I ended 2016 listening to George Michael non-stop, and now I've begun 2017 binge-listening to David Bowie. Exactly one year ago to...

A few things that ran through my mind while I was compiling my latest Spotify playlist: 1. "Hangin' Tough" by New Kids on...

This has happened to me before. A non-black man approaches me. I turn him down. He turns on me. It happened to me twice in my book...

Several years ago when George Michael nearly succumbed to pneumonia, I so thoroughly prepared myself for his passing that I'm handling...

On Monday, May 30, 2016, I made a comeback of sorts while breaking new ground. For the first time since leaving New York City nearly 10 ye...

The untimely passing of Prince this past week has inspired countless countdowns and ruminations on the iconic artist's most unforgett...

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Today I found out Merle Haggard died, and 12 hours later, I'm probably more devastated than I was at the moment of impact. I haven’t b...

From my Scruff profile: What I'm looking for… The one. Until I stumble upon him, sentences over monosyllabic responses, answers ...

If predictive text can guess what I'm going to type next, then why does it keep mangling the words I've already typed? If I wanted...

I've had it. I'm done. Let's move it along, please. If I read one more comment by one more disingenuously slighted white per...

If David Bowie was my best interview ever, Dolly Parton may have been my most embarrassing. It happened years ago, and it was over the pho...

1. Did the Academy figure there are so many black actors and actresses kicking ass on TV right now that they could afford to ignore them a...

What a strange little movie Room turned out to be. While I was watching it last night, I kept thinking: This is pretty good, but it's...

I stand corrected on costume parties, drinking white wine at home alone, and "The Boys Are Back in Town," the joys of which I...

First, the obvious…at least to anyone who's seen The Social Network , Side Effects , Her , or anything in which Cate Blanchett has ...

"Hello Goodbye" The Beatles Along with "Something," this was my favorite Fab Four song for many years…and then I ...

Years ago, I celebrated Thanksgiving with my boyfriend Tommy and his family in Queens. Before we ate, we went around the table and listed ...

Donald Trump as a viable U.S. Presidential candidate Come on, America. Are you for real? The average voter probably doesn't give a d...

"How do you sleep at night?" - a sex worker just acquitted of poisoning her lover, due to some questionable courtroom tactics by...

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."  - Ralph Waldo Emerson If you'...