Here’s a statement of fact I think we can all agree upon: Heterosexual men like to look at naked women. We also like to see fully and partially clothed women and imagine them naked. That, in truth, is often more satisfying, in a strange but true fashion. MR. SKIN podcast excerpt: "Over 2,000 new... Continue Reading →
How David Bowie became David Bowie! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Marc Spitz, author, Bowie: A Biography. (EDITOR'S NOTE -- Late tonight, February 4, 2017, we learned that Marc Spitz, biographer of David Bowie, and contributing writer over the years to Rolling Stone, Spin, and The New York Times, died suddenly. It's shocking that Bowie and Spitz passed within the same year, each taking their... Continue Reading →
Actress Alison Brie melts hearts and Mad Men! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Alison Brie, actress, "Mad Men," "Community," "G.L.O.W." Alison Brie is a supporting actress on two hit series—“Community” on NBC and “Mad Men” on AMC. Not bad for a young woman whose previous acting resume is still thin enough as to include performances in community theatre shows at a Jewish Community Center in... Continue Reading →
Bob Dylan, a complete unknown? Not after Charles Gatewood! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Great photographs—whether shot by Ansel Adams or your Aunt Anna—capture a moment in time that people familiar with the moment, the subject or the place can relate to for years to come. And even if you don’t have any familiarity with what’s in the picture, the good ones always relate an emotion, a texture... Continue Reading →
Green mortician Elizabeth Fournier: All Men Are Cremated Equal! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Elizabeth Fournier, green mortician, author, All Men Are Cremated Equal: My 77 Blind Dates I have a particular weakness for men and women with stories of dates gone horribly wrong. And I think I’m already on record as having a general weakness for all kinds of women. Add that to the fact... Continue Reading →
A gay TV three-fer: Janina Gavankar, Darryl Stephens and ANT! PODCAST INTERVIEWS
It’s 9 p.m. on the east coast, 6 p.m. on the west. Do you know where your favorite gay TV actor, straight actress who plays a pay-cable lesbian, or gay comedian is? Well, for the next 60 minutes, they’re going to be right here with me, parading through the show one after the other... Continue Reading →
Name novelist Anna David’s theme in Bought, Party Girl! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Ann David, novelist, Bought: A Novel, Party Girl I’m probably not the target market for chick lit books, so I approached Anna David’s second novel, Bought, a little skeptically. On the other hand, who doesn’t enjoy a little fiction about high-end prostitution and the sex trade in Hollywood? What I didn’t expect... Continue Reading →
Erotic Comics editor Tim Pilcher sees what you’re thinking! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Tim Pilcher has a dirty mind! That’s what some people think, no doubt. He did just publish the second edition Erotic Comics: A Graphic History and it is filled with cartoon images of men, women, aliens and even a cat dancer engaged in all manner of physical intimacies. (If you have sensitive ears or... Continue Reading →
Once and Again, but Billy Campbell will always be our Rocketeer! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Billy Campbell, actor, The Rocketeer, "Once and Again," Meteor No movie I can recommend captures the pure summertime wonderment of films better than The Rocketeer. It’s got action, adventure, a man with a jetpack strapped to his back and the spectacular Jennifer Connelly as Betty Page. I can watch The Rocketeer a... Continue Reading →
Weeds’ Justin Kirk takes Mr. Media to University of Andy! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Last night, my wife and I engaged in one of those perception vs. reality recaps. In it, I recalled my perception of the Showtime sitcom “Weeds” was that there couldn’t possibly a show in which I could have even less interest. I’ve never been a drug guy. No smoky, no snortie, no pills, hell,... Continue Reading →