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On the Rag, Vol. 263

August 9, 2013, 3:49 pm
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A weekly look at what's making news in the free gay mags:


Odyssey New York: I wouldn't exactly call the contents of this man's trunk "junk." Online edition HERE.


Get Out! Weekly makes beautiful music with hottie Scott Rox, winner of both the Glam and Get Out! awards for best DJ of 2012 / Read HERE. 


Next: Chris Fagan makes black and blue look very fetching. Online edition HERE.


Metro Weekly: Laverne Cox, yet another reason why I need to start watching Netflix's "Orange Is the New Black" / Read HERE.


Flame: The mag's Best of Detroit issue is out now! Read HERE. 


ANONYMOUS SUBMISSION: WHEN DID MENJOS BECOME A DRAG BAR? DOES ANYONE GO THERE ANYMORE?

The winner of the best blog -- whose name seems to be in question -- is HERE.
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RIP: (My) Aunt Clara

August 10, 2013, 9:00 pm
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I told Michael that I found out Aunt Clara died today and he just sort of shrugged. I was sort of taken aback by his reaction -- he has met her before and loved her (and even if he hadn't it wasn't the reaction one would be hoping for) -- but then when I mentioned possibly going to the funeral in Maryland, he quickly apologized and said he thought I was talking about Aunt Clara from "Bewitched"! RIP, *my* Aunt Clara. She was a Bircher and probably a birther, but I will always be grateful to you for helping me reconnect with the Walshes. (The other Aunt Clara died in 1968, btw, at the height of the show's popularity.)


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Cheesy Poll

August 10, 2013, 9:59 pm
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  How full of crap is THIS? Everyone knows New York and Detroit are the tops. And while it's not necessarily my thing, Chicago didn't even make the top 5?
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Sunday Worship

August 10, 2013, 10:01 pm
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Morning Wood

August 12, 2013, 2:10 am
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Eddie or Not

August 12, 2013, 6:30 am
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LeAnn Rimes & Eddie Cibrian with VH1 reality show 

THIS is exactly what the world doesn't need. And I will be watching for exactly the same reason I watched "I Married a Princess." 

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Song of the Day: 'I've Got to Use My Imagination' by Gladys Knight and the Pips

August 12, 2013, 7:00 am
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Chalk this one up to kismet: Michael and I saw "Lovelace" over the weekend (review TK) and "I've Got to Use My Imagination" by Gladys Knight and the Pips led the exceptional soundtrack. While discussing the film the next day in Madison Square Park, Michael mentioned how Gladys was an artist he needed to see before it's too late. We'd missed her by one night in Vegas once, and the injury still stings. We happen to check Ticketmaster right then and there and who happens to be on tour right now? Gladys along with the O'Jays, another band we both have loved since childhood. While Ticketmaster only had nosebleeds left for the show at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, I nabbed a couple of Front Orchestra/Row DD seats for the show a week from Friday! If she seems a little out of it in this clip, it's because she's quite pregnant at the time it was filmed. Here's hoping her post-menopausal routine is more energetic! 


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Downward Dog

August 12, 2013, 7:15 am
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This one will make you say "woof"!

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Open Season

August 12, 2013, 7:45 am
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I must say I didn't see much of the tennis over the weekend. But the results have certainly ensured that this year's U.S. Open will be one of the ages. Novak Djokovic, who still maintains a HUGE lead in the rankings, lost yet another heartbreaker to a surprisingly resurgent Rafael Nadal. Andy Murray, who as reigning U.S. Open and Wimbledon champ would be considered number one in most eras, lost easily in his second match back to the unheralded Latvian Ernests Gulbis. 


As a result, Flushing Meadows could leave a profound mark on the state of the game. Djokovic could truly reassert his No. 1 ranking by ending the year with two Slams, and strong semifinal and runner-up finishes in the other two. Murray, again, could be the psychological No. 1 by winning the two biggest tournaments in the game back-to-back. Nadal could show that he really is a contender again -- a big "if" given those knees and his track record on hardcourts. And Roger Federer, who just turned 32, could re-emerge from his slump to show that he still can't be counted out. Throw in an increasingly dangerous (and former champ) Juan Martin del Potro into the mix and you've got yourself a tournament. Tell me who you think will win below!


Who will win the men's U.S. Open?
  
pollcode.com free polls 


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Mug Shot Monday

August 12, 2013, 8:00 am
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You could be forgiven if you mistook this little devil for accused murderer Aaron Hernandez. Like the hung Patriot, Matthew Olszewski is 23, and he also has multiple murders on his mind. This A Glendale Heights, Illinois, man plotted the murders of three relatives because they had crossed him, a prosecutor said Friday at his bond hearing. While it may sound bad, I'm sure he's just misunderstood. Read HERE.
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Cheese Whiz

August 12, 2013, 10:08 am
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The best part is when Michael told the woman that there was obviously some kind of misunderstanding, she still insisted that he would have asked to pay twice as much for something while having the ingredient that made it cost more removed!




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Whet Your APPetite

August 12, 2013, 10:19 am
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Been slowing switching all of my magazine subscriptions to iPad-only -- it's something I swore I'd never do, but it's so nice not having piles of 'em all around the house. The Esquire app was a particularly pleasant surprise, as Chris Hemsworth literally walks out to introduce the magazine. (Screen grabs give you the idea.) Nobody "cleans up" better than this Aussie.


The app also allows me to easily share this rather hilarious graphic with you. The Chris Evert part, of course, is what made my day!



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Russian Blue

August 12, 2013, 7:45 am
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Gays in Russia Find No Haven, Despite Support From the West

Would love to hear what my friend's Russian boyfriend -- who acts like his homeland is so much better than the country that welcomed him and allowed him to become a successful surgeon -- has to say about this. Then again, no I wouldn't. Read HERE.
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Two Things (212) Edition: Lady Gaga and Dale Bozzio

August 12, 2013, 11:00 am
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Sox Appeal

August 12, 2013, 11:30 am
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On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being "completely random," I'd have to say Plaxico Burress' new line of socks is about a (Colt) 45. But kudos to Alyssa Milano, who when asked about it in the new Esquire said she'd never heard of 'em, but quickly responded: "Are they bulletproof?" See the Plaxico Burress Collection in its entirely HERE.
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Bret Easton Ellis Signs on as Executive Producer of 'Disappear Here'

August 12, 2013, 12:45 pm
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I recently reported that James Duke Mason had been dropped from the neo-noir political thriller "Disappear Here," a project he had spearheaded through a successful Kickstarter campaign. Now I can report that author Bret Easton Ellis ("Less Than Zero," "The Rules of Attraction," "American Psycho"), fresh off his screenwriting credit on "The Canyons," has joined the film as an executive producer.

From a news release:
Iconoclastic Features is pleased to announce that seminal novelist and screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis ("The Canyons") will executive produce the company's new feature project, the neo-noir thriller "Disappear Here." Matthew Mishory ("A Portrait of James Dean") will direct; he penned the script with Robert Zimmer, Jr. ("A Portrait of James Dean"; "Half-Life"). Zimmer will executive produce with Ellis. Edward Singletary Jr. and Randall Walk are set to produce with major casting announcements forthcoming. 
Mishory describes it as “a dream collaboration”. 
“We borrowed the title from a line in Bret’s essential L.A. novel 'Less Than Zero,' even though we’d never met him,” Mishory explains. Zimmer adds, “Luckily, he was intrigued and agreed to have drinks with us instead of sue.” 
"Disappear Here" is set in a parallel shadow world where Hollywood and national politics intersect and where privacy is now a commodity for sale. Chase, a young actor in Los Angeles, becomes the target of a digital blackmailing scheme that also jeopardizes a heavyweight political campaign. Mishory, Zimmer, and the film's producers last collaborated on the stylish and controversial feature "A Portrait of James Dean," a re-examining of the iconic movie star set before his fame. It world premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival and was a selection at Frameline, Outfest, Palm Springs, Guadalajara, Rio de Janeiro, and Reykjavik. Released theatrically in the United States, the UK, and Germany, a French release is coming September 2013.
Will be interesting to see who they cast to replace Belinda Carlisle's son.
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Strip Tease?

August 12, 2013, 3:23 pm
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While D-Listed is all hot 'n' bothered over the "Elegant Moments" leather daddy costume for sale over at Sears.com, I'm more preoccupied with the family retailer's Dreamgirl Strip Search Officer Ken I. Seymour adult costume. (Also marketed as a TSA officer.) For the uninitiated, Ken Seymour happens to be the birth name of my old roommate and former porn legend Mike Henson! Do you think it's possible some fun queen who works for the costume manufacturer slipped that one in to be, uh, cheeky?


The real Ken Seymour


(Click to ENLARGE)

UPDATE: A Facebook friend -- or 12 -- pointed out that they (obviously) were going for "Can I see more"? (Yes, I'm stupid.) I guess I see what I want!
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White With Rage

August 12, 2013, 8:55 pm
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Given that I called bullshit the time Oprah Winfrey claimed she was refused entry into a Hermes store because she wasn't "chic" enough  -- she actually arrived as the store was closing, so no one would have been allowed in per store policy, although that old story has suddenly evolved in recent days -- I was more than willing to hear this Swiss sales associate out. But as she repeatedly denies doing what Oprah says she did, doesn't she also kind of admit it? Sure, it's a "she says, she says" about what was specifically said. But I don't think the woman even NEEDED to have said the exact words she was alleged to have for it to still be the very situation Oprah described.

This is how the sales woman -- who is said to be speaking anonymously although her name and photo appear everywhere -- described the encounter:
'I wasn't sure what I should present to her when she came in on the afternoon of Saturday July 20 so I showed her some bags from the Jennifer Aniston collection. I explained to her the bags came in different sizes and materials, like I always do. She looked at a frame behind me. Far above there was the 35,000 Swiss franc crocodile leather bag. I simply told her that it was like the one I held in my hand, only much more expensive, and that I could show her similar bags."
Similar bags, or the expensive one Oprah was looking at?

Racism isn't just calling someone the N-word. And Oprah said it herself, it just wasn't worth the trouble of making a federal case out of it. But it does sound like it happened. And it's that very kind of underlying racism -- albeit in the least relatable situation ever -- that President Obama recently described while discussing the Trayvon Martin verdict. See this as the "aha moment" it is, Ms. Sales Lady, and move on.


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Morning Wood

August 12, 2013, 9:05 pm
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Professional BMX rider and model Will Grant has always been ridiculously hot. But for some reason, my friend Todd suddenly decided to bring this photo to my attention. Wonder why ...
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