Reporting from New York – Ian McKellen is still adjusting to the fact that he turned 70 this year. “You always think that 70 is the end of the road: ‘Somebody died when they were 73; good life,’ ” he mused on a recent bright fall afternoon, looking wistfully out a hotel window at the [...]
A landmark victory by Australian activists 15 years ago this month turned human rights for gay men and lesbians into an international standard and an everlasting part of the UN agenda. The UN Human Rights Committee’s 1994 Toonen v Australia decision was the first by a global body to say gay rights were protected. Laws [...]
Leading Russian composer of the 19th century, considered the master composer of classical ballet, Tchaikovsky’s work remains some of the most beloved music ever written. His ballet “The Nutcracker” is a perennial favorite, performed all over at Christmas time, though he considered it inferior to his “Sleeping Beauty” which Disney adapted for the animated feature [...]
I have to confess that I was too young to see the great man Graham Kennedy in his In Melbourne Tonight (IMT) days. But my memories of the pop eyed man on Blankety Blanks and in some iconic Australian movies is very fresh. He was a very funny man gifted with brilliant comedic timing. I [...]
People told him no openly gay man could win political office. Fortunately, he ignored them After Harvey Milk became the first openly gay man elected to any substantial political office in the history of the planet, thousands of astounded people wrote to him. “I thank God,” wrote a 68-year-old lesbian, “I have lived long enough [...]
New studies of the medieval texts that first recorded his deeds suggest that the robber with a heart of gold was actually a gay outlaw who had been exiled from “straight” society. Little John, not Maid Marian, was his true love. The revelation flies in the face of Kevin Costner’s portrayal of the outlaw in [...]
Birth: 6th March, 1475 Place of Birth: Caprese, Tuscany, Italy Nationality: Italian Job Title: Sculptor, Painter, Architect, Writer Partners: Gherardo Perini, Cecchino dei Bracci, Thommaso de’Cavalieri, Vittoria Colonna many unknown Died: 18th February, 1564, Rome, Italy Computers and modern technology have completely changed the face of art over the past twenty years. Artists can summon [...]
The ultimate renaissance man, Leonardo was felt to represent not only humanity but also divinity itself. His famous drawing of Vitruvius Man demonstrates the perfection of the proportions of the human figure. Besides his amazing notebooks, he created the most famous religious painting in the world and, of course, the most famous portrait ever. The [...]
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