Gendy Alimurung

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Anne Rice: Interview With the Vampire Killer

Gendy Alimurung
Anne Rice will never write about vampires again. Not even with these tragically hip, newfangled bloodsuckers lurking about, dating high school girls and coming out of the closet, demanding equal rights. She has told enough vampire stories — in 12 novels — to last her an eternity. On a rainy......
Jose Martinez and Lisa Engelbrecht at Homeland Cultural Arts Center; Credit: Star Foreman

Crossing Over: When a Calligrapher Meets a Graffiti Artist

Gendy Alimurung
Calligraphers and graffiti artists, whether they know it or not, speak the same language. “Take tagging,” says calligrapher Lisa Engelbrecht. “When they do it, it has a beautiful thick and thin line just like calligraphy.” Driving around her Long Beach neighborhood not long ago, she spotted a building covered in......
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Man on Man: The New Gay Romance …

Gendy Alimurung
Click here for “Hot off the Press: A Gay-Romance Sampler.” Click here for “Pen Names and Prejudice,” by Gendy Alimurung. On a wet autumn evening, a small crowd gathers at the Hustler Hollywood store on Sunset Boulevard for a reading of James Buchanan’s new romance novel, Personal Demons. In the......
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Hot Off the Press: a Gay-Romance Sampler

Gendy Alimurung
Click here for “Man on Man: The new gay romance, written by and for straight women,” by Gendy Alimurung. From James Buchanan’s Cheating ChanceOh God, Nick couldn’t believe he was about to do this, give in like this. ... He couldn’t believe how much he wanted it. It was exciting......
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Pen Names and Prejudice

Gendy Alimurung
Click here for “Man on Man: The new gay romance, written by and for straight women,” by Gendy Alimurung. Take society’s worst prejudices — the homophobia, the taboos against sex, the belief that sex writers can’t write, the gender biases — roll them together, and that in a nutshell is......
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Zombie Walk Saturday Night: Evening Stroll With the Undead in Pasadena

Gendy Alimurung
If you're looking for something weird to do this Saturday night, how about walking with the undead? Anthony Dalbis, who runs SoCal Zombie Walk, has organized another one, in Pasadena this time. It's holiday themed. Costume possibilities include: zombie elves, zombie reindeer, zombie Christmas presents, and undead snowmen. The photos......