The Reading List: Rickrolling goes porn in Japan, bad dates and more

Leave it to pop (and porn?) connoisseurs in Japan to create what is perhaps one of the greatest and strangest memes in internet history.

Remember Rickrolling? Forget that. In Japan, they have “stylish gay wrestling.” Totally NSFW and totally hilarious. Someone please make real porn like this. Please.

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When I was a teenager, Edmund White was a bit of a literary hero of mine. I was saddened to hear that he recently had a stroke, his second. But it seems that he is already well on his way to recovery. White recently was featured in an article in Out magazine talking with John Irving about sexuality and literature.

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And you know, the more I hear about it, I think I should watch Anderson Cooper’s show more often. I like the fact that he’s not afraid to take his guests to task. Recently, he asked one of his guests to leave the stage, saying “I have nothing left to say to you.” Awesome.

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Bad date story: I remember going on a date with a guy once and before we started eating, he reiki’ed his food. Well, Rob Anderson seems to have nothing but bad dates. Really? The guest towel?

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