culture
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Manolo Blahnik has his eyes firmly on men now
Carrie Bradshaw‘s favorite shoe man is now about to clad the feet of all the men in her life (if only she was still around …..sigh!) The legendary Spanish designer Manolo Blahnik who has cultivated all the airs and graces of an English aristocrat is devoting his new 17th retail store (‘tiny but fabulous’ he claims) …
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Elska Magazine is surprised that it fell in love with Los Angelenos
It’s quite the surprise that the latest edition of the gay bookzine ELSKA that landed in our in-tray this morning is all about the men of LA. Elska’s raison d’etre is that when it lands in a city it seeks out and photographs and interviews regular local guys across the whole LGBTQ spectrum in their natural habitat or on the street. Eleska’s editor and…
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Darren Evans says Everyone is Divine
If Brit make-up artist and photographer Darren Evans had his way we would all look divine. Or more specifically like Divine the outrageous wonderful star of John Water’s movies who is still considered an iconic diva to the LGBTQ world. Today’s drag community, in particular, owe so much to her for the way she…
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Trans country singer Brody Ray is Standing In The Light
Country singer Brody Ray told the judges on America’s Got Talent that he had chosen to perform the song “Stand in the Light” by Jordan Smith because it applies to his life, “overcoming struggles and battles.” When an intrigued Howie Mandel asked what struggles in particular that he had to overcome, an unhesitating Ray answered “I actually was…
