Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché — bittersweet portrait of a punk pioneer

  Poly Styrene, the first woman of color in the UK to front a successful rock band, introduced the world to a new sound of rebellion. She used her unconventional voice to sing about identity, consumerism, postmodernism, and everything she saw unfolding in late 1970s Britain. As the frontwoman of X-Ray Spex, the Anglo-Somali punk … Continue reading

Poof! Or What Fairies Know

  Fairies have always enjoyed a close association with the natural world. But with so much of the natural world under threat from Climate Change, the fairies are not pleased, and they are beginning to show up in surprising ways. In addition to making everything more fabulous just by simply being, fairies have come to … Continue reading

Poor Liza : her 75th Birthday Celebrations was one big snooze fest

  Poor Liza.  Her star-studded 75th Birthday Celebration ended up being quite the snooze fest.  With a combination of her long-retired backup dancers from shows over 40 years ago and a roster of new Broadway Talent who had to confess they had never actually met her,  it was hardly the glittery event we were promised.  … Continue reading

Poor Stacy : every time she brings a boyfriend home, he fancies one of her family members instead

    Some girls just cannot catch a  break.  Like Stacy. Back in 2004  as a very young teen she brought a boyfriend home, who ended up fancying her mother instead.  The pop/punk group Fountains of Wayne wrote about the drama in a song that they aptly called Stacy’s Mum.  It didn’t end well for … Continue reading

Poor Us : but rich with laughs

Today September 24th sees the launch on You Tube of a new LGBTQ comedy web series  called us  POOR US which has been created  by openly gay actor/comedian Jeremy Dozier (Dirty Girl, iCarly). In the words of Billy Hutto one of Dozier’s cast members “Poor Us has got iconic characters, high stakes, sharp satire, a … Continue reading

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