Bulletproof Boys & Snuggle Huddles
Mark Simpson on America’s manly embrace of BTS & Korean metrosexuality ‘K-Pop’ boyband BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, have been getting a lot… Read More »Bulletproof Boys & Snuggle Huddles
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How ‘I’m Too Sexy’ Foretold The All-Too Sexy Future
by Mark Simpson 1991’s big, busty novelty hit ‘I’m Too Sexy’ was as zeitgeisty and bitchily funny as it was ear-wormingly annoying. I remember it… Read More »How ‘I’m Too Sexy’ Foretold The All-Too Sexy Future
Polymorphous Perversity & One Direction Fandom
Fame, fame, fatal fame. It can play hideous tricks on the brain. Last week C4 aired Crazy About One Direction a documentary about ‘Directioners’, febrile… Read More »Polymorphous Perversity & One Direction Fandom
Shameless Slashiness
I’m not much of a Robbie Williams fan. ‘Bromance’ leaves me cold. And I hated Brokeback Mountain. But perhaps I’m a big softy really because… Read More »Shameless Slashiness
Manlove for Ladies on Torchwood
The phenomenon of manlove for ladies, which I wrote about recently, citing The Mighty Boosh snog, seems to be catching: ‘Former Buffy the Vampire star… Read More »Manlove for Ladies on Torchwood