Curve articles from June 2005

Curve archives from June 2005

Double dipping.(frankly speaking)(Editorial)
June 1, 2005... Our editors can generally predict how well an issue will sell solely on how popular, sexy and famous our cover girl is. I used to joke that we could put Melissa Etheridge in her underwear on the cover and simply write "Blah, blah, blah" on the...

Don't think of an elephant!(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... It's really sweet that Polly Karr is an optimistic lesbian who supports President Bush ("Elephant in the Room," Vol. 15, #2). While I wish that I could think like her and tell myself that "everything will be OK" if we just "work with both...

Taking it personally.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... Recently, as a CURVE subscriber, I tried to place an ad in CURVE personals. I was unable to do so because I am still married. How discriminatory can you get?... I remain married at this time due to convenience; I have been seriously ill for the...

Cheers for drama.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... I've never e-mailed CURVE before, but I wanted to send you a note with long-overdue kudos to Michele Fisher. Fisher is the Dave Barry of the lesbian literary world, as far as I'm concerned, and a rare jewel who deserves as many accolades and as...

What's in your wallet, continued.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... I read the letters to the editor about MBNA being a major contributor to the Bush campaign (Vol. 15, #2). As an MBNA WorldPoints cardholder, I was very disheartened to see that the card I'd deliberately been using to earn free money to my...

Desperate switch?(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... We were appalled to discover that Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry is gay. [The episode earlier this year] revealing Justin as the gay character on the show was hardly a step in the right direction. Newly out Justin's remark that "I may...

Boy on the side.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... Do you ever think CURVE might want a boy on the side? I am a straight boy and I love you. I just can't get enough of my monthly lesbian news, politics, entertainment and fashion. I eat you up like a big bowl of Cocoa Puffs. I'm sorry if I've...

Another family nightmare.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... As a mother, the worst thing that could ever happen to you is losing your children. That is exactly what has recently happened to me. I am the mother of three children, a 9-year-old girl and 8-year-old twin boys. Since August 2004, my partner...

Yes, she is.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... The phone was ringing when I walked into my house. I had barely said hello when the voice started screaming. "Oh my God! Are you watching this?" "Watching what?" "The TV! Oh my God, don't you have it on?" Visions of 9-11 exploded in my...

Over the L word.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2005... I have been getting your magazine for several years but haven't ever been this dissatisfied with it. Seems like you're obsessed with The L Word. What about the people who do not watch the show? I've never before felt like CURVE focuses on the...

Road less traveled.(Out in Front)(Cristy Road)(Interview)
June 1, 2005... The first thing you may notice about Cristy Road is the hardness of her edge--in a good way. "I'm amused, annoying, honest, Cuban, inspired, random, humored, intimidated, forward, loud and intrigued by the idea of being your friend," the...

Pulp apparently can be healthy.(curvatures)(fund raising)
June 1, 2005... IF NOTHING ELSE, PULP FICTION art evokes memories from the golden era of the '20s to '50s, during which time the flashy covers were used to entertain and, above all else, promise fantastic excitement, with villainous thugs, alleyway shootouts...

Mississippi women head for another battle.(curvatures)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... WHEN A PLEA WENT OUT ACROSS the Internet recently--"We need your money to keep Camp Sister Spirit open"--it was a stunner. Founders Wanda and Brenda Henson are no strangers to hardship. Since opening Camp Sister Spirit, a feminist, lesbian...

Floored.(curvatures)
June 1, 2005... Once in a while, an event comes along that reminds you of the breathtaking artistic geography that an urban center offers even the most jaded audience member. So it was with CounterPULSE's spring benefit show in San Francisco, which offered up...

Guy power.(curvatures )
June 1, 2005... NO, THIS ISN'T A DIATRIBE ABOUT bisexuality--just a confession that despite our girl-power mandate here at CURVE, occasionally a little testosterone (and not just the FTM sort) slips onto our radar. Case in point: the Killers...

Lusty tidings.(curvatures)
June 1, 2005... There's still time to get your tickets to liquidFIRE's multidisciplinary project Legacies Untied: Lust Unleashed, premiering June 9-18 at the National Queer Arts Festival in San Francisco. Legacies is a sexy and poignant theater piece that...

Smells like Christian teen spirit.(curvatures)(The Education of Shelby Knox )(Movie Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE A TEENAGE CHRISTIAN girl with a penchant for supporting gay rights? Tune into PBS's P.O.V. June 21 for The Education of Shelby Knox to find out. The Sundance Festival-winning Education introduces us to activist Shelby Knox,...

The new F-word.(curvatures)(erotic stories)
June 1, 2005... FRUSTRATED BY THE LACK OF narrated erotic audio that appealed equally to the cerebral and carnal senses, U.K. lesbian business partners Delia Smith and Jo Taylor came up with ear candy for grown-ups: erotic audio CDs made under their own...

A death in D.C.(curvatures)(Wanda Alston)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... WHEN 45-YEAR-OLD WASHINGTON, D.C., cabinet member Wanda Alston--head of the Office of GLBT Affairs--was found slain in her home last spring, black and queer activists as well as political insiders expressed their grief and shock. Alston's...

Open studio.(Fawn Gehweiler)(Brief Article)(Interview)
June 1, 2005... You know you've seen these darkly wide-eyed tomboy girls with their dime-store lollies and cupcake-colored pastels somewhere before, and with good reason. Fawn Gehweiler's design and textile work has appeared in galleries across the United...

Curve Pride Tour.(curvatures)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
June 1, 2005... Rainbow rings, men in thongs, and lots of leather--is it that time of year already? The CURVE Pride Tour takes us all across the country this year. So if you see us in your neck of the woods, stop by and say hello. In honor of our 15th...

Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah.(curvatures)(Lesbian Erotic Cookbook: Cuisine Extraordinaire to Caress and Fondle the Palate)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... THE COOKBOOK HAS A LONG and sophisticated past, from clay tablets from 1500 B.C. Babylon that detail elegant meals to what is likely the first major lesbian cookbook: The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook (www.globepequot.com), in which poet Gertrude...

Can't stop watching.(curvatures)
June 1, 2005... I ADMIT IT, I'M ON PINS AND needles waiting to see just what MTV is going to pull off with its new gay station, Logo. But it may not be able to steal my attention away from the already completely fabulous Here!--the first gay TV network in the...

Destination: Queer Arts.(curvatures)
June 1, 2005... IF YOU ATTEND ONE QUEER event this summer, consider making it the National Queer Arts Festival, which will occupy the Bay area for the whole month of June (as if the nation's queer capital didn't have enough going on during gay high holiday...

Marinate your face.(curvatures)
June 1, 2005... I'M THE KIND OF GAL WHO LIKES TO see and smell a beauty product before I consider applying it to my body, but I was willing to make an exception for the mail-order DHC skin care line, which so completely seduced me with its advertising that I...

We couldn't just mention one.(curvatures)
June 1, 2005... WE ARE WHORES WHEN IT COMES TO bath products. So, here are a few more ways to stay clean this sweltering summer: SAM Soap (samsoap.com) is custom-made for you. Select your own base, scents, exfoliants and more to customize bath products (like...

Am I in love with my shrink?(lipstick & dipstick)
June 1, 2005... Dear Lipstick and Dipstick: My girlfriend of three years is still involved with her ex, and it's driving me crazy. Without me, they spend holidays and vacations together. Is this normal?--Nervous in New York Lipstick: Nervous nelly, not...

Five things not to say.(lesbian sex)
June 1, 2005... You wake up one day, and it hits you like your partner's morning breath (which she no longer tries to brush away) that you haven't had sex in six months. The magic isn't just gone; it ran screaming into the night like a banshee with a thong...

Is my girlfriend just lazy?(ask fairy butch)
June 1, 2005... Dear Fairy Butch: I'm In my first lesbian relationship and have some questions and concerns. My girlfriend is 19, and I'm 20. Throughout her last relationship, her mate practically took complete care of her, and she became so comfortable...

Is she or isn't she?(lesbofile)
June 1, 2005... Sex in the Borough Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon and her two children have moved in with Nixon's girlfriend, Christina Marinoni, according to the New York Post. Nixon met education activist Marinoni last year after splitting from her...

She said, she said.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... "At a certain point, I'm going to want to have a family, and I'm not going to have time to be running around the world doing this shit and being greedy the way I have been." >> Gwen Stefani to Rolling Stone "I won't take on the mantle of...

Life at high temperatures: in Wyoming, I learned I am my father's daughter.
June 1, 2005... "This life is filled with bridges to cross," Peter says, "many of them guarded by trolls. They'll determine whether you pass." We have just taken a train up the side of a mountain in Teton Village, Wyoming, and the view is...

Honeymoon hot spots: you're in love. She's said yes. Now what?(Pride AND Joy)
June 1, 2005... At the brisk pace that some lesbian weddings are taking places these days, a lot of chicks haven't even had a chance to plan the event. Dress? Cake? Honeymoon? When we both ran off to City Hall to marry (different women, of course) during last...

Wedding essentials: ready to head to the altar? Take this handy guide to make the most of your big day.(Pride AND Joy)
June 1, 2005... With the flurry of same-sex nuptials this year, you can bet queer-friendly retailers are salivating for your dollars. But if you want to eschew the tried-and-true traditions, where's a girl to start? Here are some of this year's lesbian wedding...

The X Effect: you've heard she's marrying someone else. Legally.(Pride AND Joy)(Column)
June 1, 2005... I was on the phone when I heard the news. A flustered friend asked, "You know Jane's getting married, don't you?" Jane (not her real name) was my ex. And no, I hadn't heard. "Who's she marrying?" I asked with a derisive snort. My...

Go to Pride in style: five great places to play.(Pride AND Joy)
June 1, 2005... Some of us are walking around the corner to get to this month's Pride festivities, while plenty more are traveling to other states or across the country to celebrate at some of the biggest events. Where to stay is a typical question. Here are...

BYO booze: what dykes are drinking this season. NYC's dyke mixologists share their best recipes.(Pride AND Joy)
June 1, 2005... New York, New York. Frank Sinatra sang an ode to this great city in 1966, and it's been said that he was inspired to serenade the Empire State's capital by the dyke bartenders who reside there. We asked five of the Big Apple's sexiest...

10 Pride fest must-haves: money can't buy you pride, but it can buy you some great swag.(Pride AND Joy)
June 1, 2005... 1. A great T-shirt. Three tees are tops with us: What Would Joan Jett Do (www.bust.com) lets you put a punk spin on religious dogma, while Bush Used to Be Such a Pretty Word (www.thewatsonscloset.com) tells her which way you voted last year. A...

Who let the dog out? Traveling with pets is easy.(Pride AND Joy)
June 1, 2005... With so many great options for women with pets, why would you ever leave your best friend at home? Next time you're heading on vacation, take the four-legged kids along. So Very Good in SoHo Taking pet pampering to an entirely new...

Ain't too proud to beg: any pet lover will tell you it's not about the animal; it's about the toys. What's hot?(Pride AND Joy)
June 1, 2005... Love me, love my dog. That's what I said to my first girlfriend--and it worked. But after a few weeks, I realized it wasn't my dog she so adored; it was all the cool stuff that came with him. Every year, the stuff he "must" have gets better and...

Best of the fests: experts pick their favorite new lesbian flicks.(Pride AND Joy)(Movie Review)
June 1, 2005... The best part of the summer is the chance to sit in an air-conditioned theater with hundreds of queers watching some remarkable films you may never have a chance to see again. We checked in with our favorite film festival programmers and found...

Curve's 10th annual photo contest.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... From a kiss to a kitten to a little girl with a violin, many of the best photographs in this year's competition shined an eager lens on the lighter side of lesbian life. These lenswomen know that a simple picture can easily communicate the...

Goodbye Melanie. Hello world! As the fifth and final season of Queer as Folk zooms to a close, actress Michelle Clunie--who plays spitfire dyke Mel on Showtime's groundbreaking gay hit--tells us about cheating lovers, sudden fame, lesbian custody battles and why she loves her private parts.(Interview)
June 1, 2005... Portland, Oregon, native Michelle Clunie was blessed with the sort of anti-establishment childhood that could only help prepare her for a career in entertainment. Despite rumors to the contrary, her Hollywood success did not begin with that...

Our favorite Clinton: the legendary dyke comic admits she hates cats, listens to republicans and wants to spend four years at sea with a boatload of lesbians.(Interview)
June 1, 2005... When lesbian comic luminary and political ironist Kate Clinton's live CD The Marrying Kind debuted last summer, it introduced fans to a new irreverent label: the "faith-based comedian." Clinton, who once dubbed the great same-sex wedding...

Hothouse flowers.(sapphic screen)(Movie Review)
June 1, 2005... ONE OF THE MOST ENCHANTING ELEMENTS OF My Summer of Love, Pawel Pawlikowski's film of love, deception and the coming of age of two disaffected young women, is the blazing light in which the film is wrapped. Filmed during an uncharacteristic...

DVD picks.(sapphic screen)(Popular: The Second Season)(Video Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... TV ON DVD: Popular: The Second Season (Buena Vista): This oh-so-queer show is even better on DVD. See where Tammy Lynn Michaels got her start in the lesbian-directed sitcom that lampooned the insane pecking order of high school. The...

Undaunted up-and-comer.(Q & A: Yasmina Cadiz)(Interview)
June 1, 2005... Four short years ago, Yasmina Cadiz was running Punctilio, a home furnishings boutique in her native Chicago that brought her national recognition, but when she found herself selling lamps on the afternoon of September 11, 2001, she began to...

Oh, behave!(in the stacks)(In a Queer Time and Place: Transgender Bodies)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... READY FOR SUMMER FLINGS? IT'S time to let loose with the season. In a Queer Time and Place: Transgender Bodies, Subcultural Lives, Judith Halberstam (New York University Press) In a Queer Time and Place is the first full-length study...

Other page turners.(in the stacks)(Lipstick Jihad)(Book Review)
June 1, 2005... IN BOOKSTORES NOW: Lipstick Jihad, Azadeh Moaveni (PublicAffairs): This richly spun memoir of an Iranian-American journalist in Tehran offers a deeply flavorful vision of a city in ideological and cultural flux....

The kids are all right.(Q & A: Sheena Jamieson)(Interview)
June 1, 2005... Four years after the debut of their site YoungGayAmerica.com, Mike Glatze and Benjie Nycum (the former managing editor and associate publisher, respectively, of XY magazine and the filmmakers behind the award-winning documentary Jim in Bold),...

As queer as it gets.(music watch)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... IT'S GAY PRIDE MONTH AGAIN, AND what better way to celebrate than with three new albums from out and proud indie performers who do it themselves and do it well? Whether you're a fan of vocal jazz, acoustic pop or pop-y punk, Lea DeLaria,...

Other licks.(music watch)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... ON CD: Love, Hope and Transportation, The Malvinas (3-Legged Dog): This stellar female acoustic-roots trio, featuring lesbian fiddler Gina Forsyth, turns out a sparkling sophomore collection of Celtic, Cajun, country and folk-tinged...

Guitar for all seasons.(Q & A: Sharon Isbin)(Interview)
June 1, 2005... With her 1999 CD Dreams of a World, Sharon Isbin became the first classical guitarist in 28 years to win a Grammy. As of last June, when she played three Latin concerti with the New York Philharmonic, that orchestra had never before recorded...

A soap of our own.(dyke drama)(The L Word)(Video Recording Review)
June 1, 2005... IT SAT ON THE TABLE FOR over a month. I walked by it several times a day but didn't pick it up. I wondered why I had even ordered it and considered returning it for something else. Finally, one night, my lover told me to put it in, already. I...

Doing it for love.(brownworth)(Column)
June 1, 2005... WHAT WOULD YOU RISK FOR THE woman you love? English lesbian novelist Jeanette Winterson writes, "What you risk reveals what you value." How much do we value the lives of our lovers, our friends, other queers? It's a serious question for Pride...

Dialing under the influence.(tech girl)(mobile phones)(Column)
June 1, 2005... INEVITABLY, SOMETIME BETWEEN the first round and last call on a Friday night, my cell phone will buzz with at least one new slur-message: "Jocelyyyn, where are yoouuu? We're down at Beckett's and we're so f**king drunk!" Thankfully, my friends...

Other clicks.(tech girl)(afterellen.com)
June 1, 2005... ALL IN THE FAMILY In the three short years since AfterEllen.com launched, in April 2002, the Web site that focuses solely on queer women in entertainment and the media has officially become the largest online lesbian site, ousting...

Top ten: reasons we love Jenna Mattison.(Interview)
June 1, 2005... WE KNEW WHEN SHE FIRST walked on the screen in Party of Five that hottie Jenna Mattison was going to some day rock our world. The model turned actress, musician and author has Hollywood abuzz these days over her new chick flick, Fish Without a...