Chris Azzopardi
Screen Queen: Pink, Elm Street Legacy, Blue Is the Warmest Color
Pink: The Truth About Love Tour: Live from Melbourne There she goes, that Pink, raising the bar all the way up to the ceiling of a sports arena. "The Truth About Love Tour," named after her sixth studio album, doesn't just impress with [...]
The Untold Story Of Elaine Stritch: An Intimate Portrait
A vase of lilies sits amidst medical paraphernalia used to keep Elaine Stritch's diabetes in check. Her caretaker has just arranged the flowers and set them in the middle of the kitchen table – flowers I brought her as a token of gratitude for [...]
Kylie Minogue Q&A On Australia's 'Backwards' Gay Marriage Ban, Sex Songs & Starting Over
Kylie Minogue knows the power of fate, determination and survival. That along with her many celestial-pop confections (and, let's face it, lots of gays) have propelled the Aussie showgirl further than a lot of doubters predicted when she was [...]
Hear Me Out: Kylie Minogue, Kid Cudi
Kylie Minogue, 'Kiss Me Once' You gotta feel bad for every non-gay American not currently enraptured by Kylie Minogue. Sure, they know the Aussie diva for "The Loco-Motion" and, if they are at all conscious, her chart-ruling, early-'00s "Can't Get [...]
Heart Spoken
"No personal questions" is the caveat before getting on the phone with Lea Michele, TV's Rachel Berry. It's an acceptable exception given the "Glee" star's painfully tragic last year: Her on- and off-screen boyfriend, Cory Monteith, died suddenly [...]
Molly Ringwald Q&A On The Real-Life Duckie & Jon Cryer's 'Gay Vibe'
Yes, Molly Ringwald starred in all of your favorite '80s movies – "Pretty in Pink," "The Breakfast Club" and "Sixteen Candles" – but don't even go there. At least that's the cautionary heads up I get from her press people, that I should refrain [...]
Straight Talk With Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles 8 p.m. March 11 Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit http://www.soundboarddetroit.com Jennifer Nettles is the voice of one of country's biggest acts, but it wasn't always that way. Before Sugarland, [...]
Hear Me Out: Lea Michele, Amy Ray
Lea Michele, 'Louder' The business of turning a theater-born star into a bona fide pop act isn't as easy as it looks, and Lea Michele knows this from seeing her "Glee" co-stars, Matthew Morrison and Kristin Chenoweth, make failed attempts. The TV [...]
Lea Michele Q&A On Playing Lesbian, Being Called 'Diva' & Cory Monteith's Gay Legacy
"No personal questions" is the caveat before getting on the phone with Lea Michele, TV's Rachel Berry. It's an acceptable exception given the "Glee" star's painfully tragic last year: Her on- and off-screen boyfriend, Cory Monteith, died suddenly [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Nettles Q&A On Lesbian Rumors, Coming Out Straight & How She'd Raise A Gay Son
Jennifer Nettles is the voice of one of country's biggest acts, but it wasn't always that way. Before Sugarland, in the late '90s, the Atlanta singer was fronting two little-known bands, Soul Miner's Daughter and the Jennifer Nettles Band, [...]
Hear Me Out: Against Me!, Toni Braxton and Babyface
Against Me!, 'Transgender Dysphoria Blues' The remarkable thing about "Transgender Dysphoria Blues" – besides, of course, it being an emancipating declaration of independence – is that it even exists. Can you imagine, in the late '90s when this [...]
Screen Queen: The Butler, Prisoners, Don Jon, Sound Of Music Live!
Lee Daniels' The Butler When "The Butler" – excuse me, "Lee Daniels' The Butler" – was released last year, it seemed Oscar bound. It had social issues. It had the "inspired by a true story" handle that makes the Academy wet. For heaven's sake, it [...]