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...long, I found places that are literally in our backyard that I had never seen before. I finally admitted to myself that my lack of Boston appreciation was not the fault of the T, the city planners, or my courseload. My not exploring the city has been laziness, plain and simple...
...like it here; I like my President...The life over here is better," said Jose Medrios, a Fall River resident born in Portugal, as he sat in a chair playing dominoes and smoking cigarettes under one the city's ubiquitous backyard arbors...
...center of her novels, "Fruit Cocktail" effectively proposes that sex is, for many, the most vital part of contemporary gay male experience. Miller's piece is a familiar refrain of boyhood discovery, adolescent repression and ultimate sexual release, as he moves from his childhood in Whittier, California, to his backyard autoerotic exploits, to his first sexual encounter with a modern dancer named David. One never tires of hearing stories like this, but the taboos of the dominant sexual order prevent them from being told often enough (Miller's notorious battles with government officials over NEA funding is a case...
...piece's most compelling and hilarious moments occur as Miller tells of his backyard escapades, using various fruits and vegetables as sex tools. His tribute to zucchini is outrageously funny, performed while bending at the knees, up and down, up and down, while recalling his mother's reaction to her discovery of his exploits. Deeply moving is Miller's ode to his backyard Valencia orange tree, using his body to expel a paroxysm of sexual desire while sucking on an orange. As juice runs from his mouth, working its way down his body, and dropping lusciously to the floor through...
...side of Manhattan's quality of life, and until you can arrest people for hostility, it's not going to change. But there's also a flip side, and I got to see it this week, in Bryant Park. This two-block patch of green is the backyard of the New York Public Library, sitting serenely at one of the most famous and bloodthirsty intersections in the world, 42nd Street and 5th Avenue. Every Monday night in the summer, they show a movie on a giant outdoor screen; the show begins at sundown, about 8:45, and starting...