All Entries in the "Entertainment & Sports" Category
Mary Lambert on ‘Same Love,’ Grammy Night & Madonna
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— “I’m not crying on Sundays,” Mary Lambert assures herself on the song that got her to the Grammys. But this Sunday was different. This Sunday was better. Singing the heart-lifting chorus to Macklemore’s “Same Love,” which was nominated for Song of the Year, Lambert made her Grammy debut on Jan. […]
Deep Inside Hollywood: McConaughey, Nixon, Watson, & College Republicans
By: Romeo San Vicente*/Special to TRT— McConaughey adrift on the Sea of Trees We no longer remember Failure to Launch or Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. We happily put them out of our head when Matthew McConaughey took the wheel of his terrible career and pulled an abrupt and awesome u-turn into seriously excellent work, the kind […]
To Cook is to Love: A Foodies Journal: Celebrate Spring with Chocolate
By: John Verlinden*/TRT Columnist— What a winter! There have been piles of snow and record cold. After each artic mass we got a Canadian cold front, which was followed by an Alberta Clipper, and then by a Nor’easter. We’ve gone through bags of salt searching for solid pavement. Even my snow shovel looks haggard and […]
Jonathan Groff Is More Than All Right
Actor on his gay projects, idolizing Mark Ruffalo and how ‘Looking’ freaked out his family By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Jonathan Groff is remembering a scene he shot for the upcoming HBO adaptation of The Normal Heart. It’s his only part with Julia Roberts, and he doesn’t have a single line with her. “She plays […]
Boston-area Organizations Build Community Through LGBT Dance Nights
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times— BOSTON, Mass. — A number of organizations in the Boston area offer queer-friendly or LGBT-specific dance classes and dance nights in a variety of styles, ranging from Country and Western line dancing to ballroom classes, swing, hip hop, and DJ dance nights. “When queer and straight folks dance […]
To Cook Is to Love — A Foodie’s Journal: A Warming Trend From the Tropics
By: John Verlinden*/TRT Columnist— The forecast this time of year is often for blowing snow and bitter cold. I sometimes ask myself: “Why is it again that we live at the North Pole?” Our winters are long and tough, and I’m always looking for ways to beat the chill. A mid-winter beach getaway would be […]
Cupid Ain’t Stupid: Valentine’s Gifts That’ll Getcha Some
By: Mikey Rox*/Special to TRT— Christmas just ended, but there’s another gift-buying season right around the corner. The best thing about Valentine’s Day, however, is that it really is the thought that counts. (People lie about that at Christmastime, ya know.) To help you pick the perfect gift for your sweetie this Valentine’s Day, here’s […]
Still Breathing & Singing: Possible Lesbian Experience
Toni Braxton talks retirement, going lesbian and the hit song she hates By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special to TRT— Toni Braxton is getting deep. Real deep. “I have a bit of a cold,” she says, her voice doing that sexy-low thing it does when she sings, “so yeah, it’s very Bea Arthur from The Golden Girls.” A […]
Macklemore and Marriage Equality Steal the Show at the Grammy’s
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— Macklemore and Ryan Lewis basked in the limelight of the Grammys’s 2014 defining performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Music’s biggest night was grand to the duo who secured Grammy’s in four categories, including a sweep of the major rap categories and a best new artist, while also […]
Rosie O’Donnell to Set Stage on Fire at The Wilbur
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass. – The Wilbur Theatre is long known for having high profile celebrities perform on its stage. January 24 will be no different when the lights beam on LGBT comedic-icon Rosie O’Donnell at 7:30 p.m. After an intense couple of years filled with new love leading to a marriage with […]
The OutField: Tom Daley Dives Into the LGBT Twittersphere
By: Dan Woog*/Special to TRT— Another day. Another Olympic diver. Another coming-out story. Tom Daley’s recent video was remarkable for its unremarkableness. He never used the “g” or “b” word. He said simply, “In spring this year my life changed massively when I met someone. They make me feel so happy, so safe and everything […]
To Cook Is to Love: A Foodies Journal: Hostility or Hospitality?
By: John Verlinden*/TRT Columnist— The verses in holiday cards assured us it’s possible. The traditional carols told us it’s within our reach. Every television special confirmed it: peace on earth and goodwill to men always triumphs over complacency and selfishness. As we celebrated with family and friends, we felt the warmth and imagined the possibilities. […]
Hear Me Out: Top 10 of 2013
By: Chris Azzopardi*/Sepcial to TRT— 10. Arcade Fire, Reflektor Winning the big daddy of Grammys for The Suburbs didn’t just change Arcade Fire’s career – an Album of the Year trophy will do that – but it also, in part, changed their sound. The Canadian avant-gardes went bolder and older, harking back to the late […]
My 8 Minutes with Britney Spears
Pop star on (not) being a gay icon, feeling like an outsider and that ‘adorable and hilarious’ comment By: Chris Azzopardi*/Special for TRT— It’s Britney, bitch. No, really, it is. She’s on the phone. And Britney Spears – the meek, reserved, media-shy entertainer – doesn’t get on the phone with press very often these days. […]
Melissa Etheridge’s Remix: “Uprising of Love” Honors & Supports the Safety & Dignity of LGBT Russians
Original Single Available on iTunes in January with ALL PROCEEDS Going Toward the Russia Freedom Fund NEW YORK, N.Y. – Grammy Award winner Melissa Etheridge has written and recorded a new anthem entitled “Uprising of Love,” which has become the inspiration for a new coalition by the same name, Uprising of Love, a movement in support of the safety […]
