Mark Allen

Check out part four of my “Know Your Internet History” series at The Awl: an interview with ground breaking “Net Art” provocateurs Jodi.org. They would only speak to me in scrambled HTML/ASCII code and links (really), and they nearly destroyed my computer. Hit the back button!

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Check out my newest piece at Huffington Post Gay Voices today. Could the Stonewall Riots Be Staged as a Battle Reenactment in NYC? An interesting idea! Read it here.

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I was shocked and saddened to learn that Clifton Lively passed away unexpectedly last week. I have nothing but colorful, crazy memories of Clifton from when I knew him in NYC in the 90’s. He was a true individual — a proud New Orleanian living amongst kooky New Yorkers. He had a vivid knowledge of New Orleans history, and food (he was an avid and skilled cook), and was laugh-out-loud hilarious. He had a killer smile, and great style (he was one of the first people I knew to wear snakeskin cowboy boots, giant belt buckles and gimmie caps in East Village clubs and call it cool). He spent the last decade working at St. Mary’s Parrish in North Carolina, organizing events and chaperoning missionary trips (he apparently was even able to infuse a New Orleans flavor to that place). He was one of the most unabashedly smiley-est, genuine people I can remember. He enthusiastically opened my eyes to a lot of culture and ideas when I knew him (I remember one time him sitting me down in his apartment and forcing me to watch videos of every one of Tamara Dobson’s movies, long before anyone else I knew was into Blaxploitation films). He was always recommending authors and books. Thankfully through the internet we were able to reconnect a few times these last couple of years. Goodbye Clifton! I always thought very fondly of you, and feel honored to have known you. XOXO

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Check out my newest piece at Huffington Post Gay Voices today. Think the Gay Pride parade is tired? Re-examine your age-old attitudes! WARNING: GAY RANT. Read it here!
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