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For those that have not read the information on Lucky's recent trip, he has posted several amazing reviews. Be sure to check these treasures out! http://www.boytoy.com/forums/index.php?/forum/253-theater-art-and-literature/

People have such short memories. We had these incidents with the 777 and the first Airbus. Any time there is a jump in technology there are things that go wrong. It is usually a short time span to sort out what is the problem and then everyone forgets about it. So will be the case with this airplane. I am scheduled on one January 31 and I fully expect the plane to be flying and I am not the least bit worried.

You wouldn't know it from the blatant highjacking, but I've been thinking a lot about the original question. When I first met my partner, he was just moving to the big city and I already had a good job. Even though I was already paying the rent and could handle food and entertainment for two, it was important to me that he find a job and help share expenses. Like the OP, I wanted a relationship where both of us contributed financially. In retrospect, I wish I had been less hidebound. We drifted apart after a few years and then got back together at a time when he wasn't able to work a regular forty-hour week. By then, I was earning more than I needed and had a much broader view of the different kinds of relationships that were possible. I was happy to cover things financially, as that was easy for me. And, for a period of time when it wasn't, he dipped into his savings to help with expenses. And he did a great job of making sure we were both having fun. Recently, I stayed with a couple of friends who have been together for a long time. One of the guys takes care of most of the expenses, while the other guy has created a beautiful home and makes sure there's a gourmet meal on the table every evening. Though I think it's possible to have an unhealthy relationship where one person is a giver and the other is a taker, I've come to the conclusion that there are a lot of healthy relationships where both partners give what they are best at and that financial contribution is only one small part of what makes a good partnership. It may be good to be wary until trust builds up in a relationship but, once that happens, I think that caring for one another, however that is shown, is by far the most important thing.

My Own Private Idaho My Own Private Idaho is a quirky independent film that occupies a strange space in film history. It remains an important, if flawed film that effectively chronicles a sort of coming of age, even if the outcome is more tragic than self-reflective. Where this film really shines is in documenting just how far the world of male escorts has come over the past 20 years. Released in 1991 - well before the Internet would transform the escort world - the rent boys at the heart of this story live on the streets, barely scraping by, getting $20 a blow job and offering a second date free if the john will simply slip them an extra 10-spot. The authenticity that director Gus Van Sant brings to the film cannot be questioned as several of the boys featured in the film were actual street rent boys at the time. In fact, the most moving and evocative scenes in the film are when the camera stops the plot to simply interview these boys and let them tell their heartbreaking stories. Of course, the real tragedy here is that if these guys had only been born 20 years later they would have been able to go to the library, set up their own online profiles, find clients willing to pay them a reasonable amount, and have their own apartments rather than live on the streets. To watch the film in 2013 and know that this is not how their world had to be is completely unsettling, in a good way (and a very good public service advertisement for legalized, or at least organized, prostitution). The film's place in the history of cinema is fascinating. In 1978, Michael Cimino started a wave of introspective and dark independent films with his release of The Deer Hunter. That film's success would spawn a wide body of edgy, earnest and serious independent cinema that would last for more than a decade. My Own Private Idaho is, perhaps, the last important and commercially successful of this cinematic wave. A year later Quentin Tarantino would release Reservoir Dogs, effectively putting a nail in the coffin of this genre of film. Ever since, the genre has been extroverted rather than introverted, self-aware, meta and ironic instead of serious and message-centered. But there was no way for Van Sant to know that as he was shooting My Own Private Idaho. He was riding the success of Drugstore Cowboy a prophetic film arguing that junkies would turn away from street drugs and simply get high on prescription pharmaceuticals. This has certainly come true, as today we live in a world where Adderal, Xanax, Ambien and Oxy have replaced cocaine, pot, downs and heroin as the drugs of choice for the Millennial Generation. Of course, Van Sant could not have predicted the Internet, Craigslist and escort sites when he made this film, so if it doesn't understand that things would get better for rent boys in the future, it wasn't his fault. He was documenting the male escort world as it was and how he saw it, and the film deserves lots of accolades for its brutal honesty about the physical, emotional and safety challenges these boys face. At the heart of My Own Private Idaho are Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix, looking as beautiful as they ever will. As the years have gone by it's easy to forget how stunning both boys were in their youth. They were, to coin a phrase, prime in their prime. In fact, you could probably have a good time simply watching the movie with the sound off and staring at their beautiful faces and bodies. The two actors play boyfriends of a sort and play off each other as outsiders in the male escort world. Neither seems to really belong there Keanu because he comes from a wealthy family, and River because he suffers narcolepsy that can cause him to literally fall asleep in the middle of sex. River is in love with Keanu, who unfortunately is not in love with him. That Keanu, as soon as he turns 21 and his trust fund matures, will walk away from River and the rent boy lifestyle is inevitable. That River is too in love to realize this is also inevitable, but also heartbreaking. Along the way they will have adventures robbing a group of escort muggers, flying to Italy, becoming stranded on a lonely highway in Idaho, etc. The scenes where it is only River and Keanu on screen show Van Sant at the top of his game. They are intimate, powerful and authentic. This is the first time that Reeves would attempt serious acting (one could argue that it is perhaps the only time) and, at times, he shows some acting chops. Unfortunately, the scenes that involve the pair interacting with the other rent boys and their Fagin-style leader, Bob, are nowhere near as effective and show that Van Sant still had some growing up to do as a director. They are forced to belt out mock Shakespearean dialogue that would be much more at home in a stage adaptation of this story than it is on screen. It distracts from the authenticity of the film and become grating very, very quickly. It also beggars belief that these hardened boys and men of the street don't see through Reeves's character and realize that he's just a rich kid pretending to be on the skids. In the real world, I suspect they would have hustled him, rather than let him be a hustler with them. That said, it was the convention of this genre of indy film to do quirky things to set themselves apart from the dreck the studios were churning out. If Cimino can put an hour-long wedding scene at the start of The Deer Hunter, in counterpoint to the much shorter wedding that kicks off The Godfather, it stands to reason that Van Sant thought it reasonable to put iambic pentameter into the mouths of these youths in counterpoint to the hip slang that John Hughes was using for his coming of age teen films. Van Sant would go on to do better work with Good Will Hunting and Milk. Reeves would go on to do more popular work in Speed and the Matrix, but as a transitional film for both of their careers My Own Private Idaho works in a quirky way. And, of course there are the beautiful boys at the center of the film and who hasn't put up with a young dude spouting pretentious bullshit simply because he was hot enough to get away with it? cc boytoy.com 2013

I'll start: Raisin Cookies That Look Like Chocolate Chip Cookies Are The Main Reason I Have Trust Issues.

http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2013/01/15/planet-earth-abandons-death-star-project-in-face-of-superior-galactic-imperial-power/ IMPERIAL CENTER, CORUSCANT – The overwhelming military superiority of the Galactic Empire has been confirmed once again by the recent announcement by the President of the United States that his nation would not attempt to build a Death Star, despite the bellicose demands of the people of his tiny, aggressive planet. “It is doubtless that such a technological terror in the hands of so primitive a world would be used to upset the peace and sanctity of the citizens of the Galactic Empire,“ said Governor Wilhuff Tarkin of the Outer Rim Territories. “Such destructive power can only be wielded to protect and defend by so enlightened a leader as Emperor Palpatine.” Representatives on behalf of the nation-state leader from the unimaginatively named planet refused to acknowledge the obvious cowardice of their choice, preferring instead to attribute the decision to fiscal responsibility. “The costs of construction they cited were ridiculously overestimated, though I suppose we must keep in mind that this miniscule planet does not have our massive means of production,” added Admiral Conan Motti of the Imperial Starfleet. Emissaries of the Emperor also caution any seditious elements within the Galactic Senate not to believe Earth’s exaggerated claims of there being a weakness in the Death Star design. “Any attacks made upon such a station — should one ever be built — would be a useless gesture,” added Motti.

I spent some time today chatting up this cute guy. I knew I had no chance with him but as he was cute, I thought I would try. Then, I got inside the convention hall and he had his own booth. Who knew it was James Deen. Hottie!

It's Not Just The Wind That Blows: Boytoys Gay Guide To Barcelona How would you like to go to a gay friendly city with fabulous architecture, cheap liquor, sizzling beaches, and some of the hottest nightlife in the world? If that sounds like your cup of tea then, you simply must visit Barcelona, where the winds blow just like the boys in the torrid Spanish gay neighborhood! Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain and sits on the western coast, right by the French border. Everything is about half the price you'd pay in New York or San Francisco, and the Barcelona boys know how to boogie! You'll find that it's almost always warm in this sinful city which is the height of European fashion! Even in February, the temperatures rarely dip below 50 degrees though it can get too hot in July and August. The locals don't technically speak Spanish they speak Catalan - but almost everyone speaks English, and if you know Spanish you can usually make out the local language, which is very similar. The city is also a thriving seaport which means that you'll find some of the freshest seafood anywhere, after you've sampled the local chorizo of your choice! So, get ready for boytoy.com to take you a trip to Barcelona and show you how to get laid in the shade! Nightclubs And Nightlife Barcelona is known for having some of the best nightclubs in the world. Whether you want a small place with low lights and slow dancing or a huge five-story techno club overlooking the water, you'll find it in Barcelona. That said, everything happens late in Barcelona so you probably want to take a long siesta in the afternoon. You'll find that many people don't go out to eat until around 10 p.m. or later, and that most of the clubs are empty until around 2 or 3 a.m. They stay open until noon the next morning so you'll have plenty of time to get your dance on! If you are like me and simply can't wait until that late to eat dinner, most bars sell snacks of one type or another - called tapas - to hold you over. Personally, I suggest having a late lunch and then finding a boy to kill time with until it gets late enough to make your move into the night. L'Eixample The main gay neighborhood in Barcelona is L'Eixample, known by the locals as Gaixample. Located right in the heart of the city around the blocks between Calle Comte d'Urgell and Rambla Catalunya, Gran Via and Calle Provença. This is where you'll find tons of gay bars, saunas, bathhouses, gyms and pride flags on almost every corner. During the day, L'Eixample is a thriving part of the city, but at night it really explodes with hot restaurants, dirty dancing, all-night cruising and all the cock you can sink your teeth into. Many of the local bars hand out fliers with maps to other gay bars and clubs in town, so once you've found L'Eixample you'll have no problem figuring out where to go when you want to cum! You'll find that most of the gay bars and clubs have dark areas or dark rooms for patrons to get their gay on, and you'll find some of the sluttiest boys in Europe. All in all, L'Eixample is a prime example of absolute fantasy! Sitges If bronzed Spanish boys are your thing and if not, they should be then Sitges is where you want to go to cum in the sun. Located just outside the city and easily reachable by public transportation, Sitges is where you'll find the gay beaches of Barcelona. It's also the headquarters for one of the most queerific events in Barcelona the annual Carnivale festival held every year in the weeks leading up to the day before Ash Wednesday. Carnivale at Sitges is a virtual orgy of gay men, beaches, drag queens and cockaholics. The beach parties go on all night long, and the boys keep cumming back for more. It's enough to bring you to your knees! Loveball If you want to fight for your right to party, the annual Loveball event may bring your to your knees. Held every August, Loveball is a festival dedicated to gay clubbing, cruising and cocksucking that draws about 20,000 hot men a night into the city center. For the entire week, some of the best DJs in the world descend on Barcelona and the clubs stay open 24 hours a day, so you can dance your way to dick day and night! During the day there are also cocktail parties, gay film screenings, gay walking tours, museum tours, and enough fun to get you blinded by the gay. At night, the boys are looking to bang and some of the clubs become virtual impromptu orgies. In other words, you'll have a ball and love it! Tapas One of the main reasons the people of Barcelona can wait until 10 p.m. or later to have dinner is the popularity of tapas, which are served day and night all over the city whenever you sit down to have a drink. Tapas are finger foods served in very small portions. You can order one piece of tapas to go with a glass of wine, or several plates if you plan on chilling out for a while. You'll find dozens of types of tapas to put in your dirty little mouths, from local ham to bread soaked in tomato sauce to sausages and even fried octopus! Sangria Sangria is the most popular drink in Barcelona and it's not what you'd expect. Unlike the watered down punch you may have seen in America, sangria in Barcelona is a local art form. Nearly every bar and pub has its own recipe. Some are made with a wine base, while other are spiked with various versions of grain alcohol. This can be a problem because you'll never really be sure how strong your glass is until you wake up the next morning and realize the twink you thought you banged was actually a bear! All sangria has some red wine in it, and is filled with large pieces of fruit. At most bars you can purchase a glass for a couple of bucks, though your best bet is to simply get a pitcher, load up on tapas and let the taste sensations take you away! Just don't let your sangria goggles get you in trouble unless you are ready for the walk of shame! La Rambla One of the most popular tourist stops located just outside L'Eixample - is La Rambla, a long pedestrian street connecting Plaza Cataluna with the statue of Christopher Columbus at the main port. This is Barcelona's Times Square, and you'll find everything and anything - from transvestite prostitutes, the Hard Rock Cafe, brothels, gay peep shows, to souvenir stands and stalls selling flowers and live animals. At the top of La Rambla, near H&M, you'll find lots of winding streets heading off to cute clothing boutiques and a few tapas bars. Head down just a little bit further and you'll be surrounded by open-air exotic pet stores selling everything from chinchillas to baby alligators and chameleons. Next up is the huge open-air flower market, a museum dedicated to the history of gay and straight erotica, and tons of bars and cafes that are open 20 hours a day. In between the open air markets are literally dozens of street performers, doing everything from playing guitar to dressing up like statues of Julius Caesar and dancing like Michael Jackson. At the bottom of the street you'll discover local artists and vendors selling authentic, locally made crafts. During the late evening the bottom of La Rambla fills up with rent boys, hookers, transvestite prostitutes, and every type of commercial sex you can imagine. You'll want to keep an eye on your wallet because La Rambla is known for pickpockets, but other than that La Rambla is a fagtastic way to drink, eat and discover new ways to be sinfully delicious! La Sagrada Familia The most fabulous tourist attraction in Barcelona is La Sagrada Famila and they haven't even finished building it yet! This giant church went under construction by local architectural legend Antoni Gaudi in 1882 and they have been working on it ever since. Each of the four sides of the church represents a different architectural style meaning that there is something for everyone. At this phase of the construction, one of the statues of Christ appears to have an erection! More than 2 million people a year cum to visit La Sagrada Familia, making it one of the most seen attractions in all of Europe. Its beauty is quite simply divine! Park Guell One of the other Barcelona beauties built by Antoni Gaudi is the Park Guell in the northern part of the city. While Park Guell is a fully functioning park, it also stands as a 17-acre work of modern art in its own right. Gaudi built mosaics, statues, sea serpents, marble lizards and other free flowing expressions. The park is almost like a giant painting come to life. While there isn't much traditional cruising going on in Park Guell, its beauty alone is almost enough to bring you to your knees! And, anyway, who can resist a sea serpent? Barri Gotic If you want to stroll around beautiful buildings in a bohemian atmosphere, you'll want to get your cute little buns over to the Barri Gotic, the center of the Old City of Barcelona. You'll see fabulous Roman ruins, ancient churches, tons of street vendors, great tapas bars, and loads of cute young students just chilling out and having a good time. There are no cars allowed in the Barri Gotic (also known as the Gothic Quarter) so you can ramble around to your heart's content, discovering tons of little squares, cool boutiques, and great restaurants. You'll have a gay old time! Where Ya Goin'? Barcelona! If you want to meet hip kids, get laid in the trendiest gay clubs in the world, or just eat and drink the night away, Barcelona is where all the cool queers are going this year! You'll be able to party all night, sleep all day, hit cool gay beaches, and find all the man meat you can handle. CC boytoy.com 2012

I always saw him as more Slave Girl Leia.

http://gawker.com/5976326/satanists-are-now-supporting-florida-governor-rick-scott

Perhaps some of you have your own photos you can add to these? Esp. sauna boy photos?

Scientists take to Twitter to reveal their less than scientific methods Scientists across the world are tweeting about how experiments really get done. Some are brutally honest, most are very funny Weird science … not all scientists are as methodical as you might have expected. Photograph: The Ronald Grant Archive Scientists are a precise bunch. Our experiments are carefully planned down to the last detail, the methods we use are selected with great care and forethought and our sample sizes are perfectly calibrated to ensure statistically valid results. But first our hypotheses are constructed only after carefully reading our peers' work. You can see evidence of this clearly spelled out in any research paper which will invariably present a logical series experiments that lead to a nice clear conclusion all carefully referenced to all the relevant prior-art. So if a reaction was left for 60 minutes there must be a sound scientific reason for this. And of course the equipment we use is carefully built from only the highest quality parts. At least these stereotypes are what we wanted you to believe in. That is until a couple of days ago. Since then, scientists from all four corners of the twitterverse have not just dismantled that pure-of-thought image but demolished it with repeated 140-character salvos all bearing the hashtag #overlyhonestmethods. Most of these tweets are jokes that rail against the stuffy and sometimes unclear way that scientific papers are written, but there is certainly more than a grain of truth in most of them. It all started with a neuropharmacologist researcher and blogger called Leigh when she tweeted "incubation lasted three days because this is how long the undergrad forgot the experiment in the fridge #overlyhonestmethods". It didn't take long for the hashtag to go viral. More tweets along similar lines followed including "…the chemicals were combined & stirred by hand for 2 hours by our project students as they were getting on our nerves" from @Simonleighuk, "The experiment was left for the precise time that it took for us to get a cup of tea" from @mahzabin and my favourite from @sciliz "the eppendorf tubes were 'shaken like a polaroid picture' until that part of the song ended". So maybe those reasons for particular reaction times aren't based on quite so sound scientific reasons after all? What about our equipment and sample sizes? Ecologists @biosciencemum and @bgrassbluecrab had something to say about that: "Our experimental equipment was a paddling pool, a bucket with a hole in, some gaffer tape and three cardboard boxes", and "we didn't test as many clams as oysters because we're pretty sure someone found the samples and ate them". You don't see that appearing in journals now do you? (But maybe you should.) Then there's that nice narrative describing that logical series of steps. Well, guess what: "The logical sequence of experiments and ideas expressed in this paper may not have actually occurred in the order given" from @upulie, and "There was no plan - we just tried stuff we thought would be interesting until something interesting happened" by @russelgarwood. As for those carefully read papers from our peers, well sometimes budget cuts get in the way: "We didn't read half of the papers we cite because they are behind a paywall," wrote @devillesylvain. So what started as a single tweet from a frustrated scientist has ended up becoming one of the most fabulous, frank and funny pieces of science communication I've seen in a long time. Some might worry that these tweets have presented scientists as hapless and undermined confidence in science. But I think they have provided a rare insight into the everyday lives of scientists and demonstrated that we are human like everyone else. Moreover, #overlyhonestmethods has managed to demystify science in a way that no other example of science reporting, blogging or broadcasting can quite manage. Overlyhonestmethods is still going strong. Take a look on Twitter or some selections of the best on storify and io9. • Mark Lorch is a chemist at the University of Hull. He also blogs at www.t2ah.com and www.chemistry-blog.com http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2013/jan/10/scientists-twitter-methods More examples... http://io9.com/5974256/overlyhonestmethods-is-the-postsecret-of-the-science-world-and-it-is-amazing http://storify.com/BeckiePort/overlyhonestmethods

Gay Prague Take A Tour! Tired of the increasingly expensive cost of Western Europe rent boys, boy toys and beverages as the dollar slides against the Euro? Then, my beautiful bears, terrific twinks and cravilicious cockaholics, it's time to look East and explore Prague. Prague is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and, with the advent of low cost airlines, has quickly become one of the few that has no off season. You can dance the night away and get your gay on 12 months a year! The city has a rich history and is where Mozart's Don Giovanni was first performed. It retains a medieval city center, is an easy to navigate pedestrian city, and is the most gay-friendly city east of the former Iron Curtain. In fact, the country estimates that it gets over 600,000 gay and lesbian tourists a year, drawn by the cheap beer, good food, beautiful buildings, and young, hip nightlife scene. You'll rarely lack for things to do in Prague, day or night! So let Boy Toy give you the low down on how to go down in this ho-town! Gay Hotel Tours The Prague travel industry is actively courting gay tourists, and wants to do everything they can to ensure that the homos are happy when they write home about Prague. Because of this, an entire string of specifically gay hotels have sprouted up in different parts of the city, and are easy to find when you look to book online. These hotels are not only gay-friendly, but they will, for an extra fee, take you on guided tours of the cruising areas in town, the hottest gay bars and clubs, the most popular saunas, and even set you up with escorts who will come directly to your room and can simply be added to the cost of your hotel bill. You also have the option of taking traditional gay-only tours of non-sexual tourist sites during the day, which are sponsored by the hotels. All in all, Prague makes it very easy to have an exclusively gay vacation and get hot and horny whenever you want to! The Prague Gay Escort Scene Prague has one of the most active gay escort scenes in Europe. But, you generally won't find them through traditional escort services. Instead, the rent boys either work the gay bars and clubs at any given gay watering hole, assume that at least 10 percent of the patrons are working boys - or else work directly for the various gay hotels. Drakes, Temple and Escape are the most well know and popular of the bars that have working boys. They are good year round but you may have to be a bit more patient and wait around for the right guy to grace your presence that you would in some other cities. The best strip action is in Escape. You may also find some of them working the saunas but the chance of that happening is slim. No matter where you pick them up, expect them to cost roughly half of what you would pay in Western Europe. If you decide to go searching Prague on your own without the help of a hotel tour, you'll find most of the clubs/bars and saunas in the Old Town, Vinohrady and Zizkov sections of the city. If cruising is more your style, then you'll want to visit the Andel Shopping Center, where the bathrooms are known gay pick up spots; the Podoli Bath, where the changing rooms are hookup spots; and Seberak Lake, where the nude sunbathers often take a break in the bushes with each other; the train station where cruising always seem to be going on. Gay Events In Prague There are two main gay events in Prague: the Gay And Lesbian Film Festival Mezipatra, and Prague Gay Pride. The film festival has been held every November since 2001 and the first Prague Gay Pride took place in August 2011 and will continue to be held at that time of year into the future. Both bring a lot of gay tourists into town, so you'll want to reserve your hotel room at a gay hotel several months in advance to make sure you aren't stuck with straight frat boys at a normal hotel unless, of course, that's your thing, in which case you MUST check out our guide to seducing straight boys! What To Do When You're Not Getting Your Gay On Even if you are the most dedicated cocksucker in the world, you'll want to spend some time with your dick in your pants. Luckily, Prague has dozens of great tourist sites here are the highlights. Prague Castle. Listed in the Guinness Book Of World Records as the largest ancient castle in the world, it is not only beautiful but offers impressive views of the city from the top floors. It will make you feel like a queen! The city's Gothic Astronomical Clock is another interesting site sitting right next to the theater where Mozart originally launched several of his most important operas. If you have Jewish ancestry, you'll want to visit the Josefav district of Prague. This is the old Jewish ghetto, and features the oldest still standing synagogues in all of Europe. Writer Franz Kafka's house is also here, as is the oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe. This part of town alone is worth an entire day's walking. Finally, the Infant Of Prague is perhaps the most famous statue of Christ in the world. You'll find it in the Church Of Our Lady Victorious, in the Lesser Town section of the city. Come To Prague And Let's Get Physical! Ok, that's our roundup for your next gaycation in Prague! Book your trip now the boy toys are waiting for you! cc boytoy.com 2012

I have friends in NYC that loved this play and said it was one of their favorites this year. Great review Lucky!

You mean like watching Honey Boo Boo or reading Harry Potter?