San Francisco (Spanish for “Saint Francis”) was founded on June 29, 1776, when colonists from Spain established a fort at the Golden Gate and a mission named for St. Francis of Assisi a few miles away. San Francisco isn’t like other cities. It’s only 7-by-7 miles, making it America’s tiny urban treasure. San Francisco embodies […]
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March
02
“DROP DEAD GORGEOUS” – THE BEST BITS [PART 2]
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“Drop Dead Gorgeous” is one of my favorite movies of all time. The film is a mockumentary about a vicious competition between two contestants in a rural Minnesota beauty pageant. While the two girls prepare for the contest their mothers (an overbearing hairdresser and a civic-minded matriarch) decide they will stop at nothing to help […]
March
01
“Drop Dead Gorgeous” – The Best Bits [Part 1]
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
“Drop Dead Gorgeous” is one of my favorite movies of all time. The film is a mockumentary about a vicious competition between two contestants in a rural Minnesota beauty pageant. While the two girls prepare for the contest their mothers (an overbearing hairdresser and a civic-minded matriarch) decide they will stop at nothing to help […]
February
28
Fox News Wonders Why Gays Don’t Just Go Do Business Where They Are Accepted
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
“This is America. We all have freedoms. Why would you want to do business with somebody – no matter what your personal issue was that they had with you – why would you want to force them to do business with you? Why not just go down the street and say I’m going to spend […]
February
27
Happy Mardi Gras, Sydney!
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
More than 10,000 people will march in the Sydney Mardi Gras this weekend with hundreds of thousands cheering them on. It was five years ago that I marched in the parade in speedo and body paint. The Sydney event is a massive celebration of pride and diversity. For those celebrating Mardi Gras in Sydney, Happy […]
February
26
“Looking” A Step Back
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The tagline for HBO’s “Looking” is ‘Find Something Real.’ And that is the problem. The TV series doesn’t ring true with the progress of the times. “Queer as Folk” and “The L Word” tried to tackle the challenges, the victories, and radicalism of the era. Now that HBO has renewed “Looking” for a second season, the […]
February
25
“What would Jessica Fletcher do?”
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Growing up, I used to watch “Murder, She Wrote” religiously. There was something about Jessica B. Fletcher that appealed. My love of Murder, She Wrote is equal parts nostalgia and a rebellion. J.B. Fletcher used to run circles around the Cabot Cove police and come home in time to brew some tea. Well today I get […]
February
24
Ryan Gosling Explaining What It Is Like to be an Actor
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‘Drive’ heartthrob Ryan Gosling gives an entertaining insight into the perils of the Hollywood audition in this clip, also featuring Alec Baldwin, from award-winning director James Toback’s latest documentary “Seduced and Abandoned.”
February
23
Getting to Your Personal Best
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Ira Glass on the creative process. If you’re struggling to become exceptional at something, Ira Glass, host of acclaimed radio show “This American Life,” has some words of wisdom for you. The advice is as beautiful as it is brilliant.
February
22
Repost: “Shelter Dogs’ Before and After Photos Will Fetch Your Feels”
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Repost: “Shelter Dogs’ Before and After Photos Will Fetch Your Feels” My dog, Max, and cat, Zoe, are rescues and the center of my life. Anytime I see a blog post or news article about rescued animals from animal shelters I remember when I brought Max and Zoe home. My pitbull Max was rescued from […]
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