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Bent to the Task Debuts at Railroad Museum

An imaginative new exhibit titled “Bent to the Task: The Industrial Art of Ray Carrington” captures the force and spirit of the faceless millions who built America’s industrial past in a new exhibit at the California State Railroad Museum & Foundation.

Thirty-five intriguing sculptures are showcased in the exhibit, all created from repurposed scrap and rail materials – such as hand tools, railroad spikes and track plates – that the local artist collected decades ago from abandoned railroad logging and sawmills in Northern California.

Matthew McConaughey, Michael B. Jordan &

Robert Downey Jr. Take Over Theaters

By Chris Narloch

As we move closer to Academy Awards night (on Sunday, Feb. 9), theaters screens are filled with Oscar hopefuls from late 2019 such as “1917” and “Little Women,” as well as 2020 movies like “Dolittle” and “The Gentlemen” that aren’t likely to win any awards this year or next.

Read on for my reviews of what to see and what to flee at the movies.

Don’t Miss RuPaul In The New Netflix Comedy “AJ and the Queen”

by Chris Narloch

RuPaul is everywhere these days, or so it seems. Hot on the (high) heels of his recent appearance in Sacramento at CA Museum’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony, RuPaul is back, this time in “AJ and the Queen,” a brand new comedy available on Netflix beginning Jan. 10.

In the scripted series, RuPaul plays Robert Lee, better known as the drag queen Ruby Red, who has dreams of opening his very own drag club after years of performing all across the country. He has scrimped and saved and is one signed lease away from turning his dreams into a reality when disaster strikes.

Hallmark, Lifetime, and the LGBTQ Question

by Mark Segal, November 17, 2019

Like me, I'm sure you're beginning to think about the holidays. The Hallmark Channel and Lifetime are already running holiday romance movies 24/7. This year, not only do they have holiday movies for the Black community, they even have one that has a Jewish storyline. Wonder if they have a Chanukah bush? These new movies are an attempt to be diverse and inclusive.

So, Hallmark and Lifetime, how long are we going to have to wait for that LGBT holiday romance movie? After all, the channels produce at least 32 new movies each for the holiday extravaganza — 64 films between the two of them. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV and other streaming services also add to the holiday-movie producing spectacle with many of their own.

New York Restores State Benefits to LGBTQ Veterans Who Were Denied An Honorable Discharge

WASHINGTON, November 12, 2019 —

The Modern Military Association of America (MMAA), the nation’s largest non-profit organization for the LGBTQ military and veteran community, released the following statement praising New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for signing into law the Restoration of Honor Act.

The legislation gives LGBTQ veterans who were denied an honorable discharge because of their sexual orientation or gender identity the right to apply to have their New York State veterans' benefits restored. On Friday, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed similar legislation into law.