Category Archives: humour

An Immodest Proposal: The Erotics of Gay Divorce

Posted on August 27, 2012 by newdaynewmood

It’s been a while. But I’m back…..and yes, I actually did meet Newt Gingrich so the story below is real. In light of recent violent, and disgusting political douchebaggery (here’s lookin at you Akin) I’ve decided to post this piece … Continue reading →

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Being Bullied To Death: Loneliness Goes Viral

Posted on June 13, 2012 by newdaynewmood

1. Again. I can’t even begin to say how much I have missed writing in this blog. And you all. Writing my thesis on loneliness has left me a bit fucking batty, but I am back, and, although a tad … Continue reading →

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Political Leaders Who Wag the Dog

Posted on January 21, 2012 by newdaynewmood

I’ve been thinking a lot about humiliation and the risks that are taken to avoid it. In the West, we certainly live in a culture that prides itself on a politics of humiliation. On TV there are a parade of … Continue reading →

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Saving Lesbian Films From Themselves

Posted on January 15, 2012 by newdaynewmood

Did you hear the one about the cute girl who goes to a lesbian film with another cute girl and they walk out of the film, hand in hand, thinking they’d love to see that same film again only this … Continue reading →

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My New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on December 26, 2011 by newdaynewmood

Hi friends and those who somehow stumbled upon this blog (and thank you for that). Happy (many versions of) holidays (and festivuses, or plain old times to just get drunk, or moments to wish for better families, or a family … Continue reading →

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Glitterfesto and the power of Queer Confusion

Posted on December 15, 2011 by newdaynewmood

Ok friends. As I promised, back to queer optimism.  I can say this without lying: I’m an optimistic lonely gay. I know this sounds like an oxymoron but it’s true. Optimism is part of my politics of loneliness, a queerly … Continue reading →

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Jonah Mowry and A Million Little Lies

Posted on December 9, 2011 by newdaynewmood

It’s Friday and snowing and I am feeling oddly optimistic. This is a feeling that is unusual for me. I don’t trust optimism really and have always carried my pessimism around like a favorite toy.  I’ve often been called and … Continue reading →

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No Glee for Queer teens

Posted on November 14, 2011 by newdaynewmood

65. Sorry I’ve been a tad slack. I’m apologizing to myself, my inner-guilty narcissist, Jesus (not the big One, the “false icon” on my subway who perpetually asks me for smokes even though he always has one hanging out of … Continue reading →

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Lonely malls, Voldemort, and motorized wheelchairs

Posted on November 1, 2011 by newdaynewmood

51. Today, I am outing myself. Again. I am omega lonely. I am my own lonely archive. I am the material I have accumulated. And I say this in happy-humiliation. Where has this realization come from? Well, the easy answer … Continue reading →

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Rick Mercer versus Gay Teen Suicide

Posted on October 28, 2011 by newdaynewmood

48. In recent months there has been much emphasis placed on queer youth suicide, jump-started, perhaps, on October 2010 when 18-year-old Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi jumped off of a bridge to his death after his sexual encounter with an … Continue reading →

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