Festive Pride Balloons Outside an East Village Restaurant (All Photos by Gail)
Happy Pride Month, NYC! We’re almost halfway into this favorite month of mine and it’s time for me to show enthusiastic support for the all LGBTQ-inclined friends of the ‘Gig! I love you! Here are some ways we can all get behind equality for our brothers and sisters, illustrated by a selection of my photos celebrating the beautify of diversity in NYC and beyond!
Continue reading Celebrating NYC Pride Month 2024!
This year, Marvel Comics will kick off Pride Month with its annual Marvel’s Voices: Pride anthology one-shot, titled X-MEN: The Wedding Special #1, followed by an all-new series of Pride variant covers. On sale throughout June, this year’s Pride variant covers were drawn by two of the industry’s most promising talent: Betsy Cola and Davi Go. Across eight stunning covers on Marvel’s hottest titles, celebrate LGBTQIA+ heroes from throughout the Marvel Universe, including members of the Avengers, the X-Men, and more.
Continue reading Marvel Comics Celebrates LGBTQ Icons in New Pride Variant Covers
Photos By Gail
Downtown New York has hosted generations of underground cultural communities, providing a vibrant home for drag queens, theater performers, filmmakers, and outcasts. Performance artist and queer liberation activist Agosto Machado has been a long-standing figure in these scenes. Over five decades, he has amassed a large collection of art and ephemera from the city’s counterculture, which he assembles into shrines, such as the one seen above. Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Shrine (White) By Agosto Machado
All Photos By Gail
I was barely home from London for twelve hours before I had to make a mad dash to Javits Center for the final day of NY Now! Jet lag be damned, there was too much cool design inspiration waiting at the summer edition of our favorite biannual gift show. From unique home goods to fabulous fashion accessories, hilarious greeting cards and adorable soft toys that will make you squee, there’s truly something for everyone at NY Now. Let’s get right to my fantastic photo recap with a few favorite home décor designs to let your individuality shine!
Continue reading Eye On Design: Finding Inspiration at NY Now, Summer 2023
All Images Courtesy of Mightylicous
Do you like cookies? I sure do, and I’m always down for trying any kind of new cookies that cross my path, because I’m adventurous like that, and enjoy keeping my readers in-the-loop of what’s new for snacking. Recently, I was introduced to a gluten-free cookie brand called Mightylicious (so clever), which come in seven different varieties!
Continue reading Product Review: Mightylicious Gluten Free Cookies