Entertainment
Taylor Swift-lash hits new heights
By Mark Russo | Monday Feb 8, 2010
Where has all the love gone for Taylor Swift? The Taylor Swift-lash has hit new heights, exploding in the blogosphere--fueled by a her label’s delusional response insisting she is "the voice of a generation" and the American Idol boast that she’s the only singer capable of producing high notes.
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Julie Andrews :: still filmdom’s fair lady
By Jim Halterman
Julie Andrews has been a performer for some six decades and shows no signs of slowing down. Recently she had a featured role in the Dwayne Johnson comedy The Tooth Fairy and will be heard in the upcoming Shrek sequel. In addition she is an author of children’s stories, as well as a best-selling autobiography. EDGE’s Jim Halterman spoke to Andrews recently about what motivates her to take a role, how she became a writer and what is what like bossing Dwayne Johnson around.
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’Xanadu’ Providence-bound
By Joe Siegel
Xanadu was a surprise hit when in came to Broadway in the Spring of 2008. Who knew that the roller-skating camp classic would be as much fun on the stage? Now it heads to Providence as part of its national tour.
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In The Light And On This Evening
By Doug Rule
’I don’t want to be ignored, oh god!’’ Tom Smith cries at one point on Editors’ new In This Light And On This Evening. With an album like this, Smith has no need to worry.
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Glam Gender
By Doug Rule | Feb 6
Glamour and charm burst from each page of Glam Gender, a collection of portraits of San Francisco drag queens and other performers like you’ve never seen before.
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One Flea Spare
By Kilian Melloy | Feb 9
One Flea Spare, playing through Feb. 21 at The Factory Theatre, is spare but fully realized; urgent and riveting, a theatrical triumph.
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Gay PDAs :: Not Ready for Prime Time
By Scott Stiffler | Feb 8
Americans chowed down and watched the Super Bowl yesterday. For many it wasn’t the game they were as interested as the commercials that punctuated it. From the iconic Budweiser Clydesdales to a controversial pro-life spot, these ads will not doubt generate a lot of water cooler conversation. One that huge television audience didn’t see was for ManCrunch.com, a male dating service, due to the fact it showed two men kissing. CBS didn’t consider it rose to the standard the network established for general consumption. EDGE’s Scott Stiffler looks at why the sight of two men in intimate contact remains not ready for prime time.
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