A Year in Review: The Best 10 Songs of 2017
from edge Media network – Women have dominated the music charts over the last few years, with pop stars like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift and many more populating Billboard’s Hot 100. But this year was quite different. In May, Billboard published the article “Men Have Linked the Longest Streak of Hot 100 […]
HRC Releases 2018 Buyer’s Guide Just In Time for Holiday Shopping Season
from edge media network – As the holiday shopping season kicks off, equality-minded shoppers can stand with companies who stand with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community by using the new Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s popular consumer guide to hundreds of American companies to choose brands and retail outlets committed to […]
ENGENDER: The Subjectivity of Male and Female
by joel martens – The construct of what makes us male and female is perhaps one of the most obdurate that we as a society face. More often than not, in our need to make comfortable our understanding of things not simply defined, we seek to classify in extremes, simplifying what should be a delightful […]
THE HILLCREST WIND ENSEMBLE: Making the Season Bright with Music and More
by tim parks – The Hillcrest Wind Ensemble brings over 30 years of experience and history with them, when they take the Parq West stage for their Holiday Revue on Saturday, December 16. The 45-piece group, along with The Hillcrest Holiday Singers, will perform classic American standards from days gone by, sure to elicit feelings […]
Russia Rejects Warwick Rowers Nude Calendar Likely Due to ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law
from edge media network – The annual Warwick Rowers nude calendar won’t be available in Russia, likely due to the country’s controversy “gay propaganda” law, The Independent reports. The 2018 edition of the naughty calendar, which has been published over the last nine years and features nearly-naked students from the University of Warwick in England, was […]
Celebrate the HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD with Segerstrom Center for the Arts
by tony reverditto – ‘Twas a long time coming…but it was absolutely worth the wait. Segerstrom Center for the Arts is celebrating their latest addition, the new beautiful Argyros Plaza and Center for Dance and Innovation (CDI), which has transformed the center’s campus. This brilliant use of space was designed by Michael Maltzan and has […]
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
A VOYAGE TROUGHT DISCOVERY AND DESIRE ~ by joel martens ~ Who among us doesn’t remember those disconcerting first twinges of sexual attraction? How about the rush of discovery when the attraction was reciprocated? Then, the breathless, heady intensity that followed during the pursuit of, or the chase by, the object of that attraction…those […]
Bruno Mars Led the Night With Most Wins at the 2017 American Music Awards
The “2017 American Music Awards,” the world’s largest fan-voted awards show where music enthusiasts watch their favorite artists and pop culture icons come together to honor idols, newcomers and record-breakers in the contemporary music scene, celebrated 45 years of music live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 8:00pm […]
KELLY CLARKSON
MEANING OF LIFE The Girl Next Door All Grown Up ~ by joel martens ~ She hasn’t stopped singing, writing and perfecting her sound over the course of that 15 years. Even if you based success solely on her latest musical effort, Meaning of Life, it would still be resoundingly true. She is in her […]
November 14 Kicks Off Trans Awareness Week
During the week of November 14-20, individuals and organizations around the country will participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility of transgender and gender non-conforming people, and address the issues the community faces. Individuals and organizations around the country will participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise the visibility of transgender […]