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1 month ago | 
ebar.com | Jim Provenzano
Complementing recent film documentaries about The Beatles and even a recent AI-assisted hit single, 'Paul McCartney Photographs 1963—64: Eyes of the Storm,' the touring exhibit of the early years of The Beatles' leap to pop music stardom, are presented in an entertaining layout.
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Dec 29, 2024 | 
ebar.com | Jim Provenzano
From urban protests to plaintive animal farm imagery, Donna Ann McAdams collection of photos and brief autobiographical essays in "Black Box: A Photographic Memoir" (Saint Lucy Books) offer a view into the artist's life and work, their parallels, as well as her expansive and precise artistry.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
ebar.com | Jim Provenzano
It was a concert for the ages, particularly for fans of a certain age who've been following Cyndi Lauper since the early 1980s. But there were also gaggles of young women dancing along as the veteran singer-songwriter performed her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour on November 26 at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
ebar.com | Jim Provenzano
The intersection of early LGBT rights activism, science fiction, and the occult are beautifully recounted in the new book, "Sci-Fi, Magick, Queer L.A.: Sexual Science and the Imagination." Published by Inventory Press through association with the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, editors Alexis Bard Johnson and Kelly Filreis have assembled their own essays with five contributors who discuss early science fiction zine makers, occult worshipers, and filmmakers who explored futurism, iconic...
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
ebar.com | Victoria A. Brownworth |Jim Provenzano |Michael Flanagan |David-Elijah Nahmod
Brian Jordan Alvarez exemplifies that axiom "it gets better." Bullied for being gay as a kid in Tennessee, he's now starring in his own FX series he created, "English Teacher." Our TV columnist also covers FX's "Grotesquerie" & some grotesque politics.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
ebar.com | Jim Provenzano
While our annual Fall Arts Preview in this week's issue covers arts events through the year, we'd like to get specific with even more entertainments in Going Out, our weekly arts and nightlife listings. Check it out. (Click here for listings of LGBTQ movies, TV series, podcasts and community organizations.) DANCE, OPERA, THEATERAlways...
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
blogarama.com | Jim Provenzano
Billy Bean and Jim Provenzano. photo: Rick GerharterOnly the second major league baseball player to come out after retirement, Billy Bean was a pioneer in a subtle way. He played for different teams, had ups and downs and a pivotal later success. Bean died of Leukemia on August 6, and is survived by his husband, Greg Baker. What he's known for most recently is bringing Major League Baseball into the 21st century as an ambassador for diversity and inclusion in the league. What did Bean accomplish?
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
blogarama.com | Jim Provenzano
Publicity is hard to come by even for an award-winning author, apparently. Gregg: I’m guessing that you’ve been out of high school for a while. However, you’ve succeeded in giving the setting gravitas andauthenticity. What are the rewards and challenges for you when it comesto writing about the 1970s? Me: I feel a kindof responsibility to describe that era because those who experiencedthat are part of an elder generation that needs to tell their stories.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
ebar.com | Jim Provenzano
Drag performance has always been political, disrupting the status quo despite legislative bans in numerous states. Two new events prove that people are fighting back. Vice President Kamala Harris, also the presumptive 2024 Democratic nominee for president, will appear on "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 9' season finale on July 26.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
ebar.com | Jim Provenzano
As one of the iconic gay porn actors of the 1980s, Mickey Squires cornered the butch erotic look. From early stills to classic loops from Colt Studios, and a dozen more films, Squires continued to embody masculinity with an edge. Now, as himself, Richard Bernstein is far from bashful about his erotic work.
