Line Posters is an interesting collaboration between a graphic designer and an engineer. The designs are described as “modern graphic interpretations of popular city transit systems.” Are you new to a city, missing your home or want something to remind you of a favorite destination? Check out their designs. I thought the concept and execution was pretty cool.
Rumor has it a popular wine shop in Chestnut Hill will petition the city to open in available retail space in the South End’s, trendy Bryant Residences at 303 Columbus Avenue.
Of course this is subject to receiving approval from the licensing board and contingent upon support from the community and surrounding neighbors, but with the closest wine shops blocks away lets hope both the licensing board and neighborhood associations will welcome them.
When the Urban Grape South End would open is unclear since there are no signs of construction in the 2,200 square feet space.
Earlier this month, Grindr announced the winners of their inaugural Grindr Gay Travel Awards. Grindr polled its global network of 3.5 million users in 192 countries to determine their vote for the Grindr Gay Travel Awards.
Provincetown took top honors as Best Destination to Get Married in the U.S. Other destinations recognized included:
Gayest U.S. City: New York
Gayest International City: London
Best U.S. Gay Beach: Miami
Best International Gay Beach: Rio de Janeiro
Best U.S. Gay Resort: Palm Springs
U.S. City With the Best Gay Festivals: San Francisco
International City With the Best Gay Festivals: Sydney
Hottest U.S. Grindr Guys: Los Angeles
Hottest International Grindr Guys: Tel Aviv
You can read the full article on Grindr’s Blog.
Do you live in or near Boston and would you like to participate in a flash mob? I can’t share the details of when or where Boston’s next flash mob will occur, but if you would like to find out more email SOWAFlashMob (sowaflashmob@yahoo.com).
Here is a video of Mitchell from Modern Family surprising his partner Cam when he unexpectedly participates in a flash mob.
Each Monday I post #MenOfTwitter profiles of men who catch my eye and whom I think you may enjoy following. As always, suggestions for profiles to feature are welcome. If you’d like to follow me on twitter, you can find me @BosGuy. Below are this week’s #MenOfTwitter.
If so inclined, leave these guys a nice comment and start following.
BenjaminGodfre – What can I say about Benjamin that he hasn’t already said about himself? If you like what you see here, check his provocative blog www.benjamingodfre.com. Although he includes video on his blog you can also follow him on YouTube or facebook. I enjoy following him on Twitter since his Tweets provide a constant update in real-time with links. Benjamin’s fans are called Benjaminions and he interacts with them via his blog, facebook and Twitter. More photos of Benjamin will be posted on his blog shortly since he spent this past weekend with celebrity and fashion photographer David Vance in Miami.
buckhollywood – Entertainment “news” programs that act as if their reporting is actually important and newsworthy drives me bonkers. I prefer my pop culture news to be served with a side of sarcasm and humor and for that reason I’m a fan of Michael Buckley and his hilarious What The Buck show on YouTube. Michael’s enthusiastic show is gayer than a pink toy poodle and for that reason incredibly entertaining. With over 50,000 Tweets, Michael’s addiction to Twitter is well documented so if you follow him – say hello. He’s quite friendly.
Last night I went to see the Lyric Stage of Boston production of The Temperamentals.
“Temperamental” was code for “homosexual” in the early 1950’s and this off-Broadway play revolves around Harry Hay, his lover, Rudi Gernreich, a Viennese refugee and designer, and the men who first came together to build the first gay rights organization in the United States. Do you know your gay history? Did you think it started at Stonewall? Think again, The Temperamentals is a powerful story about the birth of the LGBT movement in the US>
The Temperamentals closes this Saturday (April 28th) so hurry and buy your tickets if you are interested in seeing this show. Tickets can be purchased online here.
Huffington Post had an interesting although not surprising article last week that points to a recent study which show an optimistic outlook may keep you healthy. Specifically, it says “positive psychological well-being, which includes things like happiness, life satisfaction and especially optimism may help protect against heart attacks, stroke and other cardiovascular problems“.
The study had a number of findings some of which I thought interesting. For example, people who are happier and more optimistic are more likely to engage in healthy behaviors like better eating habits, engaging in physical activity and getting a good night’s rest.
With so many things beyond our control when it comes to our health, I think its great to know that having an optimistic outlook may also be good medicine. Just to play it safe, in addition to asking everyone to try and remain more optimistic, I’d like to prescribe 2-3 minutes each day of a good belly laugh. I’ll do my best in future posts to help give your laugh lines a work out.
April 22nd is Earth Day. On this day each year events are held to increase awareness and of our home planet and it’s natural environment. How will you celebrate Earth Day and what will you do starting today to help your local community and the environment? Recycle more, pick up litter, drive less, buy local produce? All these things will help, but if you are out of ideas you can check out the official Earth Day website at earthday.org.
Last night Sergio and I went to a dinner party hosted by a friend and blogger of the gorgeous blog, Frenchie and the Yankee. The name of the blog refers to the writer who is originally from France and his partner who is of solid Midwestern stock.
We first met at a mutual friend’s birthday party last fall and shortly after started bumping into each other around the neighborhood (notably at Melanie’s killer abs class at Boston Sports Club South End).
Anyone who is familiar with Frenchie and the Yankee blog knows David has an exceptional eye and marries many of his posts with beautiful images of food he cooks / bakes. Having now sampled his cooking firsthand, I can assure you it is as delicious as it looks. The dinner party was such a wonderful start to our weekend, and I wanted to post a quick thank you to both David (a.k.a. “Frenchie”) and Mark (a.k.a. “the Yankee”) for inviting us to their home.
Love this Scott Herman video shooting for COMPETE Magazine. Not only is Scott Herman easy on the eyes, he’s a huge ally for the LGBT community and a native New Englander as you’ll see from the shout out Herman gives the Granite State at the start of the video.
100 Years ago on April 20, 1912, Fenway Park opened to the public. The future grandfather of President John F. Kennedy and Mayor of Boston, John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald, threw out the opening pitch for the game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Highlanders (the team was renamed the New York Yankees the following year).
In an age where cities and sports teams view their ballparks as disposable assets, Fenway and its sister park Wrigley Field in Chicago stand apart. Both are beautiful examples of how the homes of sports teams can create and build a cult following. Make no mistake that much of the mystique that surrounds the Red Sox is due to its hallowed home, Fenway Park. And what a beautiful home it is.
Earlier this week James Van Der Beek gave me a shout out on Twitter by retweeting me to his more than 137,000 followers. I thought it was pretty cool and didn’t mind the attention from such a handsome guy. Yeah, I suppose I’m a bit shallow like that.
This weekly post is quickly becoming a favorite. I have to admit I share your same base appreciation and am curious if you have any submissions you think would make for good future Furry Friday posts. Hope you enjoy this week’s post.
