News Desk – Effie Magazine

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Money, magic and tears fuel madness at charity drag queen show
By Effie Cacarnakis, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief on October 8, 2012
From “The Money Toss” and stabbing one-liners to the Magic Castle-styled costume changes and personal anecdotes, the Best in Drag Show competition caused the audience...
No.4 ranked featherweight boxer rattles sports world by coming out
By Effie Magazine Staff on October 4, 2012
Puerto Rican featherweight boxer Orlando Cruz is the first man in the sport’s history, to come out as a “proud gay man” while still competing...
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AIDS Walk LA celebrates 28 years, new allies and over $1.4 million in donations
By Effie Cacarnakis, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief on October 3, 2012
Updated on Oct. 4, 2012 The 28th Annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles will take place on Sunday, Oct. 14 with the help of some new...
Academy of Motion Pictures hosts red carpet debut of “The Cottage”
By Effie Magazine Staff on September 27, 2012
Actress and producer Kristen Dalton and co-star David Arquette will debut their latest film, “The Cottage,” on Friday, Sept. 28. The Academy of Motion Pictures...
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Bear sighting near Altadena school causes lock-down and frustration
By Effie Magazine Staff on September 7, 2012
A bear was spotted near the Aveson School of Leaders charter school in Altadena, causing the school to go into lock-down on Thursday, Sept. 6,...
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Natural Balance grants 5000 lbs of food and support to animal rescue
By Effie Cacarnakis, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief on September 6, 2012
Actor Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance pet food company celebrated the work of Angels In Fur at a celebrity event in Pacoima, on Sept. 5....
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Da Vinci resurrects in 3D tonight in Beverly Hills
By Effie Cacarnakis, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief on August 27, 2012
A bronze cast from a mold of Leonardo da Vinci’s beeswax statue dating back over 500 years will be revealed at Greystone Mansion in Beverly...
AHF denounces FDA’s approval HIV Drug Truvada
By Effie Magazine Staff on August 10, 2012
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) released a public statement titled “Gilead’s Phony Consensus on PrEP” to voice its disapproval of the potentially dangerous HIV prevention drug...
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We Have a Winner of the EFFIE Magazine Los Feliz Street Fair Raffle!
By Effie Magazine Staff on July 26, 2012
How was the winner chosen you ask? Well we employed the talent, skill and precision of 8-year-old, Nico and a 12-year-old, Katarina (they are the...
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Pros and cons weighed over at-home HIV testing
By Effie Magazine Staff on July 9, 2012
The Food and Drug Administration approved the over-the-counter at-home HIV test OraQuick®, which is manufactured by OraSure Technologies, on July 3. The test will be...