One of my favorite things to do when I’m in Boston is to walk the city – ...
Latest blog posts
A Quietly Magical Boston Weekend – Pt. 2
25 Jul, 2026
Almost every summer affords at least one quiet, still, uneventful Boston getaway, when I take a weekend ...
Summer Pyramids
24 Jul, 2026
While Emi chose this year’s Golden summer theme and its Egyptian accents, Noah supplied this musical entry ...
Canadian diver Bryden Hattie niftily earns his first Dazzler of the Day crowning thanks to some cheeky ...
About Alan Ilagan
Alan Bennett Ilagan is a blogger who resides in upstate New York. A graduate of Brandeis University, Ilagan has been published in Instinct, xy magazine, Windy City Times, Q Northeast, Metroland, commUNITY, and ‘The Project for a New Mythology.’ He has been profiled in Unzipped, Genre, Diversity Rules! Magazine, and Upstate Magazine. From 2008 to 2012 he served as manager of the Romaine Brooks Gallery at the Pride Center of the Capital Region. He and his husband Andy were married in 2010 and remain happily unburdened by children. His website has been up since 2003, making it one of the longest running personal blogs.

