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GayCalgary® Magazine

November 2010

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Articles in the November 2010 Edition
Lucky 7
Publisher’s Column
This month marks a milestone for us - our 7th anniversary of publishing GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine.  While Steve and I get a lot of the credit...
Mad About Mado
The Queen of Montreal Visits Calgary
Mado Lamotte is not your typical drag queen. Part comedian, part clown, and all surprises, Mado has been a beloved and hilarious staple of Montreal’s nightlife...
The Darker Side of Charlie David
Multi-tasking Canadian releases Shadowlands Book
Charlie David is likely Canada’s highest-profile out performer. He has starred in TV shows like Dante’s Cove, hosted the travel show Bump! and wrote, produced...
Exposure Festival
Make ‘Em Laugh
Oscar Wilde famously said, “If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll kill you.” Successful stand-up comedians, from Ellen...
The Ambitiously Gay Duo
Howl filmmakers on James Franco’s latest gay role, working together and the movie’s controversy
Allen Ginsberg’s 1956 landmark poem Howl would become an influential and controversial part of the “Beat Generation” – and years later, give James Franco...
Whoa, Nelly!
Singer looks back at decade-long career – when the gays fell for her and the stories behind her biggest hits
Like a bird is exactly how Nelly Furtado’s career has unfurled in the 10 years since she dropped her debut, Whoa, Nelly! The Canadian chanteuse was on...
Bullying Is Deadly
Bullying, we’ve come to realize in recent years, is not just teasing. It is a form of assault. I don’t think it’s overstating the case to say it is a form...
Q Scopes
“Think carefully, Aries!”
The Sun in Scorpio in hard aspect to Pluto in Capricorn makes problems seem more horrible and desperate than they really are. Mercury in Sagittarius offers...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Zachary Quinto wants Your Number
In his recent video contribution to the “It Gets Better” project, Star Trek star Zachary Quinto offered up heartfelt encouragement to gay teenagers and...
Diversity Project Brings Awareness to Campus
Edmonton’s MacEwan University Shows LGBTQ Community Support
Edmonton’s Grant MacEwan University is becoming a warm, welcoming and inclusive place for LGBTQ and allied communities, thanks largely to the growing reach...
AIDS Calgary’s Holiday Hamper
A Program that Brings a Smile in Tough Times
Calgarians have a strong tradition of caring for people living in poverty during the Holiday season; donating to food banks, service agencies and gift...
Out of Town
Getting to Know Toronto
North America’s fifth-largest city, Toronto ranks among the world’s favorite gay urban destinations, with exceptional art and history museums, superb shopping...
Fundraising Photos
Exposure Festival Guide 2010
Letters
Dear GayCalgary, My name is Jocelynn Hurt. I am 21 years old. I grew up in a small town in southern Alberta. I am just wondering why you guys write an...
Cocktail Chatter
The Scarborough Fair
It’s very loud in the city – much louder than any Fire Island sound system blasting the recent archaeological discovery, Barbra Streisand. But I’ve kept...
Giving Hope to Our Youth
“I know that you cannot live on hope alone, but without it, life is not worth living. And you, and you, and you… have got to give them hope.” Harvey Milk In...
Alberta’s Bar Evolution
How is Alberta’s Night Scene Changing with the Times?
Things have been shifting over the past 6 months in Alberta’s night scene, and just about every bar or club has played some part in this shuffle. Many...
Free Speech and the Myth of “Special Rights”
Recent years have seen a regression with regards to the concept of human rights. Most often, this push-back is in response to legislation that would protect...
Bedouin Soundclash
Canadian band regroups with Light The Horizon
To say Jay Malinowski is a busy fellow is an understatement. The Bedouin Soundclash frontman released his first solo album, Bright Lights and Bruises...
A Couple of Guys
Bitter Girl
Music Review
Elton John and Leon Russell, Liza Minnelli
The Union Elton John and Leon Russell My Rating: ****½ In his illustrious four-decade career, Elton John’s done it all: cut classics, inspired generations...
Kiss & Tell
3OH!3 paves their Streets of Gold
I was on vacation and flipping channels on the hotel TV when I thought I saw Ke$ha on screen, and two guys in front of a bright gold set. I paused to watch...
Classified Ads
Chelsea Boys
A Thousand Laughs
Perhaps you’re a hopeless cynic, a pun fanatic, or you just can’t get your mind out of the gutter. The world is full of things that make you laugh –...
Exposing Ian Harvie
The last time Ian Harvie was in Alberta, he was opening for Margaret Cho. Unfortunately due to scheduling issues, he only performed in Calgary that tour...
Paula Cole’s Second Coming
The pop-folk icon talks new album, hits (and pits), and the gays who love her to bits
Folk-pop hits – and hairy pits – put Paula Cole’s name at the forefront of the late ’90s golden age for female singer-songwriters. It wouldn’t have been...
Queer Eye
Online Articles this Month
Book Marks
Parallel Lies, Toss and Whirl and Pass, The International Homosexual Conspiracy and Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary
Parallel Lies, by Stella Duffy. Bywater Books, 198 pages, $14.95 paper. Yana Ivanova is Hollywood royalty, the best actress of her generation, with both...
Book Marks
Secret Historian, Water Mark, Hot off the Presses, and The Cross of Redemption
Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist, and Sexual Renegade, by Justin Spring. FSG, 478 pages, $32.50 hardcover. Among...
Show of Gold
3OH!3 Impress at Macewan Hall
After being staples of the Warped tour in 2008 and 2009, Colorado's 3OH!3 returned to Calgary with their first headlining show on November 10th. With several...
Creep of the Week: Tim Hicks
Attention all incestuous Iowans. Your dream is coming true. Soon you'll be able to marry the object of your incestuous affections. Since that's how incest...
Let Me Hear You Scream
Having been a performer for years, I feel that I have a unique insight on what goes on in a singer’s mind as they go through their show. The Ozzy Osbourne...
Creep of the Week: Saline School Board
I think we can all agree that bullying is bad. No one likes to be bullied (Well, OK, some people do, but not, like, for real. That’s why they have a safe...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Tilda Swinton bathes in Blood
Neil Patrick Harris, director? Neil Patrick Harris has already done everything else in show business short of escaping Houdini-style from a locked trunk...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Anderson Cooper wants to be the new Oprah
The Mississippi Hate Prom is coming to TV You may remember earlier this year when Mississippi high school student Constance McMillen sued for the right...
Deep Inside Hollywood
Hidden Hugo Cabret gets highly visible cast
Ron Howard wants Jodie for Stroke of Insight Harvard neuro-anatomist Jill Bolte Taylors’ 1996 stroke at the age of 37 turned her life upside down. Eventually...
Editorial Cartoon
Back Before there was Texting...
Editorial Cartoon
Bullies
Editiorial Cartoon
Twister
Jason Mraz: He’s Ours
He sings, he dances, he steals hearts – but the musician also cares about equality
Jason Mraz is all love, because even when the wordplay-toying troubadour isn’t singing about it, he’s spreading it. To everyone. Since the hipster launched...
Wainwright brings All Days Are Nights to Alberta
Long time fans of Rufus Wainwright are in for an interesting experience this weekend. When he takes the Jubilee Auditorium stage on Saturday Night in Edmonton...
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