Ambush Magazine

The Official Gay Magazine of the Gulf South™

Volume 37 Issue 16

Party Down July 30, 2019

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After coming off my amazing adventure in New York, I had to play catch up at work and just life.  I also had two very excited little miniature dachshunds ready to see me, so I basically was a homebody for the beginning of the week.  Then the Hurricane-that-wasn’t Barry cast a damper on the weekend.  I did manage to venture out for happy hour on Friday at The … [Read more...] about Party Down July 30, 2019

Five Simple Tips to Maintain Positive Cash Flow in Your New Business

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When it comes to finances, the difference between success and failure is often the ability to maintain a positive cash flow. We have this goal in our everyday lives: we seek to earn enough to pay the bills each month while saving strategically for long-term investments that will fuel future growth. The same is true for a business. If you are thinking about becoming a small … [Read more...] about Five Simple Tips to Maintain Positive Cash Flow in Your New Business

The Responsibility of Optimal Sexual Health

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“If you intentionally have sex with someone knowing that you have HIV or a STD and infect them, you could get into trouble with the law,” warns Nurse Practitioner Rhea Kyles.  A warning that residents in the Big Easy need to take to heart.  Criminal transmission of a STD covers different types of diseases.  Most state laws always include HIV as well as other … [Read more...] about The Responsibility of Optimal Sexual Health

Gay Bars, Gender Discrimination, and Boycotts—1980s Style

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The recent controversy surrounding Wood Enterprises seems to have quieted down.  For those readers who have been in a coma or may not otherwise know, Tom Wood aroused the anger of a significant portion of the leather community earlier this year when it was revealed that he was responsible for the closure of the Phoenix’s upstairs darkroom.  A boycott of Wood owned … [Read more...] about Gay Bars, Gender Discrimination, and Boycotts—1980s Style

Partnerships

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As you and I have so often walked together we have talked and dreamt of many things. “The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax—Of cabbages—and kings—And why the sea is boiling hot—And whether pigs have wings.” This past Sunday we enjoyed and rejoiced in the Feast of St. Anna. In it, we declared that it was a new day! We … [Read more...] about Partnerships

Michela Carew-Murphy Is the Resilient Voice of Provincetown’s Iconic Sal’s Place

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Michela wears too many hats at the historic Provincetown eatery, Sal’s Place. She can often be found chained to the line at her family restaurant and scheming to fulfill her dream of becoming a stay at home aunt. She managed to peel herself away from eggplant lasagna and desperate messages from her ex – probably – to talk seasonal romance, the magic of Sal’s deck, and the now … [Read more...] about Michela Carew-Murphy Is the Resilient Voice of Provincetown’s Iconic Sal’s Place

TV Executive Quinn Taylor Doesn’t Eat In Bed But He Just Bought Ptown’s Café Heaven

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Was Belinda Carlisle referring to Provincetown’s Café Heaven in Heaven Is a Place on Earth? Former television executive Quinn Taylor might think so. His Lobster Ravioli is pretty divine. As is Taylor’s witty observations on tackling modern-day love. Just how did a fateful phone call end up minting a new restaurateur? Do television executives eat in bed? Why is the three-day … [Read more...] about TV Executive Quinn Taylor Doesn’t Eat In Bed But He Just Bought Ptown’s Café Heaven

The Back Burner Boyfriend

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Back Burners – those ‘maybe one day’ relationship candidates. Those  guys we keep on standby in case our current relationship hits the skids, or for when we’re feeling lonely or need help getting through a sexual dry spell. They are the guys we know that due to other obligations or priorities, current partner or basic incompatibilities, a real relationship with them just … [Read more...] about The Back Burner Boyfriend

Kinderguardians

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Stink hits in July like nothing else in New Orleans. Indeed, the whiff of an overripe human being, mixed with perfume or the ketones of booze or a spritz of Axe Body Spray from the pits, can clear out a room—unless you’re body-blocked in a concert or trapped in dialogue or duty-bound to man your post.  And such was the dilemma of my friend, who I’ll call Prince of the … [Read more...] about Kinderguardians