Month: July 2012

  • At the Cinema

    Lincoln Center was the scene of this year’s New Fest, NYC’s annual queer movie-a-thon.     It’s a cautionary tale: Jobriath was so so massively over-hyped and manipulated by his record company (before he even released an album) that he was bound to be a disappointment. Being gay, gay, gay made it pretty tough for…

  • Remembering Page

    My great friend Page died TEN years ago today.     Wow… What if she were still alive? I like to think she’d be healthy and happily performing and creating art. This print ad for her video compilation “Revolt in Style” is from 1996.    

  • Half & Half

    Photographer Leland Bobbé captures drag queens barefaced and adorned with cosmetics. Behold the transformative power of MAKEUP!          

  • New Home for Monday Night Bingo!

    Starting tonight, July 23rd, the new site for Monday Night Bingo is the nightclub-restaurant Hotel Chantelle! On the Lower East Side, baby! We’re on the roof!      

  • Burger-Licious!

    Yummy!  Manila of RuPaul’s Drag Race performed in Chicago the other night clad in Mickey D. couture.     Reminds me of a photo I snapped long ago of Kevin Africa competing in a ball at the Roxy.     On a related note, Spain’s Olympic team is upset about their McDonald’s-like uniforms!      Not everyone likes…

  • I Need This Summer Outfit

    But I couldn’t get away with flats…