New York Nightlife Is Not Heterocentric

The front page story in the April 20, 2010 issue of amNewYork and Metro New York was the same--New York is a guy's town. Both papers had clever headlines: "Men-hattan" (amNewYork) and "Dude, NYC Is the Place to Be"(Metro). (If there was a contest, amNew York's headline would be the winner.)
According to askmen.com's editor-in-chief, James Bassil, as reported in amNew York, "There's a huge range of opportunities there. Although it may not be the best place to meet a wife, it 's the best place to meet a lot of women."
Unfortunately, the findings published in both morning tabloids were heterocentric. Too bad they didn't include single gay men. The last time I looked, they were a part of the New York nightlife scene.

Two Website Recommendations

http://www.jeffreylillypresents.com and http://www.spinozablue.com are two websites that are worth checking out.

Blacks In Mexico, Part 2

The following link will take you to theroot.com website where part two of the article, "Mexico's Hidden Black History," appears.http://www.theroot.com/views/mexicos-hidden-black-history-part-two

A Note to My Chinese Commenters

I welcome comments from Chinese-language commenters to this blog, however I would appreciate it if you would post your comments in English so I can read them and not have to go to the trouble of asking someone to translate. I am thanking you in advance for your cooperation.

Blacks In Mexico

Check out this article by Morris Thompson http://www.theroot.com/views/mexicos-hidden-black-historyabout the black experience in Mexico that appeared on theroot.com. Black folks are indeed everywhere, even South of the Border!

A Life In Paris

Check out this interesting article from the root.com. http://www.theroot.com/views/life-paris

A Few Words From Patricia Nell Warren

"I've learned that the idea of a line between fiction and nonfiction is--well, fiction. Trying to separate them is a little like trying to separate two twins who are conjoined at the brain. They're two sides of the same coin. Every novel has its genesis in the writer's real-life experience in some way. Likewise, there is very little nonfiction that hasn't been fictionalized to at least a small degree--if only to shape and organize the material."-- Novelist Patricia Nell Warren, from online Q & A interview, http://www.lambdaliterary.org/.