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Mass Devotion
If the purpose of film is to offer escape, insight and entertainment, then it shouldn’t matter whether what’s onscreen is an Oscar contender or an offbeat, alternative film. Cult cinema is avidly loved by its audiences precisely because it promises escape from the bounds of mainstream propriety. The extreme devotion that cult films inspire in their audiences has nothing to do with following trends; instead it has everything to do with inspiration. More
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A Change Would Do You Good
Some things never change. Gavin Newsom’s hair for instance. Whatever new scandal our inimitable mayor gets embroiled in, you know for sure that his yummy helmet is in shape and in tact. It’s comforting. You even start to take it for a symbol of his unfaltering political agenda. Sure, it’s not a rainbow flag, but in these disparate times, I’ll lock onto anything as a sign. Why is it then that after a weekend of partying in the Castro, I want nothing more than to shake up the status quo? More
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This Delicate Thing He’s Made
Integrity and pop music don’t always go hand in hand (just ask Britney Spears when the last time was she wrote a song). In fact, it’s always been rare in the case of what the public largely likes to call manufactured pop singers, but there are certainly exceptions to the rule. Gladly, Darren Hayes is one of those singers who’d like to prove the critics wrong. More
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Let’s Get Digital, Digital
Few things in life have remained untouched by the internet. Sure, you could claim innocence if you still grind your own Quaker oats for breakfast, but by and large we’re all guilty of having fallen into the complacency of steady convenience. From necessities like groceries and clothes to less functional things like pork chops half eaten by Elvis, there isn’t anything that hasn’t yet been itemized, commoditized and ultimately digitized. More
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Gay
The Question of Pride
It’s been estimated that close to 1,000,000 people attend San Francisco Pride every year. That’s a lot of people coming together to party, mingle, coast and cruise. But don’t let the blocks and blocks of easy-going revelers mislead you into questioning what cause is left for celebration. Our purpose and aim have remained largely unchanged in the past 37 years or so since Pride’s inception in the 70s. More
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Gay
Pride For All
Break out your rainbow flags and party hats folks, it’s Pride time! But, the San Francisco Pride Celebration is about much more than partying. Pride is a wholly interactive experience, and the entire month of June is packed with loads of special events and parades in addition to the weekly parties that locals have come to love. SF Gay has highlighted the rest of the month for you and picked out the events best designed to give you the most complete Pride experience. More
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What Goes Up…
Modesty, in some cases, can turn you on as much as confidence. I realize that a little self-effacing humor can be cute and healthy once in awhile; after all, nobody wants to be seen with someone who appears too confident for his own good. But on the flip side, it’s also no fun hanging out with a Debbie Downer. Even so, lately (and by "lately" I mean for the past 5 or years so) I feel like I’ve put myself into that latter category. More
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Pride Not Prejudice
San Francisco’s annual Pride has always been about embracing our differences and celebrating our similarities. This year’s theme “Pride Not Prejudice” not only seeks to highlight that principle, it aims to cement that motto into our psyche. It’s about taking time to remember the first Pride celebration in 1970, called “Gay In,” around the time of the Stonewall uprisings. It’s about taking time to remember the origins of the Rainbow Flag, created by Gilbert Baker for the 1978 parade. It’s also about giving ourselves time to reflect on how far we’ve come since then, and how far we still have to go. More
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Gay
The Rising Sum
At what point did we start measuring worth by the notches on our nightstands instead of nickels and dimes? Living in a Gay Metropolis may seem to have its perks, but I’ve seriously begun to question whether the benefits still outweigh the costs. While watching the parade of available attractive men walk by can send anyone into a tizzy, it’s less fun when you actually have to try to catch one. No matter how beautiful your friends say you are on the inside, you know that inevitably strangers will only notice the outside. This constant preening often leaves me feeling less like a peacock and more like a chicken. More
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Gay
A New Weekly Column
If good things really do come to those who wait, then I should be holding court with King Midas instead of counting change with Uncle Scrooge. It’s time to take a new tack. But in the crush of the gay landscape, is there still room for squares? This column will offer answers to that question -- sometimes in jest, often in truth, but always in a cardigan and glasses. More
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