Source: Aram Boghosian/Boston Globe Staff
Last night Procter & Gamble and Gillette wished Team USA well in the London Olympics by projecting holograms of two Olympic athletes during a light show in Boston at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Shown above is a 60-foot hologram of sprinter Tyson Gay.
Want to see more? Check out the video here.
What treat fills you with nostalgia and makes you think of summer when you were a kid?
All things considered it’s a funny phone number
If this doesn’t give you Olympic fever nothing will. The Olympic Games in London start today. Thanks to James Anok for sharing on his FB page.
Each Friday I post a photo of a guy with a hairy chest and refer to it as my “Furry Friday” post. This week I’m featuring a furry duo. I thought the photograph was really sweet.
Same Sex marriage advocates have had outspoken supporters in Hollywood with big name actors since the debate started. More recently large donations and endorsements for marriage equality have come from successful and much admired business leaders.
Bill Gates (Microsoft founder) and Steve Ballmer (current CEO) revealed they had each donated $100,000 to support the same sex marriage initiative currently being challenged by ballot in Washington State. Earlier in the year Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, made news when he made a video for Americans for Marriage Equality.
However earlier this week, Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon.com, and his wife, MacKenzie, made jaws drop when they agreed to donate $2.5 million to help pass a same-sex marriage referendum in Washington State, becoming among the largest financial backers of gay marriage rights in the country.
You can read more about their incredible donation here.
Much to my surprise, New England has a lot of surfers. This part of the country isn’t exactly known for large waves, but after seeing this photograph, I can appreciate why so many like the sport. As the title says, “Suddenly it makes sense.”
News about BoMa (or is it Boma?) opening in space formerly occupied by the Bombay Club but best known as Pho Republique’s home was reported in May on this blog and elsewhere. At the time, word was the owner, Shane Manfred, would open in late July but now it appears BoMa hopes for a mid- to late-August opening.
There remains a lot of work, but beautiful folding windows that open to Washington Street have been installed, ensuring this will be a popular place on warm evenings where you can dine or drink across from the beautiful Cathedral of the Holy Cross.
A quick peek at the new space through their newly installed windows shows Manfred has flipped the floor plan, building a large bar that can accommodate 20+ along the front left wall and added a wine rack along the back left wall. 
Incidentally, in my first post about BoMa I speculated the four lettered name might be an abbreviation for Boston, Massachusetts but I’ve been told it is an African word meaning “home” or “safe haven”.
Original photo by Kristina Hill
By now many of you will have heard about how Brian Edwards and Tom Privitere’s engagement photograph was “hijacked” by a radical right wing group that calls themselves The Public Advocate of the United States and turned their picture into an anti-gay attack ad. What you may have missed is Brian Edwards response in The Huffington Post this past Saturday, It gets better – But better is no longer good enough.
Incidentally, below is the original photograph before it was taken and tampered with by the anti-gay group from Virginia. 
Armistead Maupin is the author of nine novels, but he is best known as the writer of the Tales of the City series, which was eventually turned into a miniseries starring Olympia Dukakis and Laura Linney. This series first aired on PBS in 1994 and was the first time I can recall seeing a story line that included viable gay characters.
Armistead Maupin was in Provincetown last week at The Crown & Anchor where he shared anecdotes about his life and writing. After the program concluded Sergio bumped into Maupin, and I couldn’t resist posting the photo. Did you read Maupin’s Tales of the City series?
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Here is Sergio hanging out with Chris Marchant (2nd violinist, vocalist) from one of Ptown’s many talented summer acts, Well Strung.
Well Strung is an all-male singing quartet that features classical musicians who put their own spin on music new and old. This handsome and talented troupe is performing at the Art House in Provincetown through September 22nd. Tickets are $30 with V.I.P. seats only five dollars more.
You may buy tickets here.
“The Defense of Marriage Act is a discriminatory and unconstitutional law that harms thousands of families in Massachusetts and takes away our state’s right to extend marriage equality to all couples. It is our firm conviction that in order to truly achieve marriage equality all couples must enjoy the same rights and protection under both state and federal law.”
“If the Supreme Court chooses to examine this case, we will look forward to once again making clear that DOMA and its pervasive discrimination is unconstitutional and should be ended.”
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley comments yesterday when she petitioned the US Supreme Court to strike part of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). You can read more here.
Recently I was bemoaning the fact that I do not resemble the Calvin Klein model who looks picture perfect in the underwear I purchased so you would think I’d not be tempted by D.Hedral’s sexy underwear line. Sadly, I’m a sucker and marketers know this.
D.Hedral claims their underwear is superior because they are the “first shape based underwear”. Their product supposedly embraces your backside perfectly, enhancing it’s natural roundness and adding extra support. I’m thinking its sort of “wonder bra” for men’s butts. Check out this hilarious breakdown of how their garments will help you.
If you’d like to see more, check out their tempting promo video here.
Source: Red Bull
One month from today the 2012 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series will return to Boston Harbor. After last season’s premiere in Boston, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series athletes will climb back to the top of the Institute of Contemporary Art building on Fan Pier and dive from a 92′ platform into Boston Harbor.
Saturday, August 25th from 4PM – 7PM @ICA in the Seaport
If you missed this free event last year you need to mark the date in your calendar and come down to the Seaport neighborhood to watch this awesome display of athleticism and pure cojones to dive from the top of the ICA into Boston harbor. Here is a 2-minute clip from last year to show you what you can come to expect.
