This duet for a young man and an elderly man brings together contemporary narratives with figures of the philosopher Socrates and his young disciple and lover Alcibiades.
This is a short extract from The Law of Gravity or "La ley de la gravedad", a Spanish-language drama film directed by Álvaro García-Capelo and starring Aurelio Monge. The film tells the story of Aurelio, a 60-year-old man who is struggling to cope with the challenges of getting older. As…
Know, son, that everything in the universe is a pitcher brimming with wisdom and beauty, the universe is a drop of the 'Tigris of His beauty, this beauty was a Hidden Treasure so full it burst open and made the earth more radiant than the heavens. Rumi A young man…
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We should all be so lucky as that old guy when our old age sets in. If I ever end up in a nursing home I’mma need a ”Don’t disturb” sign on the door to my room. I intend to have young guys pay me visits, and often.
It’s funny, my friend’s wife work in an elderly care home, and I keep telling her they’d better prepare for the next generation of tenants. When the old gay boomers reach the age, they’re in for a completely different social landscape. She refuses to believe me. I keep telling her, just you wait.
We should all be so lucky as that old guy when our old age sets in. If I ever end up in a nursing home I’mma need a ”Don’t disturb” sign on the door to my room. I intend to have young guys pay me visits, and often.
It’s funny, my friend’s wife work in an elderly care home, and I keep telling her they’d better prepare for the next generation of tenants. When the old gay boomers reach the age, they’re in for a completely different social landscape. She refuses to believe me. I keep telling her, just you wait.