Curve articles from October 2005

Curve archives from October 2005

The race for queer TV.(frankly speaking)(rise of the gay cable industry)
October 1, 2005... Queer cable television is booming. Without question, Showtime and HBO both played major roles in the evolution of queers on cable. Showtime took the risk of introducing Queer as Folk to audiences, and their gamble paid off big time. Who...

Enough matches made in hell.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 1, 2005... Man, you guys have some major self-loathing and disrespect going on when it comes to lesbian relationships. Other than the annual marriage issue and a few positive articles sprinkled over the months, I would say that at least 90 percent of the...

Missing moment.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 1, 2005... I was surprised, disappointed and confused that the article "Cha-Cha-Changes: CURVE Turns 15" (Vol. 15, #3) failed to include the landmark ruling of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on November 17, 2003, which declared the...

Remembering Wanda Alston.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 1, 2005... Thank you for remembering Wanda Renita Alston ("A Death in D.C.," Vol. 15, #4). Your press coverage, however, leaves little room but to leap to the unsubstantiated conclusion that Wanda's death was a result of a hate crime or political...

Reacting to Roseanne.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 1, 2005... In CURVE's interview with Roseanne Barr (Vol. 15, #4), Barr was paraphrased as saying she believes lesbians and gays "would be further along if they cared more about issues that concern other liberal factions." The truth is, lesbians and gays...

Mysteriously missing comic.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 1, 2005... I was absolutely floored when I saw your "Dykes in Comicland" article (Vol. 15, #4). I thoroughly enjoyed it, but I feel that it's my duty as part of the lesbian community to tell you that, though you got one of her graphic novels in the...

Hot dish.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 1, 2005... I really enjoyed Julia Bloch's article "Someone's in the Kitchen With Dinah" (Vol. 15, #4) and immediately ordered Dancing in the Kitchen, by Miami's lesbian dining group Something Special. What a gem of a cookbook! The women at Something...

We'll do our best.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 1, 2005... Shane, Shane, Shane! What more do I need to say? I beg you to put Katherine Moennig on the cover of CURVE... and fill the magazine with pictures of her, every single issue. She is the sexy bad girl every lesbian hates to love, but has to love...

Dyke drama on dyke drama.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 1, 2005... For years, I have looked forward to picking up CURVE at the local newsstand but have never subscribed. Now, your very own Michele Fisher and her excellent piece on The L Word (Vol. 15, #4) have inspired me to send in my subscription. I am an L...

Glad we're doing something right.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 1, 2005... Kudos to the staff of CURVE on the June issue (Vol. 15, #4). It seemed to be the biggest yet and included a lot of worthwhile information. Keep 'em coming! --Shannon Zimmerman, Elizabethtown, Pa. Hello to everyone at the world's best...

Women seeking women.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 1, 2005... In 1991 (when CURVE was Deneuve) I placed a personal print ad. I wasn't looking for love, but connections with other lesbians.... To make a 14-year saga short, I am traveling to Scotland this summer to meet up with one of my pen pals. We have...

Correction.(Correction notice)
October 1, 2005... Our review of Beaver Run Cafe in the May issue (Vol. 15, #3) incorrectly identified Rose Hawayek as the film's director. Hawayek produced the film; the director is Anita Gouloomian. CURVE regrets the error.

Transgressive talk.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
October 1, 2005... SOME OF THE MOST ROUSING discussion this month wasn't in letters, but on CURVE's online message boards (www.curvemag.com), where transgendered metal rocker Bralalalala (www.bralalalala.biz) chalked up our perceived lack of coverage to sexism...

Media watchdog.(Monica Taher, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)
October 1, 2005... Keep an eye out these next few months for Monica Taher, the lovely and talented people of color media director for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Under Taher's direction, GLAAD will be developing De Colores, a Web-based...

Art for art's sake.(Open Studios, San Francisco )
October 1, 2005... BODIES PUSH HIP TO HIP, ELBOWS jostling for room, while animated chatter creates a complementary hum to the busy flurry of activity within the small concrete room. It's hardly what you'd expect from a major art exhibit--after all, where are the...

Queer looks.(Fales Library and Special Collections, Pansy, Dyke, Homo, Fag: 150 Years of Queer Culture, exhibit)(Brief article)
October 1, 2005... THERE'S STILL TIME TO CATCH THE DAZZLING EXHIBIT PANSY, DYKE, Homo, Fag: 150 Years of Queer Culture, which runs at the Fales Library and Special Collections at New York University through Sept. 15. It includes English and American queer novels...

Major League Baseball's lesbian connection.(Joe Valentine )(Brief article)
October 1, 2005... THOUGH HIGH-PROFILE LGBT FIGURES have long been magnets for media critique and controversy (can you say Ellen DeGeneres or Rosie O'Donnell?), it seems that gay issues are finally being publicly addressed, not with a collective gasp but with...

I've got love in my tummy.(Rainbow Chocolates Forever by Clarice Stromberg )(Brief article)
October 1, 2005... INSPIRED BY HER HOMETOWN'S HISTORIC "SUMMER OF LOVE," QUEER entrepreneur Clarice Stromberg set out to launch a line of delicious chocolates that would capture the sweet spirit of San Francisco. Her Rainbow Chocolates Forever line offers a...

Ay, Papi.(Teenage Papi: The Second Coming of Adolescence, exhibition)(Brief article)
October 1, 2005... DRAG KING SHOWS ALL PLAYED OUT? Never fear--the new wave of butch performance is here. Los Angeles' Butchlalis de Panochtitlan (www.butchlalis.com), the sketch-driven performance ensemble that "maps Los Angeles on racialized female...

Vive La Femme.(Parisian revue La Femme, show)(Brief article)
October 1, 2005... IF YOU'RE FEELING DARING ENOUGH to try a girlie show in Las Vegas but too squeamish to visit one of Sin City's infamous strip joints, the Parisian revue La Femme at MGM Grand is the perfect way to spend an indulgent evening. Inspired by Paris'...

Mark your calendars, girls.(curvatures)
October 1, 2005... IF YOU'RE A LEATHER-CLAD MINIMALIST WITH A penchant for boots and chaps or just someone who simply likes to rock out to throbbing house music within a sea of sweat, then look no further than the world's largest leather gathering, Sept. 25 at...

Open studio.(Michele Pred )(Brief article)
October 1, 2005... Michele Pred says her goal is to "provoke and evoke people's thoughts." Splitting her childhood between socialist Sweden and liberal Berkeley, Calif., Pred grew up as one of the few girls around who weren't allowed to wear pink or play...

Breasts ahoy.(Sue Richards)(Brief article)
October 1, 2005... FINALLY, ANOTHER GOOD REASON to celebrate knockers and give money to a good cause. Artist Sue Richards says she's never known anyone who's had breast cancer but she felt moved to make a difference nonetheless, and the result is the thoroughly...

Gayby's first scrapbook.(Gayby Books )(Brief article)
October 1, 2005... WHEN SHERRIE ONOFRIO AND Andrea Brannen found out they'd be welcoming a new addition to the family, they were as thrilled as any expecting mommies would be. And of course they needed the perfect baby book to commemorate every last detail of the...

Lighting up.(Pyromaniac Journal's female character)(Brief article)
October 1, 2005... FINALLY DYKES CAN ESCHEW all the journals adorned with flowers and kittens in favor of one that looks like, well, how we feel. The nymph on Pyromaniac Journal by Yoshitomo Nara is no L Word supermodel, but she does look like she'd have more...

Dallas rocks!(Dallas Pride, lesbian parade)(Brief article)
October 1, 2005... GRAB YOUR TEXAS MAP AND head down south September 18-19 for Dallas Pride, which is extra special this year because CURVE's own publisher and editor in chief, Frances Stevens, is a VIP honorary grand marshal. She'll ride in front of the parade...

Act up for astrology.(HerScopes: A Guide to Astrology for Lesbians )(Brief article)
October 1, 2005... LAST SUMMER MARKED THE fourth printing and the fifth anniversary of Charlene Lichtenstein's seminal book HerScopes: A Guide to Astrology for Lesbians (www.thestarryeye.com). It's a surprise then that the only lesbian astrology book on the...

Trend spotting: think pink.(Love to Love sex toys)(Brief article)
October 1, 2005... IF YOU HAVE LESBIAN FRIENDS, you'd be hard-pressed not to notice the hottest new dyke home trend: sex toy art. Long gone are the wicker baskets full of silicone tucked discreetly under the bed. In their place are art deco, glass and other artsy...

Crazy for Chapstick.(lipstick & dipstick)
October 1, 2005... Dear Lipstick and Dipstick: I live in Australia and just came out. Even though I'm a newbie, I desperately want a relationship. The problem is, I don't have the confidence to go out alone in the lesbian community. What can I do?--Sad in Sydney...

To thine own self be true.(ask fairy butch)
October 1, 2005... Dear Fairy Butch: I'm 28 years old and a single mom of two beautiful kids, ages 7 and 9. For most of my life, I've only dated and had sex with men. I've always had sexual thoughts about women, but have tried hard to suppress them. I...

5 reasons: not to break up.
October 1, 2005... You haven't slept together in ages. You threw your copy of Rubyfruit Jungle at her head during your last fight. She slept with your ex-girlfriend--one night after you did. Yes, the writing is on the wall. But those of you considering a split...

Tell me a secret.(Bai Ling, lesbian characters in television programs, lesbian television actors)
October 1, 2005... THE WEATHER MAY BE TURNING cool, but the lesbian celebrity news is as hot as ever! From hookups on Showtime's The L Word to legal battles over plastic, here's what's new in lesbo gossip. Bi Bai, Baby Actress Bai Ling (She Hate Me) has...

She said, she said.
October 1, 2005... "I am a fan of the gay person. I am a fan of many gay people.... They're going to look back on this time like they look back on the South right before civil rights and say, 'I can't believe it used to be this way'." >> Medium star Patricia...

Agua Caliente.(TRAVEL SPECIAL)
October 1, 2005... From luxurious gay-owned resorts to medieval European pools to primitive snowcapped hot spots, there's now a spa experience to fit every lesbian's style (not to mention her budget). But whether you dip your toes or go for a full soak depends on...

The lesbians behind cable TV: suddenly, there's plenty on cable TV for dykes--and the creative forces behind this burgeoning LGBT programming are lesbians too.(Hollywood Extra)
October 1, 2005... Before mainstream network executives decided the LGBT market was a profitable one, shows like In the Life and Dyke TV were disseminating our stories on public broadcast and access networks nationally. No one would dare air them on major network...

Generation T: a new reality show follows four transgendered youth.(TransGeneration)(Brief article)
October 1, 2005... TransGeneration -- a groundbreaking new series debuting this September on the Sundance Channel and airing on Logo in 2006--follows four transgendered college students struggling to define their identities in an environment ripe for...

The bitch is back: actress Rachel Shelley got to be the bad girl of cable's prime time as the woman who takes on Bette and takes out Tina.(Hollywood Extra)(Interview)
October 1, 2005... Midway through the second season of Showtime's The L Word, power babe Helena Peabody joined the mix of hyperglamorous gay gals, going suit to suit with Bette and cheek to cheek with Tina. Helena's alter ego, Rachel Shelley, is a British...

For the L of it: read this article if you want to know the one question Sarah Shahi--Carmen on Showtime's The L Word--doesn't want you to ask (anymore).(Hollywood Extra)(Interview)
October 1, 2005... Sarah Shahi's bio reads almost like fiction: She was a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, a USO girl and, as the great-great-granddaughter of a 19th-century Iranian Shah, she's also descended from royalty. We, of course, know her as Carmen de la Pica...

ISO L-pants: The L Word hotties help Lyon-Martin strap on the cash.(Lyon-Martin Women's Health Services)
October 1, 2005... How many rich lesbians does it take to raise a respectable amount of money for a good cause? As many as you can pack into San Francisco's Sound Factory and entice with paraphernalia from the popular Showtime series The L Word. Last May,...

Must-see TV.(lesbians on television)
October 1, 2005... After Bianca left All My Children last spring, dykes were scarce indeed on the boob tube. But it seems that the drought might be over. While lesbians might not always be main characters, TV has gotten a lot more gay-friendly this year. Here's...

Yes they are: forget about Ellen and Tammy. These openly gay actresses are soon to be your new favorite players.
October 1, 2005... A decade ago, you could count the number of openly gay actresses on one hand. Now, well, at least you have to use two hands. The small but growing number of out lesbian actors in Hollywood include Nina Landey, who had a recurring role on...

Tubular teens: why we should be watching teen TV.(Hollywood Extra)
October 1, 2005... Those of us who are willing to confess our weakness for teen drama rejoiced this year when queer themes and characters made unabashed appearances on television aimed at the under-21 set--often with little fanfare, which in a way is the most...

Playing by the Rules: Lee Friedlander has some new tricks up her sleeve.(Hollywood Extra)(Interview)
October 1, 2005... When Wasabi Tuna hit theaters at Cannes, it earned one of the most glowing praises a Hollywood film can get: "Fucking amazing dialogue, man," said indie auteur Quentin Tarantino. The camp action romp has something for everyone: Anna Nicole...

America's Next Top gay Model? When America's Next Top Model contestant Michelle Deighton came out as bisexual on prime-time TV, it shocked her parents, didn't surprise her peers and made her a whole lot happier.(Hollywood Extra)(Interview)
October 1, 2005... A reality series about girls who want to be supermodels doesn't seem like it would be particularly gay-friendly, but UPN's America's Next Top Model has become one of the queerest unscripted shows on prime time. There's modeling coach Jay...

Too butch for TV? Has the masculine lesbian become TV's sacrificial lamb?(Hollywood Extra)
October 1, 2005... There are still virtually no butch lesbians on television, but they are increasingly becoming the butt of TV jokes, from the "hundred-footer" comment in the first season of The L Word (as in, "You can tell she's a lesbian from a hundred feet...

Funny girl: lesbian TV powerhouse Maxine Lapiduss--a comedy vet from Roseanne and Ellen--tackles the traditional sitcom in a new reality show that's funny for all the right reasons.(Hollywood Extra)(Interview)
October 1, 2005... Some say reality TV killed the sitcom. Can a reality show save it? Maxine Lapiduss, an out comedy writer and showrunner on Bravo's summer series Situation: Comedy hopes so. The show, the brainchild of Sean Hayes of Will and Grace, is a contest...

Serving up Mom's Apple Pie: three filmmakers document the tragedies and triumphs of lesbian moms.(Hollywood Extra)(Lesbian Mothers' National Defense Fund)(Shad Reinstein, Jody Laine, and Shan Ottey )
October 1, 2005... The last woman Shad Reinstein, Jody Laine, and Shan Ottey interviewed for their full-length documentary sat down in front of the camera and burst into tears. "I can't believe that after 27 years, it's still so raw," she told the...

Come on Ilene.(Ilene Chaiken's "The L Word")(Cover story)
October 1, 2005... She's changing Hollywood and she's changing what it means to be the reigning "it girl." Producer, creator and showrunner Ilene Chaiken has climbed to the top of Tinseltown's tiny pack seemingly overnight, and as a sexy out lesbian who's over 25...

Our new Crush: the surfer girl who made Blue Crush so, uh, watchable, is back in an Asian-American film with a lesbian A.D., and we can't wait.(Lynette Myers)(Interview)
October 1, 2005... "Don't be drinking it before I call wrap," Lynette Myers calls out jokingly, eyeing the growing huddle of actors and crew members crowded around five enormous brown-and-white boxes of Clos Du Val Chardonnay stacked erratically on the ground....

Curve anniversary scene.
October 1, 2005... Portland CURVE rocked Portland with a week of events. Pictured at the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls and Point Foundation benefit above (L to R): author Theresa Molter reads a piece from Becoming; Donna Luckett (and Barb Galloway, not...

Feminist frighteners.(sapphic screen)(Wishing Stairs )(A Tale of Two Sisters )(Phone)(Koma)(Whispering Corridors )(Getting Nowhere Faster )(Open My Heart )(Out of the Past )(Spectres)(Vera Drake )(I Am the Cheese )(Footballers' Wives )(Movie review)
October 1, 2005... WHEN TARTAN VIDEO LAUNCHED ITS NEW CUTTING-EDGE label, Asia Extreme--a collection of stylish international cinema from the Asian horror genre that American box offices have started to embrace--I was as surprised as the next gal at how...

Making their own Rules.(music watch)(Dance of the Infidel)(Holiday Motel)(Fine Upstanding Citizen)(She's So Androgynous)(Collaborations)(Tesri)(Noah's Ark)(Dreaming Wide Awake)(Postcards From Spain)(From the Ground Up)(See You Next Tuesday)(Corvidae)(Sound recording review)
October 1, 2005... WHAT DO MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO, Marisa Anderson and Maia Sharp have in common? Aside from the fact that they are all out queer women making some incredible music and pushing their own creative boundaries... well, nothing, really. But fans of...

The first degree.
October 1, 2005... WHEN I WAS A KID, I HATED SUNDAY nights. I hated Sunday nights more than I hated Monday mornings. School on Monday was all I could think about every Sunday night. No good thought could stand up to the weight of knowing school came tomorrow. ...

Girls for sale.(anti-lynching legislation)(Column)
October 1, 2005... LAST JUNE, THE SENATE FORMALLY apologized for never having passed anti-lynching legislation. Nearly 150 years after the end of the Civil War and 41 years after the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 85 members of the Senate finally--after...

Freshly squeezed music.(www.fonogenic.com)
October 1, 2005... EACH DAY, I BECOME INCREASINGLY convinced that Steve Jobs is the Marshall Applewhite of the portable audio world, his international legions of followers plugged into those trademark white ear buds just this close to drinking the Kool-Aid. (And...

Top ten: reasons we love Holly Riddel.
October 1, 2005... HOLLY RIDDEL IS GOING PLACES. Riddel, who holds a degree in marketing, was a personal assistant to Sting, toured with Lilith Fair selling a trendy line of nail polish, worked in the music industry and is currently handcrafting extraordinary...