The Times of London argues, in a lengthy and quite serious piece by Matthew Syed, that David Beckham deserves a knighthood not so much for being a great footballer but rather for being ‘the prime catalyst in the metrosexual revolution.’ So, Becks deserves to be awarded the highest honour in… Read More »Arise, Sir David – and Show Us Your Legs
According to MSN Money (‘The rise of the metrosexual economy’) sales of male cosmetics in Boots, the leading UK High Street drugstore have risen by 800% since 2000, making it ‘by far and away the fastest growing sector in the cosmetics and beauty industry.’ Datamonitor predicts the ‘male grooming’ market… Read More »‘The Rise of the Metrosexual Economy’
Simon Doonan at the NY Obsever notices that metrosexuality isn’t dead after all and is busily getting straight men’s legs in the air: Straight guys need to ditch their new aesthetic preoccupations, stop trying to turn themselves into sleazy porn studs, and go back to being drones and breadwinners. You… Read More »Manscaping Manhattan’s Manbits
The world of straight trade may have long since disappeared from the streets of London but if you still hanker after that lost economy of boisterousness, straight nightclub toilets might be a fruitful place to loiter. Preferably with a line or two of coke (Colombia’s own version of the Gay Bomb).… Read More »Bummed Up The Arse & Overheard At Dinner
When I peruse the conquer’d fame of heroes and the victories of mighty generals, I do not envy the generals,Nor the President in his Presidency, nor the rich in his great house,But when I hear of the brotherhood of lovers, how it was with them,How together through life, through dangers, odium,… Read More »Steven Zeeland’s All Night War Film