I once went to a Young Republicans party in LA’s tony Hancock Park. It was a lesson learned.
In the 1970s and ’80s, I had a friend named Ken—a rabid Republican and a bank VP. His politics tested …
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Could there be a kinder, more giving Olympic gold medalist than Greg Louganis?
“My goal is to raise enough money to name the welcome center after Ryan White …”
The many facets of a wee man who brought us gargantuian helpings of joy: Leslie Jordan.
Leslie Jordan died yesterday, and the news hit me hard. I didn’t know the man, but I was fully aware …
They invited every single person they knew. Yet, so few came. (Stamp photo: U.S. Park Service)
I’m a proud American, and I’m dubious about the future of democracy
In light of the Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization and overturning Roe:
Devastated by the high court’s decision on abortion last week, I offer a two-part episode of the TV show Maude …
From the Paley Center: A conversation for International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
On this annual day of commemoration, the UN urges every member state to …
World AIDS Day: Remembering Don Havens and the 44.1 million others we’ve lost to HIV.
A native of Alexandria, Va., Don Havens entered the broadcast industry in 1971 …
“You’ve got spunk. [CUT TO MARY FOR REACTION SHOT] I hate spunk.” Remembering Ed Asner.
I was extremely sad when I learned, last Sunday, that Ed Asner had died. Ed was so much more than …
Get ready for goosebumps. Viola Davis is Ma Rainey—and she’s superb.
The screen adaptation of August Wilson’s 1984 Pulitzer Prize winning play, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, will premiere on Netflix December …
Broadway tales, backstage banter, stars’ stories—you’ll love these two guys.
When I was going to theatre school in New York in the 70s, I’d go to gay bars on the …
The Burger King plants a big one on Ronald McDonald. And yes, it’s a thing!
Burger King Finland’s campaign “Love conquers all” is a celebration of love and all the forms it takes. A new …
One of Broadway’s hottest tickets is free to all this year. The standing-room-only show is virtual for 2020.
The first Broadway Bares was presented in 1992 by Jerry Mitchell and the company of The Will Rogers Follies at …
“We need to change the world one 5-year-old at a time,” Marlo Thomas on Free to Be…You and Me.
In the spring of 1974, LaRae Petrovich and I ran into each other in the office break room. She asked …
Nathan Lane, “…out in the Hamptons fighting it out with the over-privileged for toilet paper.”
From the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s At Home with series, a fun, insightful half-hour with Nathan Lane. Nothing more needs to be …
The Stonewall Inn, the first national gay historic landmark in the U.S. is in a bind. Can you help?
I don’t typically share information about fund-raising campaigns, but these aren’t typical times and The Stonewall Inn isn’t a typical …
It’s PRIDE month and the 50th anniversary of the post-Stonewall march. Here’s a must-see video.
I know a thing or two about LGBTQ marches and parades—I joined my first one in Greenwich Village five decades …
Face coverings are now mandated in Baltimore, but it doesn’t mean we have to lose our sense of style.
I received an email from a local watering hole this morning that made me smile broadly. It also caused Jacob …
Screen Actors Guild podcasts are available to all. Here, SAG-AFTRA’s president interviews Lily Tomlin.
SAG-AFTRA Actor to Actor: In honor of the SAG Award-nominated series Grace and Frankie, one of the first Netflix original …
