Well, that was quick: The Fatty ‘Cue crew writes in to inform us that the restaurant, very recently shuttered by the DOH, will reopen tonight. Breathe easy, piglets.
“There was always a sense of American mythology about the Dolls, and those of us who spent three years of our lives working with them had to believe they were more than just another rock ‘n’ roll group”
“For almost 20 years, Sylvester has been an icon of San Francisco nightlife: outrageous, bold, proud. Today, he is a symbol of a totally different San Francisco — a gay man struggling to stay alive”
“Five years ago my friend José Torres told me that Cus D'Amato had found a troubled 14-year-old kid from Brooklyn who is going to become the heavyweight champion of the world”
“Given that black folks make art and market it within white supremacist capitalist patriarchy, none of us can ignore the reality that any black person who wants to create a product with mass crossover appeal must do some serious soul-searching”