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Liberace

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Liberace Will Be Played By Three People!

    Came the release: "After seven years of writing, re-writing, fine tuning, and revelatory readings, Alexander DeJong's opulent and lush Liberace musical, All That Glitters will be presented in its pre-Broadway workshop from Tuesday, May 8 through Friday, May 11 at the Baryshnikov Arts Center." Seve ... More >>

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    February 22, 2012

    Andy Warhol's New York, 25 Years On

    Looking for signs of the artist a quarter-century after he disappeared

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Christina Aguilera Is The New Liberace! Look At Her House!

    It's for sale for $13.5 million, and it must be because Liberace clearly came back from the dead to do all the decorating. Who knew Christina was possessed by a deceased gay man? Thanks to Carla Jo Bailey for the tip.

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2011

    The Dead Celebrity Cookbook at MXYPLYZYK, Gift Suggestion #14

    ​The cookbook displayed in the window of MXYPLYZYK, against a backdrop of hamburger greeting cards and Ritz boxes. Help the Goth, Vamp, or just plain cynic on your list have a very morbid Christmas by picking up a copy of The Dead Celebrity Cookbook by radio personality and raconteur Frank ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    The Dead Celebrity Cookbook Author Frank DeCaro Dishes About What Famous Dead People Once Ate

    Health CommunicationsCelebs might be gone, but not forgotten​While celebrities now get their food fixes at trendy restaurants like LA's Koi or Nobu, once upon a time they actually cooked. Eartha Kitt made a mean chicken wing, Gilda Radner whipped up a sumptuous apple cake, and Johnny Cash fri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Chow Down On Your Favorite Dead Stars' Recipes

    Come on, it won't kill you! Sirius/XM OutQ host Frank DeCaro has laid them all out for you in his brand-new Dead Celebrity Cookbook, which is filled with all sorts of famous fricassees and stellar ceviches. At DeCaro's book party at P.J. Clarke's last night, thrown by CBS Watch! magazine, I asked ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Our 10 Best Places to Eat in NYC on Gay Pride Weekend

    ​Stucco-covered Julius' may be the city's very first gaystropub. Why is the weather always hot as hell during Pride Weekend? Your best refuge -- before, during, or after the march -- is in a well-air-conditioned restaurant for a meal or snack (with a frozen cocktail or two, if you prefer). ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Photos Of Me With Fabulous Celebs!

    :​It's Norma Desmond time. I've been going through my inventory and finding lots of instances were I stuck my face in photos with celebrities at various parties (often when they were hosting bashes for me or vice versa). Humor me and enjoy these images of yours truly with: *Liberace (above ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Michael Douglas as Liberace: I'm Actually Excited

    ​Oscar winner Michael Douglas is playing bejeweled homosexual pianist and frou-frou wearer Liberace (above) in Steven Soderbergh's film of the same name, and considering the pedigree here, it could be as major as the keys Liberace's glissandos usually took place in. Douglas seems like heaven- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Who is Elton John?

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. November 26, 1970, Vol. XV, No. 48 Who is Elton John? By Don Heckman Look at it this way. If you could put Mick Jagger's viscera into Reg Dwight's body, give it the pianistic prowess of Jerry Lee Lewis and the voice of Jose Feliciano, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Alison Arngrim Serves Little House on the Prairie Dish

    In her new book titled "Confessions of a Prairie Bitch," Little House's Nellie Oleson, Alison Arngrim, talks about how inspiringly close she and costar Melissa Gilbert were--and still are! But it was Melissa Sue Anderson who was the bad fairy on the prairie.

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    April 13, 2010

    Is Elvis Rolling in his Grave?

    The Addams Family: ghoulish turns into goulash. Get it?At least other nightlife isn't such torture.

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Welcome to the World's Most Fabulous Garage Sale: A Look at Tavern on the Green's Auction Preview

    Relics of better, more mirrored times, these disco balls can be yours for the starting bid of $1,000.​ The woman, swaddled in ankle-length furs and trailing two sullen pre-teens in her considerable wake, bustled up to the reservationist's lectern in Tavern on the Green's entry way. "We want t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Activists Claim Paul Lynde, Hoop Dancer Prove Carl Kruger is Gay

    ​The thought never crossed our minds, but apparently after the gay marriage vote in Albany last month, a couple of gay activists displeased with state senator Carl Kruger's vote started heckling Kruger and suggesting the senator is gay. GaySocialites insinuatingly called Kruger an "unmarried o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Tavern on the Green Prepares for Auction as the Custody Battle for Its Name Continues

    Tavern on the Green​Tavern on the Green is preparing to hold the restaurant auction to end all restaurant auctions on Jan. 13-15, and Nation's Restaurant News has helpfully provided a slide show of some of the goods that will be up for sale. From the looks of it, Tavern's material possessions ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2009

    Michael Douglas Does It With Matt Damon in Liberace Pic

    ​If I wanted to see an Oscar winner make out with a nominee, it would probably be Kathy Bates and Jake Gyllenhaal, but I'll settle for Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, who will be locking lips in Steven Soderbergh's upcoming biopic about flaming pianist Liberace and his boyfriend the sewer (I m ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    June 17, 2009

    A Date With Liberace

    ​If I wanted to see an Oscar winner make out with a nominee, it would probably be Kathy Bates and Jake Gyllenhaal, but I'll settle for Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, who will be locking lips in Steven Soderbergh's upcoming biopic about flaming pianist Liberace and his boyfriend the sewer (I m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2009

    Liberace's Swishing To Broadway

    viaFor anyone below a certain age or taste level, let me explain what a Liberace was. He was a sequined-and-feathered swish queen who played a mean classical piano in the grand style, entertaining millions in concert and on TV all while trying to distract people from the fact that he was a giant pou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2009

    Bill O'Reilly Just Realized Adam Lambert is the New Liberace

    On last night's O'Reilly Factor, Bill alerted us that there are "embarrassing" pictures of American Idol flamer Adam Lambert on the Internet. Those would be the photos that have been circulating for months now of Adam, be-glittered and purple-haired, smooching with another one of his lot. Note how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    YouTube Treasure: Faye Dunaway as Mae West!

    On last night's O'Reilly Factor, Bill alerted us that there are "embarrassing" pictures of American Idol flamer Adam Lambert on the Internet. Those would be the photos that have been circulating for months now of Adam, be-glittered and purple-haired, smooching with another one of his lot. Note how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2008

    Mr. Blackwell's Partner Erased By AP

    On last night's O'Reilly Factor, Bill alerted us that there are "embarrassing" pictures of American Idol flamer Adam Lambert on the Internet. Those would be the photos that have been circulating for months now of Adam, be-glittered and purple-haired, smooching with another one of his lot. Note how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2008

    Clay's "Yes, I'm Gay" Revelation a Little Stale

    On last night's O'Reilly Factor, Bill alerted us that there are "embarrassing" pictures of American Idol flamer Adam Lambert on the Internet. Those would be the photos that have been circulating for months now of Adam, be-glittered and purple-haired, smooching with another one of his lot. Note how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2008

    Clip Job: Straight A Marriages, and Sam Goody's Success

    On last night's O'Reilly Factor, Bill alerted us that there are "embarrassing" pictures of American Idol flamer Adam Lambert on the Internet. Those would be the photos that have been circulating for months now of Adam, be-glittered and purple-haired, smooching with another one of his lot. Note how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2008

    World Prepares to End as Clay Aiken Gets Raves!

    On last night's O'Reilly Factor, Bill alerted us that there are "embarrassing" pictures of American Idol flamer Adam Lambert on the Internet. Those would be the photos that have been circulating for months now of Adam, be-glittered and purple-haired, smooching with another one of his lot. Note how ... More >>

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    February 5, 2008

    Harvey Fierstein on the History of Blowjobs

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  • NYC Life

    October 30, 2007

    Perez Hilton: "I Like Food, Not Drugs!"

    Yet another Rhode trip. Then it's back to Manhattan for cock tales.

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    July 23, 2007

    Live: Morrissey in Birmingham, Alabama.

    Yet another Rhode trip. Then it's back to Manhattan for cock tales.

  • Film

    June 26, 2007

    Dynamite Warrior

    Yet another Rhode trip. Then it's back to Manhattan for cock tales.

  • Columns

    September 19, 2006

    NY Mirror

    Yet another Rhode trip. Then it's back to Manhattan for cock tales.

  • Art

    August 15, 2006

    Beauties and Beastliness

    Yet another Rhode trip. Then it's back to Manhattan for cock tales.

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    July 11, 2006

    Avoid Yr. Idols

    Why you should never actually speak to—let alone interview—your favorite band

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    January 31, 2006

    What's Up, Docs: MOMA's Sixth Annual Nonfiction Festival

    Why you should never actually speak to—let alone interview—your favorite band

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    June 28, 2005

    So Amazing

    Why Luther Vandross's Legacy Matters

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    January 4, 2005

    Reassessing an Artist 'Too Preposterous for New York'

    Why Luther Vandross's Legacy Matters

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    July 20, 2004

    Music

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    April 27, 2004
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    November 11, 2003

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    September 30, 2003

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    September 9, 2003

    Theater

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  • NYC Life

    April 29, 2003

    High and Ludlow

    Spring Shopping on the Lower East Side

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    November 5, 2002

    King Leer

    Spring Shopping on the Lower East Side

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    May 8, 2001

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    Why Is It Libelous to Call an Action Actor Gay?

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    December 5, 2000

    Paranoia Jumps Deep

    It's My Party and I'll Catfight If I Want Candy

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    Trimpin Whips Up a Tornado of Guitars

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    June 6, 2000

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    January 11, 2000

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    June 22, 1999

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    May 4, 1999

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    February 9, 1999

    Straight out the Trailer

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