February 2012
20 posts
Erotic Artist Nia Griffith releases "PIMPED...
BY DALLAS BIANCHI LOS ANGELES - Erotic artist, ex-prostitute and human rights activist Nia Griffith (EPICENIA), formerly known as Will Griffith, came out today with his latest work of art, ‘PIMPED CHRIST’, which is a sculpture done in acrylic, gold and metal. The work was unveiled as a protest against the established church and, Griffith says, a protest against the religious...
Official Blacklight Chronicles cover unveiled by...
LOS ANGELES - Poet Alysyn Bourque and erotic artist Nancy Peach unveiled the cover of their upcoming book, Blacklight Chronicles, a collection of twelve lesbian-themed poems by Bourque, featuring artwork by Peach. The collection is Bourque’s first book. Peach collaborated with Bourque, producing exclusive artwork to provide a visual story in addition to the text. “It is a brilliant...
EPICENIA: A HOOKER DOES NOT AN EROTIC ARTIST MAKE
BY SEBASTIAN GARCIA The nineteenth-century French philosopher Auguste Comte once made a thoughtful distinction. Cultural epochs, he believed, came in two varieties. On the one hand there was the organic kind, which created new intellectual and artistic forms with unself-conscious vigor. On the other was the critical kind, whose analyses and self-analyses replaced untrammeled...
Erotic artist, ex-hooker Nia Griffith comes up...
LOS ANGELES - Former transvestite prostitute and gay artist Nia Griffith (EPICENIA), formerly known as Will Griffith before his domme transsexual mistress renamed him, has released a series of three self-portraits showing him masturbating his nearly non-existent flaccid penis. Entitled NIA: SELF PORTRAITS OF A FLACCID SLAVE, the series is currently on exhibit at The Griffith Center for...
the art object/lauren palmor: Milton Esterow on... →
theartobject:
I just came across this video of a lecture given by Milton Esterow at the MFA in Boston last month. Esterow is the editor and publisher of ARTnews, a magazine which covers art in the most approachable, democratic way. The video is a short excerpt, but Esterow says some wonderful things. …
Jack King Art: What's so funny: A Valentine's... →
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Weekend recap:
Sleet? Was that sleet? And then it was gone in all of 30 minutes, but it was cold … at least cold for us.
It has been a time of projecting and planning out the months ahead and the activities that are on the calander. Deanna is squaring off for a trial in Seattle and…
Israel Star Chronicle: A LOOK AT GENDER IDENTITY →
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What Causes Gender Identity Disorder?
The exact cause of gender identity disorder is not known, but several theories exist. These theories suggest that the disorder may be caused by genetic (chromosomal) abnormalities, hormone imbalances during fetal and childhood development, defects in…
Comprehensive retrospective of American artist...
BADEN-BADEN.- Stripes, rhombuses, chequers or hearts are the shapes William N. Copley uses to humorously depict the battle of sexes. He cryptically sets his figures in an environment of lush decoration. From 18 February 2012 to 10 June 2012 the Museum Frieder Burda presents a comprehensive retrospective of the American artist (1919 to 1996). More than 80 works by the artist are shown. From...
THE BRAMFORD TIMES: Alysyn Bourque, Nancy Peach to... →
thebramfordtimesnews:
LOS ANGELES (THE BIANCHI CAFE)- Poet and author Alysyn Bourque and artist Nancy Peach, who have collaborated on a collection of poems and lesbian-themed artwork, are planning a series of book signings in August, according to a publicist for the duo. Bourque, who been called “a wordweaver”…
POET ALYSYN BOURQUE IMMORTALIZED BY EROTIC ART...
LOS ANGELES - Erotic Artist Nancy Peach has unveiled a drawing of Blacklight Chronicles author and trans-lesbian poet Alysyn Ayrica Bourque, which is now on exhibit online at The Griffith Center for Erotic Art. Bourque, who is due to release her first published collected of poems, has collaborated with Peach, who is doing the illustrations for the book. Peach has an amazing background in...
Erotic Artist Nancy Peach joins Poet Alysyn...
LOS ANGELES - Blacklight Chronicles author and trans-lesbian poet Alysyn Ayrica Bourque announced this morning that erotic artist Nancy Peach is collaborating with her, doing the illustrations for the collection, due for release in March. “Alysyn and Nancy have embarked on this journey of poetry, eroticism and art to provide the reader with both verse and imagery”, a spokesman for...
WeHo Arts Commission denies erotic art show...
The Creative City’s reputation for tolerance took a minor hit over art censorship this week.
On January 27, the West Hollywood Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission voted unanimously to deny sponsorship of the gay-oriented Tom of Finland Erotic Art Festival because two female heterosexual members decried the event as “in bad taste” and the city park an inappropriate place to...
Transsexual Model, Poet Alysyn Bourque Dominates...
LOS ANGELES — Trans-lesbian poet Alysyn Ayrica Bourque (top left) went on the offensive today, attacking her ex-lover, Will Griffith, also known in the underground world as ‘Epicenia’, for being a male hooker and a former prisoner who sold his body in prison.
Bourque, who recently said she was tired of answering questions about Griffith’s past, issued a written...
L.A. EROTIC ARTIST LAUNCHES BANK PROTEST IN LATEST...
LOS ANGELES - Erotic artist Will Griffith, also known as ‘Epicenia’, has released a new painting, attacking the U.S. banking system and specifically attacking Chase Bank.
The painting, done in oil on canvas, is plated in gold. The gold is a symbol of greed and ambition, says Griffith. The painting, called “TARP”, is meant to be a protest painting against the system...
The following are some of the avocado health...
Avocado Health Benefit #1 – Avocado Has Anti-Cancer Benefits
One of the health benefits of avocado is that it has anti-cancer benefits. Avocado is said to be rich in anti-inflammatory and antioxidant nutrients. On the other hand, the lack of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant nutrients are among the risk factors that are equated to cancer. The nutrients present in avocado have been observed to...
Blacklight Chronicles: A Review of Love, Passion &...
Blacklight Chronicles Cover
BY DALLAS BIANCHI For readers reluctant to read poetry because they ‘just don’t get it’, BLACKLIGHT CHRONICLES by Alysyn Bourque offers poems that will make you think, feel and think yet again. A collection about relationships, love, lust, and a lesbian love affair, offers a spiritual and an otherworldly glimpse into the heart and soul of the...
January 2012
46 posts
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PORN TRUMPS ART: THE EROTIC SELF-PORTRAITS...
LOS ANGELES - The debate surrounding erotic artist EPICENIA, known also as Will Griffith and his graphic self-portraits masturbating or performing oral sex on his knees has caught fire. Griffith’s homoerotic paintings meet the standard of art, while many believe his masturbation films and photographs are nothing more than his exhibitionistic, masochistic personality. Griffith, who is...
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Former Israeli PM indicted for property scandal
ISRAELI former prime minister Ehud Olmert was indicted Thursday alongside a number of other people for allegedly taking bribes in a massive property scandal, judicial sources said. The allegations stem from Olmert’s tenure as Jerusalem mayor and will add to the woes of the former premier, who is already on trial on three unrelated counts of fraud and bribery. Olmert is accused of ...
Tel Aviv trumps New York to be named world's best...
Tel Aviv has been named the world’s number one gay city. The Israeli metropolis beat out competition from New York to top a survey carried out by American Airlines and GayCities.com to find the most popular destination for gay travellers. It landed a staggering 43 per cent of the vote, way ahead of runner-up New York’s 14 per cent and third-placed Toronto with 7 per cent. Enlarge Proud...
Tel Aviv will host the Gay Pride Parade. Date for...
The date for the Tel Aviv Pride Parade 2012 is June 8th 2012, and the date for Tel Aviv Pride Parade 2013 is June 7th 2013.
To get an impression of the parade, here is what Nonet (www.realtelaviv.com) wrote on her blog:
It is a well known fact that Tel Aviv has become one of the main gay metropolitans of the world. Some even say that in certain aspects (probably the craziness and...
EROTIC ARTIST WILL GRIFFITH: 'I'm Gay'
BY DALLAS BIANCHI LOS ANGELES — Erotic artist Will Griffith, also known as “Epicenia” in underground art circles, released a statement today saying he’s Jewish and gay. Griffith, who is best known for his erotic photographs, homoerotic renderings and his political protest painting “Naked Aggression”, said he is gay. “I think I have always hated...
A Look Back at the Hewlett-Packard spying scandal
SPYDIGEST -On September 5, 2006, Newsweek revealed that Hewlett-Packard’s general counsel, at the behest of HP chairwoman Patricia Dunn, had contracted A Team of independent security experts to investigate board members and several journalists in order to identify the source of an information leak. In turn, those security experts recruited private investigators who used a spying...
Washington Gov. contends it is "time for marriage...
Washington would be the seventh state to introduce marriage equalityWashington would be the seventh state to introduce marriage equality The Governor of the state of Washington, has given her support to legislation which would introduce marriage equality for gay couples in the state. That legislation would make Washington the seventh US state to have introduced marriage equality, and is...
Israeli Pride: The LGBT Push for Global Tolerance
JERUSALEM - With all of the debate in the United States over DADT and same-sex marriage, Israel is taking a different approach…WITH PRIDE: It is recruiting gays and lesbians as unofficial envoys in their country. In an effort to boost its Gay-friendly global reputation, the country’s ministry of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs has established a cadre of diverse...
SEX AND POLITICS: PART ONE
SPECIAL REPORT — When notorious Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi, wanted to impress the giants of the military industrial complex, such as Lockheed, McDonnell Douglas, Raytheon, and others to do business with the petro-kings and Emirs, he introduced the advice that, it is not by using their Islamic faith in God or the Arab nationalist brotherhood, but rather what he had learned...
EROTIC ARTIST COMES UP SHORT IN SEX TAPE, EX-LOVER...
LOS ANGELES — Just as he has made his full-time return to the erotic art underground, erotic artist and former transvestite hooker Will Griffith, also known as ‘Epicenia’, is on the gay porn radar, caught masturbating his virutally non-existent penis. The androgynous femme-boy artist is caught on his back, in bed, wearing nothing but a pair of knee-high leather boots....
Transsexual model, poet Alysyn Ayrica...
LOS ANGELES — The author of the soon-to-be released BLACKLIGHT CHRONICLES has granted a detailed exclusive interview to OSCAR Magazine with an early March edition now online, and she released a statement saying that she is no longer in a romantic or sexual relationship with ‘EPICENIA’, also widely known as Will Griffith. Alysyn Ayrica Bourque, a transsexual-lesbian poet...
BACK ON THE MARKET: TRANSSEXUAL MODEL & WRITER...
LOS ANGELES - After trying to salvage her relationship with erotic artist and former gay prostitute Will Griffith, also known as ‘Epicenia’, Alysyn Ayrica Bourque has come into her own, dumping her femme-boy ex-lover. Bourque, a pre-op transsexual model, poet and writer, recently took her clothes off for an online magazine and gave a candid, exclusive interview on the subject of...
BEAUTIFUL BOYS IN ANDROGYNOUS FASHION
This is 19-year-old Australian model, Andrej Pejic. Andrej is a male model. Yes, that’s right, you read me correctly. Signed to Storm modelling agency since last February, this 6?2, blond hair and blue-eyed beautiful boy is the latest up and coming model to pioneer the growing androgynous trend in the fashion industry. In hot demand, Pejic has already walked for Jean Paul Gaultier, John...
A LOOK AT GENDER IDENTITY
What Causes Gender Identity Disorder?
The exact cause of gender identity disorder is not known, but several theories exist. These theories suggest that the disorder may be caused by genetic (chromosomal) abnormalities, hormone imbalances during fetal and childhood development, defects in normal human bonding and child rearing, or a combination of these factors.
How Common Is Gender Identity...
Stars Come Out For RuPaul's Drag Race Launch Party
The new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race doesn’t kick up its heels until the end of the month, but Her Royal Fierceness and several cast members-like Dida Ritz, Jiggly Caliente, Milan and Phi Phi O’Hara above-swung by Patricia Field’s boutique in New York City to help celebrate the show’s upcoming return. Joining them was Pat herself and designer Richie Rich, as...
TRANS-LESBIAN POET, MODEL ALYSYN BOURQUE BARES ALL...
by DALLAS BIANCHI LOS ANGELES — The author of the soon-to-be released BLACKLIGHT CHRONICLES has granted a detailed exclusive interview to OSCAR Magazine with an early March edition now online, and she released a statement saying that she is no longer in a romantic or sexual relationship with ‘EPICENIA’, also widely known as Will Griffith. Alysyn Ayrica Bourque, a...
Paintings worth $7,500 stolen from MDI gallery,...
SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Maine - Three paintings, each worth $2,500, have been reported stolen from a local art gallery, according to local police. Lt. Mike Miller of the Southwest Harbor Police Department said Thursday the paintings were discovered missing from Salty Dog Gallery in the local village on Dec. 20. The owner of the gallery was out of town from Oct. 15 until Dec. 20 and...
A REVIEW: BLACKLIGHT CHRONICLES A BREATH OF FRESH...
BY SAMIREH SAMADI LOS ANGELES — Alysyn Bourque, a trans-lesbian neo-classical/romantic poet is preparing to release her first collection of lesbian-love themed verse in March, titled ‘Blacklight Chronicles: Selected Poems’. When I was emailed to do this review, ironically, the same week that I saw a rainbow flag outside the front of a local bookstore and signed a petition...
Tel Aviv trumps New York to be named world's best...
Tel Aviv has been named the world’s number one gay city. The Israeli metropolis beat out competition from New York to top a survey carried out by American Airlines and GayCities.com to find the most popular destination for gay travellers. It landed a staggering 43 per cent of the vote, way ahead of runner-up New York’s 14 per cent and third-placed Toronto with 7 per cent. Enlarge ...
Tel Aviv will host the Gay Pride Parade. Date for...
The date for the Tel Aviv Pride Parade 2012 is June 8th 2012, and the date for Tel Aviv Pride Parade 2013 is June 7th 2013.
To get an impression of the parade, here is what Nonet (www.realtelaviv.com) wrote on her blog:
It is a well known fact that Tel Aviv has become one of the main gay metropolitans of the world. Some even say that in certain aspects (probably the craziness and loudness),...
LESBIAN POET ALYSYN BOURQUE'S BLACKLIGHT...
LOS ANGELES — As model and trans-lesbian poet Alysyn Bourque prepares for the March release of ‘BLACKLIGHT CHRONICLES’, a collection of her lesbian themed poetry, she is also putting her money where her pen is.
Bourque announced today that she will give 10 percent from the sale of each book to support breast cancer research and awareness. Bourque said she has a family...
Lesbian Poet Alysyn Bourque tired of questions...
by DALLAS BIANCHI LOS ANGELES — After her ex-lover and erotic artist Will Griffith, also known as ‘Epicenia’, posted sex worker rights links on his Facebook page, ‘BLACKLIGHT CRONICLES’ author and trans-lesbian poet Alysyn Bourque (left photo) emerged from a meeting with publishers fit to be tied. As she emerged, Bourque was asked about the posts and replied...
THE BRAMFORD TIMES: Congressional hopeful blasts... →
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CALIFORNIA - U.S. Congressional hopeful Kayla Cohen, a cyber security expert at a private intelligence communications company, GCIS, went on the offensive today against potential rival and Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters (35th District). Congresswoman Maxine…
Cyber Security Chief exploring congressional run
LOS ANGELES — The cyber security chief for a private intelligence communications agency says she will likely run for congress in 2014.
Kayla Cohen, who heads the cyber security task force for GCIS (Griffith Colson Intelligence Service) said she is seeking advice for a possible 2014 run against Rep. Maxine Waters (D-35TH District). Cohen said she’ll make a decision later...
Israel preparing for nuclear Iran: report
LONDON - Israel is preparing for Iran to become a nuclear power and has accepted it may happen within a year, the London Times reported on Monday citing an Israeli security report. The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) think-tank prepared scenarios for the day after an Iranian nuclear weapons test at the request of former Israeli ambassadors, intelligence officials...
Israel vows to go after Saudi teen hacker
ONLINE REPORTS - A hacker claiming to be a 19-year-old Saudi posted thousands of Israeli credit card numbers and other personal data online earlier this week - the hacker’s second politically motivated attack this year. In response, the Israeli government likened the action to “a breach of sovereignty comparable to a terrorist operation, and must be treated as such,”...
Former Spy Chief Dagan: Female Mossad operatives...
Former Mossad chief comes out against exclusion of women, says they make best figters, ’ their contribution is priceless’ Former Mossad Chief Meir Dagan on Thursday addressed the recent phenomenon of excluding women from the public sphere and stressed: “In the organization of which I stood at the helm for the last few years, our best fighters were women. “They are...