by Ed Sikov Cocktail Chatter My birthday was approaching, and Ramona insisted on taking me out to celebrate. "Let's get shitfaced," she advised. She'd just broken up with a 24-year-old gymnast. For some reason she [...]
by Richard Labonte "Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?," by Jeanette Winterson. Grove Press, 224 pages, $25 hardcover. More than a quarter-century after her searing autobiographical novel, "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit," [...]
Think of Sherry Vine's rise to the (figurative) top as a fairy tale. She begrudgingly waited on people - as a server - until realizing she could dress all pretty and make a lot of [...]
By Jack Fertig Mercury in Pisces now semi-sextile to Venus in Aries suggests one of those old screwball comedies where mad impulses and misunderstandings lead to love and happiness. Charm and humor will conquer all! [...]
Across 1 Ingrid's "Casablanca" role 5 Eva Gabor's "Green ___ " 10 Balls 14 What an adjective modifies 15 Lorna of literature 16 From the top 17 Actor interviewed in "Heat" about "manscaping" 20 Hairy [...]
By John Quinn This week we once again participated in the mass hysteria on the passing of an entertainment icon. Every time the news cycle stops dead in its tracks for an untimely death, I [...]
FERNDALE - Cast members of the NETworks touring production of "Shrek The Musical" - coming to Detroit Feb. 28 through March 11 at the Fisher Theatre - will perform in a very special concert to [...]
By Michael H. Margolin Just two blocks apart in downtown Detroit, two shows about Africa and its post-colonialist turmoil are playing - "Fela" at Music Hall, which opened earlier this week, and last night's Detroit [...]
By Martin F. Kohn "Snowbound" is set in an isolated cabin in the Colorado Rockies in 1873 and, as the wind picks up and the food supply dwindles, you might think that somebody is going [...]
By Bridgette M. Redman Playwright Kevin Kautzman has a very definite message. If everything is for sale, then there is no such thing as morality anymore. The political comedy "If You Start a Fire [Be [...]
Did you know that according to the American Animal Hospital Association 1 out of 4 pets could be saved if just one pet first aid technique was applied prior to getting Veterinary treatment? Did you [...]
DETROIT - Canine to Five owner Liz Blondy created an event that allows dog lovers and dogs to meet like-minded people, enjoy a drink and get to know one another in a fun, no-pressure atmosphere. [...]
Trout Lake, Mich.- What can be more fun for a dog than a road trip up north with your family and the chance to run free in the woods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula? For 13-year-old [...]
ROYAL OAK - New Beginnings Animal Rescue is offering a group of neglected cats a new lease on life. Over two dozen cats, many of them Persians, have been rescued from a terrible hoarding and [...]
By Chris Johnson, Washington Blade Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney has been criticized as a flip-flopper during his presidential campaign. Although he's defended himself against accusations that his positions have pivoted on LGBT rights, his record [...]
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum cannot be accused of flip-flopping on LGBT issues. He has been unequivocally negative on all issues important to LGBT citizens. Here in his own words is what the candidate has [...]
The traditionally Republican, west Michigan 3rd Congressional District may become the state's first to be represented by an openly gay congressman. Democrat Trevor Thomas, 28, is running for the seat vacated in 2010 by longtime [...]
TROY - A newly formed Recall Janice Daniels group believes the citizens of Troy must take back their city from a "dangerous, polarizing ideologue." According to the group's website (http://www.recalljanice.com/index.html, "In light of widespread clamor [...]
AUBURN HILLS - On Feb. 28 the fate of the 29th State House District is in voter's hands as a special election will fill the shoes of former State House Rep. Tim Melton who left [...]
DETROIT - The White House LGBT Conference on Housing and Homelessness will be held in Detroit on March 9, and will feature remarks by Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, Shaun Donovan. The conference will [...]
So what are Michigan LGBT voters going to do on Republican Primary election day? The choices are dismal, dangerous and represent a giant leap backwards for LGBT rights, women's reproductive freedom, labor and workplace protections [...]
Creep of the Week Well, marriage equality was nearly realized in New Jersey. But one guy stood in the way. And that one guy was Governor Chris Christie who vetoed the legislation when it landed [...]
Heard on Facebook Rights should NEVER be voted on. This man needs to be removed from office. Can't they override his veto?? -Rich Waugh Christie is a coward. There is no legal precedent in NJ [...]
Parting Glances When Detroit-born, Cass Tech graduate Bernard Johnson died, age 60 in 1997, the New York Times carried a quarter-page obit celebrating his life as "a Renaissance man in dance." Little bigger than a [...]
Compiled By Howard Israel S/he said "To Rick Santorum and the rest of the GOP field, my marriage will have no value because my relationship itself has no value. As far as gay relationships, Ron [...]
By Abby Dees Over the last two years I've had some version of this conversation maybe two dozen times: Random Person: "Isn't it great about the Prop 8 opinion?" Me: "Fabulous!" RP: "So can people [...]
by Michael Einheuser Viewpoint On Tuesday, February 28 I'm going to get up early, go to my local police precinct and do something likely to surprise many of my friends. I'm going to vote to [...]
By Rudy Serra During 2009, there was a world-wide outcry when Uganda Legislator David Bahati introduced a law to impose the death penalty on gay people. The European Union threatened to stop all financial aid [...]
By Lisa Keen Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum's campaign appears to have begun to self-destruct from the candidate's increasingly harsh rhetoric and statements on social issues. And Mitt Romney, despite a scandal surrounding a campaign [...]
Today, lawmakers in St. Petersburg adopted a bill that would impose fines of up to $16,700 for the "promotion of homosexuality." The bill, if signed in to law by the City Governor in the next [...]
