Andy768

I really enjoyed Looking but wasn't a fan of this one. It's just not how I experience grief and it came across to me as more stylized than authentic. But to each his own! And happy to support an earnest effort from Andrew Haigh (and my local art theater!) anyway.

The idea of sleeping naked is super sexy, but I tend to get cold and will only do it if it's ungodly hot in the summer. More usually a T shirt and shorts in the warm months and a sweatshirt and sweatpants in the cold ones for me.

For me this was a swing and a miss. I've read that some of the people involved with the film felt in retrospect that it was a mistake to market it as a "history lesson" film, but that feels like a pretty accurate representation of how it came off to me: "after school special"-type messaging/subtext in an ostensible romantic comedy. Without sugarcoating it, the plot, writing, and acting of the rom-com part itself really didn't feel much different from some of the low-budget direct-to-video gay movies from the 1990s. I'm kind of surprised that it's apparently a critical darling - like, did we see the same movie? That said, I was happy to support the box office of a big studio-funded film like this, which I think really was a heartfelt effort by Eichner and the rest to produce something good. I appreciate the attempt even if it missed the mark for me, and I hope it doesn't slow opportunities for more big studio-funded LGBT films in the future. Also, I was listening to a fairly liberal-minded, young, straight woman talk about it, and she thought the sex scenes were egregious. Which was a wake-up call as to how inundated I am in my gay universe because - well, of course I didn't bat an eyelash at the content - but I really didn't realize how distasteful it might come off to even generally open-minded people.

A friend of mine had one of these years ago, and I loved it and thought it was super cool. But only used it while I stayed with her - so maybe once or twice and can't speak of any long-term experience.

Aww Delpo... And to take it to the less wholesome, as I am wont to do: wow, the thought of gentle giant Juan Martin having his way with Fed... I like it. 😈

Congrats to Carlitos! Would love for Alcaraz to take the reins and usher in a new era of men's tennis! And he's really still barely more than a kid. Will be interesting to see how he develops - both in his tennis and just physically.

Kyrgios v Khachanov is going the distance...

I've long thought Richard was adorable. That he seems so willing to bend over for all the tour alphas makes him even more so. Ruud v Barrettini is an easy choice for me: I'll take the Italian sausage. Kyrgios will be a big hurdle for Medvedev to overcome. Nick seems to have had his number in their priors. They're in a first set tiebreak right now.

Yeah, wow, that's a pretty astounding change over such a short time period!

Apologies to the mods if this would be more appropriate for the Spanking/Fetishes forum. Poor Richard... I miss Fed too! He's my fave! 😍

Matteo Barrettini could be in the mix too. And he's a cutie to boot. I'm pulling for Rafa.

Horrible day for the Bel Ami boys at the Open today; Coric, Coria, Dimitrov, and Hurkacz all lost. 😭

Vegas is the actual city that never sleeps.