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Maricón and Proud: How I Reclaimed the Word That Tormented My Childhood

Maricón and Proud: How I Reclaimed the Word That Tormented My Childhood

https://hornet.com/stories/maricon-proud/ by Johnny Lopez Maricón. It’s a derogatory Spanish word that I, like most gay Latin boys, know far too well. As a kid, I heard it on the street. I heard it from people I knew. I even heard it at home via Spanish-language television. Whenever I heard it — even when it wasn’t

‘STRANGER THINGS’ SEASON 2 – THE UPSIDE DOWN SIDE-BY-SIDES

‘STRANGER THINGS’ SEASON 2 – THE UPSIDE DOWN SIDE-BY-SIDES

After finishing the second season of Stranger Things, I couldn’t help but find each of the main characters’ Upside Down bizarro twins. With the exception of Will, they all have a doppleganger that referenced a star or character from the ’70s, ’80s or ’90s. Anyway, enjoy the fruits of my lazy Sunday and trust there

THE 2017 GRAMMY RECAP

THE 2017 GRAMMY RECAP

 Things Learned From Watching the 2017 Grammys Beyonce can get her mother, sister and daughter screen time, but still doesn’t have the power to get Michelle Williams‘ shift covered at P.F. Changs so she can make a cameo at the Staples Center. Rude! #PoorMichelle 2. By the way Beyonce is flaunting her second pregnancy, it’s obvious

10 Crazy Pre-Golden Globes Looks

10 Crazy Pre-Golden Globes Looks

With the Golden Globes this weekend, Hollywood will most likely play it safe for the show’s annual red carpet on Sunday. But on Saturday, it seemed the film and TV elite gave their stylists a much needed night off and were left to their own devices to attend the wardrobe & weave malfunction-palooza that was the Art

2014 American Music Awards

2014 American Music Awards

Ten Things Learned Watching the AMAs: 1. By the looks of all the homely gals in Rampage dresses, tickets to the ceremony were strictly available to students within the San Fernando Valley school district. 2. There is actually something more meaningless than an American Music Award, Taylor Swift’s entirely made up Dick Clark Award for Excellence.

Will You Accept This Rose?

Will You Accept This Rose?

That time Frontiers Magazine  included me in their list of Most Eligible Bachelors of 2014! http://www.frontiersmedia.com/Other/PDF/BackIssues/Frontiers_v33i15_SMALL.pdf

The 2014 VMAs Recap!

The 2014 VMAs Recap!

Things learned watching the 31st Annual MTV Video Music Awards: 1. Sway is still fully employed … at least twice a year. 2. Nicki Minaj almost had the worst wardrobe malfunction of the night, second only to fashion fail queen Katy Perry. 3. A Groupon to DryBar does not a pop star make, MTV please

‘Drag Race’ Ru-cap: Sissy That Walk (Episode 12)

‘Drag Race’ Ru-cap: Sissy That Walk (Episode 12)

http://www.frontiersla.com/frontiers-blog/2014/05/06/drag-race-ru-cap-sissy-that-walk-episode-12 It’s down to the final four, and the contestants are really starting to wig out as they shoot RuPaul’s latest music video. Check out the most outrageous thangs from last night’s final elimination before the finale episode. Courtney Hack So Logo must be editing out some amazing footage of Courtney, right? I mean, can

‘Drag Race’ Ru-Cap: Drag My Wedding (Episode 10)

‘Drag Race’ Ru-Cap: Drag My Wedding (Episode 10)

http://www.frontiersla.com/frontiers-blog/2014/04/22/drag-race-rucap-drag-my-wedding-episode-10 It’s the final six of Season 6, and someone got sick! So, here are the seis most outrageous things from last night’s episode. 6. Orange is the New Whack Now that the whole she-mail debacle has been rectified, the most offensive thing on RPDR is its treatment of people of color … specifically those of the Oompa Loompa persuasion.

‘Drag Race’ Ru-cap: Splits and Stones

‘Drag Race’ Ru-cap: Splits and Stones

http://www.frontiersla.com/frontiers-blog/2014/04/08/drag-race-ru-cap-splits-and-stones-episodes-7-8 With two back-to-back episodes, this week had me questioning if RuPaul’s Drag Race was doing so badly that LOGO decided to burn off a week to save its losses. But then I realized, it’s LOGO, and what do they actually have to air in its place, Mr. Belvedere reruns? Anyway, thankfully we now know the super-sized double dose