Entertainment
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D’ohcabulary: Ten Simpsonsisms I Use All the Time
To vocabulary! The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.
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Am I Your Passion, Your Promise, Your Opening Act? Yes I Am.
Are there any performers I wouldn’t mind opening for the Indigo Girls? Yes, Melissa Etheridge. She’s the only one.
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Late to the Beach Party: Seeing “Jaws” for the First Time
A gay love story? A cinematic universe? A musical? I’m gonna need a bigger blog post.
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The Dolly Lama
Asking “What would Dolly do?” can help us approach life’s challenges with a big heart, clear eyes, and, if needed, enough rhinestones to blind our enemies.
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The Whys of Tammy Faye
Why was “Tammy Faye” fêted in London but a flop on Broadway? This former expat says the answer is complicated, like Tammy Faye herself. (P.S. I liked it.)
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Behind the Music
I visited the Berlin Philharmonic and experienced a little nachtmusik from a different perspective.
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🏳️🌈 Man, What Are You Doing Here?
Billy Joel says “Piano Man” isn’t about a guy playing in a bar. I say that it’s about a guy who’s *oblivious* to the fact that he’s playing in a gay bar. Every time Joel makes his point, he validates and strengthens my own.
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Strike a Prose
Alexandra Jacobs’ new biography looks at how Madonna changed everything. Here’s how Madonna changed me.