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Some People Are #NotHappy: Pharrell Covers Elle

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Remember Cher’s Half Breed? She got in a bit of trouble 40 years ago with that outfit too. Today Pharrell appears on the cover of the new Elle UK and he’s getting blasted by some on social media for being racially insensitive. The Native American community and beyond are expressing their anger over the honored accessory’s misappropriation. (Search the hashtag #NotHappy and you’ll see just how pissed folks are.) And some are looking for an apology from Pharrell and the magazine. What do you think? Is he being insensitive, or are we as a culture OVERLY sensitive about every perceived injustice? Discuss.

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Disturbing Video of the Week: Meet Bruce Lee, The King of Romania’s Tunnel Underworld

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NSFW! UK’s Channel Four goes deep into the tunnels under Bucharest to explore a world populated by drug addicts, thieves, runaways, and all manner of society’e cast-offs. Wait. Did I say tunnels? I mean panic-inducing crawlspaces and narrow cravasses and tiny, interconnected burrows. They’re presided over by  a man who calls himself Bruce Lee, who takes in these outsiders, provides them with drugs and food and kittens, and gives them a sense of family many of them have never had before. It would be heartwarming if it wasn’t all so completely terrifying and post-apocalyptic…  and if every scene didn’t contain half a dozen filthy drug addicts shooting up in the background and then either nodding off or ODing. Bruce, himself, comes off as alternately benevolent, menacing, idiotic, and a figure to be pitied. It always fascinates me how these subcultures can be founded on such good intentions, but because everyone involved is so inherently broken, it all just immediately devolves into chaos. There but for the grace of God, and all that.

(via Philthy’s Phil)

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Why Katie Price Hasn’t Been “Damed” Is Beyond Me

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Seriously, England. Do you not see the magic right here before your eyes? I mean, Judi Dench, Julie Andrews, but no Katie Price? Pfffff. Our lady Katie went to a photo call for the haircolor range Colour B4, which she is the face of, dressed like a Punky Brewster meets Lisa Frank halcyon trip all while she is six months pregnant. LOOK HOW SHE SACRIFICES FOR US ALL! I don’t have the words to express how much Jordan means to me. I know what you all may be thinking (yes, the wig(s) are Santee Alley ratchet) but I assure you this is everything to me (and I am pretty sure for James St. James as well). Photos Pacific Coast News

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Gorgeous Gaga

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See, what people seem to forget is that under all of the costumery and disguises, Gaga is quite gorgeous. Case in point: this simple morning selfie. I don’t care what filters are used, whatever, she is so naturally beautiful and interesting to look at. This look works for her best of all, hope she sticks with it for a while.

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Cleopatra Swansong: Will Brad & Angelina Star Opposite In Her Last Film?

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Jolie in Alexander; Taylor as Cleopatra


Angelina Jolie has taken on the lead role of Cleopatra in a reboot of the Elizabeth Taylor classic. Her love at the time, Richard Burton, played her lover in the film, Mark Anthony. Brad, please!? They are the Liz & Dick of our time, after all. This would seal the deal! The script is already written (we know the story) and she’s hinted that the gravity of the role could make it her last.

“It’s one of those [roles] you feel like maybe that’s the one you put everything into and that’s where you end it. That’s where you finish, in a great way. You kind of go, ‘What could you do beyond that one?’ She went on. “It’s complicated to get this one right. She’s complicated…I imagine that the preparation for it is going to be big.”

She isn’t the first actor to tease the press with early retirement, but she’s probably not bluffing and she would actually be missed. If this isn’t her last role, it might be close. She wants to fulfill the oldest actor cliché in the book; she really wants to direct, something the boys get to do a lot more than the girls. She already has, to some acclaim – and she will again.

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Pitt in Troy; Burton in Cleopatra

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Bigger News Than A Pic of LiLo In A Sports Bra?: Hubble Pic of 10,000 Galaxies, Far, Far Away

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Yes, Lindsay snapped this photo of herself the other day in a green sports bra but really, that was just the click-bait tease! The image below is the AMAZING payoff. The Ultraviolet Coverage of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field – is more than beautiful, it begins to fill in the gaps in our understanding of how stars actually form. This new image, a compilation of shots taken during the course of 841 orbits of Hubble between 2003 and 2012, contains roughly 10,000 galaxies. Says astronomer Phil Plait:

“The galaxies show every possible shape and size. Many are distorted, victims of collisions with other galaxies, their mutual gravity pulling them into weird shapes like taffy quadrillions of kilometers across. Many are very blue, showing active star formation, while others are exceedingly red, probably galaxies much farther away, their light taking far longer to reach us. Note that most of the very red galaxies are smaller dots, another indication of their tremendous distance.”

Named after astronomer Edwin Hubble, the Hubble Space Telescope is a venture of NASA and the European Space Agency. It was launched in 1990 and has been giving us amazing images like this ever since. Watch the animated zoom in of the galaxies so very far, far away – and wonder what Lindsay is doing right now…?

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(Lindsay photo, Instagram; via Huffington Post)

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Oh, Great!: The Next U.N. President Hates Gays

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Staring next week, the new president of the U.N. General Assembly will be Sam Kutesa, the foreign minister of Uganda. Kutesa has a 20-year record of corruption, and a VERY visceral dislike of gays. He is the also right-hand man of Uganda’s military ruler, General Yoweri Museveni. Corruption, scandal, resignation, and reinstatement have been his revolving doors over the last serval years. He was implicated in a scandal in 2007 over $150 million in missing public money. (The case was dismissed on a technicality. Ah-hem.) Then there is Kutesa’s view on homosexuality. He’s been a big supporter of Uganda’s new anti-homosexuality law—which has led to a tenfold increase in anti-LGBT violence and he has defended it many times in the Western press. The U.S. Senator from New York, Kirsten Gillibrand has said;

“It would be disturbing to see the foreign minister of a country that passed an unjust, harsh and discriminatory law based on sexual orientation preside over the U.N. General Assembly.”

Secretary of State John Kerry has already gone on record as opposing Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill, saying that it violates the very humanitarian values the U.N. is supposed to uphold. A change.org petition now has over 5,000 signatures. Activists in Europe have also begun to take notice and demand Kutesa’s withdrawal. These actions could do more to further endanger LGBT people in Africa and add fuel to the fire of anti-homosexuality campaigns elsewhere. This kinda seems like a no-win situation. Either a known homophobe presides over the U.N. General Assembly, or the homophobe is proven right, that LGBT equality is all just “a Western plot”.

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Sam Kutesa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uganda


(via Daily Beast)

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New York Stories II: 80s / 90s Edition

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So, Nora Burns (of the fabulous Unitard) is hosting another night of her New York Stories. (I get nervous even mentioning it as I’m on the list of story tellers this time.) From the announcement:

“Do you remember when New York City was a wonderland of fabulous freaks and misfit toys? When there were hookers instead of the Highline and you couldn’t swing a Fiorucci jumpsuit without hitting a hopped up hustler? It’s still our fabulous home, but behind all the TDBanks and Bugaboo baby strollers are some legendary tales. Everyone has a great New York Story, come hear some of the best. Come to a night of fascinating fables. Fun for all ages, stages and wages.”

Glittering Gotham Gabbers
Paul Alexander
Brenda Bergman
Tom Eubanks
David Ilku
Bob Russell
Anita Sarko
David Schweizer
Lucy Sexton
Linda Simpson
Trey Speegle

It’s next Thursday, June 12th, 8PM at The Stonewall Inn, 53 Christopher Street. $10 (Suggested donation. Or whatever you can afford.) Stonewall asks that you buy a couple of drinks too. You can give one of them to me, as I’ll need it. No, I’ll be fine – and everyone else will be great. Tell your friends and say hi to me, if you do come!

Unitard Trey Speegle Tom Eubanks The Stonewall Inn Paul Alexander Nora Burns New York Stories Lucy Sexton Linda Simpson David Schweizer David Ilku Brenda Bergman Bob Russell. Anita Sarko
(Photo, Christopher Makos)

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Icon-Binations: Meet Rihanna Ross & Malcolm Obama

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O / X


Toronto-based graphic designer, Marc Ghali, combined the faces of two similar figures in the public eye decades later for what he’s called perfect pairings – then and now. I would argue that JT should have been combined with MJ rather than Elvis, but it’s more about making the visual than matching the talents of any of these icons. They’re kind of amazing, right?
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JT / Elvis

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Rihanna / Diana

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Leo / Paul

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Pitt / Dean

Rihanna Princess Diana Paul Newman Malcolm X Leonardo diCaprio Lena Horne Kate Middleton Justin Timberlake James Dean Elvis Diana Ross Brad Pitt Barack Obama Alicia Keys

Alicia / Lena

Rihanna Princess Diana Paul Newman Malcolm X Leonardo diCaprio Lena Horne Kate Middleton Justin Timberlake James Dean Elvis Diana Ross Brad Pitt Barack Obama Alicia Keys

Kate / Di

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Photos From Last Night’s WOW Report Island Hunters Mixer!

Model Life: Zachary Quinto’s Boyfriend Is Miles of Cute

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Model Miles and boyfriend Zachary Quinto, out walking the dogs

They’ve been dating a while it seems but when they showed up at the CFDA after-party at The Standard the other night, it reminded me again about model Miles McMillan. I wanted to know more about him, so I did a little looking around. He was discovered in ’09 as an art student at NYU. Since then, the 23-year-old California native (he looks it, right?) has shot for in Out, Vogue Hommes, V-Man, among other publications. Not sure how he met Mr. Quinto but Joe Jonas checked out Miles with Zachary from the front row at New York Fashion Week this spring when he was walking for Richard Chai. He’s also walked for Alexander McQueen, Dior Homme and John Varvatos and modeled in campaigns for H&M, Tommy Hilfiger, Topman, Lucky Jeans and Paul Smith. Plus, he’s apparently an artist — who’s painted nude self-portraits. NSFW! Hello!? (see below.) That’s about all I know. You can follow Miles on Instagram but you won’t find any pics with bf Zach there – I already checked. But somebody took that sweet picture that was captioned “Buddha kiss”. You can check out some real model cuteness here. (Photo of Quinto, Pacific Coast News)

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Zachary Quinto Pretty Boys model life Miles McMillan instagram

Zachary Quinto Pretty Boys model life Miles McMillan instagram

Zachary Quinto Pretty Boys model life Miles McMillan instagram

Zachary Quinto Pretty Boys model life Miles McMillan instagram

Zachary Quinto Pretty Boys model life Miles McMillan instagram

Zachary Quinto Pretty Boys model life Miles McMillan instagram

Zachary Quinto Pretty Boys model life Miles McMillan instagram

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Busted!: Artists Are Perverts

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New York magazine lewd book covers Jerry Saltz artists models I can say that, being one myself – an artist, not a pervert. New York Magazine art critic Jerry Saltz got a wild hair on Facebook the other day and started posting these sexy sixties (and seventies?) book covers, which paint artists as lewd sex fiends, with shady motives. Well, I can’t really argue with any of that, so I thought I’d share, since the cat’s out of the bag. I guess being an artist DOES have its perks, even without selling a single painting.

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New York magazine lewd book covers Jerry Saltz artists models

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John Waters: Writer. Director. Hitchhiker.

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RuPaul Ru Paul Drives New York magazine John Waters Hitchhiking Carsick

John Waters’s memoir/travelogue Carsick is out this month. In it, the mustachioed writer/director crosses the country twice. First on a series of imaginary rides and then he actually hitchhikes from his house in Baltimore to his apartment in San Francisco. He waves various signs – one that reads, “I’m not a psycho”. He decided to do it again last week in NYC for New York Magazine and he set out with a sign reading “Frick Collection” — “because we’re in tony, historic Greenwich Village.” He explained his reasons for the cross country trip:

“I wanted an adventure. Because my life is so controlled and planned. I used to stand in front of the Holland Tunnel tollbooth in the ’60s, and no one would ever pick me up. It’s very different hitchhiking when you’re 16 and when you’re 66. I didn’t have any rabid gerontophiliacs pick me up.” And he imagines what could go most wrong on the trip uptown. “The worst case scenario would be someone that didn’t speak the language, so we couldn’t really tell what they were doing. But immediately the locks go down. And it smells. We ride one block, and they turn around and blow both our heads off.”

Me, I can’t wait to read it. He always makes me laugh and for all his successes, he seems to be the same subversive crackpot dreamer he always was. Did you watch the episode of RuPaul Drives where he picks John up? It’s a two-parter and worth a watch. Those two!

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RuPaul Ru Paul Drives New York magazine John Waters Hitchhiking Carsick

RuPaul Ru Paul Drives New York magazine John Waters Hitchhiking Carsick

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Tune for Today: Fred Schneider and the Superions “Konnichiwa”

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If you’re a fan of the distinct vocal stylings of Fred Schneider, have we got a treat for you. The B-52s frontman has released a single, ”Konnichiwa,” with his side band the Superions,  featuring Fred saying “hello’ in 12 different languages. Listen to it after the jump.

From Joe. My. God.: “From Mandarin-Chinese to German, Konnichiwa has got you covered. Who needs Rosetta Stone when all you have to do is listen to Konnichiwa...over and over and over again.”

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La Toya Jackson Makes a Surprise Appearance on the Selfie Awards

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VH1′s The Gossip Table was deciding who will win this week’s Selfie Award for Rockin’ Red Lips, when who should drop by but THE WINNER HERSELF, La Toya Jackson! Fabulosity ensues as she showed off her new engagement ring, talked about the upcoming season of Life With Latoya, (and wore THE MOST EXQUISITE orange nail polish, omg!). Watch it after the jump!

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Weekend Plans: Come Rollerskating with Me at Thunder Ground, the LA Pride Roller Disco!

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From Andrés Rigal and Luke Nero, the creators of the iconic Summertramp, comes THUNDER GROUND, the gigantic roller rink in the VVVVIP section of LA Pride. It’s going to be absolutely BRILLIANT, with drunken queens in purple lurex and legwarmers falling on top of one another in a heap of broken bones and discarded wigs. I can’t wait. I’m one of the skate captains and I haven’t been on a pair of roller skates in almost a decade, so this promises to be quite an event. You simply must come.

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The LA PRIDE VIP ticket includes festival perks from fast-pass VIP entry to a private and up-close Main Stage viewing deck along with specialty bars and food vendors and other upgraded amenities.

LA PRIDE’s VIP experience is comprised of a 10,000 square foot space with a massive outdoor rink that goes ‘all skate’ June 7th & 8th at West Hollywood Park. VIP Tickets are $65/day or $100/weekend and are available here.

The VIP Ticket will include exclusive access to Thunder Ground’s outdoor roller rink, 2 drink tickets per day at the VIP bar & lounge, food vendors, upgraded VIP bathrooms and a main stage viewing area with surprises throughout the weekend. Roller skate rentals are also included with the ticket, but roller divas are encouraged to bring their own. VIP guests will also have access to the Festival’s other areas.

Get yours HERE.

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A History of Photography: On Sale!

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Miles Aldridge, Bold Gold #1, 2006

In anticipation of their move this summer from West 23rd to 515 West 26th Street Steven Kasher Gallery is having a Moving Sale. Below is a preview of just some of the amazing works for sale. It runs through tomorrow, Saturday, June 7th at 6:00.
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Daido Moriyama, Letter to Nakahira Takuma, 1988

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Robert Mapplethorpe, Guy, 1979

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Robert Mapplethorpe, Helmut, 1978

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William Claxton, Steve McQueen, 1967

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Mike Disfarmer, Lloyd Stokes, 1939-1946

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Alexander Rodchenko, The Couple (Sergei Urusensky), 1932

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Wingate Paine, There Shall Be No Respite, 1965-66

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Weegee, Youth is Always Beautiful, 1946

If there is anything that you like, fell free to contact the gallery 212-966-3978 or email maya@stevenkasher.com. (Photos courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery)

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Ghetto Ballet Available on Amazon! Get it Today!

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Ghetto Ballet, WOW’s documentary directed by Jeremy Simmons, is available to rent or buy on Amazon!

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“Ghetto Ballet follows the inter-linked stories of a number of students in a groundbreaking dance program. The raison d’etre of the program- founded by Philip Boyd and his late wife Phyllis Spira – is to give disadvantaged kids in the townships the opportunity to study ballet and, if they are lucky, find a way out by joining a professional ballet company.” Head over to Amazon to watch Ghetto Ballet!

 

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Mysterious Mystery of the Day: Something Ate this Great White Shark… But What?

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A great white shark is tagged off the coast of Australia. Four month later, the tag washes ashore. The data retrieved reveals that the shark was dragged down 2000 feet, then apparently eaten by a MYSTERIOUS SUPER-PREDATOR. What was it? For real: What EATS great white sharks? A prehistoric MEGALODON? A killer whale? GODZILLA? The YouTube commenters sure are having a field day with this one. You tell me: What happened to Shark Alpha?

From The Smithsonian channel’s Hunt for the Superpredator.

(via Towleroad)

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Watch Now: WOWPresents Network Recap!

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Check out the latest videos from our WOWPresents Network! Phi Phi O’hara, Michael Lucid, Jujubee, and RuPaul all have new videos! Watch them now!

Here are the latest videos from our fabulous partners! Make sure you subscribe to their channels for new videos!

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