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    Dolly Parton and Anthony Bourdain: The More We Learn, the More We Love

    Dolly Parton and Anthony Bourdain: The More We Learn, the More We Love

    By Jan Wahl— Remarkable Dolly Since the passing of our wonderful Dolly Parton, I have seen a great many clips and interviews with this wonderful woman. Well-produced, entertaining documentaries have…

    Talking With Brydie O’Connor About Her Barbara Hammer Documentary

    Talking With Brydie O’Connor About Her Barbara Hammer Documentary

    By Gary M. Kramer— Barbara Forever is a warm, elegiac, and celebratory documentary about the groundbreaking lesbian avant-garde filmmaker Barbara Hammer, who passed away in 2019. Hammer documented herself and…

    Gems of Queer Art in Mexico City

    Gems of Queer Art in Mexico City

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis— Mexico City is one of the art capitals of the world, with numerous museums housing the works of masters, such as the world-famous muralist…

    Fortitude

    Fortitude

    By Jewelle Gomez— “Flamboyance and fortitude, femme and butch—not poses, not stereotypes, but a dance between two different kinds of women … .” Joan Nestle wrote this in A Persistent…

    When a Sarong Is So Right

    When a Sarong Is So Right

    By Tim Seelig— Warning: If you are offended by nakedness, move on. Over these ten-plus years of writing a column for the Bay Times, I feel we have gotten to…

    Provincetown: An LGBTQ+ Getaway

    Provincetown: An LGBTQ+ Getaway

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet— “If you’re fond of sand dunes and salty air Quaint little villages here and there You’re sure to fall in love with old Cape…

    The Room That Keeps Changing and Staying the Same

    The Room That Keeps Changing and Staying the Same

    Cocktails With Dina by Dina Novarr “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” —Dolly Parton Before Christian Beaulieu and Jay Bordeleau opened a single bottle at The…

    After Almost a Century, Vella Has Emptied Their Last Vat of Cheese

    After Almost a Century, Vella Has Emptied Their Last Vat of Cheese

    By Gordon Edgar— The big news in the cheese world right now is the end of almost a century of cheesemaking in Sonoma. Vella Cheese Company announced that it has…

    September: The Season in Between

    September: The Season in Between

    By Johanna Klaiman— September at the farmers’ market is arguably the most confusing, and one of the best, times of year to shop.  Although the first day of fall is just over a week away,…

    Sister Dana sez, “Trump will NOT be attending the 25th Anniversary Ceremony commemorating the September 11th Attack on the World Trade Center…”

    Sister Dana sez, “Trump will NOT be attending the 25th Anniversary Ceremony commemorating the September 11th Attack on the World Trade Center…”

    By Sister Dana Van Iquity— Sister Dana sez, “Trump will NOT be attending the 25th Anniversary Ceremony commemorating the September 11th Attack on the World Trade Center in Ground Zero…