Lauren Weinstein: The Goddess of Cartooning
Who says you can't be the jill of all trades and master of all as well? Lauren Weinstein is a smart, talented, and savvy lady. She is a teacher at SVA, Parsons, and the 92nd Street Y. She is also a wife, dog-owner, and lead singer of kick-ass band, Flaming Fire, where she dresses practically in drag, complete with a blonde wig and platform heels. Oh, and she also somehow managed to find the time to write and publish a new sci-fi fantasy comic book, with PictureBox Inc. called The Goddess of War. Get the whole story >>
"Often, you just need to develop something by yourself, like go off into a mountain somewhere and figure it out for yourself, and then come back." Lauren Weinstein
Opening Up the Conversation with Jenny Block
In the wake of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and The L Word, there have been a ton of mainstream books, movies, and television shows that address alternative ways of expressing sexuality. But "alternative," in these cases, usually means gay or lesbian. Recently, the tide has shifted and bisexuality is finding a spot somewhere among the thicket. Get the whole story >>
Penchant for Dresses and Cookies
I knocked on the door to the Penthouse at 6 Columbus Circle and heard the B-52's being played on the other side. I imagined that everyone lounged about glamorously in an attempt to feign disinterest as they anxiously awaited the precious cargo I carried in a brown bag casually slung on my arm.
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"One day, just when she was about to give it all up, something clicked. Through instinctual baking, she had attained the Holy Grail. She pulled out a batch of cookies from her oven, which would fluctuate temperature from hot to flaming hot with no notice, and noted that they looked kind of perfect. Unable to wait for them to cool, she burned her fingers as she pulled one off the sheet to test it out." Elizabeth McKenna