Under the queer eye: a new book reminds us why lesbians--and everybody else--love the Fab 5.Queer Eye Queer Eye (originally Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)[1] is an hour-long American Emmy award-winning television gay series that premiered on the Bravo cable television network on July 15, 2003, and promptly became both a surprise hit and one of the most for the Straight Guy: The Fab 5's Guide to Looking Better, Cooking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better, and Living Better * Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas Kyan Douglas (born Hugh Edward Douglas on May 5, 1970) is the grooming expert on the American television program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Biography Douglas was born in Miami, Florida but was raised in Tampa and Tallahassee. , Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley Carson Lee Kressley (born November 11, 1969 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania) is the fashion expert on the American television program Queer Eye, where he is one of the show's "Fab Five" members. , and Jai Rodriguez Jai Rodriguez (born June 22, 1979 in Brentwood, New York) is an actor and musician best known as the culture guide on the Bravo network's Emmy-winning American reality television program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. * Clarkson Potter * $27.50 As Queer Eye for the Straight Guy begins its second season on Bravo, the Fab 5 have won raves from straight guys as well as advertisers, pundits, and network execs. Now I want to add a love note on behalf of the show's lesbian fans. I've been a convert ever since Kyan explained that you zhoozh your hair goo from the back. Who knew? I tried it. Sure enough, after years of looking like a muskrat muskrat, North American aquatic rodent. The common muskrats, species of the genus Ondatra, are sometimes called by their Native American name, musquash. in an oil slick, I'm finally hearing, "Hey, new haircut?" I'm sure nobody planned it this way, but all those hip tips aimed at het men are godsends to gay women too. Until Kyan, Carson, Thom, Ted, and Jai, we ladies were strictly on our own when it came to discovering our inner man-about-town, I mean, who else could we ask about this stuff? Martha? Now, in addition to their on-camera advice, the Fab 5 have blessed us with a funny, eye-friendly, and superpractical new book (also available in a four-CD audiobook). Like the show, the Queer Eye book is notable for its relaxed, affirming attitude. It's broad enough to accommodate fashion neophytes of any gender. And--crucial to my lesbian heart--the book goes for simple solutions, not epic sprees of domesticity Domesticity See also Wifeliness. Crocker, Betty leading brand of baking products; byword for one expert in homemaking skills. [Trademarks: Crowley Trade, 56] Dick Van Dyke Show, The . In Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (the book), Ted Allen doesn't scoff at the question "If I can get produce year-round, why do I care what's in season?" (Answer: Out-of-season produce tastes lousy.) Carson clears up something I'd suspected for years: "Pleated pants are never the answer." But he can be stern too: "Do not become a bargain whore." Jai's culture section ("You should tell her she looks great") won't surprise many gay girls. But Thom's advice on decorating your space goes right back to the comforting basics (the list of "5 things that are at home in any room" starts with "a lamp with a dimmer dim·mer n. 1. A rheostat or other device used to vary the intensity of an electric light. 2. a. A parking light on a motor vehicle. b. A low beam. , or at least different settings"). As for Kyan, he had me at zhoozh. |
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