Perez Hilton Charms New York

Perez Hilton Charms New York

by Paolo Mastrangelo

Last night Paolo Mastrangelo went up to the Borders in the Columbus Circle shops, where Perez Hilton read and spoke before hundreds of fans. 95% were college age; easily 80% were women. Everyone looked like an edgy Gap commercial, which is to say, they all looked really good. There was not a flannel shirt, neon orange backpack or fanny pack in sight. But it wasn’t really the outfits that were striking-it was all the smiles and excitement in the room. Perez was behind a podium. He was cheerful, and graciously took questions from all. “What do you think about blogging in relation to journalism?” someone asked. And: “When did you come out to your friends and family?” And: “What do you think about the failed gay marriage bill in the New York Senate?” After two bathroom breaks, two Red Bulls and signing 200+ copies of his book True Bloggywood Stories and taking pictures with nearly everyone-with a smile on his face the whole time-Perez packed it up and went, we presume, to go check on his blog.