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Instaslam: Kimye’s Wedding Pic The Most Liked EVER

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Can you give these kids a pass on their wedding day? Apparently so. This gorgeous pic of Kim and Kanye getting hitched is THE most liked shot on Instagram ever, passing the 2 million mark. And for the haters? Well, as Bette Midler said on Facebook…

“Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are officially married. It’s rude to say ‘I give it a year,’ so I’ll say, ‘I give it two reality shows.’”

As a friend said, “a marriage made to last a lunchtime…” Everybody say LOVE!

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It’s Birthday, Bitch

Got Milk? AFA Says Return To Sender

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The American Family Association, the far-right group, has specifically told its members to do the following:

“…refuse to accept the Harvey Milk stamp if offered by your local post office. Refuse to accept mail at your home or business if it is postmarked with the Harvey Milk stamp. Simply write ‘Return to Sender’ on the envelope and tell your postman you won’t accept it.”

For the AFA, it doesn’t seem to matter what it’s in the mail. What matters is whether the stamp shows the face of a gay man – and if it does, you shouldn’t even open the envelope. (I guess their thinking goes, if enough Americans rise up against the stamp, people will stop using them. Can you spell “backfire”?) One woman, in an experiment, decided to test their commitment by sending a $5 donation to the AFA in an envelope with a Harvey Milk stamp, to see which they value more: the financial support or the bizarre anti-gay animus. (Can you say, “cut off your nose to spite your face?”) BTW, it’s worth noting that Post Office’s Harvey Milk commemorative is a “forever” stamp, which means it can be used for first-class mail – indefinitely. Snap! Lick that, AFA!

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Dance Off!: The Vibe XIX 2014 Contest Winners

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This happened back in January, so if you’ve seen it or think it’s old news, feel free to move on. I just came across this footage and I am A–MAZED. If Michael Jackson were around, he’d be recruiting these dancers and choreographers, for SURE. Personally, as dazzling as the winners are, I like second place, The Company the best. Their moves are so precise that you’ll think the footage has been put through some special effect. Nope. Watch all three… and feel free to dance around the room.

I’ve added a bonus clip below of The Company doing “Turn Down For What” last year. It might just give you goose bumps, it’s so %$#! good.

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It’s the WOW Report Longer Reads!

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Welcome to our Sunday morning Longer Reads section. It’s your chance to catch up on some of the more interesting and  obscure news items you might have missed during the week. Today, we learn the science behind near death experiences, how talking like a Kardashian can get you fired, and what happens when internet hoaxes become real.

Longer Reads in the news blog love

The New Yorker investigates how a raccoon became an aardvark thanks to the weird phenomenon known as Wikiality – wherein an error that appears on Wikipedia then trickles to sources that Wikipedia considers authoritative, which are in turn used as evidence for the original falsehood.

Near death experiences, explained in Salon.

The Stranger has a moving account of one boy’s coming out in Iran, where being gay can get you killed.

Is he harmless? Dangerous? Kind of cute but ultimately annoying? A timeline of Unkranian reporter Vitalii Sediuk’s red carpet “pranks.”

Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard has written a 6-volume, 3,600 page autobiography that endlessly details the most pointless minutia of his life – and apparently it’s MESMERIZING! BRILLIANT! UN-PUT-DOWNABLE! Discover why critics and fans are falling over themselves to proclaim him THE NEXT LITERARY GOD in New York magazine.

In Saudi Arabia, they’ve translated Frozen into the Arabic equivalent of King James’ English. The New Yorker‘s explanation of why they did that is more interesting than the actual movie.

So apparently “vocal fry” is the new “uptalk” – The Science of Us explains why talking like a Kardashian makes you less attractive, less competent, less educated, less trustworthy, and ultimately less hirable. (As if you couldn’t have guessed)

HuffPo has an interview with Valencourt Books publishers James Jenkins and Ryan Cagle whose mission is to rediscover and republish early gay literature.

Slut-shaming and class: Why rich girls think lower-class girls are whores and why lower-class girls think are rich girls are whores. In Slate.

RIP Massimo Vignelli, the graphic designer behind the cult classic 1972 NYC subway map. Read about the creation of that here, and read what other designers thought of him here

 

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David Lachapelle is interviewed in OUT magazine about the about the firestorm of controversy his Love Ball poster has caused in Austria.

PAPER magazine lists the top 40 drag queens in New York.

The Daily Mail has the strange story of the twice-married,  51-year-old virgin. Really. You gotta read this one.

The Spectator has a piece on how chasing the Pulitzer has destroyed American journalism (which is why we’re all edited by Brits).

Kate Bornstein blogs about the T word.

Vulture has 10 theories about tonight’s mid-season finale of Mad Men (my money is on Megan’s plane going down).

The New York Times has an an interesting picture of the young Teddy Roosevelt watching President Lincoln pass by in a parade. Not exactly topical, but fascinating for history buffs.

Speaking of history: Open Vault has the complete public access debate about whether gay marriage should be legal… from a 1974 episode of PBS’s The Advocates.

The DMV lays out rules governing how self-driving or autonomous cars are tested by manufacturers on California roads. Which is one of those weird “THE FUTURE IS COMING! THE FUTURE IS COMING!” moments we should all acknowlege.

Conner Oberst talks to Lorde about being young and “it” in the Times music section.

The Alternative Press has why 5 Seconds of Summer are more important than you think.

The Anatomy of a Look: Vanity Fair has the breakdown Angelina Jolie’s villainous transformation in Maleficent.

The Atlantic looks back on Frank O’Hara’s iconic Lunch Poems – “21st Century Poems Written in 1964… Full of pop-culture references, Lunch Poems has all the brevity, informality, irony, and at times chatty pointlessness of modern discourse without having been influenced by it… O’Hara’s Lunch Poems — like Facebook posts or tweets— shares, saves, and re-creates the poet’s experience of the world.” They are, of course, ABSOLUTE BLISS.

Finally, a bit of fun from The New Yorker: “If You Let Your Teenage Daughter Sleep in on a School Day”

 

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Always the optimist, Michael Musto lists 10 ways New York nightlife is better than it was in the ’80s.

The New York Times states the obvious: Being bullied is bad for your health.

So you’re still confused about normcore (and avant-normcore and hardcore-normcore and brokecore and florcore)? The Cut breaks it down for you. (Short answer: Dress like Seinfeld)

Trend sherpa Bradford Shellhammer tell Medium the 5 ways to navigate design politics.

i-D reflects upon the 20-year anniversary of the making of the most expensive video of all time: “Scream” by Michael and Janet Jackson.

Molly Shannon’s party etiquette in W magazine. Sure, why not?

History, literature, religion and the arts are receding from public life, replaced by technology, statistics, science and math. Even the most elemental form of communication, the story, is being pushed aside for numbers and data. The nerds have won. They’ve taken over the world. Now what?

New York magazine says it pays to be overconfident, even if you have no nidea what the hell you’re doing. (Look to Kanye as your spirit animal)

Andy Warhol: The first king of selfies.

Gift ideas: Why not check out the 9/11 museum gift shop?

The paradox of art as work, in the Times.

The future of fashion is 3-d. Duh. It’s the future of EVERYTHING.

New York magazine asks: How much French do you need to know to live in Paris?

Also: The things that New Yorkers do that stun Parisians, and vice versa.

and The Atlantic investigates what the death of home pages means for the future of news and the future of blogging. Oh dear. On second thought: NEVER MIND! NOBODY READ THAT! IT’S NOTHING BUT HOGWASH AND POPPYCOCK! KEEP IT MOVING!

 

 

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Isn’t it ironic? We were all wrong to sneer at Alanis Morrissette in 1996. Turns out she actually DID understand irony, and Salon explains why.

The Daily Mail has a piece on the Chinese performance artist who had a rib removed onstage without anesthesia, then made a faaaaaabulous necklace out of it.

The Daily Beast asserts that Hilary is going to run without any challengers for the Democratic nomination.

Tina Brown pontificates on how Monica Lewinsky changed the media and “midwifed modern culture.”

Vanity Fair reports that the Queen is backing out of royal obligations due to “heavy garments.” Oh dear. It’s the beginning of the end, isn’t it?

A fascinating review in the New York Times of the Charles James exhibit at the Metropolitan Costume Institute.

In praise of Courtney Love via i-D magazine.

HuffPo explains how #hashtags became the raised fist of punctuation.

For the love of being liked: The New York Times thinks you and your desperate, approval-seeking tweets are pathetic.

The Daily Mail profiles Irene Triplet, the 84-year-old woman who is the only person still getting benefits from a civil war veteran (her father). Not as sweet and uplifting a story as you might expect.

And the different faces of Godzilla through the years.

 

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Death & Taxes has the story (and pictures) of the dead New Orleans socialite dressed in a pink feather boa, with a cigarette and champagne flute, propped up on a bench during her wake, overlooking the festivities. So punk rock.

Speaking of punk rock: Dangerous Minds has a report on why transgender punk pioneer Jayne County was banned from Facebook.

VICE has an A-Z Guide to Pizza that’s worth your time.

Salon, God bless ‘em, goes undercover to discover why having sex in a reststop men’s room is so much fun.

And for the ladies: My Boobs, My Burden.

Vulture has eight up-and-comers to watch this summer movie season. All you need to know is two words: BRENTON THWAITS! BRENTON THWAITS! BRENTON THWAITS! OMGOMGOMG.

From New York magazine: Why you need to deep-clean your Facebook account NOW.

Be Aware: Brunei has begun phasing in antigay law and will soon allow Death by Stoning. Read more in The Advocate.

The New York Times has advice on how to calculate the division of rent among roommates when rooms are of different sizes, have different amounts of closet space, or get varying degrees of light. It’s called Sperner’s lemma, and you’ll never, ever, ever understand it. Just split three ways and agree to pay the light bill for the one in the little room.

What does Joyce Carol Oates think of Twitter’s “lynch mob mentality”? Find out here!

In Slate: Linguistics professors look into the science of beatboxing.

After last week’s skin-crawling lethal injection disaster, The Daily Beast has an article about botched executions. Just ugh.

And finally, did you know that Will & Grace‘s first audience didn’t realize it was about a gay man? Queerty has a great quote from Debra Messing about that.

 

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Vulture argues: At this point George W Bush is actually a better artist than James Franco.

Vulture also has a fun interview with Neil Patrick Harris about Hedwig, dressing rooms, and how he gets all that glitter off every night.

BuzzFeed goes deep inside Bryan Singer’s wild Hollywood world of upwardly mobile twinks and the men who prey on them, oh my!

Vaguely related: Meet the Hollywood screenwriter by day, go-go dancer by night, Jeff Tetreault, who tells New York magazine he’s having “an awesome dick day.”

The Daily Mail uncovers why the British are such fashion victims. HA! Also how trends are interpreted by the various classes, which is something the British have always obsessed about.

30 internet famous people YOU NEED TO KNOW.

And a poignant interview with a formerly famous internet star.

Simon Doonan just wants everybody on TV to PUT THEIR DAMN CLOTHES ON.

To celebrate Shakespeare’s 450th birthday this week, Harper’s Bazaar has listed the best fashions from our favorite Shakespeare films.

Frazier Glenn Miller, the former KKK leader and anti-Semitic murderer, was once arrested with a black, cross-dressing hooker. The Daily Beast says that according to psychology and history, it’s not that surprising.

Slate has the poignant story of a daughter and the gay father she never knew.

Why Joan Rivers, Madonna, and, um, “OTHER CELEBRITIES” don’t owe you an apology, in Salon.

and The New York Times listens in as Liz Smith and Jess Cagel  (of People and Entertainment Weekly) dish on just about everyone from Jackie O to Kim K.

 

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David Foster Wallace long ago warned that irony is ruining our culture. Salon thinks we ought to have listened.

Dame magazine reports that trans semantics is causing an uproar within the community, but is language REALLY the issue here?

Slate explores the science behind Transcendence. So… when will be able to upload Johnny Depp’s brain? And, more importantly, why would we want to?

After James Franco called the New York Times theater critic “a little bitch” on Instagram for giving his performance in Of Mice & Men a bad review, The Guardian says we have now entered into a new age of counter-criticism.

The Daily Beast tallies up every woman Don Draper has ever slept with.

And Vulture asks a serial killer expert to analyze every episode of Mad Men for links to the Manson Family murders (because OBVIOUSLY Megan is about to be killed by them).

Alice Hoffman has some… um… out-of-the-box suggestions for getting you started on that novel you’ve been meaning to write.

Newsweek reports on how Laverne Cox transformed the audience at the GLAAD Awards.

New York magazine announces that we have reached “Peak Beard Saturation” and has the scientific proof the trend is is OVER.

A lengthy piece on Cartoon Network’s iconic Adventure Time declares it is a “deeply serious work of moral philosophy, a rip-roaring comic masterpiece, and a meditation on gender politics and love in the modern world. It is rich with moments of tenderness and confusion, and real terror and grief even; moments sometimes more resonant and elementally powerful than you experience in a good novel.” And I thought it was just fun to watch in a k-hole.

The New York Times obituary for Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and over at Slate: What he meant to the people of Colombia (and why we can never TRULY get his novels).

Also in the Times: The complicated life of one of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s heroin connections.

Salon exposes Leonardo DiCaprio’s DARKEST SECRET: He’s actually deeply uncool.

Newsweek has earthshattering nerd news: Dick Grayson ISN’T DEAD after all! The former Robin-turned-Nightwing-turned-Batman (for a period) has gone deeeeep undercover and become… a secret agent? Yep, he’s basically Archer now. Greeeeeat move, DC.

Oh My Gah. Going braless is SO NORMCORE.

And finally, a rather salacious article in The Daily Beast goes inside Bryan Singer’s infamous twink pool parties. I saved it for last because you’re going to need a Silkwood shower after reading it.

 

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OMGOMGOMG! An interview with Brienne of Tarth! An interview with Brienne of Tarth! Game of Thrones star Gwendolyn Christie talks to IGN on the new challenges her character faces now that her quest with Janie Lannister has ended.

Have you heard about the cherry tree that was raised on the space station and stunned scientists by blooming six years earlier than it would on earth? Read about the far-reaching implications of that in the Daily Mail.

From Dior’s New Look to Bianca Jagger’s birthday party at Studio 54, Harper’s Bazaar has the most iconic moments in fashion history.

The Geldofs were Britain’s first celebrity family, long before the Osbournes and the Beckhams. The death of Peaches is the latest cruel twist in a tragedy the nation has watched unfold for decades. The Guardian tells the tale of one family’s epic suffering for Americans who don’t understand the fuss.

Mickey Rooney gave his life to show biz, the least you can do is read his obit in the Florida Sun Sentinal.

The Daily Beast implores you: For God’s sakes, don’t remember Barbara Walters for The View.

OMGOMGOMG! You MUST READ this investigative report about why people loathe “upworthy” headlines. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!

From Brandon Teena in Boys Don’t Cry to Swan in The WarriorsDazed Digital ranks the most rebellious screen icons of all time

Salon debunks the myths of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Slate has some data on how Hilary could make a difference.

 

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In boingboing: Filmmaker, writer, and trans activist Andrea James writes about LGBT reactionaries throwing drag queens under the bus for “transphobic language” and the growing rift between the drag, gay, and trans communities.

Trans icon Calpernia Addams passionately sounds off on the same subject in the Huffington Post.

In The Atlantic: Scientists create Mars-like community in Hawaii to see if astronauts will get SPACE MADNESS when we begin colonizing it in the ’30s.

A fascinating tribute to the lasting legacy of DJ Frankie Knuckles, the Godfather of House music in The LA Times.

Moby reminisces about Klaus Nomi, the ’80s club scene, and the ’90s rave drugs in Vulture.

Just how risky is oral sex? Find out here. (The answer might surprise you)

The Daily Star says the comedian Jonathan Ross is starting his hunt for Britain’s Next Drag Superstar…

Noah is just the latest film to earn the wrath of the Christian right. Read about five other blasphemous movies in Salon.

Then read: The 10 Weirdest Things the Christian Right Thinks Will Turn Your Kids Gay.

From Slate‘s advice column: “Dear Prudence: My twin brother had a one-night stand with a girl, gave her my name and number as joke, then she and I started dating. We’re engaged now, should I tell her the truth?”

Gen X catastrophe in the making: How the coming inheritance boom is going to DESTROY THE NATION.

Slate asks: How do we instill journalistic ethics into our robot reporters?

The New York Times decrees that mankind is inherently spiteful, but you know what? That’s a GOOD thing!

A fun Q & A with Cyndi Lauper in The Guardian.

BBC News: A French couple has gathered a thousand on-line fan tributes to Pharrell’s “Happy”

So the Black Death wasn’t really the Bubonic plague after all? Read the new theories in Slate.

Swoonworthy rates the top ten hunks of Game of Thrones. (Grey Worm should have scored higher, just sayin’)

 

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Always tackling the most important stories of the day, HuffPo has 19 Very Real Struggles of Women with Big Butts.

The much buzzed-about New York Post article: “L’Wren Scott’s Suicide Reveals Tragic Side of City’s Glitzy Scene.”

Slate uses music theory to explain the  genius of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” (Maybe next year they’ll tackle why “Happy” is so goddamn annoying).

Nile Rogers writes about Studio 54, Grace Jones, and the Disco backlash in New York magazine.

From Salon: Why Entertainment Weekly‘s decision to start paying writers with “prestige” rather than, you know, actual money is terrible for both writers and readers (and does not bode well for the future of pop culture).

Also in Salon: Why Gwyneth Paltrow’s utterly obnoxious “conscious uncoupling” letter proves she’s the last, great star, “worthy of the legacy of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.”

Mental Floss investigates: Is the Five-Second Rule real?

The New York Times says millennials in the work place are shallow, callow, unmotivated, and undependable… just like every generation since the middle ages.

Also in the Times: Exploring the Salton Sea, the Sunken City and other modern ruins of Southern California.

Lead singer of cult metal band GWAR David Brockie aka Oderus Urungus found dead at 50. Read about it in Rolling Stone and Daily Mail.

 

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Nickelback, Smash Mouth, Goo Goo Dolls: Salon has the 15 most hated bands of the last 30 years. (But no fun.?  No Mumford & Sons? I demand a recount!)

The must-have coffee table book of 2014 about the mob hit men of Murder Inc. will cost you exactly $4,200. But YOWZA, what a book! Read about it in the New York Times.

Washington Post has a fascinating obituary of the villanous Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps.

And HuffPo has the LGBT reaction to his death.

Arkansas school doubles down on decision to ban gay student’s coming out story in yearbook.

For all you hardcore Benson fans out there (you know who you are), Salon  has the answer to how the series was supposed to end.

For when you absolutely need purple pleather harem pants on the run: Fashion trucks are about to become ALL THE RAGE.

Coming soon to the Great White Way: James Franco and Chris O’Dowdare reimagine Of Mice & Men as a bromantic comedy

Absolutely riveting video (if you’re into this sort of thing): Alexander Wang, Prabal Garung and Eddie Borgo analyze the concept of style at the SCADstyle 2014 conference. At Style.com

Liza Minnelli talks to the LA Times about Ellen, that blue streak, and her new show.

Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg must NEVER EVER retire from the Supreme Court in Slate.

Of Hippos and Kings: Archeologist and anthropologist Eric H Cline has a new book called 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed, and it sounds remarkably like today.. Read the review in the New Yorker.

 

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Air & Space magazine magazine has a fascinating article about a 727 airline that vanished from Angola in 2003.

Daily Mail claims that the pilot of missing Flight MH370 was a political fanatic. This comes as police are investigating the possibility that he hijacked his own aircraft in a bizarre political protest.

OK, so we all think Flight 727 was hijacked, but just in case that gets disproven, New York magazine has other theories ranging from mechanical failure to alien abduction.

Kitty Genovese, whose 1964 rape and murder was witnessed by 37 bystanders who DID NOTHING,  became a symbol about the unravelling of society, racial fears,  and the lack of care exhibited by city dwellers for their neighbors. Now Off the Grid reports that Kitty was a lesbian. Did that have something to do with her neighbors’ responses (or lack thereof)?

The New York Times writes about the growing transgender presence in pop culture, talking to icons-in-the-making Laverne Cox, Janet Mock and wowlebrity Zachary Drucker.

Has the tv-star-to-movie-star career trajectory become outmoded? Vulture thinks so.

Why Mel Gibson deserves a second chance: Deadline pleads his case.

Salon has an expose on how to behave at an orgy.

10 famous geniuses and their drugs of choice, also at Salon.

One man’s mission to name an island after Busta Rhymes in Slate.

 

LAST WEEK’S LONGER READS:

What the hell happend to Jay McInerney? Slate examines the ’80s literary superstar’s unrealized potential.

Finally, someone details the difference between Death Metal and Black Metal.

The Independent examines the culture of rape in men’s prisons.

Semen allergies, broken penises, and spontaneous orgasms: Salon has six weird consequences of sex they don’t teach you in sex ed.

The New York Times Style section has a breathless investigation into the return of the monocle as the fashion accessory du jour for hipsters.

Slate has a bit of fun with Beyond the Monocle: Five Ideas for Future New York Times Hipster Trend Pieces including ruffs, powdered wigs, and plague doctor masks. Which, of course, I was wearing before they were cool.

The Guardian has grim news for authors: Not even award-winning best-selling authors are making money in publishing anymore.

Nightclubbing 101: An oral history of New York’s Pyramid Club as told by the trailblazing drag queens and performance artists who performed there.

Is belly dancing racist? Salon decrees it so.

The New Yorker has a humorous piece about 59-year-olds who look down their noses on 56-year-olds. Insolent pups!

 

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Sunday, March 2, 2014:

The inimitable Cindy Adams predicts tonight’s Oscars, as only Cindy can.

Who thanks who at the Oscars (No surprise: Meryl gets thanked more than God)

The Guardian has a piece imploring Academy voters not to give the Oscar to the documentary The Act of Killing  (in which Indonesia’s political mass-murderers restage their slaughters).

The brilliant Douglas Rushkoff writes in Politico: “How Technology Killed the Future

Slate has the 19 most common questions a trans person is asked.

The Atlantic has a fascinating interview with trans activist and memoirist Janet Mock.

New York magazine asserts the latest sartorial rage among hipsters is Normcore: the dad-brand non-style you might have once associated with Jerry Seinfeld.

Riveting stuff: Furniture shopping habits of the rich and famous at Salon.

Gawker profiles the adorable 101-year-old man who’s running for Congress, and really ought to win.

Fascinating article in The Economist about the controversial heroin treatment used in Switzerland and the Netherlands which sets up safe sites where users can inject while monitored by health-care staff and – in some cases – provides heroin itself free.

An investigation at Slate into the impenetrable time signature of The Terminator‘s musical score. Honestly, I wouldn’t mention it if I didn’t think it was REALLY INTERESTING.

W has a piece on venerable downtown fashion designer Andre Walker’s comeback. I still kick myself EVERY DAY for not buying some of those cookie-cutter outfits back in 1985 when I had the chance. STUPID JAMES!

The New Yorker translates what Ted Nugent was really trying to say when he called President Obama a “subhuman mongrel.”

Slate covers an exhibit at the National Museum of  Australia showcasing convict love tokens – coins that had been smoothed over and then engraved with messages that prisoners gave to their sweethearts before leaving for penal colonies in Australia in the 18th and 19th century.

And finally, the Daily Beast has an update on Michael Alig and his post-prison plans.

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Life Ball 2014 Best Looks w/ Amanda Lepore, Carmen Carrera, Conchita Wurst, Jinkx Monsoon and More!

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Yasmine Petty Vienna Ricky Martin Life Ball Jinkx Monsoon Duo Raw Dina Marie Courtney Act Conchita Wurst Carmen Carrera Amanda LePore 2014 Tons of queens, kings and every other twinkling star you can think of headed over to Vienna this weekend for Life Ball 2014- the annual fundraiser promoting awareness and public consciousness about HIV and AIDS. Celebrating it’s 22nd year, the event’s theme this time around was “The Garden of Earthly Delights”…and the looks were turnt up! Check out some of our faves, including Carmen Carrera, Amanda Lepore, Courtney Act, Conchita Wurst, Dina Marie & Duo Raw, Jinkx Monsoon,Yasmine Petty, Ricky Martin and more! (Photos via Getty Images)

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John Oliver on Net Neutrality: I Promise This Is Not Boring

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On last night’s Last Week with John Oliver, he tackled one of the most boring but most important issue of our times: Net neutrality. Basically, net neutrality  is what keeps the cable companies from creating a “fast lane” for them and a “slow lane” for everyone else on the internet. Which is basically the end of the web as we know it. Watch John Oliver’s excellent explanation below. His solution? Get the worst internet trolls on the job.

“This is the moment you were made for, commenters,” Oliver said.

And apparently it’s working. Update from Mashable: “John Oliver asked for the trolls, and the trolls obliged. A day after a segment on Last Week Tonight featured Oliver putting out the bat signal for Internet trolls, the Federal Communications Commission website has been deluged by comments. The site is experiencing intermittent outages.

Here’s how you can yell at the FCC.

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Jinkx Monsoon & Damiana on the RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 6 Finale Red Carpet

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Damiana Garcia was thrilled to interview RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 5′s gorgeous winner Jinkx Monsoon on the Season 6 finale red carpet. They discussed all of the glory of the past year for her, from her sold-out Broadway show to her touring to Australia where she met Season 6′s Top 3 queen Courtney Act, as well as her sisterhood with Season 6′s Miss Congeniality winner Ben DeLaCreme, her new album The Inevitable Album (now available on iTunes) and her upcoming “Hocus Pocus” live show with the legendary Peaches Christ. More of Damiana’s interviews are coming soon – be sure to subscribe to Michael Lucid Presents!

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Vienna Life Ball 2014

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Hallo Ihr Lieben,

This year’s Lifeball (a charity event in the style of a Viennese Ball) was ultra special – as it was infused with the energy of Conchita Wurst’s Eurovision win – the woman of the moment, Austrian Superstar, UNSERE  KÖNIGIN.

Lifeball is the a huge event at the regal, gothic Vienna Town Hall to raise money for those affected worldwide by HIV/AIDS. Lifeball is Europe’s largest AIDS charity event.  If this cause is close to your heart, please donate.

 

 

The Ball is in its 9th year and is attended by many celebrities, who support the cause. This year Courtney Love, Marcia Cross and Bill Clinton were there. Lindsay Lohan was too lazy to fly and was tweeting pictures of herself jogging in London the same day!

For me it was all about Conchita. We met briefly in the press area. “Conchita, Ich liebe dich und dein musik. Ich repräsentiere WOW report in LA. Sie lieben dich in USA auch”(Conchita, I love you and your music. I represent WOW Report in LA. They love you in the US as well). Conchita placed her hand diva-like on her chest and smiled lovingly ” Danke”.

Conchita performed on the main stage to close the ball with ” Rise like a Phoenix” and then treated us to a private concert inside the ” Heaven Vienna” area. I cannot stress how popular Conchita is here. John Paul Gaultier joined her on the stage.

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There was a catawalk show featuring the likes of Gaultier, Westwood and Viktor & Rolf where Courtney Love and Carmen Carrera walked. Courtney was doing her more Oscar  vs. druggie look in an evening gown. However, the real fashion stars of the night were the well dressed people who had aquired a Style Ticket, some of whom were competing for Best Dressed of the Year. I saw both Amanda Lepore and Daniel Lismore and believe me, they just blended into the crowd for once.

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On every floor of the huge Rathaus ( Town Hall) there was another party. The highlight was the burlesque and Boylesque troops featuring international and local artists. I know I’m missing the trend but BOYLESQUE? HOW COOL IS THIS!

I also just wanted to tell you all drag superstars, wanna-be drag superstars that the scene has moved. Yeah, I know, the scene is always moving but sometimes you just get this sense that somewhere is about to go on the map – Vienna is that place. The majestic palaces, the pride flags waving from the trams, the option to eat cheap Sushi on every corner – this is the new, better dressed Berlin.

Liebe Grüße,

 

Über Fabulous

 

 

 

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Cliché Supercut: “Don’t You Die On Me!”

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“Don’t die on me” or the folksy-fied “Don’t YOU die on me!” is used a LOT in movies. It’s not a cliché, otherwise. You can see just how much this phrase is used emotional death scenes in this super cut (which out of context, they are mostly comical…) Here’s a film list:
On the Line
Mo Money
A Perfect Getaway
Bevery Hills Cop III
Cold Mountain
Con Air
Elvis Has Left the Building
Enemy Mine
Evolution
Four Brothers
Grindhouse – Planet Terror
Hidalgo
Jacobs Ladder
Penny Dreadful
Practical Magic
Proof of Life
Pulp Fiction
Punisher War Zone
Running with Scissors
Sherlock Holmes : GOS
Starship Troopers
The Day After
The Edge
The Gauntlet
The Number 23
The Outsiders
Ticker
Tough Guys
True Romance
Wing Commander
Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Hollow Man
Backdraft
You Don’t Know Jack

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Jonny McGovern on Ring My Bell Today at 3PM

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Ahhhh! Jonny McGovern is taking calls on Ring my Bell Tuesday (June 3rd) at 3PM! Click over to find out how to call him!
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Call Jonny McGovern at (323) 319-4777 or you can call him at wowpresents on Skype (SET UP YOUR SKYPE ACCOUNT NOW), and make those connections, guuuuuuurl! (Only your voice will be recorded.) If the phone keeps ringing, don’t get impatient just wait and we’ll try our hardest to connect your call!

PS. Did you see RuPaul on Jonny McGovern’s “Hey Qween” talks show? Click over to my post and watch!

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You’ll Never Guess: Who’s The Boss?

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Give up? OK. Sinéad O’Connor. She’s had a few rough years lately, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at this picture. She got married – but it only lasted 16 days. Last August she imparted her wisdom to Miley in an open letter – which must have fallen on deaf ears – and a tongue sticking out. Well, now she’s back with a new album called I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss, that’s out August 14 and I’m curious to see if there’s a new sound to go with this visual.

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Modern Gurls: Anna Texts With RiRi

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We all saw that Rihanna got the CFDA Icon Award the other night from Vogue‘s editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour. We imagine they are bffs, right? They text ALL the time. Check out a little sample of what that exchange is like. Real or imagined, it’s probably not too far off. And btw, Anna’s in on the joke – Vogue posted this.

(via Vogue)

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Not Dreadful At All: Dorian Gray Gets Sexy With Josh Hartnett

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Showtime Reeve Carney Penny Dreadful Josh Hartnett gay sex on TV Dorian Gray Well, Penny Dreadful, Showtime’s new monster series, showed some same-sex lovin’ the other night, when mystery man Ethan Chandler (Josh Hartnett) hooked up with the legendary Dorian Gray (Reeve Carney). Ethan rushes over to Dorian, kissing him passionately. What the what? Then they get naked and do the dirty. 1, 2, 3. I was liking the series already but I’m REALLY paying attention now. You could hear remotes dropping all across the country. Besides murder, gay sex can wake up a show like nothing else, I’ll tell you. (via New Now Next)

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Kardashians! Kardashians! Everywhere You Look

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SISSY THAT EXIT: Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner seen leaving their hotel. Do you know (or care) which is which?

They are an industry unto themselves, like George Lucas’s Industrial Light and Magic (more like Nabisco with a thousand brands) The Kardashians were out in New York, New Jersey and the Hamptons in the last several days; going to lunch, talk shows, with babies, getting gas – you name it. There were other celebs out too and we tried to squeezed them into the little space team Kardashian left. The K-men made an appearance too. Just keeping you up to date – and keeping the paps in business. (Photos, Pacific Coast News)

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HEY, BABY: Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian bookend Jamie King, each with a kid in tow.

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2-1-2: Marion Cotillard and Domenico Dolce arm in arm; Kanye in Soho and more Kardashians in South Hampton

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HATS IT: All in black, Nicky Hilton and Blake Lively are busy talking, while it looks like Dakota Johnson prefers to text to look busy.

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GASSY?: Scott Disick fills up his (rented) Laborghini in the Hamptons. They’re filming The Kardashians and he can’t be seen driving a Camry, can he?

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Rihanna Tweets: “He Gets It”

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Looks like Rihanna’s look appeals to middle America after all. The Family Guy‘s Peter Griffin got into the act (and drag) by copying her already iconic CFDA look and RiRi approves. She knows when cartoon characters start imitating you, you’ve hit your mark.

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Watch Now: Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele: J’Adore – Louis Vuitton

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Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele talks about Louis Vuitton, Louis Vuitton, Louis Vuitton, and Louis Vuitton on this  all-new episode of J’Adore! Can you count how many LV bangs #CCD has?! Watch it after the jump!

Also..how FABULOUS is her Louis Vuitton garbage bag!?

New episodes of J’Adore every Wednesday on WOWPresents!

Previous Episodes

 

Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele talks about her love for the iconic Miley Cyrus!

Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele talks about the benefits of wearing high heels, who makes the best pumps, and why platform heels are no bueno!

Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele talks about what’s fresh! Having fun! Mixing colors! And being happy on this episode of J’Adore!

Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele talks about having talent in the fashion industry on this episode of J’Adore!

Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele talks about the one and only Marc Jacobs on this episode of J’Adore!

Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele talks about her love for her dear friend Azzedine Alaïa.

Find out what Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele thinks about Paris and New York fashion and how they differ.

Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele describes what it means to be CHIC on this episode of J’Adore!

This episode of J’Adore is about music! Find out who Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele LOVES to rock out to!

On this episode of J’Adore, Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele discusses fabulous and exciting street fashion!

On this episode of J’Adore, Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele talks about black and white style. And RuPaul drops by for a special appearance!

 

On this episode of J’Adore, Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele, talks about her totally fabulous CCD language! Everybody has their own language! The #CerfStyle language just happens to be a combination of Italian, French, and English! J’A.D.O.R.E!

Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele, talks about her (exciting!) early career in the fashion industry on this episode of J’Adore! CCD started her career working for French Elle for 10 years before she moved to New York to continue shaking up the fashion world!

Get a rare glimpse into one of the world’s most preeminent fashion editors, Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele, in WOW’s original series J’ADORECarlyne’s motto, ”it’s quick, it’s fun and it’s done!” perfectly summates this fast-paced showpremiering on YouTube today.   J’ADORE features the inimitably gifted Carlyne who captivates with insider secrets on what it really means to be chic.

In the decades spanning her wildly successful career, Carlyne has become a household name in the world of haute couture. Born to a Countess in St. Tropez, Carlyne’s beginnings in fashion were highlighted by her mother’s innate sense of style.

After building a name for herself at  French Elle for 10 years, Carlyne was called by Alex Liberman to move to New York, to become Fashion Director of Special Projects for American Vogue in 1985. During her highly influential ten years at American Vogue,  when Anna Wintour became Editor-in-chief, she named Carlyne Fashion Director. Carlyne hence designed the first and famous cover mixing haute couture and jeans. She also imposed her own style and created the supermodel era. Styling major names like Linda EvangelistaChristy Turlington and Naomi Campbell.

Carlyne has become an icon herself, making waves with her emblematic street-chic mode that is reputable throughout the world, and especially visible on her Instagram (@carlynecerfdedudzeele #CerfStyle #CCD). Working alongside photographers such as Irving PennRichard AvedonSteven MeiselPeter LindberghMario TestinoPatrick Demarchelier, and Inez & Vinoodh. Styling celebrities like Miley CyrusNicole KidmanCeline Dion, and M.I.A. – to mention only a handful – Carlyne has also made a lasting impression on some of the world’s most legendary designers:

“She has no idea what it means to be dull. With her energy she can add life to things that might otherwise degenerate rapidly into mere symbols of faded elegance.” ~Karl Lagerfeld, 1993 (Source: Vogue)

Carlyne combines worldly wisdom with profound youth, and befittingly J’ADORE is impossible not to love.  Carlyne’s unique perspective will challenge your notion on what constitutes fashion, individuality, and beauty. Have fun learning how to spice up your own wardrobe, and most of all understanding what makes this incredible woman tick. Explore how one of the world’s greatest fashion editors operates – her answers are sure to leave you surprised.

You’ll be sure to crave more of Carlyne, make sure to catch J’ADORE every WEDNESDAY, only on WOWPresents!

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