Archive for July, 2012
Democratic Meet and Greet
By: Jack Hays There will be a “Meet and Greet” August 1, at the Jefferson County Democratic Party Headquarters, 1825 Calder, at 6 p.m. Democratic congressional candidate Nick Lampson will be in attendance, as well as local members of the Stonewall Democratic party that is currently being formed in the Golden Triangle. Although Stonewall is [...]
One Hell of a Quirky Book: “No One Belongs Here More Than You”
By: Marcus Powers I should probably go ahead and get this out of the way: Miranda July’s book of fiction essays, “No One Belongs Here More Than You,” is one hell of a quirky book. Sure, it’s a lot of other things, and all at the same time: bleakly funny, interesting, starkly poignant, truly frustrating, [...]
Ten Amazing Firsts in Olympic History
1896 Athens James Connolly competes in the Triple Jump and wins the first Olympic medal since Emperor Theodosis banned the ancient games A.D. 393. Connolly is the first American to win a Gold medal in the modern Olympic games. 1900 Paris Women in the early Olympics were restricted to golf, lawn tennis and croquet. Margaret Abbott, a golfer, [...]
Can we do one every month? – REcreate Carnival of the Arts 2012
By: Julie Garcia Photos Courtesy of John Fulbright It was the right place at the right time. That was how Grace Mathis, co-founder of REcreate, Beaumont fashionista and harbinger of creative individuality, summed up REcreate Carnival of the Arts 2012 on Fannin Street in downtown Beaumont. The second annual event took place July 14 [...]
Nicki Minaj: A Pioneer for the Feminist and Queer Movements
By: Sarah Mattox Nicki Minaj is a fountain head of controversy. With her lambast lyrics, flamboyant style and multiple personalities she struggles against the grain to level the playing field of life for women and other marginalized groups. In her lyrics she transforms once, and still common, derogatory terms into terms of authority [...]
Comic Book Mania:
When Good Guys Go Gay By Lorenzo Salinas The X-Men brand has always been a statement about unity through diversity. Ever since Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the original comic in 1963, social issues such as racism, religion, and subculture have been addressed – either through metaphor or through more direct analogy [...]
The American Gay Rights Movement: A Timeline
1924 The Society for Human Rights in Chicago becomes the country’s earliest known gay rights organization. 1948 Alfred Kinsey publishes Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, revealing to the public that homosexuality is far more widespread than was commonly believed. 1951 The Mattachine Society, the first national gay rights organization, is formed by Harry Hay, [...]
Extraordinary Adolescence:
Transgender Teen’s Journey Leads to Stardom By: David Bolch Her electronic dance pop music has a heavy footing in Germany, a country that boasts world-class nightlife and extravagant dance clubs, and Kim is being noticed now for her music alone instead of her medical decisions and past as a boy. With an entire label behind [...]
Walking on Cloud 9 in Size 6
By: Summer Sanderson If the shoe fits…buy it! The current shoe era is a shoe-aholic’s dream. The extremes are different from any other summer season thus far. One may not find many princess heels, kitten heels, or anything along the lines of “practical,” but fabulous– well, there’s oodles of that! The heel height right [...]
Reader Submission
“Artificial Night” Lorenzo Salinas I Unit 3,021 was warming – warming in preparation for its big name client from one of the American Power Families. It – he – was stationed in a penthouse chamber on the top of Synthetic Pleasures, Inc. at the downtown bureau of Metropolis. The soaring citadel of Metropolis was [...]
