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Don't wait! [Los Angeles Reader, Aug 9, 1996]
December 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Don't wait! [Los Angeles Reader, Aug 9, 1996]
Honest, moral, non-religious. [New Times Los Angeles, Oct 3, 1996]
November 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Honest, moral, non-religious. [New Times Los Angeles, Oct 3, 1996]
Did this woman ever find her swishy straight man? [New Times Los Angeles, Sept 12, 1996 & Oct 3, 1996]
November 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Did this woman ever find her swishy straight man? [New Times Los Angeles, Sept 12, 1996 & Oct 3, 1996]
Insert some kind of quip about Ryan Lizza, Olivia Nuzzi and Keith Olbermann here [Pittsburgh City Paper, June 17, 2009]
November 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Insert some kind of quip about Ryan Lizza, Olivia Nuzzi and Keith Olbermann here [Pittsburgh City Paper, June 17, 2009]
Ginger Baker was the drummer of Cream. He was known for long, meandering solos. Bruce Springsteen didn't want that. He wanted an accompanist, and he found Max Weinberg. [The Village Voice, Aug 8, 1974]
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Ginger Baker was the drummer of Cream. He was known for long, meandering solos. Bruce Springsteen didn't want that. He wanted an accompanist, and he found Max Weinberg. [The Village Voice, Aug 8, 1974]
No drugs. No games. [New Times Los Angeles, Aug 22, 1996]
November 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
No drugs. No games. [New Times Los Angeles, Aug 22, 1996]
They used to just print magazines like this. Every week.
October 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
They used to just print magazines like this. Every week.
I too am turned on by ads [Swingers World Magazine ,1973]
October 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I too am turned on by ads [Swingers World Magazine ,1973]
Diane Keaton was a great actress. Perhaps this wasn’t her most famous scene, but it was a defining role, and it included a reference to the Personals column on the New York Review of Books.
October 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Diane Keaton was a great actress. Perhaps this wasn’t her most famous scene, but it was a defining role, and it included a reference to the Personals column on the New York Review of Books.
Did Monkey ever find a rich old lady? [The San Francisco Oracle, 1968]
October 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Did Monkey ever find a rich old lady? [The San Francisco Oracle, 1968]
These commercials were all over TV in the 1980s. [The Advocate, May 9, 1989]
October 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
These commercials were all over TV in the 1980s. [The Advocate, May 9, 1989]
“Callipygian” is New York Review of Books for “great ass” [The New York Review of Books, Feb 9, 1978]
September 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“Callipygian” is New York Review of Books for “great ass” [The New York Review of Books, Feb 9, 1978]
Long lasting relationship [The New York Review of Books, Dec 7, 1978]
September 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Long lasting relationship [The New York Review of Books, Dec 7, 1978]
Bro is a rose is a rose is a rose [The New York Review of Books, Dec 7, 1978]
September 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Bro is a rose is a rose is a rose [The New York Review of Books, Dec 7, 1978]
Robert Redford, RIP [The Village Voice, Jan 2, 1978]
September 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Robert Redford, RIP [The Village Voice, Jan 2, 1978]
Be like Mike [Seven Days, Nov 13, 1996]
August 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Be like Mike [Seven Days, Nov 13, 1996]
You possess a true lust for adventure [New Times Los Angeles, Oct 3, 1996]
August 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
You possess a true lust for adventure [New Times Los Angeles, Oct 3, 1996]
Do you want to enjoy life? [The Advocate, Dec 27, 1978]
August 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Do you want to enjoy life? [The Advocate, Dec 27, 1978]
Soloflex commercials were all over TV in the 1980s [The Advocate, May 9, 1989]
August 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Soloflex commercials were all over TV in the 1980s [The Advocate, May 9, 1989]
Hank is a good name [The Advocate, May 9, 1989]
August 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hank is a good name [The Advocate, May 9, 1989]
OK, this is a whole vibe [The Advocate, Apr 29, 1986]
July 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
OK, this is a whole vibe [The Advocate, Apr 29, 1986]
Be cool when you call [The Advocate, Dec 27, 1978]
July 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Be cool when you call [The Advocate, Dec 27, 1978]