#ArtisticVisionPgh Q&A With Davon Magwood

Davon Magwood

This Q&A series focuses on artists contributing to the #ArtisticVisionPgh project cosponsored byMost Wanted Fine Art and Penn Avenue Eyewear. This edition feature an old friend of this blog, Davon Magwood who is lending his comedic art to the auction event.  Name: Davon Magwood Website: davonmagwood.com Twitter: @davonmagwood How old were you when you first had to […]

True Blood Does Nothing For Me

True Blood

When was the last time a movie, a book, or a television show left you cold despite all your friends (and/or all the critics) raving about it? What was it that made you go against the critical consensus? There are so many reasons I should love “True Blood” and yet I am no friend of […]

Giveaway: Sinead O’Connor’s New Album

Sinead O'Connor

I have been looking forward to the latest album from Sinead O’Connor, so I was pleased to be offered a chance to share it with you. I’m giving away 2 copies of the CD IM NOT BOSSY, I’M THE BOSS. To enter, simply leave a comment below using Disqus telling me your first memory of […]

#ArtisticVisionPgh Q&A With Joe Wos

Joe wos

This Q&A series focuses on artists contributing to the #ArtisticVisionPgh project cosponsored byMost Wanted Fine Art and Penn Avenue Eyewear. Our next contributor is Joe Wos of the Toonseum.   Name: Joe Wos Website: mazetoons.com Twitter: @Toonseum How old were you when you first had to wear glasses?  I started wearing glasses when I was 7 years […]

#ArtisticVisionPGH Q&A With HollyHood

HollyHood

This Q&A series focuses on artists contributing to the #ArtisticVisionPgh project cosponsored by Most Wanted Fine Art and Penn Avenue Eyewear. Our first contributor is HollyHood who will be performing at the Silent Auction.     Name: HollyHood Website: www.hollyhood156.com Twitter: @HollyHood156 How old were you when you first had to wear glasses? 30 – sometimes my […]

Artistic Vision Pgh Focuses on Eye Health of Local Artists

Artistic Vision Pgh

I was quite pleased a few weeks ago when Nina with Most Wanted Fine Art approached me to participate in an art project. The concept is very close to my heart – participating artists are lending their skills to support the eye health of local artists. MWFA is teaming up with Penn Avenue Eyewear for […]

Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents Joins Call for Inclusion of Trans Women at Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival

  Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents (PghLesbian) has joined the growing number of organizations and media outlets supporting a petition for the inclusion of transgender women in the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival (MichFest) The petition organized by Equality Michigan has garnered the support of multiple national LGBT organizations. PghLesbian joins The Bilerico Project, BiCast, and The TransAdvocate […]

Plaintiff in PA Marriage Equality Lawsuit, Fredia Hurdle, Dies at Age 50

Fredia Hurdle

  Fredia Hurdle is remembered as a force of nature by her family and friends in the aftermath of her death on Thursday, August 7, 2014. She is known for her role as a plaintiff in the landmark case that brought marriage equality to Pennsylvania (Whitewood, et al v Wolf, et al) where she and […]

I Might Have Reported You on Facebook, But They’ll Never Tell

Facebook has some nifty privacy and community safety tools that are far from perfect, but do let all of us play a role in keeping the online community safer. There are many things you can do to “protect” yourself from having to see content that you don’t like – you can unfollow someone but remain […]

Retrospective: August 8

Today was a busy day. I had a sick dog, an elderly cat who is possibly senile and a slew of perfectly healthy but seemingly irritated other pets clamoring for food, attention and other things ALL DAY LONG. Plus, work. Plus, more work. Plus, laundry and freezing blueberries from the CSA and wrapping up a […]