Links: September 2006 Archives

Remembering & Celebrating Willi Ninja
There was lots of love at Willi’s funeral last night in St. Albans. Familiar faces included Ladies Bunny and Miss Kier, Conrad Neblett of Together in Spirit, Evelyn Santos of Temple, Roderick Conrad, Joi Cardwell, Inaya Day, Emanuel Xavier, Spade, Patricia Field, Luna Khan, Dorian (not Harmonica Sunbeam) and members from the House of Xtravaganza. And he looked FIERCE!

Target To Open In East Harlem
I’m predicting that there will never be a time when it’s NOT busy. Between that and the $6.4 million conversion of the Harlem Armory to a youth center, there will be lots more kid-friendly things to do uptown.

2nd Annual Harlem Open Artist Studio Tour
Here’s a chance to visit the studios of 61 different artists in Harlem. There’s even a shuttlebus! I just found out about it, but next year I’m going to be in it.

New Oilfield Discovered
6,000 more barrels of crude oil a day, but what does this mean for New Orleans?

Atlanta’s Black Gay Pride celebrates 10 years ‘In The Life’
Highlights: Donnie performs tonight at the opening ceremony, workshops that include discussions on James Baldwin, becoming adoptive parents and “No Fats, No Fems?” Gay Men and Body Image and a string of R&B notables that include Monica, Shanice Wilson and Frenchie Davis. And Eva Pigford seems to be making the rounds …

Firefox 2 Beta 2 released today
Get a peek of Mozilla’s next generation browser. Much nicer tab navigation and the new theme looks really lovely.

Skype cordless phones leave the PC (or Mac) at home
At $150, I’m sure these will be the holiday season’s hot gift in December. I particularly hope that Cingular and Verizon are shitting their pants.

Jenifer Lewis in “Mother Courage and Her Children”
Meryl’s hot, but Jenifer’s FIYAH! Looks like I’ll be camping out for THESE tickets! The show ends on Sunday. Here’s how to get yours.