Malta, 2011 (SuperHeadz Wide & Slim / Agfa CT Precisa, xpro)
Jan 23
Jan 23
I have no idea if any of the glasses above are actually required for seeing. I also am not going to try to hunt down the designers because it doesn’t really matter.
In a recent issue of Us Weekly, there was a page pointing out this trend that’s been going on, and they called it “Black Frame Flubs”. I mean, 40% of all A-listers at the SAG Awards last year had thick-rimmed glasses on. That is an actual statistic. I took particular note because I had just gotten a pair, and I not-so-subtly forbade anyone from getting them. I understand not everyone looks good in them, Us Weekly, but one of the people they called a “flub” was Johnny Depp. LOOK AT HIM. He can wear poop on his face and you don’t call it a flub. Ok too far. But he’s been wearing those for years. Step off.
Now the trend has taken over but it’s definitely one I support, because now everyone can look like a geek rocket scientist. Or an author. Or a Friday Puppy blogger. I considered laser eye surgery, but then I stumbled upon these glasses, way before the company-that-I-am-so-delightedly-reluctant-to-share-with-you blew up.
So, if you want to maybe resemble any of the above, or even Matt from his beefsteak dinners at the Biergarten… keep reading more…
Jan 20
I am sitting in the train station. My train is an hour late, so I am going to spend this time doing Friday Puppy. I was considering using the time to twist all the labels on the bottled beverages in the cooler so that they are facing forward, but I’m going to focus on my breathing and try to understand that life will go on if the labels aren’t facing forward.
This week we have another very cute batch of puppies for our Friday Puppy segment. How does it work? Well, every Friday you send us a photo of your dog, and we post 7 pictures. Then you vote for whichever dog you think is the cutest, and that dog wins a gift certificate to Bombers Burrito Bar. This week we had a blog reader send us a photo of their cat for us to post on the blog. I think she thought she was being funny. I, however, did not laugh.
Please take just a second to vote for the dog you think is cutest, and please have yourself a wonderful weekend.
Congratulations to last week’s winner… Riley from Cohoes, NY !
Jan 19
I have this massive internal struggle. Yeah, I love that classic girl look. Well, I adore it. No contest. Yet, coming from parents, who completely encompassed the hip, rock look of the 1970’s, I want to flip flop my style. My father had long hair and rode a motorcycle. My mother looked amazing, in every photo, in a thrown together outfit. I desperately want to give a little nod to my rock edge heritage. If I could combine Jane Birkin and Audrey Hepburn into one person, I would. keep reading more…
Jan 19
In an election year, things can get sticky, and I’m not just talking about Santorum. The Economy, The Middle East, Wall Street, what will happen to Tina Fey’s Q Rating if Sarah Palin isn’t running… The list goes on and on. One thing America will forever remain divided on though, regardless of who sits in The White House, regardless of The War on Terror, regardless of whether or not me and the Hot Canadian can get married (come on already DOMA! Really?!?), is a little thing I like to call Gwyneth Paltrow.
Gwyneth Paltrow divides a conversation like Moses through a street puddle. I’m here to settle the debate folks, she’s fucking perfect. Yes, her website is woefully out of touch with the 99%, she pissed of the Plath daughter royally, and lets face it, Coldplay kind of sucks now. But lets get down to brass tacks: She looks good, she has impeccable taste and every girl, whether she admits it or not, would give anything to be Margot Tannenbaum, if not just for a day.
Jan 18
So, I was kicked out of the bar last night at 74 State Street.
I haven’t been kicked out of a bar since ’06 when I got in a fist fight with some huge weirdo jacked up on jolt and cuervo who was gay bashing my B-FAM (brother from another mother). So we fought. And we both got kicked out. I was worried we were then gonna have to take it to the streets, which would have ended in my death bc the guy was absolutely gigantic. But somehow we went our separate ways and I took a cab back to my place and watched Real Housewives Atlanta while I calmed down.
Anyway, I’m gonna throw down with 74 State Street Hotel for a second.
To read the review keep reading more…
Jan 18
Click the image above to check out Bombers Burrito Bar‘s new website!
I think it’s a sweet improvement over the last one. Make sure to sign up for our Friends of Bombers program so you can be sent free shots of tequila in the mail. (kidding, SLA).
Jan 18
After 32 years on this planet I have come to realise that I am actually a gay man trapped inside the body of a straight man.
What I am about to write are just huge generalisations, so I am fully armoured for anyone defending their gender role – bring it on.
If you go into the majority of gay men’s wardrobes or closets as you call it, you will inevitably see a beautifully arranged collection of clothing so well presented even the most high end boutique would be proud of it. Arranged alphabetically by the surname of the designer, left to right, with an accompanying photo of when they last wore ti, with which accessories and to which bar or clubs.
My wardrobe/closet however looks a little more like the results of a 6 year olds dressing up box. Whatever isn’t strewn across the seat or boot of my car can either be found in a ‘neat’ pile in the corner of my bedroom, hanging off a hanger in the closet in absolutely no methodical order, or on the floor wherever I took that item off, next to a receipt for a burger I bought when I last wore it and a train ticket stuck to the chewing gum on the bum of my jeans from the drunken journey home..
Enough was enough, I needed to get a cleaner. keep reading more…
Jan 17
So… my talented and sexy friend Lyndsey Drago (whose name sounds like it should be in a 007 movie) has just completed her clothing line.
It’s called Billy Wolf, and it’s a dog clothing line.
Per her website…
Billy Wolf donates 10% of all proceeds to our friends at Funny for Fido. Funny for Fido is a non-profit who brings awareness to volunteer-based animal rescue organizations.
AND… All Billy Wolf goods are handmade in New York City out of vintage, dead stock and American-made fabrics. The line consists of jackets and bandanas in sizes XXS to XXL. Custom jackets are available by request. Each garment is finished with salvaged buttons and handmade labels, making it as exceptional as the dog that wears it.
Check out her website by clicking HERE, and as an added bonus, Lyndsey set up on a coupon for 20% off if they type in Friday Puppy at the check out for the month of Jan.
Congratulations, Lyndsey! The website and the clothing line looks fantastic!
Jan 17
I’m not a name dropper. Just ask Matt Broderick, who I sometimes gallivant with in the City (ran into him once at a bodega at 2am). Regardless, my younger, taller brother is actually really good friends with a guy who went to boarding school with David Chang. Because of this, I’m the proud owner of a signed copy of his cookbook, Momofuku. This cookbook is like a foodie (btw, I cannot stand the term foodie…I hope it dies the same death as D.I.N.K.S and gaylord…well, gaylord is so stupid it’s actually still kind of funny …see, this blog isn’t all Up With Gays!!…I’m a Straightlord!! I have sex with women!! …well, actually just one woman) bible, rife with all of the amazing dishes that have made Chang’s flagship restaurant, Momofuku, legendary.
This weekend I made Chang’s recipe for Bo Ssam. A Korean dish, Bo SSam is basically pork and rice wrapped in lettuce leaves and any number of amazing condiments. keep reading more…
