December 2010
26 posts
Kickstarter - New York City Tour Stop →
In honor of Jason’s birthday, I decided to become a backer of this NYC seXrated Tour stop! You can too!
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A short film shot in Astoria, Queens during the blizzard is getting high praise from Roger Ebert, who says it deserves to win the Academy Award for best live-action short subject.
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How to Live in New York City
Move here when you’re 18 or 22, maybe even 24. Come from somewhere else-the north, south, west, Xanadu- and come to realize that everyone living in New York is a transplant. Even the ones who grew up on the Upper East Side end up moving into a place downtown, which, as you’ll soon discover, is like moving to a different city.
Discover the cruel and bizarre world of New York City real estate. ...
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Stem Cell Transplant Cures HIV In 'Berlin Patient'... →
On the heels of World AIDS Day comes a stunning medical breakthrough: Doctors believe an HIV-positive man who underwent a stem cell transplant has been cured as a result of the procedure.
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Warhol Foundation Threatens to End Financing of... →
“For the arts to flourish the arts must be free, and the decision to censor this important work is in stark opposition to our mission to defend freedom of expression wherever and whenever it is under attack.” - Joel Wachs, the president of the Andy Warhol Foundation
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Out Astoria's 2011 Election Candidates →
Check back here after January 5, 2011 to see the final list of who’s running in the Out Astoria Elections. Currently, these are your Out Astoria Steering Committee Candidates…
Helping Gay Actors Find Themselves Onstage →
One by one the students in Brad Calcaterra’s acting class stood at the front of the room and tearfully, joyfully, brazenly talked about being gay. A young lesbian laughed about her first kiss. A gay man described living with H.I.V. since the 1980s. A transgender woman performed high kicks. Before one man said anything his body shook, and he began to sob.
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Smithsonian Museum Removes An LGBT Art Exhibit... →
I’m really, truly not going to like anything that comes out of Incoming House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s mouth am I?