Restaurants take months, even years, to go from idea to reality. But, no one ever really plans for a pandemic during the planning of a business. More than 72,800 restaurants have permanently shut down between June and early July since COVID-19 began earlier this year, according to a Yelp economic impact report. So, what do you do as a business that opens dining experiences based more on atmosphere than food? Chef Ian Winslade and Jonathan Akly came up with a pandemic-central idea: a to-go only eatery.
Stan Lee, Marvel comic co-creator, once said, “Another definition of a hero is someone who is concerned about other people’s well-being and will go out of his or her way to help them – even if there is no chance of a reward. That person who helps others simply because it should or must be done, and because it is the right thing to do, is indeed without a doubt, a real superhero.”
Shy is a word that has never been attributed to actor Billy Porter, whose fashion and personality have always placed him outside of the ordinary. He is known for his standout red carpet looks, unique persona, and for his parts on Broadway and television shows, but that’s not all there is to him.
Step through the bright red doors ahead of you and take a deep breath. Do you smell the old leather from the antique steamer trunks? Are you transfixed by the gramophone player-turned-lights that dangle from the ceiling? And of course, you can’t miss the hundreds of vintage-styled hats that line the walls.
When it comes to LBGT, most people tend to forget what the T stands for. This is beyond apparent in the Hollywood sphere. While the list of gay actors is by no means saturated, there are even fewer transgender actors, and even fewer among those that get credited roles. More and more often, a celebrity will come out as gender nonconforming, like Sam Smith and Jonathan Van Ness coming out as nonbinary or Ruby Rose coming out as genderfluid, but very few have the chance to enter the light already out of the pink or blue closet. Laverne Cox, Elliot Fletcher, and up and coming Angelica Ross are some of the few notable transgender actors.
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