--- title: Brian Moylan | TIME description: Brian Moylan is a writer and pop culture junkie who lives in New York. His work has appeared in Gawker, VICE, New York magazine, and a few other safe-for-work publications. canonical: https://time.com/author/brian-moylan/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/author/brian-moylan/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Brian Moylan ## Brian Moylan _Brian Moylan is a writer and pop culture junkie who lives in New York. His work has appeared in Gawker, VICE,_ New York _magazine, and a few other safe-for-work publications._ ## Brian Moylan *  Feb 29, 2016 ### [Sam Smith's Oscars Speech Was a Disservice to LGBT Youth](https://time.com/4241681/sam-smiths-oscars-speech/) He neglected to acknowledge the long history of LGBT Oscar winners [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 6, 2016 ### [Stop Comparing _Game of Thrones_ to the Books](https://time.com/4167453/game-of-thrones-books/) George R.R. Martin's series and the HBO show should be appreciated as separate entities [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Sep 15, 2015 ### [There Is Nothing Wrong With Asking Tom Hardy About Sexuality](https://time.com/4033914/tom-hardy-sexuality/) It's relevant to his work as an actor—and nothing to be embarrassed about [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 23, 2015 ### [Twitter Is a High School Cafeteria and Swift and Minaj Are the It Girls](https://time.com/3969485/taylor-swift-nicki-minaj-twitter-fight/) Send them to the principal's office [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 13, 2015 ### [Leave the Poor Minions Alone](https://time.com/3955965/leave-the-poor-minions-alone/) Can’t we just let these galumphing pods of ridiculousness make us laugh for a little while? [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jun 29, 2015 ### [Please Don’t Make Me Get Gay Married](https://time.com/3939726/gay-marriage-pressure/) We didn’t need anyone’s seal of approval before — and we don’t need it now [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jun 24, 2015 ### [Here's Why You Should Ignore Science and Keep Wearing Your Skinny Jeans](https://time.com/3933626/skinny-jeans/) Reports of their dangers are based on one incident of not dressing for the occasion [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jun 19, 2015 ### [_Fifty Shades_ From A Man's Perspective Is Bad for Women](https://time.com/3928374/fifty-shades-from-a-mans-perspective-is-bad-for-women/) Fifty Shades of testosterone have been added to a film and book franchise that has so far resisted i... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jun 2, 2015 ### [The Bachelorette’s Fake Gay Relationship Is Why Men Can’t Be Friends](https://time.com/3904792/the-bachelorettes-fake-gay-relationship-is-why-men-cant-be-friends/) It’s no wonder men are afraid of their emotions and don’t like to bond in public [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 18, 2015 ### [It Doesn’t Matter What You Think About the ‘Mad Men’ Finale](https://time.com/3882396/mad-men-finale-twitter-2/) The clanging pots and pans of the masses are drowning out what could be a grown-up discussion about ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 13, 2015 ### [In Defense of Being Boring and Gay](https://time.com/3857512/in-defense-of-being-boring-and-gay/) Being boring and fitting in isn't defeat; it’s progress [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 5, 2015 ### ['Dad Bod' Is a Sexist Atrocity](https://time.com/3846828/dad-bod-is-a-sexist-atrocity/) "The problem with the Dad Bod isn’t what it says about men, but what it says about women and how we ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 23, 2015 ### [A Decade of YouTube Has Changed the Future of Television](https://time.com/3828217/youtube-decade/) YouTube's first video was uploaded on April 23, 2005 [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Apr 17, 2015 ### [Don’t Blame Michael Bublé for Taking a Creep Shot Without Permission](https://time.com/3827184/michael-buble-creep-shot/) The idea of consent and public spaces has gotten very grey [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Mar 26, 2015 ### [Leave Shorts-Wearing Men Alone!](https://time.com/3759573/men-wearing-shorts-fashion-fran-lebowitz/) What if a man said that women should not be wearing miniskirts unless they’re models? 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