serves as the museum headquarters, housing a … [Read more...] about The Historic New Orleans Collection

Trodding the Boards July 2, 2019

July 2, 2019 By Brian Sands

Paula Leffmann, Beth Harris and Rachel Swords in 1776 (photo by Kimberly Meng)

1776 at Playmakers Theater thru July 7 When 1776 opened on Broadway in 1969, it was a turbulent time.  Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy had been assassinated less than a year earlier.  The Vietnam War was raging.  Nixon had just been inaugurated that January.  A musical dramedy about the signing of the Declaration of Independence did … [Read more...] about Trodding the Boards July 2, 2019

Acting Up in New Orleans

June 18, 2019 By Frank Perez

As the 50th anniversary of Stonewall approaches, my mind is not so much on the gay liberation movement of the 1970s, but rather on the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s.  How did the disease affect the movement?  How might LGBT+ history have unfolded if there had been no epidemic?  And what was happening in New Orleans at the time? In some ways, AIDS had the … [Read more...] about Acting Up in New Orleans

Michael Tonello Is Bringing Home the Birkins and Respoke Espadrilles

June 18, 2019 By Kevin Assam

Michael Tonello is a former luxury leather liaison and Birkin aficionado. He authored the delightfully wicked and bestselling memoir Bringing Home the Birkin. After years of amassing high end scarves, he now repurposes their silk designs into comfortable footwear through his recently launched brand, Respoke.com, based in Provincetown. Let’s see if his cat approves.  Do … [Read more...] about Michael Tonello Is Bringing Home the Birkins and Respoke Espadrilles

Top Five Reasons You Should Join the NOAGE Walking Group

June 18, 2019 By Jim Meadows

Last September, New Orleans Advocates for GLBT Elders (NOAGE), in collaboration with Stonewall Sports New Orleans,launched a walking group. I’d been running with the Stonewall Prancers group each Monday, but I never could quite keep up with them. I got to thinking that a walking group for people who are new to fitness (or just trying to get back in shape) would be a great new … [Read more...] about Top Five Reasons You Should Join the NOAGE Walking Group

Viewing LGBTQ History Through Stage and Film

June 18, 2019 By Catherine Roland

Gay Pride is celebrated throughout the world on different weekends during the month of June. World PRIDE, in New York City, will be celebrated June 26-30, and that should be a ball!  New Orleans PRIDE, which we celebrated June 7-9, was superb! In our great city, anyone who could view our flag flying and rainbows draped around doorways & windows in the French … [Read more...] about Viewing LGBTQ History Through Stage and Film

Phil Fricano Receives Kevin Donahugh Community Leader Award

June 18, 2019 By Chris Leonard

Each year since 2011, New Orleans Pride has given out the “Starfish Award” to someone in the community for their leadership and charity work. In 2017, New Orleans Pride’s Co-founder, Kevin Donahugh, passed away. At that time, the Pride Board renamed the award in Kevin’s honor. Anyone who knew Kevin, knows he spent his life helping others and raising funds and awareness for … [Read more...] about Phil Fricano Receives Kevin Donahugh Community Leader Award

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