Isla Monstro: Paper-doll cutout monsters, one gay, one gay-subtext, on an island in the Bermuda Triangle. With Buffy's Spike and a p*nis

  

I'm not sure what to think about Isla Monstro, completed in 2024 but streaming on Amazon Prime in 2026.  Other than the bad grammar: it should be Isla de los Monstruos.

It has a weird animations style. The people are cut-outs drawn in different styles, in a two-dimensional space. It's like playing with paper dolls from different collections. The buffed guy is "walking past" protagonist Duke (creator and writer James Schrader).

The story: After trying and failing at every job, Duke ends up an island in the Bermuda Triangle where the U.S. government was conducting genetic experiments, trying to create super-soldiers. Instead, they created monsters, so the government pulled out, abandoning over 100 test subjects (who haven't aged).

The main group, from left to right:

Reggie, who is gay.  

Dyanna, who didn't transmutate.

Duke

Sam (Harland Williams), Duke's rescuer and best friend.

Left: Harland Williams.

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Joey Pollari: American Horror Story's Ben has flirted with Nick Robinson and kissed Tab Hunter, but is he gay in real life? With Nick and Joey d*cks

Link to the n*de photos. 

 Last night we watched the premiere of American Horror Story, Season 13, entitled "13."  It was about what you would expect from AHS: an opening where "Are you scared?" sounds like "Great skin," heavy-handed symbolism,  people introduced with their back turned so we'll be surprised when they turn around, gore, homophobia, and a lot of cute guys.  In this case, just one cute guy, Ben (Joe Pollari), who has triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13).  

Unfortunately, he is dating a girl with triskaidekaphilia (love of the number 13). For her birthday (on the 13th), she wants to visit the 13 Cayman Islands with her 12 closest friends (making 13).  Ben doesn't want to go, for obvious reasons, but at the last moment, he decides to make a mad dash to the airport, and board Flight 1313, where he is in seat 13d. The plane crashes, and everyone is killed -- except Ben.

Next he gets a job as a hospice aid to an infinitely wealthy vampire-like being whose apartment is full of Satanic imagery, plus the real Last Supper (with Jesus and 12 disciples making 13).   Meanwhile,  a coven of witches gets upset because "something wicked this way comes," a serial killer clown murders 12 students and the teacher at a clown college (making 13), and Jessica Lange resurrects a lot of characters who died in previous seasons (including two Evan Peters). 

Heck with a review. Let's just profile the hunky Joey Pollari.  

Joey was born in 1994, grew up in Minneapolis, and broke into acting after attending a scouting event -- the next day agents started calling.  After taking acting lessons and doing a guest spot on Cold Case, he landed his first starring role in Disney's Skyrunners (2009). Tyler (Joey) stumbles upon a spaceship, which gives him magical powers.  He uses them to help his older brother Nick (Kelly Blatz) win The Girl of His Dreams.  

Well, at least Tyler isn't winning a girl.

Next he starred in The In-Betweeners (2012), about four high schoolers who are inexperienced in the bedroom and want to meet girls. And more girls. It was on MTV, what do you expect?  

Eden (2014) is Lost without the paranormal: A soccer team (plus The Girl) is stranded on a desert island.  As far as I can tell, there's no gay content, but Michael Cardelle (left) shows his stuff.

The gay roles begin with the anthology series American Crime, Season 2 (2014).  A high school student is  outed when "incriminating" photos are published online.  He accuses three jocks, including Erik (Joey), of drugging and doing nonconsensual stuff with him.  Then Erik is forcibly outed, and claims that it was consensual.  Then Taylor murders one of them.  It's all very sordid, and I thought we had moved beyond "being gay is a horrible secret that can never be revealed." 

Love, Simon (2018), a movie about a closeted high schooler (Nick Robinson) who has to wrangle finding the identity of his crush and dealing with a blackmailer who threatens to reveal his secret.  Another terrible secret that must never be revealed?  I'm seeing some internalized homophobia in these portrayals

On RG Beefcake and Boyfriends: Nick's d*ck and backside.

Joey plays Lyle, a server at a restaurant who flirts with Simon, but is actually interested in his female friend. 

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Shirtless Sports Fans

I've never been to a sports match except for a couple of baseball games, but I understand that it's customary for fans to take their shirts off and spell out their team with letters on their chests.

Looks like there's more beefcake in the stands than on the field.

They can also spell out the name of their favorite player.

Or miscellaneous sentiments.

It helps to get the letters in the right order.

Two letters on a chest isn't really fair.

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Mustafa from Gharbia: Egyptian teen bodybuilder flexes, kisses guys, shows his frontside. With some n*de and gigantic Mustafas

  

Link to the n*de photos

My latest Instagram recommendation is actually from a gym in Gharbia Governate, Egypt, about two hours north of Cairo.  The star, the guy who appears in most of the photos, is a teenage bodybuilder named Mustafa. 

His coach, also his brother or son (unless it's an honorific), comments.  I've tried studying Arabic several times, but never make it much farther than the alphabet, so I have to depend on Google translate: "Empire of Elite, Egypt IFFB."

IFFB is the Egyptian Fitness and Bodybuilding

The comments get weirder. And the photos more *xplicit.

"I thought you were going to put it in their (censored)."  The way Mustafa wiggles and struts, I thought so, too.

 A younger Mustafa.

"Scientific methodology for juniors Judge Squad First Team in the Republic Champion from Dakahlia Sports Sciences Captain Mustafa."

This one is easy to intepret. Dakahlia is a governate on the Mediterranean, near Port Said. For the rest, we just need some periods.

"The professional and creative curriculum. Foundation of womanhood to be the champion of champions of the continent, the Republic, and the world."

I have no idea what "foundation of womanhood" means.  Dude doesn't really look like a lady.

"The judge is a methodology that placed young people from a local village. The historical and scientific touches shield the region.The highest modern entity is a Super Gym judge for online training with us send me preparation or train."

Whatever.  I think we're supposed to be lookiing at Mustafa's beneath-the-belt parts.

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