Garbo and Nils Asther in Wild Orchids (1929) directed by Sydney Franklin, photo via Wikimedia Commons September 18, 1905– Greta Lovisa Gustafson: "There are some who want to get married and others who don't. I have never had an impulse to go to the altar. I am a … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor / Singer, Nell Carter
Carter in Gimme A Break!, NBC (1981), screen-grab via YouTube September 13, 1948– Nell Carter: "You know what's a cliché? A black woman serving pancakes to a white kid." Nell Carter was a series of contradictions and conundrums: Black, Southern, Jewish, Lesbian, … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Activist, Jane Addams
Addams, Bain News Service Restoration by Adam Cuerden, Public domain September 6, 1860– Jane Addams Perfect for the week of Labor Day: Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Bethesda Fountain’s Emma Stebbins
Stebbins, photographer unknown, public domain August 31, 1815 – Emma Stebbins The Angel Of The Waters is the name of the statue atop the Bethesda Fountain, a masterpiece by sculptor Emma Stebbins. It was the earliest public art by a woman in New York City and the only … [Read more...]
#SpaceCrime!: NASA Investigates First Crime in Outer Space
Oh my! An Intergalactic space criminal is on the loose! NASA is apparently investigating a claim that – while on board the International Space Station – one of its astronauts accessed the bank account of her estranged spouse. If true, it constitutes what may be the first crime … [Read more...]
Lesbians Top The Internet— The L Word: Generation Q Trailer Is Here
We haven’t seen them since Jenny’s infamous 2009 Weho pool splash (/death), but our ladies are back in action! In a trailer released yesterday, Bette’s running for Mayor of Los Angeles (how soon can I cast my ballot???), Shane’s stepping off of private jets (take me with you!) … [Read more...]
10 Films To See at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival
The Vancouver Queer Film Festival (August 15-25) kicked off with a fabulously diverse lineup of features, documentaries and shorts from around the world…and plenty of parties and workshops. Here are some highlights and recommendations: Craig William Macneill’s somber chamber … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Writer, Edna Ferber
1924, Photograph via YouTube August 15, 1885- Edna Ferber: "A closed mind is a dying mind." I have enjoyed a long crazy obsession for The Algonquin Round Table, a celebrated group of New York City writers, critics, actors and wits. Members of "The Vicious Circle," as … [Read more...]
Oh Dear, The Miley/Liam Breakup Is Getting Ugly as Claims of Drugs and Cheating Surface
Earlier in the week, it seemed like the conscious uncoupling of Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth was going to swift and amicable. Today, though, TMZ is reporting that things are … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Character Actor, Alice Ghostley
In Grease, 1978, via YouTube August 14, 1923 – Alice Ghostley: I have had some real pushback recently over using the term "character actor", with one reader insisting that I was designating it to describe actors that did not possess conventional beauty. There have always … [Read more...]
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