Chris Azzopardi
Whoopi Goldberg Q&A: 'Nobody Wanted Me But The Gay Community'
Never one to give a flying you-know-what, Whoopi Goldberg has made a career out of not caring. Ask her about her sexuality – to some, a lingering enigma since the '70s, when Goldberg made lots of lesbians laugh at San Francisco comedy clubs – and [...]
Hear Me Out: Tori Amos, Neon Trees
Tori Amos, 'Unrepentant Geraldines' It took Christmas carols, 400-year-old classical music themes and a lovestruck "light princess" for Tori Amos to recapture her burned-out muse. The fire, though, is back with "Unrepentant Geraldines," the piano [...]
Q&A: Dolly Parton On Lesbian Wedding Rumors & Boob Advice, Says Drag Name Is 'P. Titty'
Photo: Dolly Records When Dolly Parton calls you, greeting you by name with her unmistakable Tennessee twang, it's a good idea to immediately establish that the lady on the line is the actual legend herself. "Am I talking to the real Dolly or is [...]
Screen Queen: 2014's Oscar-Celebrated Films
Frozen Starring "the one and only" Adele Dazeem, better known to anyone who's not John Travolta as Idina Menzel, "Frozen" is a flamboyant rush of grandiosity harking back to the old-school, princess-starring musical spectacles Disney once [...]
Sarah Shines On, Talks Kissing Girls & Being 'Pretty Straight'
Photo: Kharen Hill If you're still wondering whether the soundtrack to all your heartache, Sarah McLachlan, swings both ways because she plays the guitar and she's earthy, wonder no more. She's been there, done that … but not in a long time. While [...]
Iggy Azalea Q&A: 'I'm Not A Fake Lesbian'
Photo: Rankin Let's get something straight: Iggy Azalea is not a "fake lesbian." In an era where pseudo bisexuality is all the rage, and though her YouTube breakthrough was basically an anthem for female genitalia, Australia's rising rap star (real [...]
Cher Is God On 'Dressed To Kill Tour'
Photo: Andrew Potter It wasn't even Easter, but on April 12 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, a deity was resurrected. Towering above her disciples on a pillar, and in a headdress that resembled the most glamorous peacock you've ever seen, Cher [...]
Hear Me Out: Cyndi Lauper, Elton John
Cyndi Lauper, 'She's So Unusual' Essayist Jancee Dunn (co-author of "Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir") sums up the influence, reach and enduring relevance of Cyndi Lauper's 1983 debut "She's So Unusual" with a single thought: "How many albums can you name [...]
Michigan's NorthRidge Church: When 'Non-Denominational' Really Means 'Homophobic'
Because I didn't know how to tell her, my mother was one of the last people I came out to, but it's funny – she's always been the first to have my back. She'd never let anyone shame her son – even her own church. Not now, not ever. That unwavering [...]
Karmin Dishes On Their Gay Wedding, Nick's Bulge & The Drag Queens Of Maine
Electro-pop duo Karmin got their big break on YouTube when they – ah, never mind. Go to Wikipedia if you want their bio. There are more pressing issues to address when Amy Heidemann, a former wedding singer, and Nick Noonan, who used to work at a [...]
Pillow Talk With Nate Berkus: Why He's 'Design Santa' & Boring Conversations He Has With Oprah
Home isn't where the heart is on "American Dream Builders." It's where the drama is, and it's where you'll find Nate Berkus, who hosts the home-renovation show airing Sunday nights on NBC. As the bossman to 12 contestants trying to woo him with [...]
Hear Me Out: George Michael, Nickel Creek
George Michael, 'Symphonica' Those personal woes, the drugs, the health problems – the toll all that's taken on George Michael's voice must be immense, right? Wrong. Though "Symphonica" is the pop star's first release since 2004's "Patience," [...]