Stay fierce, little one. We got your back. Watch this kid’s epic performance of “Bad Romance” at summer camp after the jump. You won’t be sorry.
Absolute bliss, huh? That’s living fearlessly.
My favorite Tumblr comment: “Laganja SLAYING”
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I have been waiting for this mash-up since the day RuPaul and Lady Gaga performed “FASHION” on Gaga’s Muppet Thanksgiving Special on ABC. I love this version but wonder if there is another edit of this that nails the “looking good and feeling GORGEOUS” part more? Send them my way!
Last night, two worlds collided when RuPaul met Lady Gaga to celebrate the release of the Lady’s new album ARTPOP. Gaga released the track list of the new album by having her Little Monsters spray paint the song titles on her recording studio wall where they have been camping out for months. When Ru slipped into the studio, his picture was snapped by his music producer, Lucian Piane, in front of the Hollywood recording studio, Record Planet. The final pic is of Tom Campbell, Mathu Andersen, Lady Gaga, RuPaul, Lucian Piane, and Thairin Smotherskiki-ing. Stay tuned!
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When Alan Cumming tweeted a selfie with embattled fashion perv Terry Richardson after a Harper’s Bazzar photo shoot, his fans reacted with swift disapproval. Check out the comments after the jump.
Alan has since deleted both the initial tweet and apology tweet. Neil Patrick Harris had a similar reaction in April when he tweeted about a photo shoot he had just finished with Richardson for Rolling Stone, calling it “so fun” and a “bucket list moment.” He deleted the tweet soon after. And don’t get me started on Gaga and HER reaction. These stars acting like THEY HAD NO IDEA, they’re SHOCKED, omg TERRY? has some sort of SCANDAL attached to him? Please. It has been public knowledge FOR YEARS. Everybody quietly backing away from him, pretending they’re just learning about it now, is a crock of shit. I’d respect these stars a bit more if they just said they believed his side of the story and they believed in his art. That, too, would be a lie though BECAUSE THERE IS NO ART TO POSING SOMEONE AGAINST YOUR WHITE WALL WHILE AND SNAPPING A KODAK DISPOSABLE CAMERA AT THEM. (via BuzzFeed)
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Speaking of scandalous selfies – they didn’t invent them but they made one of the most famous ones in Hollywood history. Here are Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis reunited almost a quarter of a century later. Looking good, ladies – going off a cliff agrees with you.
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Ever since the Stockton Police Department posted the mug shot of humpy felon Jeremy Meeks Wednesday evening, social media has been all abuzz. The busted beauty has become the nation’s badboy fantasy lover, with his pic on the Stockton Police Department Facebook page getting 75,000 “likes” and over 10,ooo shares. “I’ve never seen that many likes for a photo before,” said Officer Joseph Silva, a spokesman for the police department.
But you can all just put away your fuck-me pumps and sweet-smelling perfume because you don’t stand a chance. Apparently, he’s already taken. Notorious man-trap Dianne Brill just posted a not-at-all Photoshopped pic of her and Meeks in a loving embrace. So everybody just return to your dull little lives, Dianne wins the internet today.
Update on Meeks from the Stockton Police Department’s Facebook page
People v Jeremy Meeks. Meeks, 30, was charged today by way of complaint. The complaint alleges that Meeks is a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, along with other firearm and gang related charges. At his arraignment, his bail was raised to $1,000,000 and he was appointed a public defender. His next court date is June 27th at 8:30 AM.
Meeks was stopped by Stockton Police yesterday at approximately 6:30 AM, after he and others were observed leaving a home where a search warrant was about to be executed. Meeks was the driver of a car with two passengers; one of the passengers is Terry Bailey, 23, who is on probation. Baily will also be similarly charged.
A search of the passenger compartment yielded a 9mm round of ammunition and a small amount of what is believed to be marijuana. A search of the trunk located an unregistered and loaded Springfield Armory .45 caliber XD(M) semi-automatic handgun along with two extended magazines for the firearm.
Meeks, has a felony conviction and a two year state prison sentence stemming from a 2002 conviction for grand theft from a person (a lesser offense to a robbery) out of Solano County. His documented gang membership, as well as Bailey’s, with Northside Gangster Crips forms the basis for the gang allegations in the complaint.
A recent resisting arrest conviction suffered by Meeks out of Manteca will result in a Violation of Probation also being filed today.
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The Game of Thrones opening title sequence is absolutely magnificent, of course, but it doesn’t tell us much about the characters. Not like The Brady Bunch, which brilliantly lays out all the character exposition you need know. The Will Wheaton Project decided to rectify that with this absolutely hysterical new Game of Thrones theme song.
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A 6-fingered family has all hands on deck for Brazil’s potential 6th World Cup championship. The Silva family has a genetic condition known as polydactyly, causing an extra finger on each hand over the last four generations. Apparently all the extra fingers around the house really help getting chores done, maneuvering basketballs and fine-tuning musical techniques (see video below). The efficiency gained by 28 extra fingers in one family is awesome to think about. I suddenly feel confined and at a disadvantage with my measly 10. I suppose really though it’s all six of one, half a dozen of the other.
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On this episode of WOWPresents The Weekly WOW Report, Adam and Blake are joined by RuPaul to talk about #CandidlyNicole, Skin Wars, new Emojis, Milk’s new webshow and more! Click over and watch!
New episodes of WOWPresents The Weekly WOW Report every Friday on WOWPresents!
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Adam and Blake talk about new WOWPresents shows Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce Big Ass Moments and Fashion Photo RuView, Alaska and Big Freedia‘s new music videos, and the Genderbent Project!
Adam and Blake are on the World of Wonder rooftop talking about Adore Delano’s music, gay movie history, La Toya Jackson’s engagement, and the Realscreen awards!
On this episode Adam and Blake talk Big Freedia on the cover of Frontiers magazine, RuPaul’s Drag Race award nominations, RuPaul on Hey Qween, RuPaul Drives… Iggy Azalea, MDLNY Reunion and more!
On this episode Adam and Blake talk Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce marathon AND “Release Your Wiggle contest, Bianca Del Rio, her episode of Transformations, Adore Delano’s new web show, and #DragQueenProblems!
On this episode Adam and Blake talk ALL ABOUT RuPaul’s Drag Race related posts on this RUPERSIZED episode of WOWPresents The Weekly WOW Report! And it’s milkin’ time! MILK from RuPaul’s Drag Race season six stops by!
On this episode Adam and Blake talk about Alaska Thunderfuck and her brother Cory on Bro$ For Ca$h, Trey Speegle’s gorgeous upstate New York home featured in Scene Magazine, Life with La Toya and Million Dollar Listing Miami release date, Serena ChaCha and Jiggly Caliente on Ring My Bell, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, a tiny hamster eating a tiny burrito!
On this episode Me and Blake talk about RuPaul’s Drag Race Reunited Season 6 tickets, Big Freedia’s new album Just Be Free, Iggy Azalea on RuPaul Drives, and a 3D printed statue by Stuart Sandford! We also give a special shout out to our friend Danny Franzese! Watch now!
On this episode, Me and Blake talk about the GLAAD Media Awards, RuPaul’s Drag Race Paris street art, and Coachella’s trend alert!
This week Blake and I discuss new World of Wonder shows Friends to Lovers and Million Dollar Listing Miami coming to Bravo, RuPaul and Michelle Visage’s new Podcast What’s the Tee?, and new videos featuring Joslyn Fox, Phi Phi O’hara, Bianca Del Rio and Sherry Vine!
If that isn’t enough, we even have a surprise visit from our besties Hunter & Jessica to teach us their word of the week!
This week Blake and I talk RuPaul‘s candy bar, #CandidlyNicole, and much more on the all-new WOWPresents The Weekly WOW Report! And Michelle Visage guest stars! WATCH!
Helloooo! Check out this week’s WOWPresents The Weekly WOW Report! Blake and I tell you the top posts on the WOW Report that you can’t miss! Posts about RuPaul’s candy bar, RAWk Your Body, #CandidlyNicole coming to VH1 , and more! Also Michelle Visage pops in to say a little something!
PS. Tweet us @adamasea, @BlakeJacobs, & @WorldOfWonder a picture of you chowing down on a RuPaul candy bar and we’ll post it on the WOW Report! YAY!
This week on WOWPresents The Weekly WOW Report Blake and I discuss Michelle Visage’s book deal, Naomi Campbell’s reaction to Kim and Kanye on the cover of Vogue, WOW’s partnership with Base79, Alaska’s rules of etiquette when watching RuPaul’s Drag Race, and #cockinasock! We even had special guest kitty, Santa, to help out! Check Santa out on Pimp My Ride!
Me (Adam Asea) and Blake Jacobs present to you WOWPresents The Weekly WOW Report! A brand-new web series on WOWPresents! Find out what it’s about!
Each week Blake and I will be tell you the top 5 posts on the WOW Report that we think are MUST-READS! This week, we suggests posts about RuPaul, Big Freedia & Miley Cyrus, Jinkx Monsoon & Peaches Christ, Courtney Love, and more! James St. James even stops by for a quick cameo!
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Miles Davis Moody from RuPaul’s Drag Race pit crew and his be$tie/roomie compete for cash on this week’s episode of Homie$ For Ca$h! How much money will they win? Watch and find out!
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Johnny Scruff and his friend Joey compete for cash on this week’s episode of Homie$ For Ca$h! How much money will they win?
Calpernia Addams and Andrea James compete for cash on this week’s episode of Be$tie$ for Ca$h!
Alaska Thunderfuck and her brother Cory are contestants on this episode of Bro$ For Ca$h! Watch them compete for some dollah dollah billz and test their knowledge. Do they have the brotherly love?
The absolutely delightful Selene Luna and her boyfriend Adam test their relationship knowledge and play Couple$ For Ca$h!
Daniel Franzese and his homie Jordan compete for cash on this episode of Couple$ for Ca$h: Homie$ Edition!
The hilarious duo Jessica and Hunter are competing for cash on this episode of Couple$ for Ca$h:Bestie$ Edition!
Season 4 RuPaul’s Drag Race queen Phi Phi O’Hara and her boyfriend Mikhael compete for cash on this episode of Couple$ for Ca$h!
RuPaul’s Drag Race pit crew member, Shawn Morales and his boyfriend Robert compete for cash on this episode of Couple$ For Ca$h!
Delta Work from RuPaul’s Drag Race season 3 and her boo-thang, Davey, compete for some Freaky Money on this episode of Couple$ For Ca$h!
On this episode of Couple$ for Ca$h, RuPaul’s Drag Race pit crew member, Jason Carter and his boyfriend JASON compete for some cash-money!
RuPaul’s Drag Race Glamazon, Yara Sofia and her boyfriend Rubin are contestants on this episode of Couple$ for Ca$h! How well do they know each other? Watch and find out!
Raven and her boyfriend, Martin, are competing on to win some dollah dollah bills on this episode of Couple$ for Ca$h!
It’s Valentines Day and what do we love more than love? CA$H! Today we debut a new web show on WOWPresents, Couple$ for Ca$h! It’s kindof like The Newlywed Game, only better because it features your favorite wowlebrities and they make cash money! In the first episode, we have Catch-of-the-Day Vivienne Pinay and her boo Devin.
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Jujubee
Meredith Baxter
Benjamin Walker
Brandon Flowers
Carrie Preston
Chris Pratt
David Morrissey
Doug Savant
Erica Durance
Juliette Lewis
Kris Allen
Lana Wachowski
Marcella Detroit
Mariette Hartley
Michael Gross
Prince William
Rebecca Black
Sonique
Tony Scott
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You couldn’t have made her more perfect in a lab. The most beautiful Hollywood star since, I don’t know who. She wears clothes like a model and designers must be CLAMORING to dress her. See more gorgeous pics and read all about about it in the July issue of Vogue.
(Photographs by Mikael Jansson)
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The other night at the Stonewall Community Foundation’s Vision Awards, filmmaker Lee Daniels was honored “for his confidence, courage, and creativity.” When Daniels took the stage in his signature pajama pants, he gave this speech dedicating the award to his partner, Jahil Fisher:
“I go to these things and I normally don’t get nervous, but I am nervous. I’m nervous because I’m with family, and it’s a deeply deeply important moment for me, and I want to thank everybody at Stonewall for giving me this award tonight. Homeboy [Jason Collins] took my speech from me. Because the real heroes are the people here at Stonewall. I asked my kids yesterday whether or not, I told them, can you stay? My daughter is going to Paris. Or is in Paris now. And I asked her, could she stay an additional day for the Stonewall award? She’s 18. She’s spending my money in Paris. And she said, what is Stonewall? Bitch, what the f*ck? Then I realized, that just like the Civil Rights movement, she knew nothing of what happened in Selma. And then I got an idea. Stonewall the movie. And then I was just informed backstage that I was beaten to the punch. Somebody’s trying to do it.
This award is dedicated to my boyfriend. You know, being a filmmaker is very selfish. It’s a selfish thing. It becomes about you. You, you know, you’re pregnant. You feel pregnant. You really are. You are creating. So you discard your health often, you discard your family, you discard your lover. And then you come back nine months later with a great film, but sometimes, not so good relationships, with my parents, my mom, my boyfriend, and my kids. Can you come up here? Where’s my boyfriend? Come here, come here. [Audience awws.] Hurry, quick! We got three minutes! Say hi Fisher. This is Fisher.
We live in midtown, and this award is for him, because I’m here to protect him. He gets harassed every day. He gets the faggot word at him going to work every day. I wish a motherfucker would call me faggot. I have not been that unlucky. I’d probably end up in jail or the New York Post or something like that, but this is dedicated to him, because he tolerates my insanity when I go down deep and I’m creating and I’m not there. I love you, and it’s for you, kiddo.”
(Fisher photo Twitter; via Vulture)
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Beverly Hill’s poshest pooch is Prince of Pumps starring La Toya Jackson’s precious pomeranian, Prince! With the voice by Latrice Royale! Watch episode three where Prince drools over La Toya’s Report Signature heels!
And don’t forget to tune into OWN tonight at 10PM to catch the all-new season of Life with La Toya!
Previous Episodes:
Christian Louboutin
Salvatore Ferragamo
Ralph Lauren
Prince of Pumps is light-hearted web series that takes us inside the head of La Toya Jackson’s prize pup as he shares his unique point of view on her to-die-for designer shoes. Each episode Prince talks about a different pair of Mama Toy-Toy’s pumps. The voice of Prince is provided by RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 4 favorite, Latrice Royale. Prince of Pumpspremieres Saturday on World of Wonder‘s original channel, WOWPresents. New episode of Prince of Pumps every Saturday morning, only onWOWPresents. And his master’s series Life with La Toya premieres Saturday, June 7th on OWN.
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Jodie Harsh answers the queens questions! On this episode she talks about altering your voice, dealing with all the “tuck chasers,” and how to tell your friend her makeup is TOO MUCH! Click over and watch!
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On this episode she talks about cheating drag queens and keeping your makeup from sweating off!
On this episode she talks about queen cat fights, how to cheat promoters into free drinks, and how to get the perfect tuck!
On this episode she talks about how to keep lip gloss on, how to take a selfie, and how to touch up while traveling!
Episode 2
Internationally-renowned DJ and club sensation Jodie Harsh shares advice on how to take care of business in her new web series #DragQueenProblems. Each episode features three video messages from fellow Queens and drag aficionados seeking Jodie’s guidance on pressing issues, like how to tuck properly, how to have sex in drag, and how to walk in a pair of high-inch heels! Watch episode three after the jump!
Jodie says about #DragQueenProblems:
“Being a drag queen is more than just having big hair and high heels – it’s about getting paid, throwing shade and getting laid! I’m excited to get to the bottom of the problem with all these Queens worldwide, I’m here to help.
Jodie offers helpful tips as your personal Auntie / Drag Guru, and anyone, rich or tall, wide or small, heels or flats, can apply Jodie’s insights! Have a busted face, but a stylish waist? Jodie teaches us that the higher the brow, the closer to Cher – make sure and tune in to see why!
New episodes of #DragQueenProblems every Saturday, only on WOWPresents!
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Here’s what you missed this week on WOWPresents! Get all caught up before this week’s new episodes!
Guuuuuuurl, you’ve got some marathon watching to do. Happy Saturday!
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Click over and watch Detox from RuPaul’s Drag Race take your calls and spill the T on the DWV Breakup!
RuPaul’s Drag Race season 5 queen (and total badass,) Detox took calls this Friday at 12PM.
Call Detox at (323) 319-4777 or you can call her 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!
Watch Past Episodes of Ring My Bell:
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Danielle Prochaska
Janet Lee
Stephen Chao
Amy Brenneman
Bruce Campbell
Carson Daly
Cyndi Lauper
Dan Brown
Donald Faison
Emmanuelle Seigner
Erin Brockovich
Jai Rodriguez
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Kris Kristofferson
Laila Rouass
Lecy Goronsan
Lindsay Wagner
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Meryl Streep
Michael Lerner
Tracy Pollan
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It’s already started. The city is jumping’ with activity all centered around Pride. If you live here, you might be hosting some out-of-town pals. If not, you might need a place to stay. Either way, you can file these hotel hotspots for future reference. They aren’t going anywhere – and all of them, save for The Jane, can be booked through Tablet Hotels here.
The Maritime
Meatpacking District — An unmissable porthole-dotted tower set at the edge of the Meatpacking District, the Maritime is a destination for travelers and New Yorkers, gay or not. On the 29th, there’s a post-parade Pride party at the Cabanas, whose low-key glamour and intimate outdoor nooks have made it an staple of the downtown social scene.
The Standard Highline
Meatpacking District — Next Sunday at the Standard’s famously Le Bain nightclub, there’s a “pool party” called the Nouveau York Gay Pride party. Casey Spooner will DJ, but I’m guessing that guests will provide the real entertainment. The rooms have great views and you’ll be right in the center of the Meatpacking melé.
Gramercy Park Hotel
Gramercy Park — It’s just a few blocks off the parade route, but tucked away at the edge of Gramercy Park, artist/ director/ interior decorator, Julian Schnabel created extravagantly beautiful rooms and public spaces feel far from the noise. If you book the “GLAAD you’re here” package, you’ll get a private tour of the hotel’s impressive art collection, as well as champagne and other “special privileges” to make your stay memorable.
Eventi
Chelsea — Eventi is a bit quieter than the Meatpacking District joints just a bit south, and with so many Pride events nearby, having a relaxing place to return to is a good idea. The San Francisco–based Kimpton hotel group is also a leader in catering to LGBT travelers, and their Chelsea outpost, with services such as same-sex wedding planning, is no exception.
The Jane
West Village – Built as a seaman’s residence, The Jane, in its former incarnation took in survivors from the Titanic, but the rooms are anything BUT titanic at 50 square feet. There are “Captain’s Cabins” that are larger but the majority of rooms are single or double bunks with internet and flat screens with a shared bath down the hall. They are also one of the best deals in town, with winter rates starting at just $69 a night. And their Café Gitane is a great Sunday morning brunch hangover cure, btw.
Wythe Hotel
Williamsburg, Brooklyn — A relatively new hotel, the Wythe is all the way out in Williamsburg (it’s not THAT far, really). For Pride they’ve installed a pop-up stained-glass chapel on the deck of their rooftop bar, built by artist Tom Fruin, for same-sex weddings. And at $1500, the wedding packages are priced to sell, I guess.
(Top photo, Joseph O. Holmes /20×200; via Tablet Hotels)
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Check out these precious moments from La Toya Jackson‘s life! In this episode, La Toya attends the afterparty for her play Newsical! Do you see any other famous faces in the crowd? Click over and watch!
Tune in to OWN every Sunday at 10PM for new episodes of Life with La Toya!
Previous Episodes
In this episode, Jeffre reveals his gift to her… a new makeup room!
In this episode, La Toya paints a picture for her father. But she’s not sure what to actually paint, so she gets some help from Jeffré.
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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 conversational Dothraki, discover why we have pubic hair, and promise not engage in Rosebudding.
Linguist and language creator David Peterson teaches a new course: “Conversational Dothraki.” Read about it in Salon.
PAPERmag has nightlife survivors discussing how much cooler New York used to be. Duh.
Interesting article in The New Yorker about how a gay kiss between SIMS characters changed video games forever, and how it happened quite by accident.
Porn star Aurora Snow explains to the Daily Beast why threesomes are never fun in real life.
The Vulture thinks that Shakespeare’s tragedies, like, totally suck and are soooo unbelievable.
The story behind that “Go You Chicken Fat, Go” song in the Apple commercials is actually pretty fascinating. Read all about it in the Daily Kos.
Uh, we have pubic hair FOR A REASON, guys. Stop shaving it off.
Teller, of Penn & Teller, writes in The Smithsonian about the neuroscience of manipulating the human mind.
Jezebel investigates the dangerous and grotesque trend of rosebudding. DON’T READ. PROMISE ME YOU WON’T CLICK OVER AND READ. YOU DON’T NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.
Woman who became famous for blogging about her son’s illnesses is arrested and charged with poisoning him. Read about it in The New York Times.
i-D magazine has Harmony Korine’s five most iconic looks (yes, the Bunny Boy from Gummo makes the list)
Important: Slate breaks down the YouTube controversy, where artists (including Adele, Radiohead, and Arctic Monkeys) who don’t agree with their (unfair) terms will be removed from the site.
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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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