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Kickstarter OTD: “Scream, Queen” a Documentary About Nightmare On Elmstreet 2 aka THE GAYEST MOVIE EVER FILMED

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If you’ve ever seen Nightmare On Elmstreet 2, you know exactly what I’m talking about. It’s gaaaaaaaaaaaay. Really, really gay. Like, FLAMING. When I saw it for the first time as a closeted highschooler, I was both extremely turned on and extremely worried that my friends would see how turned on I was.  Over the years I’ve talked to other gay horror fans and we always come back to the same questions: Was it MEANT to be quite that gay? Or was it just the accidental result of a gay director and gay actors? And how did it even get released? How did nobody notice what was going on?

This is not your typical Nightmare On Elm Street documentary. Whether you’re a horror fan or a gay advocate, Scream, Queen! has something to offer to everyone. We delve into a deeper subject of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 that has been at the forefront for years, yet no one has fully explored. This is a story not just about Mark Patton, the star of A Nightmare On Elm Street 2, but about Hollywood’s gay subculture in the 1980s. For months we have been following Mark Patton around getting intimate accounts of how the backlash of NOES2 has deeply affected his life. From its release in 1985, fans and critics have raised an eyebrow at the not-so-subtle hints of Jesse Walsh’s sexuality. Did this create the whirlwind of questions that set the film so far apart from all the others in its series? Village Voice publication was the first to officially comment on the film’s gay subtext, releasing a landslide of both good and bad commentary from fans and critics worldwide. In 1985 being gay in Hollywood could cost you your career. Now 30 years later, Scream, Queen! is asking why?

Scream, Queen includes

… interviews with celebrities, film historians and fans…  allowing Scream, Queen! to bring audiences a deeper understanding of the social atmosphere when A Nightmare On Elm Street 2 was released in 1985. The film explores the wide range of reactions elicited by the controversial movie – and how those reactions compare to those of today’s audiences.

This year marking the 30th anniversary of the release of A Nightmare On Elm Street 2, we were able to capture the reunion of the entire cast and listen in on their candid panel discussion. This exclusive footage will be especially valuable to fans of NOES2.

Read more about the project and donate here.

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Leather, Wigs, and Body: Folsom Street Fair 2015 Was Incredible In Every Way Possible!

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Having come from Los Angeles to experience the Folsom Street Fair for the very first time, I would have sworn I couldn’t have been surprised by much before arriving. My expectations were totally exceeded, though. The fair included more assortments of sadomasochistic erotica than I could have ever imagined. There were people being dragged on leashes, pig noses and leather dog masks, bloody backs and butts covered in lash marks, minimal clothing, and A LOT of no clothing, erotic events happening everywhere around me—and that’s just the beginning. There were also some fierce queens that brought their best drag looks and some super cute boys.

Take a look at some of our exclusive photos by Tyree Fifer.

This costume (and those arms) better work:

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Cute boys AF in singlets (YAAASS):

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Woof (with shoulder pads):

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I love a white wig:

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Cute boys in harnesses:

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Fierce (x3):

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These queens were taller (and fiercer) than everything else:

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Cute boys with water:

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There were a lot of leathery dogs:

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Thick daddies:

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There were TONS of corsets:

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More cute boys tho:

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WEEEERRRKKK:

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There’s always time for a harness:

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Leather and fishnets and fur OH MY:

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Body-ody-ody:

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Looking at these two made me a little sweaty:

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Dad AF:

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The Violet Chachki effect:

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Woof (x2):

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This fierce button-faced queen gave everyone life:

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Rainbow anything gives me life:

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The gorgeous men of Slick It Up:

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Grace Towers better work:

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More Dads:

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RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar Violet Chachki was there with her hot date, Boomer Banks:

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This cute boy and his outfit were on point:

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This fierce queen was serving up some fresh Maleficent realness:

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Did Matt Damon Just Suggest that Gay Actors Stay in the Closet?

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During a recent interview with The Guardian, Matt Damon suggested that discussions of an actor’s sexuality should not be public fodder.

“I think it must be really hard for actors to be out publicly,” the actor said. “But in terms of actors, I think you’re a better actor the less people know about you period. And sexuality is a huge part of that. Whether you’re straight or gay, people shouldn’t know anything about your sexuality because that’s one of the mysteries that you should be able to play.”

“It’s just like any piece of gossip… and it put us in a weird position of having to answer, you know what I mean? Which was then really deeply offensive. I don’t want to, like [imply] it’s some sort of disease – then it’s like I’m throwing my friends under the bus. But at the time, I remember thinking and saying, Rupert Everett was openly gay and this guy – more handsome than anybody, a classically trained actor – it’s tough to make the argument that he didn’t take a hit for being out.”

He believes the less we know about an actor, the better.

“I think you’re a better actor the less people know about you period. And sexuality is a huge part of that. Whether you’re straight or gay, people shouldn’t know anything about your sexuality because that’s one of the mysteries that you should be able to play.”

Hmmm. Salon disagrees.

While many actors and actresses have opted for a “none of your business” approach when it comes to sharing details of their sexuality, Damon’s stance is a potentially harmful one, given how the presence of outspoken LGBT role models continues to be a powerful force for social change. Damon’s advice doesn’t apply equally to straight cisgender actors, after all — a leading man like Damon who casually mentions his wife and four kids in an interview will never face the same career repercussions as a rival who introduces his husband on the red carpet. An actor following in Damon’s footsteps, in fact, stands to gain little career ground by keeping his straight life a secret.

 (Photo: Pacific Coast News)

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#BulbousSalutation: The Bizarre Sex Scene from Morrisey’s New Novel “The List of the Lost”

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Morrissey has just released his debut novel, The List of the Lost, and the reviews have been – how shall we say? –  less than favorable. “An unpolished turd of a book” and a “bizarre, misogynistic ramble,” are just two of the things I can print here. The 118-page novel, apparently littered with typos and grammatical errors, is set Boston in the 1970s and tells the story of a relay team accidentally murders a demon named Fetch who then curses them.

It’s the following sex scene, though, that seems to be getting the most attention:

Eliza and Ezra rolled together into the one giggling snowball of full-figured copulation, screaming and shouting as they playfully bit and pulled at each other in a dangerous and clamorous rollercoaster coil of sexually violent rotation with Eliza’s breasts barrel-rolled across Ezra’s howling mouth and the pained frenzy of his bulbous salutation extenuating his excitement as it smacked its way into every muscle of Eliza’s body except for the otherwise central zone.

“Bulbous salutation”? “Giggling snowball of full-figured copulation,” Eliza’s “otherwise central zone”? WT actual F?

Jessica Winter over at Slate wonders: “Has Morrissey ever even had sex?”

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Oh, and here’s a second sex scene that’s almost as turgid:

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Love it!

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#WTFOTD: Man Arrested After He Confuses the Airplane’s Exit Door with the Bathroom at 30,000 Feet!

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A Scottish man was arrested and fined $675 after allegedly trying to opening the plane door during a flight from Edinburgh to Amsterdam. James Gray has been given a five-year ban from flying with KLM after confusing the bathroom door with the exit door.

“The crew told me to stay in my seat and I was to be arrested when the plane landed. I tried to explain it was a simple mistake. It was a misunderstanding. The police came and arrested me. They weren’t too friendly. They weren’t too friendly.”

As soon as the flight landed at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Gray was placed in a detention center overnight. He didn’t realize he was also banned from the airline until he attempted to fly back home and staff refused to let him get on the plane.

“I was charged and fined $675. I only had (€750) with me so I had to borrow money for the rest of the stay over there.”

Hello?! It’s 2015, how does someone flying to Amsterdam NOT have at least one credit card? When asked about the alleged door opening, Gray said he wouldn’t open a plane door on purpose and claims he only touched the handle.

“I realise the danger of that sort of thing.”

OMG. Really? Opening a plane door while it’s flying –yeah, may be dangerous. But it is worth noting that it’s not actually possible to open an aircraft door during a flight due to cabin pressure. So, even if he did really try to open the door, it would have been almost impossible for him to shift it or cause any real damage. Even still, he sounds like maybe not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

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(via Mashable)

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#LGBT: Gay YouTuber Phones His Childhood Bully & It Doesn’t Go Like You Might Imagine…

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Irish gay YouTuber Riyadh confronts a childhood bully in his latest video – and the confrontation doesn’t go quite as expected. Having not spoken for several years, Riyadh calls the former bully out of the blue. He explains;

“I thought I would be a guinea pig,to show that after time passes, your bullies end up being just normal people. They’re not evil, it’s not some scar that should remain there forever. I want to find out why he did what he did.”

I would remember being at the locker, and you and a few of the lads would walk by together… and I would hear stuff said about me.

The usual names – faggot, queer, poof. Did you know you were causing me to feel that way?”

His former bully seems (mock) surprised that his actions had such an effect. If you ask me, he’s just trying to save face – I think he knew exactly what he was doing at the time. But in the comments on YouTube, Ridayh had this to say;

“This was the most nerve wrecking thing I’ve ever done but thank god I did it. That was the closure I needed. Holding onto old anxieties and pain is toxic. Thanks to him for being so open also.”

He thanks his bully –that IS forgiveness. The guy is becoming known for his inventive use of the phone in his YouTube videos – in the past he’s called the Westboro Baptist Church for advice (Spoiler: They weren’t in a helpful mood) and let his mom read out his Grindr messages. Watch.

(via Attitude)

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#TwitterFeud: Willam Belli Reads Azealia Banks After She Calls Flight Attendant a “F*cking Faggot”

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Azealia Banks, the 24-year-old rapper (who seems to have a history of homophobia) called a flight attendant a ‘fucking faggot’ on a Delta flight from New York to LA last week. She defended herself saying she is bisexual, her brother is trans and all her employees are all gay men. (That’ a defense?) Twitter let her have it with both barrels. On Sunday in a since-deleted Tweet Banks went OFF again;

“LGBT community are like the gay white KKK’s. Get some pink hoods and unicorns and rally down rodeo drive”

Well, Drag Race alum and comedy album queen, Willam Belli stepped into the fray (and some others came to his defense) about the flight attendant comment. Just take a look at how it all went down… it seems Willam got the last word –for now.

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(via Gay Star News)

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#WerkPlace: RuPaul & Bezar Created Some Sickening Posters

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rudragYes, RuPaul has partnered with website Bezar to launch a limited-edition line of posters adorned with iconic Ru-isms. Bezar founder Bradford Shellhammer says;

“Drag Race is my absolute favorite show on TV. The things Ru says I often times repeat at work, when with friends or even when I am alone. So I thought what better way than to take Ru’s affirmations and exclamations and turn them into typography posters for the home and office. These camp sayings are empowering and funny messages for drag lovers, design lovers and everyday people.”

There are 26 posters available for just one week only. Check out the full collection here.

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(via New Now Next)

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Parody of the Day: Kim Davis Is the Very Model of a Modern Fundamentalist

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Absolutely spot-on spoof of Gilbert & Sullivan‘s tongue-twisty classic “Major General’s Song” from Pirates of Penzance, re-written to absolutely eviscerate Kentucky clerk/anti-gay supervillain Kim Davis. Starring Rena Sober and directed by Richard Kraft.

I am the very model of a moder fundamentalist/I’m not merely judgmental, I’m the absolute judgmentalest/ I always follow scripture and I act on God’s authority/ Though marital fidelity was never my priority.

I married first one husband, then two others, then another one/ Because I think one man is pretty much like any other one/ I’ve never been too troubled by the dubious legalities/ Of sex outside of marriage or of other trivialities.

But when it comes to icky stuff like homosexuality/ I’m always very strident with my Puritan morality/ In short in matters biblical and spiritual and Calvinist/ I am the very model of a modern fundamentalist.

(via Towleroad)

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The Ladies of Asia SF Slayed Everything at the Transcendent Premiere Party!

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Last night was the official premiere party for our new docu-series Transcendent, premiering THIS WEDNESDAY on FuseTranscendent is about a group of young, talented trans women as they navigate their professional, personal and romantic lives while performing at one of San Francisco’s most popular cabarets, Asia SF.

The festivities took place at the Renberg Theater here in Hollywood, and the ladies that make up the cast of the show (Bambi, Nya, Xristina, LA, and Bionka) served up some serious glamour and beauty on the red carpet. We were completely gagged.

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Our fabulous queen Raja made an appearance and watched the screening:

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The handsome Daniel Franzese showed up:

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Who’s The Boss? actor and cutie-pie Danny Pintauro was all smiles on the red carpet:

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It was also reported by the Daily Mail that this was Danny’s first appearance since revealing he is HIV-positive on a recent episode of Oprah: Where Are They Now?.

After watching the first two episodes of the season, the ladies took to the stage to perform a number for the audience, and it was completely sickening. These girls were meant to slay the stage!

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We got an exclusive glimpse of the ladies rehearsing as well, which was equally delicious to watch.

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We also had a super fun group photo moment on the red carpet with all us WOWers and the ladies of Transcendent!

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Don’t miss out! The premiere of Transcendent is fast-approaching. Catch it on Fuse at 11:30 this Wednesday, September 30 directly after the premiere of Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce at 11pm!

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Jim Carrey’s Girlfriend Cathriona White Commits Suicide

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TMZ is reporting that Jim Carey’s on-again/off-again 28-year-old girlfriend Cathriona White has committed suicide.

LAPD responded to a call in the L.A. area Monday night. We’re told they went to a residence and found the body of Cathriona White.

Our sources say White left a suicide note addressed to Carrey which references their break up on Sept. 24. Cathriona tweeted on the 24th … “Signing off Twitter, I hope I have been a light to my nearest and dearest.”

Law enforcement tells us they believe she died from an overdose of drugs — pills were next to her body. We’re told 2 friends found Cathriona last night when they went to check on her.

Jim Carrey has released a statement:

“I am shocked and deeply saddened by the passing of my sweet Cathriona. She was a truly kind and delicate Irish flower, too sensitive for this soil, to whom loving and being loved was all that sparkled. My heart goes out to her family and friends and to everyone who loved and cared about her. We have all been hit with a lightning bolt.”

53-year-old Carrey and White met in 2012, dated a few months and then split up then rekindled their relationship last spring.

(Photo: Pacific Coast News)

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Hot Look OTD: Seeing Double Makeover

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BuzzFeed posted a trippy Halloween “double face” makeover by Promise Phan, painting second pair of eyes on her cheeks, another set of lips on her chin, and teeny-tiny baby nose on the bridge of her nose. The over-all effect is that there’s been a glitch in the matrix, or possibly you’ve had too many Drag Race cocktails. Whatever, it’s simply BRILLIANT. BOOK HER ON TRANSFORMATIONS, STAT!

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Too Faced Semi chocolate palette Eyeshadows ( Browns, Whites)
Anastasia Beverly hills Metallic Pencil ‘Gold’
Chella Brow Ivory Lace Highlighter
Nyx White jumbo pencil
Morphe brushes Gel Eyeliner ‘Black’
Nyx Cosmetics White Liner
House of Lashes ‘Featherette’ falsies
Loreal True match Crayon Concealer
Nyx Mauve Lip Liner
Anastasia Liquid Lipstick ‘American Doll’

Watch the video below, and check out the mesmerizing GIFs below that.


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#BadHairDay: Woman Ends Up in ER After Mistaking Builder’s Foam For Hair Mousse

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What’s up with people!? First there was the man arrested after trying to open an airplane’s exit door thinking it was the bathroom… now THIS WOMAN who is in an ER waiting room somewhere in Eastern Europe looking very unhappy. She apparently has a solid helmet of polyurethane foam on her head. Twigs and leaves are stuck to the foam, leading to online speculation that there might be more to the picture than a simple spray can mistake. Expanding builder’s foam has many uses in DIY situations like preventing leaks, to filling holes and holding items in place, –but hair care isn’t recommended. (via Daily Mail)

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#BadLipReading: The First GOP Debate Is Even MORE LOL Funny with New Audio

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No, this is NOT new. It is highlights from the first Republican debate in mid-Agust but I just stumbled across it. If you’ve seen it, you know how truly LOL it is. They’ve replaced all of the audio and maybe done some tricky lip CGI as well, I can’t tell. Anyway, if silly is my your kind of humor, Bad Lip Reading might be your new favorite thing too. Watch.

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Fashion Photo RuView: Raja & Raven Toot & Boot the Season 4 Queen’s ‘Inaugural Ball’ Looks

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Ever wonder what Raja and Raven thought about the queens from season 4’s runway looks from the main stage of RuPaul’s Drag Race? Since Logo is airing RuPaul’s Drag Race: Season 4 RuVealed, we thought now would be the perfect time to find out! See what Raja & Raven had to say about the queen’s ‘Inaugural Ball’ looks from the ninth episode of season 4 on  Fashion Photo RuView! Watch RuPaul’s Drag Race: Season 4 RuVealed Fridays at 8PM on Logo and Fashion Photo RuView the following Wednesday on WOWPresents!

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“Girl” James Franco Suggests “Boy” James Franco Cut Off His Penis In Bizarre Self-Interview

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The increasingly fragmented James Franco interviewed his feminine side for VICE magazine, touching on subjects like feminism, male privilege, and “life as performance.” It was as surreal as you might imagine, ending with the shocking suggestion by “Girl James” that “Boy James” ought to chop off his penis because his taking on women’s issues, collaborating with women on my films, teaching women, and being directed by women just wasn’t enough. Check out an excerpt below, then read the whole thing here.

Boy James: Hi. You’re the Girl James.
Girl James: Yes.

BJ: You only exist on paper.
GJ: True. But that is one of the great things about creative objects. You get to make anything you want, be anything you want. Boy, girl, alien, killer, lover, mother, brother, dog, rabbit, lion, piece of shit.

BJ: Right, art is a performance, just like life is a performance.
GJ: There you go again with all your actor shit, saying life is performative rather than something concrete.

BJ: Well, I think it is. At least who we are is performative.
GJ: Well, of course you think that, you’re a white male living in America, brought up in one of the richest cities in the county, Palo Alto. You went to high school with Steve Jobs’ daughter, and your journalism teacher is the mother-in-law of Sergey, co-founder of Google.

BJ: Yes, and your point is, Miss James?
GJ: That you’re fucking privileged. You can view life as a performance because everything is at your disposal. The biggest thing you had to worry about in high school was how popular you were, and if the girl you liked liked you back.

BJ: Well, she didn’t, by the way.
GJ: That’s fucked up, you dated a girl for two years. Are you saying Jasmine wasn’t the one you liked?

BJ: No, no, she was. But there was another girl who was out of my league who I was obsessed with, but she was secretly dating a teacher.
GJ: Well, there’s another case of a man taking advantage of a woman.

BJ: Don’t worry, he paid for it: he went to jail.
GJ: Okay, he got in trouble. But what of all the relationships that are not illegal according to the law, but are obviously based on a disparity of power?

BJ: Which are those?
GJ: I speak of the casting couch, motherfucker.

BJ: Yes?
GJ: Yes. You know that you take advantage of your position as a famous actor to meet women.

BJ: Woah, woah, woah! Please, it’s not like I’m going out there throwing my fame in everyone’s face in order to meet women.
GJ: You don’t have to, the fame and the fame-hungry world we live in does it all for you. I’m sure women are lining up on your Instagram account to meet you.

BJ: And? Why am I culpable for that? I don’t even check my DMs anymore.
GJ: Yeah, we know why… because young ladies go on there and try to meet you.

BJ: Yup. There are no age restrictions for contacting me. But I don’t contact them back.
GJ: Anymore.

BJ: Look, I never talked to anyone that was legally underage.
GJ: Okay, anyway, that’s not even my point. I’m addressing an imbalance of power. Men in your position have women offering themselves in the hopes that they will get somewhere professionally, or socially.

BJ: Okay, but don’t be fooled, there are plenty of powerful women who take advantage of their power to mess around with men in lower positions.
GJ: I’m sure it’s a fraction of the number of men that do it, simply because the number of women in power positions is a fraction of the number of men in such positions.

BJ: Okay, well, I’ll admit that I find it easier to be with women who aren’t high profile actresses, simply because powerful actresses, like anyone with power, need to be worshipped. They demand it, and I find that that kind of obeisance in the long term is untenable.
GJ: Right, because you want to be worshipped.

BJ: Okay, whatever. Maybe I am high maintenance.
GJ: And I think a lot of that has to do with feeling like you are owed something because you are male.

BJ: Well, whatever I have, I worked hard for it. No one can dispute that. And I also took the risk of leaving UCLA to go to acting school at age 18 when everyone around me told me not to.
GJ: You still had your parents to fall back on if anything went wrong.

BJ: Maybe, maybe not.
GJ: Ah, the quality problems of a white boy from Palo Alto, heart of Silicon Valley wealth and technology.

BJ: Well, that’s not fair. There is actually a huge suicide problem in Palo Alto schools, so obviously not all is well in paradise. High expectations, and the pressure to achieve in a highly competitive world are too much for a lot of very promising young people. There have been something like ten youth suicides in Palo Alto in the past ten years. They usually step in front of the train that runs by the high school.
GJ: Well, I feel for those students and their families. But I would argue that students in Palo Alto have it off a lot better than students in other places. Those high schools rate in the top one hundred public schools every year.

BJ: Okay, and what’s your point? That privileged kids shouldn’t be depressed?
GJ: No, everyone has problems. But for a long time privilege has been feeding privilege. I’m about giving some other people a shot. Like the ladies.

BJ: Another fact is that boys are falling behind girls in education. We’re losing boys in our classrooms much more than we are girls.
GJ: Okay, forget about education and Palo Alto for a minute! I’m just saying that boys are still privileged over girls in all spheres.

BJ: Yes, men get higher salaries, men get more jobs, men control things. Generally speaking.
GJ: And certainly in our business, entertainment, women are vastly underrepresented.

BJ: Well, what can I do? I am a man! How can I help other than take on women’s issues, collaborate with women on my films, teach women, be directed by women?
GJ: You could cut your dick off.

BJ: Cut my dick off, hmmmm…Yes, I guess I could. But wouldn’t that just look like a publicity stunt?
GJ: Cut it off, and don’t tell anyone.

BJ: Then everyone would still consider me a man.
GJ: Well, who decides? You or what everyone else thinks?

BJ: I guess I do.
GJ: Okay, then cut your dick off and call yourself a woman.

BJ: Maybe there is another solution?
GJ: Okay, Boy James, do you want to be in my girl squad?

BJ: Yes, I do, Girl James. What does that mean, being in a girl squad?
GJ: It means that in everything we do, we support women. We support women at all costs. And women of all types, classes, and races. The men have ruled for too long. It’s time for the women to step up. And the squad insures that.

BJ: Okay, deal. Girl power!

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Nightlife Icon Dianne Brill Gets YouTube Channel: “The Brill of It All”

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Well, this is exciting news! Cosmetics mogul and freakin’ New York institution Dianne Brill has uploaded a series of videos to her new YouTube channel that you are NOT GOING TO WANT TO MISS. Topics range from how to enter a room (“Think whip cream thoughts!”) to how to answer a ringing phone (with the “tel-a-pur,” of course) – it’s all incredibly goofy, incredibly informative, and incredibly Dianne – like getting your own personal tutorial from the Queen of the Night herself. Give her some love and check it out ASAP.

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Signs of the Times: 10 Protest Banners That Sum Up the ’60s

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Sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll. Peace, love, and harmony. The ’60s were a helluva decade – a time when civil rights, gay rights, women’s lib, and the Vietnam war all took center stage… and protesting was a way of life.

To celebrate the grassroots countercultural movements of the 1960s, we’ve hand picked some of our favorite protest signs from this decade. To mix things up, we felt we had to throw throw in a couple of very reactionary signs as well. We think these conservative views illustrate some of the mainstream thinking a lot of progressive people felt so fed up about, to the point where drugs and loud music became a perfectly reasonable responses. (via Whizzpast)

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Big Freedia: The Queen Diva Answers Our Hard-Hitting Questions

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Season 4 of Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce starts TONIGHT at 11PM on Fuse, so we asked Big Freedia a few questions about her favorite munchies, her new album, and her night-time beauty regimen. See her answers after the jump!

WOW: What is your favorite food?

Big Freedia: New Orleans food, of course. I love cooking fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, gumbo, green beans, and red beans and rice. One of my all time favorite recipes is my “You Already Know” Yaka Mein soup.

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WOW: Any update on your new album?

BF: My new album will be coming out early next year. I have a few ideas for titles, but nothing solid yet. Trust me, this album is going to be my best yet. I’ve got lots of surprise guests and hot producers!

WOW: What is your nightly beauty regimen?

BF: My nightly routine is a hot wash cloth on my face and some Dove soap. Then I put some Clarins Night Recovery Cream and some Lubriderm all over my body. I brush my teeth with Sensodyne toothpaste, comb out my wig with a brush, throw a bonnet over my head, and crawl into bed!

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WOW: Who is your favorite artist at the moment?

BF: Right now, it has to be Drake. He is on fire. Everything he does!

WOW: What is your favorite cartoon from growing up?

BF: She-Ra, princess of power. She was He-Man‘s twin sister. I loved her long hair and her red cape.

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WOW: What can we expect from season 4 of Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce?

BF: We’ve got the 3 B’s – Berlin, the book, and the boy. You have to stay tuned, of course, but there’s drama everywhere!

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Tune in to Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce at 11PM on Fuse and stay tuned for the brand-new WOW show Transcendent at 11:30!

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No Charges Will Be Filed for Caitlyn Jenner in Deadly Car Crash

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Well, of course. Did you expect it to end any differently? Prosecutors today declined to charge Caitlyn Jenner in the California car crash that led to the death Kim Howe, saying there was not enough evidence for a conviction. “Based on the facts, cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the suspect’s conduct was unreasonable,” said prosecutor Patricia Wilkinson in a declination document.

Says Blair Berk, Jenner’s attorney:

“We believed from the start that a thorough and objective investigation would clear Caitlyn of any criminal wrongdoing. We are heartened the district attorney has agreed that even a misdemeanor charge would be inappropriate. A traffic accident, however devastating and heartbreaking when a life is lost, is not necessarily a criminal matter.”

Jenner was driving a Cadillac Escalade on Feb. 7 when she crashed into two cars, pushing one into oncoming traffic. Driver Kim Howe was killed when her Lexus was hit by a Hummer.

(via LA Times)

 

 

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