I’ve posted tracks by these guys before, but here’s some background in case you missed that. Raf Rundell and Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard, who are both straight, call themselves the 2 Bears in homage of the gay subculture mostly because they fit the bill aesthetically but also as homage to the vanguards of the dance music they love. “We have …
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CVS Ad Features Bear Couple
CVS has ceased selling cigarettes and their new ad about that change features a fleeting glimpse of a handsome bear couple at the 0:25 mark. (Tipped by JMG reader Matt)
Read More »NORWAY: Seattle Bear Competes In Reality Show About Norwegian-Americans
JMG reader Mark writes to tell us that his husband Guy is competing on the fifth season of Alt For Norge, a reality show in which Norwegian-Americans are brought to Norway for their first time. Contestants compete in various tasks around the country and meet their long-lost relatives. According to Wikipedia, the show is marketed in the USA as The …
Read More »TRAILER: Barba Rija
JMG reader Gerard tips us to the Portuguese bear series Barba Rija (Rough Beard). Three episodes have gone up in the last couple of weeks: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3. The clips are subtitled in English – click play then the CC button.
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Where The Bears Are, Season 3, Ep. 2
Fusion Reports On Bear Week
Via the Fusion Network: Since 1987, The Discovery Channel has gone deep into the ocean to bring us our favorite part of summer: Shark Week. But to celebrate Fusion’s first summer, AM Tonight wanted to try something a little different: Bear Week. We’re not talking about the 600-pound run-for-your-life grizzly bear type, but rather, the subset of gay men who …
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Probably not cubicle-safe.
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HomoQuotable – Andrew Sullivan
“One of the greatest bodily regrets of my life – apart from having my foreskin chopped off as an infant because it was allegedly too ample – is that I have no back hair. My brother? An ape. God knows why this aspect of manhood has loomed so large in my erotic imagination … but there we are. The earliest …
Read More »The Accidental Bear Goes To P-Town
The Accidental Bear blogger Mike Enders has posted a gay travel recap of his visit to Provincetown. Just by coincidence, it happened to be Bear Week when he was there. This might not be office-friendly but only because of intermittent beefcakery.
Read More »Bears Hate J.Crew?
JMG reader Dick snapped the above photo at the J. Crew outlet in Soho. I called the store and the clerk that answered the phone said the slogan is a reference to the “campfire theme” of the window display. She said that she was unaware of the meaning of “bear” in gay circles and that the Columbus Circle store has …
Read More »At Bear Week Tea Dance
Yesterday was the “Solid Gold” tea dance at the Boatslip, prompting some to don wigs, bellbottoms, and platform shoes. I caught the below two minutes of homo fabulosity during the final song. There was so much joy in the room, I actually got choked up just filming it.
Read More »At The Brian Sims Fundraiser
Today’s re-election fundraiser for Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian Sims brought out a big Bear Week crowd of admirers, some of whom are not actual Pennsylvania voters. How very curious. Seen with Sims in the top photo is Manhattan-based DJ Bill Pfeiffer, whose mixes have been featured here on JMG. In the bottom photo is the five-member Brian Sims Cub Club, …
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TOMORROW: Furball At Bear Week
Next Friday In Provincetown…
Andy Towle writes at Towleroad: Join us for our weekly Friday morning coffee meet-up on JULY 18 from 9 – 11 am at the Central House restaurant at The Crown & Anchor Inn. This week’s guest is our friend and fellow blogger Joe Jervis who writes Joe.My.God! Come meet Joe along with Towleroad’s Andy Towle and Michael Goff and enjoy …
Read More »Hard Ton – We Got Luv
XLR8R reviews: Matrixxman is one of three production outfits tasked with remixing We Got Luv, an upcoming chord-led single from Italy’s Hard Ton duo. Set to drop in September via San Francisco label Friends With Benefits (an imprint who puts a “special focus on queer-identified talent”), the We Got Luv 12″ will offer the original track alongside remixes from Severino …
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You don’t see many bear acrobats. (Tipped by JMG reader Charles)
Read More »Tonight: Furball In New York City
The LGBT Center is undergoing renovations so Furball tonight is at BPM near Times Square. Advance tickets here.
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