Issue 362

I could almost hear good ol’ blue eyes himself belting out “I’ve got the world on a string…” when I entered Manhattans Restaurant & Bar. Manhattans is a modern version of a New York City-style bar from another era, with bartenders sporting the traditional sleeve garters, servers in white dress shirts and black ties, and…

Horoscope for Apr. 10-23 They say every action has a reaction, and it is especially true this period, when feisty Mars conjuncts shocking Uranus. Want to get a few things done? Right now? Oh, stand back, world!

Across 1 Merit badge locale for the “morally straight” 5 Sunday service 9 Strap-on for a diver 14 Industry showcase 15 Crude cartel 16 Quotes gay historian George Chauncey, e.g. 17 Neeson of Kinsey 18 Tomato variety 19 Muse for Millay 20 Rita of West Side Story 22 With 24-Across, TV show of 53-Across 24…

We may soon know whether Barack Obama will stand up for queer America or fold like so many politicians have before. The pressure of two recent court rulings, a lawsuit and new legislation—all challenging aspects of the Defense of Marriage Act—should push the Obama Administration to stop dithering around and do something.

Hathaway goes over the rainbow to play Garland Anne Hathaway has enraptured queer audiences in movies as varied as Brokeback Mountain, The Princess Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada and Rachel Getting Married. Now she’s taking on the mother of all roles as she prepares to play the 20th century’s most legendary gay icon, Judy Garland….

Ruins by Achy Obejas Akashic Books 212 pages $15.95 paper The hero of this magical, mystical novel is middle-aged Usnavy, so named because his mother could see the ships of the U.S. Navy from their home near Guantanamo Bay. Born in pre-revolutionary Cuba, and a true believer in Castro, his life nonetheless remains intertwined with…