
I compose this column with some trepidation. The years have made me more cautious about a solipsist element of existence which takes something that you may have once prayed for, realizes it, then asks you mockingly: "How do you like it now, Buster?"
Nazi-era singer returns to stageSource: BBC News
A 104-year-old Dutch cabaret singer who once performed in Nazi Germany has given a concert in the Netherlands for the first time in four decades.
There were protests and tight security around the theatre in Amersfoort where Johannes Heesters appeared.
Does drag have a future?Source: QueensSpeech.com
Look behind the glorious façade of drag as we interview Charlie Hides, the man behind Laquisha Jonz.

JOSEPHINE BAKER: LIFE WAS A CABARET
Video: A Classic Christmas from the Ed Sullivan ShowSource: Google
This is a fantastic hour-long variety special from the Ed Sullivan show. You've got your Johnny Mathis, your Muppets, your Supremes, your Paul Anka for the Canucks, your "snoo" jokes, all in rare form.
Stocking Stuffer, Turkey PluckerSource: The Sydney Morning Herald
"I remember, as a girl, I had fantasies about Santa," says the unshaven 30-year-old man in the voice of an elderly woman, "I really did; that sort of older daddy figure, fuller figure, white beard, red suit. Santa comes only once a year, as did my husband."