Put on your Dancing Shoes: Bandwagons are Rolling Again

The party bandwagons have started rolling again after all the hula-bulla about the discrimination and quality of the parties and a month’s gap. The fire of rivalry amongst the two groups has no doubt flickered again, with the second group organizing the party a day after the one organized by Scorus / the Gate-crashers. With the upcoming party Scorus has definitely met, if not surpassed, the expectations Bean-Towners have from these parties. A kick-ass venue, central location, twice in a month frequency, a decent cover charge and two floors, by all odds it is a damn-good bargain. What more, it is gay friendly, as Cosmovillage happens to be one of the early party locations before Fabulous, Aura and other arbitrary locations made their debut in the queerdom and definitely much before party-square was born. Although we at QBT always try to emancipate ourselves from any bias when commenting (snigger), in this case we want to emphasize that we are all gaga over Scorus for striking this deal and disappointed with party-square for organizing another party on the same weekend. Party-square girls get a grip; the rules of the game are fair-play, this endeavor of yours makes us think that you like playing dirty games. Any how, coming back to the Cosmo party, how it goes, how successful, really value for money and innumerable others are the questions which can be answered only after the party. In the meantime,

Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for the place to go
Where they play the right music, getting in the swing
You come in to look for a king
Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the music’s high
With a bit of rock music, everything is fine
You’re in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance... You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen, dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine.

Your daily dose of Awwwwww!

Hearts and Hotel rooms... HBO celebrates Gay Pride Month with a short film festival. We like the movie, and we think you might enjoy it too. It's the sort of stuff dreams are usually made of.

Part I



Part II

C is the new pool boy!

C. Ronaldo is upto his usual antics again... and we'rnt missing it! The boy really knows how to get it on, and this time he is playin pool shirtless. Whatte Flaunt!




don't you wanna.. erm... help him with that? ;-)

DNA does a 90!

We know, we know. That previous rambling on the Taj is quite out of character of us. You see, we're intelligent and we have opinions too. and we know our stuff.

But then, we're ladies. We can't stop being the drooling-slurping-ogling-ourselves. A matter of honor it is.

So, what better way to be a laidy than with DNA's #90! Featuring Levi Poulter as Your New Roomie! Enjoy ;-)

Taj, Wonder why?

Amid all the noisy hosannas and humdrums surrounding your inbox, newspapers, radios and TV screens that are demanding your vote to "elect" the Taj Mahal to become the "wonder of the world" (an exercise conducted by a certain Mr Mischievous Webber), sense finally prevails. A colleague dropped this in our inbox. It is UNESCO's little note proclaiming no connection whatsoever with this sham exercise and it sincerely prods us to be more objective in our affection towards heritage sites and monuments.

Surely, a recommended reading for those blinded by feelings of hollow nationalism and for whom symbols and sloganeering mean more than reason and intellect.

While the media's feverish frenzy in running 'Taj specials' (which includes Rahman composed numbers, expert panel discussions and SMS polls) is understandable for causes of viewership and revenues plugged by unrelenting gibberish watched by an undiscerning audience, what is not understandable is this!




Stuff like this makes our blood boil and skin crawl. Not only does one idiot take time out to frame something so boisterously naive, but thousands take time to forward it and feel a sense of pride at having done their part.

Look at it like this: Here is a Chief Minister, who, not a very long time ago, wanted to make an amusement park out of the Taj Mahal that alarmed and outraged conservationists and environmentalists alike. She poured enough money into this benami project from the Government's coffers and is now fighting charges of bribery and is accused of alloting prime land near the Taj to close friends and relatives. And then, unmindful of all these charges and an ongoing CBI probe, an entire state goes and "castes" her back into power. Following which, the whole of Indian media jumps into a frenzy by calling her Master Strategist, MayaJaal, Dalit Queen, Brahmin Messiah and other such ludicrous names. If we care enough about the Taj (and other such assets) to place it in the hands of queens as corrupt and stupid as her and worse, celebrate, is it any surprise that we hazard ourselves with gestures that are merely symbolic and achieve nothing?

Bangalore blogger's meet up

If you're a blogger based in Bangalore, here is something that might just interest you. A Bangalore blogger's meet is being organized this saturday, 07/07/07 at 5.00 PM. We sourced this piece from Bangalore metblog, a well-rounded city-focused blog authored by a group of 12. If you'rnt already subscribing to them, we suggest you do.

http://bangalore.metblogs.com/archives/2007/07/bangalore_bloggers_meet_july_2.phtml

Put a face to the words you are addicted to. Be there!
Date: 7th July 2007
Time: 5 pm
Venue: Café Coffee Day MG Road
RSVP: Sanjukta - 9900119681
Or confirm your participation here: http://sanjukta.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/bangalore-bloggers-meet-july-07/

Shake it like a man!

Arbid surfing on YouTube is subscribed to only when it's a faffy day at work and we're clogged with unchallenged boredom. But even such mindless surfing has its flashes of brilliance. Like the one below that is...

..umm... Yummilicious ;-)

John Galliano Paris Spring Summer

British designer John Galliano's theme this year draws inspiration from the war zone. Thuggish looking models sporting eye-liners and portraying militias across the world swamped the runway. There was what looked like a Russian fighter making his way across Chechnya, a French revolutionary, an inmate and an African rebel. The most impressive one was a superbly achieved mish-mash of Taliban-goes-Latin-America! Hot indeed!

We're not sure of the jackets, but the headgears're already a hit and are sure to disappear as soon as they're on the racks.

Enjoy the pics for now!

DSquared2 Milan Spring Summer

We couldn't help but feature DSquared2's spring summer collection this year at Milan; considering it has D&G's hot property Chad White and Eugene Bauder walking in short shorts... what a gift that would be to your flame! the shorts we mean ;-)

Click to enlarge boys.

Vodka, Gol Gappe aur Tikki Shikki

One of the reasons that make you drive to a dhaba, apart from the robust cuisine that is served piping hot, is the relaxed ambience it offers. Musical notes float from desi loudspeakers playing popular filmy and not so popular Punjabi numbers in a soft luminescent glow of lanterns under the starry sky as you sit on the char-pai taking in the aroma of freshly-made roti and sabzi.

Now don’t be so dreamy eyed and watery mouthed. Patiala, Bhatinda, and Ambala are a far cry for Bangalore cosmopolitans, but worry not, Amritsar has set up its new branch just round the corner!

Amidst the mad clutter of all the dhaba wannabes mushrooming across the length and breadth of Bangalore, there is a new born that will surely grab some well deserved attention! While entering Church Street from the Brigade road side, you just can not miss the truly Punjabi style hoarding hollering out ‘Oye Amritsar’ with its brightly fluorescent bulbs and neon colours.




Enter the premises and you are greeted with asli chammak-challo jhalars, Bollywood posters, a hand-pump, ‘Ok-Sound-Horn’ and whiffs of fresh tadka in the air. After you have taken your seat at a granite-topped table with comfortable chairs padded with bright cushion covers, check out the menu, it’s a treat in itself. The brightly coloured tabloid in pure Punjabi tradition will enthuse you with news and views from Punjab along with snippets of trivia and extremely funny ‘Santa-Banta style’ one liners as you wait for your order from the elaborate list of food and beverages.




The fare is a la carte (no combo meals here) with an option of half or full portion size for both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food lovers… isn’t that pucca dhaba style! Although the food on offer is not really avant-garde, certain items would definitely take the experimentative Beantowner on a new journey. For epicureans accustomed to the food from the north frontier, the fare might seem a tad bland but certainly not below par. If you are one of the many ‘Dailli fellas’ who are part of the newly found mini Delhi in “Korramangala’, the paneer tikka will certainly take you back to the streets of Chandni Chowk.


Vodka Paani-Puri

The service is decent with amiable waiters dressed in multi-coloured kurtas, however we do think a bit of polishing would bring no harm. All in all Oye Amritsar ensures that you have a pleasurable experience amidst fabulous colours, Punjabi fanfare, and indulgent gastronomic delights.

QbT recommends: Paneer ka Tikka, Vodka Gol-Gappe, Kacche Kairi ka Panna (with Vodka) and Methi Pulao

Caution: Ultee karne ke Rs. 20 Extra

Hilton Heiress goes Live on Larry King

The Hilton heiress is out and free and no one is celebrating more than QbT! In an interview with Larry King, the demure looking heiress had us misty eyed with her grand little note on the prison experience. In a very unhilton-ey fashion, the heiress said she would like to fall in love, get married and have a big family! We can't wait to see all that happen. :-)

For now, check out pics that were shot right after her realease and her interview with Larry King.


Hilton was all smiles as she walked out of jail and into freedom on Monday, back to the red carpets and flash bulbs!


Kathy waited in a black SUV as she beckoned Paris for a hug.


The heiress is besieged with fans as they clamour for autographs and a pose.


Hundreds of fans pound on Hilton's SUV as the heiress drove away followed by an army of photogs.


Paris arrives at the CNN headquarters on Wednesday, for her interview on Larry King Live.



The Larry King Video.

Fernando Alonso for Tag Heuer

If you haven't caught Fernando Alonso's look for Tag Heuer's Stars & Glamour collection, you're missing quite a lot.

The man eschews a certain restrained sex appeal, but it's quite difficult to say where he draws it from... the short hair possibly. Anyway, Fernando worked with Tag Heuer to design this chronograph that is supposed to reflect his relaxed, sporting demeanour. And here's where you should be heading if you wanna pocket one!

Jake Gyllenhaal for You!

Don't you all just love this pic of Jake Gyllenhaal? It floored us :-)

Specially the second one where he looks oh! so adorable! That smile has our hearts muddled in a pool of cuteness with all those love nuggets we wanna give him!

If you're wondering who is that lucky, nevertheless hunky man Jake is with, he is Austin Nichols, Jake's "good friend" and an actor from the show John from Cincinnati. Go figure, we haven't heard of it either.

D&G gets it rollin' for summer 08!

Never mind the monsoon in Bangalore. Milan Spring Summer is on laidees and (Yippeee!) Dolce & Gabbana is out with its ad campaigns and as always, they re..ummm.. delicious!

We think they have spinned it pretty well, though it's nothing like the locker room or the gym themed ads.. ;-) Those are Ha-Ha-hawt!

The theme this year is military and the duo introduced their signature collection colored in army inspired khakis, navy, black and white. Fatigues along with military-style haircuts teamed with baseball caps clearly stole the show. As with many other top-notch designers, D&G is known for it's over-the-top syndrome, demonstrated this time with Fatigues that glowed in the dark! Bermudas in blue and white floral prints are in vogue again and D&G recommends beige and maroon broad-striped shirts to match it with.

While we sit back and see how many of those recommendations actually percolate to beantown, we suggest you visit their official site in the meantime for more photos from their campaign and check this lowdown from dailymotion!

Dolce & Gabbana : Fashion Show SS08
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A million dollars for her story!

Jailbird heiress Paris Hilton, the guiding beacon for millions across the world, is mere days away from being released. At QbT, we have been closely tracking this travesty of justice ever since it started bleeping on our 9'0 Clock primetime news and have been utterly aghast by the despicable arrogance of the law to interfere in matters of Miss Hilton.

Anyways, not surprisingly, Paris has again proved her business acumen by cleverly converting one of the most scandalous events of her life to shiny, shiny million dollars. Paris and her father Rick Hilton have just concluded an agreement with no, not Barbara Walters of ABC inspite of the call last week, but with NBC executives that allows their channel to gab about Paris's prison stay in their 'Today' show for 1 million dollars.

What a lovely, bling ending to this prison affair! go Paris!

While in prison, she has been staring at the walls when not reading books(?) or fan mails. We heard the authorities recently hauled away 2 dozen crates of mails that were penned by fans across the globe. But now, she is not only busy reading those mails, but even replying to them. Well, looks like the walls weren't interesting after all. And here's one we caught!

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck hit the waves on father's day

This father's day, super-hunk Ben Affleck and super-cute Matt Damon took off to the Hawaiian islands for a quick getaway. How cute, innit?! As always, some photogs seem to have done a brilliant job of catching both the men in action.

While we didn't know Ben had skinny legs like that...



we knew Matt had a yummy-ti-yummy butt like THAT! ;-)



We wonder whats with the full body suit though? :-(

Croon me a hero!

If you haven't already watched this video, WATCH IT NOW!

A video caught recently in a gay bar in London, shows Enrique crooning Hero to a gay fan. QBT doesn't really dig Enrique or his music. But in this video, he really had us in bouts of oh-my-god!s amidst a lot of swooning!

How sure of his sexuality should a man be to be doing something like this?! Very sweet indeed. :-)

10 men you wish to be marooned with

Who are the 10 men you wish to be marooned on a lonely island with?

This is certainly the most ardous task this blog has performed in its less than 1-week history, and will be in months to come. What started off as an off-the-cuff discussion at a dinner table has culminated in these rankings.

During the course of this task, the authors exhibited behaviours that could have easily landed them roles in Mel Brook's History of the World as the early men clubbing each other to death. Amongst many other things, they snarled, glared, punched and even hung up on each other, all driven by a fanatic passion to defend the gods they want to be marooned with.

Nevertheless, the hard decisions had to be made.

So, laidees, here goes our first lonely island rankings:

1. Marcus Schenkenberg

They say Calvin Klein sold us sex. We think they mean Marcus Schenkenberg. The 38 year old Swedish model first bleeped on the gaydar in Calvin Klein ads that were seething with homoeroticism. He is hailed as the industry’s first male supermodel and is supposedly the highest paid. Paid or not, we know one thing: Marcus is the guy we want to be marooned in. literally ;-)

2. Chris Evans

Chris Evans, who broke out as a popular jock in Not Another Teen Movie, is any school boy’s (or girl’s) ideal dream cream! Not only does Chis bring chest hair back into the mainstream (which is Oh! So Sexy!), but he fills a pair of jeans better than most young Hollywood hunks. He will soon be seen alongside Scarlett Johanson in The Nanny Diaries as the Harvard hottie.

3. Ralph Fiennes

How many of you came back with tinges of guilt for drooling uncontrollably over the terrible, brutal, yet HOT German man in uniform in Schindler’s List? Well, we did and how! Needless to say, his latest wicked escapade in air has only got him sexier! Ralph Fiennes, ladies and gentlemen, is one hot English patient we did love to nurse ;-)

4. Jonathan Rhys Meyers

From playing the white shirt sporting, boy-next-door coach in Bend it Like Beckham to evil philanderer Chris Wilton in Woody Allen’s Matchpoint to the sexy & powerful Henry VIII in The Tudors, Jonathan Rhys Meyers is hot and hot anywhichway. If he’s to coach us we’re ready to bend it or even bend $%&@ ... never mind you perverts!

5. Jake Gyllenhaal

Dark and brooding. Smooth and suave. Talent in spades and sex appeal by bushels! It isn’t difficult to see why Jake Gyllenhaal is on our list. What more, Jake even knows how to take it like a man! ;-)

6. Rafael Carballo

Choosing one man from Les Dieux du Stade collections is probably the most difficult thing you’ll ever do in your entire life. Correction. It IS the most difficult thing. And no, we aren’t saying he is the One. They ALL are! Rafael Carballo, however, scores it with the drop-dead, fother-muckin gorgeous butt! Slurrrp.

7. Milo Ventimiglia

With a face like that, who needs to fly around in tight gay underwears or play ball shirtless on the beach?! Milo Ventimiglia (Ooh! Even his name is so goddamn yummy on the tongue. Let’s say it again..1..2..3…V.e.n.t.i.m.i.g.l.i.a), ladies and gentlemen, is what makes our TV look gorgeous. The 29 year old American actor is best known for his roles in Opposite Sex, Gilmore Girls, American Dreams, Heroes and the movie, Rock Balboa. At QBT, he is our No. 1 take-home-to-mama boy :-)

8. Adam Levine

Adam Levine. If you’ve caught Makes me wonder by Maroon 5, you know exactly why he is on our list. The super-hot lead singer of Maroon 5 melts us into a puddle of deliciousness every time he opens his mouth. Oflate, Adam has been linked to so many stars (Jessica Simpson, Kirsten Dunst and Maria Sharapova among the many) that he is now Hollywood’s official Smoothie-in-Chief.

Drool people, drool! Kimberley Clarks are on the way…

9. Ricardo Kaka

When Kaka first splashed across the screens, in 2002 prolly, we almost jumped out of our seats! Not only did he play cute (Go figure!), but he exuded a rare quality of unassuming charm on and off field that was an instant hit. This Brazilian hotness has held us in rapture since then! Play ball, ho!

10. Randeep Hooda

If we are ever to be kidnapped by a gangster, frisked by a cop or left alone in an elevator with a cousin from down under with an annoying accent, we really wish it is Randeep Hooda. The man oozes sex appeal even while riding a defunct Bajaj Chetak!

Poof! What not would we suffer to get up and close with him!