Bay Area Reporter
Rufus Wainwright: Gay Singer-Songwriter Unfollows the Rules
Last year, Rufus Wainwright released his eighth pop music studio album. It was significant because it was his first in 12 years. He'll perform at Satatoga's Mountain Winery Sept. 12.
Fauci on Film: Documentary Spans the Virologist's Work on two pandemics
As he himself says in the new documentary made about him by National Geographic films, Dr. Anthony Fauci, known mostly for his work in the AIDS and COVID pandemics, "I represent the truth, which makes people uncomfortable."
'Alec' - William di Canzio's New View on Forster's 'Maurice'
William di Canzio's gay adaptation of E.M. Forster's landmark novel "Maurice" was inspired by the classic love story of upper-class stockbroker Maurice Hall, this time from the perspective of his love, working-class gameskeeper Alec Scudder.
Sherry Vine: Parody Song Queen Returns to Oasis
LA-based, globally known drag queen Sherry Vine is always on the move, and she'll bring her wacky new song parody show to SF's Oasis Sept. 9.
Palm Springs Gears Up for Fall
Palm Springs is gearing up for a busy fall with a number of events this autumn. Neighboring Cathedral City also offers dining, nightlife, and stylish accommodations in the desert.
50 Years in 50 Weeks: 1992's Glam on a Rampage with Justin Bond
In one short column, Justin (pre-Vivian) Bond's May 21 Glam on a Rampage write-up encapsulates a wacky weekend at The Woods with the late drag persona Miss Kitty.
LGBTQ Fall & Winter Books
Here's an enticing preview of exciting upcoming Fall/Winter 2021 LGBTQ books standing tall on bookstore shelves or online platforms in the coming months.
Curtain Call for Fall: Bay Area Theater's (Hopeful) Openings
While companies continued to postpone their season openers throughout the past month, at press time the productions below are impatiently waiting in the wings, ready for their entrances.
Fall Film Forum: Anticipated Autumn Movies
Whether viewing from home or daring to visit cinemas, movie fans are getting a feast of feature films to feast on this fall, from action and adventure to gay dramas and rebooted classic musicals.
A Dance to Autumn: Bay Area Terpsichorian Talents
Our dance community's performers, choreographers and administrators have shown an incredible amount of creativity and resiliency over the past year and a half, and are planning an incredible range of in-person and virtual events for the 2021 fall season.
Fall Offerings at Museums and Galleries
The visual arts have returned in late or revised form, from major museums to intimate galleries, several with solo exhibits of innovative works by women artists.
Fall Concerts, Comedy & Nightclub Fun
Bay Area cabaret, rock and concert venues are once again filling their halls with the sound of music and laughter. Oasis, The Masonic, El Rio, Great American Music Hall and other favorite venues offer some terrific talents.
GLBT History Museum to Screen Rare Gay Games Videos
As part of its ongoing Mighty Reel series, the GLBT Historical Museum will screen excerpts from videotapes of the first two Gay Games, held in San Francisco in 1982 and 1986.
Fifth B.A.R. Talks Panel, Living in Leather, Features Community Leaders
The Sept. 2 oniline B.A.R. Talk will be a conversation with Race Bannon, Scott Brogan, Gayle Rubin, Rich Stadtmiller and Graylin Thornton, who each have a longtime connection to the leather/kink community.
Romanovsky and Phillips: Gay Music Duo's Fascinating, Groundbreaking History
Incredible as it seems, it has now been more than 20 years since Romanovsky and Phillips called it quits. Part of the reason it seems so amazing is that accolades continue to pour in about them all these years later.
50 Years in 50 Weeks: Rex's Rare 1991 Interview
Let's zoom in, dot by dot, to a rare January 3 interview with Rex, whose erotic images might have answered the question, "What if Georges Seurat was a late-20th-century South of Market leather man?"
Gay Manager Buys Castro's Dog Eared Books
A longtime manager at Dog Eared Books has bought the locally owned bookstore's second location in San Francisco's LGBTQ Castro district. It will be rechristened as Fabulosa Books next month.
Super. Human. The Lavender Tube on the Paralympic Games, 'AHS 10,' 'The Chair'
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics (delayed a year) boast more out LGBTQ athletes (23) than the dozen who participated in Rio in 2016 — an historic number. Also, 'American Horror Story 10' and Sandrah Oh in 'The Chair' are must-watch TV.
Review: 'Ema' is a Case of Fire with Fire
When a movie about a pyromaniac sociopath opens with a shot of a burning traffic light and ends with her refilling a gas can at a petrol station, you know you are in for a scorching experience.
Review: Louise Fitzhugh's Truth and Lies: 'Harriet the Spy' Author's Revelatory Biography
In a thoroughly researched and utterly fascinating biography, Leslie Brody shares intimate details of the Louise Fitzhugh's fabulous and troubled life.