Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Groovy Flashback: Books I Read Growing Up

FEBRUARY 20, 2015
From: Deep Dish
I helped move my parents out of their home of 45 years, which reunited me with many books and magazines from my childhood. So I thought it would be fun to share some of these groovy items with you.

In honor of the 87th Academy Awards, my first Groovy Flashback post features some film-related books that I read growing up.
















Groovy Flashback: Sex in Cinema - 1976

FEBRUARY 20, 2015
From: Deep Dish

 I helped move my parents out of their home of 45 years, which reunited me with many books and magazines from my childhood. So I thought it would be fun to share some of these groovy items with you.

In honor of the 87th Academy Awards, I'm featuring one of my favorite things about Playboy magazine - its annual "Sex in Cinema" article. My father kept a large collection of such magazines in our attic, which I - as a teenager - would look at whenever my parents went out for the evening. I was never much interested in the naked ladies, but I did enjoy any article about movies or television. So here is a pictorial overview of "Sex in Cinema - 1976", which was featured in the November 1976 issue of Playboy:






































Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Guydar

February 14, 2017
From: Boy Culture
Great Profile!

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Song of the Day: 'Let's Get Lost' by the Pretenders (Featuring Neil Tennant)

FEBRUARY 07, 2017
From: kenneth in the (212)
Chrissie Hynde got fellow ex-music journalist Neil Tennant
 into the studio to add new vocals to one  "Let's Get Lost,"
which originally appeared on the Pretenders' new "Alone" album.

Happy Birthday today February 7th

Happy 58th to actor James Spader!
From: Favorite Hunks & Other Things

Supernova

Dream Lover

Speaking of Sex

White Palace

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Deondre’s Story

"This is my home—where I grew up. Where I can always come back to."
From: NewNowNext
 Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. In the U.S., African-Americans comprise 44% of new HIV diagnoses, even though they’re only 12% of the population. Of those diagnosed with HIV in 2014, an estimated 57% (11,201) were gay or bisexual men.

Greater Than AIDS has launched a new video series exploring how HIV has impacted one African-American family in Texas.


 Deondre Moore was in his first year of college when he learned he was positive. His first thought: “I need to go home.” Fearful he would be rejected, Moore instead discovered the power of family and unconditional love.





“I know my mom loves me, but I didn’t know what her response was going to be,” he confesses. “She could have said, you know, ’I hate this happened to you but you can’t be here anymore.’ Or “You’re not my son.” I’ve heard horrible stories.”


Instead Kathy got educated about the virus and made sure Deondre knew he was loved—and stayed healthy. “I explained to him, I refused to bury my child.”

Learn more about Greater Than AIDS’ “We Are Family” campaign here.

Below, a diverse group of Americans discuss when they first learned they were HIV-positive.