Me and Armini
Me and Armini

It's been almost nine years since Emiliana Torrini captured the music world's attention with her fourth album, <I>Love in the Time of Science</i>, a disc rich in UK trip-hop influences, and three years since her Rough Trade Records debut, the pop-folk infused <I>Fisherman's Woman</i>.

by Michael Wood | Sep 22, 2008

The fabulous stupid world of "Another Gay Sequel"
The fabulous stupid world of "Another Gay Sequel"

In 2006, indie writer/director Todd Stephens shook up gay cinema in <slug>Another Gay Movie</slug>. With a wink and a nod to "American Pie", the raunchy "Another Gay Movie" followed the misadventures of four gay teens preoccupied with something much more advanced than coming out: losing their virginity.

by Michael Wood | Sep 21, 2008

MBTA inspires "The T Plays"
MBTA inspires "The T Plays"

At 11:15 a.m. last Saturday, Ginger Lazarus boarded an Orange Line train at Oak Grove. While her fellow passengers were eager to reach their destinations - many of them appeared to be headed to the Red Sox game - Lazarus was hoping for a long ride. The clock was ticking: she had to write a short play, to be performed the following Wednesday, by the time she arrived at the end of the line at Forest Hills.

by Michael Wood | Sep 20, 2008

Costume drama: Speakeasy's "The Light in the Piazza"
Costume drama: Speakeasy's "The Light in the Piazza"

There's no better place to fall in love than Florence, Italy, especially the romantic version of it seen in the hit Broadway musical <I>The Light in the Piazza</i>. Speakeasy Stage brings the tale of young love to the Boston Center for the Arts this weekend, with an elegant staging that's brought down to earth, in part, by the meticulous costumes of Charles Schoonmaker.

by Michael Wood | Sep 19, 2008

Treasuring dance
Treasuring dance

To secure a position with a dance company a dancer needs training and experience, often in more than one style of dance. But innovative contemporary choreographer Caitlin Corbett only had two criteria in mind when she began casting for her latest work, <I>Tom's Wealth: A Dance for the Masses</i>, last January: the dancers had to be able to count, and had to be able to get up and down from the floor with relative ease.

by Michael Wood | Sep 18, 2008

From the anchor desk to the open road: Out newscaster David Brown tackles Harbor to the Bay ride
From the anchor desk to the open road: Out newscaster David Brown tackles Harbor to the Bay ride

David Brown, the anchor of Channel 5's Eye-Opener newscast, doesn't believe in doing anything halfway. When the organizers of the Boston Marathon called the station in 2006 to ask if any of the reporters were interested in running to benefit Children's Hospital, Brown signed up and spent the next six months training for his first marathon.

by Michael Wood | Sep 18, 2008

Scott unplugs Gender Crash open mic
Scott unplugs Gender Crash open mic

For nearly nine years Gunner Scott's monthly Gender Crash open mic night has provided a venue for transgender and other LGBT poets, singers, and other performers to express themselves and cause a stir. But in a few months Scott will retire the event; the last show is scheduled for Jan. 8.

by Michael Wood | Sep 21, 2008

DVD release for groundbreaking documentary about Jewish LGBT youth
DVD release for groundbreaking documentary about Jewish LGBT youth

In 2005 the film <i>Hineini</i>, a documentary about a student at a Boston Jewish day school trying to start a gay/straight alliance (GSA), helped jumpstart a debate on LGBT inclusion in Jewish schools and communities.

by Michael Wood | Sep 20, 2008

Primary results a mixed bag for LGBT community
Primary results a mixed bag for LGBT community

The Sept. 16 Democratic primaries were a mixed bag for the LGBT community, yielding some major wins but also some losses, including the defeat of a pro-marriage equality incumbent state representative by an anti-gay challenger.

by Michael Wood | Sep 19, 2008

CDC: rates of new HIV cases in MSM of color 'alarming'
CDC: rates of new HIV cases in MSM of color 'alarming'

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report Sept. 11 that for the first time shows the number of new national HIV cases in specific sub-populations, and the numbers show that within the gay and bisexual male community the epidemic has taken the greatest toll among young African American men and white men in their 30s and 40s.

by Michael Wood | Sep 18, 2008


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