Well, its Easter weekend.  I have finished cramming for the last two weeks of college.  Its time to move on to celebrating the end!  Next week will be filled with glitter, paddle turns, and a healthy dose of Britney Spears music.  Speaking of music, here is some new music from Rae Marshall.  What can't this girl do.  She's a photographer and a singer/songwriter.  She's one of those really talented girls that I envy.  I've always wanted to be a really talented girl.

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I feel like this is exactly what would happen to the Disney Princesses, and other assorted fairy tale characters.  If only they had a gay best friend to take them to a gay club, or snatch that last donut out of their hands, and/or throw condoms at them.  These are the creations of Dina Goldstein and she is one hell of a gal.  She is a Vancouver based photographer.  The above photos are part of her most famous series, Fallen Princesses.  I encourage you to check out the whole series.  And I also encourage you to not hang out at seedy bars with old men, consume high fructose corn syrup, and have children (adopt).

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Don't you just hate talented bitches.  Its a real problem in this world.  My sister is one of them.  She just started a calligraphy business, on top of being a graphic designer and fellow blogger (well tumblr, she doesn't write anything on her "blog" therefore its not legitimate).  Where was I, ah yes, she does calligraphy.  And quite well I might add.  Well this is a short one.  I just felt the need to post something today and something that was beautiful.  There is not much more to it.

PS.  Sister, if you're reading this, LYLB!

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I've never been a fan of vloggers.  Go ahead, judge me, I said it.  But I'm sure some of you are saying, "I'm not a fan of bloggers."  Well, that's your prerogative.  Any who, I found a vlog i like.  Its "BoyHeCanTalk" on YouTube.  He's so witty and charming, and he wears cute glasses (the glasses are what sold me, oh, and his amazing eyelashes).  I guess I'm starting to like new things.  How GREAT! (said in the voice of Sylvia Ann). 

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If you have ever seen "Kittens Inspired by Kittens," then this video will seem familiar.  However, it is much funnier.  If you haven't seen "Kittens Inspired by Kittens" then you probablly live under a rock and have no contact with the world except for the ocasional look at PerezHilton and CNN.com (but only when you are feeling ridiculously stupid for only going to PerezHilton for your news and need to feel like an informed citizen).  I just saw it last week.   This gem, "Chickens Inspired by Chickens" comes to us from Tyler Oakley, a gay. 

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I'm sure some people what the hell I do other than peruse the Internet for websites, video clips, coupons, clothes, etc...Well, I am an actor with a focus in gay themed work.  I have never written anything, until a few months ago.  And the video is finally available!  This is a project I came up with and asked my good friend Allie to help me with.  Basically, we wrote real letters to our future husbands, which I haven't met yet.  And this is what resulted.  Try not to giz your pants.

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Two things:
1.  I'm sorry I haven't been posting.  I've been having a gayjor case of senioritis.  I graduate college in three and a half weeks.  Instead of writing blogs, I've been dreaming of high rise apartments and future husbands.  If any of you are curious, I will be moving to NYC in August.  Hope the big apple is ready!

2.  Jessie J's album "Who You Are" was released today in the US.  I have downloaded it and I have listened to the entire album while I worked out and stared at sweaty fit men.  To describe the album:  It is a gay man's emotional wet dream.  Buy it!  Now!

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I just wanted to give you all a quick something to feed your appetite.  Here is a video that I saw a while back but then could never find again until a friend of my forwarded it to me saying "it would be great on my blog."  I then thanked him tremendously and gave him a coupon book of sexual favors (not really, what do you take me for?  Eliza Doolittle?  I'm a good girl I am!)  TED.com, one of my favorite sites, has a competition every year.  The 2011 winner was a man named JR. He is a photographer and an activist and combines the both seamlessly.  Eat up!

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GingerQueer

Hurts: How I Get Dressed from Chris Floyd on Vimeo.

There is one daily ritual that a lot of people don't see others do:  dressing.  Other than what you choose to wear, I feel this is a very telling action.  However, if you are dressed in bad clothes, like those dated rhinestone BeBe shirts, then I don't give two hoots in hell how you get dressed in the morning because you are clearly doing it wrong!

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After watching an episode of The Wild Thornberrys last night, I realized how much cartoon was missing in my life.  What happened to the lazy afternoons of Arthur, The Angry Beavers, Hey Arnold, and of course My Little Pony?!  I now long for adult cartoons.  But not the type where the cartoon characters have sex with each other.  I guess that is animated porn.  I mean, who really believes that they are going to have sex with a cartoon one day?  So stop jacking off to it!  But I Degrassi....I mean digress.  Here are two animated short films that are geared towards the adult audience.  The animation is no comparison to Jumanji, but the stories are heart warming.  Enjoy!  (Sorry for all the 1990's references.  I have been seeing a lot of light wash denim on denim and it is making me flashback)

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I was recently on HULU and discovered their documentary features.  Gosh, I am behind on technology.  I have been on a documentary kick for the past few months now.  I don't know whether it's the extreme subject of them, like 24 Hours on Craigslist, or the honesty and vulnerabilty that draws me in.  I recommend at least checking them out, even if you aren't a documentary fan.  This past weekend, I watched Waste Land, a 2011 Oscar Nominated film about an artist who travels to the worlds largest landfill in Brazil.  People pick through the trash and find recyclables that can be sold for money.  An artist, Vic Muniz creates portraits of these "pickers" and sells them for thousands of dollars to give back to them.  Let me tell you, I cried and thank goodness the waterproof mascara worked.  Anygay, I present today the work of photographer James Mollison.  These photos are from a book of his called Where Children Sleep.  I bet you can guess which is my favorite...if you can't, I will tell you:  The Beauty Queen.  What a bitch!

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I cannot get this song out of my head.  The best way to experience is to whip your hair while listening to it.  If you don't have long hair, wear a wig.  I like to wear my blonde lace front wig-the worlds greatest accessory.  Pretend you are Beyonce and have a wind fan and then commence lip syncing.  Robyn has had a great comeback.  I had no clue how I knew her until I played her YouTube play list.  You might remember her famous 90's hit Show Me Love.  Ahhh the 1990's, not to be confused with the 1890's (they're a lot different).  If there is one time in fashion I am dreading coming back it is the 90's.   Frosted tips, the Limited Too, and those shirts that were really small when they weren't on you but expanded and made girls look really awkward in their pubescent years, oh and scrunchies.  (PS, I saw some girls wearing some scrunchies and somebody needs to tell them that's not okay)

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How much fun would reading a book be if it did that huh?  Well, I guess that is a lot of paper cuts.  Speaking of paper cuts, I got my first manicure this past week.  I know, surprise surprise, I thought I would have had a mani pedi and a bikini wax at this point in my life but no, mom and pops wouldn't pay for such excesses.  So I bought myself a $5 manicure (which ended up being $8.50 so I didn't leave a tip and walked out of Happy Nails in Queens like a DIVA).  Goodness gracious, I have gotten off topic.

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Brilliant!  Everybody needs a good sappy, heart wrenching story to put them in their place.  And this video does just that.  I can't believe college students came up with it.  I mean, they are supposed to be funneling beers, gaining weight, and most of them having sex with women...ew...gross.  I just vomited up my dinner of chicken broth.  On that note, tell someone you love them today.

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GingerQueer

I don't know what it is about these dolls but I find them oddly romantic and very humorous at the same time.  I mean, who the fuck makes a pregnant, tattooed, naked porcelain doll?!  They are a nice combination of Bratz Dolls and America's Next Top Model contestants.  Marina Bychokova is the creator and I think only someone with a name like that would make doll this crazy.  These just boost my love and adoration for porcelain.

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http://twitter.com/#!/whitegayproblem


My new favorite twitter account to read!  Check it out!

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There is nothing I hate more than hearing fake fingernails tap against a hard surface.  It reminds me of no taste and sars (because of the facial masks that the manicurist have to wear.)  But Laurel Roth has created beauty out of a nuisance.  A former park ranger, she quit her job and went into the art world.  Her mediums are usually strange.  The above pieces were made of fake fingernails, barrettes, false eyelashes, fingernail polish, and jewelry.  They are surprisingly beautiful and elegant.  She sure knows how to bring some class to the acrylic nail business.  Kudos for making the impossible happen.

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When I think of hand shadows, I usually think of five year old children playing with a lamp in their bedroom.  Or that tent scene from Austin Powers.  But I never imagine real storytelling, mainly because nobody is really good at hand shadows.  But Raymond Crowe sure knows how to use his hands.  I'm sure the ladies LOVE him.  I could watch an entire film done this way because it seems so outrageous.  Enjoy ladies and gaydies.

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GingerQueer

In case you haven't heard, Obama declared the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional.  I imagine many religious zealots in this country are flipping their shit!  They are currently purging their children's lives of any color that is in the rainbow, anything metallic, anything soft, smooth, or hairless, and anything beautiful.  Sucks for them!

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Sorry it has been a while since I have posted.  I have been in a stage production of Moby Dick this week.  Surprise, surprise, I'm in a play with dick in the title.  Without further ado, here is a great way to say "It Gets Better."  This video is humorous and inspiring.  I love how inappropriate it is but for some reason I don't find it offensive.  Beck D does a good job edging up the "It Gets Better" campaign.

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He better work!  If youtube had been around when I was a young lad, then I would be all over it.  Except it would be me doing dramatic readings from the Bible dressed as the Virgin Mary with an audience full of beanie babies.  When I saw this video for the first time, like 2 minutes ago, my jaw dropped-which I am finding is a more and more common reaction of mine.  I am getting gayer by each blog post.  This is bound to be the next viral video.

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This is the music I listened to as a gay little boy.  If my parents had no clue, then shame on them because my music taste was a dead giveaway, as well as my love for the arts and Elton John (my first CD was an Elton John CD).  Who doesn't miss the days of denim on denim and Barbara's farewell performance for the millennium in Las Vegas.  You can see that my love for Celine Dion is rooted in deep in my childhood.  I can remember riding in carpool, with the minivan that had the new and ever so exciting automatic sliding door, and belting "Tell Him."  Oh how I miss the simple days of pop when all I needed were frosted tips and a nice matte red lipstick to please me. 

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I'm a huge fan of Little People Big World and this is just like it, except the people aren't real and there is not a twin brother who got the tall genes-what a douche bag.  This is street art by Jerry Niemi and it is divine.  It makes me feel like I am at the "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" park in Orlando.  What a good movie that was.  I shall watch that soon.  There has got to be a good drinking game for that movie.  I propose that the rule be that whenever the dad says the title line, you finish all your alcohol.

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For all you single girls and girls out there on this lovely Vagina Day, here is something to make you wet your panties.  I'm sure some of you have seen this before but it is too good to not see a second time. 

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Bottle from Kirsten Lepore on Vimeo.

Oh hot damn!  At first glance I thought these were paintings.  Well...they are, but they aren't at the same time.  These are Alexa Meade's creation, a 23 year old who lives in DC.  Damn, am I behind or what!  She works in what is called Trompe-L'Oeil.  In this method she takes a three dimensional object and reduces it to two dimensions.  Impressive huh?  Now if I could just hire her and a person to constantly live in my house so I could have a living piece of artwork.  Of course, I would feed them, but a strict diet of 500 calories a day.  Since they will be standing in one position forever, I don't want them getting fat.

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Porcelain seems to be making a cumback.  I use to hear about porcelain more in conversation of Nicole Kidman and her skin, rather than the actual art of.  This creepy creations are from Kate MacDowell.  Her work is very comparable to Baroque sculptors, such as Bernini.  I can definitely see her work proudly displayed on one wall of my New York penthouse. 

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My friends made a movie!  It is part of the Campus Movie Fest, the worlds largest movie festival.  I titled it after my favorite quote.  Enjoy!

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Elektrotechnique from Lernert & Sander on Vimeo.

Could this be any more suggestive?  Lernert and Sander have done it again.  I have no clue where they come up with this stuff, but it tickles me in all the right places.

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GingerQueer

Clothes.  Gah, I LOVE them.  I can't have enough of them.  But then again, I can, seeing as I have way too many shirts that I don't wear because mustard just doesn't work for me anymore.  I am much more into cool tones these day.  Well, with all the extra clothes, a pair of artists, called Guerra de la Paz, has created art.  They go to waste gins and second hand stores and get old clothing items and make gorgeous sculptures.  Of course, the rainbow theme is my favorite.  Who doesn't love a good rainbow?

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It seems like I have been talking about a lot of "straight" things I have done in my past.  Well, I am going to add to that list.  When I was younger, much young, say in 6th grade, I use to be obsessed with nature.  Not that I hate it now, but I don't mind a fur coat.  Anygay, I once made a fly fishing hook at a friends house.  Of course I would have much preferred it to have a peacock feather in it, but they only had owl feathers, so I made do.  I would have loved for them to end up as beautiful as the ones above.  These are photographs taken by Pelle Bergstrom, a successful still-life photographer from Sweden.  They are just stunning.  Feathers have never looked more beautiful and masculine at the same time.  Gosh, I sure do love feathers!

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Oh the things that happen when you shotgun beers.  It seems like the "straight" guys who take it come out of the wood works like nymphs.  Well I think this is a little more than a Bromance.  If only we could see what happened next.  This short film is directed by Barry Dignam who also did "Dream Kitchen."  He sure does love the homo erotic themes, and so do I.

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Legos were about the straightest thing I touched as a child, next to the pet turtles I had, oh, and then there was that centipede that I bought at a reptiles and insect convention.  But I went to rehab for all those straight things so don't worry, that's in the past.  This Lego art, not something I ever thought I would write about, is done by Nathan Sawaya.  His medium of choice is, of course, Legos.  Apparently, he has more than 1.5 million Legos in his studio.  Now if he could figure out a way to make a portrait of me in Legos, I would like his work even more.

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GingerQueer

Please be a doll and clean your house.  Nobody wants to walk into a bedroom filled with clothes or a picture of you and your last fuck buddy covered in dust
2.  Dress Well
Some of you straighties may not know this, but looks matter (and so does size). 
3.  Stock Up
When it comes to alcohol, know your guests.  If they are trashy and tragic, do not get red wine, it will 
spill.  If there are a lot of gay men there, get a bottle of vodka per couple.  If there are lesbians, stock 
up on either Bud Heavy or a vegan friendly alcoholic beverage.
4.  Decorate
Contrary to popular belief, not all gays can decorate.  If you are looking for a themed party, think outside the box.  

My sister's X-mas decorations.  They are the lyrics of "All I want for Christmas is You."  Can't get much gayer than that.

5.  Food 
Have an array of finger foods.  Baked Brie is a favorite of mine and it is incredibly easy.  All you do is buy pastry dough and wrap brie in it and bake it.  People think you are a great chef, especially if you cut out little designs with the leftover dough.  And of course, everyone knows someone vegetarian, so don't forget them.  

Don't be alarmed if some of you think that it tastes like...you know what I'm talking about, don't think you haven't thought it.

6.  Invite every token you possibly can 
You've got to have a spectrum of guests at your party, or what else are you gonna talk about, YOUR SELF?  That would be preposterous.  For example, if you know any drag queens, invite them!  Just go down your list of stereotypes and make sure you have everyone covered. 
7.  Be Ready
Make sure that everything is in place before the guests arrive.  Music should be on, Air Conditioning should be set to a good temp (it can be brought down as soon as everyone gets there.  You don't want your guests freezing when they walk in).  Food should be out, and your nose should be powdered.  
8.  Life of the Party
Girl, if you aren't the life of the party, then who is gonna be.  You do not want someone steeling your thunder.  

I think I have that pink dress.  No seriously, I think I do.

9.  Don't Be Pushy
Don't throw your guests out of your house when you are ready for it to end.  Hopefully, you have friends that know when to leave a party.  If you have that one straggler that is the last to leave and you are tired of talking about their cats, then you have every right to yell at them.  Here are some key phrases you could use for them:

• I'm tired...bitch
• When was the last time you checked on your cats.
• I read an article that said cats that are alone for more than 4 hours at night learn to hate their owners and show no love to them, so who is going to love you now?
• Get the fuck out of my house! 

10.  Drink the leftovers
If you have lightweights that can't finish their drinks, just finish them after they leave.  Nothing a healthy dose of Abreva can't solve.  


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GingerQueer

UN TOUR DE MANEGE from alexis liddell on Vimeo.


Cartoons have never looked so...well gay.  Artists are using cartoons as an art form now, and I am fascinated by it.  The artist is Alexis Liddell, a man from Europe--go figure.  My kids will not be raised on Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network, except for the occasional Angry Beavers and Pepper Anne (because those are definitively the best cartoons ever).  Instead, they will be raised on a steady diet of "pretty" cartoons, and of course 6 small, balanced meals a day to keep their metabolisms in peak condition.

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These instillations are done by a Brooklyn artist, Mathilde Roussel-Giraudy.  Like many artists, here art is meant to question the human.  I love the first piece.  It is called "floating memory," and it is made of 40 handkerchiefs from her grandmother.  Each one of them represents a memory.  It is suspended in air and a fan blows beneath it to create rolling waves.  I love it when artists incorporate personal items.  Now that pillow, I would NOT want to sleep on that.  It looks like it would turn my neck in all the wrong ways.  And I need my beauty rest!

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Delicate, gorgeous, dainty, and white have all been used to describe me, but it also describes the work of Cheong-ah Hwang, a Korean paper artist who is self taught.





Bert Simons is the sculptor of these heads.  He uses photographs of real people and modifies the picture so that it can be folded into a 3-D image.

As you can see, paper is no longer for writing.  Besides, writing on paper was boring and dangerous.  I would love to have one of Bert Simons's heads hung over my mantle like a dear head.  I don't hunt animals, just men (Manhunt joke?)  Anyway, next time you wipe your ass or write something useless down, think of the better potential that roll of toilet paper had.

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Gingerqueer