Posts by Michael Stevens
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It's been interesting watching just who is lining up to support Mubarak. Milt Romney, The Israeli govt (one spokesman said they didn't think the Arab world was "ready" for democracy) - and John Key.
These are the times that our PM is an embarassment.
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I tried to watch it - out of duty, but couldn't be bothered. Wooden acting, dull dialogue - risible sauna scenes. Maybe if they'd got a gay man invloved in the production it would have come across as less po-faced and patronising.
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I have a plunger at home, a stove top expresso, and a percolator - all of them get used. I love percolated coffee when it's done properly and it's not left to burn - it gives a beautiful rich flavour
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My mother took me to Olivers cafe in Parnell rd in the mid 70s for my first cappucino, made with a nice big hissing Italian expresso machine. I remember her telling me this was "real" coffee, so expresso machines and coffee culture isn't that new as other have testified.
I used to be part of the co-op that ran Just Desserts, first in Airedale St (the old Island of Real building - destroyed for Mayoral Drive) then over in Khartoum Place. We made bog-standard drip coffee, but introduced "the bottomless cup" idea, thanks to Christine Herzog (co-founder with Bruce Burnett) and her US background.
We were one of the only three cafes open late in Auckland (as I recall )- along with John's Diner (the artist John Reynolds) and then The Open Late, then followed by DKD.
Starbucks is shit.
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It is hard, unimagineable for the families involved, let alone the miners themselves. And yes, it looks bleak.
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I just want to know if Prince William has a Prince Albert.
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Yes, I like it - looks pretty, and feels good.
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Like you I'm queasy at the process, but glad the films get made here.
Best reaction to the news though (and it's not my line)
"Roman Polanski expresses interest in filming in NZ: John Key commits to lowering the age of consent to 13" -
We are all hobbits now.
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Hmm, I loved the piece Emma, but I guess as a gay man, I see it all a little differently ;-)
We like cock, and generally praise it - and most of us are so used to the variety of sizes and shapes they come in that we can handle whatever comes our way.
But gay porn is just as, if not more, unrealistic - but I think because we get exposed to so much of it we actually understand that it's not real.