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Friday Fun! (Provincetown)
Hello my lovely readers! Last weekend, two of my friends and I decided to take a one night vacation to Cape Cod–Provincetown to be exact. For those of you who don’t know, Ptown, as it’s more commonly known, is not only the first landing place of the Pilgrims before they moved on to Plymouth, but also is the gay mecca of the Eastern seaboard. Coastal town plus fabulousness everywhere? What more could we ask for?
My lovely weekend included wading in the Atlantic, a run along the beach, flipping off a lighthouse, hilarious window shopping, hot tubbing, some whiskey, and possibly the best knock-off of a chain restaurant ever–the Burger Queen, which included Larry the most fabulous gay man I’ve ever met. We became their first customers to get our picture taken for their book. Every time I go to the ocean, I know I’m going to end up living on it eventually in my life. It was exactly the vacation the doctor ordered. Thanks, ladies, for the epic weekend!
This one won’t be quite so epic, but it will involve a charity walk, meeting GameCouch, and a party for a Team Unicorn member. What are you all up to with your weekends?
Movie Review: Bruno (2009)
Summary:
In this mockumentary Sacha Baron Cohen takes on the role of Bruno–a fabulously gay Austrian fashion reporter who comes to America in the hopes of becoming famous. Cohen places Bruno into situations with real people who don’t know he’s just a character and sees what unfolds.
Review:
If you’re easily offended at all, don’t watch Bruno. I, however, am not so I didn’t hate it. I also didn’t love it either.
A few of the set-ups are great. The episode where Bruno adopts an African baby because that’s what famous people do is an excellent commentary on celebrity culture. The scene where Bruno sees a come out of gayness counselor is also thought-provoking. Unfortunately, Cohen primarily goes for over-the-top sex shock value over commentary. To me there’s just nothing funny about him and another man bound together in S + M gear taking the bus because they can’t get unlocked from each other. I was just sitting there going “Wouldn’t the camera crew unlock them?”
Overall, Bruno falls flat. It tries to be shocking, but mainly comes across as adolescent.
2 out of 5 stars
Source: Netflix
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