FLASHLIGHT
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Monday, September 21, 2015
Classic Television - Prime Time
It Was a Very Good Year
Original Network
ABC
Original Run
Summer 1971
Singer Mel Torme hosted and co-produced this summer replacement series in which the major events of a different year were presented every week. Mr. Torme would also sing some of the hit songs of the various years and interview personalities from the periods discussed.
Ranking The 20 Hottest Men On “The Facts Of Life”
From: NewNowNext
7.
Todd Hallowell
Season 5 Episode 5 What Price Glory
(originally aired October 19, 1983)
SYNOPSIS: “Tootie discovers that her boyfriend Jeff, a school athlete, cannot read.”
Todd appeared for nine episodes over five seasons as Tootie’s on-off boyfriend Jeff. His credits end with The Facts of Life, but he’s probably best known for the pilot episode of The Cosby Show as the “Well, how ugly is he?” date of Denise.
SOFTCORE: None.
20 Fun Facts About 'The Golden Girls'
From: Mental Floss
7.
MCCLANAHAN'S FAVORITE EPISODE WAS "JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF ATTENTION."
It's the season seven episode in which Dorothy uncharacteristically becomes popular at The Rusty Anchor, Blanche’s favorite place for meeting men. At McClanahan's request, the producers hired choreographer Gregory Scott Young to carefully stage the scene where Blanche seductively sings “I Want to Be Loved by You” on top of a grand piano while encountering one mishap after another.
19 Men Go Shirtless And Share Their Body Image Struggles
From: HuffPost
"I feel like I've disappointed my body. In high school, it was, 'I'm so skinny, I need to bulk up,' but now it's, 'I'm still so skinny, but I have a belly.' My insecurities have doubled in that sense. Having skinny arms and a post-college beer belly is far from the muscular male archetype. I talk to my girlfriend sometimes, but with friends, not really. Straight-guy friend groups aren't immediate sources of empathy and consideration, from my experiences. My closest Asian male friend works out a lot and has an incredible body, so sometimes I feel ashamed when I'm around him. He has my ideal body, and as an Asian male, his own masculinity makes me feel inadequate."
9 Times “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Queens Met High Fashion
From: NewNowNext
7
The many faces of Yara Sofia.
Seriously, can anyone beat a face like Yara Sofia?! Each time this queen hit the runway, her face was something to marvel at. And that’s not an easy feat to achieve.
Academy Award for Best Actor
2008
Sean Penn
as
Harvey Milk
Milk
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor, film director and political activist. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River (2003) and the biopic Milk (2008).
Penn began his acting career in television with a brief appearance in a 1974 episode of Little House on the Prairie, directed by his father Leo Penn. Following his film debut in 1981's drama Taps and a diverse range of film roles in the 1980s, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Penn garnered critical attention for his role in the crime drama Carlito's Way (1993). He became known as a prominent leading actor with the 1995 drama Dead Man Walking, for which he earned his first Academy Award nomination and the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival. Penn received another two Oscar nominations for Woody Allen's comedy-drama Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and the drama I Am Sam (2001), before winning his first Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 for Mystic River and a second one in 2008 for Milk. He has also won a Best Actor Award of the Cannes Film Festival for the Nick Cassavetes-directed She's So Lovely (1997), and two Best Actor Awards at the Venice Film Festival for the indie film Hurlyburly (1998) and the drama 21 Grams (2003).
Penn made his feature film directorial debut with 1991's The Indian Runner, followed by the drama film The Crossing Guard (1995) and the mystery film The Pledge (2001). In 2002, Penn directed one of the 11 segments of 11'09"01 September 11, a compilation film made in response to the September 11 attacks. His fourth feature film, the biographical drama survival movie Into the Wild (2007), garnered critical acclaim and two Academy Award nominations.
In addition to his film work, Penn is known for his political and social activism, most notably his criticism of the George W. Bush administration, his contact with the Presidents of Venezuela and Cuba, and his humanitarian work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Penn also attracted media attention for his previous marriages to Madonna and actress Robin Wright.
Alex Libby – Male Model Monday
From: Socialite Life
Libby – the models preferred nickname – is known for his long brown curls, which we consider one (of many) of his best features. When not posing for the camera you can find Libby and his surfer locks catching some waves. For more on the model follow him on Instagram – @alexlibby123
Coming over from the Southwest of England, where he as scouted on the street, Alex will be gracing us with his presence by starring in the Fall 2015 issue of At Large. You’ll probably notice this scruffy beard and curly hair from ads for Dolce and Gabana and Replay or maybe from shopping on ASOS.com.
Libby – the models preferred nickname – is known for his long brown curls, which we consider one (of many) of his best features. When not posing for the camera you can find Libby and his surfer locks catching some waves. For more on the model follow him on Instagram – @alexlibby123
Alex’s stats are below:
Height: 6’1
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes: Green
Bust a Move With This ‘Uptown Funk’ Mash-up of 100 Movie Dance Scenes
From: Towleroad
Want to put some groove in your Monday? Check out this video from YouTube channel What’s the Mashup that puts together 100 different movie dance scenes, all to the tune of Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ smash-hit Uptown Funk.
Featured movies include Napoleon Dynamite, Risky Business, Despicable Me, Saturday Night Fever, Sister Act, Airplane!, Slumdog Millionaire, School of Rock, Magic Mike, The Great Gatsby, Beetlejuice, Night at the Roxbury, American Pie, Merry Poppins, Dirty Dancing, Grease, The Lion King, Ms. Doubtfire, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Borat, Star Wars, and The Breakfast Club.
There's A Winner In You
From: Boy Culture
Viola Davis's speech—as the first-ever African-American woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama—impressed just about everybody ...
Must-See TV
From: Boy Culture
Jon Hamm finally won for Mad Men, but when he clambered onto the stage as a joke, all I could think about was his fine ass and whether that was sweat up the crack.
I have a problem.
Watch Jeffrey Tambor’s Emmy Acceptance Speech For “Transparent”
"Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your courage."
From: NewNowNext
Transparent won big at the 2015 Emmys, earning star Jeffrey Tambor a Best Actor In A Comedy Award and creator Jilly Soloway the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series.
The series, which debuted last fall on Amazon Prime, follows the late-in-life transition of Maura Pfefferman and the impact it has on her extended family.
“Thank you Goddess. I promised the Goddess I would thank her,” Soloway said in her acceptance speech. “And Amazon. Goddess first, Amazon second.”
Soloway, who won for the episode “Best New Girl,” also thanked Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for taking a risk on the show. But she called out the discrimination many trans people still face in America.
“We don’t have a trans tripping point yet,” she said. “We have a trans civil rights problem.”
She urged viewers to visit the National Center for Transgeder Equality to learn more.
Tambor, who already won the Golden Globe for his portrayal, praised his co-stars and family before thanking the trans community.
“Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your courage. Thank you for your stories. Thank you for our inspiration. Thank you for letting us be part of the change. God bless.”
Ask QC: Deep throating
From: Queer Click
Dear Ask QC,
I’m sure this question has been asked before, but I couldn’t find the posting so I’m going to ask it again.
My boyfriend loves head, but I’m horrible at it. I have a really bad gag reflex, and once I get past the head, it’s all over with. I have to pull off and I’m choking and just about to vomit. And it isn’t that I don’t like doing it, I just hit that point where I can’t go any further. It’s the same thing with brushing my teeth…I get to the back ones and all the sudden it’s just gagging and choking.
So I guess my question’s are; Is there some way to learn how not to gag? Is that something that can be taught? I’d love to go all the way down on his dick the way I’ve seen porn stars do it in movies, but whenever I try, I just can’t do it. Any tips?
Dorian
Hi Dorian and thanks for writing in with your questions and concerns. You’re correct there has been a previous couple of letters on this subject before; Ask QC: Advice on improving my oral skills and Ask QC: I have a horrible gag reflex! both of which may help you with some suggestions and advice. Oral sex and specifically deep throating is certainly a skill that can be learned and improved upon but overcoming an involuntary gag reflex can be difficult and off putting for some people. The gag reflex is the bodies natural defence mechanism to eject objects from the throat but, surprisingly not all of us have it. Fortunately there are some ways to overcome this; using an oral numbing spray or gel (usually used to relieve tooth pain) on the soft palate can be effective for up to an hour. You can also “train” to get accustomed gradually over time but this does require some patience too. One effective method is to gently use your toothbrush to brush your tongue just at the point where the gag reflex starts, do this for around 10 seconds initially. Repeat this process nightly and gradually over time you will notice the gag reflex becoming less each time you do it. You can continue this over time, increasing the length of time you brush and how far you reach with your brush. Over the course of a month you should be able to significantly reduce your gag reflex. As the gag reflex is triggered by a combination of psychology and physiology being in a relaxed state can also help. So being relaxed both mentally and physically will help, such as exercising beforehand (leg raises and abdominal crunches are known exercises that reduce gag reflex). Psychologically anything that relaxes you mentally such as listening to music or even hypnotherapy can help (you can tell your therapist you gag when the dentist or doctor examine your mouth if you would rather not mention oral sex). Also taking a nasal decongestant may help you breathe more easily through your nose during oral sex and also help to prevent triggering the gag reflex. So dear QC readers, what advice would you give Dorian to overcome his gag reflex? Did you have this condition before and what worked for you? If you can help him in any way then please share your thoughts, advice and experiences in the comments section!
Dear Ask QC,
I’m sure this question has been asked before, but I couldn’t find the posting so I’m going to ask it again.
My boyfriend loves head, but I’m horrible at it. I have a really bad gag reflex, and once I get past the head, it’s all over with. I have to pull off and I’m choking and just about to vomit. And it isn’t that I don’t like doing it, I just hit that point where I can’t go any further. It’s the same thing with brushing my teeth…I get to the back ones and all the sudden it’s just gagging and choking.
So I guess my question’s are; Is there some way to learn how not to gag? Is that something that can be taught? I’d love to go all the way down on his dick the way I’ve seen porn stars do it in movies, but whenever I try, I just can’t do it. Any tips?
Dorian
Hi Dorian and thanks for writing in with your questions and concerns. You’re correct there has been a previous couple of letters on this subject before; Ask QC: Advice on improving my oral skills and Ask QC: I have a horrible gag reflex! both of which may help you with some suggestions and advice. Oral sex and specifically deep throating is certainly a skill that can be learned and improved upon but overcoming an involuntary gag reflex can be difficult and off putting for some people. The gag reflex is the bodies natural defence mechanism to eject objects from the throat but, surprisingly not all of us have it. Fortunately there are some ways to overcome this; using an oral numbing spray or gel (usually used to relieve tooth pain) on the soft palate can be effective for up to an hour. You can also “train” to get accustomed gradually over time but this does require some patience too. One effective method is to gently use your toothbrush to brush your tongue just at the point where the gag reflex starts, do this for around 10 seconds initially. Repeat this process nightly and gradually over time you will notice the gag reflex becoming less each time you do it. You can continue this over time, increasing the length of time you brush and how far you reach with your brush. Over the course of a month you should be able to significantly reduce your gag reflex. As the gag reflex is triggered by a combination of psychology and physiology being in a relaxed state can also help. So being relaxed both mentally and physically will help, such as exercising beforehand (leg raises and abdominal crunches are known exercises that reduce gag reflex). Psychologically anything that relaxes you mentally such as listening to music or even hypnotherapy can help (you can tell your therapist you gag when the dentist or doctor examine your mouth if you would rather not mention oral sex). Also taking a nasal decongestant may help you breathe more easily through your nose during oral sex and also help to prevent triggering the gag reflex. So dear QC readers, what advice would you give Dorian to overcome his gag reflex? Did you have this condition before and what worked for you? If you can help him in any way then please share your thoughts, advice and experiences in the comments section!
Andy Samberg Destroys Kim Davis While Hosting Emmy Awards
From: Queerty
"If I wanted to see an intolerant woman dance, I would’ve gone to one of four of Kim Davis’ weddings. It’s amazing that Kim Davis came out of jail to ‘Eye of the Tiger,’ considering how many guys have boned each other to that song.”
— Comic actor Andy Samberg turning Kentucky’s notorious antigay County Clerk Kim Davis into comedy gold while hosting the 2015 Emmy Awards
Happy Birthday today September 21st
From: Favorite Hunks & Other Things
Happy Birthday to The Brewer Twins!
Hard to believe The Brewer Twins are turning 42 today. For many of us, they were part of our welcome to images of the male form when first going on-line.
Jack Larson—Openly Gay Actor, Writer, Producer, Raconteur Known As TV's First Jimmy Olsen—Dies @ 87
From: Boy Culture
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| February 8, 1928—September 20, 2015 |
I'm sad to report that Jack Larson has died.
Larson, one of very few actors left who had major roles in the early days of TV, was inarguably best known for his aw-shucks-adorable portrayal of “Jimmy Olsen” on Adventures of Superman (1952—1958).
He often spoke wryly of the fact that he would forever be known as Jimmy.
After being typecast, he mostly left acting, focusing on his career as a playwright and librettist, with which he had some success.
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| With Bridges shortly before the director's cancer battle took an unexpected turn for the worse |
Larson is also noteworthy as a Hollywood figure who came out publicly as gay many years ago, before it was fashionable or prudent. He was the partner of accomplished director James Bridges for some 35 years until Bridges died of intestinal cancer at 57, and also wrote about his passionate affair with film icon Montgomery Clift.
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| Larson's secret weapon was like Tony Dow's on Leave It to Beaver, his organic ability to make the boy-next-door type sexy. |
With Bridges, Larson became a co-producer or associate producer on a surprising handful of major motion pictures: The Babymaker (1970), Mike's Murder (1984), the homo-erotic masterpiece Perfect (1985) and Bright Lights, Big City (1988).
He became a lively interview subject on the topic of Mr. Bridges' films and all things Hollywood.
What appears to be his final acting role has yet to see the light of day. According to director Antonio Lexerot, Larson filmed a cameo in a film called Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel.
Lexerot tells Boy Culture:
“In May, Jack gave us a little cameo as a charming counterpoint to a cameo from Noel Neill. The final scenes for this film are scheduled to shoot mid-October, and then we edit. Planning to have the film ready for release by Spring 2016.
“I'm saddened to hear of his passing. I only met him on our shoot, but he was so sweet and full of joy. He reminisced about his Superman days with fondness and his costars with warmth. He welcomed us into his home and was such a delight. Very sad news this morning.”
I never got to meet Mr. Larson, but was excited to attend a 2012 function at which he spoke, in a charmingly rambling way, while celebrating Debbie Reynolds.