Chris Azzopardi
Hear Me Out ... For the Holidays
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta, 'This Christmas' Friends since summer lovin' brought them together over 30 years ago, Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta are, still, hopelessly devoted to each other. They're as chummy together in the liner [...]
Paloma Faith Q&A: On Being a 'Tranny,' Drag Queen Style & Marriage Equality
Few artists these days have what people like to call "the voice." Paloma Faith has it – a force of nature so strong that it could lift the whole world up with just one note. Already certified double platinum in the U.K., the 27-year-old British [...]
Screen Queen: The Gift Guide
FOR FANS OF CHANNING TATUM Magic Mike It's the season of giving – and director Steven Soderbergh is very generous with the amount of men he unwraps in his male stripper movie. As if that wasn't enough, he includes an actual story. It's not as [...]
Forever Kylie
Kylie Minogue was just 19 when she landed a record deal that would turn the soap star into a singing superstar. This year marks a quarter-century of Kylie, who's celebrating the milestone with orchestral reinterpretations of her most popular songs [...]
How To Survive A Plague
The AIDS epidemic didn't just subside. It took a fight. David France's film debut, "How to Survive a Plague," shows not only devastation, but what was – or wasn't – done about the virus that eventually wiped out over 34 million people. The [...]
Hear Me Out: Christina Aguilera Finds Her Voice Again
Christina Aguilera, 'Lotus' Christina Aguilera opens her seventh album by calling this a "rebirth" despite her "broken pieces" – or, in other words, a really bad few years (last album, tabloids and "Burlesque"). After spending much of her career [...]
Q&A: Dan Savage On Haters, 'Crazy' Queer People & Why He's Not a Bully
Photo: LaRae Lobdell In his two-decade career as a sex-advice columnist, and more recently as creator of the It Gets Better Project, Dan Savage has entertained readers with his frankness and inspired queer kids with his encouragement – even when [...]
Q&A: Kylie Minogue On 25 Years Of Gay Fans, Bad Fashion & Girl Kisses
Kylie Minogue was just 19 when she landed a record deal that would turn the soap star into a singing superstar. This year marks a quarter-century of Kylie, who's celebrating the milestone with orchestral reinterpretations of her most popular songs [...]
Screen Queen: 'Rock of Ages,' 'Brave' & 'The Amazing Spider-Man'
Rock of Ages It's far from perfect. It's not even great. But following his first musical, "Hairspray," director Adam Shankman's take on this Broadway hit – which, by the way, basically only exists so history (and shoulder pads) doesn't repeat [...]
Hallelujah! It's Martha Wash
Photo: Project Publicity If you've been feeling cloudy with a chance of man-rain, have we got news for you. Martha Wash, the former lead singer of The Weather Girls, releases her first full album in 20 years this December – and she's bringing out [...]
Hear Me Out: Taylor Swift's (Almost) Red-Hot Pop Album
Taylor Swift, 'Red' Boys give Taylor Swift a lot of grief, but they're also sort of responsible for this little career she's got going – and for the world's vicarious interest in her life. Let's face it: She satiates our nostalgic sense of teen [...]
Madonna's Controversial, Queer Return To Detroit
Photo: Andrew Potter Madonna did what she does best last week at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit: she used her splashy two-hour show for serious things like religion and politics – and lots of half-naked men. It was, just like the name of her closing [...]