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Hotel Happy – A Play about Sex Workers and a Donkey
By Lori Perkins I received an invitation to join friend and colleague Veronica Vera , noted feminist and sex workers rights advocate, at...


Review: Chasing the Alpha's Son by Penny Jessup
Reviewed by David T. Valentin Chasing the Alpha’s Son By Penny Jessup Narrated by Michael Mola LGBTQ+ YA ★★★★ Chasing the Alpha’s...


'Doubt': An Understudy Dons the Habit
By Aaron Schoepf Calling line any time after the off-book date is scary. In my personal experience, it’s made me feel more anxious and...


Theatre Review: 'Appropriate'
By Aaron Schoepf First, Darkness. Silence. Nothing. Then a chirp, almost background noise. Suddenly it gets louder, and the sounds of...


The Lincoln Wedding
By Lori Perkins As we celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, I thought RDN should take a look at the wedding of Mary Todd and Abraham...


Welcome to Heartbreak Brunch
By Bella Cannizzo It is not a secret, single people are not the biggest fans of Valentine’s Day. If you are not celebrating V-day with a...


I Love Galantine’s Day
By Lori Perkins As many of you know by now, I LOVE Galentine’s Day. What I once thought if as a made-up holiday from Amy Poehler’s...


Get Back at Your Ex This Valentine’s Day
By Bella Cannizzo Maybe Valentine’s Day does not have to be a reminder that he or she broke your heart, but instead, an opportunity for...


Spilling the Tea on Ann Woodward Thoughts on Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
By Elizabeth Kerri Mahon I was excited when I heard that the second season of F.X.’s Feud: Capote vs. The Swans1 would focus on Truman...
Riverdale Avenue Books is Embracing BookTok
By Bella Cannizzo You know when you are trying to decide if you want to buy a book. So, you look at the back of it. Read the blurbs. ...


It’s Groundhog Day Again
By Lori Perkins That headline seems redundant, no? As I near the start of my third pandemic year (we went into lockdown in early March in...


E. Jean Carroll is My New Icon
By Lori Perkins 2023 definitely belongs to Taylor Swift – no question. But I’m thinking that even though it’s only January, 2024 is...


Mob Wife Aesthetic
By Bella Cannizzo Friend-“Bella your style is in” Me-“What do you mean” Friend-”You always look disheveled in a good way, you know. Your...


My One Day Trip to Boston for Art
By Elizabeth Kerri Mahon I’ve been reading The Artist’s Way, and Julia Cameron suggests taking yourself on weekly dates to refill the...


A New Fire Island Unites the LGBTQ+ Community Through Comedy
By David T. Valentin Twitter may be pretty dead as of lately, but from time to time some little comedic gem comes out of its now very...
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