B A ROMETER: AUGUST 2011 THE WORD
WEIRD SCIENCE, SUMMER APPS, AND OTHER THINGS FLOATING OUR BOAT THIS MONTH...
OF THE MONTH
SIZE MATTERS
Right-wing critics of the US Government have seized upon the news that government funding was used for a study into gay men’s penis size. The study, which was carried out by the National Institutes of Health, resulted in the published report ‘The Association Between Penis Size and Sexual Health Among Men Who Have Sex with Men.’ Amongst its findings was the revelation that men with a smaller-than-average-sized penis were more likely to take the “bottom” role during sex, while those with a larger- than-average chopper were more likely to be “top”. Apparently, they quizzed and measured 1,000 New York men before reaching these findings. Blimey! And we always thought science was a bit dull when we studied it at school…
GET CLOSER TO NATURE WITH LEAFSNAP
If you’re planning to enjoy the British countryside this August (weather permitting!) you might enjoy this cool, nature-loving free app. Simply take a photo on your iPhone of a mystery leaf and it will identify the tree from where it originates. LeafSnap is available free on iTunes.
APP
ON FIRE
WILL YOUNG Will’s back with his best album since Friday’s Child. Produced by the brilliant Richard X, Echoes is out 22 August.
ELIA Check out ‘I Control Your Heartbeat’ from this new singer songwriter – out as a free download at
www.eliamusic.com. Electro-funk fabulosity!
NEW YORK One of the most gay- friendly cities in the US, authorities finally pass a law allowing gay marriage – hours before the city’s summer Pride parade.
MONTH’S RISE AND FALL
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
“I’ve never been to so many zoos. That’s all they want to do. It’s very different being on the road with children.”
Ricky Martin on the joys of touring with his two-year-old twin boys, Matteo and Valentino
NEWS OF THE WORLD
Closed by executives at News International
following the ongoing phone-hacking scandal.
BBC CENSORSHIP The BBC has cut a gay sex scene from Torchwood,
ruling it too explicit for UK viewers – despite it
already being broadcast on US cable channel.
THE BRITISH SUMMER
After a wet and dismal July, we’re keeping
everything crossed that August turns out to be a scorcher. Please!
SIGN YOUR NAME…
World-famous Foyles bookshop on Charing Cross Road played host to celebrity book signings in mid-July. Both Rufus Wainwright and Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters) popped in with photographer Tim Hailand – on separate evenings – to sign copies of Hailand’s new photography books, One Day In The Life of Rufus Wainwright and One Day In The Life of Jake Shears: available from the shop priced £25 each.
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