Miss’d America :: January 31, 2010
As with awards’ telecasts, beauty pageants can be a long slog through stage patter, swimsuit malfunctions, broken heels, and fire baton twirling-and yet, if an audience is lucky, there is sometimes one talent number that galvanizes the crowd into a spontaneous eruption of wild cheers and fanatical applause. Such was the case on Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City as Miss’d America pageant contestant Michelle Dupree took the stage and delivered a knock-em-dead, eleven o’clock number channeling the spirits of Ethel, Ella, Judy, and Josephine that had the audience immediately on its feet with near-universal consensus of the night’s most electrifying performance and ultimate winner.
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Should gay ships stop in homophobic ports-’o-call?
By Peter Cassels | Feb 8
A cruise to the Bahamas benefitting Miami Beach Gay Pride this spring is once again calling attention to the appropriateness of visiting Caribbean nations that have a poor record on LGBT rights.
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Chuck’s Zachary Levi :: the new James Bond?
By Jim Halterman | Feb 7
Chuck is a series that isn’t quite a hit, but isn’t quite a miss. Its star -- Zachary Levi and producers -- hope that the changes made on Season Three will push it into the hit category. EDGE spoke with Levi about playing the bumbling Chuck and whether the changes make him the new James Bond.
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Are Bikini Baristas Getting Too Steamy?
Feb 8
Coffee shops in the Seattle area introduced "bikini baristas" three years ago, hiring attractive young women to serve up steamy espressos and lattes while wearing as little as a G-string and pasties. But cities are now taking a closer look at the "sexpresso" stand craze after police investigations revealed that some baristas were serving coffee with a side of something not even legal at many strip clubs. Read more...
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Miss’d America Pageant Sashays Down Fabled Atlantic City Runway
Feb 5
There are beauty pageants and there are beauty pageants. Atlantic City has long been associated with the Miss America Pageant. But there is another pageant, held at the historic Boardwalk Hall, that for several years has effectively sent up that "other" pageant with not-so-real girls. As with awards’ telecasts, beauty pageants can be a long slog through stage patter, swimsuit malfunctions, broken heels, and fire baton twirling And yet, if an audience is lucky, there is sometimes one talent number that galvanizes the crowd into a spontaneous eruption of wild cheers and fanatical applause.
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The Comedy of Errors
By Joseph Erbentraut | Feb 4
Thanks to director David H. Bell’s careful editing eye and the exciting yet authentic performances of a multi-talented cast, the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre’s abbreviated ’Comedy’ manages to find a middle ground that would satisfy William aficionados and easily bored youngsters alike.
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Taylor Swift-lash hits new heights
By Mark Russo
Where has all the love gone for Taylor Swift? The Taylor Swift-lash has hit new heights, exploding in the blogosphere--fueled by a her label’s delusional response insisting she is "the voice of a generation" and the American Idol boast that she’s the only singer capable of producing high notes.
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Destination California :: Central Los Angeles
By Eric Rosen | Feb 4
Welcome to Destination California, a monthly series from EDGE contributor Eric Rosen. Each month, Eric will be checking out a new destination- scouring the Golden State for its treasures. For his first installment, Rosen has chosen the city of premiers as the premier destination: Los Angeles. One part of Los Angeles, to be more precise (LA’s so big we’ve asked him to check out - and report back on - more than one area over the course of the year.) This piece focuses on the gay mecca: West Hollywood - Weho, as it’s affectionately known. He also ventures into Weho’s neighbors to the east and west; Hollywood and Beverly Hills respectively. (Stay tuned to further updates in the series for other neighborhoods around L.A.)
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The Black and White Ball :: December 31, 2009
Jan 2
It was forty-three years ago that the crème de la crème of New York society turned out for the legendary Black and White Ball thrown by Truman Capote at the Plaza Hotel, a party that became known as "the party of the century." Well, guess what-we’re in a new century now, and the New Year’s Eve Black and White Ball at the Chelsea Art Museum, produced by Josh Wood, Tony Fornabaio and Brandon Voss, the powerhouse triumvirate behind the recent resurgence of New York nightlife, proved that there’s a whole new pack of sexy A-listers who know how to carouse with as much panache and élan as anyone on Truman’s guest list.
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US magazine circulation falls 9 pct at newsstands
By Andrew Vanacore | Feb 8
U.S. consumers showed less willingness to spend money for magazines at newsstands and other retail outlets as single-copy sales fell more than 9 percent in the second half of 2009.
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L’Universelle GMC :: The 2010 GMC Terrain
By Casey Williams | Jan 11
In 1955, GMC created a front-drive "mini-van" it named L’Universelle for its supposed ability to carry and do almost anything. Designed as a combination of the GMC Suburban Carry-All and VW Bus, L’Universelle was a forward-thinking display of style that could have beat Chrysler to the party by 30 years. Power came from a 180-HP Pontiac V8, placed behind the driver to improve handling. Like so many cool concepts, GMC never produced the van and it passed on to automotive heaven after the Motorama season. Its spiritual successor arrives as the 2010 GMC Terrain.
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at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago, IL | The Year of Magical Thinking
at Court Theatre, Chicago, IL | The Island
at Upstairs Mainstage of the Greenhouse Theater Center, Chicago, IL | My Fair Lady
at Marriot Theatre, Lincolnshire, IL | Funny Girl
at Drury Lane Oakbrook, Oak Brook, IL | The Pillowman
at Redtwist Theatre, 1044 Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL | Master Harold’ ... and the Boys
at TimeLine Theatre, Chicago IL | Short Shakespeare! The Comedy of Errors
at Chicago Shakespeare, Chicago, IL | The (edward) Hopper Project
at Storefront Theater, Chicago, IL | Hughie/Krapp’s Last Tape
at Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL | Killer Joe
at Profiles Theatre, Chicago, IL | I Am A Camera
at The Neo-Futurarium, Chicago, IL | The Brother/Sister Plays
at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, IL | Blue Door
at Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL | Lunatic(a)s
at Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL | Oh Coward
at Writers’ Theatre, Glencoe, IL | Awake and Sing!
at Northlight Theatre, Chicago IL | The Old Settler
at Writers’ Theatre, Glencoe, IL | Over The Tavern
at Noble Fool Theatricals, St. Charles, IL | Return to Haifa
at NEXT Theatre Company, Evanston, IL | Busch Fest
at Mary’s Attic, Chicago, IL |
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