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#QueerQuote: “If I’d Understood Back Then That a Guy Could Be In Love With Another Guy, It Would Have Happened.” – Sal Mineo

By Stephen Rutledge on January 10, 2023 11:11 am

#QueerQuote: “If I’d Understood Back Then That a Guy Could Be In Love With Another Guy, It Would Have Happened.” – Sal Mineo

1973 photo by Allan Warren, Wikimedia Commons I remember seeing Sal Mineo (1939-1976) the evening of my 17th birthday in 1971. He was on an episode of the television comedy My Three Sons (Season 11- Episode 14; it is streaming on Disney+). His character tries to convince … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Born This Day, Celebs, Culture, Entertainment, Gay, LBGTQ, Life, Movies, On Stage

#QueerQuote: “I Went to Jail for 11 Days for Disturbing the Peace; I Was Trying to Disturb the War.” – Joan Baez

By Stephen Rutledge on January 9, 2023 9:09 am

#QueerQuote: “I Went to Jail for 11 Days for Disturbing the Peace; I Was Trying to Disturb the War.” – Joan Baez

Civil Rights March on Washington DC, 1963, public domain Joan Baez is a songwriter/singer, a soprano with a rich three-octave range, plus she is a longtime activist. She is known for her contemporary Folk music that includes many songs of protest. Baez has been performing for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bisexual, Culture, Entertainment, LBGTQ, Movies, Music, Politics, Queer

#WomenWeLove: Shirley Bassey

By Stephen Rutledge on January 8, 2023 7:04 am

#WomenWeLove: Shirley Bassey

There is a list of British acts that seem to have eluded pure pop music popularity in the USA: Celia Black, Lulu, and Robbie Williams come to mind. Why hasn't Shirley Bassey caught on in this country after 70 years of recording great pop music and being the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Misc

#QueerQuote: “I’m an Instant Star. Just Add Water and Stir.” – David Bowie

By Stephen Rutledge on January 8, 2023 6:30 am

#QueerQuote: “I’m an Instant Star. Just Add Water and Stir.” – David Bowie

Photo: Ron Frazier, 1977, Wikimedia Commons David Bowie went out with a bang in 2016, with one of his very best albums, his 25th, Blackstar. It is jazz infused, lyrically enigmatic and thrillingly odd. He had just had his first try at composing songs for a stage … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bisexual, Celebs, Culture, Entertainment, Fashion, History, LBGTQ, Music, Music, On Stage

#WomenWeLove: Beautiful Actor / Model, Capucine

By Stephen Rutledge on January 6, 2023 11:11 am

#WomenWeLove: Beautiful Actor / Model, Capucine

1962 Eric Koch / Anefo, Wikimedia Commons Capucine (1928 - 1990) : "Men look at me like I'm a suspicious-looking trunk, and they're customs agents." Of all the beautiful famous mononymous people: Cher, Sting, Rolfe, Lizzo, Björk, Awkwafina, Madonna, Drake – for me, of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ads & Mags, Bisexual, Born This Day, Celebs, Culture, Entertainment, Fashion, LBGTQ, Life, Movies

On Her Birthday, One World of Wonder Writer’s Favorite Diane Keaton Performances

By Stephen Rutledge on January 5, 2023 11:39 am

On Her Birthday, One World of Wonder Writer’s Favorite Diane Keaton Performances

2012, Wikimedia Commons Diane Keaton: "If You're Happy, You're Mentally Ill." In the 1970s, I identified with her so much that I had a fantasy that I was noted in the press as: "The Male Diane Keaton". At World of Wonder, we love to celebrate women, especially women … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Born This Day, Celebs, Culture, Design, Entertainment, Fashion, LBGTQ, Life, Movies, Photography

“Everything Everywhere All At Once”, the History of Asian Actors in Hollywood, & Remembering Actor, Anna May Wong

By Stephen Rutledge on January 3, 2023 11:11 am

“Everything Everywhere All At Once”, the History of Asian Actors in Hollywood, & Remembering Actor, Anna May Wong

1939 portrait by Carl Van Vechten, public domain Anna May Wong (1905 - ) "I can't for the life of me understand why a white man couldn't fall in love with me on the screen…without breaking some terrible censorship law. What is the difference between a white girl playing an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Born This Day, Culture, Entertainment, Fashion, Life, Movies, Politics

#WomenWeLove: Remembering Character Actor, ZaSu Pitts

By Stephen Rutledge on January 3, 2023 8:50 am

#WomenWeLove: Remembering Character Actor, ZaSu Pitts

1930, photo: public domain ZaSu Pitts (1894 - 1963): "Oh, will you stop your moaning and look at the bright side of things!" She was an actor who starred in many silent dramas, although with the advent of sound films, her career consisted of mostly comedy. She overcame … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies

#QueerQuote: “I am an Unspeakable of the Oscar Wilde Sort.” – E.M. Forster

By Stephen Rutledge on January 1, 2023 10:00 am

#QueerQuote: “I am an Unspeakable of the Oscar Wilde Sort.” – E.M. Forster

Portrait by Dora Carrington, 1924 Most of the film adaptations of Edward Morgan Forster's work are first-rate and faithful in style and spirit to the great Edwardian writer, but the Merchant/Ivory production of A Room With A View (1985) is possibly my favorite movie of all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Born This Day, Culture, Entertainment, Gay, History, LBGTQ, Life, Misc, Movies

Jaxith: A Remembrance

By Stephen Rutledge on December 30, 2022 8:08 am

Jaxith: A Remembrance

From the Collection of the Writer I always think of him on December 30, the birthday of gay writer / composer Paul Bowles. So, here goes: Early 1980s, Seattle, I could not help but notice him: mid-30s, lithe, blue countenance, with a head of dark curly hair and sad almond … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Misc

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