Austinites Thrill The World

October 31, 2008

That is, they performed the Thriller dance in a group of over 800, in an attempt to break a world record. They also dressed like zombies and wore fake blood. It's all very Halloween, very 80's and very cool. We love the Thriller dance! And breaking world records is cool too. And a big shoutout to our Austin pals who participated. We bet you guys made some sweet, dancing zombies.

Here's some Austin American Statesman coverage of the event:

Rachel Maddow Makes a Football Analogy

October 29, 2008

We just can't get enough of this political commentator. Sure it helps that she gay, cute, smart... But she's really going to start reeling in the lesbian fan base now... with her football lingo. We don't even like football, much less know anything about it, and we got a little hot under the collar watching this segment.

It's a big night for our girl tomorrow when Maddow interviews Barack Obama. Intelligent hottie on intelligent hottie. This is going to be like a hundred times better than when Obama goes on Ellen. We're going to get some real political questions, not just dancing.

Maddow's doing great in her not MSNBC show slot. She's even beating Larry King. There's gotta be some ironic justice in that.

Amy Sedaris Has So Much Helpful Advice

October 27, 2008

This video really made us feel better after listening to an hour of a radio program debating the two presidential candidates' health plans. Amy Sedaris gives health advice of a sort (vaginal cleansing). And it's Bravo-related because the model she uses is made by designer Todd Oldham, Top Design's mentor extraordinaire. She also tells you how to entertain the elderly (give them a balloon to toss back and forth).

Seriously?

October 24, 2008

The level of ridiculousness in the argument for Proposition 8 in California is quite high. Maybe they might be called be called intolerant! Photographers might get their rights taken away! Gay adoption! The horror! The screwed up thing is that they keep trying to pretend like it's not about gay rights, it's about Christian's rights. Plus they use all these young, "hip" kids to make it seem like it's not just old, pasty, white folks that think this way. They must have had to really scour the young republican organizations to find them. Watch and feel anger mixed with amusement.

Obama - A Better Dancer Than John McCain

October 22, 2008

Without trading in stereotypes may we just say - duh, obviously. Obama makes a brief appearance on Ellen today and speaks to the truth about his dancing ability, "Michelle may be a better dancer, but I am convinced I am a better dancer than John McCain." A blind person could see that. But if they wanted to have a dance off, we wouldn't complain. Talk about a chart-breaking youtube video.

He also agreed to help Ellen in her long quest to get George Clooney on the show saying, "We would have you and him sit down without preconditions and solve any differences that you may have." A summit, if you will. What a guy.

In other, political/entertainment news, don't go see W. It's really boring.

Sedaris on Being Undecided

October 21, 2008

David Sedaris has a particular opinion about what it's like to be an undecided voter, "To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?”

We thought, "exactly!" when we read those words! The essay is in the most recent New Yorker and goes on to talk about how his mother let him vote for her in 1968. It is, as most everything he does, funny, personal and a good read.

Amy Poehler is Cooler Than Sarah Palin

October 20, 2008

So the much-rumored Sarah Palin on SNL event actually happened. And this was by far the best part. We have never seen a pregnant lady rap so hard before.

The United States of Toni Collette and Diablo Cody

October 17, 2008

And Steven Spielberg too. What does that mean? It's a new Showtime series called The United States of Tara starring Toni Collette (our total fave!), John Corbett (Sex and The City Fans know him as Aidan) and written by Diablo Cody (a la Juno teenage speak) from an idea of Steven Spielberg's. Got it? It's kind of a strange mix, but pretty darn intriguing. It's been described by the president of Showtime as ""a sort of Weeds meets Sybil or The Three Faces of Eve."

We've been into Showtime lately, mainly thanks to Dexter. But more importantly, we'd probably watch anything with Toni Collette in it, even if it turned out to be really bad (like In Her Shoes with Cameron Diaz). And it'll be interesting to see what Diablo Cody does next. Will the dialogue have a similar tenor as Juno? And how will a comedy about multiple personalities resonate with people?

Project Runway FauxReunion

October 16, 2008

In case you're sad that there's not going to be a reunion, the wonderful kids over at Project Rungay made one up for you. It's funny and goes a lot faster than watching an actual reunion show.

You should check out these guy's site anyway. It's a good way to relieve the Runway challenges, outfit by outfit, complete with knowledgeable, catty commentary.

Gay Guys On Mad Men

October 15, 2008

That's three total, two in the office, in anyone's counting. And we are. We've long liked the character of Sal Romano (played by out actor Bryan Bratt - he was Darius in ), as the Italian mama's boy, art director who's deep in his transparent closet. Although it is occasionally painful and sad. We just want him to get some.

But as of Sunday there's a new gay in town. And he's not in the closet, supposedly because he's from Europe "where it's different". Kurt's revelation is awesome. He has a date with Peggy to go see Bob Dylan and the people in the office are making insinuations and he says basically, "No, no I'm homosexual, I like to have sex with the men." Which totally flabbergasts everyone. It must be especially shocking to Sal who's been carrying the heavy burden of his secret for so long. And then Kurt gives Peggy a makeover, just like a gay bf would!

This show is awesome for so many reasons and we'd watch it anyway, but the possibility of some man on man action is definitely a clincher.

Listen to Something Not Depressing on NPR

October 13, 2008

If you're like us, you've been listening to NPR, podcasts and all, mainly for news on the economy. It's fun to totally freak yourself out! But just for a change, just to lighten things up, try listening to this NPR snippet on Dolly Parton's song "Jolene."

It does happen to be like 78% of gay people's favorite song. At least if they're over the age of 24. And it's been covered by about a million people. And thinking about it will make you feel better...for five minutes at least.

Connecticuters Get Gay Marriage

October 10, 2008

How out of it are we? We didn't even know this was a possibility, but then Connecticut just goes and wows us with a judicial ruling to overturn the ban on same-sex marriage in the state. Actually, we don't feel so bad because the news article we read called it unexpected.

Connecticut was already a civil union state, but the judges hooked it up for the eight same-sex couples who were plaintiffs in the case, not to mention all the other Connecticut gays out there. The Republican governer, Jodi Rell, doesn't agree with the ruling but also thinks that any attempts to overturn it will fail. Of course, some of those "family" groups are going to try it anyway.

So that's three down and forty seven to go. If anyone's counting.

Open Up Or Michelle Rodriguez Will Steal Your Sex Toy

October 08, 2008

It's a tad tabloidy and we usually steer away from these things, but this one was too funny. Michelle Rodriguez (the uber-tough hottie from Girlfight and Lost) apparently did some screaming in the middle of the night at a fancy hotel/spa in Florida. She was knocking and banging on the door to no avail until she said, "If you don't open up, you're not getting your [pleasure toy] back." At which point the door opened. Ha.

The main question on our minds is, what exactly does "pleasure toy" stand for? Dildo, anal beads, flogger? This is important information and we're not sure why it was left out. And while she's a little scary, we're pretty sure we'd have let her in too.

Fey Vs. Palin?

October 07, 2008

Rumors are popping up all over the place that just maybe, on SNL's Thursday primetime show Sarah Palin herself may be showing up.

We're a little ooked out by this. We don't mind watching Tina Fey portray Sarah Palin, which allows for plenty of laughing at the expense of other, more conservative, local-yokel types. But if Sarah Palin is there, then she'll either make it a) funnier - which will make us feel awkward, or b)not funny - which would be okay actually. But SNL cast are famous for making totally unfunny people funny. They can carry a stiff star to moderate hiliariousness.

Even though SNL and NBC needs the ratings and it would probably be a historic event, we can't help but feel squeamish at the possibility that it might actually help the Republicans. Shiver.

Nobody Does It Better Than Speedo

October 06, 2008

We were just surfing around this morning trying to find something good and gay to write about when our attention was caught by this on Best Week Ever: Hot Olympic Porn, Courtesy of Speedo. Fresh as yesterday in our minds, are the male swimming events at the Beijing Olympics. So of course, we were curious.

This was seriously the best way we've spent a morning in a while. Coffee is good. Eggs are okay. Watching a hot guy put on a tight swimsuit is by far the best. It's reverse stripping at its best. So we thought we'd extend the treat to the rest of you.

Madonna's Filthy Movie

October 01, 2008

We just watched the trailer for Madonna's directorial debut, Filth and Wisdom. And (we're as surprised as you are by this) it actually looks kinda good. It stars Eugene Hutz, the frontman for Gogol Bordello, as a sort of cross dressing, dom of all trades. So that bodes well. Because we like him (maybe not as much as Madonna) and think he's a total character, and we like cross dressing, generally in movies.

Don't pay attention to how it's described on the IFC site: "a hilariously sexy tale of three roommates who must delve into mischievous and naughty behavior in pursuit of bigger and brighter futures." That makes it sound lame. And who knows? We haven't seen the actual film yet, but we will soon and we will report back.