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20080721
Obsession
Thank God The View was a special, historic episode because it was an entire episode of Hot Topics (my favorite!) and, for some odd reason I really can't seem to figure out,and apparently neither could any of the ladies, half the commercial time was cut in half! They didn't take a commercial break, I think, until almost a full 30 minutes into the broadcast, and even then it was a 30-second break, as Whoopi pre-warned so viewers didn't leave the room. Traditional commercial breaks came in the second half-hour but I think only two!
Because the ladies had all that extra time to cluck I was made aware of my newest obsession; a website that's apparently been around, and popular, for a few years but one I was completely oblivious too.
CLICK HERE!
What's Your Scene Baby, We Just Gotta Know
Are you a chick that fell in from outer space
Or are you real with your tender warm and grace...
Yeah, whose baby are you?
Awesome, much?
Or are you real with your tender warm and grace...
Yeah, whose baby are you?
Awesome, much?
Heidi's Out! SJP's In! Bravo!
Well I had absolutly gotten no wind of this but apparently, who cares that Project Runway abandoned ship at Bravo for Lifetime; Bravo has got a brand new silver bullet and she has three names- SARAH JESSICA PARKER!
That's right, Bravo has just gone into a development deal (aka not officially going to be on TV yet) with Sarah Jessica Parker and her production company for what has been described as a Project Runway-esque reality competition show, but with aspiring visual artists competing in competitions as varied as sculpting, painting, and sketching. The artists will then by judged by SJP and her fellow panel members as hopeful contetants get eliminated leading up to an coveted, high-profile gallery showing of their work.
It doesn't have a name yet, but it's being produced by the production company that origianlly produced Project Runway, and who will no longer once it moves to Lifetime.
I think this sounds freaking phenomenal and I personally can't wait. I mean, come on, it's Sarah Jessica Parker for goodness sake! Who isn't going to watch this?!
Back on the Case (And Lookin' Delicious!)
Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny are in the midst of a heated conversation.
Fortunately they're standing before a camera, reprising their roles as FBI special agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder for "The X-Files: I Want to Believe." Friday's release is a sequel to "The X-Files: Fight the Future" (1998), itself an offshoot of the landmark sci-fi/horror series "The X-Files" (1993-2002), which transformed Anderson and Duchovny into stars.
Anderson and Duchovny created onscreen magic, not to mention sexual tension. Mulder believed in aliens and government conspiracies, Scully was the skeptic, and "shippers" -- as the series' fans were called -- knew they belonged in each other's arms. Despite the chemistry, however, Anderson and Duchovny had a notoriously prickly offscreen relationship.
On set during a break from filming "I Want to Believe" in Vancouver, B.C., Anderson says this time around she and Duchovny are getting on fine. Absence made the heart grow fonder, the hours aren't as endless nor as draining, and they don't have yet another episode lurking over their shoulders.
"It's great, and it was great then too," Anderson says, looking thoroughly Scully-esque clad in black and with her hair dyed red. "It's just like a sibling relationship, you know?
"There was always this natural love-hate (with Duchovny)," she says. " 'Hate' is too big a word, but you know what I mean. There was always something, whether it was us coming together or us keeping our distance. Whatever it is, it's just a natural relationship, in the history, over a period of time.
"I think that now we've grown up and we're older, and we're more appreciative of the relationship, period, and the unique experience that we had together," Anderson says. "And we have an opportunity to continue that and foster it. We've always loved each other and we're always going to be at battle sometimes."
Chris Carter, series creator and "I Want to Believe" writer/producer/director, has cloaked the film's plot in secrecy, and Anderson refuses to spoil anything.
All that's known is that, dealing with a difficult case, Scully seeks the help of an embittered and ostracized Mulder, a request that sets in motion a stand-alone frightfest that involves a missing agent, a psychic (Billy Connolly), a manhunt and probably a few monsters lurking in the night.
Anderson hastens to add that "I Want to Believe" is also very much about Scully and Mulder.
On the series Scully started out as a deeply religious skeptic about the paranormal. By the end, however, after almost a decade of encounters with extraterrestrials, supernatural creatures and evil of all shapes and sizes, she had been converted into something of a believer. The film, Anderson acknowledges, revisits those themes.
"I think we have to," she says. "That's part of one of the big premises of the film, the relationship, and what makes the relationship work is this constant fight to be right in some way.
"I think, no matter what film or what episode, you have to maintain an element of that to make it interesting.
"This isn't a love story," the actress says. "It can be, and there are elements of that in the intimacy of the relationship, but that can't be in the forefront.
"What's in the forefront is these two people's minds and their passions, and naturally they're going to swing in the direction they're built for. That's going to cause tension between them and issues."
Anderson has kept busy since "The X-Files" ended six years ago.
On the personal front, she lives in London and is pregnant with her third child, her second with partner Mark Griffiths.
Professionally, Anderson appeared in the British miniseries "Bleak House" (2005) and the films "Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story" (2005) and "The Last King of Scotland" (2006), as well as the upcoming comedies "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People" and "Boogie Woogie." She hosts "Masterpiece" on PBS and is shooting "The Smell of Apples," a drama about apartheid in 1970s South Africa.
The actress smiles when asked if, after surviving nine years of "The X-Files," she would ever consider starring in another weekly American television show.
"I'll never say 'never' because things change so much over time," Anderson says. "But it would have to be something pretty extraordinary (for me) to take that kind of time and move back to Los Angeles, where it's likely to be shot.
"But, you know, I'm 40 this year and I hope to still be working when I'm 60. So maybe, as a 60-year-old, I'll come back and do a comedy for NBC or something."
Anderson, whose birthday is Aug. 9, drops "40" matter-of-factly. More than a few actresses refuse to utter the word, of course, fearing it like a human-worm mutant or some other "X-Files" beastie.
"No, I'm cool with that," she says, laughing. "I'm actually looking forward to it. I saw this woman a few weeks ago with silver-white hair. I was in an airport, and I got filled with this sense of calm.
"I'm really enjoying the degree of acceptance that comes with just not taking things so seriously, (being) more able to let things go, not being so self-obsessed and concerned about my thighs, all that kind of crap, you know?
"It's just, 'I'm 40, I think I can have cellulite,' " Anderson says. "(But) talk to me in a couple of years, when there's a shot of me on a beach!"
-Ian Spelling (The New York Times)
"I Think It's Kinda Crazy A Woman Is Running..."
Fucking tool!
"You know what? I am actually not that much into voting. I think it’s kinda crazy that a woman is running, because I think that women deal with a lot of emotions and menopause and PMS and stuff. Like, I’m so moody all the time, I know I couldn’t be able to run a country, ‘cause I’d be crying one day and yelling at people the next day, ya know?"
—Brooke Hogan
DO NOT FALL FOR SCARE TACTICS!
JOHN MCCAIN IS A FUCKING MORON
JOHN MCCAIN IS THE FUKING ANTI-CHRIST
JOHN MCCAIN IS A LIAR
JOHN MCCAIN IS A REPUBLICAN (ENOUGH SAID)
You would NOT believe the amazing bullett o' bullshit that is coming down the tube on television in the form of a PSA on behalf of John McCain. You won't believe this but MCCAIN IS TRYING TO MAKE IT APPEAR THAT OBAMA IS THE CAUSE OF RISING GAS PRICES!
What. The. Fuck.
This is the most absurd and blatant act of misinformation I have ever experienced in an election. To even give the illusion that Obama is in any way directly related to the rise in gas prices is inappropraite and grossly incorrect. It's a blatant scare tactic. Some people feel that gas prices will never drop until we allow drilling in America, something that Brack is opposed too, as are many, many Americans who know it's a last ditch effort by the Bush administration to FUCK THIS COUNTRY INTO THE GROUND! But to release a commercial that alludes to the fact that Obama is solely responsible...
ARE ANY AMERICANS ACTUALLY DUMB ENOUGH TO FALL FOR THIS?!
Well, yes, there are many. I mean, Bush got elected... twice, so yes, there apparently are many.
AMERICANS! DO NOT FALL FOR THIS!
Republican presidential candidate John McCain is launching a new television ad that blames Democratic rival Barack Obama for rising gasoline prices.
The ad, airing on national cable and in 11 battleground states, argues that the cost of fuel is rising because of opposition to oil drilling in the United States.
The announcer in the ad says, "Gas prices — $4, $5, no end in sight, because some in Washington are still saying no to drilling in America. No to independence from foreign oil. Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump?"
A photograph of Obama appears on the stage as a voiceover of a crowd chants: "Obama, Obama, Obama!"
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JOHN MCCAIN IS THE FUKING ANTI-CHRIST
JOHN MCCAIN IS A LIAR
JOHN MCCAIN IS A REPUBLICAN (ENOUGH SAID)
You would NOT believe the amazing bullett o' bullshit that is coming down the tube on television in the form of a PSA on behalf of John McCain. You won't believe this but MCCAIN IS TRYING TO MAKE IT APPEAR THAT OBAMA IS THE CAUSE OF RISING GAS PRICES!
What. The. Fuck.
This is the most absurd and blatant act of misinformation I have ever experienced in an election. To even give the illusion that Obama is in any way directly related to the rise in gas prices is inappropraite and grossly incorrect. It's a blatant scare tactic. Some people feel that gas prices will never drop until we allow drilling in America, something that Brack is opposed too, as are many, many Americans who know it's a last ditch effort by the Bush administration to FUCK THIS COUNTRY INTO THE GROUND! But to release a commercial that alludes to the fact that Obama is solely responsible...
ARE ANY AMERICANS ACTUALLY DUMB ENOUGH TO FALL FOR THIS?!
Well, yes, there are many. I mean, Bush got elected... twice, so yes, there apparently are many.
AMERICANS! DO NOT FALL FOR THIS!
Republican presidential candidate John McCain is launching a new television ad that blames Democratic rival Barack Obama for rising gasoline prices.
The ad, airing on national cable and in 11 battleground states, argues that the cost of fuel is rising because of opposition to oil drilling in the United States.
The announcer in the ad says, "Gas prices — $4, $5, no end in sight, because some in Washington are still saying no to drilling in America. No to independence from foreign oil. Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump?"
A photograph of Obama appears on the stage as a voiceover of a crowd chants: "Obama, Obama, Obama!"
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The FCC Can't Let Me Be...
A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS Corp. for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction."
The three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Communications Commission "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" in issuing the fine for the fleeting image of nudity...
...The court found that the FCC deviated from its nearly 30-year practice of fining indecent broadcast programming only when it was so "pervasive as to amount to 'shock treatment' for the audience."
"Like any agency, the FCC may change its policies without judicial second-guessing," the court said. "But it cannot change a well-established course of action without supplying notice of and a reasoned explanation for its policy departure."
The 3rd Circuit judges — Chief Judge Anthony J. Scirica, Judge Marjorie O. Rendell and Judge Julio M. Fuentes — also ruled that the FCC deviated from its long-held approach of applying identical standards to words and images when reviewing complaints of indecency.
"The Commission's determination that CBS's broadcast of a nine-sixteenths of one second glimpse of a bare female breast was actionably indecent evidenced the agency's departure from its prior policy," the court found. "Its orders constituted the announcement of a policy change — that fleeting images would no longer be excluded from the scope of actionable indecency."
In a statement Monday, CBS said it hoped the decision "will lead the FCC to return to the policy of restrained indecency enforcement it followed for decades."
"This is an important win for the entire broadcasting industry because it recognizes that there are rare instances, particularly during live programming, when it may not be possible to block unfortunate fleeting material, despite best efforts," the network said.
Messages left for an FCC spokesman were not immediately returned.
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It was announced this morning that Richard Roeper would be leaving his show with Roger Ebert, At the Movie with Ebert & Roeper. Roeper was brought in to co-host with Ebert following Gene Siskel's death after complicaions with a brain tumor in 2000. Two years ago Ebert lost his voice due to medical complications and Roeper has been hosting the show solo with guest hosts. Roeper stated in a press release that Disney tried to extend his contract however no agreement could be met and Richard would be walking away. He also hinted that he plans to host a new show "with the same standards "Siskel & Ebert" has had for 30 years".
The final episode will air in syndication the weekend of August 16/17th.
My only question is, what does that mean for Ebert, who still reviews films for The Chicago Sun-Times?
20080720
The Straight 8
As I have stated unashamedly in previous posts I don't often socialize or befriend my fellow gays but I am never without friends nor have I ever been. So it doesn't take Sidney Sheldon to decipher that I must be friends with a large number of breeders; my best friend is a straight guy.
However this has led to the assumption, albeit by no fault of their own, that I am also secretly an aesthetic wizard who can turn Andy Dick into Chance Crawford with the wave of an H&M gift certificate. I can't even cook spaghetti noodles properly, I have never had a membership at a gym nor do I have any desire to come in and Queer Eye your apartment for you (go to fucking Ikea and hope everything matches; that's what I have to do).
However certain matters of self-hygiene and presentation that I naively assumed were common knowledge apparently didn't come in a manual with the birth of these pussy lovers when they were born. my Mother, on the other hand, gladly read her copy of How To Raise the Perfect Gay Child cover to cover, dog-earring many pages and attacking it with multiple highlighters.
So, in an attempt to pass my wisdom, and perhaps get a few less straight guys asking me beauty tips, I've put together what I like to affectionately refer to as "The Straight 8", eight fundamental and extremely simple steps to self-matinence that apparently too many heterosexual men seem to have no concept or understanding of.
Now, some of you may already do these things (which means you secretly like penis in your mouth) but I digress, I have thought long and hard and while some things I thought were not as important as others I have concluded with these 8 essential steps.
#1 - MOISTURIZE!
Moisturizing is NOT just for women and the secret to any over 40 male movie star that doesn't look over 40 (a la Brad Pitt) is that they moisturize. It seems silly at 20 or 21 but when your about to hit 30 and suddenly realize that your favorite bar is suddenly crawling with a whole new batch of smooth skinned 21 year old men trying to take your honeys (and you foolishly increase your weekly hours at the gym in an attempt to regain some youth and in turn only gain more muscle mass as your head gets smaller and smaller) you'll realize that this fag was on to something. Don't want to look 30 when you are, then everyday apply just a little moisturizer to the face and you're good to go. If you start now and do it regularly the benefit will pay off long after.
NOTE: Finding a good moisturizer for men is hard, I've been searching since I was 16, but I've found it. Go to the Clinique counter at your department store (or get your girlfriend too, chicken shit) and go to the men's section. It's called Clinique Skin Supplies for Men, M LOTION.
#2 - FIND A GOOD HAIRDRESSER AND STICK WITH THEM
The secret to great hair is simple, don't pay less than $10 for a haircut (I don't give a fuck who you are) and don't go to someone different every time. Too many men carelessly get their hair cut at walk-in salons that take 15 minutes to finish and cost even less. Go to an actual hair salon and find a hairdresser you like and then STICK WITH THEM! That's the secret; a long-term relationship with a good, qualified hairdresser will result in a good long-term relationship with a woman (or many one-night stands).
#3- GET OUTTA THAT BED!
Easy on the fake n' bake, boys! What was exclusively gay is now mostly straight as gay men start to realize that skin cancer at 29 doesn't rock and neither does looking orange while straight men, always 10 years behind, think their Fabutan membership is the most cherished thing in their lives next to their precious penis (even I fell victim to this back in high school). BUT STOP! You look stupid, and you'll look like you're 35 at 25. Just wear sunscreen and GET OUTDOORS! The subtle, natural tan of the actual sun will always look nicer than the carrot skin from a tanning bed.
#4- STOP COLOGNE SWIMMING
Too many of you guys think that in order to seduce the ladies for a night on the town or at the clubs is to pour all of your cologne into a small, inflatable swimming pool and take a dip; that's my guess because even I have no idea how some of you achieve being smelt while you're in New Jersey and I am on Long Island. Repeat after me guys; NEVER SPRAY MORE THAN TWO SPRITZ OF YOUR COLOGNE... EVER! This is non-negotiable. Trust us, we can smell you.
#5- USE Q-TIPS
Some of you guys figured this out a long time ago, cause your Mama didn't raise no fool, and neither did mine. But for God's sake use a cotton swab in your ears once and a while.
#6 PUT ON A FUCKING SHIRT
This is an exclusive summer rule but one that so many of you men prey victim too; I'm sure if it's your narcissism or your naivety but nobody, and I mean nobody, wants to see you walk down the street with your fucking shirt off! I don't care how hot it is, if you're not at the beach, a pool, or homeless there is simply no excuse for you to be walking down the street topless, no matter how massive your ridiculous biceps are; we can tell you work out with a tight t-shirt on! (Oh and homos, keep your fucking shirt on at the bar, please!)
#7 LOSE THE BLING IF YOU CAN'T SING
Now I know you motherfuckers love your bling, thanks in part to our society's oversaturation of hip-pop (pop music disguised as hip hop), but if you have more jewellery on than all of the women in the 10 mile radius around you combined you need to take some off. Wow, your earrings are just as sparkly as Diddy's (or as foggy, you cheap wankster) but you also look like a fucking idiot. I'm scared to stand next to you in line because if you suddenly turn around, that piece of shit hanging around your neck, that thing that's so heavy you've developed that appearance of a slight mentally retarded hunchback, is gonna swing around and take my eye out. And bitch, my eye is worth more than your fake bling!
#8 YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE FUNNIER THAN YOUR T-SHIRT
We all know that thanks to those scenester posing motherfuckers at Urban Outfitters t-shirts with photos of Zach Morris or immature puns regarding states in America have become the norm. But because most straight men don't seem to grasp the true concept of irony they think that this trend also translates to t-shirts purchased at places that also sell cigarettes and beer. If your t-shirt says something to the effect "One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila, Floor!" every woman in her right mind is going to steer clear of your lame ass and try to find the nearest bottle of Cuervo; hopefully they'll hit the floor before you do.
Genius Alert! Genius Alert!
So it looks like the guy who directed Saw 2 - 4 (not even the first one!) apparently has quite a few artistic bones in his body outside of the tired Saw series; in fact, by the looks of the trailer below he's a fucking genius!
I haven't heard a word about this film until this morning; it just premiered in Montreal over the weekend and it star Anthony Stewart Head for goodness sake!
Repo! The Genetic Opera is a rock opera about a distant future where organ failure becomes a widespread epidemic and so a company offers organs but if you miss your paymnts, well the repo man comes. AND IT'S A FUCKING MUSICAL!
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I haven't heard a word about this film until this morning; it just premiered in Montreal over the weekend and it star Anthony Stewart Head for goodness sake!
Repo! The Genetic Opera is a rock opera about a distant future where organ failure becomes a widespread epidemic and so a company offers organs but if you miss your paymnts, well the repo man comes. AND IT'S A FUCKING MUSICAL!
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'Cos New Britney's On A Mission
Um, I found this to be totally shocking and unexpected. Britney Spears, out at an event (not a club or a restaurant with her Father) and with Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carry! The pair hosted an event for Generation Rescue and Ms. Spears was there, looking delicious, coherent, and sane.
Is it just me or is this the most normal photo Britney Spears has taken in 3 years? I'm completely bewildered that nobody is reporting on this that I've seen.
Is it just me or is this the most normal photo Britney Spears has taken in 3 years? I'm completely bewildered that nobody is reporting on this that I've seen.
20080719
Project: Catfight!
Meow!
The bitter, bitter fight over Project Runway has begun. As you may be aware after this sixth season of the hit program finishes it will also mark the end of the series run on cable network Bravo before the move to Lifetime for season 7. Bravo is pretty bitter about losing what is one of the most successful cable television shows of the past few years.
The gloves have come off!
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The bitter, bitter fight over Project Runway has begun. As you may be aware after this sixth season of the hit program finishes it will also mark the end of the series run on cable network Bravo before the move to Lifetime for season 7. Bravo is pretty bitter about losing what is one of the most successful cable television shows of the past few years.
The gloves have come off!
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9021-Oh!
Sooo they've brought back that stupid bitch Brenda! Yup! Shannon Doherty has been confirmed to return to the new 90210 on the CW. As many of you may or may not know, Shannon Doherty is a huge cunt who nobody can work with and who always ends up leaving her hit television shows because nobody will put up with her but the shows continue to be successful long after her departure because everyone knows she brought nothing to the programs anyway.
And as you may or may not remember Brenda left for London to study acting and apparently the storyline is that Brends became a successful theatre actress (gag) and ended up spilitting her time between London and New York as a director. Beverly Hills High has apparently asked her back as a guest director for their musical.
LAAAAME! And fucking sanctamoneous Shannon Doherty of course has to come back as some fucking famous stage director; buuuuuullshit! Does anyone actually care? Is this to create the illusion that Shannon Doherty could ever act, or had any sort of career whatsoever?
But fuck it! I'm calling for the return of 90210's real, true-bad ass.
VALERIE! VALERIE! VALERIE!
BRING BACK VALERIE!
And as you may or may not remember Brenda left for London to study acting and apparently the storyline is that Brends became a successful theatre actress (gag) and ended up spilitting her time between London and New York as a director. Beverly Hills High has apparently asked her back as a guest director for their musical.
LAAAAME! And fucking sanctamoneous Shannon Doherty of course has to come back as some fucking famous stage director; buuuuuullshit! Does anyone actually care? Is this to create the illusion that Shannon Doherty could ever act, or had any sort of career whatsoever?
But fuck it! I'm calling for the return of 90210's real, true-bad ass.
VALERIE! VALERIE! VALERIE!
BRING BACK VALERIE!
Cindersister
So I think it's tremendous that Disney is finally making an animated film with a black Princess, I mean it's surely about time, but I think it's a bit sad the amount of pressure one film must go under before it's even finished; again, those self-appointed spokepeople for the African-American community had problems with everything from the title, to the race of the Prince, etc. I just can't help but think, if you make it too difficult to easily make a film that includes minorities then they will continue to be a rarity- we need to ease up on the racist card, and the homophobic card. Everybody needs to lighten up. Still, I think it's important this film is getting made, no matter what changes from here until release... well, as long as that race of the Princess doesn't.
Disney's 'subservient' black princess animates film critics!!
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20080718
X Marks the Spot: 7 Days!
Well it's officially 7 days to go until the long-awaited second film in The X-Files franchise. With little time to spare, and the studio's horribly exectued marketing plan (if there even is one) I've decided to celebrate the return of two of television's greatest characters, Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, in The X-Files: I Want to Believe with fun video clips from throughout the history of the show.
Today, enjoy this vintage Gillian Anderson interview!
I want to believe.
Today, enjoy this vintage Gillian Anderson interview!
I want to believe.
Bravo! Encore!
So Bravo (US version only) enjoyed having the 2 best reality programs on television today, and possibly 2 of the greatest produced reality programs of all time, on their schedule last night before one of them (Runway) jumps ship and heads to Lifetime for season 6.
Now, you may have heard all the clucking about the odd (or lack there of) marketing plan that Bravo has 'implemented' for this, their final season on the network.
Some people like to refer to it less as marketing and more sabotage but Runway still managed to pull numbers just as strong as last season's overtly promoted premiere. And, as always, Kathy 'God' Griffin remains to be effortlessly entertaining, however I will comment that something about this 4th season is feeling a little tired and a wee bit forced; but still better than 90% of anything else on television Thursday nights.
You didn't get these from me...
Now, you may have heard all the clucking about the odd (or lack there of) marketing plan that Bravo has 'implemented' for this, their final season on the network.
Some people like to refer to it less as marketing and more sabotage but Runway still managed to pull numbers just as strong as last season's overtly promoted premiere. And, as always, Kathy 'God' Griffin remains to be effortlessly entertaining, however I will comment that something about this 4th season is feeling a little tired and a wee bit forced; but still better than 90% of anything else on television Thursday nights.
You didn't get these from me...
Sequels Much?
I don't follow either franchise, but I understand and appreciate how important these films are, and they both look very good thus far (however HBP looks a little sloppy, but I'm thinking that has more to do with the surprsingly ineffectively edited trailer).
But, They Have to Be Acrylic!
I already posted about the press rehearsal for 9 to 5 the new musical based upon the classic 1980 film of the same name, but I hadn't yet seen the video footage on Broadway.com's website. Dolly Parton wrote the music and lyrics, plus the original screenwriter also wrote the book. And the amazing Allison Janney is in it too! (Plus, if you've already heard Dolly's kick ass new record, Backwoods Barbie, take note that the title track is a song from the score, sung by Doralee, the character Dolly played in the film.)
This is a must see; watch some of the press rehearsals and hear the amazing group rendition of the classic theme song!
This is going to rock.
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This is a must see; watch some of the press rehearsals and hear the amazing group rendition of the classic theme song!
This is going to rock.
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PAY UP JACKSON, PAY UP!
As my rant yesterday stated I have had enough of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton speaking on behalf of the African-American community when nobody elected them representatives and just because nobody else stands up to speak. These men can no longer be allowed to infiltrate our media with their hypocritical messages of bigotry. And I'm glad to see I'm not the only one... enjoy!
Laugh Factory owner: Jackson should pay for N-word
When Michael Richards stunned a nightclub audience two years ago by shouting the N-word at a black patron, Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada was quick to join the Rev. Jesse Jackson in calling for a ban on the word's use.
Now that Jackson has let the word slip out, Masada says he wants the civil rights leader to do what comics do every time they say the word on a Laugh Factory stage -- pay a fine.
"Unfortunately, Jesse Jackson has broken his own principles," Masada told The Associated Press on Thursday. "Jesse embraced the notion of fining talent for using such a word and he should be held to his own standards."
Fox News confirmed Thursday that Jackson used the word during a break in a TV interview when he criticized Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Jackson, who is traveling in Spain, apologized in a statement Wednesday for "hurtful words" but didn't offer specifics.
Masada said he fines comics $50 for every time they use the word in their act, and he wants Jackson to pay the same amount, to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles.
Masada banned use of the word at his nightclubs shortly after Richards' outburst, and although he said several comics still use it in their act, he added that they are quick to pay the fines to charity.
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Laugh Factory owner: Jackson should pay for N-word
When Michael Richards stunned a nightclub audience two years ago by shouting the N-word at a black patron, Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada was quick to join the Rev. Jesse Jackson in calling for a ban on the word's use.
Now that Jackson has let the word slip out, Masada says he wants the civil rights leader to do what comics do every time they say the word on a Laugh Factory stage -- pay a fine.
"Unfortunately, Jesse Jackson has broken his own principles," Masada told The Associated Press on Thursday. "Jesse embraced the notion of fining talent for using such a word and he should be held to his own standards."
Fox News confirmed Thursday that Jackson used the word during a break in a TV interview when he criticized Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Jackson, who is traveling in Spain, apologized in a statement Wednesday for "hurtful words" but didn't offer specifics.
Masada said he fines comics $50 for every time they use the word in their act, and he wants Jackson to pay the same amount, to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles.
Masada banned use of the word at his nightclubs shortly after Richards' outburst, and although he said several comics still use it in their act, he added that they are quick to pay the fines to charity.
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Like Butta!
I still remember "When I Get You Alone" and that stank hair, riding down the street on that bicycle, back when he used to only go by the name Thicke.
Thank God he found his Robin because, ooh baby, this has got more soul wrapped around it than Back to Black did last year.
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Thank God he found his Robin because, ooh baby, this has got more soul wrapped around it than Back to Black did last year.
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20080717
Harry Shearer
"This post is not about me, or complaining about what happened to me. I'm doing fine. This post is just another snapshot of life in this nutty country."
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(Everything) Good is Bad/Bad is Good
Alright, I watched this happen live this morning as I sat in my office at the computer; as it was happening I kept looking at my desktop trying to decide if I should immediately start commenting on this on the blog?
Well it turns out I needed to let it digest. Perhaps good does come from bad because thanks to Jesse Jackson his negative actions lead to this act of goodness this morning live on The View between Elisabeth and "The Crazy Liberal", who is currently being portrayed on the show by Academy-Award winner Whoopi Goldberg.
Say what you will about The View, it still remains to be the important hot bed it was transformed into thanks to Rosie O'Donnell and will continue to be no matter who sits at the little half-circle, wooden table of Death from now until the end of eternity.
Whoever wants to be on my mixed-gender, mostly comedians, late-night version drop me a line; I'm trying to make it happen everyday.
Well it turns out I needed to let it digest. Perhaps good does come from bad because thanks to Jesse Jackson his negative actions lead to this act of goodness this morning live on The View between Elisabeth and "The Crazy Liberal", who is currently being portrayed on the show by Academy-Award winner Whoopi Goldberg.
Say what you will about The View, it still remains to be the important hot bed it was transformed into thanks to Rosie O'Donnell and will continue to be no matter who sits at the little half-circle, wooden table of Death from now until the end of eternity.
Whoever wants to be on my mixed-gender, mostly comedians, late-night version drop me a line; I'm trying to make it happen everyday.
Cut Off My Faggot Balls, Reverend!
This man makes me sick, him and that asshole Al Sharpton. These men are bigots and hypocrites. Who the hell elected these bigots to be the voice of the African-American community; why when the African-American community has been 'scorned' or persecuted' why the hell is it always these two Mork & Mindy lookin' motherfuckers who are there waving the morality flag.
MORALITY?! You want to talk about morality with Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton? Well, you picked the wrong Angels of Satan to try and converse with because true equality and morality has never been exuded by either of these 'gentlemen'.
Do you even know these men's history? Nothing angers me more than when hypocrites are dagger throwers; people who've done wrong all their life and continue to do wrong but mask it now behind sanctimonious bullshit about they're holier than thou reinvention.
And it makes me even more mad because the African-American community already has so few people who will stand up and speak... it shouldn't be Jackson and Sharpton just because they're the most narcissistic ones to do it; leaders who appoint themselves DO NOT speak for their people!
These men do not speak for me.
These men do not speak for the African-American community I know.
These men do not speak for America.
Go to hell gentlemen; George W will save you a seat on the bus!
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20080716
You're Just a Step on the Boss Man's Ladder
I've been waiting years and years for this to finally come to fruition (now all that's left if that fucking stage adaptation of The First Wives Club I was promised eons ago!).
With the amazing Allison Janney in Lily Tomlin's role and Dolly Parton directly involved and responsible for the musical numbers, it's sure to be one hell of a show community theatre's and high school's across North America will likely butcher for decades to come!
And here's a little camp for your supper... (I apologize for the horrid impersonator snaps that litter this clip).
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1 Rhythm Nation, Under 1 Jackson God
I am literally finding it impossible to maintain composure as the wait for the new episode of Randy Jackson's America's Best Dance Crew tomorrow night. I don't follow the shows as they air, I catch it (and So You Think You Can Dance) on reruns which air irratically and incessently on MuchMusic on the weekends. But I'm definetly watching tomorrow night as the dancers pay homage to Ms. Janet Nasty Jackson. I think she's even appearing and/or performing, but don't quote me on that!
But what I'm most excited about is the opening group number, perfectly paired with the classic Rhythm Nation.
Below is a clip from MTV.com from the intense rehearsals.
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But what I'm most excited about is the opening group number, perfectly paired with the classic Rhythm Nation.
Below is a clip from MTV.com from the intense rehearsals.
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The Last Supper of the Sluts
I was having lunch this weekend with a friend and we got to talking about another taboo topic- the invisible lines being drawn between young people, in what I like to affectionately think of as The War Between Prudes and Whores.
You know what I am talking about, when you're at lunch with some friends, all in your 20's (or sometimes a completely different age... you know how I loathe ageism!) and suddenly, through the topic of conversation, you realize that one of your lunchmates is a virgin! You're shocked; I would be shocked! They look just like everyone else (unless they're mormon or live in one of those farmland, secluded religious communes).
And suddenly, because of your obvious shock at discovering a 22-year-old virgin (They do exist!) you slowly come to realize that you're at an entire table of 20-something virgins! Alright, the majority of them have all probabley had a dick in their mouths and a finger in their pussy but they're virgins. And now the amazing part, what truly amazes me is the almost instantaeous shift you, as a seasoned slut, go from being a confident, healthy, sexually liberated young man or woman to suddenly realizing that you've become the big fat whore at the table.
"You mean you've never had a dick inside your pussy... ever?"
"B-but I've had like... ohmygod, I've had like 10 dicks in my pussy. Maybe 15! I'm such a whore!"
Most former virgins I've met aren't normally ashamed of the fact that they've gone to town a few times, other than the usual regrets we often have from time to tme- not that we had sex but who we had sex with.
It's amazing the power the Prudes have over us Whores just by the guilt we heave upon ourselves; we start to question ourself, our morality and the choices we've made. 10 minutes ago someone could've stopped us on the street for one of those random consumer report surveys (that I personally feel are used by some unknown government organization) and the first question could've been "Are you a virgin?". A simple "Ha!" followed by a resounding "No, I'm not!" is the norm, and delivered with the utmost confidence in your decision to have come to the darkside and take your rightful place at the Last Supper of the Sluts.
I'm sure this is exactly the same for an unknowing Prude who is lunching with a table full of Whores and suddenly realize that there are probabley more spider-webs in their pussy than there are nerves- but then again it's been so long since I subscribed to Prude Weekly I don't even know what that feels like... it doesn't feel as good as the many benefits and inscentives that a membership to Sluts R' Us does, I can bet on that!
Guilt is a useless emotion- so is shame and regret. We've all made the choices in our lives ourselves, sometimes with the help of a puhsy, horny boyfriend back in the 10th Grade, but albeit ourselves. We've got to take ownership of our life choices and embrace them. You can be a Prude or you can be a Whore... whatever Life Team you've signed up to play for be proud of your team and wave your jersey high in the sky.
Because no matter what table I sit at, at whichever restaurant, and no matter who I may be dining with- (teammates or rivals) one thing is for certain- I play for the Whores and I always will. And ain't no 20-year old Monica-Lewinsky-wanabe-son-of-a-bitch gonna make me feel guilty for playing on my team!
Behind Closed Church Doors
Christine Wicker's blog today speaks colors and gave me goosebumps. It's a must read for anyone with a brain (or following the US election).
Don't believe everything you read in the papers. Didn't your mama tell you that?
I'm going to give you one more reason to listen to her.
One out of four Americans says he or she is an evangelical.
In the next four months, you're going to see that number cited in countless political stories. It will invariably be paired with the idea that evangelicals are a Republican bloc that John McCain must placate and Barack Obama has scant chance of winning.
Reader beware.
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Whodunit?
When I was a very young boy there was a board game that sat atop the staircase of my Grandparent's farmhouse in rural Nova Scotia in the late 1980's. On it's cover was a cast of characters most menacing and intriguing; I always wanted to know more of the box that said Clue however my Mother always told me that I was too young to play. Well, curiosity eventually killed the cat (in the library, with the lead pipe) and my love affair for what I think is the greatest and campiest board game of all time transformed into an obsession.
My knowledge of Clue, it's history and it's many incarnations is mind-boggling; why would someone want to know so much about a board game?!
Well, because it's fabulous! I've got three different versions from three different decades; a special, over-priced anniversary edition; the rarely seen and since discontinued sequel Clue: The Grest Museum Caper (which is actually light years better than the original game); my beloved Scholastic Clue book series that I lovingly ordered all through elementary school; four different PC games from the 90's; the cult movie with Tim Curry and Christopher Lloyd; plus the fact that I've been in both the play and the musical (yes, there are both!).
But, I had yet to have the good fortune of seeing it's many incarnations as a game show across the UK and Europe. Well, I've managed to find an episode, entitled Cluedo (what the game and all incarnations are called everywhere other than North America) and best of all it stars Joanna Lumley, who played Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous.
I've included an epsidoe below; stick with it, at least until you get to part 2 and the actual game show aspect takes over.
I've officially decided I'm reinventing this format and I'm hosting the first Canadian version of this show on CBC. Granted, CBC doesn't know yet, but if they think people want to watch How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? then people will watch this!
Enjoy, if just to see Joanna Lumley play Mrs. Peacock to camp perfection than nothing else.
My knowledge of Clue, it's history and it's many incarnations is mind-boggling; why would someone want to know so much about a board game?!
Well, because it's fabulous! I've got three different versions from three different decades; a special, over-priced anniversary edition; the rarely seen and since discontinued sequel Clue: The Grest Museum Caper (which is actually light years better than the original game); my beloved Scholastic Clue book series that I lovingly ordered all through elementary school; four different PC games from the 90's; the cult movie with Tim Curry and Christopher Lloyd; plus the fact that I've been in both the play and the musical (yes, there are both!).
But, I had yet to have the good fortune of seeing it's many incarnations as a game show across the UK and Europe. Well, I've managed to find an episode, entitled Cluedo (what the game and all incarnations are called everywhere other than North America) and best of all it stars Joanna Lumley, who played Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous.
I've included an epsidoe below; stick with it, at least until you get to part 2 and the actual game show aspect takes over.
I've officially decided I'm reinventing this format and I'm hosting the first Canadian version of this show on CBC. Granted, CBC doesn't know yet, but if they think people want to watch How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? then people will watch this!
Enjoy, if just to see Joanna Lumley play Mrs. Peacock to camp perfection than nothing else.
20080715
Gay Man's Inhumanity to Gay Man
I was recently commissioned to write a play by a psychologist/feminist who is a dear friend of mine. She did not have a storyline or a concept, just an issue, an alarming issue that has become so utterly commonplace in our society that I didn't even realize this was a problem until I finally accepted it and realized how self-destructive woman actually are to one another.
This is a very, very taboo topic that upsets many women who take offense at the accusation that no, womanhood has not become this united force to be reckoned with that the feminist movement of our Mothers and Grandmothers fought and hoped for. As a matter of fact women of late have done the exact opposite and subconsciously turned on their own kind in that classic womanly way- indirect aggression.
My friend wanted this topic, this epidemic in my opinion, to be opened for discussion via a play. Right now I am just researching further, although I've come to realize that my knowledge and first-hand experience of woman's inhumanity to woman is already pretty fruitful.
I'm currently reading a book, one of many she gave me to read, aptly titled "Woman's Inhumanity to Woman" by Phyllis Chesler. Despite the fact that I think this book should be mandatory reading for any woman, of any age or stage of life is indifferent.
What truly struck me almost instantly was something else that isn't really being acknowledged and is just sort of accepted as commonplace behavior, despite the fact that it is self-destructive and toxic, and that is gay man's inhumanity to gay man. It's always perplexed me and I'll be perfectly honest it's the main reason I don't socialize with gay men in my private life.
Well, that may be a stretch.
I have gay acquaintances whom I don't mind at all and care for on a strictly I-Say-Hello-&-How-Are-You-When-I-See-You-Once-A-Year level. I also date and am always open to a relationship when not in one, but other than a romantic involvement I rarely, rarely meet a gay man I have the desire to be friends with. Is this because I would rather fuck every gay man I meet rather than just go see a movie... no, not at all. In fact I'd rather not fuck the majority of gay men that I meet, trust me. These days celibacy sounds like a smarter choice everyday, or at least easier. I choose not to 'hang out' or be close friends with gay men simply because of gay man's inability to be mature, civil, supportive or unified with one another. They're all out to get each other, as are women, and I refuse to place myself in that toxic environment. However, I don't seem to mind placing myself constantly into the female version of all this; perhaps that's because no matter how gay I am or how close to another woman I become I'm still an outsider to woman's inhumanity to woman because I'll never actually be a woman whereas with gay man's inhumanity to gay man I somehow feel shameful because I am indirectly part of all this, no matter how few gay men I actually interact with or how far I distance myself from that toxic way of thinking and behaving. There isn't anything I could ever do that wouldn't make me a gay man (sorry all you Christians) and in turn will never completely remove me from the problem, therein I feel guilt.
It has now become one of my life missions to stop, or at least bring awareness to this under discussed and often ignored problem in both heterosexual women and homosexual men.
Below I am including passages from Ms. Chesler's book, however I have changed every "woman" to "gay man" as a testament and example. If you are a woman, imagine every "gay man" actually saying "woman", as it was originally written or everyone can read it like it is. What amazes me is that I can actually remove the word "woman" and it still makes perfect sense and has complete fluidity in the context of a "gay man".
Please read this with an open mind and see this as merely a very, very small tip of a much larger ice berg. Reading may not always be fun (even though it really is) but please, if you are a woman or a gay man go to the library or the book store and please, please, please pick up a copy of "Woman's Inhumanity to Woman" by Phyllis Chesler; read it as a woman, read it in the context of a gay man, read it for everyone you know and help bring this issue into the light.
Because I won't be shutting up about this anytime soon, and I'd much rather you join me in the discussion then feel left out. Wouldn't you?
Ignorance does not make a revolution; by ignoring this advice, you're ignorant.
"Recent studies and crime statistics confirm that heterosexual men are aggressive in direct and dramatic ways. Although most gay men are not directly or physically violent, gay men are highly aggressive, but in indirect ways. The targets of such gay male aggression are not heterosexual men- but other gay man."
"Have you ever heard a gay man berate and bully another gay male, but then as soon as that person is around they are a different, nicer person. Or when a gay salesperson who, within the same hour, exudes charm toward his heterosexual male customers, but is irritable, short-tempered and just plain bitchy with fellow gay male customers. Most gay men shrug these indignities off or minimize them. They do not allow them to enter consciousness."
"Because heterosexual male aggression is both so visible and so deadly, it tends to obscure our view of gay male violence and aggression, which is more often subtle, less visible, but chronic. Gay male-gay male violence has, erroneously, been deemed unimportant; it is unlikely to result in someone's immediate death or serious physical injury."
"As most gay men know, another gay man can make life hell, on a moment-by-moment basis, for any other gay man whom he envies, fears, or with whom he must compete for resources.
Gay male rivalries tend to support, not disrupt, the status quo. Thus, in order to survive or to improve their own lot, most gay men, like heterosexual men, collude in the subordination of gay men as a class."
"I believe that gay men psychologically tame other gay men into conformity by threatening to withdraw their considerable capacity for emotional intimacy for any gay man whose growth or change of circumstance threatens the status quo"
PLEASE NOTE: In the above post I have made many, many "politically incorrect" generalizations about woman and men, of both sexualities. As I have long been a feminist, gay rights activist, and proud supporter of minorities of any kind I do realize that I am relying heavily on stereotypes to draw my conclusions and I do understand that anything I speak of, in any context, does not always pertain to every single member of that particular community or group. However, I also feel our fear of stereotypes, which society now teaches are unjustly derived, is what holds us back from acknowledging things like woman and gay man's inhumanity towards one another. I will often refer to stereotypical assumptions about any given group or community now and forever until I have been proven without a doubt that stereotypes are not accurate, because despite how taboo it is, I believe 90% of all stereotypes are accurate- the majority of woman treat each other like shit, the majority of heterosexual men cannot keep their dick in their pants, the majority of black people in this world are less educated and less financially stable than I as a white man will ever be, and the majority of gay men do fuck around way too much and hate each other. No, not all, but most. And that is the problem! Do I think that's right? No, I like black people more then I've ever liked any white person, including myself, so I would much rather see their community prosperous and educated to the extent of those ungrateful white assholes, but that isn't the truth! If you personally have a problem with the belief that 90% of all stereotypes are true, then I wouldn't read my blog again, because I feel otherwise and will not censor these feelings on this site anytime soon.
NOTE: I, Justin Meisner, did not receive permission from Phyllis Chesler or Nation Books to reprint experts from the book "Woman's Inhumanity to Woman", nor did I receive permission to replace the word "woman" in the excerpts with "gay man/men". This was merely an exercise to prove a point and most importantly to bring awareness to this book in an attempt to get more people to read it. You can sue me if you want. The statements and opinions expressed on this website and the above blog are those solely of it's author and webmaster, Justin Meisner, and do not reflect the opinions or beliefs of Phyllis Chesler or Nation Books.
This is a very, very taboo topic that upsets many women who take offense at the accusation that no, womanhood has not become this united force to be reckoned with that the feminist movement of our Mothers and Grandmothers fought and hoped for. As a matter of fact women of late have done the exact opposite and subconsciously turned on their own kind in that classic womanly way- indirect aggression.
My friend wanted this topic, this epidemic in my opinion, to be opened for discussion via a play. Right now I am just researching further, although I've come to realize that my knowledge and first-hand experience of woman's inhumanity to woman is already pretty fruitful.
I'm currently reading a book, one of many she gave me to read, aptly titled "Woman's Inhumanity to Woman" by Phyllis Chesler. Despite the fact that I think this book should be mandatory reading for any woman, of any age or stage of life is indifferent.
What truly struck me almost instantly was something else that isn't really being acknowledged and is just sort of accepted as commonplace behavior, despite the fact that it is self-destructive and toxic, and that is gay man's inhumanity to gay man. It's always perplexed me and I'll be perfectly honest it's the main reason I don't socialize with gay men in my private life.
Well, that may be a stretch.
I have gay acquaintances whom I don't mind at all and care for on a strictly I-Say-Hello-&-How-Are-You-When-I-See-You-Once-A-Year level. I also date and am always open to a relationship when not in one, but other than a romantic involvement I rarely, rarely meet a gay man I have the desire to be friends with. Is this because I would rather fuck every gay man I meet rather than just go see a movie... no, not at all. In fact I'd rather not fuck the majority of gay men that I meet, trust me. These days celibacy sounds like a smarter choice everyday, or at least easier. I choose not to 'hang out' or be close friends with gay men simply because of gay man's inability to be mature, civil, supportive or unified with one another. They're all out to get each other, as are women, and I refuse to place myself in that toxic environment. However, I don't seem to mind placing myself constantly into the female version of all this; perhaps that's because no matter how gay I am or how close to another woman I become I'm still an outsider to woman's inhumanity to woman because I'll never actually be a woman whereas with gay man's inhumanity to gay man I somehow feel shameful because I am indirectly part of all this, no matter how few gay men I actually interact with or how far I distance myself from that toxic way of thinking and behaving. There isn't anything I could ever do that wouldn't make me a gay man (sorry all you Christians) and in turn will never completely remove me from the problem, therein I feel guilt.
It has now become one of my life missions to stop, or at least bring awareness to this under discussed and often ignored problem in both heterosexual women and homosexual men.
Below I am including passages from Ms. Chesler's book, however I have changed every "woman" to "gay man" as a testament and example. If you are a woman, imagine every "gay man" actually saying "woman", as it was originally written or everyone can read it like it is. What amazes me is that I can actually remove the word "woman" and it still makes perfect sense and has complete fluidity in the context of a "gay man".
Please read this with an open mind and see this as merely a very, very small tip of a much larger ice berg. Reading may not always be fun (even though it really is) but please, if you are a woman or a gay man go to the library or the book store and please, please, please pick up a copy of "Woman's Inhumanity to Woman" by Phyllis Chesler; read it as a woman, read it in the context of a gay man, read it for everyone you know and help bring this issue into the light.
Because I won't be shutting up about this anytime soon, and I'd much rather you join me in the discussion then feel left out. Wouldn't you?
Ignorance does not make a revolution; by ignoring this advice, you're ignorant.
"Recent studies and crime statistics confirm that heterosexual men are aggressive in direct and dramatic ways. Although most gay men are not directly or physically violent, gay men are highly aggressive, but in indirect ways. The targets of such gay male aggression are not heterosexual men- but other gay man."
"Have you ever heard a gay man berate and bully another gay male, but then as soon as that person is around they are a different, nicer person. Or when a gay salesperson who, within the same hour, exudes charm toward his heterosexual male customers, but is irritable, short-tempered and just plain bitchy with fellow gay male customers. Most gay men shrug these indignities off or minimize them. They do not allow them to enter consciousness."
"Because heterosexual male aggression is both so visible and so deadly, it tends to obscure our view of gay male violence and aggression, which is more often subtle, less visible, but chronic. Gay male-gay male violence has, erroneously, been deemed unimportant; it is unlikely to result in someone's immediate death or serious physical injury."
"As most gay men know, another gay man can make life hell, on a moment-by-moment basis, for any other gay man whom he envies, fears, or with whom he must compete for resources.
Gay male rivalries tend to support, not disrupt, the status quo. Thus, in order to survive or to improve their own lot, most gay men, like heterosexual men, collude in the subordination of gay men as a class."
"I believe that gay men psychologically tame other gay men into conformity by threatening to withdraw their considerable capacity for emotional intimacy for any gay man whose growth or change of circumstance threatens the status quo"
PLEASE NOTE: In the above post I have made many, many "politically incorrect" generalizations about woman and men, of both sexualities. As I have long been a feminist, gay rights activist, and proud supporter of minorities of any kind I do realize that I am relying heavily on stereotypes to draw my conclusions and I do understand that anything I speak of, in any context, does not always pertain to every single member of that particular community or group. However, I also feel our fear of stereotypes, which society now teaches are unjustly derived, is what holds us back from acknowledging things like woman and gay man's inhumanity towards one another. I will often refer to stereotypical assumptions about any given group or community now and forever until I have been proven without a doubt that stereotypes are not accurate, because despite how taboo it is, I believe 90% of all stereotypes are accurate- the majority of woman treat each other like shit, the majority of heterosexual men cannot keep their dick in their pants, the majority of black people in this world are less educated and less financially stable than I as a white man will ever be, and the majority of gay men do fuck around way too much and hate each other. No, not all, but most. And that is the problem! Do I think that's right? No, I like black people more then I've ever liked any white person, including myself, so I would much rather see their community prosperous and educated to the extent of those ungrateful white assholes, but that isn't the truth! If you personally have a problem with the belief that 90% of all stereotypes are true, then I wouldn't read my blog again, because I feel otherwise and will not censor these feelings on this site anytime soon.
NOTE: I, Justin Meisner, did not receive permission from Phyllis Chesler or Nation Books to reprint experts from the book "Woman's Inhumanity to Woman", nor did I receive permission to replace the word "woman" in the excerpts with "gay man/men". This was merely an exercise to prove a point and most importantly to bring awareness to this book in an attempt to get more people to read it. You can sue me if you want. The statements and opinions expressed on this website and the above blog are those solely of it's author and webmaster, Justin Meisner, and do not reflect the opinions or beliefs of Phyllis Chesler or Nation Books.
3's Company...
Some bitch, Suzanne and her underwear.
At least they were on because I wouldn't have been at all surprised to see Granny going commando.
(This is the most press she's gotten since her house burnt down; I wonder if she'll give Entertainment Tonight an exclusive interview about this, too!)
At least they were on because I wouldn't have been at all surprised to see Granny going commando.
(This is the most press she's gotten since her house burnt down; I wonder if she'll give Entertainment Tonight an exclusive interview about this, too!)
The Holy Word
Kathy Griffin in my God.
Kathy Griffin is going to be in Montreal this week, hosting Just For Laughs.
Kathy Griffin is going to be guest-hosting Larry King Live on July 25th.
Brooke Hogan cancelled her appearance on Larry King upon learning that Kathy would be hosting.
Consider for a moment what comedian and actress Kathy Griffin has accomplished in her career as of late - or, perhaps even more important, how she accomplished it.
Griffin - who will be hosting a Just for Laughs gala Thursday night at Montreal's Théâtre St. Denis - has taken her seemingly innate ability to take the piss out of celebrities, blended it with her own self-mockery of her standing in Hollywood, and has managed to transform herself into a bona-fide star. (If you need proof, consider that the latest season of her reality show My Life on the D-List recently scored the highest-ever ratings for the Bravo! cable channel in the United States.)
Griffin, 47, said her recently burgeoning success and that of her show are directly linked to our simultaneous obsession and revulsion with celebrity culture.
"I think most people identify with me more than they do with Nicole Kidman. Even though most women would want to be Nicole Kidman, certainly more than they'd want to be me - in fact, I'd rather be Nicole Kidman," Griffin said during a recent phone interview. "However, we look at these celebrities, we read everything about them, we see them behaving badly and going to jail and walking out of their cars without their panties - most people couldn't get away with that. I'm certainly at a level where I couldn't get away with any of that s-t!
"And so I think the reason more people come to my shows now more than ever is because while we're obsessed with celebrity culture, I think we're getting appalled by the way most celebrities are above the law."
Griffin recounts a telling anecdote about contacting People following her performance for U.S. troops in Afghanistan and offering her own photos to the magazine if it was interested in running a story about her experiences abroad. While the magazine expressed great interest, Griffin said: "The article ended up being a quarter of a page - and the entire rest of the page was about Jessica Simpson's favourite handbags!
"That's when I realized I was on the D-List - when people would rather read about Jessica Simpson's handbags then about me performing in a combat zone. But that's the truth: we have become much more obsessed with articles in magazines like that, or "What Nicole Richie's Baby Is Wearing!"
However, while her own celebrity has grown exponentially, there appears to be little risk that Griffin will become the type of tabloid fodder she revels in eviscerating in her comedy - not that she would mind that.
For example, when I bring up recent gossip-page headlines about her purported relationship with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Griffin replies: "That's because I call them! It's not because the paparazzi are jumping out of my bushes, it's because I have their phone numbers. I call them and say, 'Guess what? Kathy Griffin was seen with Steve Wozniak last night!' And half the time they say, 'Oh, not you again,' and sometimes they print it.
"And by the way, that's what the A-listers do, too. You think everybody just happens to know when Britney Spears is going to be at a gas station in bare feet. Come on, somebody dropped a dime!"
Griffin had some reassuring words for fans who worry that her newfound fame might also tempt her to dull the devastating attacks on her fellow celebs.
"Trust me, I want to be that person. I would like to lose my edge. I would love to go mainstream. But I am my own worst enemy - I can't keep my fu-ig mouth shut! It's a complete lack of self-control. Believe me, I didn't want to get banned from (ABC talk-show) The View. I liked going on The View - it was fun! But when Barbara Walters starts talking to me about using Astroglide, I have to put that in one of my specials. It's the law."
That inability to self-censor could make for some interesting moments on Thursday when Griffin hosts a Just for Laughs galas, usually the safest and most mainstream of shows at the festival.
"I'm supposed to take that into consideration, and I just want you to know that in my heart of hearts, I'd love to go there and put on a family show," Griffin said. "I'm just telling you that the chances of that are pretty slim. But damn it, I'm going to try. I'm really going to try not to say 'f-kballs,' but I can't promise it."
And while she doesn't want to give away too much, Griffin is promising some culturally specific material in her opening number at the gala, which is being written by multiple-award winning composer and lyricist Marc Shaiman, who is tailoring the lyrics specifically for a Montreal crowd - which isn't always a piece of cake, Griffin said.
"We're still trying to figure out what rhymes with 'René Angelil.' ''
Kathy Griffin hosts the Vidéotron Just for Laughs Gala at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Théâtre St. Denis. Tickets start at $39.50. For tickets and information, go to boxoffice.hahaha.com or call 514-845-2322 or 1-888-244-3155.
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Kathy Griffin is going to be in Montreal this week, hosting Just For Laughs.
Kathy Griffin is going to be guest-hosting Larry King Live on July 25th.
Brooke Hogan cancelled her appearance on Larry King upon learning that Kathy would be hosting.
Consider for a moment what comedian and actress Kathy Griffin has accomplished in her career as of late - or, perhaps even more important, how she accomplished it.
Griffin - who will be hosting a Just for Laughs gala Thursday night at Montreal's Théâtre St. Denis - has taken her seemingly innate ability to take the piss out of celebrities, blended it with her own self-mockery of her standing in Hollywood, and has managed to transform herself into a bona-fide star. (If you need proof, consider that the latest season of her reality show My Life on the D-List recently scored the highest-ever ratings for the Bravo! cable channel in the United States.)
Griffin, 47, said her recently burgeoning success and that of her show are directly linked to our simultaneous obsession and revulsion with celebrity culture.
"I think most people identify with me more than they do with Nicole Kidman. Even though most women would want to be Nicole Kidman, certainly more than they'd want to be me - in fact, I'd rather be Nicole Kidman," Griffin said during a recent phone interview. "However, we look at these celebrities, we read everything about them, we see them behaving badly and going to jail and walking out of their cars without their panties - most people couldn't get away with that. I'm certainly at a level where I couldn't get away with any of that s-t!
"And so I think the reason more people come to my shows now more than ever is because while we're obsessed with celebrity culture, I think we're getting appalled by the way most celebrities are above the law."
Griffin recounts a telling anecdote about contacting People following her performance for U.S. troops in Afghanistan and offering her own photos to the magazine if it was interested in running a story about her experiences abroad. While the magazine expressed great interest, Griffin said: "The article ended up being a quarter of a page - and the entire rest of the page was about Jessica Simpson's favourite handbags!
"That's when I realized I was on the D-List - when people would rather read about Jessica Simpson's handbags then about me performing in a combat zone. But that's the truth: we have become much more obsessed with articles in magazines like that, or "What Nicole Richie's Baby Is Wearing!"
However, while her own celebrity has grown exponentially, there appears to be little risk that Griffin will become the type of tabloid fodder she revels in eviscerating in her comedy - not that she would mind that.
For example, when I bring up recent gossip-page headlines about her purported relationship with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Griffin replies: "That's because I call them! It's not because the paparazzi are jumping out of my bushes, it's because I have their phone numbers. I call them and say, 'Guess what? Kathy Griffin was seen with Steve Wozniak last night!' And half the time they say, 'Oh, not you again,' and sometimes they print it.
"And by the way, that's what the A-listers do, too. You think everybody just happens to know when Britney Spears is going to be at a gas station in bare feet. Come on, somebody dropped a dime!"
Griffin had some reassuring words for fans who worry that her newfound fame might also tempt her to dull the devastating attacks on her fellow celebs.
"Trust me, I want to be that person. I would like to lose my edge. I would love to go mainstream. But I am my own worst enemy - I can't keep my fu-ig mouth shut! It's a complete lack of self-control. Believe me, I didn't want to get banned from (ABC talk-show) The View. I liked going on The View - it was fun! But when Barbara Walters starts talking to me about using Astroglide, I have to put that in one of my specials. It's the law."
That inability to self-censor could make for some interesting moments on Thursday when Griffin hosts a Just for Laughs galas, usually the safest and most mainstream of shows at the festival.
"I'm supposed to take that into consideration, and I just want you to know that in my heart of hearts, I'd love to go there and put on a family show," Griffin said. "I'm just telling you that the chances of that are pretty slim. But damn it, I'm going to try. I'm really going to try not to say 'f-kballs,' but I can't promise it."
And while she doesn't want to give away too much, Griffin is promising some culturally specific material in her opening number at the gala, which is being written by multiple-award winning composer and lyricist Marc Shaiman, who is tailoring the lyrics specifically for a Montreal crowd - which isn't always a piece of cake, Griffin said.
"We're still trying to figure out what rhymes with 'René Angelil.' ''
Kathy Griffin hosts the Vidéotron Just for Laughs Gala at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Théâtre St. Denis. Tickets start at $39.50. For tickets and information, go to boxoffice.hahaha.com or call 514-845-2322 or 1-888-244-3155.
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Because jokes about killing anyone are hysterical, especially when it comes from a possible future leader of the Free World.
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