General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera, Rick Santorum, addressed a crowd of reporters and well-wishers at Lincoln Center Plaza this past week. “My personal late night internet research has revealed to me that the last couple of seasons at the Metropolitan have caused Nathan Gunn and his vocal folds to go off half cocked. This… [Read More]
A Catholic School Girl’s Musings on Parsifal at the Metropolitan Opera
We were particularly excited to see Parsifal this past week at the Met—as both Jonas Kaufmann and Rene Pape are in it and the production was getting rave reviews. And the Met’s Parsifal did not disappoint. This was my first time seeing Parsifal and Shawn’s first time seeing any Wagner opera and so we went… [Read More]
In Honor of Tuesday: 12 MORE Unintentionally Homoerotic Batman Images
Due to popular demand, I am sharing MORE of my disturbingly extensive collection of Unintentionally Homoerotic Batman Images. -From the Private Collection of Shawn E Milnes Related Articles: 14 Unintentionally Homoerotic Batman Images Rick Santorum’s Personal Manservant Leonard Tells All! 1980’s Sitcom Character Monroe Ficus Publicly Repudiates Actor Jim J Bullock 10 Sexting Autocorrects That… [Read More]
In Celebration of Dark Knight Rises: 14 Unintentionally Homoerotic Batman Images
In honor of the opening of Dark Knight Rises, I am sharing some selections from my disturbingly extensive collection of Unintentionally Homoerotic Batman Images. Notice they wake up in bed together in the first panel… The above is… [Read More]
Vocal Folds, Frilly Shirts and Hair Dryers: General Misconceptions About Opera (and Life) Growing Up with Opera Singers
1. The use of a hairdryer is a vital aesthetic and artistic statement. 2. Tosca, the story of a happy go lucky baron with a heart of gold and a user friendly SM/Leather fetish, ends after the second act. 3. Don Giovanni is a love story and somehow being dragged bodily to hell is a… [Read More]
Portrait of the Young Artist as a Middle Aged Gay Man
I started dressing like a middle aged wealthy gay man when I was 9. I would wear a purple silk ascot, double breasted velvet blazer and penny loafers (with actual pennies in them) to Church on Sundays. Being raised by your opera diva mother does odd things to your psyche, what can I tell you?… [Read More]
