Supernova
By Ryan Turrin From writer and director Harry Macqueen (Hinterland) comes Supernova, a heartrending modern love story about a couple struggling with a diagnosis of early-onset dementia who take a road trip together to reconnect with friends, family and places from their past. Sam and Tusker have spent 20 years together, and they are as...
The Standard Magazine 2020 Revisited
This Year in Review we would like to revisit some of the articles featured on the pages of The Standard Magazine, highlighting excerpts from particular articles from each month that we think deserve a second gander. You can read the complete article by simply clicking on the link after each excerpt. Have fun reminiscing. January...
GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN
By Troy Becker One of the sad facts of the pandemic is that many of our favorite gay bars and clubs are closing not just temporarily, but for good. Some of your favorite LGBTQ venues will not be back after COVID-19 lockdown measures have been eased. Gay bars and clubs already faced tough trading conditions...
Holiday Gift Guide 2020
By Joshua Pinto This year the holidays have taken on a completely different meaning and although it may not feel like it, the season is upon us. And I’m guessing you have no clue what to get those certain special people in your life. Most of us will be social distancing and relying on FedEx,...
Uncommon Gifts
1.Infuse & Pour Alcohol Kit This at-home alcohol infusion kit helps you serve up seriously impressive cocktails. 2.Wine Bottle Topper Serving Set Portable picnic tables with bamboo tabletops that rest on wine bottle necks are as elegant as indoor ones. 3.Himalayan Salt Tequila Glasses- Set of 4 Spice up your next fiesta with these reusable...
An Election of a Lifetime
By Christopher Astrala This year’s election is the most important in our lifetime. The decisions voters make in November will reverberate for a generation to come, through all three branches of American government and across the world. Given the president’s performance during his first term and his opportunities to cement and then expand those changes...
Palm Springs Pride 2020
Palm Springs Pride 2020 By Ron deHarte EXIST. RESIST. PERSIST. Pride Week will look and feel very different in Palm Springs but we have many opportunities to celebrate and be engaged. Our schedule of events will help you navigate what’s going on and connect in celebration. We come together under the theme “Exist. Resist. Persist.”...
The Show Must Go on…
By Jim R. Delfino Theatre is about human connection … that once in a lifetime moment of exchange between actor and audience. Simply, that’s what makes the COVID-19 pandemic so very difficult, particularly for the industry, because it has deprived this exchange that inspires performances. What will the post-pandemic stage look like? No one knows...
Dua Lipa & The Blessed Madonna
Remix Album Club Future Nostalgia Out today Club Future Nostalgia is a stellar collection of brand-new remixes and features from an incredible roll call of superstars, underground heroes and some of the world’s finest dance music talent. Featuring remixes handpicked by The Blessed Madonna, the mix tape also includes classic house and pop samples woven...
The Future of Sports
The Future of SportsBy John Stanford A month or more of staying inside your house with restrictions on your movements, and no live sporting action to follow on the TV or on the Internet. No scores to check, no adrenalin surge in anticipation of a much-awaited match, no spending hours post matches to discuss what...
Main Street Palm Springs
Main Street Palm Springs Receives Grant From Public Arts Commission By Bob Bogard Grant will fund local artists to transform benches into works of art. Main Street Palm Springs, the city of Palm Springs’ Downtown and Uptown Business Association, announced that it has received a grant from the Palm Springs Public Arts Commission to fund...
Nerdy Bear
Tom’s Got Game By Jacob Gomez Tom Goss’s sultry new R&B track, “Nerdy Bear,” is an ode to plus-sized gay men who enjoy super heroes and playing video games. The sexy crooner makes moves on the furred nerd in new summer jam “It would be hard to pinpoint what I love most about nerdy bears,”...
