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Contents 8 A Note from the Editor 10 3 Shots 14 Restaurant Rundown 30 Lea Michele 34 Dragnificence 36 Heretic & Bearacuda Cruise 44 Seen@: My Sister’s Room 46 Seen@: Cockpit & Oscar’s 52 Seen@: LeBuzz 58 Seen@: Blake’s 60 Seen@: Swinging Richards 64 the Scene 66 Bartab 68 Datebook 72 Fairyscopes 73 Classifieds 74 Favorite Bitch 76 Bitch Session

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A Note from the

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A Letter to Paula Deen Dear Paula, I understand that you’re concerned over the idea that some people are more or less given passes for their awful behavior, such as Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson, while your career has taken a swift nosedive since you admitted that you used a particular racial slur, even if it was, as you say, “a long time ago.”

front, either. Oh, and mentioning Sam in the same breath as your “embattled” and “disgraced” comments seems to imply that he should be ashamed for being gay. Or black. Or both. Maybe that wasn’t your intent, but that’s how it comes across. And It’s hard to take you seriously, though, when you’re surely, after the year you’ve had, someone hanstill painting yourself as a victim. It’s worse when dling your PR should be getting you hooked up with you try to compare yourself to somebody who may some lessons on communication, because honey actually be a victim of hateful language or worse. – honey, you need it.

Just to review, here’s your statement: “I feel like ‘embattled’ or ‘disgraced’ will always follow my name. It’s like that black football player who recently came out. He said, ‘I just want to be known as a football player. I don’t want to be known as a gay football player.’ I know exactly what he’s saying.”

Elijah Sarkesian

P.S. For anyone reading this: Paula Deen’s cooking has nothing on the restaurants we’re featuring in this issue. We’ve gone all-out, rounding up over 30 different restaurants with something unique for Atlanta. Be sure to hold onto this issue; whenever you’re looking for a place to eat, this week’s issue First off, let’s be clear on something. These two may come in handy! situations don’t line up. If you wanted to say, “I don’t want to be known as a racist food personal- P.P.S. While I have your attention, keep in mind that ity,” while acknowledging that you are in fact rac- we’re still accepting nominations for our Men of ist, then you’d be a little closer. Even then, you’ve David contest through Sunday, March 16. If you or made a lot of money before your statement came someone you know is the hottest man in Atlanta, to light, and you’ll continue to make more in the we want to know! We’ll be giving you more details years to come. In fact, you recently secured a new on this event in the next few weeks, but if you want contract worth at least $75 million. You aren’t hurt- to get involved, be sure to visit us online at davidating, and you’ve actually managed to come out okay lanta.com/menofdavid. from your controversy.

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e’s adorable, he’s beardy, he’s confident, and he’s ready to serve you up the best cocktail of your life!

Rusty Shelby, of 10th & Piedmont and G’s, tells us all about his roots, his favorite drink and his mission to bring Saturday brunch to Atlanta!

Take a few seconds to get to know this handsome bartender that we like to call Rusty!

How did you get your start?

I took a job as a server in a corporate America restaurant chain, Silver Spoon at Phipps Plaza, back in 2000. My resume included past retail management experience, so they thought it a good idea for me to try my hand with that in the restaurant world. In corporate American restaurant training, you are trained on all aspects of the job. They paused me at bartending and said, “You might just be really good at this.” I managed part-time for them, but bartended to the Buckhead crowd Monday–Friday lunch time. My career there lasted about seven years before being offered a job in Midtown.

Tell us about your craziest experience as a bartender.

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Snowpocalypse 2011. I worked at a bar that was one of very few businesses open for days. Think Pride x5! I was the only bartender able to get to work and we were the only establishment serving food. No one was prepared for the ice storm. It was nuts! I hope every year for another one. I could have bought a new car with the money I made on one shift that week!

What’s your favorite drink to make, or your signature drink?

And what’s in it?

Favorite drink to make has to be a Basil Lemon Fizz. I love it, some people don’t really think of basil in a drink. A suggestion is all it takes and normally folks love it! It has muddled basil leaves & lemons, Ketel One Citroen, house made ginger simple syrup, soda water.

My signature drink would have to be “The Official Drink of Summer ‘05.”

Created at the launch party for Absolut Peach, it’s filled with fruit juices & some soda water for bubbles. It’s a great refresher drink after a hot day. (Absolut Peach, splash cranberry - OJ -pineapple, soda water, two limes.)

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Joes on Juniper 1049 Juniper Street Atlanta, GA 30309 444.875.6634 www.joesonjuniper.com

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tlanta’s dining and nightlife scene has grown astronomically over the past decade. To be exact, our ever-expanding city has attracted 458,568 new residents annually, for the past six years, according to Atlanta’s official website.

A hunger for new palate pleasers has also taken Atlanta by storm. There are new restaurants popping up all the time; Lucky for the LGBT community, several excellent new spots have hit the Midtown area.

Better Half - $$$

What to Try: Broccoli Soup: Catch it if you can. This rich and slow-cooked broccoli stalk confit teams up with white cheddar flan and onion pudding to make the perfect spoonable masterpiece.

Better Half owners Cristina and Zach Meloy are hardly strangers to the Atlanta restaurant scene. The owners of the late PushStart Kitchen bring Midtown the luxury of an everchanging menu, bound to satisfy any 349 14th St, Building C • palate across the board. betterhalfatl.com • 404-695-4547 Café Mezo - $$$ Café Mezo is a quaint kebab house and bar that opened in the two-story grey house near the corner of Juniper and 5th streets. The menu is Mediterranean, offering cold and hot mezes, or what we would call appetizers, as well as an assortment of kebabs and other classic mediterranen main dishes.

What to Try: Spanikopita: Offered as a hot meze, Spinach and feta cheese are nestled between layers of phyllo dough, baked, and cut into triangles. The result is a soft and buttery spinach pie that packs as much flavor as it does layers.

794 Juniper St • cafemezo.com • 404-343-6783 G’s Midtown - $$$

Mama’s Cocina Latina - $$$ Mama’s Cocina Latina has big shoes to fill, taking over the location of Taco Cabana on the corner of Cheshire Bridge Road and Piedmont Avenue. Luckily for Midtown’s bar crawlers, the menu (for the most part) and 24/7 hours have stayed true to the location.

What to Try: Grande Dinner Platter: Hungry? This is for you. This hunger-quencher offers two enchiladas (choice of beef or chicken), one taco, rice, refried beans and is served with several fresh, hot tortillas.

1895 Piedmont Rd NE • mamascocinalatina.com • 404-242-8226 Table at Ten - $$$

Table at Ten is the G’s Midtown, recently-launched resbrought to you taurant concept from by owners of Ten Atlanta. The menu HOBNOB and includes a wide range Gilbert’s Café, of Southern-influenced Sean and Gilbert Yeremyan, and brings locally sourced, dishes, including a fresh ingredients to the classic American Gastropub enfamily-style luncheon vironment- and to Midtown. served family-style that’s available by reservation only.

What to Try: G’s Iron Skillet Mac and Steak: An 8 ounce sirloin steak is specially cut and seasoned with herb butter and cooked to your liking, then served over G’s own iron skillet elbow mac & cheese and green beans.

219 10th St NE • communitashospitality.com/gs-midtown • 404-872-8012 14

What to Try: Shrimp and Grits: I never thought that anyone would be able to make a dish better than my mother, but Table at Ten has done just that. Their Shrimp and Grits dish is to die for, and you’ll just keep coming back for more.

990 Piedmont Ave • tenatlanta.com • 404-347-3360

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or years, gays looking for a patio in Midtown have springing up around town. The following highlighted flocked to Joe’s on Juniper, and with good rea- restaurants are some of the most popular patio areas in son. But these days, there are many more options Midtown.

Burkhart’s Pub - $$$ The outside patio area at Burkhart’s is complete with fire pits and sectionedoff booths nuzzled into corners. With a cocktail server around all the time, you never have to worry about going in and standing in line for drinks.

What to Try: Filet Mignon: The typical steak, Burkhart’s style! This 8-ounce chargrilled filet comes from Buckhead Beef. This steak is succulent and at only $14, the price is unbelievable!

1492 Piedmont Ave NE • burkharts.com • 404-872-4403 Einstein’s - $$$

Roxx - $$$

Roxx Tavern has One of the finer always been a restaurants in patio staple for gay Midtown, gay Midtown. Go Einstein’s is a to the Cheshire popular place to Bridge institution go for amazing for a nice Sunday food, good commeal or to prepany and even game before gobetter drinks. With it being just a few doors down from ing out on the town. The time is always right for Roxx!

Joe’s on Juniper, this is definitely a great patio option.

What to Try: Chicken Spinacio: You think you’d be good What to Try: Sweet Tea Fried Chicken: Einstein’s “Sweet with a chicken breast topped with spinach, right? Nope.

Tea Fried Chicken” takes the traditional Southern dish Roxx Tavern’s Chicken Spinacio makes a fabulous dish and gives it their own spin by adding in lemon pepper even more decadent. This meal is served best with brocjelly and pickled okra. coli and cheese plus whipped potatoes on the side.

1077 Juniper St NE • einsteinsatlanta.com • 404-876-7925 Henry’s Midtown Tavern - $$$ One of Atlanta’s newer dining establishments, Henry’s boasts an amazing patio with a great view of 10th Street. On the weekends, the outside area is packed with people presiding on the self-proclaimed “biggest deck in Midtown.”

1824 Cheshire Bridge Rd • roxxfanclub.com • 404-892-4541 Zocalo - $$$ This popular Mexican establishment is located on 10th Street. It’s a popular beer busts choice for local rugby teams and nonprofits. It’s always a party! You can watch the afternoon traffic of 10th from their patio area.

What to Try: Chicken Mole Poblano: One of the chef’s What to Try: BBQ Baby Back Ribs: This delicious south- signature dishes, the pan seared chicken breast is made ern staple is made even better by the team at Henry’s. with mole poblano, rice and beans, plantains and finished Their ribs, smothered in a signature BBQ sauce, fall right off with toasted sesame seeds. off the bone and melt in your mouth.

187 10th St NE • richardsandoval.com/zocalo/ • 404-249-7576 132 10th St NE • henrysatl.com • 404-537-4477 16

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ne of the new kids on the block in the food fusion scene is growing steadily, with four Midtown industry, fusion cuisine is literally just as it hotspots already attracting patrons with a taste for sounds: the fusing together of two or more something different. cuisines into a happy marriage. Atlanta’s

10th & Piedmont - $$$

Las Margaritas - $$$

10th & Piedmont brings a unique seasonally inspired menu to Midtown. Executive Chef Javier Viera, whose dishes you can also sample at G’s Midtown, uses fresh, organic ingredients and multi-cultural inspirations, giving 10th & Piedmont’s menu a wide-reaching take on fusion cuisine.

Las Margaritas has been a Midtown hotspot for quite a number of years. We’re still not sure whether that’s because owner Oscar is one fine piece of eye candy or because of the menu. Regardless, Las Margaritas has joined the Latin fusion family. Hit up Fusion Tuesdays, boasting a Cuban fusion, all-you-can-eat buffet for just $12.75.

What to Try: Lamb Meat Balls: An unbelievable fusion of American, Italian and Mediterranean, this creation marries lamb, feta cheese and red currants topped with a tomato glaze over a bed over pickled cucumber spaghetti.

What to Try: Spanish Paella: Self-proclaimed as one of their best dishes, this paella is of the pescado, or seafood, variety. Yellow rice is cooked with shrimp, scallops, squid, chicken and chorizo (sausage) and topped with open-shell mussels.

991 Piedmont Ave NE • communitashospitality.com/10th-and-piedmont • 404-602-5510

1842 Cheshire Bridge Rd • lasmargaritasmidtown.com • 404-873-4464

Gunshow - $$$

Poor Calvin’s - $$$

Gunshow is the latest in Brooklyn-based prep-kitchen chic, and Chef Kevin Gillespie’s newest eatery. The menu offers dishes created the same day as your visit, and are personally presented by each chef, table-side.

Recently mentioned as one of GQ’s 25 Best Restaurants in America, Gunshow should definitely be on your dining to-do list. We would tell you what to try, but unfortunately, we just aren’t psychic.

Poor Calvin’s offers a palate-pleasing variety of Asian and American fusion fare. From fried chicken to Pad Thai, Chef Calvin uses only the freshest ingredients, and places the same value on the presentation of each dish as he does on its taste.

What to Try: Duck Dynasty: This house specialty takes a seared maple duck breast and tops it with Tiger Shrimp and a potato cake.

924 Garrett St • gunshowatl.com • 404-380-1886 510 Piedmont Ave NE • poorcalvins.com • 404-254-4051 18

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oing on dates can be intimidating, especial- you’ll find just some of the best date night restauly if you’re not sure where to take your date rants in the Midtown Atlanta area. Bon appétit! for dinner. Well, we’re here to help! Below, Campagnolo - $$$ If you’re looking for the perfect date night spot, look no further than local Italian-inspired favorite, Campagnolo. Located near the corner of 10th and Piedmont, this is an excellent place to take a date.

What to Try: Lamb Marsala: Made with fresh lamb cutlets and mushrooms, smothered in marsala wine reduction, this Italian inspired dish is bound to impress any fickle palette. We suggest adding their delicious garlic mashed potatoes on the side.

980 Piedmont Ave NE • campagnoloatl.com • 404-343-2446 F & B Atlanta - $$$

ONE. Midtown Kitchen - $$$

This rustic neighborhood bistro is ONE prides ita great place to self on using the stop during your freshest seanight out on the sonal ingreditown with your ents to produce date.

Serving approachable, contemporary French and Mediterranean-inspired dish- high-energy American cuisine with gourmet flair. Add in es, the food selection is broad and amazing. With gor- a beautifully renovated warehouse and some of the best geous wooden walls and light fixtures inside, this place chefs in Atlanta for one of Atlanta’s best date night spots. sets the mood for a romantic date.

What to Try: Duck: Half a duck breast, seared to perWhat to Try: Chicken Ballentine: Their signature chicken fection, served with a confit leg, duck fat potatoes and comes stuffed with mushrooms, broccolini, pearl onions, roasted broccoli; this dish is heaven on a plate. and sage with a dark chicken jus.

559 Dutch Valley Rd • onemidtownkitchen.com • 3630 Peachtree Rd NE • fandbatl.com • 404-254-1797 404-892-4111 Johnny’s Pizza - $$$

Thai Chili/ 2169 Briarcliff Road - $$$

If you’d rather keep things Thai Chili has won simple and orawards for their der in, you can’t food and for their go wrong with ambience; both Johnny’s Pizza. are perfect for Using all original date night. Plus, if hand tossed, New York style crusts, you’ll get some of the you’d rather stay in for your date night, they deliver. Either best pizza in the city from Johnny’s. way, Thai Chili is an excellent choice for your date night.

What to Try: Johnny’s Italian Special: While you can make any kind of pizza you want, we suggest giving this house specialty pizza a try. It comes loaded with sausage, mushrooms, onions, pepperoni and green peppers.

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What to Try: Spicy Basil Leaves or Garlic Shrimp: Thai Chili’s menu is extensive, to say the least. If you’re looking for something spicy, we recommend the spicy basil leaves. If you prefer something a little more subdued, try the garlic shrimp.

2169 Briarcliff Road • thaichilicuisine.com • 404-315-6750

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egetarians rejoice! Across Atlanta, more and more restaurants are serving up scrumptious meat-free options that will get you out of the salad section of the menu and get you coming back for more.

While some eateries offer no vegetarian options, and a few offer exclusively meatless meals, there are a handful of local businesses that cater to both crowds; making those “where do we go for dinner?” conversations easier and more accessible for everyone in the crowd.

Ecco - $$$ Vegetarians looking for dinner that works for everyone in Midtown have a wide variety of options with Ecco’s Mediterranean- and Italian-inspired menu.

What to Try: Orecchiete Pasta: This dish includes cauliflower, charred rapini pesto, pecorino Romano and lemon is a highlight of the menu for meat lovers and vegetarians alike.

40 7th St NE • ecco-atlanta.com • 404-347-9555 MetroFresh - $$$ With a menu that changes regularly to focus on seasonally-fresh vegetables, MetroFresh is a great option if you’re looking for a solid vegetarian meal. The menu for the day is posted online with a blog entry by owner Mitchell Anderson, and their menu always includes plenty of options for vegans, vegetarians, and meat-eaters alike.

931 Monroe Dr NE, A106 • metrofreshatl.com • 404-724-0151 Radial - $$$

Rí Rá Irish Pub - $$$ Meat and potatoes may be what Irish cuisine is known for, but, Rí Rá offers traditional pub fare for the veggie folk too! Order a pint of Guinness and share an appetizer that’s tasty for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike.

What to Try: Hooley Kebab Veggie Burger: This burger is topped with tzatziki, sriracha aioli, lettuce, tomato and onion wrapped in warm pita.

1080 Peachtree St • rira.com/atlanta • 404-477-1700

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Steel - $$$

Steel offers something that Radial Café is an few sushi resaward-winning taurants can organic and dozens of sensafarm-to-table tional options for restaurant with non-meat eaters vegan- and vegthat will also deetarian-friendly and extensive gluten-free options. This Candler Park brunch light and satisfy the stomachs of carnivores as well. favorite introduced dinner options in 2011. This gay-owned establishment is earth-friendly, too; they’re the only 3-star What to Try: Autumn Roll: This signature roll creates a soft filling of cream cheese, cucumber, avocado scallions certified green restaurant and caterer in the state. and sweet potatoes. Wrapped in a crispy onion coating, What to Try: Walnut-Lentil Burger: Substitute beef for these are sure to become a favorite of food lovers around this appetizing alternative, then top with your choice of the city. vegetables.

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ay Atlanta has plenty of nightlife opportunities, a look at some of the places you can find food while but did you know that some of your favorite you’re out for the evening – you may be surprised by establishments also have dining options? Take the options.

Amsterdam - $$$

Jungle - $$$

Looking for a place to watch sports? Dance? See the hottest music videos while hanging out with friends?

Amsterdam covers all of these options and more. They also have a full menu for lunch, dinner, and even Sunday brunch.

When Jungle underwent some massive remodeling in late 2012, one of the most notable additions to the popular club was a kitchen for a full-fledged dining experience. These days, Jungle’s popular programs like The Other Show are shown in the club’s front room, with tables set up for customers to eat and drink while watchWhat to Try: Chicken Taco Basket: The basket includes ing the entertainment. three soft shell tacos filled with tender roasted chicken, What to Try: The Edie Cheezburger: This “two-faced tequila lime barbeque sauce and jalapeno coleslaw. white American” grilled cheese sandwich is loaded with 502-A Amsterdam Ave NE • amsterdamatlanta.com • crispy bacon and served on thick Texas toast.

404-892-2227 2115 Faulkner Rd • jungleatl.com • 404-844-8800

Blake’s on the Park - $$$ Blake’s is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary and over the years it’s become a central part of gay Atlanta.

The popular bar offers more than drinks, though – they also have a full menu that’s served from opening to midnight every day.

Lips Atlanta - $$$

Atlanta is definitely a drag-obsessed town, so the addition of a restaurant where drag queens serve as not only the entertainment, but the wait staff as well was the perfect addition to the city. From established performers like Bubba D. Licious and Mr. Charlie Brown to newer performers like Evah Destruction and Justice Tyana Taylor What to Try: Fish & Chips: Seasonal selections are fried on staff, there’s drag for everyone at Lips. to crispy perfection, and served with french fries, cole slaw and tartar sauce.

What to Try: The RuPaul: This grilled chicken breast is cooked with herbs and sun-dried tomatoes, and served 227 10th St NE • blakesontheparkatlanta.com • with garlic mashed potatoes and sautéed vegetables.

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e’ve given you several lists this issue of managing staff here at David Atlanta picked out a persome of the best places to eat in Atlanta. sonal favorite restaurant in Atlanta to share with you. We Even so, we want to give you a few more hope you enjoy our picks! places to check out. Every member of the Mary Mac’s Tea Room - $$$

Bantam + Biddy - $$$

I love southern food, but I One of the things I love most about living in usually find myself comAtlanta is its abundance of paring restaurants to my dining selections. There’s mother’s cooking, and one restaurant, though, that’s a hard standard to beat. What I love about that’s a staple of our city that’s most dear to my Bantam + Biddy is that, while it’s definitely food with southern inspiration, there heart: Mary Mac’s Tea Room. Mary Mac’s has been are enough twists to each menu item to make it interest- around for over 70 years, and is surely the go-to place for southern homestyle cooking. The atmosphere is coming and unique. fortable and relaxed. The service is on-point, consistent My go-to choice when I’m there are their fried chicken and reliable. tenders. It’s normally my testing food for any place that serves them – it’s simple enough to not mess up, but if While I could recommend so many options from Mary there’s something special about them, I’m more willing to Mac’s menu, some of my favorite menu items include the come back. And their fried chicken tenders, served with Pot Likker with cracklin’ bread (if you don’t know what wasabi honey, are to die for. Pair the entrée with loaded it is, try it when you visit!), the Four Piece Fried Chicken mashed potatoes and cheddar mac and cheese, and it’s meal, and of course the Georgia Peach Cobbler. Being a Georgia native, Mary Mac’s makes me feel right at home. one of the best meals you’ll have in Atlanta.

- Elijah Sarkesian, Editor in Chief

- David Thompson, Publisher

1544 Piedmont Ave NE, #301 • bantamandbiddy.com • 224 Ponce De Leon Ave • marymacs.com • 404-876-1800 404-907-3469 Big Easy Grille & Bar - $$$

Takorea - $$$

Takorea is a truly unique When I first moved to the experience. The atmoWestside, this authentic sphere is eclectic and the Cajun hideaway was the menu selections are unlike first restaurant I fell in love anything else in Midtown. with. It truly feels like you On the main level, guests just stepped into a pub on feel comfortable casually Bourbon Street. The menu seated on a year-around is fresh, never frozen with Creole classics like jambalaya, porch and lively bar. The downstairs bar and lounge area seafood po-boys, seasonal oysters on the half shell, and is more colorful and full of energy. bourbon salmon.

While the setting is great, I don’t visit Takorea for the As far as the menu at Big Easy goes, it’s always so hard atmosphere. The food is what lures me in each time. The for me to decide with such a great selection. Mix and sesame fries work great as a starter. They are sweet match your favorites with choices like Cajun chicken fin- and zesty with the perfect kick. The KFC (Korean Fried gers, jumbo shrimp, crawfish, fried catfish, and more.

Chicken) is a delicious entree. The chicken is breaded in a Korean spice combination and wrapped in a flour tortilla Be sure to ask for Ellen; she’s so much fun! served with kimchi fried rice. Takorea never disappoints.

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- Joe Ragsdale, Art Director

- William Duffee-Braun, Sales Director

1193 Collier Rd. • bigeasygrille.com • 404-352-2777

818 Juniper St NE • mytakorea.com • 404-532-1944

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By Chris Azzopardi

sitting at the edge of my seat like the happiest girl in the entire universe. But no – I’ve always been inspired by female performers and artists who really surround who they are around their voice. For me, it’s always been about the voice. I wanna hear someone just sit by a piano, on a stool, and just sing – and that’s it! It’s never been about anything other than that for me.

I always really wanted to make an album, and it was so imporis the caveat before getting on the phone with Lea Michele, TV’s tant to me that I could be current and relevant and still fun, but Rachel Berry. It’s an acceptable exception given the Glee star’s at the same time show that I’m a singer – that’s what I pride painfully tragic last year: Her on- and off-screen boyfriend, Cory myself on first and foremost.

Monteith, died suddenly on July 13, 2013 from a drug overdose.

DA: Some of your closest relationships are with gay Recorded around the time of Monteith’s passing, those feelings men. You work with Chris Colfer and Ryan Murphy of loss are still raw on Louder, Michele’s debut album. The singer on Glee, and Jonathan Groff, who’s also starred on dedicated “You’re Mine” to Monteith, and the crushingly beauti- Glee, is one of your best friends. What is it about gay ful “If You Say So” was inspired by his last words to her. “I can’t men that really jibes with you? believe it’s true,” she laments. “I keep looking for you.”

LM: I don’t see anyone as being different than anyone else, David Atlanta: How much of Louder is a reflection of whether you’re gay or straight or whatever – everyone’s the your life and your own heartbreaks? same. That’s how I was raised. I lived in New York my entire life.

I worked in theater and I was exposed to tons of different types Lea Michele: I did not sing one word on the record that I could of people, and from a very young age there was never anything not incorporate into some experience in my life. Whether it be that was black and white for me. Everyone was always acceptcurrent or past, every single song that I recorded is about me. ed and always around me ever since I was a little girl. I’ve just It’s a peek into my life, past and present. Maybe it’s coming from been really blessed to have great people in my life, and among my theater and performance background, but nothing felt right them just happen to be people like Jonathan and Ryan – but unless I could relate to it. I think it comes from being an actor too. not because they’re gay. Just because they’re amazing people.

It had to be real for me. And not every song is about a current relationship or a current moment – I have songs on the album that DA: What does the support of the gay community I wrote about past relationships and past memories – but they all mean to you? mean something to me.

LM: It means so much. I was working for Broadway Cares/ DA: The album is a throwback to an era when it was Equity Fights AIDS ever since I was a little girl. I’ve always been just about the voice, when Celine, Mariah and Whit- in theater, and so the gay community – that was my world. ney ruled the world. Were you inspired by any of That’s where I come from, and so it just feels like a part of who these women while recording it?

I am. To be where I am right now, and to still have that support and to still have that safety net, it really just means a lot to me.

LM: I don’t think I’ve gone a day in my life without being inspired

by Celine Dion. If you would’ve seen me at her concert in Las DA: So Broadway really is as gay as people say Vegas – like, I’m surprised I didn’t get kicked out. I was literally it is?

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LM: (Laughs) Uh, I mean, I don’t know about that!

DA: Jonathan said he wants to get you on his HBO show Looking. Would you be up for it?

LM: Oh my god! First of all, I went to San Francisco when they were filming the show and I ate dinner with all the guys and with Andrew (Haigh), their director, and before anything I said to them, “You guys, let’s get me on the show,” and then I watched the entire series because Jonathan gave me all the episodes.

DA: Right – he said you watched it with your mother.

LM: Well, first I watched them with Jonathan when we went on vacation and then I watched them with my mom. And she’s so obsessed, it’s crazy! Once I saw the entire series, I emailed Andrew Haigh and I was like, “Look, I loved it before, but I love it even more now. You gotta get me on the show. I’ll do anything.

Anything you want me to play, even if I’m in the background, I’ll do it.”

Lea Michele Louder

DA: Can we get you on there as a lesbian?

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he business of turning a theater-born star into a bona fide pop act isn’t as easy as it looks, and Lea Michele knows this from seeing her Glee co-stars, Matthew Morrison and Kristin Chenoweth, make failed attempts.

The TV musical has proven Michele, who plays Rachel Berry, isn’t just a flash in the pan; this girl can actually sing. And she can sing anything, from Rihanna to Barbra to The Beatles.

LM: One-hundred percent!

DA: What kind of lesbian would you be?

LM: I mean, I just wanna get to work with Jonathan. I love Jon. I feel like everything that we’ve gotten to do together, whether it was Spring Awakening or working on Glee together, I just love working with him. Every time we get to play different characters together it’s so fun, so I’ll do anything that they want.

Her debut, then, wisely puts her sterling voice front and center, but doesn’t forget that to have a radio hit you need a soaring melody, and you should probably have Sia too. A strategic move considering how prolific the hit machine’s become, three of the album’s singles were all, in some part, written by Sia. The defiant “Cannonball,” produced

by Stargate and resembling Beyoncé’s “Halo,” is an empowering anthem; the beautiful “Battlefield” builds into the kind of sad power ballad Celine Dion would have a field day with; and armed with an urban thrust is the mid-tempo “You’re Mine,” a declaration of eternal love Michele dedicated to her late boyfriend, Cory Monteith.

DA: Since the beginning, Glee has been such a friend to the gay community. How does it feel being part of a show that’s so bold in how it addresses issues regarding the gay community?

When Michele picks up the pace on “Don’t Let Go” and “On My Way,” you imagine the entire Glee cast dancing behind her. She sings her butt off, but the stock beats are tailored for a TV show choir and not a solo career. The last song leaves the biggest impression. Given the context of Monteith’s death, which inspired her to write “If You Say So,” the song is a haunting piano ballad made even more heartbreaking given its real-life candor. This is Michele at her saddest and most vulnerable. It’s the kind of personal touch Louder could use more of.

I’m so honored to be a part of a show that has made a big movement not only for the gay community but also for kids who just love music and have a passion for doing that. It’s opened so many doors for girls and boys that don’t look like everybody else – to make them feel beautiful in their skin no matter what they look like or where they’re from. There are so many aspects of the show that have been really amazing, and I’ll forever be grateful to have been a part of Glee.

DA: I really believe the significance it’s had in the gay community will be part of its legacy.

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LM: I agree.

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LM: What I’ve always loved about Glee the most is that while we’re making people laugh – and while we’re singing and entertaining people – we are delivering a very important message and opening up people’s minds, even though they might not know it’s happening. I get letters from fans, parents and kids.

Glee has really helped a lot of people, and I’m not just saying that. It really has.

DA: Cory, who played Finn, really had a big part in that – he became one of the show’s biggest allies.

How do you reflect on him as an ally to the gay community?

LM: Look at the relationship between Finn and Kurt – how it grew over time, that they became brothers. There’s a really interesting episode where Kurt and Finn move in together, and (Kurt) decorates the room and Finn says the “f” word (“faggy”). Kurt’s father defends him and really kind of puts Finn in his place and, for me, that was such a pivotal episode for the show and just their relationship alone.

One of my favorite episodes of Glee was “Preggers” – our fourth episode – and it’s where Kurt joins the football team. The way he gets on the team is by doing the “Single Ladies” dance, and he ends up kicking the winning football goal – it’s such a great episode. There are lots of relationships throughout Glee that have been really big turning points, and it just makes me even more proud to have been involved in the show.

DA: How much pressure did you put on yourself knowing that you’d be slipping into Judy Garland’s ruby slippers to voice Dorothy in the upcoming animated film Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return?

LM: Honestly, to get to be Dorothy is so cool. I didn’t go a day in my childhood without watching The Wizard of Oz. I watched The Wizard of Oz in my house so much that my mother had to hide the videotape at one point. I wore my ruby slippers, and I have this crazy Christmas video of me where every year for 10 years I’m still wearing my ruby slippers because I thought I was Dorothy.

DA: What’s your favorite chapter in your upcoming memoir, Brunette Ambition?

LM: Oh my god, well, the book comes out in May and I’m really proud of it. It’s a really crazy story of how I went from Broadway to being on this television show, and how I was told so much throughout my life that I wasn’t pretty enough and I wouldn’t make it to television – all of these people telling me what I could and couldn’t be. It’s about how I really overcame that and gave a big middle finger to those people and made my way to Los Angeles onto a television show.

The book really is about harnessing your tenacity, your drive and your ambition and getting to where you wanna be despite what people say you can or can’t accomplish. Also mixed in there are really fun chapters on beauty, health and fitness. I love it. I think it’s a fun book. I have some copies in my office and my girlfriends will pick it up and they’ll be like, “When can I get a copy of the book? I want to make your pizza!” Because there’s recipes in it. I’m really proud of it and I think, whether or not you’re a Lea Michele fan, people can pick up the book and really get something good out of it.

DA: Do you give everyone who calls you a diva the finger too?

LM: Oh no. I applaud them when they call me a diva! davidatlanta.com // 33

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Atlanta’s Newest Queens Flock to ‘Dragnificence’

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ith a new wave of drag talent in Atlanta surging, local show director Phoenix decided it was time to bring a new cast of queens to the limelight. First, she recruited Atlanta’s most sickening new queens to compete in the second cycle of Dragnificent at Jungle. As a prize to the final five contestants, it was announced that they would be on cast as part of a new show called Dragnificence following the competition. The lucky five girls were Nina Bo’Nina Brown, Marcella Grrleen Redd, Jai’Ne Van Micheals, Y’Marie Santiago, and Dragnificent winner Kryean Kally. David Atlanta popped in backstage to ask Marcella, Nina and Y’Marie a few questions about their drag career and what they’re most excited about on Wednesday nights!

By Dylan Michael

YS: See, you trying to get me to throw some shade! (Laughs) I honestly believe that the top 5 were the right choices.

Everything happened for a reason and, in the end, the best five were left standing!

DA: What are the personalities like backstage? Is there a diva backstage?

MGR: I don’t think so. We all genuinely like each other and get along and try to help each other. Some of these girls have never been on cast before, so it’s definitely a learning experience for all of us. There’s no cattiness, or bitchiness, backstage. Right now at least! Ask me again in a couple of months! (Laughs)

DA: Who is your favorite cast member to watch, David Atlanta: How was Dragnificent as a whole other than yourself, and why? experience? What did you learn?

MGR: I love Miss Kryean Kally. She’s always outside the box; Marcella Grrleen Redd: As a whole it was incredible! I learned you never know what you’re going to get from her. a lot about myself as an entertainer, and I also learned that I could step out of the box that I had built for myself, and do other NBB: I would have to say Raquell Lord because she’s a legend; styles of drag, other than what I was taught. I wasn’t bound to she’s a good role model to follow. She’s always polished, sweet, one particular genre. professional, and amazing to watch on stage!

Nina Bo’Nina Brown: It was amazing! It helped me step out YS: I love to watch Jai’Ne Van Micheals because she’s so gorof my comfort zone and try new things and I really appreciated geous and tall and statuesque! Same thing with Marcella. She’s that. It was a challenge but, like I said, I grew from it and it was beautiful and tall and she’s not afraid to push boundaries. amazing.

DA: How do you feel Dragnificence stands up to all Y’Marie Santiago: It was entertaining to say the least! Just the other drag shows in Atlanta? kidding, it was great! You never knew what was coming, and it was a challenge! We all had to overcome stuff throughout the MGR: We’re the up-and-coming of the Atlanta drag scene! And competition, like me and my car accident, but we just pushed get ready to see more of us! on through and did the best job we could!

NBB: That’s a hard one because I haven’t seen every show in DA: Do you feel the final five was the right choice? If Atlanta. But I will say that I know there are shows around the not, who would you switch out? city where it’s only a white cast or a black cast, but this show is very diverse; we have black girls, Latin girls, we have dancers, NBB: Oh Lord! I’m not trying to give a pageant answer, but I comedians, all kinds of stuff. We got everything for ya! honestly feel that the top five were right because I feel like we probably brought it harder than some of the other girls. That’s Dragnificence, which also stars Raquell Lord and just my opinion. I don’t think I would switch anyone out, right Phoenix, begins at 10:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Jungle. For more information, visit jungleatl.com. now at least! (Laughs) 34 // 03.05.2014

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BearsHeretic on and a Bearracuda Boat

Team Up for a Cruise in 2015

By Elijah Sarkesian

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f the past few months proved anything, it’s that winter weather in Georgia is a very real thing. Getting away from the cold weather in favor of warmer climates just got a little easier – for next year, at least. Heretic has teamed up with Bearracuda, the promoter of some of Heretic’s most popular parties, for the First Annual Bearracuda Heretic Caribbean Cruise.

The cruise, which starts Jan. 31, 2015 and runs through Feb. 7, will take passengers from Fort Lauderdale through San Juan, St. Thomas and St. Maarten aboard the Celebrity ship Reflection.

While the ship won’t be exclusively booked for members of the Bearracuda Heretic Caribbean Cruise, promoters promise many events on the ship will be exclusively for their guests. They also promise something for everyone – whether it’s partying, relaxing, or exploring. If you’re on board to party, Heretic and Bearracuda have already announced two of the DJs they’re bringing: Tony Moran and Paul Goodyear.

Keep an eye out for more entertainer-related announcements over the coming months. Beyond the boat, there will be excursions on the islands exclusively for those attending through this cruise.

The cruise may be a collaboration between Bearracuda and Heretic, but the trip isn’t limited to furry men. Whether you identify as a bear, cub, otter, chub, chaser, or some other part of the community – or even if you don’t identify, but you’re friendly with the community – this trip is for you.

And just in case you’re wondering if the trip will be made up of just a bunch of gays from Atlanta, keep this in mind: Bearracuda promotes events in 38 cities around the world, and they’re promoting this cruise to their followers worldwide. So you can join the cruise, know some of the people, and still meet plenty of new people on your trip!

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The Bearracuda Heretic Caribbean Cruise runs Jan. 31–Feb. 7, 2015. To book your trip, check out room rates and more, visit bearsoverboard.com. For more on Heretic, visit hereticatlanta.com. For more on Bearracuda, visit bearracuda.com.

SPONSORED EDITORIAL The Augusta Pride crown has been held by performers across the southeast. Atlanta performer, Malaysia Black--took the crown last year and will be passing her title onto the future Miss. Augusta Pride.

The Search Begins for Miss Augusta Pride 2014

Performers will be showcased in one of Augusta’s most popular venue stages, with an audience of 100-150 patrons. Grand prize will include $350 and the title of Miss Augusta Pride 2014. The runner up will also walk away with $150. Both winner and runner up will share the stage with national headliners at the Augusta Pride Festival, June 28th, 2014 to a crowd of 8,000-1000 attendees.

The theme of this year’s pageant is Cirque de L’Amour, meaning, “Circus of Love. Contestants will be asked to evoke their his spring, downtown Augusta’s, Sky City, will interpretation of the circus arts as inspired by artistic perforhost the 5th annual, Miss Augusta Pride pageant, mances such as Cirque du Soleil.

Augusta’s largest celebration for the art of gender For male-as-female drag performers interested in competing, impersonation. the entry fee is $100 before April 12th, and $125 before April Contestants from both Augusta and neighboring cities are 24. If you are interested in being a contestant, you may coninvited to compete for the coveted crown, with no limits on tact pageant@prideaugusta.org. Last day to register will be distance traveled to compete.

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Drag performing has played an important role in the LGBT community for decades—with its value of entertainment, dedication, and self-expression—and has become more recognized thanks to television shows such as, RuPaul’s Drag Race.

The pageant will be held on Saturday, April 26th, 2014 at Sky City, 1157 Broad St, Augusta, Georgia. Doors open at 8 PM and admission is $10. Attendees must be 21 and over. Join us for an evening of illusion and celebration.

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Datebook

Once: The Musical

Wednesday, March 5–Sunday, March 9 • Fox Theatre (660 Peachtree St NE) • foxtheatre.org Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Once tells the story of an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant drawn together by their shared love of music. Over the course of one fateful week, their unexpected friendship and collaboration evolves into a powerful but complicated romance, heightened by the raw emotion of the songs they create together.

HRC Pre-Dinner Reception

Veronica Mars Advance Screening

Wednesday, March 12 • 7:30 p.m. • AMC Parkway Pointe (3101 Cobb Pkwy SE) • theveronicamarsmovie.com Attention, Marshmallows! Fans of the cult classic TV series broke Kickstarter records when they funded a feature-length film last year. Now, the film’s about to hit screens nationwide on Friday, March 14 – but David Atlanta readers are getting a chance to see the film early, and for free! Just find the fullpage ad for the film in this book and follow the instructions, and you can receive passes for a special early screening.

Plus, we’ll be there asking trivia questions and giving away a bunch of swag.

Thursday, March 6 • 7 p.m.

• Ink & Elm (1577 N Decatur Rd) • hrcatlanta.com Join HRC Atlanta at Ink & Elm in Emory Village for the Atlanta Gala Dinner and Auction PreDinner Reception. Valet parking is complimentary. Light appetizers will be served. There will be a $5 drink special available.

ASO Symphony Gala

Saturday, March 8 • 7:30 p.m. • Atlanta Symphony Hall (1280 Peachtree St) • atlantasymphony.org Join the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for a spectacular evening of entertainment with Broadway superstar Audra McDonald. The evening benefits the Orchestra and its education and community engagement programs. The evening begins with a cocktail reception, followed by the concert. After the concert, the evening continues with a seated dinner, silent auction, dessert and dancing.

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This Week in Theatres 300: Rise of an Empire: Yes, the Spartans died at the end of the first film. And no, that’s not a spoiler – the film’s way too old for that to be a spoiler. This time, see a new army of hot, barechested men rise to fight Xerxes.

Mr. Peabody and Sherman: After bombs like Rise of the Guardians and Turbo, can DreamWorks Animation release a box office hit like Shrek again? Or would you rather stick with Frozen and The Lego Movie again? You be the judge.

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fairyscopes ARIES (March 20 – April 19):

LIBRA (September 23 – October 22):

You’ll need to come up with unique ways to approach a hectic workday. Drinking plenty of coffee is one solution, as is exercising before heading to work. But your best tactic could be staying in bed, and leaving the mountain of headaches for your coworkers to deal with.

Repeatedly striking out with men recently may have you feeling depressed. Cheer up mate, because it’s the dawning of a whole new day. If you act like a desperate jerk, you’re only going to attract desperate jerks, so accentuate the positive and see what happens.

TAURUS (April 20 – May 20):

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21):

You will be turtle-like today, slow moving and meticulous.

Too bad the day will start in overdrive and only get faster from there. You’ll have to ramp up as quickly as possible.

You know what happens when the turtle tries to move into the fast lane.

The boss will be in a good mood today, an opportune time to sell him some of your ideas. You’ll be amazed at how easy that will be, and he’ll give you the green light on all of them.

But hopefully it wasn’t the Prozac speaking, and he remembers it tomorrow.

GEMINI (May 21- June 20):

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20):

Curb your enthusiasm if a friend approaches you with an interesting business proposition today. Look at his plans from all angles, but remember that business can be like dating.

You may find someone who looks attractive, but you’ll only wind up getting screwed, and not in a way you’d like.

Recent overspending may have left your finances in a weakened and pitiful state. Tighten that belt strap today, and get frugal. You may have to return some favors if you want people to help you out, and hopefully some of them won’t involve taking off your pants.

CANCER (June 21- July 22):

CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19):

Difficulties will arise at work today, but you’ll handle them with the poise of a miracle worker. It’ll be like you have a magic wand and those problems will instantly disappear.

Now where was that wand when you needed it last week?

The high energy with which you’ll greet the day will be countered by slow moving coworkers. You won’t have the patience for their sluggishness, and you’ll tell them so. This won’t make them work any faster, and will cast you as the office pariah for the remainder of the day, if not the week.

LEO (July 23 – August 22):

AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18):

You’ll try to make a good impression with a new acquaintance today. But your massive ego may have him running in the other direction. Toning it down a bit could have you figuring out how to lure him back, and why it is you have so few friends.

Despite your best laid plans, today will be one disaster after another. You won’t be able to figure out why that is, but don’t try to fight it. Go with the flow and you’ll get though this difficult day, but expect frustration and a headache that will feel like your brain is caught in a vice.

VIRGO (August 23 – September 22):

PISCES (February 19 – March 19):

The dating game can be played anywhere, even at work.

Fix your eyes on coworkers who may be looking at you.

Hopefully those colleagues will be guys who play for the same team. Otherwise you may have some ‘splainin’ to do.

You may have to rely on favors from friends in high places today. Being beholden to others is not a comfortable place for you, because there’s no telling what they’ll expect in return. So keep your integrity intact, and don’t do anything that involves farm animals, a leather thong and a blender.

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This week’s Favorite Bitch is all about takin’ motha fuckahs to the dentist for a reading AND a cleaning. Whether you’ve got movie star veneers or look as if you’ve been chewing a box of rocks ... goddamn it, the teeth better be clean and gingivitis free! And another thing, if bitches can afford iPhones, Louis Vuitton wallets and every other thing that’s flashy, they sure as hell better set some coins aside to flash something else ... a fierce healthy smile!

Unless her ass is Georgia May Jagger, there is no fuckin’ excuse for walkin’ around with a mouth that can pass for elevator doors. NEXT!

Dear Miss Tiger, I love you! Girl, I really need advice about my sex life. My husband woke me up in the middle of the night wanting a blow job. I was half asleep and forgot to put in my top dentures.

Ever since then, he’s asked me to take my teeth out when I’m sucking his dick. He says it feels better this way but I don’t wanna do it! Any advice?

-Juan

Dear Tooth Fairy, Unlike most other victims of perverted dentists, you’d be absolutely thrilled to be fondled and raped while under local anesthesia.

Dear Miss Tiger, My co-worker has really jacked up, buck teeth. Yesterday I called him a chipmunk but now I’m afraid he’s gonna call Human Resources on me. Any advice?

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Hmmm ... Stop letting your man piss in your mouth! Should I tell him how I feel anyway? #GoldenShowers NEXT! -Cory

I wonder where your mind wanders during examinations.

Brings new meaning to having your ‘cavity’ drilled and filled. Oh, and let’s not forget how your dick tingles when he asks you to rinse and spit.

Dear Unpaid Spokesman For Super PoliGrip, ¡Ay Dios mío! Well, Papi it looks as if you have two choices Bitch, what part didn’t you understand when that gossiping here. Keep your pride or keep your husband. NEXT! hag told you he doesn’t do dick? Just because he specializes in crowns, doesn’t make him a queen. Open wide and Dear Miss Tiger, bite down on reality!

My best friend has this huge gap between her teeth. People are always talking shit about her behind her back. She can afford to get it fixed but says she likes it.

-Dimitri Advice columnist • SiriusXM radio personality ... and everyone’s #FAVORITEBITCH Dear I Bet She Likes Yeast Infections Too, Website: FavoriteBitch.com Facebook: /MissTiger If the bitch doesn’t live in a watermelon patch, then I don’t see Advice : ask@misstiger.com that gap comin’ in handy any time soon.

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To the vetoed bill in Arizona: Bye, Felicia!

Ever want to take back a bartender’s tip because they forgot to make your drink?

We can hate you, but you can’t be annoyed at us for hating you.

What kind of logic is that?

It’s hard to take some organizations in this town seriously when I’ve had a three way with one of their leaders.

You think you’re special because you’re 21 and hot?

You’re supposed to be hot at 21, dumbass!

I text you three times and you ignore me, I move on. I ignore your one text a week later, and you get mad? Nope.

When will people learn what sites are satirical on Facebook? My Facebook feed does not need your ignorance.

Fucking a non-white person does not count as a fetish.

“Not having a smartphone has had absolutely no impact on my sex or dating life,” said no single gay man ever.

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Just waiting for my lumberjack in fitted flannel to sweep me off my feet.

“I need to talk to you.” That’s the one sentence that has the power to have all the bad things you’ve ever done run through your mind. *This page reflects the bitchiness of the community not David Atlanta or its publisher (although we’re bitchy too!)