Mikey Rox
The Frivolist: Special Delivery: 5 Thoughtful DIY Sweetheart Gifts to Give to Your Valentine
Valentine's Day can mean a pretty penny out of pocket for many couples. Jewelry, flowers and a fancy dinner at the hottest resto in town add up quickly, but in a lot of ways these gifts and traditions have lost their meaning and significance. Sure, [...]
The Frivolist: Treat Yo'self: 8 Ways to Avoid Valentine's Day - and Enjoy It
If you're consciously uncoupled (or just got dropped like a bad habit) this Valentine's Day, make the most of your single status with these eight ways to tell Cupid to shove it. Drown Your Sorrows in Retail Therapy Not everybody's a shopper, but [...]
The Frivolist: Chug-A-Lug 2016: TV Drinking Games to Keep You Warm And Toasty All Winter Long
'Round my parts in New York City, winter's been a breeze so far. Seventy degrees on Christmas Eve? I'll take it. But I don't expect the New Year to be as cooperative. When the post-holiday season throws us an arctic one-two punch, give it a good [...]
The Frivolist Awards: 2015's Biggest Dicks
Despite our continued march toward complete LGBT equality, we're still faced with haters trying to hold us back – and some people work harder than others. This retrospective of the year that almost was recognizes the vilest of the vile for their [...]
Naughty But Nice: Stocking Stuffers To Spice Up Christmas Day
Santa checked his list twice for who's naughty and nice so your Christmas is filled with sugar – and now some spice. Slaphappy Flat Vibrator Marketed as the Swiss Army knife of vibrators (which, granted, maybe isn't the best tag line for a device [...]
The Frivolist: 14 Swishy Christmas Movies to Make Your Holidays Merry and Bright
When the weather outside is frightful, your DVD player is delightful with this fortnight of holiday flicks that appeal to gay and lesbian sensibilities. Home for the Holidays Claudia Larson (Holly Hunter) navigates dysfunctional family dramedy [...]
The Frivolist: 6 Ways To Lessen The Gut-Busting Effects Of Your Thanksgiving Binge
Thanksgiving is a holiday of gratitude and family, indulgence and indigestion. Embrace the former while ditching the latter with these actionable ways to limit your belly-bulging binge at this month's high-calorie celebration of appreciation and [...]
The Frivolist: Mr. Manners: 9 Ways NOT to Come Out at Holiday Time
Last year, I wrote a rather pointed column for the Frivolist called "9 Reasons Why Coming Out on a Holiday Isn't a Good Idea," which detailed the consequences of revealing your sexuality at an already stressful time of year, and it drew a fair [...]
The Frivolist: Scare Tactics: 10 Halloween Marathons For You and Your Boo
Before the ghoulish parties kick off and trick-or-treaters roam the night, curl up with your own special cuddle monster for these scary TV-and-movie marathons sure to give a fright. FearFest, AMC Now's your chance to catch up on the most talked [...]
The Frivolist: Scream Queens: 13 Hot Scary-Movie Villains Who Give Us Beautiful Nightmares
Hot horror movie villains are hard to come by – what with all the blood and guts that usually characterize those that terrorize – but there are a few smokin' standouts in the genre. Settle in for a spookfest this Halloween with these sexy beasts [...]
The Frivolist: Put These 17 Shows on Your Fall Premiere Calendar
Pop the corn, grab a blanket, and cozy into your favorite couch cushion for this selection of new-season shows featuring LGBT characters we can root for. 'The Real O'Neals,' CBS The O'Neals have a secret; several of them, in fact – not the least [...]
The Frivolist: After-School Special: 20 Dreamy Teachers We'd Totally Take Detention For
It's back-to-school season, and you know what that means, kids: nine glorious months of academic angst pining for that dreamboat professor. But if you don't have the pleasure of sizing up the hunks destined to steal your heart on campus this [...]