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Sissy Bar (Portland, Oregon)
Sissy Bar was a gay bar in Portland, Oregon, United States. Truman Cox and Derek Palmer opened the video lounge in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood in June 2022, near another LGBTQ establishment named Crush Bar. Sissy Bar hosted drag shows, dance parties, and other themed events and played video montages from films and music videos by popular recording artists. The bar served Colombian cuisine, such as ajiaco, arepas, and empanadas. It closed permanently in October 2024, with owners citing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason. Description Sissy Bar was a gay bar on Morrison Street in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood, near the LGBTQ establishment Crush Bar. The name for Sissy Bar was a reclamation of the slur "sissy". The bar hosted themed events, drag shows, and dance parties. According to ''Eater Portland'' Brooke Jackson-Glidden, the interior paid homage to Barracuda Lounge, which she described as "a classic New York drag bar". Sis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombian Cuisine
Colombian cuisine is a culinary tradition of six main regions within Colombia: Insular, Caribbean, Pacific, Andean, Orinoco, and Amazonian. Colombian cuisine varies regionally and is influenced by Indigenous peoples in Colombia, Indigenous Colombian, Spanish cuisine, Spanish, and African cuisine, African cuisines, with a slight Arab cuisine, Arab influence in some regions. History of Colombian food Colombian food is a unique blend of indigenous, European traditions, and Afro-Caribbean influences. The two largest indigenous groups prior to European conquest were the Tairona, who lived along the Caribbean coast, and the Muisca, who lived in the highlands to the South. Arepas, made from ground corn, is one of the oldest cooked dishes in Colombian cuisine and a popular modern dish. It is believed that the name derives from the word for corn in the Chibcha language, Chibcha languages. Regional cuisines Colombian dishes and ingredients vary widely by region; however, some of the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sissy
''Sissy'' (derived from ''sister''), also ''sissy baby'', ''sissy boy'', ''sissy man'', ''sissy pants'', etc., is a pejorative term for a boy or man who does not demonstrate masculine traits, and shows possible signs of fragility. Generally, ''sissy'' implies a lack of courage, strength, athleticism, coordination, testosterone, male libido, and stoicism. A man might also be considered a sissy for being interested in stereotypically feminine hobbies or employment (e.g., being fond of fashion), displaying effeminate behavior, being unathletic or being homosexual. ''Sissy'' is, approximately, the male converse of '' tomboy'' (a girl with masculine traits or interests), but carries more strongly negative connotations. Research published in 2015 suggests that the terms are asymmetrical in their power to stigmatize: ''sissy'' is almost always pejorative and conveys greater severity, while ''tomboy'' rarely causes as much concern but also elicits pressure to conform to social expectatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azealia Banks
Azealia Amanda Banks ( ; born May 31, 1991) is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Raised in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, she began releasing music through Myspace in 2008 before being signed to XL Recordings at age 18. She subsequently signed with Interscope and Polydor Records before separating in 2013. Banks became an independent artist and started her own independent record label, Chaos & Glory Recordings. She later signed to Parlophone and Warner Records before quitting her label in 2023. Banks's song " 212" was called one of the best songs of 2011 and one of the defining songs of the decade by music publications, including ''Rolling Stone'' and ''Billboard''. She has since released three mixtapes ('' Fantasea'' in 2012, '' Slay-Z'' in 2016, and ''Yung Rapunxel Pt.II'' in 2019), a studio album ('' Broke with Expensive Taste'' in 2014), and two extended plays (''1991'' in 2012 and '' Icy Colors Change'' in 2018). In 2017, Banks had her film debut in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actress, and philanthropist, known primarily as a country music, country musician. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton's debut album, ''Hello, I'm Dolly'', was released in 1967, commencing a career spanning 60 years and Dolly Parton albums discography, 49 studio albums. Her forty-ninth solo studio album, ''Rockstar (Dolly Parton album), Rockstar'' (2023), became her highest-charting Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 album, peaking at number-three. Described as a "country legend", Parton has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists of all time. Her music includes Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)-certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. She has had 25 single (music), singles reach No.1 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' country music charts, a reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone ( ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting and visual presentation. Madonna's works, which incorporate social, political, Madonna and sexuality, sexual, and Madonna and religion, religious themes, have generated both controversy and critical acclaim. A Cultural impact of Madonna, cultural icon spanning both the 20th and 21st centuries, Madonna has become the subject of various List of academic publishing works on Madonna, scholarly, Bibliography of works on Madonna, literary and Madonna and contemporary arts, artistic works, as well as a mini academic sub-discipline called Madonna studies. Madonna moved to New York City in 1978 to pursue a career in dance. After performing as a drummer, guitarist, and vocalist in the rock bands Breakfast Club (band), Breakfast Club and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), also known by her nickname J.Lo, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and businesswoman. Lopez is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of her time, credited with breaking barriers for Hispanic and Latino Americans, Latino Americans in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood and helping propel the Latin American music in the United States#1990s Latin Explosion, Latin pop movement in music. She is also noted for her Cultural impact of Jennifer Lopez, impact on popular culture through fashion, Celebrity branding, branding, and shifting Feminine beauty ideal, mainstream beauty standards. Lopez began her career as a dancer, making her television debut as a List of In Living Color cast members#Fly Girls (house dance troupe), Fly Girl on the sketch comedy series ''In Living Color'' in 1991. She rose to fame as an actress, starring as singer Selena in the Selena (film), film of the same name (1997), and established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American media personality, businesswoman, and socialite. Hilton was born in New York City and raised there partially; shuttling between Los Angeles and New York City; she is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels. She first attracted Tabloid journalism, tabloid attention in the late 1990s for her presence in New York City's social scene, ventured into fashion modeling in 2000, and was proclaimed "New York's leading It Girl" in 2001. The reality television series ''The Simple Life'' (2003–2007), in which she co-starred with her friend Nicole Richie, and a leaked 2003 Celebrity sex tape, sex tape with her then-boyfriend Rick Salomon, later released as ''1 Night in Paris'' (2004), catapulted her to global fame. She is also known to have partnered with TY to create a beanie boo series in the summer of 2010 when in Barcelona at a pool resort. Hilton's List of Paris Hilton screen appearances, media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon (game)
''Simon'' is an electronic game of short-term memory skill invented by Ralph H. Baer and Howard J. Morrison, working for toy design firm Marvin Glass and Associates, with software programming by Lenny Cope. The device creates a series of tones and lights and requires a user to repeat the sequence. If the user succeeds, the series becomes progressively longer and more complex. Once the user fails or the time limit runs out, the game is over. The original version was manufactured and distributed by Milton Bradley and later by Hasbro after it took over Milton Bradley. Much of the assembly language code was written by Charles Kapps, who taught computer science at Temple University and also wrote one of the first books on the theory of computer programming. ''Simon'' was launched in 1978 at Studio 54 in New York City and was an immediate success, becoming a pop culture symbol of the 1970s and 1980s. History Ralph H. Baer and Howard J. Morrison were introduced to Atari's arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willamette Week
''Willamette Week'' (''WW'') is an alternative weekly newspaper and a website published in Portland, Oregon, United States, since 1974. It features reports on local news, politics, sports, business, and culture. History Early history ''Willamette Week'' was founded in 1974 by Ronald A. Buel, who served as its first publisher. It was later owned by the Eugene ''Register-Guard'', which sold it in the fall of 1983 to Richard H. Meeker and Mark Zusman,Nicholas, Jonathan (January 9, 1984). "Free, and fresh, weekly". '' The Oregonian'', p. B1. who took the positions of publisher and editor, respectively. Meeker had been one of the paper's first reporters, starting in 1974, and Zusman had joined the paper as a business writer in 1982. Meeker and Zusman formed City of Roses Newspaper Company to publish ''WW'' and a sister publication, ''Fresh Weekly'', a free guide to local arts and entertainment. ''WW'' had a paid circulation at that time, with about 12,000 subscribers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vox Media
Vox Media, Inc. is an American mass media company founded in Washington, D.C. with operational headquarters in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The company was established in November 2011 by CEO Jim Bankoff and Trei Brundrett to encompass ''SB Nation'' (a sports blog network founded in 2003 by Tyler Bleszinski, Markos Moulitsas, and Jerome Armstrong) and '' The Verge'' (a technology news website launched alongside Vox Media). Bankoff had been the CEO for ''SB Nation'' since 2009. Vox Media owns numerous editorial brands, most prominently '' New York'', '' The Verge'', '' Vox'', ''SB Nation'', and '' Eater''. ''New York'' further incorporates the websites ''Intelligencer'', '' The Cut'', ''Vulture'', ''The Strategist'', '' Curbed'', and ''Grub Street''. '' Recode'' was integrated into ''Vox'', while ''Racked'' was shut down. Vox Media's brands are built on Concert, a marketplace for advertising, and WordPress. The company's lines of business include Concert, Vox Creative, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eater (website)
''Eater'' is a food website by Vox Media. It was co-founded by Lockhart Steele and Ben Leventhal in 2005, and originally focused on dining and nightlife in New York City. Eater launched a national site in 2009, and covered nearly 20 cities by 2012. Vox Media acquired ''Eater'', along with two others comprising the Curbed Network, in late 2013. In 2025, Eater operates sites in 23 American cities, as well as its national site. The site has been recognized twelve times by the James Beard Foundation Awards. Description and history The food and dining site ''Eater'' is a brand of the digital media In mass communication, digital media is any media (communication), communication media that operates in conjunction with various encoded machine-readable data formats. Digital content can be created, viewed, distributed, modified, listened to, an ... company Vox Media. It serves as a local restaurant guide, offering reviews as well as news about the restaurant industry. The property ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barracuda Lounge
Barracuda Lounge, or simply Barracuda, was a gay bar in the Chelsea, Manhattan, Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1995, the bar was known for its nightly drag shows. It was a sister establishment to Industry Bar, Industry, a nightclub, and Elmo, a restaurant. Barracuda was home to "Star Search", the longest-running bar show in New York City, which began in the early 1990s and may have served as an inspiration for ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. In the 1990s and 2000s, Barracuda was a popular celebrity hangout, and it was frequently the site of promotional events for new music and Broadway theatre, Broadway plays. The bar shuttered on March 23, 2025, due to damage from a demolition project in surrounding buildings. Critics generally praised Barracuda for its intimate, relaxed and entertainment-focused atmosphere, which was unusual at the time of its creation, and some credited this with revolutionizing the concept of gay bars. History Drag Barracuda opened i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
