1. I’ve definitely seen the actress Patricia Velasquez (The Mummy Returns) in a new light after her insistence in VIBE magazine that she not be categorized as gay or straight. You can find out more about her at www.starpulse.com/Supermodels/Velasquez,_Patricia/. Read about her life, skim her movies, and look at the 10,000 pictures of her—and I’m not even sure I’m exaggerating.

2. Would you die without your Dolce & Gabbana? Must you go for Gucci? Well, visit Bluefly (3. Well, you might as well start dusting off those chaps—you know, the ones you wore during IML Weekend. The Windy City Rodeo will be in late August and you can find out about other upcoming events and a myriad of gay rodeo-related items at the Illinois Gay Rodeo Association site (Contact me at turn_it_! up@hotmail.com