Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture

Archive for December 17th, 2008

Dumbledore gay…J.K. Rowlings say so!

Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: December 17, 2008

Gossip-mongers were all fired up over the speculation that one of the popular characters in the Harry Potter mega-hit movie series may be a flaming fag!
Is Dumbledore a member of the pink mafia?
According to the tongues that wagged on two popular Harry Potter fan sites – “The Leaky Cauldron” and “Mugglenet” – the answer is [...]

Vilebrequin…swim trunks for winter work-outs!

Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: December 17, 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, [...]

Proposition 8…LA TIMES writer labelled bigot by readers!

Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: December 17, 2008

I was just preparing to pen a post in response to a column a writer at the Los Angeles Times wrote a couple of days ago in respect to the El Coyote boycott – (which caused a lot of stress, anxiety, and financial fall-out to the owners and staff alike in the aftermath) – when [...]

Starbucks…glum faces on staff! No X-mas cheer…

Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: December 17, 2008

Lately, when I’ve strolled into Starbucks in West Hollywood, the experience has been a real bummer.
Maybe the night staff are just burnt out, who knows.
Customers have not only been encountering glum faces, but tend to be left waiting in line ’til self-absorbed disorganized staff get their butts in gear.
Normally, Starbucks employs pleasant out-going personnel, who [...]

Cash Cab…to cruise the mean streets of Los Angeles!

Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: December 17, 2008

One day I was channel surfing when I stumbled across a cable show, aptly titled, Cash Cab.
When New Yorkers flag a taxi on mean city streets in a mad dash to the airport, or uptown to Tin Pan Alley to catch a Broadway show, they may unwittingly alight into a bright yellow chauffeured auto which [...]