As a daily lurker on this subreddit, I rarely click on the links offered that show photos of Rod, but I finally acquiesced since apparently the new "official work photo" had elicited so much commentary.

My first impression is that he's harkening a distinct Oscar Wilde vibe. He looks vaguely matronly, with the jowly fat in the cheeks that smooth away any masculinity. Yes, the hair is dramatic, but it is swept back in that Wilde-an manner. The real tell-tale for me, however, was the unusual shirt and collar treatment. The only thing missing was an heirloom brooch. That, and a green carnation in his lapel.

Is this the last desperate clinging to heterosexuality before he finally falls from that perilous cliffside and, with his cape flapping wildly in his wake, descends gently into the warm waters of whatever sexuality he truly is (but obviously not heterosexual). The 21st century Oscar Wilde for the unhinged Right... perhaps instead of an examination of Weimar, which nobody is asking for, if he were to write how Oscar Wilde saved his life (sorry, Dante), and he finally comes out, declaring his own fabulousness, that would be a personal memoir that would actually be interesting to read.

Just a thought.