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Because we're all about glamour on a budget, we just had to let you know about this Liberace-esque lamp on sale at www.lampsplus.com for $99. While it may give the illusion of being a decadent candelabra, this gold finished conversation starter uses 25 watt bulbs so you'll never have to deal with scraping that pesky wax off your piano.

Our queer eyes and spies are telling us Derek directed by British filmmaker Isaac Julien about the late gay director Derek Jarman is said to be the hot documentary ticket at Sundance. While we've opted out of dealing with the snow this year, we're sure every screening of the film as narrated by Tilda Swinton is a jubilee.

London based photographer Steve Gullick is set to debut his latest series of rock and roll photography at the Found Gallery (1903 Hyperion Ave.) Jan. 18-Feb 4. Highlights include images of Nirvana, Bjork, Elliot Smith, and Beck. For more information, visit www.foundla.com

Eccentric record producer and self-proclaimed new celluloid hero for the gay cinema and beyond Kim Fowley has just released his latest project Dollboy, a series of experimental short films on Youtube. www.youtube.com/dollboythemovie

Think Pink! If you find yourself going B A N A N A S over trying to keep up with myspace, youtube, flickr, and blogger, you may want to try www.pinkbananaworld.com a new GLBT social networking site said to combine all the elements of the sites listed above in one simple interface.

—LENORA CLAIRE