Nabati Foods offers natural, plant-based, vegan foods, from burgers to cheesecakes

posted Thursday, November 18, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Hospitality (Food & Beverage)

Nabati Foods is a food technology company offering whole, natural, plant-based, gluten and soy-free foods for health-conscious consumers. All of Nabati Foods’ products are certified gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, refined sugar-free, all-natural (non-GMO), certified kosher and certified vegan. They offer four signature product lines, including dairy-free cheesecakes, cheese alternatives, plant-based egg alternatives, and plant-based meats. The following […]

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The Spectacular – three generations of women make for a strong family

posted Wednesday, November 17, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

It’s taboo to regret motherhood. But what would happen if you did? Shifting perspectives and time periods, The Spectacular is a multi-generational story exploring sexuality, gender and the weight of reproductive freedoms, from the author of The Best Kind of People. It’s 1997 and Missy’s band has finally hit the big time as they tour […]

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Pride Journey – Kalamazoo, Michigan

posted Monday, November 15, 2021

by: Joey Amato in Pride Journey

Yes, Kalamazoo is a real place! I personally never questioned its realness, however, I did see a ton of souvenirs with that slogan so I guess that may be a question on some of your minds. Kalamazoo is located in southwest Michigan, not too far from Grand Rapids and Saugatuck, two destinations I reported on […]

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Missed Connections – answering the unanswered…30 years later

posted Monday, November 15, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

In 1992, Brian Francis placed a personal ad in a local newspaper. He was a twenty-one-year-old university student, still very much in the closet, and looking for love. He received twenty-five responses, but there were thirteen letters that went unanswered and spent years tucked away, forgotten, inside a cardboard box. Now, nearly thirty years later, […]

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The Queer Bible – today’s queer heroes write about their heroes from the past

posted Saturday, November 13, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

The Queer Bible is an illustrated collection of essays written by today’s queer heroes—featuring contributions from Elton John, Tan France, Gus Kenworthy, Paris Lees, Russell Tovey, Munroe Bergdorf, and many others. The Queer Bible is a celebration of LGBTQ+ history and culture, edited by model, performer, and GQ contributing editor Jack Guinness. In 2016, model and queer activist […]

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My Name’s Yours, What’s Alaska? A Memoir by Alaska Thunderfuck 5000

posted Tuesday, November 9, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

This is the story of one of the galaxy’s greatest queens, Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, as she transforms from wearing dresses made of trash bags because she has to, to wearing dresses made of trash bags because she wants to. My Name’s Yours, What’s Alaska? is an exclusive look at her meteoric rise from timid kid to […]

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The Light Streamed Beneath It: A Memoir of Grief and Celebration

posted Sunday, November 7, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

A lifetime of finding punchlines in his heartache comes to a shuddering stop when comedian and writer Shawn Hitchins loses two great loves, five months apart, to sudden death. In this deeply poignant memoir that combines sober self-portrait with tender elegy, Hitchins explores the messiness of being alive: the longing and desire, scorching-earth anger, raw […]

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Sodastream partners with PepsiCo to let consumers make carbonated beverages at home

posted Sunday, November 7, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Hospitality (Food & Beverage)

Have you ever had a craving for a soda, but didn’t want to leave the house to go buy one? Well now you don’t have to! Consumers are now able to make Pepsi products from the comfort of their homes, and Canada is the first market in North America to enjoy this convenience, just in […]

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Banned From California – Persecution, Redemption, Liberation … and the Gay Civil Rights Movement

posted Wednesday, November 3, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

Be transported back 70 years. Banned in California is the true story of a 15-year-old gay runaway who finds himself in the 1950s Los Angeles underground world of homosexuals and early queer culture. Experience Jim Foshee’s adventures on the West Coast after hitchhiking from his home 800 miles away from a small Idaho town. Jim lives […]

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Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty, chronicled by Anderson Cooper

posted Tuesday, November 2, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Books

CNN anchor and New York Times bestselling author Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty—his mother’s family, the Vanderbilts. Few names are as synonymous with wealth and glamour as “Vanderbilt.” When Cornelius Vanderbilt, the teenaged son of a ferryman in New York […]

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