BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Some people practice religion by parking themselves in the a pew twice a year: Once in the winter, to celebrate the Christ Child’s birth, and once in the spring, to mourn the death of a preachy 33-year-old who healed the sick, fed the hungry, and made a lot people quite cross […]
Autumn: A Cycle of Life That Mirrors Our Lives By Lisa Ruimy Holzkenner Human life and all creatures on earth can be compared to the four seasons. Each has its own rhythm and rhyme celebrating birth, mourning death. Autumn, a whimsical double edge, brings hope and sadness to humanity and to all living things. Autumn’s arrival takes summer’s embellishing light far beyond […]
BY CHARLI BATTERSBY | In the burlesque industry, ya’ gotta have a gimmick. This time of year, the ubiquitous gimmick is horror-themed burlesque to coincide with Halloween. Have your leggy showgirls dress up like characters from scary movies, and you’ve got that magic mixture of fear and sexual arousal which always sells tickets. You may […]
BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Provincetown, Massachusetts is a mixed (but heavily queer) resort town with lobsters, beaches, and lots of tucking and plucking, the prime season running through September and beyond. Here’s a rundown of my latest trip there, specifically involving which drag queens provided the most entertaining distraction from panic—and what they wore. PLASMA […]
BY TIARA BROWNIE | Amy Sherald is an American realist painter known for her portraits of Black Americans that challenge traditional notions of representation and explore themes of identity and belonging. On view at the Whitney Museum of American Art (Whitney) through August 10, Sherald’s solo exhibition, American Sublime, features nearly 50 portraits, delivering a […]
BY MICK MEENAN | The Stonewall Uprising that followed a June 28, 1969 NYPD raid on a Christopher Street gay bar was only the beginning in a series of historical events that would reshape queer consciousness, and society along with it. Among the significant developments following the Stonewall Uprising was the publishing industry’s more receptive […]
This year’s final full month of summer is set to start off with some serious drag-centric sizzle, when local fave Yuhua Hamasaki returns to the iconic place where she once reigned as Miss Stonewall. Performed on Wednesday, August 6, 7pm at The Stonewall Inn, An Evening with Yuhua promisees a unique and dishy cabaret experience […]
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ChelseaCommunityNews.com (CCNews) is an independent online newspaper providing news, arts, events, and opinion content to Manhattan’s Chelsea community and its adjacent areas. That free content is made possible by advertising revenue, grants, and voluntary reader donations. Click here to contribute to our GoFundMe campaign. BY MICHAEL MUSTO | No one is easier to hate on […]
ChelseaCommunityNews.com (CCNews) is an independent online newspaper providing news, arts, events, and opinion content to Manhattan’s Chelsea community and its adjacent areas. That free content is made possible by advertising revenue, grants, and voluntary reader donations. Click here to contribute to our GoFundMe campaign. Pearl River Mart Presents THE MONKEY KING IN CHINATOWN: ILLUSTRATED JOURNEYS OF […]