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Where we once considered the metaphysics of Athens and Jerusalem, today we are mosquitoes to the lights of Las Vegas and Hollywood. And though we may pretend otherwise, we're more interested in raising the consciousness of kitsch than of ourselves or of our parents. We'd rather know the names of the children from Eight is Enough than the birthdays of our friends...
...will not pretend that being gay is easy. In fact my life would be a heck of a lot easier if I were straight. But I'm not, so I make do with I what I am. I haven't always been thrilled with the gay men I've met. As I said above, some of them fit your description. However, I have also met some amazing people since I came out, people I never would have encountered if I wasn't gay and out. Maybe I've just really lucked out, though. However, I don't think spending thousands...
...even a majority of that panel to endorse those ideas in December. Today, the senators took their warnings directly to the people: "As a nation, we are consciously damning our children to a very grim future if we simply continue to hide our heads in the sand and pretend that this massive problem doesn't exist," said Simpson. He plans Senate hearings on the matter this year...
...Dartboard do not pretend to be layout geniuses, but perhaps Bruce's little congratulatory note should have taken up its own box, outside of the Domino's Pizza ad. Still, corporate sponsorship is not so bad an idea. With the way the Salient's budget is going (away), perhaps next year Domino's Pizza might sponsor the Salient, too. Thirty minutes of less, or your money back...
Dorita and Juan meet on the boat to Miami, and are interned at the same military base while waiting for people who will sponsor their entry into the United States. Since preference is given to families, Dorita and Juan pretend to be married, and pick up a grandfather and a young man whose last name is also Perez. (The film's running joke is that Perez is the most common surname in Spanish, like Smith in English, and that this felicitous commonality is what gives the characters their freedom.) In Miami, meanwhile, Juan's wife Carmela (Anjelica Huston) believes that...