Thirty years ago, our President was an underhanded, psychotic scoundrel (and coincidentally, so is the man currently slouching in the oval office). But in 1974, this president actually resigned (thanks to the power of the press) for his alleged involvement in a widespread scandal. And, like the JFK assassination, everyone has their take on what […]
M. Lon Free
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Swing Your Partner
Square Dancing—the Gay Way!
Frankly, the thought of meeting gay square dancers scared the crap out of me. Think about it middle-aged men dressed up as women, wearing big crinoline skirts and bedazzled denim shirts? Brrrrrr! Happily, however, nothing could have been further from the truth. I joined the Rosetown Ramblers for their regular Wednesday club night in the […]
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FOUND Magazine
Review
Found Magazine www.foundmagazine.com Have you ever saved a dollar bill because there was something cryptic and funny written on it? Ever found a photo of some people you didn’t know, but felt strangely obligated to keep it–or moreover–to rescue it? I have, and have often wondered if other functioning adults share this strange fascination with […]
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Mercury Video Picks
God TV I do not have cable television. My selection of channels is sparse. So, time and time again, I am drawn to the pageantry and absurdity of TBN, channel 24. With its cast of characters more colorful than any Muppet Show episode, Trinity Broadcast Network has been “God-ing” it up on the airwaves for […]
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Mercury Video Picks
Fall Means Fur Now, who doesn’t love a hairy chest? It is a thing of splendor; like a warm puppy with which to cuddle. Okay… so my cover is blown, I dig men with fur. You too?? Yay!! Then watch these video picks, starring some super fine and (best of all) furry guys. • The […]
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Love the Accent
Captain Crunchberry’s Boring Mandolin
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin dir. John Madden Opens Fri Aug 17 Various Theaters There is a certain exhilaration that comes when you realize a personally beloved novel has been chosen by the heads of Hollywood to be made into a new feature film. But the dread sets in when you realize it will star Nicolas Cage. […]
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Mercury Video Picks
The Films of Paul Verhoeven Dutch native Paul Verhoeven’s films are of a different breed. He makes big-budget Hollywood attractions–filled with violence and sex–that really showcase his personal hatred for all of humanity. I can totally relate. Now, don’t crap your pants because I didn’t include Starship Troopers on this list; it rocks, we all […]
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Surprise! The Book is Better
Burton Makes Battlefield Ape
With about as much spectacle as a vacuum-packed space meal, Tim Burton has unleashed a shockingly dull reinterpretation of Pierre Boulle’s brilliant 1963 satire The Planet of the Apes. Boulle, who was a prisoner of war in Saigon, used his Monkey Planet (the original English title) as a metaphor for internment and it’s dehumanizing effects […]
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Mercury Video Picks
Searching for Richard Benjamin that is. Born in 1938 in NYC, Richard Benjamin has enjoyed many lives both in front of and behind the camera. He might not be Jeff Goldblum, but he is, as critic Jonathan Romney describes him, the “archetype of East Coast Jewish intellectual agony.” See why in these four lil’ gems. […]
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Mercury Video Picks
Summertime Fun Flix “Summa, it turns me upside-down… Summa Summa Summa… it’s like a merry-go-round.” So spoketh Ric Ocasek, and we all wept. Summer is a time for sun, summer is a time for fun, summer is a time to get naked on an island and sleep with multiple partners… n’est pas? I challenge you […]
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Mercury Video Picks
This movie is so gay!
Behold! A bevy of queer-as-fawk video picks for your viewing pleasure! Daughters of Darkness (1971, dir. Harry Kumel)–Grand seductress Delphine Seyrig takes the vampiric Elizabeth Bathory legend into the swinging ’70s. The great baroness and her assistant/lover Illora descend upon an out of the way resort where they make “friends” with a lovely young couple. […]