The Gay Curmudgeon

Jake Shears overcame tremendous obstacles to become a rock star. That is both inspiring and depressing. It makes me think that the only p...

I did it. I waited until the last weekend, but I did it. I saw Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly! Since she’s leaving the show tomorrow, thi...

As Donald Trump (I will never call him “President”) prepares to sign the greatest transfer of wealth from the poor and middle class to the...

  Lately, I’ve been wondering why I have no interest in the music that’s being made today. Is it because most of today’s music is being ...

On the subject of “great artists are not always great human beings,” I went to see the documentary Shadowman about the artist Richard H...

Call Me By Your Name , the new cinematic gay love story by director Luca Guadagnino, belongs to a genre that might be called “European va...

I just finished reading Bruce Springsteen's autobiography, Born to Run . I thought it was fascinating and really well-written--and...