http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/ en editor@gaylistdaily.com Copyright 2010 2010-08-10T08:00:00-06:00 http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/josh_kilmer_purcells_slice_of_the_big_apple/ http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/josh_kilmer_purcells_slice_of_the_big_apple/#When:08:00:00Z Though New York Times bestselling author Joshua Kilmer-Purcell (I Am Not Myself These Days, The Bucolic Plague) now spends his time raising kids (as in goats) and vegetables with partner Dr. Brent Ridge on Planet Green’s The Fabulous Beekman Boys, there was a time in the recent past he spent raising hell in New York City. As the fabulous Aqua, Josh Kilmer-Purcell’s drag alter-ego (famed for her fishbowl breasticles), our beloved denizen conquered the city’s nightlife. As the grown-up author, loving partner and “accidental upstate famer,” Josh’s appreciation for New York City (where he still spends most of his time) has evolved. We couldn’t wait to check in with the reality-TV star to find out his favorite NYC spots of the past (while Aqua was still around) and of today in this month’s Slice of the Big Apple. One of our favorite authors reveals his favorite spots in the city 2010-08-10T08:00:00-06:00 http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/mainlining_the_citys_culture/ http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/mainlining_the_citys_culture/#When:08:00:00Z Is our cultural palate really that refined? Or is our thirst just quenched by the availability of wine and cocktails at most NYC cultural events? Culture Fix, a new event space on the Lower East Side, doesn’t help us answer the question anytime soon. Not that we’re complaining. Culture Fix gives us just that 2010-08-05T08:00:00-06:00 http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/freshly_minted/ http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/freshly_minted/#When:08:00:00Z We get to wishful drinking a bit too much on these hot summer days. One of the most recent wishes to bubble up our brain stem involved restaurants delivering directly to various spots within Central Park. We tend to get hungry after cruising. Unlike our other far-fetched park fantasies, this one has actually come true thanks to City Mint. The new iPhone app magically allows customers to order food and beverage deliveries directly to their blankets (or bushes) anywhere in Central Park. City Mint provides the munchies 2010-07-29T08:00:00-06:00 http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/dumpster_diving/ http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/dumpster_diving/#When:08:00:00Z This sticky heat is as much of a buzz kill as Mel Gibson’s recorded phone calls. But relief is coming (for us, not Mel). Last summer’s dumpster-to-pool pilot program was a venerable success in Brooklyn and will arrive on the concrete shores of Park Avenue next week. Sure, even the dirtiest of New York City Boys like us have to consider dumpster diving carefully. Lady Bunny might have done it in her early days to get by, but she definitely didn’t make it look pretty. For the upcoming month of dumpster diving, it’s less “scavenging for last-minute left-over rubbers in a vermin-infested petri dish” and more “wading in inviting chlorinated water filling a Hazmat-approved refurbished dumpster.” Midtown makes waves in August 2010-07-27T08:00:00-06:00 http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/dive_in/ http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/dive_in/#When:08:00:00Z We wish we could skinny dip. But after all the gelato, Mister Softee and Pinkberry we’ve had to cool us down this summer, at best it’d be a “husky dip.” Still, the monthly underground Baña Pool Parties at least give us that option. Similar to last month’s gay pool parties at the Grace Hotel, the Baña events have a simple premise: cool down hot gay boys with lush pools and skimpy swimwear. We certainly applaud the effort. Jump head first at the monthly Baña Pool party 2010-07-22T08:00:00-06:00 http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/the_nick_of_time/ http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/the_nick_of_time/#When:08:00:00Z Upon initial consideration, an upscale men’s barbershop called the Blind Barber doesn’t exactly sound inviting. “How did the barber become blind?” “Is he not proficient with the tools of his trade?” and “How does he ensure that our pompadour isn’t devastated if he is visually impaired?” are just a few of the questions the new shop’s name planted in our gorgeous heads. The Blind Barber opens in the East Village 2010-07-20T08:00:00-06:00 http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/stairway_to_heaven/ http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/stairway_to_heaven/#When:08:00:00Z Homotels are gaining traction in this town. Until a few of the bigger brands (like the upcoming G Resort) open, smaller chains that are more gay-friendly than outright flaming are popping up around New York. Our latest favorite is the St. Giles Tuscany in Midtown. Perhaps the Patrón Saint (typo and it stays) of gay hotel accommodations, St. Giles answers plenty of our hotel prayers. (Yes, we do more than just one thing when on our knees in hotel rooms.) Our biggest prayer St. Giles entertains is that of hotel décor. Decorated with measured modern appointments, stepping into the Tuscany is like entering the apartment of an affluent gay man who possesses a versatile, tasteful design palate. St. Giles shines down on Midtown 2010-07-15T08:00:00-06:00 http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/boys_will_be_girls/ http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/boys_will_be_girls/#When:08:00:00Z Walking a mile in the shoes of the city’s drag population has never sounded easy. A mile in Bianca Del Rio’s stilettos, for example, would be a sweaty trip back to a cramped Bronx studio with toilet paper stuck to our heel, accrued in the stalls at Port Authority. A mile in Sherry Vine or Peppermint’s heels, much the same. Life’s a drag at Miss Vera’s 2010-07-13T08:00:00-06:00 http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/simply_crushed/ http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/simply_crushed/#When:08:00:00Z Our stomping ground includes most of NYC, but if the oenophile in us is craving a visit to a winery, we have to suck it up (usually not a problem) and head out of the city. Now, thanks to the new Brooklyn Winery, our wine-stomping ground is within Subway distance. We can now crush more than hearts in New York 2010-07-08T08:00:00-06:00 http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/fly_by_night/ http://www.gaylistdaily.com/new_york/entries/fly_by_night/#When:08:00:00Z Brute force: it’s one of the few things listed in both the “Interest” section we have on Manhunt and the “Interest” section we’ve populated on Facebook. For why it’s listed on the former we’ll let the photos in an upcoming Michael Musto column reporting back from Folsom Street East provide the answer. But why is “brute force” listed as an interest on our Facebook profiles, with our Meemaws following every step now that her Jitterbug has advanced technologically (the latest model is more of a two-step, we guess)? One word, darlings: Fuerza Bruta. Fuerza Bruta conquers Union Square 2010-07-06T08:00:00-06:00