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SMA Greets New Decade With Emile Hirsch As #1

Posted on January 6, 2010 by queerlefty

The stability in the top spot masks some true drama in the struggle for top honors on the first Sexiest Males Alive list of the new decade (see #1-10 below). The two guys to fight it out for Climber Of … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Movies Of The Decade

Posted on December 30, 2009 by queerlefty

I knew this list thing was going to be hard, but when I couldn’t even decide a proper name for the list, I was on the verge of giving up. By naming it My Favorite Movies Of The Decade I’m … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Movies Of 2009

Posted on December 22, 2009 by queerlefty

You should know a couple of things before you read the list of my favorite movies of 2009. First, this list will be subject to change. There are still lots of great 2009 movies I have yet to see, either … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Albums Of The Decade

Posted on December 21, 2009 by queerlefty

I’m not one of those who have a natural aversion to lists. I like to read them, and to rank stuff for myself. But when they go public, I invariably start to think about what’s wrong with them. Therefore: Mine … Continue reading →

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‘Jay, Can I Stay In Love With You?’

Posted on November 26, 2009 by queerlefty

I may have come relatively late to the musical genius of Jay Brannan, but by now he’s been something close to everything all the time for me for months. I guess being more ignorant than hostile to his music probably … Continue reading →

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Taking Woodstock Out Of ‘Taking Woodstock’

Posted on November 21, 2009 by queerlefty

Ang Lee doesn’t owe me anything. If any, I owe him to be grateful for the impressive string of great films he has made over the years, from Sense and Sensibility and The Ice Storm, to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon … Continue reading →

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Early Gay Crushes: Jesse Eisenberg

Posted on November 12, 2009 by queerlefty

Regular readers may be starting to see a pattern in these installments. My Early Gay Crushes can, if simplified somewhat, be divided into two categories, depending on how old and/or mature I was when they happened. In the first category … Continue reading →

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With Hirsch On Top, October SMA Returns To Normal

Posted on November 1, 2009 by queerlefty

In a show of force, Emile Hirsch this month showed that he can still dictate the terms of the competition, even though he was demoted to second place on the Sexiest Males Alive (SMA) list for August. He may have … Continue reading →

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The Significance Of Stephen Gately

Posted on October 19, 2009 by queerlefty

As a former Boyzone fan, I was of course deeply saddened by last week’s news that the group’s co-singer, Stephen Gately, had died. I say former not because I need to distance myself from my fandom, but rather because I … Continue reading →

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The Nobel Peace Prize: Is It Too Soon?

Posted on October 9, 2009 by queerlefty

Out of respect for Hillary Clinton and the Clinton legacy. I never got myself to fully choose between Clinton and Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential primaries, once my favorite candidate, John Edwards (yeah, I know) dropped out. But even … Continue reading →

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