Mikey Rox
The Frivolist: Don't Commit These 6 New Year's Eve No-Nos
New Year's Eve is a time to reflect, cleanse and get pumped for starting anew, but that happy train could crash and burn if you don't avoid these countdown-to-disaster no-nos. 1. Drunk texting your exes Nothing good will come from this. Best-case [...]
The Frivolist: 11 Items In Your Attic That Might Be Worth Big Bucks
Attic treasures are slowly becoming a thing of the past. Many of us are living more efficiently with less clutter lying around the house and barely any room for additional storage anyway. I've never even opened the hatch to the attic in my [...]
Happy Holi-gays: Gifts By and For LGBTQ Friends and Family
Keep it in the "family" this year by giving these gifts from LGBTQ-led businesses designed with our queer brothers and sisters in mind. Furious Goose Pocket Squares Fancy silken pocket squares – like the luxurious Selim's Hammer geometric depicting [...]
The Frivolist: 5 Steps to Coming to Terms With Your Balding Head
Male pattern baldness for a young gay man can be tough to come to terms with, but rest assured that your hair is only one aspect of your overall appearance and personal style. Instead of obsessing over that which you lack – and have little control [...]
The Frivolist: 7 Pieces of Luxury Fitness Equipment to Satisfying Your Inner Bougie While Working Out
Summer-bod goals crash and burn by the middle of June? Join the club. But perhaps the best thing about fall (besides guys in grey sweatpants!) is that there's ample time to concentrate more on exercise since you won't be scouting dudes on the beach, [...]
The Frivolist: 6 Get-Up-and-Go Ways to Experience Fall's Magnificent Foliage
Experience Mother Nature's majesty with these make-a-weekend-out-of-it ways to view stunning displays of fall foliage like never before. 1. Cross-country rail trip When I read about how blogger Derek Low booked himself a cross-country Amtrak trip [...]
The Frivolist: 6 Reasons Eating Alone at a Restaurant Is the Best Meal You'll Ever Have
Being alone and being lonely are two different things. While I don't prefer the latter, I embrace the former. I do a lot of things by myself, in fact. Go to the movies, sit on the beach, pop into a happy hour, enjoy bikes rides, even go on vacation. [...]
The Frivolist: 5 Reasons to Resist Tossing Out Your Ex-Relationships' Mementos
When a relationship ends, tensions run high – and the first thing many of us do to satisfy our anger and sadness is to toss or burn the photos, letters and other mementos our partners have given us. This act of aggression won't solve anything, and, [...]
The Frivolist: 8 Tips For Dealing With Social Media Stress and Sadness
When social networks first gained popularity – back in the days of AOL chat rooms – it was exciting, fun, and a generally positive experience. For LGBT people like us, it existed as an outlet where we could be ourselves without fear of [...]
The Frivolist: 9 Reasons Why You Never Have Enough Money
I hear this complaint all the time: "I never have enough money." Truth is, we've all been there, but while some of us choose to confront the situation head on to get out of that rut, others continue the paycheck-to-paycheck lifestyle for a [...]
The Frivolist: 6 Ways Miami's OUTshine Is Raising the Bar on LGBTQ Film Festivals
There are plenty of notable LGBTQ film festivals around the country, but the best and most overlooked by our community (in my opinion) is Miami's OUTshine, which features two editions – South Beach in the spring and Fort Lauderdale in the fall. I've [...]
The Frivolist: 5 Things to Do Before Giving Your Rocky Relationship the Kiss-Off
You can take the easy way out when the going gets tough in your relationship (and you should if you don't love your partner anymore), but there's plenty of value and payoff in sticking the hard times out and trying to make it work. How you do that [...]