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Month Two for Mr. Mickey's Foray into Veganism
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Feb. 8, 2010, 4:45 p.m. ET
So Mr. Mickey is on month two of being a vegan and knows all you animal lovers and health food nuts are dying for an update! MM has been going crazy at Whole Foods buying things like these vegan City Girl Country Girl cookies (and calling them Shitty Girl Cunty Girl!) as well as all kinds of soy protein treats like soy baby back ribs and tofu chicken tenders. The good news is MM feels great and strangely doesn't even miss eating most foods like cake and cookies. MM does however miss eggs and is a bit nervous about his trip to Paris next month, to say nothing of his jaunt to Belgrade in April. Les Francais just j'adore a little rabbit smothered in butter! Still, where there's a will there's a gay, and MM will struggle through somehow!!! MM has commited to six months of veganism and we'll do a review at that point to figure out if it will become a lifetime commitment or MM will slip back to cruelty-free vegetarianism! Isn't this fascinating!!!!?
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Sunset Boulevard's Nancy Olson on Big Love!
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Feb. 1, 2010, 12:29 p.m. ET
Mr. Mickey had a flashback to his favorite classic film Sunset Boulevard while watching Big Love this weekend. While Bll Paxton's character was sitting in the waiting room of lobbyist Marilyn Densham (played by none other than Sissy Spacek), MM did a touble take at the woman who was sitting in next to him. Could that be Nancy Olson from Sunset Boulevard? Why yes it was. In a later scene, Olson's character mentions that "Artie" can't go with her to the fundraising gala and drops that her first husband is named Joe -- a reference to Joe Gillis from SB (played by William Holden) and Artie, the boyfriend who makes the third leg of Holden-Olson love triangle in the film. Fun!!!!
Mr. Mickey's Mexican Trinkets
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Jan. 27, 2010, 4:29 p.m. ET
Mr. Mickey was in Mexico City for the first time recently and came back enamorado de Mexico! (That means "in love," non-Spanish speakers). One thing MM went cuckoo crazles for in the Mexican capital was the shopping. Check out these stuffed animals, clowns and rattles MM scored! Mr. Micks only wished he'd bought hundreds more!!!!
Mr. Mickey Isn't The Only Celebrity in the Family: Meet Cousin Michael
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Jan. 14, 2010, 9:44 a.m. ET
Mr. Mickey is used to be the only member of his family on the boob tube (although MM's brother Scott is a fancy-pants lawyer who has appeared on Court TV and in the Tampa area newspapers). Anyhoo, MM's cousin Michael Gasiorowski has been making some headlines back in the Chicago suburbs. Michael is a student at Fremd High School and the big cheeses there were having trouble finding someone to be the mascot, Victor E. Viking. Enter cousin Michael! You can read the details in an article that appeared in the Daily Herald. MM is proud as a peahen to see another family member getting some press coverage!!! Go Vikings!
Photograph Courtesy of District 211
It's Confirmed! Sarah Jessica Parker to Consult for Halston
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Jan. 13, 2010, 11:01 p.m. ET
Many media outlets are reporting news of film star and fashion icon Sarah Jessica Parker's upcoming role as designer and/or consultant at the house of Halston. A source at Halston tells us that SJP will actually be a member of the company's board and will receive equity in the company. Company insiders insist all designing will be handled by creative director Marios Schwab and shudder at comparisons to the House of Ungaro which has suffered ridicule for it's affiliation with actress Lindsay Lohan.
Prince Nikolaos of Greece Engaged!
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Jan. 8, 2010, 2:29 p.m. ET
Over the holidays a prince long-considered one of the best royal catches got engaged. Prince Nikolaos of Greece is the handsome middle son of King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes. His fiancee is Tatiana Blatnik (seen with Nikolaus in May at the wedding of N's cousin Prince Joachim of Denmark). Nikolaos allegedly proposed to Tatiana while on vacation with his family in Greece.
Photo from Royal Blog News
For the Chic Set's Bathroom Needs: Vogue Toilet Tissue
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Jan. 8, 2010, 11:39 a.m. ET
MM just got back from the cosmopolitan hotspot that is Mexico City where he came across this package of cuteness: Vogue Toilet Paper. Mr. Mickey HAD to buy the TP as a gift for his friends at Vogue. Sadly, it's made by Kimberly Clark who do NOT use recycled paper so please don't buy it -- just look at the picture and enjoy it!!!
Who Knew the Dominican Monks Were Such Hunks?
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Jan. 6, 2010, 12:59 p.m. ET
Maybe Mr. Mickey should become a priest. MM is just back from the glamorous cultural hotspot Mexico City. It was MM's first trip to Mexico and who knew it's so filled with amazing museums, architecture and art? Meanwhile Mexico is of course a very Catholic country but MM was surprised to see this ad which is meant to recruit men to be Dominican monks. Is MM crazy or does this look more like a gay cruising ad? The guy with the phone is cruising the hunk in the middle and the monk on the right looks like he's on manhunt.com! We've all heard stories about the goings-on between priests, but this is ridiculous!!!
British Foreign Secretary: Sexiest Man in Politics
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Jan. 6, 2010, 9:27 a.m. ET
Meanwhile, am I the only one who's noticed that Britain's Foreign Secretary is a sex god? How hot is David Miliband? And how old is he? He looks like he's a 25-year-old ex-fitness model. How can MM concentrate on Mr. Miliband talking about important diplomatic issues when he's such a cutie?
Photographer Thomas Dozol's First NYC Show
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Jan. 5, 2010, 2:08 p.m. ET
One of PAPER's favorite photographers, Thomas Dozol, is having his first New York show, Entre Temps, which opens this Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Envoy Gallery (131 Chrystie St., btwn Broome and Delancey). And if a show of beautiful photos isn't enough for you, the kids will be heading downstairs to Home Sweet Home afterwards for drinkies and the musical stylings of DJ Johnny Misheff.
Christmas Day in January! New Royalty Books Delivered!
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Jan. 5, 2010, 9:39 a.m. ET
Look what was waiting in the mail when MM got back to the office after two weeks away!!! Two new royalty books from a royalty bookstore in Holland. The one on the left, Casa Savoia: Storia di una Famiglia Italiana, is basically a a catalogue of objects from the former Italian Royal House. The one on the right, Koninklijk Fotoalbum, is a lavish photo album of the Dutch Royal Family presented year by year. MM is going to busy for the next few days studying these fabulous new tomes!
Mr. Mickey Talks Sweaty Farming with Israeli Adult Film Star Avi Dar
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Dec. 23, 2009, 10:15 a.m. ET
Avi Dar's one of Lucas Entertainment's hottest new talents. The sexy former hairdresser, who appears in brand new films Men of Israel and Obsession, recently chatted with PAPER's Mickey Boardman about moving to New York from Tel Aviv, being shy, and whether he'll still be working after 40. Mr. Mickey: How did you get into this business?
Avi Dar: I was a hairdresser in
Israel when I met adult film director Michael Lucas, who was looking for people in Israel and went to do an audition. I met him and I think
he loved it. He told me 'You're in!'
Christmas Came a Little Early This Year! The Butt 2010 Calendar
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Dec. 18, 2009, 9:00 a.m. ET
MM loves the hollandaise season because all sorts of fun gifts come in the mail! One of the best so far has been the 2010 calendar from the cuties at Butt Magazine! It's the gift that will keep giving all year long!
Cutest Couple at the Nobel Prize Celebrations: Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Singer Wyclef Jean
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Dec. 14, 2009, 2:32 p.m. ET
Will and Jada Pinkett Smith hosted a concert in Oslo to celebrate President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Here's a cute shot of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway (with her son Marius) meeting singer Wyclef Jean. Donna Summer also performed at the concert. The Obamas had already gone back to Washington.
Scott Lifshutz's Pet Portraits on Isaac Mizrahi Live!
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Dec. 11, 2009, 1:59 p.m. ET
One of PAPER's favorite fashion bessies, Isaac Mizrahi, made his debut last week on QVC with his show Isaac Mizrahi Live! The show is filmed at his Manhattan studio and features a variety of sets from which Isaac and his QVC sidekick (our favorite is former Miss Tennessee Lisa Robinson) sell everything from plaid throws to plates to toggle coats to Junior's cheesecakes. We love to watch QVC for entertainment purposes (and yes, we shop too!) and while watching Isaac's show we were excited to see the amazing pet portraits artist Scott Lifshutz had done of Harry and Deano, the dogs of Isaac and his BF. Scott's portraits of downtown hipsters are legendary and he's done such luminaries as Lady Bunny, Cecilia Dean, PAPER's own Kim and David and the pets of Patricia Field, Todd Oldham, Susan Sarandon and more. Check out his work here.
Princess Mabel of the Netherlands Tweets!
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Dec. 7, 2009, 4:44 p.m. ET
Monarchist Mr. Mickey is always excited to find titled cuties on the internet and Princess Mabel of the Netherlands (pictured with her husband Prince Friso, son of Queen Beatrix) is tweeting. She's tweeting under the name Mabel Van Oranje and she tweets about her goings-on as the CEO of the Elders, a independent group of global leaders brought together by Nelson Mandela to lend their wisdom to world problems. Mabel has just tweeted about the climate summit in Copenhagen and she's traveling to Cyprus with former US President Jimmy Carter to try and build better relations between the two sides of the divided island.
Sarah Ferguson and the Princesses at the L.A. Premiere of Young Victoria
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Dec. 7, 2009, 12:11 p.m. ET
Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, made a glamorous appearance in Los Angeles last Thursday at the premiere of Young Victoria, a film Ferguson produced about her ex-husband's ancestor Queen Victoria. Appearing with Ferguson were her two daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York. All three ladies looked great! MM can't wait to see the movie which stars Emily Blunt as young Victoria and the sexy Rupert Friend as Albert, the Prince Consort.
Photo from Royalty Blog News
Torkil Gudnason's "Hot House"at the Ports 1961 Boutique
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Dec. 3, 2009, 5:13 p.m. ET
Longtime PAPER photographer Torkil Gudnason has a fabulous show of his floral photographs on view at the Ports 1961 boutique in the Meatpacking District. Stop in and check it out! The show is up the entire month. Ports is also generously donating a portion of all sales from their ready-to-wear collection during the month of December to Citta a charity that builds schools and clinics in developing countries. The money from the Ports donation will build a library at the Vivekananda Public School in Orissa, India.
Ports 1961
3 Ninth Ave. at Gansevoort
Keith Haring Proper Attire Condoms for World AIDS Day!
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Dec. 1, 2009, 3:41 p.m. ET
It's World AIDS Day, so Mr. Mickey wants you to be safe in a stylish way today. Proper Attire condoms (how appropriate is the name?) has teamed up with Planned Parenthood and the Keith Haring Foundation to come up with these little babies. They go on-sale today at the Mondrian in Miami and Los Angeles and can also be found at www.ProperAttireCondoms.com and www.haring.com. All proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood!
Kenneth Cole's Rubber Motorcycle Boot for the Butch Yet Cruelty-Free Fashion Lover
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Nov. 19, 2009, 5:44 p.m. ET
Being a cruelty-free cutie, Mr. Mickey is always looking for stylish accessories without animal products. Well Kenneth Cole has designed a rubber motorcycle boot for you stylish leather-free cuties. MM feels butch just thinking about wearing them!
About Last Night... Dinner for Minnie Mortimer at East Side Social Club
By Mickey Boardman
Posted Nov. 19, 2009, 1:14 p.m. ET
WHAT: Peter Davis and Topper Mortimer hosted a fabulous high-fashion din-din for their sister Minnie Mortimer.
WHERE: New hotspot on the block, East Side Social Club
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
WHO: Minnie, reality princess Olivia Palermo and Vogue's Valerie Boster were sporting dresses from Minnie's Spring 2010 collection. Other stylish folks in attendance included Paper's Luigi Tadini and Zandile Blay, Johannes Huebl, Andrew Saffir and Daniel Benedict, Ali Wise, Hayley Bloomingdale, Michael Musto, Gigi Mortimer, Amanda Ross, Georgia Tapert, Bettina Prentice and Rachelle Hruska.
OVERHEARD: "Peter, Tinsley and Topper -- they're like the preppy Ronsons!"
Photos by PatrickMcMullan.com
WHERE: New hotspot on the block, East Side Social Club
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
WHO: Minnie, reality princess Olivia Palermo and Vogue's Valerie Boster were sporting dresses from Minnie's Spring 2010 collection. Other stylish folks in attendance included Paper's Luigi Tadini and Zandile Blay, Johannes Huebl, Andrew Saffir and Daniel Benedict, Ali Wise, Hayley Bloomingdale, Michael Musto, Gigi Mortimer, Amanda Ross, Georgia Tapert, Bettina Prentice and Rachelle Hruska.
OVERHEARD: "Peter, Tinsley and Topper -- they're like the preppy Ronsons!"
Photos by PatrickMcMullan.com