Party of the Year, LA: EVERYBODY Was There To Celebrate Bryan Rabin’s 50th Birthday (Were YOU?)

By James St. James on March 19, 2019 3:15 pm

Well. My DEARS. Longtime LA party promoter/producer/man-about-town Bryan Rabin held what was EASILY the party of the year at The Standard, Hollywood (the site of his weekly party "Giorgios"). Everybody who is anybody in the LA scene was there. Except for me. And I'm FURIOUS I … [Read more...]

Miss Fame Takes Her Makeup Off for OUT, Wondering “Am I Beautiful Enough Just to Be?”

By James St. James on March 12, 2019 10:07 am

The answer, of course, is a resounding YES. Drag Race alumnae and fashion show front row habitué Miss Fame has a stunning new Out magazine cover story this week in which she discusses her future plans (a modeling career and makeup empire, of course) as well as her long road … [Read more...]

#ArtDept: The 1980s-Era Art of the Fabulous Band, Frankie Goes To Hollywood

By Stephen Rutledge on March 3, 2019 1:23 pm

Frankie Goes To Hollywood is a British band formed in the early-1980s. The group was fronted by openly gay Holly Johnson (vocals), with Paul Rutherford (vocals), Peter Gill (drums, percussion), Mark O'Toole (bass guitar), and Brian Nash … [Read more...]

#SnapshotSunday: Pictures From One World Of Wonder Writer’s Collection, Sailors & Rowers

By Stephen Rutledge on February 17, 2019 5:54 pm

I became deeply interested in photography in the late 1980s. I have always been a struggling actor and writer, so collecting important photographs was always been out of my range. Yet, I have an impressive collection of informal snapshots, mostly with a LGBTQ interest, from the … [Read more...]

#Instagram: @PaletteManiac Shows Range of Colors Used in Gorgeous Onscreen Images

By Trey Speegle on February 10, 2019 4:19 am

The Instagram account @PaletteManiac shows a “love for colors” using screen grabs from film, TV, and videos. Underneath the image is the color palettes employed and they are all … [Read more...]

#SnapshotSunday: Pictures From One World Of Wonder Writer’s Collection, Couples Edition

By Stephen Rutledge on February 3, 2019 2:27 pm

Sometimes, without effort, you live in the moment. You don't regret the past or worry about the future, and in that moment, everything flashes before your eyes and everything pauses. Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second. It's easy to tell the … [Read more...]

#Watch: Gucci’s Spring /Summer 2019 Campaign is Inspired by Classic Hollywood Musicals

By Stephen Rutledge on February 2, 2019 6:56 am

The Spring/Summer 2019 Gucci campaign pays homage to the blondes, glitter and glitz, dancing, and surreal sets of classic Hollywood Musicals with nods to Cover Girl (1944), An American In Paris (1951), The Band Wagon (1953), There's No Business Like Show Business … [Read more...]

#SnapshotSundays: Photographs From One World Of Wonder Writer

By Stephen Rutledge on January 20, 2019 4:21 pm

I'm pretty sure you know a snapshot when you see one, almost everyone does, except for those few oblivious people who can’t seem to recognize them in their own photo albums. I have a friend who has an entire scrapbook full of out of focus, low resolution snapshots … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Photographer, Francesco Scavullo

By Stephen Rutledge on January 16, 2019 5:20 am

January 16, 1921- Francesco Scavullo: Something in my head gets turned on by seeing a woman's looks really come together with the right makeup, the right hair style, the right clothes. It's exciting to see a woman metamorphosed into something extraordinary. A copy of … [Read more...]

Carol Channing: Cover Girl

By Stephen Rutledge on January 15, 2019 10:27 am

In our current era, thanks to that Internet, print magazines are disappearing. Between 2011 and 2017, the number of magazines bought from newsstands has gone down 50%. Yet a striking image and a few well-chosen words still have the power to move and influence. Who can forget the … [Read more...]