Events
In every issue you can find the latest “Local Calendar” as well as “PSP Focus” with all the upcoming events in Palm Springs.
Fall’s Hottest Dance Beats
Beat Box Fall’s Hottest Dance Beats By Jimmy Newsum Another summer has passed and with it, the scorching temps (except in Palm Springs). But one place that shows no signs of cooling down are gay dance floors. DJs are working overtime to keep the dark confines and pulsing rhythms of their rooms hot and...
Always Overbooked…
Always Overbooked By Terri Schlichenmeyer Your favorite hangout isn’t all that fancy. It’s comfortable, though: you’ve got places to sit, flat surfaces for your stuff, and your friends are always around. Best of all, nobody says you can’t be there; everybody’s welcome all the time. It wasn’t always that way, though, as you’ll see...
Local Flavor
Local Flavor Every year we select a few local standout restaurant to feature in our yearly food issue. With so many fine restaurants here in the valley the choice is daunting. This year we decided to put that task on the staff to come up with a few of the places they repeatedly frequent. So...
Q&A with Willie Rhine
A Conversation with Willie Rhine Co-owner of Eight4Nine Restaurant & Lounge And the winning number is 849… or should I say Eight4Nine Restaurant & Lounge. That’s the name of what is sure to become one of Palm Springs’ newest hot spots. Co-owned and operated by the inimitable Willie Rhine (the other half of the...
Beat Box
Beat Box Summer’s Hottest Dance Beats By Jimmy Newsum Who remembers Will Smith, when he was one half of the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, singing about summer, summer, summertime? If you’re among the boys shaking up dance floors today, you probably do not. The point is, even nineties kids...
Indelible Artistry
Indelible Artistry By Chris Astrala LGBT artists have continually challenged mainstream understandings of gender and sexuality. The impact of this on our society is immeasurable. For example, artists of the 1980s who worked tirelessly to bring attention to HIV/AIDS in America, artists today maintain their roles as leading figures striving for change and cultural...
Local Art Redefined
Local Art Redefined Webster defines art as the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance. We have gathered a small group of local artist who have expressed their own definition of what art means to them; what inspires them, what projects they...
Cairns
Cairns A guide to the Unofficial Gay Capital of Tropical Australia By Jay Horne, Editor FNQ Magazine Welcome to the Tropical Paradise that is the city of Cairns – The Unofficial Gay Capital of Tropical Australia and home to FNQ Magazine! Situated on Trinity Bay on the coast of Far North Queensland, the city...
Unknown But Very Trendy LGBT Destinations
Unknown But Very Trendy LGBT Destinations By George Zander In the search for the perfect LGBT vacation spot, you may NOT have visited these new comers to tourism scene. But trust me, for those of you who have stayed and played in more well known and famous spots, this is a great new list...
Ten Best Travel Destinations for 2015
Ten Best Travel Destinations for 2015 By Jaymes F. Frank Here are the 10 best travel destinations in 2015 – put them at the top of your lists and beat the crowds, these places are set to boom this year and beyond… Bosnia & Herzegovina A picture conveys a thousand words and Bosnia...
Are You Covered?
Are You Covered? 4 Smart Questions About Your Comprehensive Travel Insurance By Lisa Jeeves There are numerous viable options for comprehensive travel insurance. But you should still ask the right questions before putting pen to paper on a policy. The devil is in the details of comprehensive travel insurance. While you must pore through...
The Irish Referendum
The Irish Referendum By Harry Hayfield, Special Correspondent to The Standard Magazine The history of gay rights in the Irish Republic has been one of reality catching up fast. Being a homosexual man in Ireland was a criminal offence right up until 1990 (in the United Kingdom the act was decriminalized in 1963) and...
