Hardship is vanishing, but so is style, and the two are more closely connected than the present generation supposes

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Towns are after all excrescences, grey fluxions, where men, hurrying to find one another, have lost themselves

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Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing

L E F T O V E R S
W  R  I  T  I  N  G    B  O  R  E  S    M  E    S  O

It's unfathomable that the monstrous Stephen Bear has won Celebrity Big Brother. But then the show's viewers - most of whom are women - hate women. The strength of character (in the context of Big Brother) displayed by Aubrey O'Day and Renee Graziano, in the face of un-Bear-able behaviour, means they were classed as "bitches", whilst Bear's behaviour, no matter how vile, was forgiven: he's "just a lad", after all, "just being himself". Women are condemned as bitches if they stand up to bullying men, and whores if they play by their rules. Big Brother's viewership enforce these rules with depressing predictability, making sure to evict every "bitch" or "whore" who steps out of line.

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Post-Olympic blues? No need! There were IAAF meets in Lausanne and Paris this weekend. Olympians Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (better known to me as bae), Dimitri Bascou, and gold medalist Omar McLeod all competed in the Men's 110m Hurdles, together with KAOS favourite David Oliver (he of the insane deltoids, and obsessive Arsenal fan) who sadly wasn't present in Rio. Seriously, check out his Twitter - you'd never guess he was a hurdler, such is the volume of posts about Arsenal... Neither Oliver or Martinot-Lagarde did well, and sadly, I didn't see any of my new athletics crush Almaz Ayana, although Natasha Hastings was there (with Rio fever, I've actually started paying attention to the girls. Turns out they're just as good at it as the boys). Berlin hosts the next track and field event on 3rd September.

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Over the last few weeks I've finally embraced streaming, and reluctantly accepted the death of DVD. Kind of. I've been watching The Office on Netflix, despite owning it on DVD. It's just easier than fiddling with discs, trying to remember which one you're on (Netflix does that for you) - although I suspect they've mucked about with the aspect ratio... But I won't throw away my physical boxset of The Office, because there's no guarantee it'll always be on Netflix. The trouble with streaming is you sacrifice control for convenience. I don't want a faceless corporation deciding what I can and can't watch.

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Over the weekend I finally reached out to a close friend, one from whom I've increasingly become estranged. It had been a while. He can't bear confrontation, and I tend to charge at it. I didn't know what to say, and so for a while I said nothing. I still got it wrong; saying things I shouldn't have done, and regretting it afterwards. But the shadows of a false prophet, a hack poet, and a world of unresolved hurt and injustice still loom large. How do you move past that?

Finally, congratulations to my beloved bestie, vlogger Rogue "Marbie" Scott, who today is celebrating his 8th wedding anniversary. #MarriageEquality

Issue 240: Frank Ocean, Angel Colon, Gays Against Guns, Rio, RuPaul, Red Skin, Jaden Smith, Lou Pearlman, Ken Ott, and more...

the week's

news

& pop

culture,

with a

gay

bias.

Left & Found

Homophobic male university students unconsciously favour gay images and activities, study finds.

Gay couples divide housework according to who’s more "masculine" and more "feminine".

Why some straight journalists need a reminder on the reality of LGBT life.

Have you sent someone a dick pic recently? Bad luck: that person probably showed it to their friends.

The insult and intimidation of black women is as American as apple pie.

Why asking black people about "black-on-black crime" misses the point.

The Superman crossover that perfectly explained white privilege decades ago.

Fractured lands: How the arab world came apart. "This is a story unlike any we have previously published. It is much longer than the typical New York Times Magazine feature story; in print, it occupies an entire issue. The product of some 18 months of reporting, it tells the story of the catastrophe that has fractured the Arab world since the invasion of Iraq 13 years ago, leading to the rise of ISIS and the global refugee crisis."

Man is the measure. That was my first lesson. Man's feet are the measure for distance, his hands are the measure for ownership, his body is the measure for all that is lovable and desirable and strong

M A S S

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He did not know, but presently he would know. Great is information, and she shall prevail

M A S S

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M O T I O N
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Affection, when reciprocated, gives rights

M A S S

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There's never any knowing which of our actions, which of our idlenesses won't have things hanging on it forever

M A S S

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M O T I O N
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I have always known what I wanted, and that was beauty... in every form

P l a n e t

M A R B A S I A

W h e r e   y o u 'l l   b a r e l y   s c r a t c h   t h e   s u r f a c e .

One of these things is not like the others

T H R O U G H  T H E

L O O K I N G  G L A S S

ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS

But it was the stupidity of passion, which would rather have nothing than a little

M A S S

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In daily life we never understand each other, neither complete clairvoyance nor complete confessional exists

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There is no harm in deceiving society as long as she does not find you out

M A S S

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James Ellington

M  A  S  S

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Jack Laugher

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Johannes Vetter

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Sérgio Sasaki

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Omar McLeod

M  A  S  S

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Issue 239: Rio 2016, Ryan Rose, Diego Lauzen, Moonlight, Pharm, Clockers, KillASon, Kaoz, Bow Wow, BHS, GMHC, XL, and more...

the week's

news

& pop

culture,

with a

gay

bias.

Left &

Found

How gay history came out of the closet. "Throughout history, it's been up to queer people to document their own history... Historical archives — libraries, both academic and public, and private institutions that make it their mission to hold and properly preserve historical artifacts — have traditionally refused to preserve the records of LGBTQ people. When they did, homosexuality appeared in card catalogs under derogatory subjects like deviance, criminality, and medical disorder."

These are the trans people killed in 2016.

The unsexy truth about millennials: they’re poor.

Things I’m just too damn old to give any fucks about anymore, ranked.

Black people simply saying they’re multiracial makes others think they’re better-looking.

I’m Latino. I’m Hispanic. And they’re different, so I drew a comic to explain.

Why the death of print journalism is bad for all of us.

I have always known what I wanted, and that was beauty... in every form

P l a n e t

M A R B A S I A

W h e r e   y o u 'l l   b a r e l y   s c r a t c h   t h e   s u r f a c e .

Yohan Blake

M  A  S  S

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Manrique Larduet

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Jeffrey Wammes

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Issue 238: Rio, Pulse, Bow Wow, Brent Everett, About Him, Frank Ocean, and more...

the week's

news

& pop

culture,

with a

gay

bias.

Left & Found

The handkerchief code explained, once and for all.

The many levels of peak stupid in Bow Wow’s “I’m too mixed to relate to civil rights,” explained.

Celebrity Big Brother’s biphobia shines a light on a deeply damaging problem. "Christopher Biggins’ hurtful remarks have drawn attention to an often-ignored issue. It’s no wonder so few bisexuals are comfortable being out in the workplace."

Trump, Brexit... Is New Zealand your escape route too? "Billy Crystal has threatened to move to New Zealand if Trump wins power and post-Brexit, ‘move to New Zealand’ became a top Google search term. Please consider moving here, but do so with your eyes wide open."

Are we living through another 1930s? "As daunting events come thick and fast amid increasing public racism and xenophobia, the similarities with the buildup to the second world war are real, but we can take hope from a few key differences."

Why we should relegate terrorists to the obscurity of their own infamy. "Limiting publicity would deny jihadis the glory they crave and reduce the risk of us banalising evil."

Claudio Bindella

A r t

S k o o l
A r t  i s  n o t  a  t h i n g ,  i t  i s  a  w a y .

I have always known what I wanted, and that was beauty... in every form

P l a n e t

M A R B A S I A

W h e r e   y o u 'l l   b a r e l y   s c r a t c h   t h e   s u r f a c e .

You can do what you like, but the outcome will be the same

M A S S

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"I am swathed in cant," she thought, "and it is good for me to be stripped of it"

M A S S

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When that strange race nears the dust and is condemned as untouchable, then nature remembers the physical perfection that she accomplished elsewhere, and throws out a god - not many, but one here and there, to prove to society how little its categories impress her

M A S S

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