UK Soul Singer Hits the States
I can’t stop listening to Adele’s debut cd 19. Like fellow vocalists Amy Winehouse, and Kate Nash, Adele honed her skills at the Brit School in south London. Her debut which topped the British charts earlier this year, shows off a voice that’s passionate and sounds quite extraordinary at times. Somewhere between soul, […]
Pencil Skirts Are the New Summer Look in NYC
Fashion photographer Bill Cunningham is noted for his honest and direct recording of fashion as it exists on the runways and streets of New York. If you live in Manhattan, you cannot have failed to see him, a narrow-shouldered and youthful-looking man in his 60’s riding his signature bicycle or standing on the corner […]
Lipstick Lesbians In The City
This week in the Village Voice, we discover that femme lesbians are running rampant in New York City. Thanks in part to a couple of new parties (such as Eden and Showstopper), the influence of new promoters, as well as the success of The L Word. No longer do lesbians have to sport the regulatory […]
Some Thoughts On Lesbian Pride
Posted By Nyna
I’ve been an out (i.e., practicing) dyke for thirty years now, and I have to say that I am more proud today than ever before to be a lesbian AND an American. This year I’ve been able to choose between voting for a woman and an African-American for theoffice of President of the […]
18 Million Cracks in the Glass Ceiling
A little after noon on Saturday, a proud and powerful senator from New York, Hillary Clinton, officially conceded the democratic party nomination to Senator Barack Obama.
Thousands arrived at the National Building Museum in DC to hear her bid farewell as she ended her historic presidential campaign. Like Clinton, many were profoundly, visibly disappointed but ever-defiant. […]
Women Help SATC Soar at Box Office
According to Gawker, Hollywood is apparently shocked that women can affect box office sales; Variety notes that after Sex and the City opened this weekend to the tune of $55.7 million, it shattered decades-old thinking that females — particularly older ones –can’t fuel the sort of big opening often enjoyed by a male-driven event pic […]
Ignorant Anti Gay Rant In NYC
Walking along Seventh Avenue in Chelsea yesterday, I noticed these neon colored posters wheat pasted on mailboxes and light posts. Now, I do believe in free speech but, if you’re going to put up some ignorant homophobic message, you better be literate.
Britain Soul On The Lower East Side
Pining for the northern soul and mod clubs of her London home, expat Lady Dawn, founded The Subway Soul Club in 2001.
The Subway Soul Club is a fun, vibrant, monthly dance night playing up-beat 1960’s northern soul, motown, boogaloo and organ grooves in New York City.
This month, these fun Brits throw a spectacular Girl’s Night […]
Runway Lessons with Andre J (Midtown)
Apparently the only people who really know how to walk in 5 inch heels are six-foot tall gay men. Therefore, fashion muse and downtown darling Andre J, who was featured on the cover of French Vogue in a beard and a dress, is teaching the ladies how to strut. This 4 week program, will be […]
