Author Archives: queerlefty

Setting It Straight

Posted on March 3, 2010 by queerlefty

If you didn’t love Daniel Radcliffe for playing Harry Potter, taking his clothes off in Equus, or for embracing gays both in The Daily Beast and British gaymag Attitude, you’re either a very ungrateful gay, or I’m gonna pretend you … Continue reading →

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Gay Porn, Taken Seriously

Posted on February 26, 2010 by queerlefty

If after you’ve read a book, you find yourself more interested in what was left out, what didn’t fit the narrative, than what was actually in it, that can be both a good or a bad sign. Good, if it … Continue reading →

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‘The seeds of normalcy that never grew’: My Interview with Bryan Borland

Posted on February 23, 2010 by queerlefty

Bryan Borland is practically glowing these days. His first poetry collection, My Life as Adam, has just been published, and he’s obviously proud of it. Or at least I think he’s glowing. It’s hard to know when you do an … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Political Pundits

Posted on February 14, 2010 by queerlefty

This blog has been known to dip its toes into politics every once in a while, and you can follow my musings on American politics and lots of other stuff on Twitter, @queerlefty. This brief break from our regularly scheduled … Continue reading →

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Historic February SMA Has A New #1

Posted on February 8, 2010 by queerlefty

There are several reasons why this month’s Sexiest Males Alive list is historic, the least of which is that this is the first ever February edition of the SMA. More importantly, we have a new #1. And not just a … Continue reading →

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‘I’m A Nick Jonas Jonas’

Posted on February 3, 2010 by queerlefty

It’s was not that long ago that I criticized music critics for comparing Jonas Brothers to Hanson almost by default. Since I probably like them both much, much better than the next guy, I don’t think either of them should … Continue reading →

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And I Love Them

Posted on February 1, 2010 by queerlefty

In the Washington Post’s recent America’s Next Online Columnist contest, one piece of advise for the contestants was that they should avoid anniversary columns at all cost. The may be an easy five hundred words for the writer, but they’re … Continue reading →

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How Savage Garden Helped Me Come Out

Posted on January 27, 2010 by queerlefty

I just loved this  New Year’s resolution, attributed to New York magazine’s film critic David Edelstein via Slate’s Dana Stevens: “To have no shame: no guilty pleasures, only pleasures; no wish for do-overs, only excitement [for] the next opportunity”. It’s … Continue reading →

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‘It’s capitalism, I guess, but it’s not to be applauded’

Posted on January 19, 2010 by queerlefty

‘I’m like my grandmother, I stereotype. It’s faster’, says Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) in an Up in the Air line so cynically clever I half assumed that I was going loath myself for enjoying his company. But Jason Reitman recession-minded … Continue reading →

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My Hanson-Related New Year’s Resolution

Posted on January 11, 2010 by queerlefty

The rise of social media was supposed to make it easier for people around the world who share the same interests to interact with each other, and to keep up to date on interesting developments. This should be true for … Continue reading →

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