04/12/2007
News: Tim Gunn, Manorexia, Ian Ziering, Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut dies at 84.
The NYT takes a look at how Project Runway's "headmaster of fashion" Tim Gunn came to sit atop the sartorial heap: "He had been an unhappy child, introverted, a stutterer, spending sunny days in his room reading books, practicing the piano, playing with Legos, idolizing mad King Ludwig II, who spent his spare time designing castles. He was the last one chosen during mandatory team sports — a disappointment to his tight-lipped father, George William Gunn, an assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who served as the ghostwriter of J. Edgar Hoover. (His mother, Nancy, helped establish the library of the Central Intelligence Agency. His great-grandfather Harry Wardman was a builder of row houses and hotels in Washington.) 'I was the one they called the horrible slurs that ended up being prophetic,' Mr. Gunn said. 'Little did I know.'"
Cathedral City, California, adjacent to Palm Springs, approves resolution urging the FDA to review its policy banning gay men from giving blood.
Black Gay Men's Advisory Group wins UK award for Stop Murder Music campaign, condemning homophobia by Reggae artists.
James Franco has a hot Complex.
Big Brother Brazil winner Diego fancies himself a male pin-up.
Dancing with the Stars' Ian Ziering considering showcasing it all to Playgirl for $100K...
New pastor at Methodist church that rejected gay parishioner welcomes him back: "The Reverend Barry Burkholder, the new leader of South Hill United Methodist Church, told the congregation to accept the unidentified man's transfer from a Baptist church. The former pastor, the Reverend Edward Johnson, said in 2005 that he could not accept the man as a member because he would neither repent nor seek to change. Johnson has since been appointed pastor at another Virginia church."
Gay media and entertainment professionals to network at second annual Q-Me Con in Los Angeles this weekend.
STUDY: Gay men prone to eating disorders than straight men. " Researchers surveyed 516 New York City residents; 126 were straight men and the rest were gay or bisexual men and women. The results showed that more than 15 percent of gay or bisexual men had at some time suffered anorexia, bulimia or binge-eating disorder, or at least certain symptoms of those disorders -- a problem known as a 'subclinical' eating disorder. That compared with less than 5 percent of heterosexual men, the researchers report in the International Journal of Eating Disorders."
Posted 1:44 PM EST by Andy Towle in Health, Ian Ziering, Music, News, Palm Springs, Religion, Tim Gunn | Permalink
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OMG!!!! I think I'd pay $100,000 just for a copy of Playgirl showcasing Ian Ziering! I've long had a crush on Ziering since his days on Beveerly Hills 90210, so I'd love to see his goods.
Andy, please keep us posted on this important developing story.
Posted by: peterparker | Apr 12, 2007 2:02:45 PM
Hopefully, this tease will hold you over until Ian comes through, Peter:
http://www.stars-masculines-nues.com/ianz2.jpg
Being too lazy to go to the Ryan Carnes thread, I'll just include the link below to his full monty while adding that I'm convinced it's only a matter of time before he and Shawn Pyfrom are outed.
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/3822/lacolitadelrubito7ul.jpg
Finally, the continuing effort to brand us all "queer," manifested by the Q-MeCon, proves Kurt Vonnegut was not the only one with brain injuries.
Posted by: Leland | Apr 12, 2007 2:26:35 PM
Ziering always seemed anything but cool when I was growing up, as an obviously too-old-for-high-school actor on 90210. Now he seems undoubtedly hot, and it's hard to believe he's in his 40s.
Posted by: 000000 | Apr 12, 2007 2:28:34 PM
Zeirling looks better now than he did when he was on BH90210.
I LOVE TIM GUNN! I have an enormous crush on him.
Posted by: Daniel | Apr 12, 2007 3:26:55 PM
From "The Sirens of Titan" K. Vonnegut, 1959.
Stony closed the airlocks, pressed the on button.
"We're-we're going to Paradise now ?" said Constant. "I'm-I'm going to get into Paradise ?"
"Don't ask me why, old sport," said Stony, "but somebody up there likes you."
R.I.P. Mr Vonnegut. Your wit comes along but once in a generation.
Posted by: Don | Apr 12, 2007 3:40:48 PM
You're right Don, though sometimes no even that often. And he was so sharp up until recently.
Posted by: Daniel | Apr 12, 2007 4:07:17 PM
Well, from KV's POV (would that be a KOV?) he will always be alive in 1945, 1965, 1985, etc.
Posted by: anon | Apr 12, 2007 4:46:31 PM
i was shocked to read that Mr. Vonnegut passed. i'm from Indianapolis, his hometown, and our local independent (read liberal) paper, Nuvo, has been running a series this year written by him. even the major local paper has gotten in on it a bit and this had been dubbed "the year of Vonnegut." i find it very sad, or perhaps poetic, that he should pass less than halfway through the year.
God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut. you will be missed.
Posted by: Nickbilz | Apr 12, 2007 7:09:01 PM
I recently worked with Ian about 2 months ago, and lemme tell ya...he looks DAMN hot in person. I was never a big fan of his on the show, but after working and seeing him in person, I wouldn't mind seeing some more of the guy.
Oh, and Leland - thanks for the links.
Posted by: silverskreen | Apr 12, 2007 10:15:53 PM
...yet str8 men are prone to eating way too much, which is an eating disorder on its own.
Posted by: anon | Apr 13, 2007 12:03:13 AM