The Wheel and Axle

There is nothing more disturbing than harmful “ex-gay” programs that purport to cure homosexuality under the guise of good and holy intentions.

Recently, I got caught in a comment thread of a Facebook page that popped up on my newsfeed for some reason. It was a post promoting a Catholic seminar that would help homosexuals “struggling with themselves.” Despite all flowery words used by the ad, this was clearly a “pray the gay away” program.

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She was all this and more.

Audrey Hepburn, who passed away 24 years ago today, will always live on as one of Hollywood’s most beautiful faces and one of its lasting legends. Her latter years saw her shifting away from the limelight in order to focus on working with UNICEF.

She was truly a classy woman whose heart was as beautiful as her face.

She would have been 88 this coming May.

In memoriam, Sabrina Fairchild. Your timeless beauty and heart will continue to inspire generations to come.

There’s a reason why Wonder Woman is queen of superheroes.

This 2015 clip made me laugh. It also made me tear up, especially when Carrie Fisher talked about how she imagined she would be when she’s 70.

So apparently, January 17th is shared by awesome people as their birthdays.

There’s Muhammad Ali, who would have been 75 today had he not passed away last year. He is the gold standard for boxers, no questions asked. Everybody else can just wish they were Ali or that they could have even 10% of his skill and talent. Moreover, he was an activist who fought for civil rights back in the day.

Then there’s Michelle Obama, who turns 53 just a few days before her husband ends his historic term in the White House. Despite some fringe idiotic racist detractors, she is one hell of a classy First Lady who will go down in history as one of the best women to have been a force for good – not simply because of her husband’s office but simply because of her own contributions to society.

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Wow, 2007 feels like yesterday.

Although I personally feel that Boracay has become (and continues to further become) over-developed and needs some restraint (hey, government, please do something), it doesn’t mean that I already dislike it. I still love it, and it is definitely still one of the best beaches in the world, bar none.

It remains a top tourist destination not just because of its awesome fine white sand and the crystal blue waters. It’s also because it has become significantly more accessible and (comparatively) more affordable in the last decade or so, where once upon a time it was generally a place that only the upper and upper-middle class could go to.

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Sit down, all you younger divas and wannabes! Kneel before Dame Shirley Bassey, living legend and fabulous icon who turned eighty last January 8th, the same day as David Bowie’s birthday (and incidentally, Elvis Presley’s birthday, too).

If y’all can sing as powerfully as Dame Shirley does at eighty while maintaining a great sense of humor, then you can drop the mics. Until then, hold on tight and genuflect before the incomparable Bassey.

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Orlando Bloom turns forty today, and he certainly doesn’t look it. The guy is just as near-immortal as his most famous alter ego, Legolas.

And yes, for the longest time, he was part of my Top Three hotties in the early 00s. In many ways, he still is (well, okay, Top Ten nowadays). How could you not fall for the guy when he looks like that? And he looks great whether blond or brunette (bruno?). He’s also a pretty versatile actor, and if the recent leaked pics of him are anything to go buy, he’s also pretty… gifted.

Orli will always bloom for me.

Happy birthday, Orli!

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Yeah, that’s not creepy at all. Still, hilarious and fun. And he’s cute.

But still creepy AF.