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Season’s greetings! The Rage Monthly hopes that you’re taking time out of the holiday rush to contributing writers
appreciate some of the simpler pleasures that come this time of year. Christmas comes and goes Martin Alonzo, Rikki Bower, Vera Divine,
so quickly. So, read on and feast your senses on this month’s offerings of entertainment! Discover
Brad Hart, Henrietta Henry, Michele
a lonely gay Parisian named Jerome who decides to book his Christmas vacation in Los Angeles
Hoebink, Lisa Lipsey, Natalie Martin, Paul
Montero, Frank Murphy, Danny-Doan H.
and pursue his dreams in Hollywood, Je T’aime. Co-star Chad Allen talks about this surprisingly
Nguyen, Anglelica Osborne,Tim Parks,
fun film and his continued activism for all of us in the LGBT community on page 36. Moviegoers
Lance Perkins, Tony Reverditto, Marcellas
also won’t want to miss our interview with Colin Firth on page 44. His role in Tom Ford’s beautiful
Reynolds, Joesph Schmitt, Daisy Torres and
new and gay drama, A Single Man is truly award-winning. You can bet that these two actors will David Vera
continue to create memorable performances. But, it’s time to touch on our feminine side.
In a line from one of my favorite movies, Dolores Claiborne, the character Vera Donovan says:
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“Sometimes you have to be a high-riding bitch to survive. Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman
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used it to their advantage. Tabatha Coffey has been called many a degrading name behind her
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back. Turn to page 32 to read how she uses the tough love approach to help shake and shape
up salon owners for their own good to survive in business. Alison Arngrim could have spent her
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all through the New Year. While you might think of French wine as being the best, Taylor suggests Rage Magazine dba. The Rage Monthly. The Rage
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