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The ridiculous things you have to do to get your manipulative plot twist to stick. That's the problem with hoop jumping. If it isn't thought through well, you miss the hoop and have your characters doing absolutely silly, nonsensical things. Who on earth would prepare a protein shake in a dirty blender left overnight with the remains of "spoiled" coconut milk and alcohol? No wait, what father who decided to protect his family would leave the unwashed kill-pill on the counter? No wait, the underage kid has been drinking, taking drugs, and masturbating his brother the entire trip, but to save the last episode, the father suddenly decides to get strict? Good grief, who writes this shit?

I'm happy for Belinda. How clever for Mike White to make her pull a Tanya on Pornchai. People and their love of money.

If the Fed is your enemy, and they have the goods, 1-2 million aren't going to buy you much. It's not like they're going to set you free so you can start your OF life all over again. The internet spooks me. No sooner do I post to this thread and this shows up in my YouTube Feed:

The preview turned me off. Rachel Zegler is talented, but her facial details are off. Her eyes are too far apart for camera work. To my eyes, she looks very strange. I found it a challenge to watch her in West Side Story. Once she opened her mouth and went political, the movie was doomed. I thought Gal Gadot casting was a mistake. Very weak performance and impact. The whole dwarf controversy was so avoidable. Why was this remake even necessary? The financial loss on this film is staggering.

It took me awhile to realize the above video is from Whoop, a health-monitoring system that Mike White uses. That's why he gave them so much of his time. Listening to him talk about his grueling schedule when the series is in production, no wonder his brain goes dead. When a creative works 16-hour days, it is almost impossible to shut down on cue and get enough sleep. Mike White gets ideas in his sleep, and then he has to write them down bedside, and try to go back to sleep. There aren't many people who could endure 7 months of this. I don't usually need more than 6 hours of sleep a night, but if I happen to lose a night, for whatever reason (mostly old age), I can be a beast until I've had a chance to recover. 16-hour work days are no fun, I don't care how famous you are or how much money you are making. The body can take only so much torture. His honesty in this video packs a punch.

Who would pay for that? Does Austin have deep pockets? A wealthy benefactor willing to support him? So few cases go to a jury, and it's mostly a cost-savings issue in a very backed-up system. Unless the guy is innocent, what would be the point of a jury trial?

It's a risky choice if you're trying to attract a gay customer with your ad. Gay guys are mostly horny when they shop, and the last thing most want to see in that state is a vagina. I imagine the market of gay guys who might find that hot is very small.

Thank you Armie Hammer. (Just started watching House of Hammer on Max. Holy shit.)

It has gotten great reviews. Lots of Hollywood people were praising it on the red carpet at one of the recent awards ceremonies. They always ask, "What are you watching now?" I was a loyal ER watcher. That show launched a lot of solid acting careers. There was nothing like it on TV at the time. Folks who worked in NYC heath care could not stop talking about it. Sadly, I can't bring myself to watch a medical drama at this point in time. It bites a little too close to home. I see way too many doctors. I always thought Noah Wyle was adorable and very talented. I'm surprised he didn't have a much bigger career.

She died in 2019, in Rancho Mirage. They could visit her grave site. Matt Bomer seems to love to sing. There are plenty of samples on YouTube. Apparently, he did a guest spot on Glee.

This came out yesterday. It's about 30-minutes too long, and the interviewer is too much of a fanboy for my liking, but it's easy to see the pressure Mike White has been under, and learn more about his process. I think the interview reveals how difficult and challenging it is to put a hit show on paper, and do everything you can to keep it a hit on TV. It's all one big gamble. A lot of hard work, sleepless nights, dealing with HBO execs, and fearing disappointed fans.

So disappointed to hear this. It is interesting that they are teasing on YouTube. Probably hoping to drum up word-of-mouth.

Handsome guy. Looks like the type of actor who would appear in action movies. I like the Puerto Rican-Irish mix. Would love to see his junk. His body is very natural, and I like that. Might be worth it to ask about the PNP. Could be an error or misleading.

This was in today's Feed. Too bad the Broadway hairdressers couldn't get her hair right. Didn't they see the movie Blonde? (Can you tell I was once married to a fabulous hairdresser?)

I saw Brendan Fraser in The Whale. It was a painful movie to sit through. Being gay and trying to experience love is tough enough. Add extreme obesity, and I don't know how a guy can be expected to survive. Thank goodness for the sensitive escort types. It's too bad they can be very expensive and out-of-reach for a lot of budgets. I grew up with relatives who struggled with extreme weight. One cousin was a closet gay, and he died in his mid-40's from an infection in his foot. He was so miserable, he refused to see a podiatrist. Many of us quietly felt that he preferred death, and that's why he let go. The vast majority of America is obese, and millions of those people are married with children. Lots of overweight people having sex and trying to find happiness in life. I would say this is the norm. Why should overweight gays be doomed? Porn has a way of distorting reality. Don't gay men watch an excessive amount of porn? Aren't we gay men competing with those idealized images? I have noticed among amateur porn, there are a fair number of chubby guys filming themselves with hot partners. They used to call these hot guys chubby-chasers, but I've never known any. If only the group was large enough to satisfy the need for meaningful companionship. I left my conservative home town because I was afraid to be there and be openly gay. Gay men were violence targets back then. My own father had a reputation for beating on gays in his youth. Living in NYC has had a way of shielding me from the pain and frustration of other gay men, however, there is plenty of pain and frustration here. We have models and porn stars to look at and envy. I don't have any answers. I just try to find a way to continue to love myself through it all. Now pass the Häagen-Dazs.

I think I am. I want better for our less-than-physically-perfect gay men. Because I'm older, I find myself more inclined to say "fuck you" to child-like insecurities. I came to NYC in my youth, and worked hard on my body. And then I turned 50 and all hell broke loose with my DNA health. The lifelong bodywork went to shit, and I refuse to cry over spilled milk. Nobody appreciates a beautiful body more than me. If I shared a hot-tub with Matt Bomer, it would take enormous restraint to not touch him. But in that restraint, I would want to show him my confidence, and my acceptance of who I am now. Confidence, for me, is the sexiest aphrodisiac, and I'm a little disappointed in Nathan Lane's stand on nudity. On the other hand, I'm glad he's executive producer and can command that his wishes be respected. He won't lose his job because he refuses to enter the hot-tub without a shirt on.

I was making a joke. But I have heard that regular douching is not a good idea. I had no idea what lube was until I moved to NYC. Even if I knew about in the 70's, I wouldn't have known where to find it my home town. My teenage butt was lube free until I turned 24. Even then, it took me years to settle on Astroglide, and I seldom needed to use it. I kept it around for the bottoms I was fucking who had really tight holes and screamed if a finger merely touched it. What a joyless pain they were.

I'm sorry, but maybe some of you who bottom and douche regularly have reached Sahara Desert status of the butthole. In my 20's, I never needed lube for anal sex, especially after a run or a gym workout. My sweat mixed with everything else was perfect. That is how I learned to enjoy gay sex. In my 30's, I had a massage therapist who loved 20-minute butt play with no lube or oil. He was gentle and sensual as anyone could be. He absolutely loved getting me worked up. The first time he climbed on my back to slide his erection along my butt crack, his x-large condomed cock accidentally slid right in. No oil, no lube, no spit, no scream. He was more surprised than I was, but that appointment was the beginning of a fun relationship. I never bottomed very often, but he was not the only massage therapist I shared this experience with. I admit my bottom days are long over, and I'm more careful now about my butt than ever. But my memory of elevated sex has not left me, and I hope it never does. That is exactly the tone I got from this post, plus I could relate to the issue personally. Causing pain or discomfort in any way is a turn-off to me. In fact, if a guy is fucking too hard in porn, I can't watch.

They definitely don't lubricate in the way a vagina does, but many guys get moist through arousal, especially if they are groin sweaters.

I've never been a fan of lube. I learned to view it as a necessary evil. When I see it being used in porn, it's a turn-off, especially when the actors do no-edit oral without washing it off first. I know it can be a challenge to experience, but arousal can produce natural lubrication. Great foreplay can sometimes take care of the rest. Those are the instances when sex reached an all-time high for me. I wish I had someone to recommend, but thanks for conjuring fond memories.

Drew Starkey claims he wore a prosthetic for his nudes scenes. I wonder why? He's barely seen full-frontal, and the scene where it happens is quite dark. It happens so fast. Why would a young male actor care about this? I guess I can't blame anyone for wanting to keep their private parts private. But that's no fun. This photo from the film has been lightened. The actual scene is much darker. In the movie, you can't even see Starkey's face. They could have used a nude double, and no one would have known. I don't get it. At least someone in make-up gets the thrill of gluing the damn thing on and taking it off. Truth be told, I didn't enjoy any of the sex scenes in this film. All I could think about was their awful breath and Daniel Craig's ugly man-hands. Starkey is pretty though. He reminded me of a former college boyfriend, without the eyeglasses. Fond memories.

That's exactly where my mind went. Wearing a shirt in water draws more attention to you, which is why Nathan Lane immediately stood out in the hot-tub scenes. His fellow actors were shirtless, and the writers had to write something into the script about his "being that way since childhood." I get that Nathan may not want to be shirtless standing next to Matt Bomer. Fully clothed, I'd have a difficult time standing next to Matt Bomer. I'm curious how those conversations with the creators went, when they told Nathan there would be hot-tub scenes.

I finally saw it last night. What a disappointment. Now I know what my friends were talking about. Boring is an understatement. Perhaps the whole thing went over my head. Other than serious addictions, I have no idea what this film was about, or its connection to anything queer. None of it made any sense to me. The only moment I found sexy was when Drew Starkey came to the door naked in the dark. I did not understand this relationship at all. Why would a young guy that good looking be interested in a heroin-addicted old man with dirty, ugly hands? There is no evidence he was motivated by money. Daniel Craig is looking rough, and in some of his drug/drunken scenes, he looks awful and behaves like a fool, as most gay drunks do. I just didn't find any of this nonsense compelling or even interesting. The ending, a complete dud. WTF? At least I got through the whole thing, unlike with Suspiria. Not sure about Luca Guadagnino anymore. Why on earth would these actors want to make this film? What was it about this story that needed to be told? I wish I could hear Luca's sales pitch to the lead actors. What happened to Jason Schwartzman? He used to be so cute. Was he wearing a fat suit? I didn't get any of the other players, and the dialogue went over my head. I need to read more about it to see what I missed. I doubt I could ever sit through it again.

That was so fabulous. I really loved that show. Hats off to Eric Stonestreet (who isn't gay) and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Without perfect Hollywood gay bodies, they went shirtless on national TV. There is no way Nathan Lane would ever do that, and he's been honest about that for a very long time.

He's affordable? Super impressive. I watch each episode twice and I could not have written that, or conjured the questions. After awhile my brain tunes out. I think he loves fucking with his audience. He seems to be quirky that way. I'm still trying to process the image of Belinda filling her plate with food in the house of the man who murdered the woman who offered to back her business proposal, but backed out. That is some appetite. Mike White needs a vacation.