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This mystery is growing on me. I like Richard Jenkins as a detective. Peter Sarsgaard plays older gay really well. Jason Bateman has a very strange body. Super-skinny arms. They show him shirtless and in bathing trunks, but he's oddly not sexy to look at almost naked.

Sorry, but that analogy doesn't work for me. "Dress code" in a restaurant is an instruction, it's not a judgment. Restaurants don't care about who made your dinner jacket, or how you look in it, as long as you're wearing one. This is not the same thing as a sex worker attempting to discriminate based on looks.

Damn, his body looks great. He's got lots of workout videos on the internet. Has anyone been with him fresh from a workout? Does he have seductive body odor?

I thought this was something smart to consider. Thanks for saying it. Criminal activity has always been a step away from sex work by default. If deposits do become a thing, that spells easy money for the criminals. How could they resist from jumping on that band wagon? The vast majority of victims would never file an official complaint given the circumstances. My former partner was a celebrity hairdresser. For engagements estimated at $1000 or more, he required a work order, which was another name for a work contract. Both parties had to sign, and a 50% deposit was required before work commenced. I believe this is standard procedure at this level. It was a legal document there for protection, for both parties. I doubt you could have something like this for illegal activity. So there's no point comparing a legal, "professional," situation to anything else. Deposits without legal papers to back them up require an enormous amount of trust. As it stands now, I don't think that kind of trust exists in the American sex work community. If you do send a deposit, it's like booking an airbnb off of craigslist. You just have to assume it's gone forever, until it isn't.

Oscar viewership drops 9%. Who didn't see this coming? I know a fair share of "cultured" people who have not yet seen most of the nominated movies. That's what I call lackluster interest in NYC. Sorry about the pay wall. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/business/media/oscars-academy-awards-ratings.html

At 57, that's around when it starts to show on men. Considering much of the story is centered on weird, possibly kinky sex, Jason is reluctant to show us anything. I know they're using it for the character, but I can't believe how much weight David Harbour gained. Harbour is showing much more skin than Bateman. (Edit) I just found out Harbour is wearing a 30-pound prosthetic belly.

Plus Barbra could sing her Oscar/Grammy-winning song. Good luck topping that, Jane.

I know I'm very old, and the brain no longer understands many things, but, I just read that Chaz Bono recently got married, and they created a website to crowd-source funding for their honeymoon. In the meantime, Cher shows up at the wedding, supposedly wearing a $300,000 diamond ring. Is it me, or is something odd about all this?

I didn't realize Jane Fonda was at the Oscar's. She had a word or two about Streisand speaking about Redford.

But why do they deserve such harsh judgment, especially from people who don't work in the industry? People who make movies commit years of their life. The sacrifices can be enormous for all the artists and craftspeople involved. Most of those jobs are barely middle-class incomes. No one in the film business can make a movie on his or her own. I absolutely hate when the orchestra cuts off a speech. Fine, take the show off network TV, and let it run for 5 hours. I'd probably still watch. No matter how the speech is crafted or delivered, I enjoy learning more about some of these artisans and tech geniuses.

I saw a YouTube video talking about the changes that were coming. I don't usually eat fast food, so I had no idea that Burger King was having problems. I remember as a teenager, I preferred their burgers over McDonald's. I love grilled beef.

Several critics were talking about the sound problems in the show, saying it was inexcusable. When Streisand was escorted to the stand and began speaking, I could barely hear her. I had to turn the volume up. It was interesting that for the singing, she was given a different microphone. The whole presentation seemed strange, but I'm glad she's still getting gussied up and going out.

That's an over-simplification. Everyone with an award in show business can benefit financially. People in the arts aren't the only professionals who use award recognition on their CVs, bios, or promotional packages. It's very much a part of the PR process for all concerned.

I'm a longtime Streisand fan. I think I once owned every LP. I always admired her perfectionism. At 83, the instrument is nowhere near the same, and I'm surprised she bothered to sing. Normally, she refuses. I don't have a need or a desire to listen to famous singers sing past the age of 80. I did enjoy her personal tribute to Robert Redford, but I'm one of the few fans who did not love the movie, The Way We Were. As for her looks, it seems to me she has thrown in the towel. I think she could look so much better, but she doesn't care what I think. I don't think I've ever missed an Oscar episode. I've been an avid movie goer since my teens, and I've followed the Oscars just as long. I watch more movies now than ever, and I pay attention to who does what behind the scenes. So I enjoy seeing creative people I sort of know get recognized. The stage design of this show was awful. For actors, they had these very dark panels slide down with photos of the nominated actors, but everything was so dark, you couldn't tell who anyone was. The camera shots of the actor panels were so quick, there was no time for the eyes to focus on anything. It was a visual mess, and I found it all very frustrating.

I had high hopes with that insane opening. Conan picked the perfect drag character to play, Amy Madigan's Aunt Gladys. But I thought it went downhill from there. Conan's opening monologue was humorless. The audience seemed dead. No one was in the mood to laugh, and Conan wasn't funny. The rest of the show was incredibly boring. Since I didn't love most of the films I saw, that probably didn't help. Barbara Streisand scared me. What the fuck was she thinking with that ratty hair and those granny glasses? She didn't sound good, either. I don't know. Maybe I'm getting too old. It all seems so organically joyless. Just one big marketing ad for not-so-great movies. I was a bit depressed by the time it ended.

I'm about two musical numbers in, and it's scaring me. It's reading way too fake and forced. I have immediate dislike for Luis Molina. I think he's terribly miscast. I like Diego Luna, but I also think he's miscast. Oddly, Jennifer Lopez looks and sounds like she's lip-syncing, which is incredibly annoying. Right from the start, the film seems off.

Having a lot of money at an early age can give you cocky confidence. He's admitted to just running his mouth without thinking. I hope he's more careful in the future, and learns from this stupid blip. America loves to rip its heroes to shreds. There were plenty of preliminary headlines claiming he's been "cancelled," but I don't believe it, yet. But it certainly could happen. The last thing you want as an actor is fans hating on you. Hard to get a job when that happens.

Sounds like you got a chorus of great advice and support. I know you dodged a bullet. When I was in my late 20's, I had this thing for skinny, younger, masculine twinks, barely out of high school, but definitely over 18. I remember the feeling in the groin when someone fit the ideal, and the mind unveiled a fantasy like no other. Back in the day, a popular place to find someone was in and around seedy 42nd street. Boy do I have stories. When I think of those stories today, I question my sanity. I could have easily been killed, or at least stabbed, many times. The mind at 19 is just way too unstable, especially for sex work. Today's 19 seems nothing like 19 of the 70's. Today's young bitches don't even pretend to know how to act. There may be a few good apples out there, but you shouldn't kid yourself. Playing with fire will more than likely get you burned.

Insulting other artists in public is never a good thing. Just ask Patti.

I have not.

Which is very difficult to do if you are horny, and in the company of hot, naked men. I would Google "sex in an Equinox gym steam room" before attempting to use their facility for sex. I know horny guys don't like to hear this, but their management seems to enjoy torture. They are known for bringing in law enforcement when someone is caught.

Wow, the numbers folks are predicting a $100 million loss. Opening weekend only pulled in $7.3 million against an $80 million budget, not including marketing. For a minute there, it was the #1 ad on HBO. I hated it so much, I had to mute it. It was the dumbest ad on TV, and there was nothing about it that said "yeah, let's go out in the freezing cold and drop $28-a-ticket on this stinky turd." All my favorite critics are saying the film is insane. Gyllenhaal is seen in many interviews saying she made it for the girls. Somehow this movie is a feminist statement? All they had to do was have me at the pitch meeting, pay me $20,000 plus a week's stay at the Four Seasons, and I would have saved them millions.

Nyc's best gym saunas and steam rooms are gone. The brand died during Covid. It was the best kept secret in NYC. I would venture to guess it had the highest ratio of bi and married guys of any gym in the city. All branches had their own little secrets, but certain locations were legendary. There were times when one might think they were part of a gay orgy porn movie from the late 70's. It was truly something. I think some stories can still be found at CruisingForSex, although I'm not sure the site still exists.

I don't know anything about this story, but it seems awful. I loved my mother very much, so I hate to imagine how I would feel if I had to step into Savannah Guthrie's shoes. Also, not sure how long I would last without my daily meds, since they seem to be the only thing that keeps my alive. Thanks to modern medicine.

I joined Hulu to see this film. Hulu's commercials are out of control. They are worse than network TV. Paying customers need to tell them to go fuck themselves. I saw Narcos, fabulous series, and I don't like drug stories. Wagner Moura was mesmerizing as Pablo Escobar. The Secret Agent is not the film I expected. I was hoping for more tension and possibly more espionage action. It is an interesting cinematic work, so I stayed with it. After it was finished, I went to YouTube to watch critical analysis. I'm glad I did. This film is far deeper than my mind could easily process. The casting in this film is A+. The actors are so real. The cinematography deserves awards. I know almost nothing about Brazil, but 1970's Brazil seems particularly bad, and this film captures it. I'd love to hear from more gay men their thoughts on this movie. Wagner Moura is a major talent. Not only does the camera love him, his face speaks so easily without a word spoken.