Florence + The Machine – “No Light, No Light” (Ianborg Remix)
But it’s a conversation I just can’t have tonight.
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From Lovers to Friends, Let Me Be the One to Say Goodbye
Icona Pop – “Lovers to Friends”
Earlier this week, I was lamenting the fact that 2011 has been utterly Robyn-less. Luckily, Sweden never disappoints in delivering its prime export: the solid pop act. Icona Pop just released their EP, Night Like This, and this is one of my favorite songs. Oh, the mess we get into when we cross those friend zones.
Squeaky Clean or Raunchy By Nature: Glee’s Gay Teen Sexuality Complex
A version of this post appeared in The Huffington Post.
Last night, kids got naughty for the first time on Glee. The episode had a premature ejaculation of controversy mainly because the Parents Television Council called the cherry-popping story arc, “reprehensible” even before it aired. Apparently the PTC has never watched Gossip Girl or Teen Mom, where popped cherry sherbet is served on a weekly basis.
Ryan Murphy felt the need to defend the episode because he can’t really keep his mouth shut. “Everybody has seen a straight couple losing their virginity,” Ryan told EW, “but has anyone dovetailed the gay and straight stories together and given them equal weight? That seemed like an exciting choice and a new thing.” So is Ryan Murphy more interested in pushing conservative buttons or creating realistic portrayals? (See also: Nip/Tuck, American Horror Story).
Chris Colfer (Kurt) also had to preface the episode in where his virginal, almost-asexual character gets (I assume) pounded. He told E! News, “it is just kind of a known fact that a lot of gay kids are very promiscuous and non-exclusive…which is really sad.” Colfer hopes that Kurt and Blaine can change that trend of gay teens being total whores. Browsing DList.com, I can’t help but think that the young actor may have a point…
Boy Toy Essentials
Glasses – to see where you’ve been.
Camera – to remember what you saw.
Computer – to let the world know.
Sneakers – to run away as fast as you can.
The Love That Lasts
We sometimes tend to think that for a relationship to be considered successful, it needs to last a long time, drawn out far past conflicts and misunderstandings, off towards some imaginary finishing line, where we can dust our hands off and claim, “we’ve tried.”
But not all long-term relationships are good. And not all short-term love affairs are failures. Some relationships last a lifetime, others only need to last one night. And it is what we take away from them that should be measured – not in terms of time but in terms of growth.
