http://ronsuresha.com Bear author Ron Suresha presents News, Opinion, Interviews, and Humor for the Bear Community Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:33:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Copyright © by Ron Jackson Suresha, 2005-2010 ron.suresha@gmail.com (Ron Suresha) ron.suresha@gmail.com (Ron Suresha) Society & Culture: Bears, bear community, arts, media, and GLBTIQA issues of the day. 1440 http://ronsuresha.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bearsoup144.jpg http://ronsuresha.com 144 144 Bear Soup: Bear author Ron Suresha presents News, Interviews, Opinion, Stories, and more for the Bear & GLBTIQA Community. Bear Soup: Bear author Ron Suresha presents News, Opinion, Interviews, and Humor for the Bear & GLBTIQA Community. bears, gay/bi bear community, glbt, lgbt, gay, queer, homosexual, bisexual, culture, literature, humor, media, cubs, gay bears, bear soup Ron Suresha Ron Suresha ron.suresha@gmail.com no yes http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2888 http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2888#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:31:53 +0000 Ron Suresha http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2888 http://ronsuresha.com/?feed=rss2&p=2888 0 32:06 Bear Soup #74 Bear Soup, with Ron Suresha, streams online Monday, July 5th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on ... Bear Soup #74 Bear Soup, with Ron Suresha, streams online Monday, July 5th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net. Repeats Wednesday, same times. In this 74th edition of Bear Soup: a poem by Peter Orlovsky, a Beat poet and partner of Allen Ginsberg the 2nd part of the bi men's erotic story (NSFW) "Does 'D' Mean Four Ways?" from 100% Beef magazine my introduction to the new pictorial book from Bruno Gmuender, Hair: Hairy Men in Gay Art. Your order from Amazon through this link helps support this website. News, shmooze, views, and skews for the online ursine community — open wide for another deep dish serving of BEAR SOUP! Bear Soup is sponsored by the bookish bears at Bear Bones Books. 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In this 71st edition of Bear Soup: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="198" caption="The Bearded Gentleman"][/caption] advance selections from the new Allan Peterkin & Nick Burns book, The Bearded Gentleman: The Style Guide to Shaving Face Bears on Bears noted in 100% Beef column by Chris Wittke My take on bear community reaction to a new song by Stevo Harris, "I Just Want the One" Announcement of LitBEARary events with Lammy-winning bear author Jeff Mann Bears in the Wild! reading during Saints & Sinners GLBT literary festival in New Orleans. Facebook event page. reading & reception for Jeff Mann, during Summer Bear Week in Ptown, Mass. Facebook event page. Bears in the Wild! reading, during Summer Bear Week in Ptown, Mass. Facebook event page. Three bawdy Turkish jokes, and the usual ursine audio har-dee-har. All the news, shmooze, views, and skews you can use for the online ursine community — diced, spiced, and cooked up for another bubbling and dee-lish deep dish serving of BEAR SOUP! Bear Soup is sponsored by the bookish bears at Bear Bones Books Bear Soup Ron Suresha yes no http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2611 http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2611#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:04:46 +0000 Ron Suresha http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2611 http://ronsuresha.com/?feed=rss2&p=2611 0 26:42 Bear Soup #66 Bear Soup #66, streams online tonight, Monday, February 15th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net. Repeats Wednesday, same times. In this ... Bear Soup #66 Bear Soup #66, streams online tonight, Monday, February 15th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net. Repeats Wednesday, same times. In this edition of Bear Soup: "The Cult of Masculinity," by  Arthur Evans, from White Crane Journal's 20th anniversary issue Mega-Bearapalooza! Shoutouts, and the usual ursine hootenanny. Do drop in for another bubbling and dee-lish serving of BEAR SOUP! Bear Soup is sponsored by the bibliobears at Bear Bones Books. Bear Soup Ron Suresha yes no http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2590 http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2590#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:47:46 +0000 Ron Suresha http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2590 http://ronsuresha.com/?feed=rss2&p=2590 0 29:32 Bear Soup podcast #65 The big bad bear porno show Bear Soup podcast #65, streams online tonight, Monday, February 1st, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on ... Bear Soup podcast #65 The big bad bear porno show Bear Soup podcast #65, streams online tonight, Monday, February 1st, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net. Repeats Wednesday, same times. In this steamy spicy NSFW bowl o' Bear Soup: "The Real Men of Gay Sex," a section from Behold the Man: The Hype and Selling of Male Beauty in Media and Culture, by Edison Wayne Dotson ChiChi LaRue's bear porno vids from Channel One, and the bears that inhabit them, including "Barry Barrett" RIP: The Advocate. Try these other magazines that deserve your support: G&LR/Worldwide, White Crane Journal, and RFD Bear Podcast hit 300, Bears in the City had a big 69, Cubs Out Loud even hit 100, and welcome to the new woof on the BearRadio block, Tym Moss with Artists Exposed! Shoutouts, and the usual audio woofenanny! Do drop in for another bubbling and dee-lish serving of BEAR SOUP! Bear Soup is sponsored by the bibliobears at Bear Bones Books. Bear Soup Ron Suresha yes no http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2571 http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2571#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:30:32 +0000 Ron Suresha http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2571 http://ronsuresha.com/?feed=rss2&p=2571 0 31:30 Bear Soup #63 Bear Soup #63, streams online tonight, Monday, January 4th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net. Repeats Wednesday, same times. In this ... Bear Soup #63 Bear Soup #63, streams online tonight, Monday, January 4th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net. Repeats Wednesday, same times. In this edition of Bear Soup: BEAR SOUP voted top US podcast in Best of the Bears 2009! Congrats to Bears in da City (Ozbears) for being the Best Bear Podcast/Blog votegetters. CompleteBear shrugs its furry shoulders and claims "voting irregularities" as if that was self-explanatory. Even if there isn't a prize, award, sash, cash or tiara — isn't something called "Best of the Bears" worth doing right, or at least very well? Maybe someone else should take a crack at it. A reading on "Husbandry" from David Kimbrell's excellent book, The Masculine Mystique. The revised edition of Bears on Bears nominated for the Lammies. Support the Lambda Literary Foundation by becoming a member. Shoutouts, and the usual ursine audio mishmash. A delightful and safe New Year to everyone! I'm cooking up something steamy . . . it's a bubbling bowl of tasty tangy BEAR SOUP! Bear Soup is sponsored by the bibliobears at Bear Bones Books. Bear Soup Ron Suresha yes no http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2521 http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2521#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:04:26 +0000 Ron Suresha http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2521 http://ronsuresha.com/?feed=rss2&p=2521 0 29:25 Bear Soup #60 Bear Soup, episode #60, streams online tonight, Monday, December 14th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net. Repeats Wednesday, same times. In ... Bear Soup #60 Bear Soup, episode #60, streams online tonight, Monday, December 14th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net. Repeats Wednesday, same times. In this edition of Bear Soup: Excerpt from the Lewis Merrick story, "Fur-runner" — very hot and hairy fiction from Spunqdaddy's Book Nook that is NSFW A reading from "Bear Bodies, Bear Masculinity" in Peter Hennen's Faeries, Bears & Leathermen A short but significant excerpt from the lead article in my anthology, Bisexual Perspectives on Kinsey. All the guys nominated for Best Bear Podcast/Blog are doing a fabulous job. The furry woodland creatures at Bear Soup invite all the manbloggers to join us in the BS Hot Tub any time! Clothing optional. Ruminations on being "Bear of the Year 2008" Another appeal to bearclubs to do environmental fundraising. Shoutouts, and the usual ursine audio bear circuit party. We're locked and loaded for what-otter . . . so drop in for a brand new BEAR SOUP! Bear Soup is sponsored by the bibliobears at Bear Bones Books. Don't forget to vote Bear Soup for Best Bear Podcast in The Complete Bear's poll. Bear Soup Ron Suresha yes no http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2505 http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2505#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:30:38 +0000 Ron Suresha http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2505 http://ronsuresha.com/?feed=rss2&p=2505 0 32:02 Bear Soup #59 Bear Soup, episode #59, streams online tonight, Monday, December 7th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net. Repeats Wednesday, same times. The ... Bear Soup #59 Bear Soup, episode #59, streams online tonight, Monday, December 7th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net. Repeats Wednesday, same times. The Bear Soup is thick this week (and no, Jack, we don't lisp!): The hairy-chested Tom Ford on the cover of the Dec. 2009 issue of the Advocate Reading of the interview with Jonathan Cohen, author of the novel Bear Like Me, from the revised edition of Bears on Bears Jonathan's  short story "Bears and Their Toys," satire from the forthcoming anthology, Bears in the Wild Prayer for Ahmet Yildız Shoutouts, and the usual ursine audio bear circuit party. We're locked and loaded for Otter whatever (what-otter?) . . . so drop in for a brand new BEAR SOUP! Bear Soup is sponsored by our buds at Bear Bones Books. Don't forget to vote for "Bear Soup" as Best Bear Podcast/Blog in The Complete Bear's poll. Bear Soup Ron Suresha yes no http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2266 http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2266#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:00:07 +0000 Ron Suresha http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2266 http://ronsuresha.com/?feed=rss2&p=2266 0 29:59 Bear Soup #55 tonight Bear Soup, episode #55, streams online tonight, Monday, October 12th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net. Repeats Wednesday, same times. ... Bear Soup #55 tonight Bear Soup, episode #55, streams online tonight, Monday, October 12th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net. Repeats Wednesday, same times. Bubbling up in the Bear Soup tub this week: Another reading from the book, Faeries, Bears, and Leathermen: Men in Community Queering the Masculine, by Peter Hennen Query for Longterm Cohabitating Triads A review of content in the latest issues of national bear magazines, Bear, Beef, and ABL Article in ABL on the movie "Outrage" and my somewhat outraged comments A Push for Change for Polar Bears in 2009: World Wildlife Fund WoofTease designs ABL Gold Card Best of Bears 2009: nominations until November 15th to: info@thecompletebear.com Shoutouts, announcements, and the usual furtastic puns and audio folderol. There’s room in the tub for everybear, everycub, whatever, whomever . . . so just drop trou and drop in for a brand new BEAR SOUP! Bear Soup is sponsored by our buds at Bear Bones Books. Bear Soup Ron Suresha yes no http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2268 http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2268#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:00:27 +0000 Ron Suresha http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2268 http://ronsuresha.com/?feed=rss2&p=2268 0 28:59 Bear Soup #54 tonight Bear Soup, episode #54, streams online tonight, Monday, September 28th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net, repeating Wednesday, same times. ... Bear Soup #54 tonight Bear Soup, episode #54, streams online tonight, Monday, September 28th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific on BearRadio.net, repeating Wednesday, same times. On Bear Soup this week: An article in the Village Voice quoting RJS, "Pegging Goes Big: Straight Men Get It In the End" A call for research study participants targeting gay and bi men: please take a brief confidential online survey. A synopsis of the anthology, Bisexual Perspectives on the Life and Work of Alfred C. Kinsey, a Lammy finalist, including a Kinseytown sexagennial walkabout, as presented at the Bi Lines reading this May at the NYC LGBT Center, and at CBD in Boston this Thursday. Short shoutouts! There’s room in the tub for everybear, everycub, whatever, whomever . . . so drop in for a brand new Bear Soup! Bear Soup is proudly sponsored by our buds at Bear Bones Books. Bear Soup Ron Suresha no no http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2263 http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2263#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:00:06 +0000 Ron Suresha http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2263 http://ronsuresha.com/?feed=rss2&p=2263 0 31:04 Bear Soup #53 tonight Bear Soup podcast, episode #53, will stream on BearRadio.net tonight, Monday, September 14th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific; repeats Wednesday, same ... Bear Soup #53 tonight Bear Soup podcast, episode #53, will stream on BearRadio.net tonight, Monday, September 14th, at 10:00pm Eastern & Pacific; repeats Wednesday, same times. This week: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="88" caption="Ahmet Yildiz"][/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="193" caption="Ahmet Yildiz, Turkish bear activist, murdered in "honor" killing"][/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="175" caption="Ahmet's partner at the side of his coffin"][/caption] Special report on Turkish bear activist, Ahmet Yıldız, who was shot as an "honor killing," with part of an article from the Independent; audio from a memorial video by bears, Ahmet Yıldız is my family; breaking news this week about Ahmet's accused killer, his father; and a comment on homophobia and closeted homosexuality in fundamentalist Muslim cultures. In the Lit-Bear-ary Corner: reading of a selection on Bear subculture from Faeries, Bears, and Leathermen: Men in Community Queering the Masculine by Peter Hennen (University of Chicago, 2008). Hennen is asst professor of psychology the Ohio State University at Newark. Ben & Jerry's changes flavor name to "Hubby Hubby" in honor of Vermont same-sex marriage. But what about the womyn? Fake Jellybean "Manly Flavors" from Manoverse.com. Shoutouts! The rubber duckies are bobbling in the hot tub bubbles, so grab a towel, and drop in for a brand new BEAR SOUP! Bear Soup is sponsored by Bear Bones Books Bear Soup Ron Suresha no no http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2214 http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2214#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:08:08 +0000 Ron Suresha http://ronsuresha.com/?p=2214 http://ronsuresha.com/?feed=rss2&p=2214 1 http://ronsuresha.com/?p=1881 http://ronsuresha.com/?p=1881#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:34:10 +0000 Ron Suresha http://ronsuresha.com/?p=1881 http://ronsuresha.com/?feed=rss2&p=1881 0 http://ronsuresha.com/?p=1793 http://ronsuresha.com/?p=1793#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:04:09 +0000 Ron Suresha http://ronsuresha.com/?p=1793 http://ronsuresha.com/?feed=rss2&p=1793 0