Author: Linda Simpson
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Darling! Candy!
I can’t wait to see Beautiful Darling, the new documentary about Candy Darling, which is getting great reviews. In case ya don’t know, Candy was one of Andy Warhol’s triumvirate of 1960s transgender superstars, along with Jackie Curtis and Holly Woodlawn (the only one still alive).
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Sour Linda
I wanted regular sour cream when I went shopping today! But because the label is so small on Breakstone’s “Fat Free” Sour Cream, I failed to notice I bought the wrong kind. Absolutely furious, I wrote a stern and crusading letter to the company’s website. Seriously! Now, with a calmer frame of mind, I’m reflecting…
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Red Carpet Dragster Damiana Garcia!
I always get a kick out of super-perky lady reporter Damiana Garcia, whose videos appear on the pop-culture website The WOW Report. A true professional, she’s never at a loss for a probing question or gracious compliment. At Logo’s recent NewNowNext Awards she pounced upon a steady stream of boob-tube personalities.
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While the Wealthy Partygoers Mingle…
When you’re hired help at a party it’s tacky to whip out a camera and start snapping photos. So when I got a job earlier this week hosting an upper-crust birthday bash (Thanks Garrin and Viva for the gig!), I politely confined my picture taking to backstage of my fellow entertainers.
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Manila, Manila
Every time I see Manila Luzon, the pretty Filipino contestant from NYC on RuPaul’s Drag Race, two things come to mind. 1) The first time we met and discovered that we both hail from Minnesota. (She’s mixed heritage, explaining her taller-than-average stature.) 2) My memories of visiting her namesake—the capital of the Philippines and the…
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Shocking Internet Trivia!
Finally! After not having Internet service for several days (and being unable to post on my blog), I can once again mindlessly surf the Super Information Highway! For instance, I just discovered what the #1 image is when you Google the words “ugly” and “drag queen.” It’s my nightlife colleague Sugga Pie Koko!