Radical politics, activism, anti-war movement, environmentalism, feminism, gay/trans liberation, world religions, spirituality, psychics and the paranormal, fortune telling, spending time outdoors, beaches, mountains, travel, books, movies, surfing the Internet, working out, and spending time with friends.
I always love to meet new friends and interesting people from around the world. Feminists and radicals are especially encouraged to send me a message!
David Bowie, Marilyn Manson, Klaus Nomi, Gary Numan, Richard Bone, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Billy Joel, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Gloria Estefan, George Michael, Little River Band, Seal, Joshua Kadison, Madonna, and many others
I was a huge fan of David Bowie growing up.
Marilyn Manson
Gary Numan, yet another musical influence
Richard Bone
Seal
Some of my favorites include Diarios de Motocicleta, Y tu Mama Tambien, Les egares, Le Dernier jour, The Nomi Song, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Roger & Me, Ulee's Gold, Brokeback Mountain, Transamerica, The Color Purple, Deacons for Defense, Out of Africa, Life is Beautiful, Ed Wood, Vera Mae, Capote, Heavy, The Way Home, Soldier's Girl, Dances with Wolves, Roots, Lonesome Dove, Forrest Gump, Pumpkinhead, Signs, Jurassic Park, The Sixth Sense, The Shining, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Fire in the Sky, Communion, The Wicker Man, Titanic, Scary Movie I and II, The Ring, Millions, Super Size Me, The Mudge Boy, Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween I and II, and Friday the 13th I, II, III, and IV
Forest Whitaker and Ossie Davis star in the classic Deacons for Defense
Actor Gael Garcia Bernal in The Motorcycle Diaries, which is without a doubt the best film I have ever seen!
Liv Tyler stars in Heavy. This film has a lot of similarities to my own life.
Felicity Huffman and Kevin Zegers star in Transamerica
My sister and I were big fans of Kyle XY in the summer of 2006.
Kyle XY, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O' Brien, Saturday Night Live, Mad TV, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Ellen DeGeneres, anything on Comedy Central, The War at Home, American Idol, Medium, Ghost Whisperer, and Desperate Housewives
I watch a lot of news! I love 24 hour news networks. I also enjoy investigative reporting. Also, anything on the Travel Channel or the National Geographic Channel will keep me entertained.
Political books:
Murray Weiss on Women's Emancipation and the Future of the Fourth International
Clara Fraser: Revolution, She Wrote
Religion and Spirituality:
Sylvia Browne: Life on the Other Side
Rae Beth: The Wiccan Path
Sybil Leek: Diary of a Witch
Diane Stein is the author of Psychic Healing with Spirit Guides and Angels.
Fiction:
Pearl S. Buck: The Good Earth
Jay Anson's The Amityville Horror
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry.
Magazines and newspapers
For a great controversial magazine about college sex and porn, check out Boink magazine.
For a great controversial magazine for gay youth, check out
Need news from a radical working class perspective? Check out the People's Weekly World
PWW!
The Campaign for a Working Democracy is up and running again. And make sure to always check out the Freedom Socialist
The always controversial Klaus Nomi
A young Harry Hay
Vladimir Luxuria
Che and Castro, old buddies...
Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro, two good friends...
Cindy Sheehan and Hugo Chavez, two of my favorite people...
For a look at the various inspirations in my life through the years, check out my page of Heroes and Legends .