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The Sporno Guide to the London Olympics

Available at Out.com.

July 26, 2012 – 4:01 pm | By Mark Simpson | Posted in sporno | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Out magazine’s tribute to Mark Simpson

Out magazine have run a tribute to my work for them over the years here. I’m very touched. And it’s richly deserved, of course. But I can’t help but wonder: did I die?

October 22, 2011 – 6:01 pm | By Mark Simpson | Posted in announcement | Tagged , | Comments Off

Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ — Love it or Leave it?

A heated debate on Out.com about Lady Gaga’s new single ‘Born This Way’. I’m the one making omelette out of it.

February 23, 2011 – 3:01 pm | By Mark Simpson | Posted in commentary | Tagged , , | Comments (1)

That Lady Gaga backlash is so tired already

The Gaga backlash, which recently found itself a leader in Camille Paglia, was inevitable. It’s also misguided, argues Mark Simpson (Out Magazine, Sept 24 2010) My bitch is better than your bitch! And she wore that dress before yours did! My bitch would kick your bitch’s ass! This is the kind of thing the older generation …

September 28, 2010 – 2:25 pm | By Mark Simpson | Posted in article, journalism, music | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (23)

Sporno: where sport and porn meet and produce a spectacular money shot

Just in time for the World Cup the July issue of the re-launched OUT features an essay by yours truly on the post-metrosexual pornolization of sport — or what I dub ‘sporno’.  Here’s a (breathless) taster: ‘Sportsmen on this side of the Atlantic are increasingly openly acknowledging and flirting with their gay fans, a la …

June 20, 2006 – 11:37 am | By Mark Simpson | Posted in advertising, article, bisexuality, commentary, journalism, masculinity, metrosexual, popular culture, porn, sporno, sport | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (13)