A Hollywood police report revealed the co-founder of the local chapter of Impulse Group was binging on meth in his final hours.

Michael Sam will make his debut with the Montreal Alouettes in August, but his coach won't give an exact date.

Author Barbara Fox has a diabolical mind. Over the past 30 years, she has written dozens of mystery novels and created murder dramas suitable for dinner parties and other special events.

Don't get Rod Thomas confused with Rob Thomas from Matchbox 20. The gay Welsh singer, also known as Bright Light Bright Light (named after a quote from the film Gremlins) didn't turn up yesterday.

Personal preference in music is determined when one finds something in a song, album or artist that they can relate to or that grabs a hold of them, inspiring and moving them in a way others cannot. It’s 2014, and it seems most pop artists are groomed for the sole purpose of making money, lining the pockets of people who couldn’t care less about the consumer or the artist. It's like art has been taken out of art and replaced with nothing real or important. Art Pop, my ass.

On Brandon Flower's (lead singer of The Killers), debut solo effort, "The Desired Effect" he tries to "Hu Uh Hey Oh" into our hearts as he sings like a schizophrenic one hit wonder from the ‘80s. Flowers as an artist, which he is trying very hard to be here, hasn't developed his own identity -- but he's pretty. For some reason his lyrics never seem to feel genuine. He's working hard to produce something that sounds poetic. It's not coming from the heart on this effort.

If you are looking for something that celebrates talented artists and musicians while helping to find a cure for one of societies least favorite viruses -- look no further than Broadway's, Carols For A Cure Volume 16. This is a 2 CD set with all of your favorite Holiday carols sung and performed by some of Broadway's biggest stars.

A Mixed Bag

When was the last time you heard a steal drum and thought “Oh My Gosh” -- pun intended, “This is the future of music?” Blame Jamie XX through his band The XX and now his solo work for changing the way we will forever think of that instrument. As with the steel drum, Jamie XX is the future of music. Oh, and rectangles are the new triangle.  

2015 is shaping up to be a great year for artists from the ‘80s. I have to be honest, I went into New Order’s “Music Complete” their tenth studio album with some cynicism and lowered expectations. The last two albums (“Waiting for the Siren’s Call” and “Lost Sirens”) felt forced, like they were trying to purposefully recapture something that was being lost with time. Quickly into “Music Complete” my cynicism turned to optimism, then wonder and awe. Overall, this is an optimistic record about gluttony and narcissism.

Michael Leeds is best known as a director, but with the world premiere of his comedy, “Who Killed Joan Crawford?” at Island City Stage next week, South Florida audiences will also get to evaluate his talents as a playwright.

Young love can be uplifting and empowering, but for Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two Chicago teens growing up in the 1920s, their romance would become twisted, a tale of domination and submission and ultimately, murder.

In Pat Loud's book Lance Out Loud, family and friends recall Lance Loud, the young man who made history as the first openly gay man to appear on network television.

The 2013-14 season of "Kravis on Broadway" continues with the stunning Broadway rendition of the opera "Porgy and Bess" which was originally performed in 1935. 

Ever since 1998, supporters of LGBT civil rights and human dignity have paused during the first week of October to reflect on Matthew Shepard — the 21-year-old Wyoming university student who was abducted, robbed, tortured, beaten within an inch of his life, tied to a fence, and left to die… all because he was gay. It was one of the most brutal and horrifying anti-gay hate crimes in American history, and it shocked the nation.

Ever since 1998, supporters of LGBT civil rights and human dignity have paused during the first week of October to reflect on Matthew Shepard — the 21-year-old Wyoming university student who was abducted, robbed, tortured, beaten within an inch of his life, tied to a fence, and left to die… all because he was gay.

Federal authorities' shutdown of a successful male escort service called Rentboy.com has stirred anger and fear in New York City's gay community.

 Because you deserve it, here is the 2017 XE 35t R-Sport, with a powerful 340-hp, 3.0 liter V6 supercharged gas engine, 8 speed auto trans with shift paddles. Electric power assisted steering DCS, all surface power control; JaguarDrive control with driving modes intelligent Stop/Start, torque vectoring and 19 inch wheels with spare.

Supporters March and Rally in Support of Sex Worker’s Rights

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” has returned to Fort Lauderdale’s Broward Center….for the fifth time since the center was inaugurated in 1991. Should you see it again?

After 30 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, it was inevitable “Fifty Shades of Grey” would wind up on the big screen. It was also not lost on me that the studios ironically chose Valentine’s Day to release the overly hyped film critics dubbed “mommy porn” with an S&M twist.

Thank God! Yes, audiences in Miami and next week, West Palm Beach, are thanking their God, Goddess, Prophets or even the Great Flying Spaghetti Monster for the long anticipated return of “The Book of Mormon” to South Florida after a three-week run last year at the Broward Center.

Long time HIV survivor Sean Strub has played a central role in the movement for self-empowerment of the HIV infected. Recently, he has focused on issues of HIV criminalization.

You didn’t want to look.

It’s been a dozen years since the world was introduced to the Crawley family, the fictional British nobles who call Downton Abbey home, and their colorful cast of servants. 

“Stranger by the Lake”is a quiet and ominous psychosexual thriller that takes place on a sunny beach shore. The improbable, serene setting is a cruising spot for men; a tucked away gem hidden far away from mainstream society. The first half of this alluring and highly graphic tale concerns a young man’s search for sex, friendship, and a love interest. The central character, Franck, spends his entire summer days at the cruising area. His actions are repetitive; he gives a friendly kiss to a known acquaintance, undresses, basks in the sun, and then prowls with a deceptive twinkle of innocence.

Eight years ago, Slow Burn Theatre Co. got its start at West Boca High School Performing Arts Center. The plucky company, the brainchild of Patrick Fitzwater and Matthew Korinko, quickly developed a loyal following by specializing in productions of musicals that were good, but not necessarily commercial successes on Broadway.

Sometimes, you feel so adrift.

When filmmaker David Thorpe finds himself jilted once again by a boyfriend, he begins to wonder if his efforts at love are being sabotaged by a pretty obvious neurosis.

Ever since the film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical, “Into the Woods” was announced two years ago, the Internet has been abuzz as hardcore theater fans endlessly analyzed every casting announcement, production photo and rumor from the set.