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2011 Year in Review: Books

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Kevin Thomas

So the year has wound down and you’re ready to grab a hot cuppa and curl up somewhere with your Snuggie and a book. Or you’re heading to the beach and can’t stand to go empty-handed. Whatever your destination, you … Continue reading →

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Meredith Baxter to narrate Camina doc about Rainbow Lounge raid

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Arnold Wayne Jones

Robert L. Camina, the North Texas filmmaker who has been putting together a documentary about the June 2009 raid on Fort Worth’s Rainbow Lounge for two years, has scored a coup: He has tapped TV icon Meredith Baxter to narrate. … Continue reading →

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How ’bout DADT?

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Kevin Thomas

Memoir about being gay in the Army resonates with timeliness, vivid prose They’ve become familiar sights: Auditoriums filled with uniformed, spine-straight soldiers on their way to deployment, or smiling men and women, arms full of family, on their way home. … Continue reading →

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Broken Mould

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Michael Stephens

Queer punk pioneer Bob Mould turned an abusive childhood into a musical movement, but memoir targets hardcore fans 2.5 out of 5 stars SEE A LITTLE LIGHT: THE TRAIL OF RAGE AND MELODY By Bob Mould (with Michael Azerrad). 2001 … Continue reading →

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Starvoice • 06.17.11

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Michael Stephens

By Jack Fertig CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY Meredith Baxter turns 64 on Tuesday. For most of the ’80s, Baxter played Elyse Keaton on Family Ties. She’s mostly been seen in TV films and guest-starring roles. In an interview with Matt Lauer on Today … Continue reading →

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Celebrity apprentice: Gay assistant-to-the-stars Michael Fazio dishes in ‘Concierge Confidential’

Posted on March 31, 2011 by John Wright

NICE WORK IF YOU GET IT | Michael Fazio wrote the tell-all memoir ‘Concierge Confidential.’ Some people you’d do anything for: The sweet older lady next door calls for a favor and you go running. Your nephew bats those baby … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain,’ by Portia de Rossi

Posted on March 17, 2011 by John Wright

Atria Books (2010), $26, 308 pp. There’s a fine line between “want” and “need.” When you were a kid, you didn’t need another cookie, or that creamy glass with holiday garnish. And definitely, you didn’t need the calories. But oh, … Continue reading →

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‘Today Show’ features really dumb author

Posted on February 4, 2011 by David Taffet

Meredith Viera So maybe I’m not the best one to offer relationship advice, but in this case, I think I can help. On the Today Show Thursday morning, Kiri Blakeley promoted her new book, Can’t Think Straight. Here’s NBC’s promo … Continue reading →

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George W. Bush is so stupid he thinks Dick Cheney was gauging his ‘tolerance’ for gays

Posted on November 9, 2010 by John Wright

In his new memoir Decision Points, President George W. Bush says that when he approached Dick Cheney about being his running mate in 2000, Cheney reminded him that he had a gay daughter, Mary. Here’s the passage from the book: … Continue reading →

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Deadly vices

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Kevin Thomas

Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man, by Bill Clegg (Little, Brown and Company, 2010), $23.99 In the new book Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man, author Bill Clegg’s addiction was far from harmless. In the end, … Continue reading →

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