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Sorry, meant to include a link https://www.vvbarnyc.com/

Not many bars in NYC include food in their offerings. However if you're in/near the theatre district you might want to give VV Bar a look. The former Vice Versa, a very pleasant gay-ish Italian restaurant, it's been reworked as a bar and event space with a menu of light food. I haven't been there in this new iteration, and frankly it doesn't sound like a winning concept to me, but who knows.

I wonder how much of a severance payout he's getting ...

Please report back after you see him!!

Following, and add in NYC recs!!

That would be strange as he specifically mentions rimming in his ad. Are you sure it isn't just YOU he didn't want near his ass?

Agree that communication with your partner is key. If it does mean you open your relationship, PLEASE be clear to any potential "sidepieces" from the start that that is the role on offer, nothing more. Far too many men out there pretending to be single when they are anything but.

No, a clean male butthole has an intoxicating masculine musky scent, especially if it's been a while since the last shower. If you're into the natural scent of men, it's the pot of gold.

Following!! Could you share some of your favorites??

His extensive filmography includes many "daddies." Not the same thing as a personal encounter, of course, but I'm pretty sure he has no issues with anyone's age.

Twitter wasn't born in a day, either. It had to reach a critical mass before becoming a must-have. Founded within Twitter, BlueSky separated in 2021 and has been largely moribund since. Yes Twitter still has a massive user base, although probably unknowable what that represents, between porn, politics, culture, bots, etc. Long ago stopped even checking my "clean" Twitter account since most posters of interest to me have decamped to other outlets since the muskrat invasion, if not to BlueSky then Threads, Substack, etc. The only reason I see to keep that open for now is if somebody I like announces a BlueSky account. Will probably keep my porn account as long as it's fun (I follow 3,748 accounts there, yes I'm a pig), but several of my favorites there have announced the addition of BlueSky to their portfolios, if not a complete transition. As others have said, you can do both. Some want to herald a kind of mass exodus for political reasons, I don't think it much matters, but for now the BlueSky environment offers a much more positive experience than the toxic cesspit that Twitter has become.

There's no profit like non-profit. Dubious use of funds and outright malfeasance are hardly limited to niche charities like LGBT+ or BLM, it occurs regularly on a much grander scale at more mainstream non-profits. (And lets not even get started on "churches.") Of the 3 instances cited by OP, 2 seem to be outright fraud, the third involving dubious expenditures at the much larger, long established GLAAD. I always check Charity Navigator before giving, as it evaluates charities with a standardized methodology. Far from perfect, and additional research is needed, but still a good overview. CN gives GLAAD a top 4-star rating, but also links to the NYT piece, and a response from GLAAD. https://www.charitynavigator.org/

Thank you for this, I'll check into it further. My current Med D plan "covers" PrEP, but requires nearly $1K/month copay. Instead I get 3 months of generic Truvada at Cost Plus Drugs for $36. The caveat here might be determining which pharmacies, retail or mail order, will process a Med B claim. But still it's good information and a step forward.

Got COVID vax #8 a few weeks ago, all of them Pfizer. In the past I have always had a bit of a reaction the next day, nothing major, just a few hours of feeling generally lousy that lifts as suddenly as it comes on. Oddly, this time I had no discernible reaction at all. All I can think is by now I've become so inured to the vax that my bod doesn't even bother. As I'm now in the every-six-months cohort, that is a very good thing.

From the CDC website: "Currently, CDC recommends only a single dose of RSV vaccine for all adults ages 75 and older and adults ages 60-74 with increased risk of severe RSV disease."

Sorry you had such startling advice from a long-trusted provider. I do hope if you even think of following his directive, you will as they say "do your research" or get a second opinion. He's clearly at odds with the vast majority of the medical/research establishments, and the "information being suppressed" trope puts him into tin-hat territory. I'm not a professional, but it's well known that like all vaxes, COVID can cause very rare reactions (although a cancer connection is new to me, and I can't readily find anything that even discusses that online, again tin-hat territory). Hundreds of millions of doses have been administered safely. What we absolutely do know is how devastating severe COVID can be, and the implications of "long-COVID" are still not well understood. I saw my own PCP this week, who told me consensus is that the current COVID vax is only really good for about 6 months, which is why it's now recommended bi-annually for 65+, who are most at risk. That somewhat explains the bump in new cases this summer, as most folks had their last shot a year ago. Booked mine for next Monday.

Not much to contribute here, Simon, but I will say a veteran provider wrote off NYC stops when he lost his long-time deal for a shared apt. Nevertheless, he did come back to a Sonder space, a full apartment in a residential building which he described as "affordable." Take that as you will, but you might check options on their website for markets that interest you.

So a week ago I had robotically-assisted laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Gotta say I'm impressed!! Post-op, nothing but the mildest discomfort. I'm only taking naproxen and acetaminophen, as prescribed. Except for a somewhat distended belly, and swelling and discoloration further down (the boys are huge, and a lovely shade of charcoal grey), I wouldn't know they'd done anything. I'm avoiding the gym on principle, but otherwise can do pretty much everything. The first surgeon I saw proposed an open approach, which would have left me with a 4" incision. The outcome would have been the same, but he said recovery would take 4+ weeks, and require opioid painkillers. As it happened, he fell ill and I was bounced to one of his colleagues who likes the new toys. So I need a new knee next. While it's a drastically different procedure, def looking for those "minimally-invasive, robotically-assisted" surgeons.

It's a good bet that anyone who has had more than a few sex partners will be a carrier of the HSV-2 ("genital") virus. Overall adult population estimates are 1 in 6, but that general population of course includes many people who have had very few or no sex partners. It often produces no noticeable symptoms. Condoms help, but can't fully prevent transmission. Outbreaks can be treated with acyclovir if needed, but there is no cure. Your doctor can order a blood test to see if you are positive, but what will you do with that information? Echoing Charlie above, in the disco-era 70s, herpes was a somewhat sensational topic in the media, an STI that couldn't be cured!! And of course it affected straight people, so "something had to be done!" A few years later, HIV said "hold my beer." https://www.cdc.gov/herpes/about/index.html

I've mentioned this series elsewhere on this forum. Having listened to several, can attest that they are generally much too long and unfocused, and I've ditched several of them halfway through. As in "real life," some of Collins' guests are natural raconteurs and engaging on their own for the duration. I do find it interesting, however, to hear from some of they guys I've watched fuck so many times without ever hearing their voices, lol. A few that I've found listenable and interesting (reflecting my taste in porn, of course) are Will Angell, Seattle Dad, Lance Charger, Kristofer Weston, Dale Savage, Liam Angell, Cain Marko, Rick Kelson. It's the older guys who have more interesting life stories to tell (on their own terms, of course), with porn often being a second or third career. Most of Collins' guests (to date he has done 111 of these) I've never heard of and have no real interest in, but occasionally I listen in on a new one who's on my radar.