Chris Azzopardi
Olympia Dukakis Q&A On Gay Rights: 'Don't Get Too Rosy On Your View Of Things'
When Olympia Dukakis tells you about the time she cussed out a threatening cab caller, you know she was born to play Stella, a ballsy lesbian who takes her blind wife-to-be (played by Brenda Fricker) on a road trip in "Cloudburst." This, of course, [...]
Merry Clayton & Darlene Love: The Gay Interview
When Merry Clayton recalls the song most dear to her, "After All This Time" – one of many Carole King-written tunes on Clayton's self-titled 1971 solo album – she starts to recite the words: "Oooh, I get a feeling every night when you come home [...]
Microsoft Store's Kick-Off With Kelly Clarkson Gets Rained Out
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer, Microsoft store manager Tim Thewes and Microsoft's general manager of the Heartland District, John Fikany, celebrate the grand opening of the 42nd Microsoft retail store at The Somerset Collection. To cap a full day of [...]
Screen Queen: Oz, Cloud Atlas, Identity Thief
Oz The Great and Powerful We're off to see the wizard (but not Dorothy) as filmmaker Sam Raimi gives top billing to the great man behind the smoke screen, a circus fraud who becomes the fated ruler of a land far, far away when he's swept up in a [...]
Paul Feig On Sandra Bullock Taking It Like A Man, Melissa's Lesbian Inspiration
Melissa McCarthy was virtually unknown until she evacuated her bowels on a bathroom counter in "Bridesmaids," Paul Feig's mega-comedy that turned big box-office numbers and even bigger laughs. The director promotes McCarthy to lead in his gritty [...]
Cyndi Lauper Q&A On 'Unbelievable' Tony Win, Why She Got Emotional & Gay Fans
Even before this year's Tonys, the legendary Cyndi Lauper was already considered a champion. A champion of the Grammys. A champion of the pop charts. A champion of gay rights. But as a teary-eyed Lauper accepted her Best Original Score statue for [...]
Hear Me Out: Best Of 2013 (So Far)
10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 'Mosquito' Karen O howls on "Sacrilege" as the sound revs with electric fury and the divine intervention of a gospel choir. "Buried Alive" features rap persona Dr. Octagon in what sounds like overhead music for an S&M [...]
On The Heels Of Fame: Israel Broussard Talks Gay 'Bling Ring' Role, Breaking Into The White House
In "The Bling Ring," Sofia Coppola's flashy zeitgeist neo-noir based on true events of teenaged Hollywood bandits, Israel Broussard takes lead-role reins as a gay L.A. transplant befriended by a chick clique of thieving punks. Marc, together with [...]
Matthew Morrison Q&A On His Gay Following (Vs. Adam Levine's) & Worst Theater Experience
"Glee" made Matthew Morrison (and his unruly curls) a star, but his success started long before his role as do-gooder teacher Will Schuester. Morrison originated the studly Link Larkin during the Broadway run of "Hairspray," and then he went on to [...]
Hear Me Out: 'Kinky Boots,' The National
'Kinky Boots' (Original Broadway Cast Recording) "The world seemed brighter six inches off the ground." So goes the drag-inspired fabulousness of the British indie-turned-Broadway hit "Kinky Boots," a love letter to anyone who's ever felt [...]
Kacey Musgraves Q&A: The Gay Interview
When it comes to country music, tradition says you should be a narrow-minded churchgoer who condemns drugs, lesbian love and casual sex. And you should definitely never, ever release an album about any of those sinful deeds. Kacey Musgraves missed [...]
Frances Ha': Dancing On Her Own
You know Frances Ha. She's the modern-day slouch, also known as the Lena Dunham of this generation: she has vague art-career ambitions, thrives on the independence of singlehood, and acts as a lesbian even though she isn't. "Frances Ha," then, has [...]