Author Archives: queerlefty

Introducing ‘What To Read’

Posted on July 18, 2009 by queerlefty

I have several articles on my notepad for the time to come, but for some reason, none of them will allow themselves to be written at the moment. Partly for that reason, I’m happy to introduce What To Read, a … Continue reading →

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This Time ‘In Living Cover’, It’s Jay Brannan

Posted on July 12, 2009 by queerlefty

Correction, July 26: This post originally misquoted a lyric from the song Drowning. The error has now been revised. I would like to thank reader James for pointing it out. Despite that I first heard his 2008 release, Goddamned, only … Continue reading →

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Did ‘Total Eclipse’ Deserve Leonardo DiCaprio?

Posted on July 9, 2009 by queerlefty

If you remember back to my Young Leonardos post last December, you’d know that actual physical resemblance to Leonardo DiCaprio was only of the criteria to qualify for inclusion (although admittedly, it was the most important one). Since Leo is … Continue reading →

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Early Gay Crushes: Jesse McCartney

Posted on July 7, 2009 by queerlefty

Technically, I suppose that including Jesse McCartney in the Early Gay Crushes series would have to mean that anyone I might have had a celebrity crush on before I admitted to myself that I was gay would now be eligible. … Continue reading →

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What I Learned From ‘Into The Wild’, The Fourth Time Around

Posted on July 4, 2009 by queerlefty

This is an expanded and revised version of a review that first appeared online in March 2008. This piece was updated July 5, with new paragraphs on the psychoanalytical angle and the possible idealization of Chris McCandless’ destiny. *** It … Continue reading →

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An Appreciation From A Disloyal Michael Jackson Fan

Posted on June 29, 2009 by queerlefty

Let me apologize right from the outset: In some way or another, this piece will inevitably be more about me than about Michael Jackson, although he’s the one who was the biggest pop star of all time. And it is … Continue reading →

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Best Picture Category At The Oscars Expands To Ten. Should We Care?

Posted on June 24, 2009 by queerlefty

Today, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the slate of nominees for next year’s Best Picture category at the Oscars will be expanded from 5 to 10, at least in part to accommodate this year’s outcry … Continue reading →

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With Emile Hirsch At Four Months And Counting, The SMA List Turns One

Posted on June 21, 2009 by queerlefty

Emile Hirsch won. His authority challenged by the long-awaited, Zac Efron/Hunter Parrish-induced one-two punch of 17 Again, he held firm. Since the nature of rankings is to channel attention to those at the top, that might stand as the most … Continue reading →

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The Sex-Negativism of ‘Antichrist’

Posted on June 17, 2009 by queerlefty

Danish director/crazy genius Lars von Trier’s (Dogville) new movie Antichrist tells the story of an unnamed, married couple (Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe), whose young son is killed falling out of an open window while they are having sex in … Continue reading →

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The More Respectable Way To Watch Zac Efron’s ’17 Again’

Posted on June 12, 2009 by queerlefty

This piece follows somewhat in the footsteps of my I Love You, Man review, in that my expectations going into Burr Steers’ rather bland romantic comedy 17 Again, to some extent influenced my final verdict. Like any non-professional consumer of … Continue reading →

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