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InstaHunk Round-Up: Holiday Edition

Bremen Menelli goes skiing in Big Sky country
Bremen Menelli goes skiing in Big Sky country (image via Instagram)
Checking out the men of Insta on this holiday weekend. First up – Bremen Menelli spent time in Big Sky country (above) and shared how Brazilians like to ski (and we were all the better for it). Follow him on Instagram here. Maluma got in some pool time in Medellín, Antioquia:

 

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Max Emerson looked for advice for coping with a grumpy Colombian:

 

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Justin and Nick got their ‘Wonder Woman’ on in advance of screening the newest super-hero flick:

 

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Anthony Varrecchia got his coffee on in NYC:

Joel Green served up some Santa realness:

 

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Jim Newman celebrated the holidays at the beach and in the snow:

 

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Ignacio Pérez Rey shared his view of Sao Paulo:

 

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Mike Rizzi swapped a robe for jean studded goodness:

 

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And Seth G was truly Christmas card worthy with his pug pup:

 

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Podcast: Author/Illustrator Mike Curato’s Terrific Graphic Novel ‘Flamer’

In this episode of The Randy Report podcast, I chat with award-winning author and artist Mike Curato, who recently released his debut YA graphic novel, FLAMER, a coming-of-age story that confronts ideas of homophobia, bullying, body image and coming to terms with identity in every sense of the word. Curato’s YA graphic novel follows 14-year-old Aiden Navarro who navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can’t stop thinking about), as he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and acceptance. Unfolding over the course of the last week of Boy Scout camp in 1995, Aiden’s story is heavily inspired by Mike’s own experience as a Boy Scout (and eventual Eagle Scout) and his coming out as a teenager.

Author & Illustrator Mike Curato
The Hollywood Reporter called FLAMER “the kind of book that might change its reader’s lives.” I grew up as an avid fan of comic books, and I can see why graphic novels have become the grown-up version of that visual medium. I really enjoyed not only Mike’s prose but his illustrations which are clever and powerfully evocative in their own right as a part of the storytelling. If you haven’t checked out graphic novels lately – this is the one! FLAMER is available on Amazon here, and at Bookshop.org here.