Boy Geoge: Kidnapper?

April 30, 2007

As soon as we heard the news, we looked to the gay stars and asked, “Say it isn't so!?” And then we waited for the blue stars and green diamonds to say: “No way!”

But it looks as if it is true. Boy George was arrested and charged with kidnapping of a hustler that he met on Gaydar.com.

This is a bad year for Boy George who had to pick up garbage in New York City as punishment for calling the cops high on cocaine. And it’s a bad year for

Well, it’s also a bad year for poor Auden Carlsen, a 28 year-old who allegedly showed up at Boy’s apartment for $750 only to get chained to the wall for a photo shoot. But when Boy brought out the sex toys – no word if they were meant as props for this “photo shoot” or if they were to be used-used – Carlsen freaked, pulled the hooks out of the wall and ran from the scene.

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Chad Allen + David Duchovny

April 30, 2007

Augh! Come on man ... we can dream, can't we? But no, they are not making sweet love or taking long walks on the beach. They are developing a movie about gay senior citizens.

This is the kind of story that we usually twitch when we read. "Development Hell. That's all it can be. And so they put together a snazzy press release and throw a big name on it -- DAVID DUCHOVNY! -- and hope that someone wites a check.

But according to this story, it's no the money or the gay theme ... it's a problem finding old actors.

Whatever!

Adam Sandler is So Gay

April 27, 2007

Sounds like a fifth grade insult? It is. But so is Adam Sandler's new film, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. The premise could be funny -- in a perfect world where gay men are not discriminated against in marriage and it's rights and responsibilites.

Also, what's truly ridiculous about the movie, which co-stars Kevin James from "King of Queens" is that the gay fraud is the basis for romantic comedy -- a heterosexual romantic comedy.

So, are we spoil sports without a sense of humor? Let us know. We can't wait for the box office returns to see if America comes out (so to speak) to see this film or ignores it.

All Around the Mondo-Homo

April 26, 2007

When a friend-of-OUTzoneTV.com sent us word that his book, MondoHomo, was sharing it's name with a grassroots queer arts, politics and general fun-for-all festival we said: Huh? But then they answered all our questions. Here's what our new pals said:

"MONDOHOMO is primarily music, dance, performance, art and political workshops that celebrate the Southern Queer Community's collective diversity and contribution to politics, art and community nationwide.

This the very first time that a queer festival and the U.S. social forum are coming together, which is very very significant for the queer community because it brings gender-queer issues to the attention of 20,000 activists and makes this issue a part of bigger social issues, a rank it truly deserves.

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Rosie O'Donnell Dissmissed?

April 26, 2007

Rosie O'Donnell is leaving “The View.” Surprised? Neither are we. Could her tenure have been more tendentious? Tenuos? And trying?

The official reason is “contract trouble.” But Rosie paints a different picture: ''My needs for the future just didn't dovetail with what ABC was able to offer me.''

Freedom to offend whomever she wants?

All of this comes after she was criticized for using bad language during the annual New York Women in Communication luncheon on Monday where she made known her great distaste for media mogul Rupert Murdoc h. This prompted Barbara Walters to say that she “didn’t always agree with Rosie’s views.”

Ms. Walters: She's the queen of backscratching. Even if she has to butter up a media tycoon with a neo-conservative right wing agenda.

About the break with “The View” -- what is Barbara saying after years of having to clean up several of Rosie’s messes? ''I induced Rosie to come back to television on 'The View' even for just one year,'' Walters said. ''She has given the program new vigor, new excitement and wonderful hours of television. I can only be grateful to her for this year.''

Yeah. We can’t wait to read her blog haiku later.

Miss America: Crime Fighter

April 25, 2007

Miss America can add crime fighter to her resume. And we want to know if this is a good idea. Actually, we know it’s not a good idea.

So whose idea was it? Who can we blame?

Lauren Nelson recently went undercover with police in New York for a sting targeting sexual predators. Officers with Suffolk County's computer crimes unit created an online profile of a 14-year-old girl that included photographs of Nelson as a teenager.

''I got to chat online with the predators and made phone calls, too,'' Nelson said by phone from Atlantic City, N.J. ''The Suffolk County Police Department was there the whole time.''

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Great-Lame Publicity for Richard Renaldi

April 23, 2007

As the divorce between ex-governor of New Jersey James McGreevey and Dina Matos McGreevey gets nasty: gay art wins!

Okay, so that’s kinda funny. But true.

While Dina Matos McG. takes a turn in the spotlight with the release of her book, one of the tabloid-loving salacious tales involves how she made the ex-gov remove a photograph of a naked man from his bedroom, which he now shares with his partner.

The photograph is by very talented photographer Richard Renaldi, who also took the classy photo of James McG. that was on the cover of his biography/memoir “The Confession.”

We’ve spent quite a bit of time researching Mr. Renaldi and have to say: Love, Love, Love the work. Sexy and sterile. Formal and emotional. Not groundbreaking work, but there is a series that is hard to find of Richard R. and his boyfriend/partner (we’re not sure how long they’ve been together or what they call each other) but they’re in different hotel rooms.

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Love Heroes? Love Bryan Fuller.

April 23, 2007

The question mark is because we don’t know how to go on loving “Heroes” when it’s being controlled by some stupid agent for actor Thomas Dekker. Really. And so Dekker's character will not return tonight.

And in all the links to all the stories, we can’t find out who her name is? Because shouldn’t we follow out-writer Bryan Fuller’s anger and writer her some nasty letters telling her that Thomas playing gay will not hurt his career. Won’t help it either. Doesn’t matter!

Being on a good show will help him, though. And when “Heroes” returns tonight guess who is missing? Mr. Dekker. Because she pulled him out of the show over the “gay debacle” and wants him to get a part in The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

So sad. Gay Hollywood is such a mess.

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Michael Carl Shear Madness Star

April 23, 2007

Apologies but we just can’t say “Shear Genius” without saying Shear Madness. The show is just too gay-crazy-genius. From Jaclyn Smith to Dr. Boogie, we cry a little gay tear of happiness every Wednesday night.

So, it came as a bit of a surprise to learn how broken our gaydar is. We didn’t think Michael Carl, fashion director at Allure magazine was gay!

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Harry Potter: Naked in New York

April 20, 2007

Of course Daniel Radcliffe is bringing his “uncut” production of Equus to Broadway. Was there ever any doubt that the sold-out peep show would cross the pond?

Anyway: word comes that after the show closes in London in June, a touring company will take the show around the UK without its wizard star.

And for horny Americans, the show is scheduled to open in May or June of 2008(!!). So sell your tickets to the Summer Olympics in Beijing and buy very expensive front row passes to Equus in New York. Otherwise known as Daniel Radcliffe Naked with a Horse.

Musical Mondays With Spider-Man?

April 20, 2007

In New York, there’s a little bar (that everyone knows) called Splash. And they havea night called Musical Mondays. All over the video screens streamed clips of Broadway musicals and tele-play musicals and movie musicals.

Sick and twisted and kind of beautiful. Now, with the announcement that Spider-Man is coming to Broadway, does that mean we’ll be forced to drink beer at Splash on Monday nights and listen to U2-written songs about Tobey Maguire!?

Say it ain’t so.

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Larry Birkhead Gay Not-Gay

April 20, 2007

The baby daddy of Anna Nicole Smith has not denied that he had an affair with handsome model Kerrick Ross.

"America doesn't know the whole story about Larry Birkhead," Kerrick, who's 38 and lives in Louisville, Ky., told The Enquirer. "He apparently had sex with Anna Nicole and fathered her baby, but there is no question: He also had sex with me!"

Supposedly there were cocktails (in more ways than one) and then they did the Ted Haggard less than a dozen times. “8-10,” but who’s counting.

"We were together for about two months and had sex 8 to 10 times, always at my apartment. He often spent the whole night with me."

Ooh, the kiss of gay realness. The sleepover.

Save Canada! (again)

April 19, 2007

When Snickers made two guys kiss during the Super Bowl – people freaked out. Not because of the kissing, natch, but because the guys were “grossed out by the kissing.

Months later advertisers (who suddenly became moral arbiters) pushed Don Imus off the air before CBS Radio and MSNBC could do it themselves.

But back to Men Kissing. (And yes, that should always be ALL CAPS, no?) Canadian MTV is airing a very clever anti-drug ad that involves guys kissing. To give away anything more would ruin the punch line. Let’s just say that some gays will probably be offended.

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Cry Me a Joan Rivers

April 19, 2007

Tough year for Ms. Rivers. First Bravo dropped plans for her “Me and My Gays” talk show. And now she’s lost her red carpet duties.

Not that her schtick wasn’t getting tired. But isn’t all red carpet schtick getting tired. Why don’t the people just wear name tags that say, “I didn’t buy this dress. Galliano lent it to me.”

Gays will certainly miss Ms. Rivers & Co. (Melissa, her talented (or talentless?) daughter). Then again, she’s like a phoenix rising from the ever burning flames of celebrity comedy. So heaven knows Joan will appear on another station in time for the next awards season.

Fabio Would Like It

April 19, 2007

We can’t believe anyone would buy such a stupid product. Or is it just the stupid name? No, actually, it’s a very amateur unprofessional-looking advertisement. Watch it here.

“Boy Butter” a personal lubricant is getting some press for their new ad campaign “I can’t believe it’s not Boy Butter.”

Chicago Pride reports that the company expected their first on-air campaign to run into trouble so they only pitched it to gay friendly channels and gay friendly markets.

But then -- because this world is so magically inexplicable – the only rejection came from the city of San Francisco.

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Bermuda a Hot Bed of Homophobia?

April 18, 2007

Apparently Rosie O’Donnell and her Toys-R-Us, er, “R Family” cruise company thinks it is. And who are we to disagree. Our only understanding of Bermuda is that it’s where NYC mayor Bloomberg has a house. It’s near North Carolina but it’s considered the Caribbean, and it’s expensive.

Anyway, a summer cruise for gay and lesbian families organized by Rosie has cut Bermuda from its planned itinerary because of possible protests by church groups in the British island territory.

Now if only the gay-gay-gay cruises like RSVP would be as staunch in their gay pride to not visit St. Maarten, the site of vicious gay bashings. But the gay boys are partying too hard to care, apparently.

O'Donnell's charter company said it would replace the Bermuda stop with two other ports of call in Florida. It will also stop at a private island in the Bahamas. The tour is scheduled to leave New York in July on a ship owned by Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line.

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Lourdes and David Banda In Africa

April 18, 2007

Who cares if Madonna is back in Malawi, we’re just glad that daughter Lourdes and almost-adopted (stolen?) David Banda were brought along for the ride.

Madge is building a clinic and was in the town of Lilongwe to check on construction, et al.

Madonna, wearing her now familiar straw hat, and Lourdes arrived at the center Wednesday and were whisked into the compound of three buildings. The 48-year-old singer is visiting Malawi to check on projects run by her Raising Malawi organization.

Is that straw hat available at H&M?

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Gia Farrell: Video Star

April 17, 2007

Gia Farrell. Only17. When she was 13, Miss Farrell performed on “Showtime at The Apollo!” No wonder she’s hot, hot, hot.

And now she’s also part of OUTzoneTV.com’s new music video section.

“Section!” What an unsexy word for a collection of cool music videos that have been approved by OUTzone editors as cool enough to be featured on the site.

When you click over to the music videos, notice the new video player, too. Should be a lot smoother delivery of the moving image to your computer. Is it? Let us know.

Andrew Embiricos: Idiot Socialite #2

April 17, 2007

Tabloids are too easy to hate. And impossible to ignore. How often does any media outlet report that Rita Hayworth’s grandson – a young man also distantly descended from the prophet mohammad – is a do-it-yourself porn star.

From the Daily News: “Andrew Embiricos, 21, is a junior New York socialite. He is the son of Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, a grandson of Rita Hayworth, and nephew of the current Aga Khan.
By tradition of the Aga Khan blood line, he is a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. Also, he is an amateur gay porn star, uploading videos to the Internet with names like "Chelsea Bareback Whores."

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More Reason to be Unhappy with GLAAD

April 16, 2007

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation gave the world another reason to disregard them in the fight for truth, justic and the American Way.

Oh, shoot! That’s another comic book character. Well, GLAAD is basically a comic book of gay progressive-ness as they dole out affirmative awards to shows like “Grey’s Anatomy.”

Yes, the infamously girly-girl – it-should-be-on-Oxygen – television show won an award for best TV episode. Huh? Was this a way to pressure the TV show into be harder on their homphobic star Isaiah Washington? Whatever it was: it’s pointless.

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Kelly Björk Wearstler Has Two Sons

April 16, 2007

“Top Design” is over – and now Kelly Wearstler is getting rave reviews? From Arizona to Los Angeles to Myrtle Beach, Florida!

First off, thanks to Emily who compiles press clippings for Bravo. She discovered these amazing tidbits. The first a non-interview interview on AZ Central.com. An excerpt:

OK, and what's with the hair?

"I have two young sons, ages 3 and 4. When I get the chance to dress up, it's as Batgirl or Mary Jane to my sons' Batman or Spider-Man," she said. "I may be a soccer mom, but I'm still a girl who likes to play dress up. My appearance on the show is about having fun."

OMG. Kelly has kids? She’s 12! Or at least looks 12. And boys?! Of course, she is probably the coolest dress-up mom ever. And no wonder she was worried about dust in that Met Home hotel challenge.

Second best part of the interview?

I tried desperately to get Wearstler on the phone, just so I could ask her, oh, to autograph a paint chip. I called her office, breathless, to try to track her down.

"Have you been getting lots of calls?" I asked a bored, blasé Wearstler worker.

"We've been getting them for years," she sighed.

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Naked Sponge Bob Strikes Again!

April 16, 2007

Oh Jesus!

We had to say that just because taking Rev. Donald E. Wildomon’s lord’s name in vain will probably drive him even crazier. Not that it is easy to drive that kook much crazier. The guy is taking on Burger King and Spong Bob – again.

Pseudo-gay Spongebog and his Starfish lover has come under fire before, but now Burger King is pitching Spongebob fever with a cute commercial about a man who pretends to be “Spongebob No Pants.”

Once we stopped laughing – after watching the clip about five hundred times (thank you Ad Age) – we reread Wildmon’s complaint, and just kept laughing.

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Malaysia, Scarlett Johansson, and Christopher Street

April 13, 2007

If you can tell us what these three things have in common: you’re smarter than any of us at OUTzoneTV.com.

The Malaysian Sun is reporting that Scarlett Johansson – really, one of the very few woman that would convince almost any gay man to have sex with a woman at least once (She’s so beautiful! She’s so talented!) – grew up carousing in Greenwich Village, NYC.

And in the gay bars around Sheridan Square and Christopher Street. Of particular interest to her youthful follies was the George Segal sculpture across the Stonewall Inn. You know the one, white plaster gay and lesbian couple, very 70s figurative but sweet.

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Screen Idol Farley Granger Bisexual

April 13, 2007

Yes, yes, buttercups … once you get over the shock that a famous actor from the 1940 was (is?) bisexual … it’s not much of a surprise. Unfortunately, with the Hollywood closet door still so firmly shut, Farley Granger’s coming out is news.

Granger's newly published memoir "Include Me Out,'' the former screen idol makes a revelation that is unusual among Hollywood tell-all books: He was bisexual.

Granger describes a Honolulu night that epitomized his life. A 21-year-old virgin and wartime Navy recruit, he was determined to change his status. He did so with a young and lovely prostitute. He was about to leave the premises when he encountered a handsome Navy officer. Granger was soon in bed again.

''I lost my virginity twice in one night,'' he writes.

Oh, who hasn’t!

The 81-year-old Granger, who starred in the Alfred Hitchcock thrillers ''Rope'' and ''Strangers on a Train,'' and other movies, recently talked about his relationships in an interview from his apartment in New York.

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Harvey Milk Times Two

April 13, 2007

Oh, man! We know what happened when two (very good but different) adaptations of Truman Capote’s life were made into movies. The first one – Oscars. The second, a slow sad death (and it was better, in some ways.)

So should we be happy that two of Hollywood’s highest profile gay directors – Gus Van Sant (My Own Private Idaho) and Bryan Singer (Superman) – both wanna make movies about gunned-down San Francisco mayor Harvey Milk.

It looks like Bryan Singer’s movie, based on a script by regular co-hort Christopher McQuarrie based on Randy Shilt’s book “The Mayor of Castro Street” will finish first.

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Erasure: Kissing Cousins + More

April 12, 2007

For their new album (out May 11), Erasure has already filmed a new video in three different cities. And it’s of folks kissing.

Gay, straight, red and yellow, black and white … you know the spiel. It sounds terribly sweet, though. And because this is a YouTube world, they also sent out a call for fan-submitted kisses.

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Madonna Loves Justin Timberlake

April 12, 2007

You know why we (still) like Madonna? Because she keeps making music. The woman could retire, be mom, study kaballah, do yoga … play with Lourdes!

But no, she’s back in the studio and trying to make more music. Not to get all high and mighty and culture-vulture-y: but that’s a true artist. Always working. Always working.

Kudos to her for hiring Justin Timberlake to help her out. The Sun says that she’s hiring the too-cool-for-school ex-boybander to make a disco remix of “Dick in a Box.”

Kidding!

But the pop star will (hopefully) help her make some younger, top 40 music. Because she needs the money, of course!

Jackie: You Know You’re Gay

April 12, 2007

Viewers of “Work Out” know that Jackie and Jesse are gay, gay, gay. And thank god for that. Now Rebecca is quasi-gay. It’s about the gayest show on television, but that’s another story.

Right now we want to talk about this hilarious ringtone from Bravo, yes our parent company, but it’s damn funny.

Imagine when you’re grandma from Ohio calls and your phone rings and Jackie’s voice says…

Oh, you didn’t think we’d tell you what it says, did you? Click here to sample.

Why We Love John Edwards

April 11, 2007

Because he is unafraid to love us back. Today he’s promoting his gay supporters. Yes, while Hillary tells HRC that she wants a partnership – privately – and then disavows gay marriage or anything else controversial, Edwards is all-out, full-force with The Gays.

"They work hard every day to make our country a better place and I am proud to join with them to fight for equal rights for all Americans," Edwards said.

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Rosanne + Imus = Radio Is Dangerous

April 11, 2007

While Don Imus’s sexist, racist diatribe against the Rutgers’s basketball team continues to percolate, Rosanne Barr has started a similar brouhaha about gays.

She told a California radio station: "Never once in my 54 years have I ever once heard a gay or lesbian person who's politically active say one thing about anything that was not about them.

"They don't care about minimum wage, they don't care about any other group other than their own self because you know, some people say being gay and lesbian is a totally narcissistic thing and sometimes I wonder."

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Loving Nip/Tuck, More

April 10, 2007

Y'all may have heard how much the goofy editor at OUTzoneTV.com (remember "the kiss") love “Nip/Tuck.” (Julian McMahan, anyone?)

Well, we’re glad to report that we are not the loser-loners that we often feel like. And just ‘cause Rosie stripped doesn’t mean anyone was scared off!

“Nip/Tuck” is currently the number one mostly highly rated scripted original program on basic cable. And it has been for four seasons. Surely “The Sopranos” will knock it off that perch.

Doug Blasdell Outreach Program

April 10, 2007

Watcher's of "Work Out" know that Doug Blasdell passed away earlier this year while filming the show. His passing is a deeply moving part of this season and tonight's episode (Tuesday, April 10). When he is visiting his ex-lover Cheo while he has a blood transfusion just days after his birthday ... well, it's a heartbreaking and memorable piece of television history.

So we here at OUTzone are proud to be able to share with you the Doug Blasdell Outreach Program.

Started by his friends and colleagues in Los Angeles, the organization is hosted by the Los Angeles City College Foundation (LACC). All donations will go towards student scholarships, Gay and Lesbian awareness programs, HIV education material and other initiatives. All things that Doug was very proud of.

for more information, visit http://www.douglasblasdell.org/

Laguna Beach Lad Spews Homophobic Slurs

April 10, 2007

No, we’re not talking about Don Imus tacky talk. But television actor Jason Wahler from “Laguna Beach.” He hurled racial and homophobic invectives at a police officer when he was arrested over the weekend after punching a hotel security guard and passing out drunk in a hallway, a Seattle Police Department report said.

Nice. So classy, eh?

Wahler, 20, a star of MTV's ''The Hills'' and ''Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County,'' was arrested early Sunday for investigation of assault and criminal trespass. He posted bail and was released from the King County Jail nine hours later.

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Size 15 Shoe Wearer as Grand Marshall

April 09, 2007

Well, he's more gay than Paris Hilton. And Los Angeles gays chose Ms. Hilton as grand marshall of their gay and lesbian pride parade. (Dorks!)

So we're glad to see that newly out ex-NBA star John Amaechi is this year's GM. The guy has a book out, he's scored an endorsement deal with HeadBlade, and now this! Just goes to show that staying in the closet is bad for your wallet, your health, and your ego. Well, not "your" in the inappropriately second-person sense. But your as in: Come out already. Look how much fun it can be.

The LA gay pride weekend is June 8-10. More info visit their website: http://www.lapride.org/

Gay Weddings at Disney

April 09, 2007

The Magic Kingdom has decreed: Cinderella can totally marry Sleeping Beauty, if they so choose.

Over the weekend, the Walt Disney Company announced that gay couples will now be allowed to marry outisde of Cinderella's castle, an honor that up until now, had been reserved for couples who could provide a marriage certificate from the state.

"We believe this change is consistent with Disney's long-standing policy of welcoming every guest in an inclusive environment," said Disney Parks and Resorts spokesman Donn Walker. "We want everyone who comes to celebrate a special occasion at Disney to feel welcome and respected."

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Closet Week at OUTzoneTV.com, Part 2

April 06, 2007

Kevin Spacey is in New York to start previews for “A Moon for the Misbegottn,” a hit play in London (which he also starred in) earlier this year.
Spacey is back in New York to appear in a revival of Eugene O'Neill's play. ''O'Neill writes characters without judgment ... which is a pretty amazing achievement,'' the actor says. ''Very often, we feel the writer's voice making a commentary on a character's morality or choices or faults.''
Will this inspire him to follow Out magazine’s Anderson Cooper/Jodie Foster “out”ing?

Will Michael Jackson come out already? Not as gay, but as interestingly-probably A-sexual and queer?

We bring The Jacko up because he’s upset about Guernsey’s auction house hawking 1,000 Jackson family items in Las Vegas next month.

A representative for Michael Jackson says the pop star is considering legal action to stop the sale.

''Mr. Jackson was not aware and he is extremely upset that his memorabilia was included amongst the memorabilia that is being auctioned off,'' said spokeswoman Raymone K. Bain.

The Jacksons Auction is scheduled May 30-31 at the Hard Rock hotel resort.

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Cooper and Foster and Sykes, Oh My!

April 05, 2007

Well, Out magazine got exactly what they wanted. Headlines.

When they released the cover of their May issue with pictures of Jodie Foster and Anderson Cooper – the two most discussed gay/not-openly-gay gays – they knew people would talk. And sure enough everything from Pink News UK to Access Hollywood took the bait. (Inside they discuss Sean Hayes from "Will & Grace" and Wanda Sykes, among others.)

And OUTzoneTV.com, too. Look at us here writing more.

But we have some questions. (Since there are obviously no answers here; Coop and Foster certainly won’t be coming out any time soon given this treatment.)

But questions are good, especially since the gay community – our community – hasn’t dealt with internal-outing in years.

Does it matter is Coop or Foster are “more out” than the “we just don’t talk about it-out” that they are now?

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Naked Timberlake: Close But No Backside

April 04, 2007

This story made us all moony at OUTzone HQ this morning. Alright alright, we admit it. We have kind of a collective thing for Justin Timberlake.

It turns out that we all had a chance to see his nekkid backside in his movie Black Snake Moan … until he told the director to edit it out.

"One of the first conversations I had with the director was about nudity," Timberlake said in an interview, "In the first cut you could see my ass but I had a word and that's now out."

Spoil sport.

At least the "Sexy Back" singer could tell us about the sex scene with Christina Ricci.

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New Mass. Governor Loves Gays

April 03, 2007

We went nuts about an article we read at advocate.com this morning.

It’s a weird time to try to get one of those fancy “gay marriages” you’ve been reading so much about. Sure, it’s legal to do it in Massachusetts, as long as you’re a resident…but what about those of us in other states?
Well, 26 different out-of-state couples put this to the test by getting married there, and then had their marriages “not recognized” by then-governor Mitt Romney.

But the new guy – Deval Patrick – totally awesome. He issued an order to State officials saying that they must record (or “bind and index…”) the marriages of the 26 couples.

The former Governor invoked an obscure 1913 law that said that he could deny out-of-state couples the right to marry in Massachusetts – see, in 1913, there also laws about who you could and couldn’t marry – but those laws were about skin color.

And there was Mitt, carting out that show-pony of an antiquated and pretty racist era. That’s progress, see.

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Chubby Chasers on Big Brother

April 02, 2007

Please! Would some gays – fat, skinny, crazy, boring, whatever – try out for “Big Brother: New York” this Saturday. Really. We don’t even like this show, but maybe because it’s so painfully heterosexual.

In Brazil, they have a couple of gay men involved and a lot of “grays” (straight-gays) who get naked all the time.

But here, CBS makes this show about as painful to watch as visiting home for the holidays.

So, with an open casting this weekend: Please!!! Gays of all shapes and sizes, flood the auditions and let’s revolutionize this tired TV show.

New Maytag Man is Not-So-Hot

April 02, 2007

He’s barely even cool. And we’re bummed. When we heard the news that Maytag picked a new “blue collar” repairman to represent them. And they chose a Virginian to do it: we were a bit excited.

After all, how hot are the Fed Ex men? The UPS men? Really!

From the official (depressing release).

Whirlpool Corp. announced Monday that it has selected Clay Jackson of Richmond, Va., as the character promoting the reliability of its Maytag brand of large appliances.

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Trans-Euro Ukranian Vision-Quest

April 02, 2007

It’s difficult for Americans to comprehend the Eurovision Song Contest. It’s just so cheesily-Euro trash that unless you studied abroad in Belgium while you were in college: it’s just plain weird.

And the newest controversy – big news in Europe, not news here – is that tranny from Ukraine is going to the finals. And now some Ukrainians are upset that other Ukrainians voted for Verka, a drag queen to represent them.

Big deal, kiddos! Israeli has an anti-war song: controversy. (PS: they sent a tranny before, and she won.) Last year, Finland sent the monster heavy metal group: and they won.

So, Euros … relax and enjoy the show!

Hunk on Cable

April 02, 2007

Jonathan Rhys Meyers is as straight as, well, he’s straight. So what. He’s the owner of some of the bluest eyes in show business. So when his new mega-mini-series “The Tudors” starts on Sunday (on Showtime), we’ll be watching.

Gotta say, we’re skeptical about the baby-faced actor playing Henry VIII (the eighth, natch!). Not sure if this is some kind of Harlequin romance version of history or what. “Rome” meets “Masterpiece Theater” meets “Mission Impossible III” (which Jonathan was in).

But like we said, we’ll tune in. At least once.