In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from past
By Will Weissert | Mar 10
Yiliam Gonzalez is living proof of a small but remarkable transformation for the rugged revolution of Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and a band of ever-macho, bearded rebels, who long punished gays and transsexuals - but now are paying for sex changes.
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State Senator Calls Rival a ’Puppet of Rich Gay Fanatics’
Mar 9
Hiram Monserrate may have become the first New York state senator to be kicked out of that not-so-august body since the 1920s on ethical violations in the wake of a domestic abuse episode, but supporters of his bid to re-take a special election prefer violence against women to marriage equality.
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Bitch Is Back with "Blasted"
By John Russell | Mar 9
It’s hard to miss Bitch, even if you’ve never met her before and aren’t familiar with her from her early 2000s punk-folk duo, Bitch and Animal. The multi-colored dreadlocks she’s worn for most of her career have been replaced by a spiky jet-black haircut, but she’s still unmistakable.
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Revolutionary Cell Block Tango :: The Saint At Large Presents Rites XXXI: The Black Party
By Mark Thompson and Robert Doyle | Feb 28
GOLPE! reads one headline. There’s anger in the air. Revolutionary fervor. Another headline reads: GOVERNMENT DEMOLISHED. NEW BLACK PARTY APPEARS. Taken from the Spanish term "golpe de estado," golpe means coup d’etat: the sudden overthrowing of a state government-which means that, once again, this year’s invite has caught the American zeitgeist and the revolutionary zeal in the vox populi with uncanny prescience. The Great Recession, with its discomfiting parallels to the final years of the Weimar Republic, has unleashed the demons of debauchery and decadence, with a burning desire for a totally new order-and that’s where Black Party XXXI commences.
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Kevin on Kabaret :: March is Cabaret Month
By Kevin Scott Hall | Mar 4
March is Cabaret Month-so designated twenty-something years ago by city proclamation, as a way for New York to promote its unique art form. For those of you reading this column who think of cabaret as society ladies passing their time as singers with boas wrapped around their necks and smiling gents in immaculate tuxes singing old show tunes . . . you might be surprised to see what our clubs have in store in Cabaret Month 2010.
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American Idolatry :: Female trouble
By Mark Russo
Hyped up medical drama highlighted this week’s Girls Night on Idol, which was otherwise pretty humdrum save for a contestant who did the impossible: scored with an Aretha Franklin song.
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Sheraton plans huge $6 billion expansion with 50 new hotels
By David Wilkening via www.TravelMole.com | Mar 10
An eye-opening $6 billion with 50 new hotels and over 20,000 new rooms are planned for Sheraton Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., the company announced in an ambitious plan. Read more...
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The Black and White Ball :: December 31, 2009
Jan 2
It was forty-three years ago that the crème de la crème of New York society turned out for the legendary Black and White Ball thrown by Truman Capote at the Plaza Hotel, a party that became known as "the party of the century." Well, guess what-we’re in a new century now, and the New Year’s Eve Black and White Ball at the Chelsea Art Museum, produced by Josh Wood, Tony Fornabaio and Brandon Voss, the powerhouse triumvirate behind the recent resurgence of New York nightlife, proved that there’s a whole new pack of sexy A-listers who know how to carouse with as much panache and élan as anyone on Truman’s guest list.
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Senate to pass jobless aid, business tax breaks
By Andrew Taylor | Mar 10
Legislation blending help for the jobless with popular tax breaks for businesses and individuals is slated to pass the Senate Wednesday over protests from conservatives who say it adds too much to the $12.5 trillion national debt.
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Drivers complain that Toyota’s fixes didn’t work
By Ken Thomas and Tom Krisher | Mar 4
At least 15 Toyota drivers have complained to U.S. safety officials that their cars sped up by themselves even after being fixed under recalls for sticky gas pedals or floor mat problems, according to an Associated Press analysis.
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Google opens Web store for business applications
By Michael Liedtke | Mar 10
Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet.
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