Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Ruben Rosario, Miami Film Critic Comes to Stonewall Live! Thursday, April 28, 9PM EST
Ruben Rosario, Thursday, April 28, 9PM EST Stonewall Live!
Love Films? In a quandry of what to see this weekend? Look no further than the words of Ruben Rosario, Miami film critic whose review appear in many South Florida papers and online reports.
Ruben, a native of Puerto Rico, has made the study of film, especially from independent sources, come alive with his reviews. He is a long time supporter of the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and his reviews can be read in the SunPost Weekly distributed in Miami and SunPostWeekly.com
Have a favorite movie to discuss with Ruben? Want to know why foreign movies are so... well foreign? We'll have our call in line open and interactive chat working on Thursday, April 28 9PM EST www.blogtalkradio.com/stonewalllive
Friday, April 15, 2011
Martin Wilson, Award Winning Author of "What They Always Tell Us", Comes To Stonewall Live! Thursday, April 21, 9PM EST
Select a book at random from your bookshop's young-adult section and, if it's not a Harry Potter look-alike, chances are very, very good that it will be some take on a girl falling in love with a boy — a staple trope of YA literature. Harder to find but increasing in number, thankfully, are tales of first love among lesbians. And then there's the rarest genre of them all: love stories about two teenage boys.
What They Always Tell Us, the debut novel from Vanderbilt graduate Martin Wilson, is a welcome contribution to the final category. The romance here is wrapped in an authentic portrayal of contemporary, upper-middle-class teenage life, and in its portrait of two brothers, the novel also offers an uplifting look at the challenges to — and triumphs of — family loyalty.
Set in the author's hometown of Tuscaloosa, Ala., What They Always Tell Us opens in a bleak season for high-school junior Alex Donaldson, who drank Pine-Sol in a confused, depressed and inebriated moment at a back-to-school party and has been a pariah among his peers ever since. Alex was drifting away from his buddies — a frankly loathsome group of privileged and insensitive teens — even before the incident, but now he finds himself thoroughly cast out, the object of their whispers and mean laughter. Everybody else at school gives him a wide berth, too, including his older brother, James, a smart and popular tennis player who feels betrayed and angered by his brother's mistake.
Join me on Thursday, April 21, 9PM EST www.blogtalkradio.com/stonewalllive
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Jonathan D. Lovitz, star of Logo-TV's "Set Up Squad" Comes to Stonewall Live! Monday, April 11 10AM EST
(No this isn’t the SNL actor) With an extensive stage resume and Broadway chops, Jonathan D. Lovitz is now appearing on Logo –TV’s “Set Up Squad”. The reality show gives clients a crash dating makeover, transforming them from 'shabby & shy' to 'chic & confident'. Then they provide a real shot at love, breaking the ice for them in social settings. But -- what happens when our sexy "wing man” spends too much time focused on helping and finding love for others and not enough time on his own life? Find out in this highly charged reality series combining the most sizzling parts of dating shows with the juiciest elements of work place dramas. The show airs on LOGO-TV Monday nights. Check your local listings for times and dates.
Recently, Jonathan gained notoriety in the civil rights arena for gay marriage when he objected to being called for jury duty on the basis of inequality. “I raised my hand and said, ‘Since I can’t get married or adopt a child in the state of New York, I can’t possibly be an impartial judge of a citizen when I am considered a second class citizen in the eyes of the justice system.” He was dismissed from jury duty and the trend has continued with blogger Justin Luke calling for all gays to stand up for our rights and “Jury Block”.
Tune in Monday, April 11, 10AM EST when we talk to actor, model, singer and newly minted civil rights activist Jonathan D. Lovitz on Stonewall Live! For more information about Jonathan visit his website at www.jonathandlovitz.com
Friday, April 8, 2011
Emmanuel Ray, Great Britain's New "IT" Boy comes to Stonewall Live!! Thursday, April 14th
Join me on Thursday, April 14th, 4PM EST (US) 9PM (UK time) when Emmanuel Ray comes to Stonewall Live! From the streets of Sri Lanka to the salons of Mayfair Emmanuel Ray’s story will captivate you from the first moment you hear him.
Presenter & journalist Emmanuel Ray focuses on fashion, arts, culture and entertainment and was named Britain's First It Boy by the BBC, he is also known as The Working Socialite.
Emmanuel Ray has presented for the World Fashion Channel, was credited the best presenter to report on fashion by Fashion TV's UK Country Head Amanda Rudin and named the Godfather of the Fashion Industry by Hello Magazine's Emily Johnston. His ability to stand up for, defend and help those who're being used and abused in the industry and his interest in helping and promoting up & coming talent in the industry is what prompted Emily to allocate him this accolade!
Emmanuel's story of going from being a child growing up in extreme poverty in war-torn Sri Lanka to becoming a London socialite and style icon is the subject of a documentary film to be made by British film director Nirpal Bhogal. The young Emmanuel grew up in the slums and shanty towns in the outskirts of Colombo, while attending school with a scholarship, looking after his siblings and selling snacks on the beach. He was spotted by a German photographer who took pictures of him to be featured in an exhibition focused on the beauty of youth. A rather risqué photo shoot (for which Emmanuel is alleged to have forged his birth certificate!) with Russian photographer Alex Bego. The rest is history!
This will be the radio show’s first international interview and BlogTalk Radio makes it happen world wide in real time.
Diary of an It Boy, Emmanuel Ray's sassy new column is being tipped as London's answer to Sex & The City and appears in various publications both print and on line. From celebrity gossip to London life, the glittering social scene to his very own complicated life, Emmanuel Ray laid it all bare (which is nothing new to him, if the pictures from the latter part of his modeling career are anything to go by!) and did a tell-all interview on Trevor Blackman's Hot Seat on Break London Radio in March '11.
Honest and outspoken, he accepted his life was a drug orgy and alcohol ridden cess pit before he met model & designer fragrance promoter Marcel Nagajek and fell in love. The latter forced him to turn his life around, successfully battle his addiction and work towards his goal, which he has now achieved. Emmanuel Ray has been homeless twice and has attempted suicide 3 times. This does not count the 4 other near death experieces he's had and one thinks that this boy was put on earth for a reason. To entertain us, of course!
Emmanuel Ray's thirst for success and hunger for perfection keeps him going. The flamboyant socialite was offered his show on the spot, during his Break London interview. Radio producer Trevor Blackman is said to have been impressed by his charisma and on air presence and Emmanuel Ray denies swearing and yelling at a journalist who suggestively asked what he had to do to get the show!
(photo credit Robert Player)
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