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Gay global social-networking site MOOVZ just put out this super cute video featuring Amanda Lepore and William Belli (RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 4). William heads to Tel Aviv during gay pride in search of the elusive Amanda lepore. The short film/advertorial, shot by Marco Ovando, is apparently showing how being a member on MOOVZ can bring anybody together, anywhere around the world…or you could just use Facebook.
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Helen Hunt
Ice Cube
Idalis DeLeon
Jake Busey
Jim Belushi
Johnny Hallyday
Julie Hagerty
Ken Jeong
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Mary Carey
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Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads! We all have one, whether we ever knew them, they’re still in our lives or they’ve left the planet. Dad’s like lots of different things, some of them are here. And then there are Daddies that like different things – we love them too. Now, call your Pop.
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SoHo House has been expanding lately. There are 6 houses in England, New York, Toronto, Berlin, Hollywood, Miami and several in the works (Chicago, Istanbul, The Lower East Side, Mumbai) It’s a membership club, yes but you may not know that you can stay at the hotels even if you aren’t a member. So, this a valid fantasy. Set in the English countryside, existing farm buildings are being restored and renovated and will have everything from a main dining Barn to a farm shop stocking locally sourced produce, to a kids’ house. Accommodations will be in cabins set in the fields following the path of a stream, as well as a main Farmhouse and Cottage. Other buildings across the site will feature a cooking school, a Cowshed Spa and a 60-seater screening room. A south-facing Boat House will feature an indoor-outdoor infinity pool, set within the lake, as well as bar terrace overlooking the tennis courts. Guests can make their way around the car-free site on foot or bicycle, or for more of an adventure, on horseback. No date as to when it will be finished but I’m having a nice mental getaway just imagining it.
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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 meet THE REAL Hedwig, learn about spornosexuals, and discover the benefits (and drawbacks) to never sitting down, ever again, for the rest of your life.
In HuffPo, a father discovers his 9-year-old son has a “type”: Pretty boys with dark hair.
Man gives up sitting for an entire month. Read the day-by-day account in New York magazine.
Make no mistake: Jayne County is the REAL Hedwig.
Salon lists the 8 things Americans get wrong about sex.
The Daily Beast asks: If not Hilary, then who? Without her, the Dems have NO ONE.
The Daily Beast also asks: Is Jack White the last real rock star?
Louis CK goes up against TMZ
The New York Times on the Uber revolution.
NASA’s obstacle-filled path to Mars.
In The Telegraph: The man who coined the term “metrosexual” says it’s all about “spornosexuals” now, i.e. sporty, porno-looking dudes. Um, yeah, no. That’s not going to catch on, dude.
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From The Guardian: Will Self pontificates (in that way that he has) about the death of the novel. Fascinating and upsetting and very likely true.
The Hollywood Reporter wonders if Justin Bieber’s racist jokes will negatively impact his career (SPOILER: They won’t).
Remember that time Tom Cruise jumped on Oprah’s couch? The Village Voice examines our mass delusion because IT NEVER HAPPENED.
From tween fashion blogger to feminist editrix to Broadway and movie actor, Tavi Gevinson is embarking on her next project: being a grown-up. (How is that possible?)
The Washington Post reports on a project to send religious and historical artifacts to the moon for safe keeping, just in case, you know, we all blow each other up.
Hey. Why don’t we have flying cars yet?
Vulture has a spoiler-laden guide to making it through The Fault in Our Stars without crying.
Speaking of tears: Here’s a touching story in The Daily Mail about an airline gate attendant who brought Detroit Metro Airport to a standstill when she sang the National Anthem to a group of World War II veterans as they boarded their plane to France for the D-Day festivities.
Flashback: Here’s how The New York Times covered D-Day back in 1944.
A few years ago, Beyoncé Knowles was like any other record-breaking pop star in an already crowded field. Then something changed. The New York Times canonizes Bey.
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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 Warriors – Dazed 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.
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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It was a powerful episode last night, to be sure. Brienne and the Hound, Tyrion and Tywin, and Cersei and Jamie all had amazing scenes together. And connecting it all was a rousing reworking of the Game of Thrones theme song sung by a children’s choir. In that final scene, as Arya ran to the front of the ship bound for Braavos and the music swelled, I actually started crying. She’s free. She’s free to pursue her own destiny, whatever that may be. But, omg, how can we wait a whole year to find out what happens next? (via Vanity Fair)
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WATCH! Courtney Love is doing a series of amazing webisodes on her Youtube Channel (CourtneyLoveOfficial). Co-Host of VH1’s The Gossip Table, Noah Levy was asked to moderate her latest episode titled Courtney Love on Popular Culture. Love and Levy chatted with three of her biggest fans about what else..pop culture! Courtney held court behind her computer for this Google Hangout in Alexander Mqcueen and discussed it all: Goth makeup, E! True Hollywood Stories, drug addiction, how she hasn’t been a train wreck for ten years and how she avoids the paparazzi since moving back to LA. She revels that she is thankful that “nobody gives a damn about my business now, and I like that.” She is candid, witty, really honest and talks about the real side of fame. Part two of the episode will be out soon too kids! Check it out! And you can follow Courtney on twitter @courtney/ instagram @courtneylove and Noah on both social media outlets at @levysdigest
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Deeply unsettling interview with fashion photographer/alleged sexual predator Terry Richardson in New York magazine this week. It’s a definite must-read, mostly because it feels like the writer is saying “Sex abuse, sex abuse… sure, whatever… but IT’S AAAAAHHHHHRT!” I’m a bit confounded by the art and fashion world’s continued preoccupation with Richardson, and the media feeding into it. Giving him a cover story is tantamount to saying he gets a free pass from them. Yuck.
Here are his quotes about the sexual nature of his shoots and the allegations of sexual misconduct:
On the atmosphere of his sexual shoots: “It was never just me and a girl ever. It was always assistants, or other people around, or girls brought friends over to hang out. It was very daytime, no drugs, no alcohol. It was a happening, there was energy, it was fun, it was exciting, making these strong images, and that’s what it was. People collaborating and exploring sexuality and taking pictures.”
On not forcing models to do anything: “When I was taking those pictures… I was very, like, ‘Cool, sounds great, let’s do it, great, okay, sure, great, cool, if not, no problem, never do anything you don’t want to do, of course, I totally respect that.’” He makes the point that agents and bookers shouldn’t encourage their clients to take on assignments that will make them uncomfortable.”
On if he has any regrets: “I don’t have any regrets about the work at all. but obviously I don’t ever want someone to feel like that. It was never my intention. But also, people do things, and then they have regrets, and that’s also nothing to do with me. Then don’t do pictures like that again … I’m okay with myself about everything, and that to me is the most important thing.”
Read the entire cover story here. (Photographed by Cass Bird for New York magazine)
And then sound off to me on Twiiter @JSJdarling
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I can’t decide if these are kind of fabulous and I need a pair right now, or if they’re one the signs of the coming Apocalypse. Check it out: Fondue slippers. Just dip your feet in the molten PVC. Let it cool to the shape of your foot for custom fit. Then VOILA, instant hideousness. They look incredibly uncomfortable, don’t they? Like Crocs twisted little sister. Notes Teacups&Couture: “[Not only will] it will pick up any bunions or corns you may have and it will forever be in 3D for everyone to barf over, [but] just the name ‘Fondue Slippers’ evokes the gentle waft of cheese and stinky feet. Nast.” Indeed. (via Like Cool)
Says artist/inventor Satsuki Ohata:
“This prototype is using PVC, which hardens at 200~300 degrees Celsius (392~572 degrees Fahrenheit). This time I used my foot mold instead of my foot. I am currently developing a kit which allows Fondue Slipper to make at home. Soon this new kit will be complete and you will be able to make your own Fondue Slipper that fits your foot perfectly. You can wear Fondue Slipper both inside and outside. It can also be used as slipper by folding the heel, or you can wear it without folding the heel if you want to run.”
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Legendary legend Kevin Aviance needs your help raising $100,000 to get hip surgery, after 20+ years of performing in stiletto pumps (not to mention a brutal 2006 gay bashing) have taken their toll on his body. “When us ‘queens’ sign up for this fabulous career of doing drag to entertain all of you, the one thing we’re NOT given is medical insurance,” he writes.
I’ve been known for my over-the-top shows and the way I move on stage and now that has been taken away from me. I can barely walk and it’s been struggle to even put a pair of heels on to just host shows but I have to bite the bullet and deal with the pain for now to survive. My doctor has informed me that I need to have a double hip replacement which frightens me because of the recovery period and costs involved. He told me if I proceed, I’ll be able to move again within 4-5 months after my surgery the way I used to in the past. I mean, I can’t prance around on jukeboxes in heels anymore but I can perform on stage the way I used to when I was in my 20′s and 30′s. I need to raise some coins to pay for the surgery. So, this is another reason why I’ve been MIA for the past few years. I’ve been depressed about the situation and in a lot of pain. I recently decided to make a comeback because I’ve gotta eat and pay my own bills but i do have the urge to make a full comeback and perform around the world again but need to take care of this matter first.
Kevin has 90 days left to secure the funding. Head on over to GiveForward to learn more about how you can get Kevin back on stage doing high kicks again.
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On this episode of Alyssa’s Secret, Alyssa Edwards answers questions from fans from Twitter!
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On this episode of Alyssa’s Secret, check out never-before-seen footage! Jam-packed with Alyssa Edwards shenanigans! RuPaul, Shangela, and Vivienne Pinay make appearances!
Alyssa Edwards talks about how much a snitch she was as a little boy! Watch and hear the story of how she got her sister in trouble for drinking a “purple passion!”
Alyssa Edwards and Shangela talk about what it takes to be in the House of Edwards!
Alyssa and her drag daughter Shangela tell the story of how the two divas met! Click over to watch!
Alyssa is joined by her drag daughter Shangela from RuPaul’s Drag Race seasons 2 and 3 for Mother’s Day and shenanigans ensue.
Alyssa Edwards tells the story of how she was pulled over by the police in full drag! Did her beauty get her out of a ticket? Watch this episode of Alyssa’s Secret and find out!
Alyssa Edwards talks about her first kiss on this episode of Alyssa’s Secret!
Alyssa Edwards dyes some good ol Easter eggs while she talks about her Easter traditions and how she celebrated Easter as a kid! On this special episode of Alyssa’s Secret!
Want to know what Alyssa Edwards does before she performs? What does Miss Alyssa have to do before she can kick, dip, spin, and pose? What’s her poison before taking the stage? You’re going to have to watch this latest episode of Alyssa’s Secret to find out.
Ever wonder what Alyssa Edwards has for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? What’s the first thing she does when she wakes up? What time does she get home from work? What does she do after work? Find ALL of that out in this video!
Alyssa Edwards experienced her first earthquake while she was in LA and she lived to tell the story on this episode of Alyssa’s Secret! I think we can all agree that Alyssa Edwards would be the most fun person to be around during a natural disaster, am I right?
This episode of Alyssa’s Secret is jam-packed with bloopers of miss Alyssa Edwards doing what she does best!
On this episode of Alyssa’s Secret, Alyssa Edwards tells a hilarious/LIFE THREATENING story about the time her and Vivienne Pinay were in Jamaica! I think we can all agree on one thing, Alyssa Edwards is one of the greatest story tellers!
On this episode of Alyssa’s Secret, Alyssa Edwards talks about being a business woman fish at Beyond Belief Dance Company!
Want to know what Alyssa Edwards would be doing if she wasn’t getting up in drags or dancing at Beyond Belief? Watch this episode of Alyssa’s Secret and find out!
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In today’s celebrity roundup: Kellan Lutz shoves things in his mouth, Ian Ziering gets all flexy on the Chippendales red carpet, and what do we think of those muffin-grazing dresses on the Jenner girls? After the jump.
Kendall and Kylie Jenner walk the red carpet at the MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto and hmmmm. Kendall’s beaded Fausto Puglisi dress, with its slits cut up to THERE, and the wind blowing through her cooter, is beeeeeyond fabulous. I’m shocked. I think I just had a fashion orgasm over a Kardashian. Poor Kylie’s dress sort of pales in comparison, although I’m thoroughly transfixed by the blood-red “V” over her vagine. Do you think designer Nicolas Jebran did that on purpose? I’m giving both girls high marks, though. The dresses are fun, fashion-y, and perfect for rebellious teen girls. What I wouldn’t have given to get my hands on either dress when I was their age.
Tilda Swinton and boyfriend Sandro Kopp seen leaving The Bowery Hotel in NYC aaaaaaand…. sleeve detail. YES TO THAT.
Kellan Lutz shoves things in his mouth at a Toronto food fair. This picture is JSJ-approved.
Get it all in, baby. Now swallow.
Sharknado legend Ian Ziering returns for a six week summer engagement as celebrity guest host at Chippendales in Las Vegas. And while I’m certainly happy that he’s happy with his body, and there’s nothing wrong with flaunting what you’ve obviously worked very hard for, I find this slightly painful to look at.
Gorgeous trans icon Lauren Foster enjoys a stroll along the beach with her boyfriend in Miami.
Ed Sheeran at Toronto Pearson International Airport on his way back to London. Would you with Ed? I love gingers. And I love his voice. Talent goes a long way in deciding how sexy someone is. But I’m not sure. I think I would. I think I would. But you just never know until he sticks his tongue in your ear. What are your thoughts on Ed? Tweet me @JSJdarling and lets settle this.
And finally Colton Haynes at the Toronto airport leaving town after appearing on the Much Music Video Awards. Such style, that one has. I predict he’s going to age well, like Gianni Agnelli or Bill Blass. Just very powerful-looking. Rich. Leonine. Commanding a room with his finely grizzled countenance. I hope I live long enough to see it.
(Photos: Pacific Coast News)
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MOO-ve over, James St. James! There’s a new transformations web series coming to WOWPresents, starring RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 6 breakout star, Milk!
The LegenDAIRY Queen is known for her unique looks and wicked sense of humor. Discover how Milk creates each signature look, how to build a crème de la crème ensemble, and what type of makeup to paint that barn. Throw some paint on that hide, and start LIVING with Milk, every week!
“Even if you’re lactose intolerant, you’re going to cream yourself over these looks!” said Milk. “They’re udderly fabulous!”
On the first episode, Milk does Budding Bearded Beauty.
New episodes of Milk’s LegenDAIRY Looks every Monday on WOWPresents!
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OMG OMG OMG OMG! This is the most exciting news of 2014! I KID YOU NOT! 250 brand-new emoji’s are coming this July! There WILL be a middle finger Emoji so you can flip off all your friends via text! Click over to read the full list of the brand-new Emojis!
July will be the best month EVER! Read the full list of the all-new Emojis coming next month and tweet me which one you’re MOST excited about!
Thermometer
Black Droplet
White Sun
White Sun With Small Cloud
White Sun Behind Cloud
White Sun Behind Cloud With Rain
Cloud With Rain
Cloud With Snow
Cloud With Lightning
Cloud With Tornado
Fog
Wind Blowing Face
Hot Pepper
Fork And Knife With Plate
Heart With Tip On The Left
Bouquet Of Flowers
Military Medal
Reminder Ribbon
Musical Keyboard With Jacks
Studio Microphone
Level Slider
Control Knobs
Beamed Ascending Musical Notes
Beamed Descending Musical Notes
Film Frames
Admission Tickets
Sports Medal
Weight Lifter
Golfer
Racing Motorcycle
Racing Car
Snow Capped Mountain
Camping
Beach With Umbrella
Building Construction
House Buildings
Cityscape
Derelict House Building
Classical Building
Desert
Desert Island
National Park
Stadium
White Pennant
Black Pennant
Waving White Flag
Waving Black Flag
Rosette
Black Rosette
Label
Chipmunk
Eye
Camera With Flash
Film Projector
Portable Stereo
Lower Right Shadowed White Circle
Upper Right Shadowed White Circle
Notched Right Semicircle With Three Dots
Symbol For Marks Chapter
White Latin Cross
Heavy Latin Cross
Celtic Cross
Om Symbol
Dove Of Peace
Right Speaker
Right Speaker With One Sound Wave
Right Speaker With Three Sound Waves
Bullhorn
Bullhorn With Sound Waves
Ringing Bell
Book
Candle
Mantelpiece Clock
Black Skull And Crossbones
No Piracy
Hole
Man In Business Suit Levitating
Sleuth Or Spy
Dark Sunglasses
Spider
Spider Web
Joystick
Left Hand Telephone Receiver
Telephone Receiver With Page
Right Hand Telephone Receiver
White Touchtone Telephone
Black Touchtone Telephone
Telephone On Top Of Modem
Clamshell
Back Of Envelope
Stamped Envelope
Envelope With Lightning
Flying Envelope
Pen Over Stamped Envelope
Linked Paperclips
Black Pushpin
Lower Left Pencil
Lower Left Ballpoint Pen
Lower Left Fountain Pen
Lower Left Paintbrush
Lower Left Crayon
Left Writing Hand
Turned Ok Hand Sign
Raised Hand With Fingers Splayed
Reversed Raised Hand With Fingers Splayed
Reversed Thumbs Up Sign
Reversed Thumbs Down Sign
Reversed Victory Hand
Reversed Hand With Middle Finger Extended
Raised Hand With Part Between Middle And Ring Fingers
White Down Pointing Left Hand Index
Sideways White Left Pointing Index
Sideways White Right Pointing Index
Sideways Black Left Pointing Index
Sideways Black Right Pointing Index
Black Left Pointing Backhand Index
Black Right Pointing Backhand Index
Sideways White Up Pointing Index
Sideways White Down Pointing Index
Sideways Black Up Pointing Index
Sideways Black Down Pointing Index
Black Up Pointing Backhand Index
Black Down Pointing Backhand Index
Desktop Computer
Keyboard And Mouse
Three Networked Computers
Printer
Pocket Calculator
Black Hard Shell Floppy Disk
White Hard Shell Floppy Disk
Soft Shell Floppy Disk
Tape Cartridge
Wired Keyboard
One Button Mouse
Two Button Mouse
Three Button Mouse
Trackball
Old Personal Computer
Hard Disk
Screen
Printer Icon
Fax Icon
Optical Disc Icon
Document With Text
Document With Text And Picture
Document With Picture
Frame With Picture
Frame With Tiles
Frame With An X
Black Folder
Folder
Open Folder
Card Index Dividers
Card File Box
File Cabinet
Empty Note
Empty Note Page
Empty Note Pad
Note
Note Page
Note Pad
Empty Document
Empty Page
Empty Pages
Document
Page
Pages
Wastebasket
Spiral Note Pad
Spiral Calendar Pad
Desktop Window
Minimize
Maximize
Overlap
Clockwise Right And Left Semicircle Arrows
Cancellation X
Increase Font Size Symbol
Decrease Font Size Symbol
Compression
Old Key
Rolled-Up Newspaper
Page With Circled Text
Stock Chart
Dagger Knife
Lips
Speaking Head In Silhouette
Three Rays Above
Three Rays Below
Three Rays Left
Three Rays Right
Left Speech Bubble
Right Speech Bubble
Two Speech Bubbles
Three Speech Bubbles
Left Thought Bubble
Right Thought Bubble
Left Anger Bubble
Right Anger Bubble
Mood Bubble
Lightning Mood Bubble
Lightning Mood
Ballot Box With Ballot
Ballot Script X
Ballot Box With Script X
Ballot Bold Script X
Ballot Box With Bold Script X
Light Check Mark
Ballot Box With Bold Check
World Map
Slightly Frowning Face
Slightly Smiling Face
North West Pointing Leaf
South West Pointing Leaf
North East Pointing Leaf
South East Pointing Leaf
Turned North West Pointing Leaf
Turned South West Pointing Leaf
Turned North East Pointing Leaf
Turned South East Pointing Leaf
North West Pointing Vine Leaf
South West Pointing Vine Leaf
North East Pointing Vine Leaf
South East Pointing Vine Leaf
Heavy North West Pointing Vine Leaf
Heavy South West Pointing Vine Leaf
Heavy North East Pointing Vine Leaf
Heavy South East Pointing Vine Leaf
North West Pointing Bud
South West Pointing Bud
North East Pointing Bud
South East Pointing Bud
Heavy North West Pointing Bud
Heavy South West Pointing Bud
Heavy North East Pointing Bud
Heavy South East Pointing Bud
Hollow Quilt Square Ornament
Hollow Quilt Square Ornament In Black Square
Solid Quilt Square Ornament
Solid Quilt Square Ornament In Black Square
Leftwards Rocket
Upwards Rocket
Rightwards Rocket
Downwards Rocket
Very Heavy Solidus
Very Heavy Reverse Solidus
Checker Board
Reverse Checker Board
Triangle With Rounded Corners
Prohibited Sign
Circled Information Source
Boys Symbol
Girls Symbol
Couch And Lamp
Sleeping Accommodation
Shopping Bags
Bellhop Bell
Bed
Hammer And Wrench
Shield
Oil Drum
Motorway
Railways Track
Motor Boat
Up-Pointing Military Airplane
Up-Pointing Airplane
Up-Pointing Small Airplane
Small Airplane
Northeast-Pointing Airplane
Airplane Departure
Airplane Arriving
Satellite
Oncoming Fire Engine
Diesel Locomotive
Passenger Ship
I’m going to be honest, I would really love if these Miley Cyrus Emojis popped up. But are you all really surprised by that?
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Are you squeamish about sitting on public toilets? Do you hover over the bowl or cover it with toilet paper? The boys are ASAPscience are here to tell you IT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER. You’re going to get covered with bacteria NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, so deal with it or die from it. Your choice. Interesting fact: In a typical home, the kitchen cutting board has around 200 times more fecal matter on it than the average toilet seat. Watch the video below and then go have yourself a nice worry-free poo. (via Towleroad)
Also: don’t know if you caught this or not, but the ASAPscience boys came out last week, both as gay AND as a couple. And they are ADORABLE, omg. Watch their inspiring message to their fans below.
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Hunky Belgian superstar Stromae has an intriguing video that’s part Gladiator part Maze Runner and part Game of Thrones opening. It’s definitely one of the best videos I’ve seen all year. The lyric translations are a little clunky, but apparently “ta fête” can be translated as both “your party” and “we’re going to hit you,” so the whole song is a pun about… I don’t know… being trapped in a society that’s out to get you. Or something like that. Just go with it.
That Stromae, though, is pretty charismatic, isn’t he? I love the outfit, I love the video, and I love the song. He made his US debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers last night. You can watch it here.
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It ranks as one of the most surreal moments in pop culture history. Twenty years ago today, football legend OJ Simpson lead authorities on a wild chase across LA’s freeways after being asked to surrender in connection to the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, the hunky Ron Goldman. The chase was broadcast live on television around the world, and it remains on of those “Where were you?” moments that people of a certain generation love to trot out at parties. (Where was I? I had been up for four days – which made it all the more surreal – and I remember the manager of the Tunnel brought a TV down from the offices and the entire club stopped to watch).
During the trial process, World of Wonder made a documentary for the BBC called OJ Mania: The Media Trial of OJ Simpson. It was a probing analysis of the media mayhem and madness surrounding the OJ Simpson story, raising key questions about society, justice, and morality in the age of television. Watch it in its entirety below.
Also: The LA Times has a minute-by-minute account of the events of that day that’s worth reviewing.
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Absolutely spectacular fan-made video of The Book of Mormon‘s opening song done South Park-style, featuring the cast of South Park reacting to Mormon missionaries knocking on their doors. So good, it really screams to be made into a feature-length movie. Seriously Matt, Trey. You need to get on this NOW.
Directed and animated by Simon Chong @chongster62
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