Tag: cosplay

Dina’s Diner 12/19/16

| Dec 19, 2016 | Reply

Welcome to Dina’s Diner. Slide into a booth or sit at the counter. It’s your choice down at the Diner. Dina has a healthy stew cooking today. There’s a bit of nostalgia for the glamorous drag performers of yesteryear. Tasty discussion of how the internet has helped many people gain acceptance in their particular identity. A seasoning of cosplay and body painting helps to add some flavor, and then Dina stirs in a couple more ingredients; the use of crossdressed men in commercials around the world, and the penchant among crossdressing community members to dress up in a Santa type outfit and pose for photos by the Christmas tree. Order up a steaming bowl of today’s special stew at Dina’s Diner!

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Amazing Cosplay Star — Crome Moe

| Mar 7, 2016 | Reply

A Chinese man who works as a teacher is an ardent participant in cosplay, dressing up as female characters from anime and attending cosplay conventions. His name is Crome Moe and the photo at the right is how he looks everyday as he goes about his job. But when the weekends of cosplay conventions arrive […]

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Henri Haunts and Hangovers

| Nov 4, 2013 | Reply

Sophie Lynne reports on her big night out at the Henri David Halloween Ball. There were Duff Men, vampires, zombies, superheroes and things you couldn’t name. There were even men in dresses and women in nothing but tape. The Ball has been happening every year for 45 years, always on Halloween night. This year Sophie was a flamenco dancer (and Goddess of the Night). Read her report on the festivities.

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The Henri David Halloween Ball 2013 — Photo Gallery

| Nov 4, 2013 | Reply

It’s a pictorial feature on the 45th Annual Henri David Halloween Ball. The event happens in Philadelphia, Pa. and every year a couple thousand people (or more) get rigged out in costumes that range from banal to absolutely amazing. When people say that you can see anything at a Henri David Ball they mean everything. Check out the photos and see what we mean.

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