"appealingly multicultural"

Okay this post has nothing to do with the title but I thought that phrase stood out from the excerpt of the article I'm about to quote. I just find it funny... I need to jot it down now...

Anyway, my very good friend on Twitter knows that I absolutely love Darren Criss so he linked me some pics on E! Online which I later found out came from an article on Darren from OUT Magazine. So I scurried over to read the article (and gawk at Darren in all his shirtless glory) and I realised that there was so much more waiting for me than just the pictures.

The article was insightful, interesting and witty. The journalist briefly explored Criss's background, what Glee meant to Criss and what the character Blaine represents for the community and for Kurt as well. That was even a little teaser by Glee creator, Ryan Murphy that will possibly lead to a riot outside FOX Studios by a 10 000 (possibly more) strong crowd wanting to stab a harpoon into the writers' eye.

While reading the article, and admiring Criss's "credentials", I realised this type of journalism is right up my alley. I want to do interviews like that and this is the style of writing I want to emulate and hopefully one day, cultivate. I'm gonna quote a short extract and I hope you guys enjoy it. Oh, and on a side note, they had a list of "10 Most Eligible Gay Bachelors" and Luke Macfarlane was on it! That is pretty much a no-brainer. Sadly, Criss is straight or I'm sure he would have made the list in a heartbeat. Yes, I hear the screams and cheers of millions of women around the world as they know that they at least have a 1% chance of getting him. Damn you, girls.

Extract from OUT Magazine, The New Kid on the Block

"Criss’s backstory is so good it seems tailor-made for this moment. He grew up in San Francisco (translation: he’s gay-friendly), where he was a big musical theater geek (see previous); his mom is Filipino and his dad is Irish (so he’s appealingly multicultural); he graduated from the University of Michigan in 2009 (in other words, he’s a smartie); his self-produced EP and the Harry Potter musical parody he and his UM friends made became worldwide viral video hits (he’s creative, resourceful, and of-the-moment); he auditioned three times for Glee (that’s persistence); and he’s still deeply involved in Team StarKid, the theater company he started with his friends in college (he’s grounded)."