From the film’s opening montage–the one honed in on Joan’s bare face, focusing on her fixed eye, her now oddly-shaped mouth–the wildly entertaining documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, successfully deconstructs, meticulously, the comedy legend (although she might slap me for using that word). The film appeals to split movie-going audiences; it reintroduces the [...]

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I won’t lie; I arrived at Portland Idol filled to the brim with haughty indifference, assuming that particular trip to the Red Cap would be just like Friday night at the Alibi. I imagined pitchy, off-key hipsters belting out Neil Diamond tunes. I pictured overly eager queer kids (badly) singing their favorite showtunes. In short: [...]

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An executive order signed by Virginian Republican Governor Bob McDonnell has reversed what the state’s previous two Democratic governors had cemented: non-discrimination protections for state workers on the basis of race, sex, religion, age and sexual orientation. Gay state employees will now not be protected from discrimination.
From On Top magazine:
McDonnell had criticized his predecessors for [...]

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(Ed. Note: New Just Out contributor and columnist Daniel Borgen caught Mirah’s performance at Mississippi Studios last night. His review follows. Photo by Bradley Roberge.)
Mirah’s Swan Song, for Now

Portlanders have boasted musical genius Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn, better known as Mirah, for the better part of a decade, as she’s remained a cherished fixture [...]

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