Publications
BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS:
- Risky Subjectivity: The Effects Of Cultural Discourses of Addiction on HIV+ Men Who Have Sex With Men and Use Crystal Meth. PhD Dissertation. Department of Anthropology, University of California, San Diego, 2013.
- Hybridity as Cultural Capital on the US/Mexican Border. MA Thesis. Department of Anthropology, University of California, San Diego, 2007.
- From Boys to Men: Gay Men Write About Growing Up. Edited with Rob Williams. New York: Carroll & Graf, 2006.
- Bad Things Happens to Bad People: Stories. MFA Thesis. Department of Creative Writing, The New School University, 2005.
ARTICLES:
2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1992
Note #1: Peer-reviewed and other academic articles are marked with 🤓.
Note #2: Due to the collapse of many content-based websites, some of these links may not function. If I fail to notice, I apologize.
🤓 Gideonse, Theodore K., Tanya Olmos-Ochoa, Tana Luger, Karen Dyer, Anneka Oishi, Ismelda Canelo, Ann Cheney, Elizabeth M Yano, Alison Hamilton. 2022. “Twisting Arms and Doing the Work: Resilience, Resistance, and Power in the Management of Women’s Health Care at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.” Women’s Health Issues. In press.
🤓 Gideonse, Theodore K. 2022. “CURED Written and Directed by Patrick Sammon and Bennett Singer.” Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry. 46, 152–154 (2022). doi: 10.1007/s11013-022-09774-5
🤓 Cannedy, Shay, Karen E. Dyer, Anneka Oishi, Karissa M. Fenwick, Tanya T. Olmos-Ochoa, Tana M. Luger, Theodore K. Gideonse, et al. 2022. “Managers’ and Leaders’ Perceptions of Sexual and Gender-Based Public Harassment in the Veterans Health Administration.” Women’s Health Issues. S1049-3867(22)00009-3. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2022.01.009.
Gideonse, Theodore K. 2020. “Ten Film Scenes Every Stay-At-Home Cinephile Should Know.” Anthropology News, May/June, 31–32, 2020. doi: 10.1111/AN.1438.
🤓 Gideonse, Theodore K. 2019. “The Cultural Universals in Avengers: Endgame.” Anthropology News website, May 29, 2019. doi: 10.111/AN.1179
🤓 Gideonse, Theodore K. 2019. “Captain Marvel Smirks All the Way to the Bank.” Anthropology News website, April 16, 2019. doi: 10.1111/AN.1149
🤓 Gideonse, Theodore K. 2019. “Unapologetically Inaccurate.” Anthropology News website, March 1, 2019. doi: 10.1111/AN.1105
🤓 Lea, Charles H., Theodore K. Gideonse, and Nina T. Harawa. “An Examination of Consensual Sex in a Men’s Jail.” International Journal of Prisoner Health. doi: 10.1108/IJPH-08-2016-0047
🤓 Gideonse, Theodore K. “Methamphetamine Addiction, HIV-Infection, and Gay Men: Stigma and Suffering” in Foundations of BioSocial Health: Stigma & Illness Interactions, edited by Shir Lerman, Bayla Ostrach, and Merrill Singer. Lexington Books. 185-216
🤓 Gideonse, Theodore K. “Cruel Attachments: The Ritual Rehab of Child Molesters in Germany. John Borneman. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2015. 255 pp. Hound Pound Narrative: Sexual Offender Habilitation and the Anthropology of Therapeutic Intervention. James B. Waldram. Berkeley: University of California Press. 2012. xvii–261 pp.” Ethos 44(4):e18-e22. doi: 10.1111/etho.12137
🤓 Gideonse, Theodore K. “Framing Samuel See: The Discursive Detritus of the Moral Panic over the ‘Double Epidemic’ of Methamphetamines and HIV among Gay Men.” International Journal of Drug Policy 28:98-105. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.10.010
“Finally, a truly comprehensive film on Robert Mapplethorpe,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 28th, 2016.
“‘Batman v Superman’ will make fans eager for the next chapter,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 31st, 2016.
“Sally Field is brilliant in ‘Doris’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 17th, 2016.
“This sequel is just a reminder of a much better movie,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 3rd, 2016.
“A superhero story like no other,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 18th, 2016.
“Coen brothers recreate some unwelcome period detail,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 4th, 2016.
“The Revenant’s brutality is only surpassed by its beauty,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 21st, 2016.
“My 10 favorite films of 2015.,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 7th, 2016.
🤓 Gideonse, Theodore K. “Pride, Shame, and the Trouble with Trying to Be Normal.” Ethos 43(4):332–52. doi: 10.1111/etho.12100
🤓 Gideonse, Theodore K. “Survival Tactics and Strategies of Meth-Using HIV+ Men Who Have Sex with Men in San Diego.” PLoS ONE 10(9):e0139239. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139239
🤓 “Bear Culture.” The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies. New York: Wiley-Blackwell. 2015.
“A sublimely crafted love story,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, December 24th, 2015.
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, December 24th, 2015.
“Redmayne and Vikander turn in Oscar-worthy performances,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, December 10th, 2015.
“No easy closure for ‘The Hunger Games’ franchise,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 25th, 2015.
“Newsroom drama at its best,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 12th, 2015.
“Brie Larson turns in a compelling performance,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 29th, 2015.
“An illuminating fantasy,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 15th, 2015.
“A laudable idea disastrously executed,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 1st, 2015.
“This Web series is one of the best,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 17th, 2015.
“An epic performance by Lily Tomlin,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 3rd, 2015.
“An impeccably crafted documentary that brings history to life,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, August 20th, 2015.
“Kapadia skillfully documents this heartbreaking journey,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, August 6th, 2015.
“Exploring the phenomenon of the ‘gay voice’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 23rd, 2015.
“Another landmark film about transgender characters,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 9th, 2015.
“Reaching the transgender tipping point,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 25th, 2015.
“A story of adolescence and coming of age,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 11th, 2015.
“Movie review: ‘Spy’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 4th, 2015.
“Movie review: ‘San Andreas’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 4th, 2015.
“This dream team disappoints with ‘Tomorrowland’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 28th, 2015.
“Movie review: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 21st, 2015.
“‘Pitch Perfect 2’ has a lot to live up to,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 14th, 2015.
“Movie review: ‘The D Train’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 7th, 2015.
“Another great piece of superhero entertainment from Joss Whedon,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 30th, 2015.
“Despite its flaws ‘The Water Diviner’ is a beautiful and moving movie,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 23rd, 2015.
“A gorgeous psychological thriller about A.I.,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 16th, 2015.
“Movie review: ‘Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 9th, 2015.
“Spotlight on a midlife search for truth,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 2nd, 2015.
“Gay panic: The motion picture,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 26th, 2015.
“Insurgent,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 26th, 2015.
“An instant classic is born,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 19th, 2015.
“Movie review — ‘Chappie:’ This robot works!,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 12th, 2015.
“A wonderfully acted romantic comedy,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 5th, 2015.
“Movie review: ‘The Last Five Years’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 26th, 2015.
“‘Fifty Shades’ falls short in so many ways,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 19th, 2015.
“Movie review: ‘Jupiter Ascending’ serves up action and romance,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 12th, 2015.
“Few bright moments in this sad tale,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 5th, 2015.
“‘American Sniper’ hits box-office high,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 22nd, 2015.
“Movie review: The brilliant ‘Selma’ is essential viewing,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 15th, 2015.
“This drug-addled shaggy dog story is already divisive,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 8th, 2015.
“My 10 favorite films of 2014,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, December 31, 2014.
“Blunt and Streep shine in this stunning fairy tale,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, December 24, 2014.
“Movie review: ‘The Imitation Game’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, December 18, 2014.
“A beautiful, emotionally rich film,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, December 11, 2014.
“A thrilling set up for an explosive finale,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 27, 2014.
“Movie review: ‘Foxcatcher’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 20, 2014.
“‘The Way He Looks:’ A beautifully, sensitively directed movie,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 13, 2014.
“Movie review: ‘Horns’– a cool little movie,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 6, 2014.
“Gilroy pulls out Gyllenhaal’s greatest performance,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 30, 2104.
“Movie review: ‘Birdman (Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 23, 2014.
“An extraordinary piece of filmmaking,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 16, 2014.
“Movie review: ‘Pride’- a comedy, a romp and a tear-jerker,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 9, 2014.
“A commentary on the false romance of the mentally unstable artist,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 2, 2014.
“Movie review: ‘This Is Where I Leave You’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 25, 2014.
“A dark comedy that is beautiful, surprising and moving,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 18, 2014.
“Movie review: ‘The Dog’ memorializes an extraordinary time in New York City and in gay history,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 11, 2014.
“Just what we need: A great gay man, aging gracefully,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 4, 2014.
“An indelible American story about the cycle of poverty,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, August 21, 2014.
“Movie review: ‘Calvary’ — a fascinating and heartbreaking film,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, August 14, 2014.
“With its nonstop action ‘Guardians’ is hugely entertaining,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, August 7, 2014.
“Movie review: ‘Magic in the Moonlight’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 31, 2014.
“Presenting the bleakest of this summer’s dystopias,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 24, 2014.
“A monument to the power of art, film and family,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 17, 2014.
“Movie review: ‘Begin Again’ belongs to Keira Knightley,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 10, 2014.
“An astonishing, visually breathtaking film,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 3, 2014.
“Eastwood’s ‘Jersey Boys’ lacks the thrill of the stage show,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 26, 2014.
“Hill and Tatum: perfect foils for each other,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 19, 2014.
“Movie review: The Fault in Our Stars — a movie that earns your tears,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 12, 2014.
“‘Maleficent:’ a complete rewrite of the fairy tale,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 56, 2014.
“Movie review: X-Men: Days of Future Past — undoubtedly the best of the franchise,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 30, 2014.
“Murphy directs his cast to greatness in this timeless classic,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 22, 2014.
“Movie review: Locke – Tom Hardy’s perfect storm,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 15, 2014.
“Webb sticks close to the comic book in ‘Spider-Man 2′,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 8, 2014.
“‘Under the Skin:’ a hypnotic masterpiece of an art film,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 1, 2014.
“Jude Law gives his best performance in 10 years,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 24, 2014.
“Movie Review: Only Lovers Left Alive — a slow, thoughtful character study,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 17, 2014.
“See this wonderful movie while you can,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 10, 2014.
“Captain America: The Winter Solider: a fun and surprisingly political thrill-ride,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 3, 2014.
“Woodley impresses in this futuristic fantasy,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 27, 2014.
“Another grand film from Wes Anderson,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 20, 2014.
“Characterizing the power of lust,” San Diego LGBT Weekly March 13, 2014.
“Elaine Stritch: always giving herself to her audience,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 6, 2014.
“This latest iteration of ‘Pompeii’ bombs,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 27, 2014.
“‘Winter’s Tale:’ a muddle of cliched platitudes,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 20, 2014.
“Lord and Miller construct a surprisingly engaging movie, San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 13, 2014.
“The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2014: Animated and Live Action,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 6, 2014.
“Paulina Garcia makes ‘Gloria’ an instant classic,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 30, 2014.
“‘Looking:’ no ordinary tale of gay men,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 23, 2014.
“Spike Jonze’s beautiful vision of the future,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 16, 2014.
“‘The Wolf of Wall Street:’ full of rich, inventive Scorsesian style,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 9, 2014.
“‘August: Osage County:’ A searing, funny potboiler with a pyrotechnic cast,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 2, 2014.
“My seven favorite films of 2013,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, December 19, 2013.
“‘Inside Llewyn Davis:’ another very good Coen movie,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, December 12, 2013.
“A remarkable performance by Dench in this sentimental journey,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, December 5, 2013.
“‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire:’ the best of the big budget movies,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 28, 2013.
“This road trip doesn’t quite deliver,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 21, 2013.
“‘Screw the FDA. I’m going to be DOA.’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 14, 2013.
“Out of the blue comes this beautiful and moving experience,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 7, 2013.
“REVIEW: ‘12 Years a Slave’ – a painful disturbing reminder of the horrors of the past,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 31, 2013.
“‘Kill Your Darlings’ review, Q&A with writer Austin Bunn,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 24, 2013.
“Another extraordinary movie from Xavier Dolan,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 17, 2013.
“A quite astonishing experience that’s irresistible,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 10, 2013.
“Howard takes car racing to a new level,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 3, 2013.
“A haunting depiction of every parent’s worst nightmare,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 26, 2013.
“De Niro type-cast in this family,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 19, 2013.
“Vin Diesel chronicles the latest ‘Riddick’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 12, 2013.
“An enormously earnest movie about civil rights,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, August 29, 2013.
“Schrader brings out the best in Lohan,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, August 15, 2013.
“Another triumph for Woody Allen,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, August 8, 2013.
“A great leap forward for the franchise,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, August 1, 2013.
“‘Fruitvale Station:’ a complex fully-realized depiction of minorities,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 25, 2013.
“This crowd-pleaser is one of the best movies of the year,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 18, 2103.
“Queering up the movies,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 11, 2013
“Coppola’s fifth feature film is fairly flimsy,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 5, 2013.
“Selfless heroism counters this zombie apocalypse,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 27, 2013.
“Great humor in this end of the world satire,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 20, 2013.
“This vision of the greatest superhero ever created is too far into the darkness,”San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 13, 2013.
“This illusion raises too many questions” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 6, 2013.
“An animated children’s adventure created by committee,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 30, 2013.
“How good was that!” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 23, 2013.
“At last, a Gatsby that’s great,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 16, 2013.
“Robert Downey Jr: not quite the superhero,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 9, 2013.
“‘Graceland:’ not your average Hollywood thriller,” May 2, 2013.
“A serious, stunningly beautiful film,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 25, 2013.
“Not quite the classic, but still great fun,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 18, 2013.
“An obvious and simply awful morality tale,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 11, 2013.
“Cianfrance’s artful epic is too long and too weird,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 4, 2013.
“This bad boy is just a little bit brilliant, San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 28, 2013.
“The Croods: a great time to be had by all,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 21, 2013.
“This prequel is surprisingly delightful,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 14, 2013.
“A rather uninteresting fairy tale,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 7, 2013.
“Genre film boasts an incredible cast,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 28, 2013.
“Plenty of action thrills despite an emaciated script,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 21, 2013.
“Soderbergh exits with a whimper,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 14, 2013.
“This zombie ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is no tragedy,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 7, 2013.
“A waste of time, money and talent,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 31, 2013.
“Schwarzenegger doesn’t disappoint,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 24, 2013.
“Hideous violence mars this noir piece,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 17, 2013.
“A thriller with no conscience,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 10, 2013.
“My 10 favorite movies of 2012,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 3, 2013.
“Must-see movies for Christmas,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, December 20, 2012.
“Too much and too little focus,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, December 13, 2012.
“‘Hitchcock:’ a marriage between two brilliant artists,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, December 6, 2012.
“Visually stunning despite an opaque story,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 29, 2012.
“Wondrous performances by Hawkes and Hunt,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 21, 2012.
“Come awards season this masterpiece will be right up there,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 15, 2012.
“Lincoln,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 15, 2012.
“Bond franchise continues to thrive with Craig’s 007,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 13, 2012.
“Science fiction at its best,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 11, 2012.
“A towering achievement of cosmic connectivity,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 25, 2012.
“Perverse pulpy noir, but still entertaining,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 18, 2012.
“Affleck, Terrio make a great piece of work,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 11, 2012.
“An amazing, inspiring, heroic historical document,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 4, 2012.
“‘It’s a hero’s tale’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 4, 2012.
“A perfectly funny crowd-pleaser,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 27, 2012.
“A masterful and mesmerizing movie,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 20, 2012.
“A dull lamp rarely shines brightly,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 13, 2012.
“A silly season treat,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 6, 2012.
“A weird cinematic experience that will entrance,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, August 30, 2012.
“Whitney deserved better than this,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, August 23, 2012.
“A perfect example of exploiting the brand,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, August 16, 2012.
“‘The Intouchables’ isn’t work. Go see it!,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, August 2, 2012.
“A comic book depiction of the fight against pure evil,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 26, 2012.
“Five ‘Prideful’ movies all about us,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 19, 2012.
“A truly original work of art,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 12, 2012.
“So much more than hot guys stripping,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 5, 2012.
“A rare delight with a laudable message,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 28, 2012.
“Hardly the setting for romance — or humor,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 21, 2012.
“Cruise and the music lift dull Drew and Sherrie,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 14, 2012.
“Fall into this beautifully set slice of life,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 12, 2012.
“Snow White and the Huntsman,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 7, 2012.
“No hysterics in this charming period comedy,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 31, 2012.
“So funny I can’t believe it’s not Carthage,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 24, 2012.
“A well-marketed mishmash of the macabre,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 17, 2012.
“Best big-budget blockbuster by far,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 10, 2012.
“Five years? I was struggling after five minutes,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 3, 2012.
“A comic sketch that is, at times, hilarious,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 26, 2012.
“This is one documentary everyone should see,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 19, 2012.
“You are going to love this filthy, violent comedy,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 10, 2012.
“Weird, wonderful and worth a watch,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 2, 2012.
“Better to stay at home than go to this dreadfully dull offering,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 22, 2012.
“Excessive homophobia dulls this absurd comedy,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 15, 2012.
“A forgettable piece of kitsch,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 13, 2012.
“Great cast, lots of laughs,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 6, 2012.
“Absurd, but very funny and entertaining,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 23, 2012.
“A moving, character-driven drama,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 16, 2012.
“This movie is a must-see before the Oscars,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 13, 2012.
“My 10 favorite films of 2011,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 6, 2012.
“The Iron Lady,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 23, 2012.
“This awfulness is not worth the price of admission,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 19, 2012.
“A gritty first feature that will be great,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 17, 2012.
“1929 picture perfect,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, December 27, 2011.
“A compelling and explicit examination of need,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, December 15, 2011.
“Technical brilliance makes ‘Hugo’ eminently watchable,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, December 8, 2011.
“I ‘bawked’ at this Muppets do-over,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, December 1, 2011.
“Artful romantic comedy despite foolishness,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 28, 2011.
“‘J. Edgar’ is far too safe,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 10, 2011.
“Don’t waste your time on ‘In Time’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 7, 2011.
“A worthy investment of time,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, November 1, 2011.
“A crazy marriage of camp and horror,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 20, 2011.
“‘Weekend’ is an epic work of beauty,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 13, 2011.
“‘Real Steel’ is really silly,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, October 6, 2011.
“‘50/50:’ funny, moving – exhausting,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 29, 2011.
“The revenge of the nerds,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 22, 2011.
“‘Contagion’ immune to what made ‘Traffic’ so great,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 15, 2011.
“Family drama as intense as the cage fighting,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 9, 2011.
“Laughter, tears, anger and housekeeping,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, September 1, 2011.
“Despite being an idiot, you can’t help but like him,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, August 25, 2011.
“Just what the Gleeks have been waiting for,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, August 21, 2011.
“Better performance from the animators,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, August 11, 2011.
“Too many cooks (writers) spoil the plot,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, August 4, 2011.
“Captain America: Easy patriotism was never so much fun,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 28, 2011.
“The manacled Mormon and Machiavellian reporters,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 21, 2011.
“In comedy, murder may be the answer,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 14, 2011.
“Long, loud and silly – ‘Dark of the Moon’ is fun to look at, but that’s about it,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, July 7, 2011.
“Cameron Diaz is one good ‘Bad Teacher’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 30, 2011.
“It’s not easy being green,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 23, 2011.
“Abrams’ ‘Super 8’ is great fun,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 16, 2011.
“Begin the begin: Mills makes an exquisite father-son tale,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 9, 2011.
“You’d need to be drunk to like ‘The Hangover: Part 2’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, June 2, 2011.
“Woody Allen does time travel,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 26, 2011.
“‘Everything Must Go,’ but you should stay home,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 19, 2011.
“‘Bridesmaids’ funnier than baby arms,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 17, 2011.
“Summer Movie Preview,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, May 5, 2011.
“Even an elephant might forget ‘Elephants’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 28, 2011.
“Scream for them to stop,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 21, 2011.
“Children can be badasses, too,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 14, 2011.
“Interestingly complex,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, April 7, 2011,
“What we all need – ‘Win Win’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 31, 2011.
“On the cusp of inspiring,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 24, 2011.
“Jane may be plain, but ‘Jane Eyre’ is extraordinary,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 17, 2011.
“The gorgeous ‘Heartbeats’ of a love triangle,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 10, 2011.
“‘Kaboom’ a bomb for director Araki”, San Diego LGBT Weekly, March 3, 2011.
“What’s so gay about the Oscars?,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 24, 2011.
“Cedar Rapids’ is a hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 17, 2011,
“‘Roommate’ a poor knock-off of ‘Single White Female’,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 12, 2011.
“Is ‘The King’s Speech’ really Oscar worthy?,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, February 3, 2011.
“No Strings Attached,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 27, 2011.
“The Green Hornet,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 20, 2011.
“Somewhere,” San Diego LGBT Weekly, January 13, 2011.
🤓 “The Anthropology of AIDS: A Global Perspective by Patricia Whelehan, with contributions by Thomas Budd,” Medical Anthropology Quarterly, March 16, 2010.
“Tales from TJ: Gay life below the border” (cover, with Rob Williams), Gay & Lesbian Times, May 18, 2006.
“Rewarding Fear: Celebrating Crash is a waste of statuettes,” Maisonneuve.org, March 3, 2006.
“A Long Time Coming: With Transamerica, Felicity Huffman transforms herself—and maybe her audience,” Maisonneuve.org, January 20, 2006.
“Watching Brokeback Mountain: ‘It could be like this, just like this, always,'” Maisonneuve.org, January 13, 2006.
“The Rent Problem: Why critics of the new film adaptation need a history lesson,” Maisonneuve.org, December 28, 2005.
“Suicide is Painless: The sad reality of It’s a Wonderful Life,” Maisonneuve.org, December 21, 2005.
“Political Fictions, Real and Imaginary: As the West Wing winds down, the only political drama worth watching is on CNN,” Maisonneuve.org, November 4, 2005.
“Don’t Cry Out Loud: Simple and honest, Curtis Hanson’s In Her Shoes left me weepy,” Maisonneuve.org, October 21, 2005.
“Boondoggle Madness: If only I could time travel and tell myself not no see A Sound of Thunder,” Maisonneuve.org, September 29, 2005.
“The Summer of the Superhero: From Batman Begins to Sky High, 2005 was a good year for geeks,” Maisonneuve.org, August 26, 2005.
“The New Porn: Michael Lucas’s Gaydaptation of Les liaisons dangereuses keeps your hand off the fast-forward button,” Maisonneuve.org, August 12, 2005.
“Dad’s Porn,” Maisonneuve, August/September, 2005.
“The World at War: Steven Spielberg Goes Too Far,” Maisonneuve.org, July 15, 2005.
“Small Car, Small Tits: Herbie May Be Fully Loaded, But Lindsay Lohan Ain’t,” Maisonneuve.org, July 1, 2005.
“How Wrong I Was: Cinderella Man is no Cinder-Fella,” Maisonneuve.org, June 17, 2005.
“Bringing Down the House of Wax: I Wanted to See Paris Hilton Die,” Maisonneuve.org, May 20, 2005.
“Top Spot for Palindromes: Todd Solondz Shows Us the Best Way to Suffer,” Maisonneuve.org, May 06, 2005.
“No Joy in Hackville: Fever Pitch Fouls One Off,” Maisonneuve.org, April 22, 2005.
“Miss Congeniality 2: It’s no Miss Congeniality 1,” Maisonneuve.org, April 08, 2005.
“Danny Boyle Gives Us Millions (of Reasons to Feel Guilty),” Maisonneuve.org, March 25, 2005.
“Revisionist Pornography: Does Inside Deep Throat go deep enough?” Maisonneuve.org, March 11, 2005.
“Kill Me Now: Oscar Takes Over My Life,” Maisonneuve.org, February 25, 2005.
“In Good Company and Pseudoephedrine,” Maisonneuve.org, February 11, 2005.
“Murray Hill and the Art of Haphazard Theatre,” Maisonneuve.org, January 29, 2005.
“Christians in 3-D,” Maisonneuve.org, December 17, 2004.
“Cheese Grows in Brooklyn,” Maisonneuve.org, October 30, 2004.
“Kiki and Herb Give Up,” Maisonneuve.org, October 2, 2004.
“The P. Diddification of Broadway,” Maisonneuve.org, September 4, 2004.
“Growing Up Guinness,” Maisonneuve, January, 2004.
“Wonderful Town,” Out.com, December, 2003.
“Never Gonna Dance,” Out.com, December, 2003.
“Anna in the Tropics,” Out.com, November, 2003.
“Taboo,” Out.com, November, 2003.
“Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks,” Out.com, November, 2003.
“The Box from Oz,” Out.com, November, 2003.
“Lypsinka: As I Lay Lip-Synching,” October, 2003.
“Little Shop of Horrors,” October, 2003.
“Avenue Q,” Out.com, August, 2003.
Letter to the Editor, The New York Times, April 30, 2003.
“Urban Cowboy,” Out.com, April, 2003.
“Brian Lane Green,” Out, March, 2003.
“Sleeping With Straight Men,” Out.com, February, 2003.
“Keep the River on Your Right,” Out.com. January, 2003.
“Artists With (out) a Cause,” POZ, December, 2002.
“The Men Beneath the Wigs,” Out, December, 2002.
“La Boheme,” Out.com, December, 2002.
“Dance of the Vampires,” Out.com, December, 2002.
“Temporary Help,” Out.com, December, 2002.
“Sunset Boulevard: The DVD,” Out.com, November, 2002.
“Flower Drum Song,” Out.com, November, 2002.
“Little Ham,” Out.com, October, 2002.
“The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me: The DVD,” Out.com, September, 2002.
“Queen of the Damned,” Out.com, September, 2002.
“The Down Lowe,” Out, September, 2002, pp. 28-30.
“Debbie Does Dallas,” Out.com, October, 2002.
“Hairspray,” Out.com, September, 2002.
“Red Hot Mama,” Out.com, May, 2002.
“Boys and Girls,” Out.com, May, 2002.
“The Weekend,” Out.com, May, 2002.
“The Boys From Syracuse,” Out.com, May, 2002.
“Into the Woods,” Out.com, May, 2002.
“Triumph of Love,” Out, May, 2002. p. 20.
“The Perfect Son,” April, 2002.
“Sweet Smell of Success,” Out.com, March, 2002.
“The Last Five Years,” Out.com, February, 2002.
“Noises Off,” Out.com, February, 2002.
“Scotland, PA,” Out, March, 2002, p. 36.
“The Women,” Out.com, January, 2002.
“Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends,” Out.com, January, 2002.
“Teen Target,” Out, December, 2001, pp. 17-19.
“Punks,” Out, November, 2001, p. 34.
“Out of the closet and onto the Net,” On Magazine, September, 2001, pp. 28-29.
“Holy Mole-y!” TV Guide, January 13-19, 2001, p. 7.
“Vision to Vision: Yo Yo Ma,” Sony Style, Holiday, 2000, p. 59.
“Robin Tunney: Peak Performance,” Sony Style, Holiday, 2000, pp. 50-56.
“Color Psychology,” e7th.com, September, 2000.
“A Wiccan good time,” Out, November, 2000, p. 44.
“Web Adventure: He said, she said,” Sony Style, Fall, 2000, pp. 80-82.
“Dean Mermell: Populist Prophet,” Sony Style, Fall, 2000, pp. 18-19.
“Anita Brown: Queen of the geeks,” Sony Style, Fall, 2000, pp. 14-15.
“Stan Lee: Excelsior!” Sony Style, Fall, 2000, pp. 12-13.
“Way to Gomez,” Out, September, 2000, p. 58.
“The New Girls of Summer,” Out, July, 2000, pp. 54-61, 83.
“Watts Wacker: The Question Man,” Sony Style, Summer, 2000, pp. 16-19.
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“Hanson, ‘This Time Around,'” Newsweek.com, May 18, 2000.
“Center Stage,” Newsweek.com, May 12, 2000.
“Battlefield Earth,” Newsweek.com, May 12, 2000.
“Gossip,” Newsweek.com, April 28, 2000.
“The Big Kahuna,” Newsweek.com, April 28, 2000.
“Don’t Let Me Die On a Sunday,” Newsweek.com, April 21, 2000.
“Keeping the Faith,” Newsweek.com, April 14, 2000.
“A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius,” Newsweek.com, April 7, 2000.
“Rules of Engagement,” Newsweek.com, April 7, 2000.
“Here on Earth, Whatever It Takes, The Skulls,” Newsweek.com, March 31, 2000.
“Treasure Island,” Newsweek.com, March 24, 2000.
“And the Winner Should Be…,” Newsweek.com, March 10, 2000.
“Drowning Mona,” Newsweek.com, March 3, 2000.
“Judy Berlin,” Newsweek.com, February 25, 2000.
“Take me to the Internet…and step on it!” Sony Style, Spring, 2000, pp. 16-17.
“The Tigger Movie,” Newsweek.com, February 10, 2000.
“The Big Tease,” Newsweek.com, February 4, 2000.
“Eye of the Beholder,” Newsweek.com, February 4, 2000.
“Down to You,” Newsweek.com, January 28, 2000.
“You’ve Got Male,” New York, November 8, 1999, p. 38.
“Standards Bearer,” New York, October 18, 1999, p. 93.
“Bandits,” Newsweek.com, September 24, 1999.
“Flying the gay-friendly skies,” The Advocate, September 14, 1999, pp. 34-36.
“Teensploitation,” Fashion Wire Daily, September 9, 1999.
“The Astronaut’s Wife,” Newsweek.com, September 8, 1999.
“The Big Ten,” Fashion Wire Daily, August 26, 1999.
“Teaching Mrs. Tingle,” Newsweek.com, August 20, 1999.
“Coming Out, Getting In,” Newsweek: How to Get into College, Fall, 1999, pp. 62-63.
“Is Big Brother Dressing You?” Fashion Wire Daily, August 17, 1999.
“Long Hot Summers,” Newsweek.com, August 13, 1999.
“Kim Richey, ‘Glimmer,'” Newsweek.com, July 30, 1999.
“Trick,” Newsweek.com, July 23, 1999.
“Drop Dead Gorgeous,” Newsweek.com, July 23, 1999.
“My Son the Fanatic,” Newsweek.com, June 25, 1999.
“Baby by proxy,” The Advocate, June 22, 1999, pp. 83-91.
“Finding North,” Newsweek.com, June 8, 1999.
“‘Music from the Hit Television Series “Felicity”‘ and ‘Songs from “Dawson’s Creek,”‘” Newsweek.com, May 21, 1999.
“Backstreet Boys, ‘Millennium,'” Newsweek.com, May 18, 1999.
“Edge of Seventeen,” Newsweek.com, May 18, 1999.
“Tea With Mussolini,” Newsweek.com, May 14, 1999.
“Trippin’,” Newsweek.com, May 14, 1999.
“Pizzicato Five, ‘The International Playboy & Playgirl Record,'” Newsweek.com, April 30, 1999.
“Alan Hollinghurst, ‘The Spell,'” Newsweek.com, April 30, 1999.
“Checking In With David Ho,” Rolling Stone, April 29, 1999, pp. 41, 76-77.
“Blur, ’13,'” Newsweek.com, April 23, 1999.
“Friends and Lovers,” Newsweek.com, April 16, 1999.
“Start-up Fever: Inside Comet Systems,” Experience, Spring, 1999, pp. 38-44.
“Never Been Kissed,” Newsweek.com, April 9, 1999.
“True Crime,” Salon.com, April 9, 1999.
“Michael Chabon, ‘Werewolves In Their Youth,'” Newsweek.com, March 30, 1999.
“The Mod Squad,” Newsweek.com, March 29, 1999.
“Sparkler,” Newsweek.com, March 23, 1999.
“Wing Commander,” Newsweek.com, March 12, 1999.
“Blondie, ‘No Exit,'” Newsweek.com, February 23, 1999.
“Blast From the Past,” Newsweek.com, February 12, 1999.
“Martin Amis, ‘Heavy Water,'” Newsweek.com, February 12, 1999.
“Sing Along With Captain Kirk,” Newsmakers column (2nd item), Newsweek, February 11, 1999, p. 66.
“Collective Soul, ‘Dosage,'” Newsweek.com, February 9, 1999.
“She’s All That,” Newsweek.com, February 2, 1999.
“Ben Folds, ‘Fear of Pop: Volume 1,'” Newsweek.com, February 1, 1999.
“Another Day in Paradise,” Newsweek.com, January 22, 1999.
“Varsity Blues,” Newsweek.com, January 15, 1999.
“Jack Frost,” Newsweek.com, January 11, 1999.
“Stagestruck: Theater, AIDS, and the Marketing of Gay America,” Salon.com, December 22, 1998.
Newsmakers column, Newsweek, December 21, 1998, p. 60.
Newsmakers column, Newsweek, December 7, 1998, p. 61.
“Psycho: Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture,” Newsweek.com, December 4, 1998.
“Portishead: Roseland NYC Live,” Newsweek.com, November 15, 1998.
“U2: The Best of 1980-1990,” Newsweek.com, November 15, 1998.
“Matthew Shepard Remembered,” Newsweek.com, November 10, 1998.
“Deaths Drop, But the Plague Continues,” Newsweek, October 19, 1998, p. 72.
“Talk About Vanity,” Newsweek.com, October 10, 1998.
“Visibility 101” (cover), The Advocate, September 29, 1998, pp. 36-43.
“Music Is Good Medicine,” Newsweek, September 21, 1998, p. 103.
“The Rich Get Richer,” Newsweek: How to Get into College, Summer, 1998, p. 68.
“Hail Mary,” Newsweek, August 31, 1998, p. 55.
“Mommy Track At the Times,” Newsweek, June 1, 1998, p. 61.
“All sex, all the time” (cover), The Advocate, May 26, 1998, p. 24-39.
Newsmakers column, Newsweek, April 20, 1998, p. 72.
Newsmakers column, Newsweek, March 9, 1998, p. 47.
“Looking for Money On the Lunar Surface,” Newsweek, March 9, p. 10.
“Kind of a Drag,” Boston Magazine, February, 1998, pp. 132-134.
“Hot Copy,” The Advocate, January 20, 1998, pp. 84-87.
“Maybe a Nice Condo?” Newsweek, January 19, 1998, p. 58.
“PFLAG’s family crisis” (cover), The Advocate, October 28, 1997, pp. 32-34.
“Where in the World Should We Go Next?” Newsweek, October 13, 1997, p. 17.
“Warning: May cause marital problems,” The Advocate, September 30, 1997, p. 43.
“Who Needs Harvard?” Newsweek: How to Get into College, Summer, 1997, pp. 41-42.
“Pest vs. Pest” (with Thomas Hayden), Newsweek, August 18, 1997, p. 43.
“Invasion of the Tree Snakes and Other Coming Infestations,” Newsweek, July 28, 1997, p. 13.
“The Sexual Blur” (cover), The Advocate, June 24, 1997, pp. 28-39.
“Are we an endangered species?” (cover), The Advocate, May 27, 1997, pp. 28-30.
“When the Comet Flew Through Ancient Evenings” (cover, with Sharon Begley), Newsweek, March 24, 1997, pp. 60-65.
“Not Exactly Miss Manners,” The Harvard Crimson, June 06, 1996.
“McNally Speaks on Career, American Theater, The Harvard Crimson, February 29, 1996.
“Moliere, We Hardly Knew Ye,” The Harvard Crimson, February 22, 1996.
“Row, Row, Row Your Boat to Hell,” The Harvard Crimson, February 08, 1996.
“Comedian Jerry Lewis Reflects on His Career,” The Harvard Crimson, February 06, 1996.
“Stern’s Uneven Genius Can’t Rescue Buried Child,” The Harvard Crimson, January 17, 1996.
“‘Arabian’ Shows Promise Amid Chaos,” The Harvard Crimson, December 07, 1995.
“‘To Wong Foo’ Not Worthy of ‘Priscilla’s’ Old Pantyhose,” The Harvard Crimson, September 28, 1995.
“A Relationship in an Envelope,” The Harvard Crimson, June 06, 1995.
“‘Elvis’ Speaks! Thank You So Much,” The Harvard Crimson, May 04, 1995.
“The Verdict on The Trial,” The Harvard Crimson, April 20, 1995.
“Out and About,” The Harvard Crimson, April 14, 1995.
“Script Suffocates Dolores,” The Harvard Crimson, April 06, 1995.
“Sex in the 90s: A How-to Guide,” The Harvard Crimson, March 23, 1995.
“Reaching Out,” The Harvard Crimson, March 02, 1995.
“Brady Bunch Redux,” The Harvard Crimson, February 23, 1995.
“HASCS Is Watching,” The Harvard Crimson, February 10, 1995.
“We Need Another Core Requirement,” The Harvard Crimson, October 24, 1992.