August 23, 1899– Louise Nevelson: "I think all great innovations are built on rejections." Nevelson is famous for having constructed abstract expressionist "crates" grouped together to form new creations. She used found objects and everyday discarded objects in her … [Read more...]
September 22nd: It’s YOUR Birthday, Bitch!
#BornThisDay: Rocker, Joan Jett
September 22, 1958– Joan Jett: "I am all-inclusive. These days, everybody writes about everything. They feel they have the right to know. It goes back to that thing about not being bullied, not being told what to do. In fact, if you tell me what to do, I'm gonna put … [Read more...]
Jane Fonda to #MeToo Harassers Trying for a Comeback: “Sweep the Floor at Starbucks Until You Learn”
Outspoken 80-year-old actress/activist/legend Jane Fonda has some choice words for men accused of sexual harassment who are trying to make premature career comebacks. 'It doesn’t matter how much time [they’ve been out of work]. If they haven’t done the work, then why should they … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “The Weight of the Government Should Not Be Used to Destroy the Lives of Witnesses Who are Called to Testify.” – Anita Hill
Ronald Reagan SCOTUS pick, Douglas Ginsburg, was nominated to fill a vacancy after the retirement of Lewis F. Powell in October 1987. But, he soon withdrew from consideration after the press uncovered reports of marijuana use that the F.B.I. had failed to unearth. In 1991, … [Read more...]
September 21st: It’s YOUR Birthday, Bitch!
#BornThisDay: Poet and Songwriter, Leonard Cohen
September 21, 1934 - Leonard Cohen: "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." When I first heard Cohen's anthem Hallelujah, the original version, from his album Various Positions (1984), I never would have thought that it would become one of pop … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “Sex Appeal is Fifty Percent What You’ve Got and Fifty Percent What People Think You’ve Got.” – Sophia Loren
She is Italy's Greatest Cinema Icon, an eternal Diva, and she certainly deserves the status of LGBTQ Icon. See if you agree. Sophia Loren's exciting life has taken her from being a street kid to becoming one of the planet's most glamorous film stars. She had the … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor, Anne Meara
September 20, 1929 – Anne Meara: "If you can't hurt the other person at least once a day, then you've got no relationship." Almost from the moment they met, the comedy duo of Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller combusted with their special chemistry. In 20th century … [Read more...]
September 20th: It’s YOUR Birthday, Bitch!
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