Vera's Big Gay Blog

Hey, Luke!

2012-01-25T12:30:00.000-06:00

Australian model./actor Charlie Alexander makes a blatant bid to be considered for inclusion on Loco Luke's Luscious Lads.

And he shows off his underfed charms in this Polaroid. I must admit, I am a sucker for a farmer tan.

Serafim/Seraphim

2012-01-25T07:00:00.000-06:00

The mop-topped angel you see here is a Robert Serafim, a teen model. OK, he's probably no angel, but he's pretty, don't you think? This is not his first time here. Some time ago I posted the picture of Robert you see directly below.

At that time I didn't know who he was. A few days ago, I noticed that he was getting a lot of views here, and I hit the internet to see what I could learn about him. Now, besides his name, I can tell you that he was born in Romania, but now lives in Florida, where he attends an "elite tennis academy." (Where's David Foster Wallace when you need him?) About a year and a half ago, his modeling agency posted a casting video of a then 15-year-old Robert awkwardly strutting his stuff for the camera. I don't include it here, you can find it on YouTube if you are interested, but it seems like a few added years have been good to him. I can see him having a pretty good career. And who knows? If this Tennis thing works out, maybe we'll get to see him at Wimbledon.

You likey? More after the jump.

Ryan Gosling And Bad Kid's TV

2012-01-21T17:16:00.002-06:00

Ryan Gosling had a big 2011. He wasn't in any truly "hit" movies, but there's no denying that he was everywhere, critically acclaimed, and that after several years building up indy cred, he entered the mainstream public consciousness last year in a way he hadn't been before. Everybody knows by now that he was on the Mickey Mouse Club with Britney and JT and Xtina back in the day, but the first time I saw him was in this Canadian show, a Saved By The Bell wannabe called Breaker High. Ryan was kind of the Screech character, believe it or not. A few years later Ryan starred in the title role of Young Hercules. At the time I found it a bit hard to wrap my mind around the concept of the Breaker High kid as Hercules, plus there was just no way that Ryan Gosling was ever going to grow up to look like Kevin Sorbo.

R.I.P. Etta James

2012-01-20T18:52:00.002-06:00

I'm just going to let the music speak for itself.

Stop SOPA and PIPA

2012-01-18T08:42:00.000-06:00

River In Brief(s)

2012-01-16T15:06:00.000-06:00

Goodness knows I will never complain about pictures of River Viiperi hanging around in his underwear. Never. But I do always find it amusing when I see a boy in his underwear wearing a backpack. It just seems silly.

The Long Overdue Sunday Roundup

2012-01-15T20:53:00.001-06:00

Gosh, it has been a long time since I did one of these, hasn't it? Hope it has been worth the wait.

Lots more after the break.

Magic!

2012-01-13T14:15:00.002-06:00

Yesterday, new Magic Mike images appeared at Entertainment Weekly's website, and subsequently, every other entertainment/news/gossip site in the world. People seem to be of two minds about this movie. Either they are outraged that such a thing even exists, or they can hardly wait until opening day. Can you guess which camp I'm in?

Also, our friend April want me to share an updated version of her homemade Magic Mike poster, and since I like looking at it, I agreed.

Gooey River

2012-01-12T14:07:00.000-06:00

River Viiperi sure had a great year, landing several major gigs (Hello, Versace!), topping a lot of year-end polls as favorite male model of the year, and landing in Models.com's top five men of 2011. Naturally he would celebrate, as one does, by stripping down and having a gallon of Lite Karo Syrup poured over his head. What could be more wholesome or natural?

The Rentz Boy

2012-01-11T10:51:00.000-06:00

I was looking for something on my hard drive this morning when I came across a cache of pictures of this cute guy, which I downloaded some time ago and forgot. His name is Eliot Joseph Rentz, and you might be surprised to learn that, although he poses for pictures occasionally, he is not a model. He's a fashion designer. If you are interested, you can see his work here. Adorable, he is, and, thank the gods, not shy. I'd love to see him on Project Runway.

More after the jump.

Zombie Nick

2012-01-10T06:59:00.000-06:00

Coming soon to a theater near you... Nick Hoult plays a romantic zombie in Warm Bodies. Hot.

Mistaken Identity

2012-01-09T20:43:00.002-06:00

When I first saw the picture at the top of this post I sincerely believed, for a brief moment, that I was looking at a photograph of River Phoenix. Do you see the resemblance?

River Phoenix is one of those people who I really miss, despite the fact that I never knew him. I can't help wondering what might have became of him if he had allowed himself to live to a reasonable age instead of dying of an overdose on a Hollywood sidewalk at the age of 23. I guess I'm also still a bit angry with River Phoenix for what he did to himself.

The boy up top is Tom Guinness-Taylor, sometimes just Tom Guinness, a model who has done a lot of work for Burberry, and who, as you'll see in the pictures below, does not really look much like River Phoenix at all.

Loiterer

2012-01-07T17:08:00.002-06:00

According to Models.com, Gianluca Albonico, pictured above, and below, was discovered when he "loitering outside of Fashion Model Management in Milan early one morning last November." If I saw someone who looked like this hanging out at my front door, I would surely take notice. Despite a questionable hairdo, and a sad tattoo, he looks like the real deal to me.

Becoming A Star In The Age of Internet

2012-01-04T14:26:00.003-06:00

This is a sign of me getting old, I guess, but I've been surprised lately by what it takes to be famous on the the internet. Not that there's anything wrong with it, but a lot of people with very short resumes have some pretty diverse and devoted fan bases. Case in point is this fellow who I ran across recently. His name is James Gaisford and he's an actor. Mind you, he only has one IMDb credit, and that's for a supporting role in a DisneyXD movie. Did you see Den Brother? No, I didn't think so. So why does this guy have a "Fuckyeah" Tumblr devoted to him, and swooning fangirls tweating about him? It's because he plays the lead in an amateur YouTube video based on The Hunger Games novels. And that, in this new age, is all it takes. It's a brave new world, and I'm not complaining.

First Model Of The Year

2012-01-02T22:23:00.000-06:00

What do you think of Czech model Karel Struhy? He's a bit more muscly than I usual like my fellahs, but I can live with that. And look at that face!

Ringing Out The Old Year With Kai Z Feng

2011-12-31T20:26:00.000-06:00

What better way to end 2011 (and good riddance) than with some lovely portraits from Kai Z Feng, the (un)official lead photographer of all that is young, hip, British, and beautiful? Starting above you'll find, under all that fur, the patented pout of Jake Cooper(white).


The beautiful and elusive Alex Godart

Soon to be Spidey, adorable Andrew Garfield

From the second generation of Skins, Jack O'Connell


Mr. Alex Watson

Pretty Paddy gets a makeover

All we need know is that Robin Ahrens is 18 yrs old

Kacey Carrig, tennis player, is proud to the finich, 'cuz he eats his spinich!

Happy New Year, everyone!

At The Movies

2011-12-30T22:57:00.000-06:00

I went and saw War Horse today, which is a very old fashioned movie. It reminded me of Black Beauty mixed with All's Quiet on the Western Front. I'm sure that some will be put off by its earnestness, its lack of irony, its sentimentality, and its unabashed audience manipulation, but I must admit that I wept through large portions of it. Those who are cooler than I will no doubt be howling with indignation when it receives multiple Oscar nominations (while I consider any serious contemplation of the Academy Awards as more than a pop culture sideshow to be a sign of immaturity). Well, so be it, but I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the film immensely.

Plus, it didn't hurt that I got to look at this:

And this:

Life is short. You have to enjoy the small pleasures while you can.

Birth Daze

2011-12-29T14:05:00.000-06:00

Thank the gods that today is Ross Lynch's 16th birthday, because I have a self-imposed age limit on this blog, and I don't think I could have held out much longer. I had never heard of Ross until the premiere of Austin & Ally, his new musical/comedy show on The Disney Channel last month, and even though the show is just more of the same goofball-antics-that-don't-occur-on-Earth-as-we-know-it, like everything else on that channel, Ross is, quite simply, adorable. I'm not saying that he has demonstrated great acting ability, but that could come. Before The Mouse snapped him up, he played in a band called R5 with other members of his family, including his brother Riker, who Gleeks will recognize as a Dalton Warbler. YouTube videos of R5 reveal that Ross is quite a competent pop singer, even without the Disney production gloss, so, as much as I hate to make the comparison, Disney may have finally found their own Bieber. Time will tell.

The Trouble With Breton

2011-12-28T07:03:00.002-06:00

The trouble with unimonikered models like Breton is that it's hard to google them. I know a few things about Breton, how tall he is, for example (six feet), and that he was once a professional skier, but that's about all. I do think he's rather lovely, though, with his big, blue eyes, and lean, sinewy physique. In other words, he seems like a groovy boy. I'd like to strap him on sometime.

My Christmas Present To Me

2011-12-26T19:04:00.000-06:00

I have been writing this entry for ages now, pages and pages, and I just threw it all out in service of the truism that a picture is worth a thousand words. Here's what I got myself for Christmas.

Bike Boy by Zack

The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey

If you don't know who Oliver Frey (a.k.a. Zack) is, you need to know. I have been a fan of him for a very long time, and I was thrilled to learn that some of his explicit gay erotic art is now available as high quality books. Also, an overview of his mainstream commercial artwork (not explicit, but imaginative, fun, and sexy), most of which first appeared in British gaming magazines, is available in a beautiful, lush volume by Mr. Frey's partner, Roger Kean. In my earlier attempt to convey how much I love Oliver Frey's work, I failed, so I've decided that you just have to see it for yourself to understand. Therefore, I am showing you just a few of his images below (NSFW, some of them) , and links to his websites. You really should check this out, I know you won't regret it.

http://www.oliverfreyart.com/

http://zack-art.com/

http://www.cityboiz.com/

Oliver Frey at Amazon

I May Have To DVR This

2011-12-24T22:34:00.002-06:00

This little promo for MTV's New Year's Eve show sounds promising. Co-host Tyler "Teen Wolf" Posey pretty much promises that he will be shirtless, which sure sounds good to me.

Just in case you forgot, here is what Tyler looks like when he is shirtless.

Workin' It!

2011-12-22T08:36:00.000-06:00

Those who know me know that, not unlike that bitch Janet Weiss, I don't like a man with too many muscles. However, there's something about this blond bodybuilder that strikes a chord.

Latest Model

2011-12-22T08:26:00.002-06:00

Haven't seen much of this guy, and don't know much about him, except his name is Pedro Muller, and he is from Brazil. And you know, they only make beautiful boys in Brazil. He seems so cool and aloof in these photos. I wonder if he heats up in real life.

In Praise Of Creative Readers

2011-12-20T22:42:00.000-06:00

Our friend April is a Photoshop whiz, it seems, and here's something she whipped up to share with us. It's her own poster for the upcoming flesh fest we call Magic Mike, and features Mr. Alex Pettyfer in a state of not-quite-nakedness. (Original photo by Kai Z Feng.) Love it, love it, love it. But we'll downplay the fact that Alex is just 17 in this picture.

Something That Makes Me Happy

2011-12-19T13:53:00.000-06:00

The picture you see here popped up on my Tumblr dash yesterday. Beneath the picture, here is what it said:

Go ahead and call us what you want baby, we are who we are and we dont give a fuck what all of you think. LABELS are just words like any other, they dont determine who we are inside. the only labels that really matter are the ones we give ourselves. WHO ARE YOU TO TELL ME WHO I AM!!??
YES we are homos and fucking proud of it BITCHES!!

This seems to have originated at a blog run by a girl called Andrea. Please consider going to her blog and giving her some love.

And here is the lesson that your Auntie Vera takes from this: It gets better, yes, but that doesn't mean that you have to sit on your hands and wait for it to get better. Be defiant. I'd always rather feel anger than despair.