Again, just too awesome not to post: Who wants the hassle and maintenance of a real fireplace when Netflix serves up a convincing yule log you can just stream to your living room TV? Or better yet, why not just give in to all the Star Wars mania and curl up next to Anakin Skywalker’s burning corpse on a cold winter’s night. If this five hour loop of Darth Vader’s funeral pyre on YouTube doesn’t get you in the mood for the holidays, nothing will.
NASA scientists discover that several Jupiter-sized exoplanets previously thought to be dry in fact contain water: “‘Our results suggest it’s simply clouds hiding the water from prying eyes, and therefore rule out dry hot Jupiters,’ Jonathan Fortney of the University of California, Santa Cruz and a co-author on a paper published. ‘The alternative theory to this is that planets form in an environment deprived of water, but this would require us to completely rethink our current theories of how planets are born.’ The University of Deleware’s John Gizis, who studies brown dwarfs, a kind of ‘failed star’ that evolve similarly … Read more
Ah, the gay ’70s. Post-Stonewall, pre-AIDS — it was a time of sexual liberation not to mention some seriously thick mustaches. What better way to let off a little of that hyper-sexual steam in a world without the internet that with a little paperback pulp? The titles alone of the below smattering of pulp pleasures are enough to get us smirking — Saddle Buddy, Holler Uncle,The Big Pipe, The Meat Eaters, Jump Squad… But it’s the covers we really love, showcasing the decade’s hottest trends, from turtle necks to fur-lined coats. Original Article at Towleroad
Welcome to ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post, so I can also share it over to our FB page (as opposed to this discussion group). –If you want, send me your book announcement info at … Read more
NASA this week released a very cool video of our solar system’s dwarf planet Ceres, a composite of images taken by the Dawn spacecraft. Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt. The clip includes a flyover view of Occator Crater, home of Ceres’ brightest area. False color was used to determine differences in surface materials, and examine bright spots on the object. The bright material, NASA says, is consistent with salt, silicate, and sulfates. Original Article at Towleroad.com
There are three things that this group of eight gay guys from London loves; a capella, Disney and wearing costumes. So what were they to do but create the group Homonix? And now, we have their debut video. It is a medley of Disney villain songs from Cruella De Vill from 101 Dalmations to Poor Unfortunate Souls from The Little Mermaid with absolutely no instruments but their mouths and hands. Full Story at Gay Star News
With the rise of smart TVs, fridges and other household appliances, it was only a matter of time until even the things we thought were smart enough already would get an upgrade. Cue the Fluxo lamp; developed by Austrian start-up Luke Roberts, it offers unlimited lighting options that go beyond just changing an angle. Using high-quality LEDs, the Fluxo allows users the maximum level of personalization: the downlight’s exclusively white LEDs are fully adjustable in their light temperature, while the uplight also features blue, red and green LEDs. Full Story from Gay Star News
Sci fi author Will Norman has a new sci fi podcast out: Author and zillapreneur W.P. Norman has launched a sci-fi comedy serial podcast. Muscle-boy pacifist Commander Video is on a mission to bring love, peace, and video content exchange to the murderous planet Synthra. The planet’s evil bleach blonde Minister Supreme sees him as a shrewd threat and… possibly her chance to seize power. Solomon the Gluteus Surfer, who captures Video, sees only a slab of beef ready to be sold on the slave market; and Video’s star navigator thinks he’s just plain stupid. Commander Video may arguably be … Read more
Genre: M/M Paranormal Romance Length: Novellas I have a guilty pleasure—mpreg. Believe me, I know the psychological implications of being interested in this sort of kink, and I’d probably agree with most of what would apply to me, but that doesn’t change the fact that I love it. I’m sure everyone knows what mpreg is at this point, but for those that don’t, mpreg is male impregnation… and I can’t even say it’s fantasy, because there are actually dudes who get pregnant these days. However, in most mpreg, there’s an element of fantasy, and because it’s also a kink, there … Read more
A young soldier who lost a portion of penis from a blast in Afghanistan will be the first person in the world to receive a penis transplant. The procedure, which will be performed by surgeons at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will be the first of its kind in the United States. The organ will be taken from a deceased donor, and the surgeons believe the penis will be fully functional within a mere few months. Injuries to the penis are not uncommon in the military. From 2001-2013, 1,367 men serving in Iraq and Afghanistan suffered from injuries … Read more