The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) articles from February 2007

The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) archives from February 2007

Safe and sorry: when the Massachusetts legislature voted to place an amendment banning same-sex marriage on the ballot, it sacrificed minority rights to appease the majority.(Editorial)
February 27, 2007... From the moment Massachusetts began allowing same-sex marriage on May 17, 2004, antigay groups have tried to put measures on the ballot that would amend the state constitution to ban it. Up until January 2, state lawmakers ignored such...

We asked a sampling of LGBT people in Chicago.(OUT ON THE STREET)(gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... "How much scandal are you willing to overlook for an LGBT-friendly candidate?" JASAN WHITAKER, 31 BANK MANAGER "We shouldn't overlook any scandal, and gay-friendly candidates should be held to a higher standard. We have more to...

Wild Bill.(FROM THE READERS)(Letter to the editor)
February 27, 2007... Kudos to The Advocate! Bill Maher is truly a refreshing breath of fresh air ["Bill Maher Doesn't Care If You're Gay (And That's Why We Love Him)," January 16]. His comedy is both funny and topical. He is not afraid to speak out boldly on the...

Just out of the running.( )(Letter to the editor)
February 27, 2007... Great job on the January 16 issue, but I couldn't help but be shocked that you left Jon Stewart off your People of the Year list. He defends us every time the conservatives try to demonize us. I have the Bill Bennett interview he did on TiVo,...

Judging Jones.( )(Letter to the editor)
February 27, 2007... Your January 16 issue has finally gone too far. Are you seriously trying to sell me on Mike Jones as a gay hero ["People of the Year: The Whistle-blowers"]? The same man who was a drug dealer and a prostitute? While I respect Mr. Jones's choice...

Committed couples.( )(Letter to the editor)
February 27, 2007... We at the American Civil Liberties Union were pleased that in the January 16 issue The Advocate acknowledged the couples who bravely put their lives in the spotlight to fight for the right of same-sex couples to marry in 2006 ["The Plaintiff...

Second thoughts.( )(Letter to the editor)
February 27, 2007... I was shocked and dismayed to see Andrew Sullivan lauded as a "Thought Leader" who makes "queer lives better" [January 16]. Sullivan's support for overturning Roe v. Wade demonstrates that on at least one issue he would happily have his sense...

The greening of gay.( )(Letter to the editor)
February 27, 2007... I found the article "Gay and Green" [January 16] refreshing, interesting, and inspiring. Thank you for publishing something a bit different. The Advocate's political and activist coverage is usually good and interesting, but the silly...

Virtually queer.( )(Letter to the editor)
February 27, 2007... Regarding "Coming Out of the Virtual Closet" [January 16], Cybil in Silent Hill is not ambiguously gay in the least. She's the love interest of the main character (who is male in the game, unlike the movie). If you play the game right, she...

The advocate poll.
February 27, 2007... Q: Should the government consider global warming to be a bigger threat to national security than terrorism? yes 65% unsure 8% no 27% Note: Table made from bar graph. How readers responded to the Advocate.com...

Love and fame.(CIVIL UNIONS)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... Actor Alan Cumming took on a decidedly domestic role when he entered into a civil partnership with boyfriend Grant Shaffer in Greenwich, England, on January 7. After a civil ceremony at the Old Royal Naval College's Painted Hall in front of 140...

Against the "gay house": a shooting at the home of several gay men on Chicago's south side December 31 alarmed the local community--and exposed some troubling prejudice.(CRIME)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... For about 100 revelers at a packed house party in the early-morning hours of December 31 on Chicago's south side, 2006 literally ended with a bang. But it wasn't the shooting and wounding of six gay men at the predominantly black soiree that...

Now on advocate.com.(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... REVIEW A HOT MESS Defamer,s Seth Abramovitch looks this season's most anticipated series. Why is Dirt so disappointing? COMMENTARY DAVE WHITE ON IDOL Our Advocate columnist is back with weekly updates on all the...

Patrick Sammon.(PERSON TO KNOW)(Interview)
February 27, 2007... The last couple of years have been challenging, to say the least, for the gay GOP group Log Cabin Republicans. President Bush came out in favor of a federal ban on same-sex marriage, forcing the group to issue a "nonendorsement" for president...

Psyched over taxes.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... Doing your own taxes is as much about psyching yourself up as actually completing your return. Financial adviser L. Patrick Le'Flore of PricewaterhouseCoopers offers the following tips. Have a tax preparation checklist It should...

Deval Patrick.(INAUGURATED)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... DEVAL PATRICK, as governor of Massachusetts, January 4, in Boston. Before he was officially sworn in, the Democrat urged the state legislature to kill a proposed 2008 ballot initiative to end same-sex marriage in the state. A vote was held on...

Kate Fleming.(DIED)(Obituary)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... KATE FLEMING, 41, a prominent audiobook narrator, when she drowned in a flash flood that inundated her basement, December 14, in Seattle. A former stage actress, Fleming narrated books for Books on Tape, Blackstone Audiobooks, and BBC...

Randy Price.(MARRIED)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... RANDY PRICE, a news anchor for New England's WHDH TV, to his partner, Mark Steffen, January 4, in Boston. The couple, who have been together for 30 years, tied the knot on the steps of the state capitol for "symbolic reasons," Price told the...

TRIKKX.(CLOSED)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... TRIKKX, a gay bar in downtown St. Paul, Minn., January 28, after a lease dispute with its landlord. The nightspot, which opened in the 1970s, changed to its current name in 1997.

Bitter, Party of one.(WINNER)(Oscar winner suggestions)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... Last year's Oscar snub of Brokeback Mountain for Best Picture showed how little power gays in Hollywood have. But if they were in charge, they should insist on some new Academy Award categories. I suggest the following for this year's...

Meet the bloggers: Bruce Carroll Jr. & Daniel Blatt.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(Interview)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... Ages: 38 and 43 Location: Charlotte, N.C., and Los Angeles Blog: GayPatriot.org Year launched: 2004 Visitors per month: 45,000 to 50,000 Why you started: Carroll: "To counteract the idea that all gays think alike politically....

Rants & Raves.(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... "I guess that's the only reason [to talk publicly]... to speak to young people in their impressionable formative years--and say something that could help them make sense of their lives." --Bloc Party lead singer KELE OKEREKE on his...

Bringing ugly back.(Larry King to voice in Shrek the Third)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... Larry King returns to voice the ugly stepsister barmaid Doris once again in this summer's Shrek the Third, but don't tell the antigay Christian right. The always alarmist Traditional Values Coalition raised a stink about this character for...

Lavender lads bartone babes: long before "outing," Confidential magazine was printing gay rumors about the stars--without wrecking careers. In writing about the tabloid, Samuel Bernstein wonders: was '50s America more tolerant than we think?(FIRST PERSON)(Viewpoint essay)
February 27, 2007... I've got a giddy crush on Neil Patrick Harris--not in that way exactly. I'm more thrilled that spilling the beans hasn't affected his success as a roguish womanizer on network television. Millions of Americans now know he's gay and don't seem...

Rags to riches via the web: with free networking Web sites, international teens can now easily trade youth for wealth.(Short story)
February 27, 2007... Like a character out of Beverly Hills, 90210, 19-year-old "Emmanuel" leads a charmed Los Angeles existence. His days, colored with shopping sprees and personal training sessions, are rivaled only by his nights, which are spent in the city's...

Outspoken: Casey Jaywork.(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... For young queer men, there aren't many outreach tools more accessible than Internet pore. It's proof not only that there are other homosexuals but that there are other homoSEXuals. When you're 14 and confused, there's a big difference between...

The advocate GenQ poll.(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... Q: Are young LGBT people afraid to admit they like sex? In the January 16 issue we asked: What are you hoping for in 2007? Results: Same-sex marriage legalized in another state: 31% The repeal of "don't ask,...

The advocate calendar.(Calendar)
February 27, 2007... January 30-February 27 NEW YORK FASHION WEEK, February 2-9 While Bryant Park hosts much of the action, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of fashion house Proenza Schouler unveil their Fall 2007 collections at Chelsea's Milk Studios...

Big gay following: Paul Rudd: he's been the object of our affection since his breakthrough role in Clueless. Now, as the Friend in-law and 40-Year-Old Virgin veteran takes the lead in two high-profile romantic comedies, Paul Rudd proves he's still a total Baldwin.(Interview)
February 27, 2007... This may be your gayest interview ever. Ready? Bring on the gayness! Do you think your relationship with Jennifer Aniston's character in the Object of My Affection may have given gay men's straight girlfriends a bit too much false...

Gays in the ranks: who cares? About three fourths of military personnel say they would be fine with serving alongside out gays and lesbians. So why can't they?(MILITARY)
February 27, 2007... Brian Fricke wanted to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, who served as a sergeant in the Marines. So he joined the elite fighting corps in 2000. Fricke knew, even as a teenager, that to join the armed forces meant giving up...

Bring on the fence-sitters: when it comes to supporting our interests, most players on the early slate of presidential contenders are neither here nor there--nor anywhere. Here's where they sit on our gray scale.(NEWS)
February 27, 2007... DENNIS KUCINICH, U.S. representative form Ohio Supports just about every gay right imaginable and at a San Francisco press conference during the 2004 presidential campaign said that he believes same-sex marriage "is a fundamental civil...

All on eyes on Ellen: our favorite trailblazer already has America at her feet--and now, as the first openly gay host of the Academy Awards, Ellen DeGeneres is ready to win hearts all over the world.(Ellen DeGeneres)(Interview)
February 27, 2007... It should come as no surprise that Ellen DeGeneres is hosting the 79th annual Academy Awards. How could she not? With her warm. welcoming vibe and unparalleled comic timing, she's probably the best performer alive for the job But the occasion...

All about Pedro: the legendary queer director is getting the auteur treatment in a new boxed set of his films. Stephen Rebello takes a look at his life and work.(HOLLYWOOD ISSUE)(Pedro Almodovar)(Biography)
February 27, 2007... Pedro Almodovar is a natural-born moviemaker. At least that was my impression when I first saw the writer-director's frenetic, candy-colored, irresistible screwball farce Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown nearly 20 years age. Now...

A hero's journey: Jenny Fulle has led a charmed life of her own making--with strength and smarts, she went from preteen legal hero to janitor to power lesbian film executive.(HOLLYWOOD ISSUE)(Biography)
February 27, 2007... When Jenny Fulle was 18 she scrubbed George Lucas's toilet. It was 1980 and Fulle was already a minor celebrity, half-remembered as the baseball prodigy whose determination forced Little League Baseball to allow girls to play. But Fulle's...

Your gay Oscar bash is a bore.(THE WHITE PARTY)
February 27, 2007... You just read that headline and thought, No way, mine are incredible. But there's a nearly 100% chance you're wrong about that. I'm going to tell you why. First, your environment is all wrong. And by that, I mean I'm starving. I've latched...

Second opinions.(THE WHITE PARTY)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... MICHAEL MEDVED: "There's this whole subtext [in Happy Feet], as there so often is, about homosexuality.... The one penguin hero doesn't fit in, and the religious authorities the so called religious right in the penguin world--are very...

Working boy: Premier New York City sex columnist Grant Stoddard explored America's sexual underworld and lived to tell about it.(Interview)
February 27, 2007... "I was shrink-wrapped in latex by a dominatrix. A 55-year-old woman was rubbing ice on my balls through the latex. I didn't want to do this. I was convinced I was going to die," says Grant Stoddard, the author of Working Stiff." The...

The key to Robert Wilson: his brilliant theater defies explanation--yet it's all based on his life, How did a gay kid from Texas become the high priest of the avant-garde?(ART)
February 27, 2007... Don't bother looking for Robert Wilson's gay sensibility onstage: The controversial queer king of avant-garde theater has built an oeuvre of works so surreal that parsing them for gay undertones is almost beside the point. Although he has...

Toys.(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... Jason Miller antler chandelier ($1,500) I've always been a big fan of the antler chandelier and all the images of sitting by the fire in a lodge that it conjures up. This take fits in with the lodge or the loft. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Fine dining: Home guru Dave Alhadeff helps you set your table.(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... Dave Alhadeff is merchandising cool to the masses with two stores in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, N.Y.: Future Perfect, filled with originals from local designers, and the more affordable A&G Merch. In his stores Alhadeff mixes high-...

Gray Matters.(CINEPHILE)(Movie review)
February 27, 2007... In lieu of personalities, the characters in the new film Gray Matters have lists. Lists of their likes and dislikes, their favorite films and foods, list upon list proffered so often that they seem to be filling out a questionnaire instead of...

Rock Bottom.(CINEPHILE)(Movie review)
February 27, 2007... Two new documentaries take well-discussed topics and manage to get under their skin--and under yours too. The first is Rock Bottom, the third film from director Jay Corcoran (after Life and Death on the A-List and Undetectable) documenting...

An Unreasonable Man.(CINEPHILE)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... The other documentary, An Unreasonable Man, completes an unlikely movie trilogy that includes Fahrenheit 9/11 and An Inconvenient Truth. This time the spotlight is on Ralph Nader, that most divisive of spoilers who's often blamed for throwing...

Bloc Party: A Weekend in the City: Wichita.(CD PICKS)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... The latest art-punk offerings from the U.K. group with a now more openly gay lead singer.

Fall Out Boy: Infinity on High: Island.(CD PICKS)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... Hardcore rock doesn't mean you have to sacrifice melody. The boys from Chicago release their fourth album.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Some Loud Thunder: Wichita.(CD PICKS)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... Indie music's grassroots success story steps it up with a second album.

Justin Hayford: It All Belongs To You: Unsung Cole Porter: LML Music.(CD PICKS)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... The gay singer-pianist unearths some of Porters rarer tracks.

Lucinda Williams: West: Lost Highway.(CD PICKS)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... The writer of some of country's best songs for other women proves she's still a major talent.

He wrote the songs: prolific gay composer Billy Strayhorn--who penned music for Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington--finally gets his due in a new documentary and CD.(MUSIC)
February 27, 2007... The new documentary Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life tells the story of a great love between two men. But it isn't a romance, and only the titular protagonist is gay. Billy Strayhorn wrote or cowrote several of the 20th century's greatest jazz...

London calling.(Lily Allen)
February 27, 2007... Alright, Still * Lily Allen * Capitol If you haven't heard the buzz about Lily Allen yet, one can only assume you're still living in the dark ages of DOS prompts and dial-up. Since she started posting songs on her MySpace page in...

Lazy day music.(The Bird and the Bee)(Sound recording review)
February 27, 2007... The Bird and the Bee * The Bird and the Bee * Metro Blue Thanks to the united front of Inara George and Greg Kurstin, summer daze is here again. Whimsical electronic experimentation and studio wizardry makes The Bird and the Bee...

Gay passion, gay pride: America's most powerful gay magazine turns 40 this year. Join us as we count down to our gala 40th anniversary issue--because the celebration is for you.(The Advocate 40th anniversary)
February 27, 2007... You could say The Advocate started when the cops pushed around one gay man too many. In 1966 the Los Angeles Police Department was raiding the city's gay bars at will, vandalizing the premises, arresting and roughing up the patrons. One man,...

Time capsule 1967.
February 27, 2007... Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is new from the Beatles, June 1. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alice B. Toklas, lifeling love of Gertrude Stein, dies, March 7. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu marry...

Broadening horizons.( )(Letter to the editor)
February 27, 2007... Today I received my first issue of The Out Traveler magazine. I immediately read it from cover to cover. My summer travels have been limited to the U.S., and your magazine has inspired me to take a trip abroad. Tomorrow I will be heading to my...

Paulistas and Paulistanos.( )(Letter to the editor)
February 27, 2007... I am a big fan of your magazine. As a former resident I was pleased to see your coverage of Brazil in the last issue ["Beaches & Boys of Brazil"]. The graphic introducing readers to "the sexiest beaches" contained one flaw: Maresias is not...

Go Vietnam!(Letter to the editor)
February 27, 2007... Thanks so much for covering Vietnam in your last issue ["Finding Gay Vietnam"]. Although I love returning to gay hot spots like Palm Springs and Provincetown, I really rely on The Out Traveler to tell me about exotic places I have never thought...

Stay near the action.(tip service)(Letter to the editor)
February 27, 2007... If checking out the local nightlife is part of your itinerary, you'd be smart to book a hotel room within walking distance of your destination's gay scene. Historical sites and pristine beaches are easily accessible by public transportation...

Bye-bye backache.( )(Letter to the editor)
February 27, 2007... A new and very welcome discovery for economy-class travelers is the 1st Class Sleeper, a blow-up device (quick to inflate) that assumes the contours of your body. It supports your lower back and has side wings on which to rest your head while...

The out traveler poll.(FROM OUR READERS)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... RESULTS: What is your idea of the perfect vacation? 32.2% Being catered to on a secluded beach 29.3% Meeting new friends on a gay cruise or at an all-gay resort 20.5% Getting pampered at a spa 9.2% Going o-n an active...

Now we're asking ...(FROM OUR READERS)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... What type of trip would you love to take this summer? A hot cruise? An old-fashioned road trip? A train odyssey? Tell us at OutTraveler.com/Poll

Check in.(adventure trips)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... How do you take your adventure? I like mine served with a healthy dollop of luxe! A number of years ago, my soon-to-be brother-in-law, his entourage, and I celebrated his bachelor's party with an exhilarating multiday white-water rafting trip...

Ask Ed.(gay cruises)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... I'm a gay man, age 64. I receive many brochures for gay cruises. My dilemma is that in most places the men are 20- or 30-somethings--fit, muscular, and mostly beautiful. I don't fit into that category. I am single and looking for a gay cruise...

Don't miss the boat! Our roundup of upcoming lesbian and gay cruises to hop aboard.
February 27, 2007... MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION GAY CRUISE DATES: February 14 to March 3, 2007 DESTINATIONS: Mexico, Belize COMPANY: Aquafest (800-592-9058, Aquafest.net) CRUISE TYPE: Mainly gay male group on large ship HIGHLIGHTS: Special gay...

Gays gone wild: ready to shake the winter blues? Skip those straighter-than-thou spring break bashes and get your groove on with the gays.(CHARTED TERRITORY)
February 27, 2007... FORT LAUDERDALE-MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA Bashes South Florida Pridefest, the state's biggest, hits Lauderdale March 10-11. Miami's sexy and sassy gay and lesbian film festival runs April 27-May 6. The sizzling after parties and cocktail...

Gay events of color: there may be a paucity of African-Americans at traditional LGBT destinations and events, but in the last decade many queer people of color have banded together to celebrate their lives, sprouting a cottage industry of black gay events.(GLOBAL OUTINGS)(Calendar)
February 27, 2007... FEBRUARY 16-19 First out the gate for the past 13 years is the hugely popular Winter Explosion ski trip to New York's Catskills region. Some 800 gay men and their friends will take over the Hudson Valley Resort & Spa in Kerhonkson, N.Y....

Gillian Kendall.(Q&A)(Interview)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... Teaching English on a Chinese engineering vessel that traveled from Shanghai to Texas, Gillian Kendall discovered more than her sea legs. In her new book, Mr. Ding's Chicken Feet. On a Slow Boat From Shanghai to Texas (Terrace, $22.95), Kendall...

Of mice and men: actor and out bon vivant Alan Cumming kicks off his quarterly travel journal with a joyride through Disneyland Resort Paris.(CUMMING'S GOINGS)(Travel narrative)
February 27, 2007... I recently took three of my boyfriends, five Nazis, and a 60-something to the Disneyland Resort Paris. No, really! And we had the time of our lives. You see, I recently spent four months in London playing Max in the play Bent by Martin...

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! ABBA museum to open in Stockholm.(COMING SOON)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... When ABBA sent out an "SOS" in 1975, no one could have predicted that the band would sell more than 370 million albums, spawn a global hit musical (Mamma Mia!), and play such a strong role in the development of "dancing queens" everywhere....

Travel transitions.(THE BULLETIN)(closure of Fahrenheit Hotel)(La Posada East is changing its name as Helios )(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... CLOSED The flame has officially died out at the Fahrenheit Hotel, Vancouver, Canada's first all-gay hotel. The refurbished property opened in May 2006 by the owners of the city's successful F212 gay bathhouse chain, featured a clothing-optional...

Queer kiwi crash pads.(ON SITE)(gay homes)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... In a culture as open and welcoming as New Zealand, finding a gay scene can be a challenge. "It's a small population, and we seem to have integrated into the mainstream community," explains Bruce Morrison, owner of Christchurch Gaystay, a town...

Hong Kong cooking: take a wok around Asia's new culinary capital.(TASTE)(Travel narrative)
February 27, 2007... Chinese emperors traditionally employed palace chefs from the Canton region (the area that includes Hong Kong), and for good reason. In China, Cantonese food is seen as the tastiest, freshest, and finest of all the country's regional cuisines....

Peachy Atlanta.(WEEKENDER)
February 27, 2007... Whether it's all those blooming peach trees or all that Southern charm and hospitality, spring is in the air in Atlanta. Adding to it these days is the remarkable regeneration of the city's downtown area, with an incomparable new aquarium...

Dude, where's my ranch? High up in the Rockies, head wrangler Joe Webber promises to show you the ropes at the Powderhorn Ranch.(OUT THERE)
February 27, 2007... Yes, you can be gay and be a big ol' bona fide cowboy. Take a gander at Joe Webber, head wrangler of Powderhorn Guest Ranch (800-786-1220; PowderHornGuestRanch.com), an 80-acre dude ranch in the Colorado Rockies that hosts not only family and...

Desert beauty.
February 27, 2007... Who says you have to sacrifice luxury to have a true outdoor adventure? Join us on five spring getaways set in the deserts of North America--from zooming in a mini convertible across Baja California to trekking through the high desert of New...

Four more spa adventures: P.S. isn't the only gay-friendly desert destination blooming with earthly delights this spring.(Palm Springs)
February 27, 2007... PALM SPRINGS THE ADVENTURE Joshua Tree is a world-class rock-climbing destination. The National Park Service offers information, maps, and free guides (760-367-5500). Uprising offers classes, private guides, and half-day climbs...

The real Bangkok: gaining entry into the ever-evolving Thai capital's "boutique" gay scene.
February 27, 2007... One the approach to the brand-new Bangkok International Airport, rice fields dotted with scattered temples and canals come into view. Nothing prepares you for the urban mash-up to come. Oozing tropical heat, teeming with some 10 million people,...

Choose your own way gay adventure!: the Out Traveler's second annual survey of new escapes, bright ideas, and hot global happenings will keep your gay travel agenda crammed to capacity.(TRAVEL FORECAST 2007)
February 27, 2007... Here come the gays! When gay travel pioneer Hanns Ebensten--who passed away at the age of 82 last July---started the first gay tour operation in 1972, he felt obligated to "warn all hotels, bus companies, and owners of ships I chartered...

Budapest is one of Central Europe's gayest cities. And in more ways than one. As Communist relics harden into cold museum pieces, the Hungarian capital's dazzling cosmopolitan past--preserved in stone and gilded in gold--is heating up like never before.(Travel narrative)
February 27, 2007... Cracked, soot-covered cherubs climb the facade of a huge blackened building, reaching toward trees that shoot out of decrepit turrets. It's not a public building, so though my guidebook identifies it as the once grand Gresham Palace, I move on....

Room service: lensman Adam Raphel has collected a full menu of hotel hotties in his new photo book.(Brief article)(Book review)
February 27, 2007... "From my perspective, one of the greatest joys of travel is the ultimate luxury of fine hotels. The ability to sink into the warm and nurturing environment of a beautifully decorated room where one phone call can bring virtually any service is...

Mykonos, Greece.(SOUVENIR)(Brief article)
February 27, 2007... While wandering the winding maze of streets in Mykonos this past September, lotto Goldman and friend happened upon this scene one late afternoon on the gay-popular Greek isle. "We came to a shaded square in front of a small chapel, and this...