Last week was a busy one- Gwenn and I spoke at UNC Chapel Hill and also at an HIV/AIDS conference in Springfield, MA. It's always an honor to be invited to speak, but what made the Chapel Hill visit unique from any other college talks is how it happened. The person...
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Video Reviews, Depeche Mode Covers, Cobain Remembered
Got lots swirling around in the ol' nugget today, but I want to lead out with yet another remembrance of Kurt Cobain. I know many think he's overrated and overmentioned, but this week marked 17 years since he took his own life... time flies, doesn't it? Near the end...
TODAY: National Call-In Day to Fund Domestic HIV Programs
Today is the day- make a quick call to your representatives to urge them to continue funding HIV/AIDS programs in the United States. Whether you are a democrat or a republican, these programs are necessary to insure the safety of our fellow Americans who are living...
Synthetic Division “Out of Time” Music Video
Here it is, my band's first ever music video, featuring stop motion and Playmobil toys- including a hospital! Funny thing is, the inspiration for this song came in part from a hospital visit in late 2009... so the creator Dirk Roth's concept really fits the song and...
Synthetic Division “Out of Time” (lyrics, vid on Monday!)
It's tough being my own publicist, I tell ya. The job doesn't pay, and my client is a major dick. But aside from that, I can't really complain too much I guess. Just pass along info on "the boss". *sigh*__________As I mentioned earlier this week, the first Synthetic...
Stephen Colbert Talks AIDS
Poz blogger Oriol has some great insights on this week's discussion about AIDS on the Colbert Report, when Anthony Fauci appeared as a guest. I love Colbert, and think he did a great job of conveying the mass misunderstanding of HIV through his on-air character....
Meet Dirk Roth, Watch His Cool Video
I love music videos. The only time I see them is when TiVo picks up 120 Minutes on VH1 Classic, which I highly recommend watching if you haven't seen it. They show the best. I know, I know, you can YouTube videos anytime... but 120 Minutes really sorts out the quality...
Feeling Better
After a week of feeling under the weather, I'm finally back to my mocha-drinking form. I'm hoping that two weeks over the last month and half is enough sickness to see me through to the summer... The silver lining is that my body timed this stuff pretty well, aside...
WWE Wrestles With Gay Issue
I am an unapologetic pro wrestling fan. Oh, wait, sports entertainment fan. WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) takes great pains in correcting journalists who label their product "professional wrestling", as that is far too limiting in scope when you consider the...
Elizabeth Taylor: A Moving Star to the AIDS Community
Elizabeth Taylor is a legend for a far more important reason than pretending to be someone else while being filmed. In the 1980's, when this country and her own inner-circle of friends were beginning to see the harsh realities of AIDS and it's unbearable stigma, she...