The Lonely Planet guide

By Scott Dagostino • March 11, 2009 12:51 pm EDT

Oh, to be in England by the seaside! I’m in the little one-time-resort-town of Margate, which is very pretty, very desolate and very, very Not Gay At All. Unless you count the ducks.

Fortunately, my hetero crush Jason Segal has provided me with no shortage of mental images to pass the time!

If you want something more visual, that’s not too abysmal, there’s the new trailer for the film adaption of Michael Chabon‘s gorgeous novel “The Mysteries of Pittsburgh”:

Also in movie news, “Milk” is now on DVD. What, you haven’t seen it? Go. Now. Right now!

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