Not much to pick from
So what are Michigan LGBT voters going to do on Republican Primary election day? The choices are dismal, dangerous and represent a giant leap backwards for [...]
BTL Editorial: The arc of justice is long
It's been a good week here at BTL reporting on the LGBT news. Ground-breaking court cases, emerging new leadership, recognition and awards for jobs well done [...]
Cocktail Chatter: The Rob Roy: A Wee Tale
by Ed Sikov "A Rob Roy," Chipper announced much too loudly. He looked around the table at our stunned expressions and seemed quite pleased with himself. As we [...]
Imitation of Life: 'The Faux de Vie'
by Ed Sikov Cocktail Chatter From the mailbag comes this gem-like nugget: "You're a really great writer, Ed. You're also a mess." I say: True on both counts! [...]
Meryl Streep on 'The Iron Lady'
Nothing can stand in the way of the almighty Meryl Streep – except on this particular afternoon. At a New York City hotel, in front of a room full of [...]
Let's do something about it
BTL Editorial At BTL, we have reached an extreme level of anger and disgust at our current political environment in Michigan. We believe strongly it is time [...]
The (Bi) Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Tattooed and pierced, dressed in full black and the very type of social recluse who's as mysterious as her body art, Lisbeth Salander is the quintessential [...]
Getting Down to Earth with One of the Scariest Men on TV
Meeting Denis O'Hare should be scary as hell. But today, in the back of homo-hotspot Saint Felix in West Hollywood on his day off, O'Hare doesn't project the [...]
BTL EDITORIAL: 30 years, Still a crisis
Thirty years into the HIV epidemic, it is easy to pretend the crisis is over. After all, fewer people are dying. There are miracle drugs that breath new life [...]
Drinking Alone with Friends: The Yankee Mint Julep
by Ed Sikov Cocktail Chatter Oh, Lord – give me the strength to change that which I cannot accept. Like closing the beach house while my hottest housemates [...]
Cocktail Chatter: What to Do with Cheap Champagne, Part II
by Ed Sikov Dan and I got home from our one-night honeymoon at the beach to find five silver or gold bags waiting for us in the mailroom. More champagne – of [...]
Epicenter Theatre presents a study of contrasts
By John Quinn Theater is magic. Theater is illusion. Theater, if I appropriate the Bard's imagery, is "such stuff as dreams are made on." Where dreaming is [...]
