Thursday, April 30, 2015

My Night with Spandau Ballet

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Spandau Ballet at IFC Center It’s hard to imagine now how revolutionary Spandau Ballet were when they burst onto the music scene in 198...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

FUNNYish

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Watching comedies these days can be stressful. Whether it’s Louie or HAPPYish or the new movie While We’re Young (which I haven’t seen...
Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Why the East Village Matters to Me

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I may live in Nolita now (and have lived there for the last 28 years), but it was my first seven years in New York City, living in t...
Saturday, March 21, 2015

An Open Letter to Bill Maher

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Dear Bill, I’ve been a faithful viewer of your show for the last few years and I usually agree with what you have to say. However...
Friday, March 13, 2015

An Open Letter to Elizabeth Warren and/or Bernie Sanders: Part 2

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 Last week I wrote a post in which I urged Elizabeth Warren and/or Bernie Sanders to run for president because I had just paid my r...
Saturday, March 7, 2015

An Open Letter to Elizabeth Warren and/or Bernie Sanders: Please Run for President

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I’m sitting here in my rent-stabilized apartment on a winter Saturday reading the newspaper and surfing the Internet because I can’...
Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Russell Tovey and the Plight of the “Straight-Acting” Gay

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 This past Sunday, actor Russell Tovey, who plays the role of Kevin on the gay-themed show Looking on HBO, gave an interview to th...