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Why yes, as one commenter pointed out, a good portion of Queerty's Morning Goods photo spreads feature heteros that cater to the homo eye. Those are there for your masturbatory enjoyment. But when it comes to a magazine like Out – which we showed you the first cover from new editor Aaron Hicklin yesterday – the cover is more than a photo spread: It's a statement. Learning where Hicklin is taking the title, however, means we'll let his Footballer's Wives go by with a shrug.
And while we'd love to read 12,000 words on the love life of some 1920s glamour girl a la Vanity Fair, we're sure Aaron will find a way to tie energy security in with choosing the best Wednesday night leather bar. |
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With Out magazine under near leadership – out went Brendan Lemon, in comes BlackBook editor Aaron Hicklin – we expected change. Improvement. Progress. From the looks of the new (and first) cover from Hicklin, it's nice to see none of our hopes and dreams have come true. Perhaps there's more white space and fewer coverlines, but it's the same straight guy worship all over again. Not that there's anything terribly wrong with longing over footballers. |
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Our childhood wasn't filled with Nintendo or even Super NES, but we did have GameBoy (okay, the lame GameGear too). And before we donated that GameBoy to a Costa Rican foreign exchange student, we spent endless hours on that tiny screen trying to get past a seemingly impossible level in Zelda. If only we knew then that manipulated the moves of the game's hero, Link, would foreshadow our coming sexuality realizations. Now, in the June issue of Out, our childhood protaganist finally gets his due: Link is named video gaming's hottest character. Sure, the body dysmorphic disorder in all of us might want to pin his ears back just a tad, but his small, chiseled frame is enough to recreate our childhood longings .. to beat the damn game. Know a hotter video game character? We want to hear about it. Leave your virtual world suggestions in the comments. |
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• New York superstar-weatherman Sam Champion's honey-bunny is all over Manhunt; of particular interest to those who are friendly with the fists–and not in the Mike Tyson kind of way. [Jossip] • Madonna is not her father's favorite singer: "I'm sorry to say it's a tossup between Tony Bennett and Celine Dion." [PRNewswire] •…Speaking of Esther: Her concerts are so beyond sold out. Buy tickets immediately on Ebay before they're gone. [Ebay Las Vegas] and [Ebay Chicago] • The Soulforce Riders had so much fun getting arrested at BYU on Monday, they decided to stick around and do it again. This time, they marched on campus and fell to the ground in a staged "die-in" to symbolize gay Mormons who committed suicide. We know they're nutzo, but we're beginning to like these Soulforcers a lot. They're starting to become fun. If you're going to get arrested, you might as well make it a show. [IndyBay] |
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In a recent interview with Out Magazine, Madonna dishes on her still-ongoing feud with Sir Elton, and her wishes for a full reconciliation:
We love Sir Elton, but we implore him to give up this nasty grudge. We presume he only sent that pre-wedding letter to ensure delivery of the Richie/Ciccone wedding gift. |
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Out Magazine profiles the top ten gay celebrity break-ups because, you know, why should Nick and Jessica get all the fun. Martina and Judy, Dolce and Gabbana, Melissa and Julie – they’re all there. But who made number one? Just ask Celestia:
Our only question: Don’t Renee and Kenny and Tom and Nicole count as gay splits? No? Oh, sorry, whatever were we thinking? Renee isn't gay. |
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Only two days after snagging an exclusive interview with him, Queerty has learned that Out's editor-in-chief Brendan Lemon is, um, out of the job. Lemon announced his resignation to his staff but did not disclose where he would be going or what he would be doing.
In our interview from earlier this week he said, “ I find it satisfying that I get (readers) to think in new ways.” Apparently Lemon got pretty bored with making everyone think in those new offbeat ways. We don't know who'll now be on top, but word is it definately won't be managing editor Bryan Buss. Apparently the publisher wants to inject some fresh young blood into the magazine. You know, make it readable again. To quote our hyperbolic pal Matt Drudge: “developing.” |
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• The White House's favorite manwhore, Jeff Gannon, thinks Bush's Supreme Court pick was stealthy. We wonder if that term was decided over pillow talk?
• It's been floating around for a little while now but we think this song is so cute. And so do all of our fag hags. • When we get bored with the 20 million gay men in the U.S., we're packing our bags, crossing the Atlantic and heading over to India to try our luck on their 55 million. Oh, and note to CNN: next time try to find an even more sterotypical picture to go along with your story. • Tonight's episode of Great Things About Being… on Bravo takes on queers. We're insulted that we weren't even consulted. • Out lists the "Least Gay-Friendly States in America." Looking at the red states included we're left in the state of complete and utter un-surprise. • Happy birthday to a man who makes his own kind of music; our boy Arjan! You must be so honored to share this special day with NRA love bug, Charlton Heston. |
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Out Magazine lassos an interview with Brokeback Mountain’s Jake Gyllenhaal, two years after naming him the “Hottest Straight Guy We Wish Was Gay.” He’s sensitive, reserved, bashful and about as sexy as James Dean. This is the same guy who has been quoted as confessing, “Every man goes through a period of thinking they’re attracted to another guy.” Has that bitch Kirsten been his beard this entire time? Out steps up and boldly asks him the one question we’ve been dying to ask ourselves ever since Donnie Darko:
What? That’s it? No “I started feeling things for Heath on set?” No “I’d bottom for Heath again?” So there’s our answer, ladies. Jake is gay. But only in the movies. |