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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Jujubee comes to Seattle at R Place nick love ll

SGN EXCLUSIVE: Director Gregg Araki’s sexy Kaboom by Gary M. Kramer SGN Contributing Writer Kaboom Opening February 25 Northwest Film Forum Gregg Araki’s Kaboom is a sexy, sci-fi, romantic mystery about Smith (Thomas Dekker), a Bisexual film student at an unnamed college. Smith lusts after his frequently nude surfer roommate Thor (Chris Zylka), is best friends with the wisecracking Stella (Haley Bennett), and has a series of intense, intimate sexual encounters with London (Juno

by Gaysha Starr Special to SGN

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GaGa, Babs, and Cee Lo make 2011 Grammys memorable

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Joan Rivers Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom February 12 The advertisements for Joan Rivers’ appearance at the Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom on February 12 started to air on Seattle television stations in November. Within weeks, her latest comedy show sold out as over 900 people from all walks of life – Gay, straight, new and old fans alike – came forward to follow the 77-year-old sextuple threat. As a comedian, host, actress, TV reality star, businesswoman, and jewelry designer, it seems appropriate that the words “sex” and “threat” can be used to describe her as she has built a remarkable career saying what everyone thinks – with

infuse his work with surrealism. (He even includes a clip of Luis Buñuel’s classic Un Chien Andalou in Kaboom.) He explains, “I’m not interested in reality when I go to the movies. I don’t want to see a constructed, controlled vision of the world. That’s why my films have the colors and pop aesthetic. I want something more stylized.” All of Araki’s films – from his breakout 1992 hit The Living End

Chris Zylka in Kaboom file photo

Joan Rivers still a star, captivates

Temple). In addition, Smith thinks animal-masked men are hunting him. In fact, three threaten him one night after he encounters a strange woman from a recurring dream he has. Araki’s film throbs with both sexual tension between Smith and Thor and dramatic tension as the engaging mystery unfolds. Kaboom is vivid in both its color and style, too. Araki provides viewers with a trippy experience both visually and through the narrative. On the phone from Los Angeles, the filmmaker claims that he likes to

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26 at R Place Seattle. “ T h i s might make me seem like a geek, but I really want to visit the first S t a r b u c k s ,” Jujubee told Seattle Gay News. “I’ve never been to Seattle, but everyone tells me how beautiful the Emerald City is, so I can’t wait!” Jujubee rose to drag-stardom as a contestant in season two of RuPaul’s Drag Jujubee Race, where she proved that by Shaun Knittel winning the top spot isn’t everySGN Associate Editor thing; although Jujubee walked away as the second runner-up, Jujubee she had earned the respect and February 25-26 admiration of viewers, easily R Place joining her BFF, Raven, as the The wait is finally over, Seat- season’s fan favorites. tle. Jujubee is on her way! “RuPaul jump-started the The drag queen reality tele- character of Jujubee,” she told vision personality of RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag U see jujubee page 32 fame will perform February 25-

Issue 07, Volume 39, February 18, 2011

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by Albert Rodriguez SGN A&E Writer

Joan Rivers

With only 10 categories presented on the televised ceremony, the Grammys were more of a concert than an awards show. But I’m not complaining, as I’d rather listen to live music than artists thanking distant relatives and chauffeur drivers. Sunday

night’s broadcast of “music’s biggest night” was a mixed bag of the great (the Eminem and Dr. Dre collaboration) and the faulty (the John Mayer-Norah JonesKeith Urban cover of “Jolene”). Here are my post-Grammy Awards honorees. see grammys page 33


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