A Year On Substack (Part 3)

Looking Back + Looking Forward

One year ago today, I wrote my first blog and sent my first newsletter on Substack. The rest, as they say, is history—or at least, my history.

To celebrate, I’m taking a moment to look back and look forward.

Over the past year, I’ve shared ideas, inspiration, and more than a few rants and raves. Through it all, I’ve grown as a collector, creator, and curator—and found a community of fans, followers, and friends who share my passion for art, beauty, and (let’s be mighty real) booty.

Thank YOU for helping make this anniversary so special!

As I kick off Year Two, here’s what I plan to do more—and less—of:

MORE

• Celebrating + Collecting + Creating + Curating

• Meditating + Minding My Manners

• Recharging + Relaxing + Relating + Releasing

LESS

• Reacting + Overreacting

• Stressing + Sweating The Small Stuff

This next year, I’m doubling down on what makes this space special: focusing on our shared history and humanity.

While the haters are gonna hate—and try to dick-tate—I’m determined to love and celebrate more. To me, life is too damn short not to embrace the full spectrums of gender expression and sexual identity.

To be very clear—and very queer—while my focus may be on “The Male Gayze,” I love and respect (almost) everyone. Especially those of us who “color” outside the lines.

I’m here to grow better, bigger, and bolder.
I’m queer to celebrate louder and prouder.
And if you’re not already…get ready for it.

Thank you for being a friend…and please remember: Queer Together!
Clint 🌈✌️

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A few people asked me to remake a t-shirt from one of my favorite vintage photos. So I finally did.

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• Artists and Tastemakers (60 Minutes) 📺

• The Black Box of the Art Business (Best Documentary) 📺

• How Two Companies Dominate The $67 Billion Art World (CNBC) 📺

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ON THIS DAY = JANUARY 24

BIRTHDAYS

• 76 = Hadrian = Roman emperor 🌈

• 1712 = Frederick the Great = Prussian king and military leader 🌈

• 1705 = Farinelli = Italian castrato singer

• 1862 = Edith Wharton = American novelist and short story writer

• 1886 = Henry King = American actor and filmmaker

• 1888 = Edith Emerson = American artist, writer, and curator 🌈

• 1906 = Wilfred Jackson = American animator and composer

• 1915 = Robert Motherwell = American painter and academic

• 1917 = Ernest Borgnine = American actor

• 1934 = Leonard Goldberg = American producer

• 1939 = Ray Stevens = American singer-songwriter and actor

• 1941 = Aaron Neville = American singer

• 1941 = Neil Diamond = American singer-songwriter

• 1943 = Sharon Tate = American model and actor

• 1944 = David Gerrold = American writer

• 1946 = Michael Ontkean = Canadian actor

• 1947 = Warren Zevon = American singer-songwriter

• 1949 = John Belushi = American actor and screenwriter

• 1968 = Mary Lou Retton = American gymnast

• 1970 = Matthew Lillard = American actor

• 1974 = Ed Helms = American actor, producer, and screenwriter

• 1979 = Tatyana Ali = American actor and singer

• 1984 = Justin Baldoni = American actor, director, and producer

EVENTS

• 1848 = James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento, leading to the California gold rush.

• 1983 = Director-producer George Cukor dies at age 83 in LA. 🌈

• 1984 = Apple Computer places the Macintosh personal computer on sale in the United States.

HOLIDAYS + OBSERVANCES

• Beer Can Appreciation Day

• National Compliment Day

PORTRAIT + QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Every man has a wild beast within him.”
Frederick the Great

“The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.”
Frederick the Great

ON SUBSTACK + YOUTUBE

• Magnifique Men #1 (NSFW)

• NSFW + Pioneers + Pride + SFW

ON YOUTUBE

• Collide Press Replay #35

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