Category Archives: Entertainment

My Favorite Movies of 2015

Posted on January 23, 2016 by queerlefty

I was almost entirely cut off from watching movies in a movie theater for the whole of 2015, for reasons having to do with my health. Today’s multiplatform availability thankfully means that I was able to see a lot of … Continue reading →

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More Pop Culture Podcasts

Posted on June 22, 2014 by queerlefty

See also:  Favorite Pop Culture Podcasts Pop Culture Happy Hour This weekly NPR podcast quickly made its way into my rotation as I listened my way back through the four-year archive over a period of about four months earlier this … Continue reading →

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The Return of the Young Leonardos

Posted on May 21, 2014 by queerlefty

Back  in 2008, I singled out Emile Hirsch, Michael Pitt and Kevin Zegers as three Young Leonardos (YLs). The standard was somewhat lazily applied, as it was not readily apparent what it took to be in contention for the title, … Continue reading →

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Bad Blood Brothers

Posted on October 22, 2013 by queerlefty

Something is apparently rotten in Jonas world. I’ve written extensively about the various charms of the power-pop glorious siblings – from half-decent TV movies, to earnest solo efforts and featuring prominently on the Sexiest Males Alive list – but the … Continue reading →

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Bringing Jesse Back

Posted on August 21, 2013 by queerlefty

However irregularly this blog has been updated over the years, I have nonetheless managed to single out a couple of recurring characters who have been given extra attention. There’s Hanson, of course, to whom we will hopefully return shortly for … Continue reading →

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Self. Criticism.

Posted on June 10, 2013 by queerlefty

When I was around 12 years old, my mom decided I was old enough to decide for myself which movies I wanted to see. It would no doubt be cooler if I could use this as a jumping off point … Continue reading →

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#BetterWithPerry

Posted on August 24, 2012 by queerlefty

Anyone who has even glanced at the Sexiest Males Alive list over the years would probably suspect that I’m an avid Disney Channel viewer. And they would be right. I enjoy some of their sitcoms up to a point (the … Continue reading →

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“I’m honoured to be in their dreams”

Posted on February 18, 2012 by queerlefty

I’ve returned time and again to praising Daniel Radcliffe for his seeming comfort with gay questions. It must be exhausting for a straight celebrity to have to dispel implied and explicit gay rumors over and over, but what really lifts … Continue reading →

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Early Gay Crushes: Adam Brody

Posted on October 16, 2011 by queerlefty

It’s been a while since I’ve done this, but the last installment in this series was on Jesse Eisenberg around two years ago. Back then, I wrote about how my Eisenberg crush was as much based on my wish to … Continue reading →

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Logan Lerman Is Still Beautiful

Posted on September 18, 2011 by queerlefty

For a while after the terrifying events of this summer, I’ve been struggling to write anything at all. I was unable to express precisely what I was feeling, apart from an immediate reaction of sadness, gratefulness and determination, but  it … Continue reading →

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