Today is National HIV Testing Day. I'm passing you off to Sean Strub today because he has written two great blog posts and I, well, I haven't been writing much lately since I've been swamped with Synthetic Division stuff. Hope all are well! Positively Yours,...
Entertainment & Pop Culture
Greg Louganis in a Hot Tub
On Friday night I was pleasantly surprised to see a cameo on one of my favorite new shows by world famous positoid and Olympic athlete Greg Louganis. On Portlandia, he explains the Olympic games to the doubtful co-stars of the show whilst sitting in a hot...
SHOCKER: Red Ribbon Worn At Golden Globe Awards
Yes, you read that right- an actor of prominence wore a red ribbon on his suit jacket at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night. Before I laud praise, I gotta say that it was wonderful to see one of those little suckers. Really. I paused the screen to...
I Victory Crouch You by Synthetic Division (Halo Tribute)
Did you hear the story last month about how a group of gamers solved a problem with HIV that has been baffling scientists for over a decade? Click here to learn more about how a University of Washington program transforms scientific problems into computer games. I,...
Two and a Half Men: Did Charlie Harper Have HIV?
I'm not a big Two And A Half Men fan- in fact I've never watched an entire episode until last night. Morbid curiosity drew me in, as I was wondering how they would kill off the womanizing, drug-usin', freerollin' Charlie Sheen's character, the womanizing, drug-usin',...
The Last American Virgin (1982)
So I was browsing Netflix, and thought of an old movie I saw as a kid, The Last American Virgin. Even though my parents weren't too tight with enforcing the R-rating, I doubt I saw this one in the theater in 1982 since I was 7 when it came out. I'm thinking I watched...
Tracy Morgan’s Dad Had HIV
Usually when someone apologizes for a public/personal misstep, the only thing that comes across is that they are sorry they got caught. On Monday I blogged about Tracy Morgan's homophobic rant at one of his stand-up gigs earlier this month. In the last couple of weeks...
Tracy Morgan’s “Scare Tactics” and HIV
In early June, during one of his stand-up comedy routines in Nashville, Tracy Morgan made some anti-gay remarks that didn't come across as a laughing matter. During what has been described as a rant, Morgan said he would kill his son if he learned he was gay. The...
Eloquent with Rage, ONE Condoms and Will.I.Am.A.Moron
My good buddy Bob Geise noticed a prompt from ONE Condoms over on Facebook to write a poem about condoms. Being the good poet and writer that he is, Bob channeled his frustration over a recent interview that Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas conducted with Elle...
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...