Curve articles from December 2007

Curve archives from December 2007

I want it all this year: happy Chanukah! Merry Christmas! Happy Kwanzaa! I'm still not sure how it happened so fast, but the holidays are upon us once again.(Frankly Speaking)
December 1, 2007... Don't fret, mon amie, we've done all the hard work for you this year. Realizing that you're women on the go--not women on the go to the mall on the busiest shopping day of the year--we've made shopping simple for you by lining up a whole slew...

What do you want most during the holidays?(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... 19% iphone 32% A new iPod 11% Tom Tom GPS 13% Gift certificate from REI 24% I'm already sick of the holidays! *According to a curvemag.com online poll. P.S. Who's that gal above? She's from...

We want Mo' Cho.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2007... I love Margaret Cho and thoroughly enjoyed your interview with her [Vol. 17 #8], but she is dead wrong on Rudy Giuliani being "gay positive." He most definitely is not! All the Democratic candidates, including Clinton and Obama, recently...

Have a beer on us.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2007... Hello, I just wanted to pass a note on to Kelsy Chauvin, who wrote the article "Milwaukee's Best, Hidden in Plain View." I thought she did a really fine job of covering what Milwaukee has to offer in just three pages. I really believe that it...

Flashing a CURVE shirt.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2007... Hi, just letting you know I received the CURVE T-shirt I ordered a few days back. What a great-looking item--it's so "flash" it's almost as cool as a tattoo! Fits well, too. None of these too-loose men's styles. Just sorry I didn't get it in...

Where's Vermillion Lies?(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2007... While I was stoked to see some lesser-known artists in the music issue [Vol. 17 #6]--most especially D'Lo. I noticed a void that can only be filled by the likes of Vermillion Lies. The band is a collaboration between two sisters who each play a...

Kiersten Stein.(Open Studio)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Kiersten Stein has had a long and successful career as a commercial photographer, advertiser and event coordinator. She co-founded her own company, Unions in Paradise LLC, an event-planning service in Hawaii. But being raised in a family of...

Scene.(Brief article)(Photograph)
December 1, 2007... 1 Attorneys celebrate at the Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom's annual picnic. Pictured (in no certain order): Lisa McCally, Angie Dalfen (of Pride Law), Katie Kolan, Liz Noteware and a law student. BALIF is the country's oldest and...

Optimistic activist.(Out in Front)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Her mom was an antiwar activist in the '60s, her dad, the son of a Harlem numbers runner, and she was born in New York City just weeks after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. It's in Tanya Mayo's DNA to be a revolutionary and use...

Fighting complacency.(Out in Front)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Even as a doctoral student at American University and a Carlos Enrique Cisneros scholar through the Point Foundation, Michelle Marzullo still keeps up with her other activities. From creating a linguistic-anthropological method of communication...

Coming out only to go back in: these suspicious stars deny, deny, deny.(Lesbofile)
December 1, 2007... This month, girls are coming out (or staying in) in droves. The one common thread? It's all being documented by the media--or MySpace. Sugar and Spice Despite her whirlwind marriage in June--not long after she gave birth to...

Out and about this holiday season.(Curvatures)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... 33rd Annual Alliance Children's Theatre's Christmas House (Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 17-Dec. 9, ticket price: $20): Help support the Alliance Children's Theatre by visiting their Christmas House. Each year, city designers and florists decorate one of...

Teen tales of Facebook.(Curvatures)
December 1, 2007... As a new junior at the Culver Academies in the Indiana countryside, I had to find a way to keep in touch with my friends. At my new school, cell phones rarely work, MySpace is blocked and mail is very slow. This leaves us technology-starved...

Is text sex real sex?(Lipstick & Dipstick)
December 1, 2007... Dear Lipstick and Dipstick: Does text sex count as real sex? You're using your mind to get a reaction, not your body. You don't have contact from the other person. You use your brain to figure out how you'll react and what you'll do to the...

Best of Fairy Butch 2.0.(Ask Fairy Butch)
December 1, 2007... The sexpert is on vacation. Enter the classics. Dear Fairy Butch: I read your column all the time, and it has been very helpful. I'm 20 years old and met a terrific woman online who is 15 years older than I am. I really love her and have...

'Tis the season.(Astro Grrl)
December 1, 2007... Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) Sex: Get the vibe as she contacts you telepathically this December, but don't get your signals crossed and wind up on the wrong side of the mistletoe. Double check all plans. Career: Although you work hard,...

Homo for the holidays: Lipstick & Dipstick's simple rules for surviving the season.(Relationships)
December 1, 2007... For those couples who will be spending the holidays with family, be it the first time or the 20th, may the stars shine bright wherever you are and may you keep your sanity amidst the twinkling chaos. No matter where you spend your holidays this...

The miracle of re-gifting: this year, you can keep your crappy reindeer.(Dyke Drama)
December 1, 2007... Last year, a friend gave me some adorable, old-fashioned, Christmas-themed nesting boxes. You know, the kind that fit into one another until the last one is only big enough to hold a strawberry, like in a Dr. Seuss story. I loved...

The gifts that keep on giving: trust me, everyone can afford to give something.(Politics)
December 1, 2007... Readers of this column know a few things about me. They know I am a lesbian and a writer. They know that I have an incurable, progressive disease and that I have fought cancer. They know that I am a Catholic and a leftist. They know that I am...

Pardon me, Boi: if your knowledge of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is limited to that famous swing-era choo-choo song, you're in for a real surprise.
December 1, 2007... Chattanooga once had the unflattering distinction of being one of the dirtiest cities in the United States, so I had no idea what to expect when I traveled there this summer. As it turns out, since that pronouncement was made almost four...

Can't keep a good woman down: wife, mother, rock star and cancer survivor--how does she do it all? Melissa Etheridge lets us in on her little secret.(Interview)
December 1, 2007... Melissa Etheridge's life has been an open book. We've watched her unfold, unravel and unload since she came out in 1993. Perhaps she's never been more visible than now, winning an Oscar for the song "I Need to Wake Up," hosting a Democratic...

Holiday gift guide.(Buyers guide)
December 1, 2007... It's that time of year again. You've joined the masses at the mall, down-town and, in desperation, your local gas station. While your gifts may have brought a smile to your loved ones, we guarantee that our picks for our gift guide this...

Tasty treats: a little sweet, a little spice, homemade food gifts are really nice.(Recipe)
December 1, 2007... Just when you think you can relax and enjoy the holidays, another gift-giving event pops up. If you hate the thought of hitting the stores in a desperate search for the one thing that will perfectly express your regard for your new lover's...

DIY holiday gifts: put those old CDs and DVDs to work again.
December 1, 2007... Whether you're the crafty type or not, it's always fun to give handmade holiday presents to your friends and family. And recycling things that would otherwise end up in the landfill is always a good idea. So why not combine these two concepts...

Behind the scenes of Dante's Cove: television's queerest gothic soap opera offers a lesbian threesome never before seen on TV.
December 1, 2007... The third season of Dante's Cove has a mysterious and vibrant lesbian buzz, with new characters, new magic spells and some hot lesbian sex scenes that will surely pique your interest. here! Networks, home to the drama series, is now available...

Paula Cole finds Courage: the "Cowboys" singer speaks honestly about her Buddhist sense of unattachment, how she feels about Paula Cole ringtones and that picture of her kissing Sarah McLachlan.(Interview)
December 1, 2007... IT'S BEEN YEARS since the mega-surge of Paula Cole. After hitting the stratosphere of popularity with songs like "Where Have All the Gone" and "I Don't Want to Wait," Cole needed a break from the roller coaster life. She got married, had a...

Networking lesbians: three women find the MySpace connection.
December 1, 2007... Although the invitation to "see who knows who, or how you are connected" may sound like the theme of your next local lesbian event, it's actually a line used by MySpace.com to successfully encourage an average of 230,000 new people to join its...

Not a Bad Seed: Melissa Denton reflects on her career in theater.(ON THE STAGE)
December 1, 2007... South Dakota doesn't exactly top the list of breeding grounds for actors or hotbeds of theatrical training. Heck, it probably doesn't even make the list. But Melissa Denton built a foundation there for an acting career on the stage, in...

"At" girl: Micia Mosely takes her one-woman show on the road.(ON THE STAGE)(Interview)
December 1, 2007... Micia Mosely's hilarious Where My Girls At? is coming to a state near you. Mosely, a San Francisco Bay Area resident by way of Brooklyn, N.Y., is taking this one-woman act on the road and will be touring the East Coast before setting her sights...

Spreading the D' Lo Word: the Sri Lankan comedian talks about her latest show.(ON THE STAGE)(D' Loco Kid)(Interview)
December 1, 2007... Say "D' Lo" to anyone in the know and the name is sure to bring a smile. D' Lo, also known as the D' Loco Kid, is a self-described "bald boyish mofo" who transforms the everyday experiences of being a butch Sri Lankan into stage comedy. She...

The best of lesbian regional theater.(ON THE STAGE)
December 1, 2007... As many of our readers know, each December CURVE puts together a list of the best lesbian theater in the country. We decided to mix things up this time. This year we shine the spotlight on the little gals. The small regional theaters you...

Worlds for two: love is about shared perspective.(movie reviews)(Movie review)
December 1, 2007... These new imports don't tell girl-meets-girl tales from the outside looking in. They evocatively enter the inter-subjective spaces of lesbian romance. Spider Lilies (Wolfe): This visually lush Taiwanese lesbian love story vividly portrays...

Mia Michaels.(Q+A)(Interview)
December 1, 2007... Mia Michaels started taking dance classes at the age of three and began choreographing at 11. In addition to being one of the most popular choreographers on Fox's hit show So You Think You Can Dance, she is also the founder of a New York-based...

Hilary Goldberg.(Q+A)(Interview)
December 1, 2007... Whether she is bouncing onto the set of her latest film production or sinking into the red vinyl booth of her favorite writing spot, director, writer and poet Hilary Goldberg has a knack for telling lesbian stories. Her currently touring film,...

Smarty-pants: our roundup of the year's most thought-provoking academic rags.
December 1, 2007... Bridges: Jewish Feminist Journal: With essays, fiction, poetry, art and reviews on topics of interest to activists, Jews, feminists and queers--including celebrated translations of Latino, Spanish and Yiddish lit--this biannual journal is one...

Best bets for holiday gifts: spread the joy of these albums this year.(sound recording reviews)(Sound recording review)
December 1, 2007... Just in time for your holiday gift-shopping frenzy, here are a few sure-to-be-requested CDs that I somehow overlooked when they were released earlier this year. Horse McDonald, Tegan and Sara, and Laura Love are all longtime lesbian favorites,...

Striptease Battleshiip.(Q+A)(Interview)
December 1, 2007... Mix the sounds of the Ramones, Bikini Kill and the Breeders, then add the thought process of the advocacy group Guerrilla Girls, and you have Striptease Battleshiip. The band includes Jena Lacomis Garcia as vocalist, Giselle Basnuevo on drums,...

Out of this world: the Planet podcast dishes on all things L Word and lesbians are loving it.(Interview)
December 1, 2007... Have you heard about an L Word podcast following known as the Kelkians? Sounds like something straight out of Roswell, doesn't it? Then again, the mysterious podcasters do live in New Mexico. Albuquerque, to be exact. Known simply as KC and...

Gadgets she'll go gaga for: tech gifts for the wired folks on your list.(Tech Girl)(Buyers guide)
December 1, 2007... I'm not really one who loves to shop, but so much gift-giving on the brain means I get to dream a lot while I search for that I'll-know-it-when-I-see-it something. Here's a roundup of gadgets that could be just perfect for the tech girl on your...

Top ten: reasons we love Courtney Sloane.
December 1, 2007... Courtney Sloane, founder of Alternative Design (AD), is one of the country's leading designers and her influence can be seen most prominently in hip-hop culture thanks to a roster of A-list clients. When she founded AD in 1993, hip-hop was...