Author: Linda Simpson
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THE WEEK THAT WAS—IN THE JOLLY U.K.
I’m back from my London jaunt. Mission accomplished! I was brought over to host Bingo for The Dirty Digest, a TV pilot for Channel 4, and the response was ultra positive! John Noel Management, which produced the show, rented an old-fashion party room (under a Catholic Church!) and filmed the show in front of a…
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Queenly in London!
I’m in swinging London! First on my agenda: A get-together with makeup artist Kabuki Starshine, who is visiting from NYC (with his boyfriend Chuck). Kabuki and I have known each other since the early 1990s when he reigned as one of nightlife’s most amazing creatures, thanks to his incredible transformation skills. Behold these pix I…
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Another Dose of “Poison”
One of my most glorious cinematic moments has returned! The acclaimed 1991 indie film Poison is screening this week, in a new print, at NYC’s IFC Center. I appear for a flash as an abused prisoner—as a man! (The movie is based partially on the prison memoirs of French outlaw writer Jean Genet.)
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The Future is Now
London, England, here I come! In a few days, I depart for the U.K.—summoned to host ye olde sport of Bingo—as part of a TV pilot for Channel 4! I’m thrilled to death. For one thing, I haven’t been to London since the 1980s! I was a wee lass…