to boycott or not to boycott, is that the question?

(“the beautifying lie.” – Milan Kundera on fascist kitsch) Sochi opening ceremonies; Russia’s Police Choir Covers Daft Punk’s Get Lucky I’ve been very conflicted about whether to watch the Olympics in support of LGBTQ athletes, or not in protest against Putin and the corporate sponsors of the games…I was leaning toward the former in hopes […]


vignettes of the nite XXXII: online dating and screen grab hell

So I get a message from some guy on OkCupid who’s the cruiser type, one pic up, minimal info., profile disappears the next day. I don’t really care, its their business, and I generally ignore any related correspondence. But tonite, to make a screen grab for my ongoing book (and to amuse myself), I typed […]


vignettes of the nite XXXI: miss van and santani

So tonite its a mash-up of two random sets of images I downloaded that represent the work of French graff artist Miss Van, and a young Russian toy designer, Santani. The latter, who lists Dumbo as her favorite cartoon character (a good sign!), makes these kooky cute hyper real furry creatures that are wonderfully fantastical. […]


vignettes of the nite XXX: men’s wear/Fall 2014

Some menswear looks I like selected from Out magazine’s “The Best of Paris Fashion Week Fall 2014”. It’s all about proportion and concept, or what I like is. ENJOY! Sacai ( I call it the yodler superhero look) Givenchy, bitches Thom Browne (Keith Haring in a galaxy far far away) Walter Van Beirendonck (martinis on […]


vignettes of the nite: XXIX: beckett by pinter

(you try to write a sentence like that) Love this vid of Harold Pinter recounting memories of Samuel Beckett and performing – in a maniacal rush – the last of ‘The Unnamable’, 1953. Its the third book in Beckett’s famous trilogy, which you can download here for free as I intend to! Have only read […]


vignettes of the nite XXVIII: cat lady alert at the movies

Being in bed all weekend with that stomach flu going around, my Gigi kitty just relished in the company. I saw a lot of happy tail action, and all manner of it. Where I lie in bed gives me such a vantage that her long furry tail, swishing and twirling as she exits the room, […]