Amongst mobsters other fine qualities is such virulent homophobia that gay mobsters who sleep with guys frequently end up sleeping with the fishes. Hence, the Vegas odds-makers wagers that Vito won't last terribly long this season. It's really too bad because the Mr. Gannascoli is pretty cool.
Or perhaps Vito really go the heave-ho because he is kind of a hefty, slovenly fellow not unlike poor Edgar Stiles who got gassed to death over on 24 last week. Good thing for Natalie Green's character from the Facts of Life is no longer on the air.
NOAH'S ARC IS A GO-GO FOR LOGO
Oh, be quiet. You try and come up with catchy titles for every little item. When was the last time you thanked me for all the ones that are funny and witty, huh? Never! That's when. FYI, there are gay boys in China who have to read really boring things like National Party Announces New Footwear Makes Daily Life More Joyous For Workers. So get off my back already!
Now, where was I? LOGO has announced Noah's Arc is being picked up for a second season of frothy fun. So if you don't want to watch the two gay Luke's over on the network daytime soaps, you've still got Noah to scratch that itch. LOGO is also expected to announce news about their upcoming reality series set in Provincetown. Rumor has it that contestants first have to gain fifty pounds by eating snails, dolphin entrails, and Godiva chocolates. Then they have to design a ball gown for Jennifer Lopez, remodel a house, and kick-box Dr. Phil—to the death. The winner gets a free two week summer rental on Fire Island.
BOY'S LIFE 5 ONLY HAS FOUR MOVIES BUT WHO'S COUNTING
I have to confess that it's been quite sometime since I caught any of the movie anthologies that make up the Boy's Life series. Frankly, they started to seem all the same and the quality often struck me as uneven. Boy's Life 5 is now out and I'm happy to report that the latest entry is better on all counts, if not necessarily flawless.
Late Summer was the best of the four, and I liked it most because in a way it was the least gay. It tells the story of a young gay boy who's older cousin becomes the older brother the kid doesn't have. As the story unfolds, the older cousin shows him the ropes of growing up. Unfortunately, not all lessons are fun to learn.
The next best was Dare,
which covered well-trod closeted, geeky high school kid has crush on cooler classmate ground, but nonetheless managed to surprise several times. Fishbelly White was interesting and unexpected, at least until the end when it just got weird. And the Israeli entry, Time Off, was flat out boring, even worse than the Jossi
and Yaeger.
Also out this week on DVD are Kiss Me, Guido, Three of Hearts, a special edition of Dog Day Afternoon, and Jarhead with Mr. Gyllenhaal.
TO BE A WELL-ROUNDED, YOUNG GAY MAN YOU SHOULD READ BOOKS TOO. LIFE ISN'T ALL PECS AND ABS, YOU KNOW
And I'm not talking some trashy bio-pic book about Nick Lachey. Here are two you might try. My Lucky Star is by Joe Keenan who used to write for the sitcom Frasier. Mr. Keenan never disappoints. He's witty, smart, and makes the story of gay boys Philip, Gilbert, and their straight friend Claire, just fly by. My Lucky Star is his third book featuring the three friends who inevitably find themselves caught up in some madcap adventure sprinkled with liberal doses of laughs, sex, and smarts.
Equally well written if not as much fun is the newest from Stephen McCauley (The Object of My Affection). McCauley's new book, Alternatives to Sex, tells the story of forty-something William Collins who finds himself drifting along aimlessly, unable to stop arranging sex via the internet. I'm not a real fan of middle-aged men whining about how they don't know what they want to do with themselves, but McCauley is a sharp observer of modern life, and by the end of the book, I was glad I'd gone along for the ride.
And now I'll shut up so you can have the BEST.GAY.WEEK.EVER!
That's it for this week! Check back next Friday for a new installment of Best. Gay. Week. Ever., or read previous installments here.
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