It is just after 7 am and Ilene Chaiken is walking on a Vancouver beach. She is clad in baggy carpenter jeans, a white long-sleeved t-shirt layered underneath a blue sleeveless shell, and a pair of snakeskin boots. Holding a mug with both hands, she is staring reflectively out at the horizon. Chaiken, the creator/executive [...]

In this issue:
The Tao of Cho Margaret Cho philosophizes on life and the final frontier / Queerography: A Lesbian and Gay Timeline / Photographer Joyce Culver’s Michigan portraits / GOGA; The all girl improv group makes a splash / And Bears, Oh My ! Tristan Taormino on Hot, Hairy and Heavy Fun / Elizabeth Murray [...]