Chris Azzopardi
Q&A: George Takei Talks Closeted Actors, Calls For Out 'Star Trek' Character
George Takei knows the power of a cat meme. Because of all things, it's the pussy that gave him a platform and set the stage for something more than just pervy postings and silly jests: LGBT activism. Now, the 77-year-old, the iconic Hikaru Sulu on [...]
Q&A: Tori Amos On Inspiring 'Frozen' Hit & Why Gay Fans Relate To Her
"Lighting, sweetie, lighting!" is Tori Amos' theatrical retort to my compliment about how she's still looking as radiant as she did at the launch of her career just over three decades ago. Amos is now 50, and with her 14th album, "Unrepentant [...]
Hear Me Out: Lana Del Rey, Sam Smith
Lana Del Rey, 'Ultraviolence' The feigned public image adapted by Lizzy Grant (better known as Lana Del Rey) extends to the singer's latest album, "Ultraviolence," where her divisive commentaries on greed, danger and dying complement her made-up [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Kathy Bates Talks Lesbian Parties, Drag & Her Uma Thurman Fantasy
Long before dishing lesbian wisdom to Melissa McCarthy's mess of a character in this summer's road-trip comedy "Tammy" (out July 2), Kathy Bates had the gay community in shackles. It didn't take a sledgehammer to maintain our obsession with her, [...]
Folk Legend Judy Collins On Gay Rights: 'It's About Time'
The first time I saw Judy Collins in a live setting I was struck by her hair – with those long, silvery locks, she could've been an angel. That magical night three years ago at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival, when the folk legend headlined, she sure [...]
Hear Me Out: Miranda Lambert, Coldplay
Miranda Lambert, 'Platinum' While Miranda Lambert's restless peers stray from the purity of the country genre to achieve mainstream acclaim, the "Nashville Star" alum has been widely popularized by sticking to her guns. She's known for slipping [...]
Tyler Glenn Q&A: I Won't Let Religion Define My Relationship With God
Neon Trees frontman Tyler Glenn is still figuring out what it means to be a gay Mormon. Not just how both modifiers can exist simultaneously, but if it's even possible that they do. The alt rocker spoke candidly on the heels of the band's latest [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Disclosure Talks Gay Influences, Beyonce & Sam Smith's 'Classy' Coming Out
English dance prodigy Disclosure isn't simply aware that club music is steeped in queer culture – they're inspired by it. The Grammy-nominated duo, Howard and Guy Lawrence, is still lighting up the charts with songs off their debut, "Settle" [...]
Lily Tomlin Talks Favorite D*ck Pic, The Beygency & Ms. Frizzle
It's nearing the end of my 40-minute chat with Lily Tomlin when she steps off her feminist soapbox and wonders what just happened. "I can't wait to see what you make of this conversation," says the Cass Tech grad, who performs June 14 at Hill [...]
The Sad Truth About 'The Fault In Our Stars'
If I weren't such a sucker for a good cry, I'd probably like "The Fault in Our Stars" a lot less than I did. In fact, part of me was enraptured with the screen adaptation of John Green's widely adored 2012 novel, ruminating the effect of terminal [...]
Hear Me Out: Lykke Li, Lily Allen
Lykke Li, 'I Never Learn' Because it's Lykke Li, heartache is the obvious impetus for "I Never Learn," a ceaseless outpouring of dire, pillow-soaked woe inspired by the Swedish singer's very public post-breakup brokenness. Though best known for [...]
Lily Allen Q&A On Her 'Fag Hag' Epiphany, UK Journalists & Writing Women Off As 'Bitches'
Photo: Warner Bros. Records Rebellious and fearless, Lily Allen has slayed some egos in her time. But with Allen's recently released third album, "Sheezus," the tabloid target is experiencing the contentment of marriage and motherhood. Don't think [...]