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Was this gentleman the biggest gay pimp in Hollywood?  His book says he was.

Patti Smith wants to talk with you tonight at St. Mark's book shop.

Have you read Just Kids?  It's been my holiday read, but I'm only on page 130 or so because of assorted distractions.  The tale is lovely and florid with precise prose that just puts you there in the room with these two amazing people finding their way in a Manhattan of another time.  It's a reintroduction to a time of legends, written from street-level.   While not the type to go for the autograph, I would like to hear her accounts first-hand.  (Side question:  do people with Kindles and Nooks and iPads get those signed or something?  Another reason to keep buying books!)

For Your Friends, the 2011 gift guide: Give Hedy

Mostly known as an actress and model, Hedy Lamarr helped invent technology that would one day lead to things we use all the time, including GPS.  Historian Richard Rhodes writes her biography, Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World.  From the Amazon review:

Hedwig (Hedy) Kiesler may be one of the greatest unsung heroes of twentieth century technological progress. An opportunistic Austrian immigrant driven by curiosity and a desire to make it as a Hollywood actress in the early years of World War II, Hedy worked with avant-garde composer George Antheil to create the technology that we depend upon today for cell phones and GPS: frequency hopping. Though Richard Rhodes presents details about everyone involved in the separate experiences that the two inventors drew upon to make their breakthrough in Hedy’s Folly, the invention itself takes center stage, driving the remarkable story with precision. Rhodes skillfully weaves together all the disparate parts of the story, from how Hedy learned about Nazi torpedoes to why George’s knowledge of player pianos was key to the invention, in order to create a highly readable genesis of the technology that influences billions of lives every day.

As a beauty that struggles to be respected for your brains, surely you can relate.

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Turns out The High Line was always gay.

Everybody's favorite strolly stretch The High Line always had some gayness about it.  The two fellows who are baby-daddies to the project (both gay!) have a new book out on the subject and have been talking about the project's origin:

The project combines two things gays love: design and preservation. I've been looking for that quote by Herbert Muschamp, where he says the secret behind the preservation movement in New York City is gay men and rich, straight women.

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The newest Superman is fucking hot.

Perhaps you know that there is a new Superman film being made because, well, of course there is, right?  But what you perhaps did not not know is that this new Superman is, well, smo-king.  If you want to be nerd-out about it, Superman originally didn't have facial hair at all with pseudo-science explaining that his facial hair (and fingernails and other hair) didn't grow in Earth's atmosphere.  This explanation helped smooth over the indestructible factor of these elements of his body.  Over time the explanation was changed so that Superman could use his heat vision as reflected in the mirror to trim his facial hair et al.  Still though your Christopher Reeves and your Brandon Routh were always on the clean-cut side.  This new Superman Henry Cavill is sexying it all up, no?

You can have more of these nerdish, yet gay conversations this weekend as the New York Comic Con is happening at the Javitz Center.  It's completely sold out, but if you're savvy, you can stand outside and buy the entry passes of people as they leave the event.  Inside you'll find lots of delectable comic-book boys and if lucky, maybe your Henry Cavill will be on display as well.

Looking to fly your freak flag? Consider the New York Comic-con

If you like costumery and freaky fun, you'll find friends at the New York Comic Con.  It's advised that you keep an eye on Craigslist all week to find the frolicks.  Pictured above is "Shirtless Catboy" who'd love to pose for some pictures, so get in touch with him!

Sexy librarian calendar now available.

 

Were you looking for a calendar full of sexy librarian fellows?

Yes, yes you were.

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