Month: November 2009

Books

Recycler

Okay, girls, you young ones “have your period” every month (subtle gloating here). Imagine that instead you spend those four days as a fully equipped young man. Add in the…

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Books

Stilettos and Steel

Antihero, anyone? Travel back to San Fran’s Tenderloin in the 1960s and enter a world of butch pimps, femme hustlers, and another chapter in the “we had to fight for…

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Something to Declare: Good Lesbian Travel Writing

These days of Twitter, IM, and immediate communications is pushing us from the reflective “why am I here” travel experience to the “hey, look where I’m at!” sort of trip.…

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Books

De Lightful.

You thought you knew everything. When you were a kid, knowledge came so easily. An answer to everything sat on your lips at all times, and there was little anybody…

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Arts & Entertainment

Willy Catt:Disconnected

Southern rock and blues dominates this second release of this Maryland-based independent artist, which has placed in the top 20 on FMQB.com’s (Friday Morning Quarterback) adult contemporary chart. Self-produced (willycatt.com).…

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Arts & Entertainment

Various Artists:Now That’s What I Call Club Hits

Superstar artists including Pink, Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, Justin Timberlake, Jamie Foxx, Kelly Clarkson, and others contribute to this must-have collection of dance hits. It’s the definitive background track…

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Arts & Entertainment

Noisettes:Wild Young Hearts

This pop trio rocked this year’s South by Southwest Music Festival with their fun, funky, jumpy tunes, and rightly so. “Never Forget You” harkens back to do-wop girl groups of…

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Arts & Entertainment

N’dambi:Pink Elehant

Judging from her F-bomby lyrics, this Dallas native apparently threw off her Baptist roots, now laying down smooth R&B and even tossing in some wah-wah pedal for good measure. Profanely…

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Arts & Entertainment

Bebel Gilberto: All in One

Sensual, soothing rhythms of her native country influence this Brazilian vocalist who sings mostly in Portuguese. We especially like the birdies chirping on the title track, plus the Charo-y “Chica…

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Arts & Entertainment

Mika: The Boy Who Knew Too Much

High production value and clever arrangements grab us immediately with the peppy, full-chorused “We Are Golden” and its platinum hook, “We are not what you think we are.” The electro-pulsing…

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