Archive for March, 2008
In which The Gay Recluse posts an incisive reader comment. This was left in the comments but we thought it merited a full post because it brings to light several important and interesting issues that are not unrelated to our obituary of Arthur C. Clarke, which — ahem — did not please everyone. Vikram — […]
Filed under: Decay, Dissonance, Gay, Letters, Stereotypes, The Gay Recluse | 5 Comments
Tags: Arthur C. Clarke, Colonialism, Gay, India, Outing the Dead, Rich Foreigners, Sri Lanka
In which The Gay Recluse becomes increasingly obsessed with The George Washington Bridge. Time and Date of photograph: March 19, 2008, 6:54am. Notes: A gray morning, but the cats are up. (There’s no going back to sleep.) “The George Washington Bridge over the Hudson is the most beautiful bridge in the world. Made of cables […]
Filed under: Architecture, Dissonance, GWB Project, Infrastructure, The Gay Recluse, Washington Heights, Weather | Leave a Comment
Tags: 1947, George Washington Bridge, Gray, Le Corbusier, March, Morning Light
In which The Gay Recluse kills two birds with one stone. Today we received a certain amount of shit for “trashing” Arthur C. Clarke as a major closet-case only milliseconds after he died. Fair enough, we trashed him a little. But our purpose in doing so — besides being an internet traffic whore, of course […]
Filed under: Disease, Dissonance, Gay, History, Language, Letters, Literature, Longing, Stereotypes, The Gay Recluse | 5 Comments
Tags: Arthur C. Clarke, Closet Cases, Closet Queens, Internet Whores, Self-Hatred, The Gay Voice
On a Piece of Advice to Canadian Gay Refugees: You May Want To Record that XXX Video After All
In which The Gay Recluse considers the reigning state of stupidity, even in nice countries like Canada. Our friend Jeff Weinstein wrote earlier this week with this piece of news, which would be hilarious if it were in a movie, but instead must be viewed as sadly incredible. According to the article, by Tiffany Crawford […]
Filed under: Gay, Government, Law, Politicians, Stereotypes, The Gay Recluse | 3 Comments
Tags: Canada, Chris Crocker, Gay, Refugees, The Canadian Refugee Board, Tom Cruise
In which The Gay Recluse becomes increasingly obsessed with The George Washington Bridge. Time and Date of photograph: March 18, 2008, 6:48am. Notes: It was early, but the blue and orange — i.e., together — was the best part of the day. “The George Washington Bridge over the Hudson is the most beautiful bridge in […]
Filed under: Architecture, GWB Project, Infrastructure, The Gay Recluse, Washington Heights, Weather | Leave a Comment
Tags: 1947, Blue, George Washington Bridge, Le Corbusier, March, Morning Light, orange
In which The Gay Recluse breathes a sigh of relief and encourages everyone to buy a book. Recently we read The Gay Uncle’s Guide To Parenting by Brett Berk and learned that the world is filled with these strange creatures called “children,” which — somewhat alarmingly — are the by-product and responsibility of an even […]
Filed under: Gay, Language, Quotes, Search, Television, The Gay Recluse | 12 Comments
Tags: Advice, Brett Burk, Children, Parents, The Gay Uncle
In which The Gay Recluse provides a more accurate obituary for Arthur C. Clarke than the one that just appeared in The Times. (For the AP version, click here.) Arthur C. Clarke, Premier Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 90 By GERALD JONAS and THE GAY RECLUSE Published: March 18, 2008 Arthur C. Clarke, a writer […]
Filed under: Drivel, Search, Sickness, Stereotypes, The Gay Recluse, Travel, Writers-British | 22 Comments
Tags: 2001, Arthur C. Clarke, Arthur Clarke, Gay Obituaries, Gay Stereotypes, Gay Voice, Gay Writers, Homophobia, Sri Lanka, Stanley Kubrick, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse provides a more accurate version of Arthur C. Clarke’s obituary than the one that was just released by AP. (For The Times version, click here.) Arthur C. Clarke, Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 90 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and THE GAY RECLUSE Published: March 18, 2008 Filed at 6:41 p.m. […]
Filed under: Drivel, Gay, Science, Sickness, Stereotypes, The Gay Recluse, Travel, Writers-British | Leave a Comment
Tags: 2001, Arthur C. Clarke, Arthur Clarke, Associated Press, Gay Obituaries, Gay Stereotypes, Gay Voice, Gay Writers, Homophobia, Sri Lanka, Stanley Kubrick
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. David Brooks/The Bailout Artists The Short Version: There are reasons why even free-market types should embrace a bailout in the housing crisis. In his words: “It makes sense to try to find some circuit breakers so the housing market doesn’t totally collapse.” Score: A- (Astute) […]
Filed under: Capitalism, Communism, Government, The Gay Recluse, The Times | Leave a Comment
Tags: Bailouts, College, David Brooks, Housing Crisis, The Federal Reserve, Timothy Egan, Tuition, University
In which The Gay Recluse holds a contest. Sort of. Let’s face it: when it comes to gay rights hot gay statues, Europe is miles ahead of the United States. Reader Anthony Goriainoff, a journalist and photographer based in Madrid, writes: “Madrid these days is really into its art and it takes itself very seriously. […]
Filed under: Architecture, Competitions, Gay, The Gay Recluse, Travel | Leave a Comment
Tags: Gay Statues, Hot Gay Statues, Igor Mitoraj, Madrid, Spain
In which The Gay Recluse welcomes a change. If you didn’t get a chance to see David A. Paterson’s speech today, we 100-percent recommend watching the whole thing. (We’d post a link but we couldn’t find one.) By the time he gets to his conclusion: “Let me introduce myself again: my name is David Paterson and I’m […]
Filed under: Government, Politicians, The Gay Recluse | Leave a Comment
Tags: Albany, David A. Paterson, Eliot Spitzer, Governor, Harlem, New York
In which The Gay Recluse retreats to our garden in Washington Heights. As it has done for thousands of years — and not just in our garden — the hellebore has sent forth the most beautiful, delicate blossoms at this improbable juncture, as if to taunt winter into sending one last storm. (Let’s hope nobody […]
Filed under: History, Landscape, Memory, The Spring Garden, The Winter Garden, Washington Heights | 4 Comments
Tags: Alexander the Great, Black Flower, gardening, Hellebore, Hellebores, Mythology, Pink, Spring, White, Winter
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Nicholas Kristof/The Pimps’ Slaves The Short Version: Save the girls! In his words: “Pimps crush runaway girls with a mix of violence and affection, degradation and gifts, and then require absolute obedience to a rigid code: the girl cannot look the pimp in […]
Filed under: Drivel, Government, Politicians, The Gay Recluse, The Times | Leave a Comment
Tags: George W. Bush, Maureen Dowd, Nicholas Kristof, Pimps, Prostitution, Slaves, The New York Times, Whores
In which The Gay Recluse provides a postscript to our gay alternative to this week’s Modern Love piece in the Times by Kayla Rachlin Small. (For those looking for our informal-but-telling quantitative analysis of Modern Love, click here.) Dear TGR, I loved your riff on “The Steep Price of Your Forbidden Kiss” (a title which, […]
Filed under: Drag Queens, Film, Graffiti, Letters, Longing, Obsession, Photography, Pleasure, Ruins, Search, Sickness, The Gay Recluse | 1 Comment
Tags: Cystic Fibrosis, Gay Modern Love, Kayla Rachlin Small, Lesbian, Modern Love, Other, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse goes to a new restaurant (twice) and is totally psyched. For all of you doubters in doubterville, take note: there’s a new restaurant on 166th Street between Broadway and Saint Nicholas, right around the corner from Dallas BBQ. And get this: it’s vegetastic! We’ve eaten there twice already this weekend […]
Filed under: Animals, Capitalism, Food, Health, Infrastructure, Pleasure, Retail, The Gay Recluse, Washington Heights | 10 Comments
Tags: Collard Greens, Drumsticks, Fried Bake, Guyana, Heights Vegetarian, Restaurants, Rice and Beans, Smoothies, Trinidad, Vegetarian
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Gail Collins/George Speaks, Badly The Short Version: George is a loser. In her words: “Our credit markets are foundering, and all we’ve got is a guy who looks like he’s ready to kick back and start the weekend.” Score: A- (Acerbic) When even […]
Filed under: Capitalism, Drivel, Government, Politicians, The Gay Recluse, The Times | 2 Comments
Tags: Bob Herbert, David Paterson, Gail Collins, George W. Bush, Republican Assholes, The New York Times
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