Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: October 2, 2008
So, what happens when a group of artists focus their aesthetic eye on a handful of athletes and sports figures?
In – “Hard Targets – Masculinity and Sport – the time-honored arch type of the male athlete as an aggressive, overtly heterosexual, hyper-competitive, and emotionally remote subject has been shifted in an exhibition that opens at [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: October 2, 2008
Although the winter months are creeping up on us, there’s no reason to pack away the swimsuit.
After all, guys, you don’t want to end up looking like a couch potato this winter – do you?
Maybe it’s time to sign up for a health club, take on a handful of swim routines at the local YMCA, whatever.
So, you want to [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: October 2, 2008
Well, the White Party kicks off next week in Las Vegas.
To gay men, it’s comparable to the super bowl for straight guys.
From October 10th thru 13th – the exotic desert oasis will be inundated with a truckload or two of biceps and studly bods hailing from all corners of the civilized planet – Miami, Paris, [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: October 2, 2008
On the free book shelf at the Bodhi Tree, I stumbled across a rare find.
I snapped up the pristine copy of the intriguing – “Doors of Perception” – by Aldous Huxley which chronicles the author’s experimentation with the hallucinogenic drug, mescaline.
During that time span, Huxley fervently explored the inner workings of his mind at a quaint little [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: October 2, 2008
A book which advocates positive thinking has stirred up a hornet’s nest.
“The Secret”, labeled a pop culture phenomenon, has irritated some critics who assert that the philosophy expounded within its pages – simply put – amounts to a “blame-the-victim” mentality.
The main thrust of the best-selling book by author Rhonda Byrne is that “like attracts like” [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: October 2, 2008
Well,it wasn’t exactly the kind of e-mail you’d get from that gadfly Anne KilKenny, but it piqued my curiosity nonetheless.
The maker of Trojan® Condoms is taking its show on the road – and stopping into campuses around the country – with the Trojan® Evolve Bus Tour.
In essence, it’s a call for Americans to “evolve” about [...]
