It was a typical pandemic Saturday night: home, alone, binge watching an old TV series and occasionally chatting with friends via phone, text, or Facebook Messenger. Then, a friend of mine messaged me. He was helping his dad clean out his grandparents’ home now that they had moved to an assisted living facility. He had […]
Beware. Spoilers below. Eleven years ago, I walked into a movie theater to see a new Marvel movie. Iron Man was never one of my all-time favorite characters but, as a lifelong comic book fan, I would always go to check out the latest movie adaptation to see how these characters would be brought to […]
Ever heard of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben? How about Sylvia Rivera? Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon? Audre’ Lorde? If you don’t know them, you’re not alone. Much of the LGBT community is unaware of our history and ignorant of the struggles of previous generations or of the accomplishments of LGBT men and women throughout […]
I was four years old when the Watergate burglary happened. I was six years old when President Nixon ultimately resigned. I have vague memories of adults talking about it and the news coverage of it but I have no concrete memory of the events themselves. Two generations and at least half of a third additional […]
This month marks 20 years since I packed my bags and moved to DC with no job and no place to live. Ballsy, eh? It had been my dream for years to come to DC and work in the political or advocacy field. And, at the age of 28, I decided it was now or […]
It’s One-Hit Wonder Wednesday! Each week, I’ll pick a one-hit wonder to stir nostalgia and make us all ask “what were people thinking?” A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that one-hit wonders can sometimes rise above their status when they signal the start of a new musical trend. And this week’s choice ushered in […]
This past Saturday, I saw “Hidden Figures.” Awesome movie. One of the best I’ve seen in several years. Well acted and well written while telling an important story that has, until now, been unknown to most Americans. About a year go, I read “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” without a doubt one of the best […]
It’s One-Hit Wonder Wednesday! Each week, I’ll pick a one-hit wonder to stir nostalgia and make us all ask “what were people thinking?” One of the biggest hits of 1986 was “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off” by the late Jermaine Stewart. A dancer for Shalamar and a backup singer for Culture Club, […]
It’s “Forgotten Friday!” Each Friday, I’ll profile someone or something (celebrity, movie, TV show, book, event, politician, etc.) that once held the spotlight but is now largely forgotten. This week, we’re raising our hand to hail a “Taxi.” Considered one of the best shows in TV history, the sitcom “Taxi” ran for five seasons (four […]
It’s One-Hit Wonder Wednesday! Each week, I’ll pick a one-hit wonder to stir nostalgia and make us all ask “what were people thinking?” So, when is a one-hit wonder more than just a one-hit wonder? When it’s the harbinger of a whole new musical style of course. This week’s song was not just a number […]