Not your typical father and son story.In this Australian comedy based on David Stevens's stage play, Jeff (Russell Crowe) is a young gay man living with his widowed father, Harry (Jack Thompson). Although Harry has always accepted the fact that his son is openly gay, his acceptance is challenged. Jeff brings home a potential lover one night, and in ( Read more... )

Peter Freundlich, former news writer for Anderson Cooper, died last month after struggling with esophageal cancer. He left behind a blog he called Esoph's Fables. I strive for his level of eloquence and pith.

On the side of a bus: Your roommate is dating the flu.

Ugh. Processing a bit of a hang-over so I'm making this Resident Evil Day. Going to watch all three movies in anticipation of Afterlife coming out this Friday.

On the train today four French-speaking tourists got on and sat nearby. I love listening to French… nothing like native speakers to remind me how poorly I speak it. They were rattling on as if no one around could understand them-mostly true. They were annoyed with the weather and hoping to find Times Square. I almost spoke up ( Read more... )

Was really excited when I inadvertently saw some of the scene's from M. Night Shyamalan's Avatar: The Last Airbender. Really enjoyed all three “Books” from Nickelodeon so I was dubious about seeing them being somehow manipulated/condensed into a movie. Just now glanced over a critic collection from iVillage entitled “Is 'Last Airbender' the Worst ( Read more... )

Walking around in Chelsea I saw a three ads for ManHunt today and the third made me laugh. Someone had written “Cock Commando” atop the ripped Latin guy who was holding up his shirt, showing off impossible abs. I found the homophobic inscription amusingly redundant-like saying Soccer is gayIt's funny these ads were posted at all. Like any gay man ( Read more... )

Getting off at 6th Ave stop on the L line I noticed an HRC bumper sticker had been stuck to the ground next to some benches. For whatever reason, that really struck me. That the events, fanfare and Parade from the weekend were done yet continued to have an effect. Almost stopped to take a shot with my iPhone but the lighting was horrible. And the ( Read more... )

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H.R. 3590 passes 219 to 212. On to Reconciliation. Oh boy. I wonder if any Republican's speech will fail to mention abortion.