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April 26, 2014
Japan Digital Books; Berenstain Bears' App; Self-pubbed Bestseller DBW
Japan Digital Books
The other night while watching an installment of HGTV's House Hunters I saw a young professional woman who works as a mortgage broker looking for a small apartment in Manhattan. When she entered one apartment and saw vast walls of built-in bookcases she said the bookcases would be the first thing she took down if she bought the place. Her reason was, "Who reads print books anymore? Didn't these people ever hear of e-books or Kindle?" And this articl...
The other night while watching an installment of HGTV's House Hunters I saw a young professional woman who works as a mortgage broker looking for a small apartment in Manhattan. When she entered one apartment and saw vast walls of built-in bookcases she said the bookcases would be the first thing she took down if she bought the place. Her reason was, "Who reads print books anymore? Didn't these people ever hear of e-books or Kindle?" And this articl...
Trans Teacher in Texas; Fist of Awesome Gay Bear; Johnny Weir Again
Trans Teacher in Texas
Last week a posted about a trans substitute teacher in Texas who was fired because a parent complained about her. This article mentions she's been allowed back, but with a few very discriminatory stipulations, one of which is they won't allow her around children.
She agreed this week to accept a full-time position outside the classroom that will last through the end of the school year.
'I said I’m willing to do whatever because I really need a paycheck,' Klug tells L...
Last week a posted about a trans substitute teacher in Texas who was fired because a parent complained about her. This article mentions she's been allowed back, but with a few very discriminatory stipulations, one of which is they won't allow her around children.
She agreed this week to accept a full-time position outside the classroom that will last through the end of the school year.
'I said I’m willing to do whatever because I really need a paycheck,' Klug tells L...
April 25, 2014
"Palcohol"; Oprah's Stepmom's Ridiculous Rant
Palcohol
I'd heard about Palcohol earlier this week and when I saw this article to which I'm linking below I thought I'd post something about it because so many still don't know what Palcohol is. In short, it's a powdered version of alcohol, or alcohol in tablet form. (You can read more about it below at the Palcohol web site.) It's been a subject of controversy with regard to approval labels. And the reasons why there's controversy might surprise you...or might not.
B...
I'd heard about Palcohol earlier this week and when I saw this article to which I'm linking below I thought I'd post something about it because so many still don't know what Palcohol is. In short, it's a powdered version of alcohol, or alcohol in tablet form. (You can read more about it below at the Palcohol web site.) It's been a subject of controversy with regard to approval labels. And the reasons why there's controversy might surprise you...or might not.
B...
April 24, 2014
Truth About Penis Size; Penis Englargement Products; Thickest Penis Ever
Truth About Penis Size I'm out of the office Thursday and Friday this week, but I've written posts ahead of time that will go up automatically. So instead of the usual Friday excerpt, this week I decided to focus on all things Penis. It's an age old topic, the truth about penis size. Some think it doesn't matter and others will stand firmly in the belief that anything too large or too small ruins it for them.
Here's why sexologists say size doesn't matter. Any size penis can...
April 23, 2014
Worried For the Queen; Louisiana and the Bible; Pat Sajak Comes Out As Straight
Worried For the Queen
I often like to post several items that are not directly related but all fall into one category, and in this case the category would be: you've got to be joking.
The President of Zimbabwe is worried for Queen Elizabeth because he thinks she's been forced to support gays.
What has happened to Britain? They have grown small in mind. That wisdom which the likes of Churchill had, where is it? You can’t see it in people now with gay habits – shame on them.' He...
I often like to post several items that are not directly related but all fall into one category, and in this case the category would be: you've got to be joking.
The President of Zimbabwe is worried for Queen Elizabeth because he thinks she's been forced to support gays.
What has happened to Britain? They have grown small in mind. That wisdom which the likes of Churchill had, where is it? You can’t see it in people now with gay habits – shame on them.' He...
Valerie Harper Cancer Miracle; Matt Bomer Married; Shakespeare Gay?; Anti-Gay Words
Valerie Harper Cancer Miracle
I think almost everyone I know over thirty has had to deal with cancer in one form or another, from personal experience to dealing with family or friends who've been diagnosed. Tony and I will be at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York all day tomorrow and Friday while a family member has a third round of cancer surgery, and then helping out another family member over the weekend who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. So when I see art...
I think almost everyone I know over thirty has had to deal with cancer in one form or another, from personal experience to dealing with family or friends who've been diagnosed. Tony and I will be at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York all day tomorrow and Friday while a family member has a third round of cancer surgery, and then helping out another family member over the weekend who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. So when I see art...
April 22, 2014
Mean Girls Gay; US Anti-Sodomy Laws
Mean Girls Gay
The actor who played a gay part in the classic Mean Girls film, Daniel Franzese, recently came out in real life. Mean Girls is having a tenth anniversary this year and he wrote an open letter to his character. I kind of like that. Not the mean girls. The movie was great, but mean girls suck. I like that he came out in his own way, on his own terms, and in a way in which he felt comfortable.
He wrote in a letter published by IndieWire: 'You were proud of who you we...
The actor who played a gay part in the classic Mean Girls film, Daniel Franzese, recently came out in real life. Mean Girls is having a tenth anniversary this year and he wrote an open letter to his character. I kind of like that. Not the mean girls. The movie was great, but mean girls suck. I like that he came out in his own way, on his own terms, and in a way in which he felt comfortable.
He wrote in a letter published by IndieWire: 'You were proud of who you we...
Loud Sex; Gays Arrested for Kiss; Noah Berlatsky on Romance
Loud Sex
When I saw this article titled Do Not Apologize for Having Loud Sex, I earmarked it for a blog post because it's interesting, and because in many ways it contains a few teachable theories that can be applied to anyone who reads or writes erotic romance of any kind. In other words, you don't have to apologize for reading or writing about loud sex either.
Of course this article talks about actually having loud sex. But I think it applies to romantic fiction, too.
Because if ad...
When I saw this article titled Do Not Apologize for Having Loud Sex, I earmarked it for a blog post because it's interesting, and because in many ways it contains a few teachable theories that can be applied to anyone who reads or writes erotic romance of any kind. In other words, you don't have to apologize for reading or writing about loud sex either.
Of course this article talks about actually having loud sex. But I think it applies to romantic fiction, too.
Because if ad...
April 21, 2014
Mark Ruffalo The Normal Heart; Colin Firth On Rupert Everett; Matt Bomer Too Beautiful for Normal Heart
Mark Ruffalo The Normal Heart
Mark Ruffalo who is straight playing gay, talks about why he did The Normal Heart, and how he feels about it.
"I was growing up during the AIDS epidemic, and I saw how cruel and how insensitive people were to these people suffering. It sort of has been forgotten in our culture what happened during those times."
Many of the pioneering HIV/AIDS activists depicted in the film, he added, "brought us to the point today...gay marriage is as common almost as marriage righ...
Mark Ruffalo who is straight playing gay, talks about why he did The Normal Heart, and how he feels about it.
"I was growing up during the AIDS epidemic, and I saw how cruel and how insensitive people were to these people suffering. It sort of has been forgotten in our culture what happened during those times."
Many of the pioneering HIV/AIDS activists depicted in the film, he added, "brought us to the point today...gay marriage is as common almost as marriage righ...
Duck Dynasty Dropped; Dogbert and Tito; Tom Daley Art; The Word "Tranny"
Duck Dynasty Dropped
If you recall, reality TV show Duck Dynasty was associated with gay slurs not too long ago. I posted about it here. And now, according to this piece, it seems a Duck Dynasty concert was canceled due to lack of sales.
The planned musical extravaganza from the stars of reality show Duck Dynasty has been canceled because of low ticket sales.
The Robertson family was to bring a concert, called Faith, Family & Ducks, to Springfield, Missouri (a midwestern US state).
The pres...
If you recall, reality TV show Duck Dynasty was associated with gay slurs not too long ago. I posted about it here. And now, according to this piece, it seems a Duck Dynasty concert was canceled due to lack of sales.
The planned musical extravaganza from the stars of reality show Duck Dynasty has been canceled because of low ticket sales.
The Robertson family was to bring a concert, called Faith, Family & Ducks, to Springfield, Missouri (a midwestern US state).
The pres...
