Austrian Airlines flight #007 is now leaving for Vienna…               LIFE BALL  

How do you say “drag queen reporter” in German?   Today I’m on my way to Vienna, Austria to cover the Life Ball—the famed annual gala fundraiser for AIDS organizations! Each year the event whisks over a plane load of New Yorkers—press, party promoters, creatures of the night, etc.—and meine freundin Anett, who’s working for…

It’s been a whirlwind lately for me of art, music and film!  Among my recent activities…   *Michael Bilsborough’s new exhibit of geometric drawings at Invisible Exports gallery on the Lower East Side.  Great opening—tons of socializing!   *Trans artist Wu Tsang at the Whitney Museum discussing his quasi-documentary Wildness, about a transgender bar in working-class L.A.…

Yay! President Obama has endorsed gay marriage! But, uh-oh, according to polls, the majority of Afro-Americans disagree with Mr. O. because of their Christian beliefs. So now the media is pitting blacks against gays—which is ridiculous.  First of all, there are lots of people who fall into both categories!     But regarding those black people who adamantly…

I didn’t attend the marriage of burlesque performers Julie Atlas Muz and Mat Fraser this past weekend, but by all accounts it was quite the spectacle.  Per Julie’s request, all the bridesmaids dressed as zombies!     Yay, team spirit!