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Upon Seeing Tony Goldwyn Shirtless in GHOST
Michael and I had guests for dinner this weekend, another gay couple we don’t really know. And, as is typical, we eventually ended up sharing our coming out stories. (And can I just say? How come other...
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Xbox 360: Game Suggestions?
I want some new games for my Xbox 360. I like fantasy, but I don’t like simple shoot-em-up games (e.g. Halo, etc.) or games that require lots of pointless trial-and-error, which they try to pass off as...
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Daniel Craig in the Surf: The New Pantyless Sharon Stone?
So a condom manufacturer has released a poll of British women naming Daniel Craig, the new James Bond, as The World’s Sexiest Man. I always think it’s really stupid when a company releases a poll like...
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The Verdict is in: Matt Damon by a Landslide
For years, a vociferous argument has raged, one that has seemed utterly irresolvable, even as it has sundered gay households. Ben or Matt. It’s an age-old conflict, one that precedes even Jake or...
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Book Review: America’s Boy by Wade Rouse
I read a pre-publication copy of this book early last year, a memoir about a fat, gay misfit growing up in the Missouri Ozarks. Basically, it’s Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer set in rural America, where...
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New AfterElton Blog Feature! Gay Book Reviews!
You’d think that, being an author of fiction himself, AfterElton editor Michael Jensen would be very receptive to book reviews, wouldn’t you? After all, he more than anyone would know exactly how hard...
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BOOK REVIEW: Dreamer by Steven Harper
I’ve often heard the lament that there are no good gay sci fi books, that gay books are all coming out stories, frothy urban romances, or “serious” I-hate-myself-and-I’m-in-love-with-a-hustler stories....
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GLAAD reports 584% increase in wedding announcements
Wednesday morning I cracked open the newspaper to see a big article about the Oscar nominations–yes, the same Oscars nominations that were announced early Tuesday morning, and that everyone in the...
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Movie Review: Notes on a Scandal
Michael and I saw Notes on a Scandal this weekend, about how an older battle ax of a teacher (Judi Dench) falls secretly in love with a younger bohemian-type (Cate Blanchett), and uses the discovery...
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Brent and Michael: The New Gay Power Couple! (Cue sound of readers upchucking)
So Michael (the editor of this site) interviewed me (who happens to write a series of semi-popular gay teen novels) for the main site. Here’s our little tete-a-tete, which may be a little, uh, unusual....
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Fun With Optical Illusions!
Okay, so this isn’t “gay” or media-related exactly (sorry, Michael!). But take a look at this optical illusion: Square “A” and square “B” are the same color! Don’t believe me? Check this out: Isn’t...
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When one thinks of Regency-era fiction, one title immediately springs to mind: Pride and Prejudice. Ever since Jane Austen penned that novel, Regency novels have been littered with scheming mothers...
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The AfterElton.com Ranking Roundup: “High School Musical 3″ hits a high note,...
When it comes to gay entertainment, you know what you like. But what do other people like? Welcome to the AfterElton.com Ranking Roundup, a new regular feature where we roundup rankings from various...
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“Legend of the Seeker” goes gay. Sort of.
I’m a fantasy geek. I’m also gay. But for the most part, I’ve accepted that those two sides of my personality can rarely ever meet. After all, there can’t possibly gay characters in any story that...
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One Hot Brady Mess!
As anyone who’s ever turned on a TV knows, there’s lots of bad television out there. There’s even a lot of really bad television. Very rarely has been there anything on television as bad as The Brady...
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Ask the Flying Monkey! (October 26, 2009)
Have a question about gay male entertainment? Send it to aftereltonflyingmonkey@yahoo.com! (Please include your city and state and/or country.) Q: OK, I’m a Gleek — I love the show. But is it only me...
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Ask the Flying Monkey! (November 23, 2009)
Have a question about gay male entertainment? Send it to aftereltonflyingmonkey@yahoo.com! (Please include your city and state and/or country.) Q: On last week’s episode of The Amazing Race, both Sam...
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“The Amazing Race” (16.11): Turns Out Caite Isn’t Dumb. Just a Be-yotch.
Hey there, my favorite gays! First, let me apologize for flaking on my Amazing Race recap last week. I had a Charlie Brown situation (personal storm cloud hovering over my head) going on, but I missed...
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