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Bananarama: Really Say Quite A Lot.
What has literally lasted 40 years, started with a Swahili song, made with different collaborators and producers, gone on to make 11 albums to date, have an entry in the Guinness Book of Records, looks to have no signs of slowing down and in my eyes at least, the envy of many groups? Bananarama that […]
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BOOK REVIEW | Two Jeeps, An American Road-Trip by Alex Kefford
Have you ever wanted to take to the interstates of America in a vehicle of your choosing and explore the land of the free? That is exactly what author Alex and good friend Vince did with a few twists and turns more worthy of most tricky off-roading courses for any 4×4 out there. With the […]
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BOOK & EXHIBITION REVIEW | Modern Couples: Art, Intimacy and the Avant-garde
BOOK & EXHIBITION: Modern Couples: Art, Intimacy & the Avant-Garde (Prestel Publishing, £45) 5 Stars! Eclectic Eroticism!
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BOOK REVIEW | Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1978 – 1985
For any Alfa Romeo fan or ‘Alfisti’ as they call themselves, Matteo Licata’s book on the much ignored Giulietta from 77 – 85 is an absolute must.
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My Ramones by Danny Fields reviewed
Sasha Selavie reviews My Ramones by Danny Fields, a photo memoir of Punk Rock’s rawest Royal Family.
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Want To Stop Drinking? This Book Might Help You
The Book That Changed My Life There aren’t many books that lay claim to changing a life, but Allen Carr’s No More Hangovers is one that can claim first prize. Now, I’m not an alcoholic, but I did like a drink at wine time, usually at around 6:00 pm, if not GMT then it was […]
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BOOK REVIEW | The History Of Us
Jonathan Harvey is a writer with stature. He penned the gay classic Beautiful Thing and writes for Coronation Street as well as creating the high camp sit-coms Gimme Gimme Gimme and Beautiful People. Sadly, this novel doesn’t live up to his prior reputation. Based in Harvey’s hometown of Liverpool, the story follows three friends […]
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BOOK REVIEW | Straight Jacket: How To Be Gay And Happy, Matthew Todd
★★★★ | Straight Jacket: How to Be Gay and Happy There’s a problem with gay men. There’s definitely a problem with gay men. We’re legal now with an equal age of consent. We can get married and adopt children, dance in the streets at Pride events and hold hands in Central London. We even pop-up […]
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BOOK REVIEW: Our Young Man
Edmund White has been the grand chronicler of the lives of gay men since the early 1970s. His seminal work ‘A Boy’s Own Story’ is a literary classic that is essential reading for every gay man or indeed everyone who can turn a page. ★★★★
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BOOK REVIEW | Gay Life Stories
★★★★ | Gay Life Stories A book about gay and lesbian history could easily be a dark and painful read. It would be a huge understatement to say that the LGBT community haven’t had an easy ride throughout world history and a retrospective of people’s stories could be depressing and bleak. Robert Aldrich, a professor […]
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BOOK REVIEW | Robot Takeover
There’s something a little bit camp about robots isn’t there? From the buxom 1950’s homeliness of The Jetsons’ Rosey to the inane clatter and chatter of C3PO from Star Wars, to the out and out diva that is Borg Queen from Star Trek.