Special Issues :: 50th Anniversary

50 years in 50 weeks: 1998's Bacon & Craig's

50 years in 50 weeks: 1998's Bacon & Craig's

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Oct 14, 2021

As he bids farewell to his role as James Bond in the action franchise's 'No Time to Die,' let's look back to Daniel Craig's earlier years in cinema, particularly 1998's 'Love is the Devil,' where he played the butch lover of painter Francis Bacon.

50 years in 50 weeks: 1998: No obits

50 years in 50 weeks: 1998: No obits

  • by BAR staff
  • Oct 13, 2021

The Bay Area Reporter's "No obits" cover from August 13, 1998 is probably our most famous.

50 years in 50 weeks: 1997 got booked

50 years in 50 weeks: 1997 got booked

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Oct 6, 2021

Back in the mid-1990s, every author —and their eager publicists— knew the value of a good or even bad review in the 'Bay Area Reporter.' One deserved standout was the work of Scott Heim.

50 years in 50 weeks: 1997, Levi's blues

50 years in 50 weeks: 1997, Levi's blues

  • by BAR staff
  • Oct 6, 2021

LGBTQs who embraced Levi's popular button fly 501 blue jeans were in for a shock when the May 15, 1997 Bay Area Reporter had a cover story on the possibility of San Francisco-based Levi Strauss & Co. no longer selling the denim items in some establishment

50 years in 50 weeks: 1996's cinematic 'dyke twist'

50 years in 50 weeks: 1996's cinematic 'dyke twist'

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Sep 29, 2021

The film 'Bound,' described in the October 3 issue of the 'Bay Area Reporter,; was 'Noir lite with a dyke twist.' The Gina Gershon/Jennifer Tilly stylized romance got off to a passionate start only minutes into the crime flick.

Sixth B.A.R. Talk focuses on film & TV

Sixth B.A.R. Talk focuses on film & TV

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Sep 27, 2021

Cinema and television through five decades of 'Bay Area Reporter' coverage will be discussed by two prolific film writers, Brandon Judell and Brian Bromberger, on Oct. 7 at 6pm. Arts & Nightlife Editor Jim Provenzano moderates the online panel.

50 years in 50 weeks; 1995 rocked

50 years in 50 weeks; 1995 rocked

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Sep 23, 2021

Extra Fancy front man Brian Grillo may have been the most prominent out gay rock singer of the year. The band headlined the 1995 Folsom Street Fair in one of several queer rock moments of the year.

50 years in 50 weeks: 1994: SF LeatherWalk

50 years in 50 weeks: 1994: SF LeatherWalk

  • by BAR staff
  • Sep 15, 2021

Looking back at our September 22, 1994 issue, Leather Week was upon San Francisco as the third annual LeatherWalk commenced from the old Headquarters bar in the Castro to the Eagle in the South of Market neighborhood.

50 years in 50 weeks: 1993 March on Washington

50 years in 50 weeks: 1993 March on Washington

  • by BAR staff
  • Sep 8, 2021

The April 29, 1993 cover of the Bay Area Reporter featured that year's March on Washington for lesbian, gay, and bi rights.

50 years in 50 weeks: The Sisters' hood in 1993

50 years in 50 weeks: The Sisters' hood in 1993

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Sep 8, 2021

Perhaps the most visually striking lead Arts feature of 1993 showcased the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Tim Farrell interviewed members of the drag nun collective who were banned from the March on Washington stage.

50 years in 50 weeks: 1992's Glam on a Rampage with Justin Bond

50 years in 50 weeks: 1992's Glam on a Rampage with Justin Bond

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Sep 2, 2021

In one short column, Justin (pre-Vivian) Bond's May 21 Glam on a Rampage write-up encapsulates a wacky weekend at The Woods with the late drag persona Miss Kitty.

50 Years in 50 Weeks: Rex's rare 1991 interview

50 Years in 50 Weeks: Rex's rare 1991 interview

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Aug 26, 2021

Let's zoom in, dot by dot, to a rare January 3 interview with Rex, whose erotic images might have answered the question, 'What if Georges Seurat was a late-20th-century South of Market leather man?'

50 years in 50 weeks: 1991: AB 101 veto sparks protest

50 years in 50 weeks: 1991: AB 101 veto sparks protest

  • by BAR staff
  • Aug 25, 2021

California LGBTQs had a lot riding on Assembly Bill 101 in 1991.

50 Years in 50 Weeks: 1990's 'Companion,' shipped

50 Years in 50 Weeks: 1990's 'Companion,' shipped

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Aug 19, 2021

Despite the smaller independent film 'Parting Glances' having preceded it by a few years, 'Longtime Companion' hit strong with a wide national release, becoming essentially the first largely-viewed AIDS-themed narrative film of the decade.