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Mallakhamb: Next Level Pole Dancing

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Mallakhamb is traditional Indian sport in which gymnasts (with testicles of steel) pose and perform feats of strength while hanging from a vertical wooden pole or rope. It’s some really jawdropping stuff. According to Slate: “With roots in Hindu monkey god mythology, bellicose ancient fighting traditions, and skirmishes with British colonialism, mallakhamb may be history’s oddest sport, too.” Read all about it here. And while it’s highly disrespectful to call a 900-year-old Eastern tradition “pole dancing” – or to wish gogo boys would start doing it in gay bars – but there you are. I’ve put the idea out into the universe and I can’t take it back. Let’s make Mallakhamb a thing in the States. At the very least, make it an the Olympics Watch the amazing videos after the jump.

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Shirtless John Schneider in Shark Swarm

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Shark Swarm, huh? I must have missed that one. But it stars my longtime love, Dukes of Hazard star John Schneider (whom SquareHippies describes as “aged manbeef”), so I might have to check it out. And that crazy mop of gray/blond Mick Hucknall hair is beyond fabulous. Would you still hit it, gentle readers? Check out these shirtless pics (as well as some pics from his ’70s heyday after the jump) then comment on twitter @JSJdarling.

 

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JSJ/ALS: The Ice Bucket Challenge

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I thought I could just glide past this little pop culture phenomenon, but nooooooo. I was called out by @DanielleKydd on Twitter to do the ALS Ice Bucket challenge, and even though I resisted (mightily, as you will see), in the end I succumbed. It was… bracing. To say the least. Watch it after the jump.

Check out ALS.org to learn more about ALS, see other videos, and donate.

And Fenton Bailey, Blake Jacobs, and Adam Asea… YOUR MOVE!

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Watch This Video Now: WOWPresents The Weekly WOW Report – Big Freedia, Alexis Arquette, Jared Leto, & more!

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On this episode of WOWPresents The WOW Report, Blake and Adam talk about Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce renewed for 2 more seasons, the best local commercial ever, Girlfriend Intervention sneak peekAlexis Arquette’s SHOCKING CONFESSION, and more! New episodes of WOWPresents The Weekly WOW Report every Friday on WOWPresents!

PREVIOUS EPISODES

Blake and Adam talk about RuPaul on the cover of Adweek magazine, World of Wonder’s new show Girlfriend InterventionJames St. James interview with Mario Diazthe return of Milk’s LegenDAIRY LooksDaphne Guiness’ new music video, and more!

Blake and Adam talk about Amanda Lepore’s bookAdore Delano’s new videothat baby who loves Katy PerryGenderosity, and Wait A Minute with Ts Madison!

Blake and Adam talk about Alyssa Edwards on TransformationsBe$tie$ For Ca$h, and Alyssa’s Secret. As well as Hilary Duff’s new single “Chasing The Sun,” Big Freedia’s “Just Be Free” tour, and Randy and Fenton’s Huffpo interview!

Blake and Adam discuss RuPaul’s Drag Race winning the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Reality ProgrammingLa Toya Jackson’s new single “Feels Like Love”James St. James’ list of the Hottest Cartoon Characters of All Time, & the #WayBackWHENesday edition of Fashion Photo RuView!

Blake and Adam discuss #CandidyNicole, Million Dollar Listing, Hurricane Bianca, Zoo Jeans, Exclusive Sharon Needles & Peaches Christ polaroids!RuPaul’s Drag Race, La Toya Jackson, Hot Cartoons, & Fashion Photo RuView!

Blake and Adam discuss Nicole Richie’s TV TakeoverNicole Richie talks friendship withParis HiltonBig Dipper’s kick starterMiley Cyrus’ new videotattooJames St. James’ list of the top 10 signs that Miley Cyrus has possibly lost her mindMillion Dollar Listing New York‘s Emmy nod, and RuPaul’s Drag Race‘s Emmy snub!

Blake and Adam discuss RuPaul on Mystery Girls17 of the Hottest Actorshot boutique hotels on the east coast, and World of Wonder’s awesome 4th of July playlist!

On this episode of WOWPresents The Weekly WOW Report, Adam and Blake talk about #CandidlyNicoleKim KardashianMDLLABianca Del Rio, and more! Click over and watch!

Adam and Blake are joined by RuPaul to talk about #CandidlyNicoleSkin Warsnew EmojisMilk’s new webshow and more!

Adam and Blake talk about new WOWPresents shows Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce Big Ass Moments and Fashion Photo RuViewAlaska 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 musicgay movie historyLa Toya Jackson’s engagement, and the Realscreen awards!

On this episode Adam and Blake talk Big Freedia on the cover of Frontiers magazineRuPaul’s Drag Race award nominationsRuPaul on Hey QweenRuPaul Drives… Iggy AzaleaMDLNY 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 ticketsBig Freedia’s new album Just Be FreeIggy 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 AwardsRuPaul’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 FoxPhi Phi O’haraBianca 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!

WOW Presents Ts Madison Tori Spelling Television Critics Association Skin Wars Sherry Vine Serena Cha Cha Santino Rice RuPauls Drag Race Rupaul Candy Bar RuPaul RAWk Your Body Queen Latifah Phi Phi OHara Mystery Girls Million Dollar Listing New York Million Dollar Listing Miami Milks LegenDAIRY Looks Milk Miley Cyrus Lindsay Lohan Life with La Toya Laverne Cox Joslyn Fox Jiggly Caliente Jessica and Hunter Jennie Garth Hunter and Jessica Hunter & Jessica Hot Cartoons Girlfriend Intervention Emojis Emmys Edith Flagg David LaChapelle Daphne Guinness Courtney Love Blake Jacobs Big Freedia big dipper Bianca del Rio Amanda LePore Adweek magazine Adweek Adam Asea #CandidlyNicole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOW Presents Ts Madison Tori Spelling Television Critics Association Skin Wars Sherry Vine Serena Cha Cha Santino Rice RuPauls Drag Race Rupaul Candy Bar RuPaul RAWk Your Body Queen Latifah Phi Phi OHara Mystery Girls Million Dollar Listing New York Million Dollar Listing Miami Milks LegenDAIRY Looks Milk Miley Cyrus Lindsay Lohan Life with La Toya Laverne Cox Joslyn Fox Jiggly Caliente Jessica and Hunter Jennie Garth Hunter and Jessica Hunter & Jessica Hot Cartoons Girlfriend Intervention Emojis Emmys Edith Flagg David LaChapelle Daphne Guinness Courtney Love Blake Jacobs Big Freedia big dipper Bianca del Rio Amanda LePore Adweek magazine Adweek Adam Asea #CandidlyNicole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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NYC Fashion Icon Patrick McDonald “The Dandy of New York” Exits The Big Apple

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After over three decades, giving fashion looks on the streets of NYC, The Dandy of New York Patrick McDonald is saying farewell! One of the most photographed persons by New York Times columnist Bill Cunningham, fashion writer and talking head Patrick McDonald is and always will be the epitome of New York style. And as anyone who has lived in NYC knows, the city is always changing, from your fave clubs, to your local bodegas, Gotham is always on the move. And when an icon like McDonald leaves, you can’t help but feel that it’s the end of an era. “I need to have new creative surroundings, says McDonald. NYC has become s city for the ‘One percent’ and I just don’t fit in anymore. It’s time for a new adventure.” Patrick’s entrée into fashion started in the late 70′s in Manhattan, hanging out at the legendary night club Studio 54. Here he met the now infamous drag superstar Joey Arias, who at the time worked at the uber cool boutique Fiorucci…they became friends…and Patrick too started working at the store. Years later, he would work for designer Fabrice and would write columns for his magazine Arude. Fabrice featured him once in the Style File section of the mag and called him a “Dandy”. From then on, McDonald co-opted the look, and has sat in the front row of New York fashion Week shows ever since!

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Patrick McDonald will be joining his twin brother in Palm Springs at their new mens store No. 6…and you can stay up on his dandy adventures on his blog Dandy Always. Get one last look at The Dandy on September 4th at his Fashion Week farewell party at My Chiffon Is Wet with Alan Cumming. More info below or click HERE.

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It’s Birthday, Bitch

Over $50 Million Raised!: Take My #ALS #IcedCoffeeChallenge

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You’ll note I have not posted about the #ALS #icebucketchallenge here. I was looking at videos last weekend with my pal Susan and had thought I would post on Monday morning but I was moving houses (long story) and I didn’t get to it. Then the deluge of ice water came – all week long… and by Wednesday there was lots of moaning and fatigue. (If anything last longer than 24 hours these days there is ALWAYS a backlash.) I watched on social media as people complained and asked if people could NOT write checks without being an exhibitionist about the whole thing. I wondered if those complainers had actually written checks themselves or just like to bitch. In just a few short weeks, this “stunt” has topped $50 million for the ALS Association, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. I’m not going to go into it but it is a TERRIBLE disease that deserves the research funding. Yes, there ARE other terrible diseases that deserve our attention as well, it’s true – and this has certainly spawned a new fundraising trend we’ve not seen the last of. I say good. And the videos that we got (for free) were HIGHLY entertaining. Oprah, Gaga, Anna, Bill Gates, Alaska Thunderfuck and even our own James St. James finally gave in. Now I offer, as a finalé to this week of ice water, two Brits; the excess, wit and NUDITY of Benedict Cumberbatch and the minimalism, elegance and restraint of Patrick Stewart. To donate you can go here. It’s super easy. I’m dry as a bone and I just donated with just a few clicks now with my delicious iced coffee in hand. (Tweet me if/when you donate @treynyc) Cheers!

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Over $50 Million Spent!: Check Out Hirst’s Castle

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Well, it’s not really a castle but I like the headline pun – so sue me. Yes, the richest artist in the world ($300+ million) just bought this five-story, 18 bedroom manse for $57 million. Commissioned by the Prince Regent, and considered one of the finest examples of its kind, it was built by the architect John Nash in 1811. Its imposing facade and half-acre garden make it one of the most unique private houses in Central London. It was owned for nearly 50 years by Anne Van Lanschot and her businessman husband, Ian Mackeson-Sandbach. They bought it soon after they were married, but after Ian’s death in 2012, Anne had decided it was time to move on.

“When we bought it, my only condition was that it had a garden. We were at a party – the Queen Mother was there too – and noticed a For Sale sign outside the house, and bought it. Crazy, really.”

Hirst already has an extensive property portfolio. His main residence is a 300-year-old farmhouse in Combe Martin, North Devon, on 24 acres, but he has also has a beach home in Mexico and Toddington Manor, the magnificent 300-room mansion in the Cotswolds. It was designed by Lord Sudeley and built in 1820 with a style later echoed in the Houses of Parliament. Poverty forced the fourth Lord Sudeley to sell it in 1894. A retired businessman, David Wickens, bought it in the early Seventies and ran it as a school for foreign students. But after the school closed, it stood empty for 20 years, falling into disrepair, before it was bought by Hirst for around $5 million in 2008. It will no doubt take tens of millions to restore and renovate. According to Hirst it will house his ever-expanding blue chip art collection (Warhol, Bacon, Freud and likely some Hirst too) and be open to the public “sometime toward the end of my life.”

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The exterior of Hirst’s new Central London digs

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Hirst’s Toddington Manor

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The massive 300 room Toddington Manor has been under serious renovations for years now

(via The Daily Mail)

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It’s the WOW Report Longer Reads Section!

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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. This week: MONKEY SELFIES!, POO DIVERS!, and AN INTERVIEW WITH JONAH FALCON ABOUT HIS ENORMOUS PENIS!

Longer Reads in the news blog love

Slate exposes the sad and disturbing world of Koko the gorilla.

The US Copyright Office has weighed in the case of the monkey selfie, and decided that “works produced by nature, animals, and plants” do not belong to the animals or plants that produce them (sorry Groot), they belong in the public domain, and furthermore, so do “works purportedly created by divine or supernatural beings.” Ok…. but does that law also apply to ROBOTS?

If you’re worried about the coming robot revolution as much as I am, I beseech you to watch “Humans Need Not Apply”  – the mini-doc on how robots are going to take away your earning power.

Not so fast, says The New York Times. Robots aren’t going to take your jobs because they lack common sense! (FOR NOW).

A prominent law professor addresses addresses why Officer Darren Wilson of Ferguson hasn’t been arrested yet.

Salon catches up with our old friend Jonah Falcon, the guy with the world’s largest penis. SPOILER ALERT: His massive schlong has not brought him happiness and prosperity.

Check this out, bro: The origin and history of the word “bro” and why overuse suggests the word might be on the way out.

GQ has a profile of the legendary North Pond Hermit, who lived alone in the woods of Central Maine for nearly 30 years, and survived on what he could steal from the local townspeople in the dead of the night.

From Oddity Central: Professional Poo Diver Loves his Stinky Job!

Michael Musto lists the 10 Best Bad Movies of All Time.

And The Atlantic explores the psychology behind the word “the” in a band’s name.

 

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The Onion nails it: Tips for Being An Unarmed Black Teen.

From VICE: How to avoid being an exploding corpse after you die.

This will make you sad: Mental Floss has 11 smells that are disappearing from our world.

Robin William’s death, and how we mourn on social media in The New York Times.

In case you missed it: Lauren Bacall’s obituary in The New York Times.

Boy Culture has an incredibly comprehensive list of the last Golden Age stars left standing.

Vanity Fair revives the old Spy magazine Nightlife Decathlon.

The LA Times has a wrist-slittingly accurate game: So You Want to Be a Writer?

Last month, a North Carolina mother was arrested for letting her 9-year-old daughter play at the park, unattended. Which is RIDICULOUS. When I was nine, I drove a truck from Florida to Kentucky! BY MYSELF! And lived in a cave with a hibernating bear! I tell you, kids today are wussies. Slate tracks kid’s freedoms through the last seventy years.

A HuffPo reporter tries group masturbation! Wheeeeee!

The Daily Dot explains the problem with James Franco’s queerbaiting. And here’s a remedial lesson on what queerbaiting is, any why media queerbaiting tactics, in general, are wrong.

10 things not to do as a New Yorker visiting LA, via The Homemaker.

Why BuzzFeed is shifting its strategy. And why they’ve quietly deleted nearly 5,000 old posts.

And finally, to end on a disturbing note: From Matter magazine: You’re 16, you’re a pedophile, you don’t want to hurt anyone… what do you do now?

 

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In praise of back hair on The Dish,

An incredibly lengthy puff piece of Vine star Nash Grier on HuffPo Gay (odd, considering his recent homophobic rant. Damage control anybody?)

Forget Ebola. We’re all going to die of Valley Fever.

“I had no idea I’d been sex trafficked”: A terrifying true story in Salon.

Simon Napier-Bell: The ultimate rock n’ roll gossip in the Times of London.

The troubles and triumphs of fat, gay men in Slate.

Simon Doonan has 10 ways to stay chill in the heat of the summer.

Hmmm. If monkeys can own selfies, what other rights should they have? Check out the debate in Wired.

Also in Wired: When robots take all our jobs, what’ll be left for us to do?

How culture affects madness in The New Republic: An anthropologist asks schizophrenics around the world to describe the voices in their heads.

Also in The New Republic: Why did those two US missionaries get the Ebola serum while Africans are left to die?

And finally, the rise and fall… and rise again?… of superstar celebrity journalist Kevin Sessums in The New York Times.

 

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What you need to know about the Ebola outbreak in the New York Times.

Also: The Ebola virus is outpacing efforts to control it, World Health body warns.

And: Ebola vaccine is possible, but many doubts persist.

How ravers became the new hippies in The New Republic. Interesting, but would have been more interesting 20 YEARS AGO.

In Salon: Why “the Money Shot” became the defining aesthetic of modern porn.

9 things to know about raising the recently dead in Wired

Film Noir “The Elusive Genre” in The New Yorker

Musty on the 13 best clubs in New York history.

Slate wonders if we still need gay resorts like P-town and Fire Island.

GAY SHAME & GRINDR at Gay HuffPo.

JAWDROPPING. UNBELIEVABLE. TRAGIC. 11 heinous lies conservatives are teaching America’s schoolchildren in Salon.

The Washington Post has a story about the Amish prisoners enjoying modern conveniences in Pennsylvania prisons.

Theodore Van Kirk, the last surviving crew member of the Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in the last days of World War II, died this week. The New York Times obituary makes you wonder about the morality of men at war.

And finally, for a giggle: The 10 bands you will be forced to listen to in Hell.

 

 

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Salon has a fascinating investigation into the history of swearing.

“Buzzenfreude” – Why everyone is gleefully pouncing on BuzzFeed’s plagiarism scandal, at Slate.

Gay Cities lists the 11 types of gay bars, and why they matter now more than ever.

Bear with me. One last column on the Great T-Word Debate of 2014 – From Slate: “Conservatism in the LGBTQ Movement.”

“Sing to Me, O Muse (But Keep It Brief): The New York Times says the future of poetry lies on Twitter.

The Washington Post pointedly notes that in 13 seasons, Project Runway has yet to launch a true fashion star (as they repeatedly promise).

In The Daily Mail: John McCain condemns the two-hour execution of Arizona killer Joseph Rudolf Wood, saying it was “torture.” And the man knows from torture. What gets me is that they can euthanize a dog in 15 seconds, but for some reason they keep botching up these executions. Something’s just not right.

The Independent says that watching TV after work makes you feel like a failure. I could have told them that.

i-D takes Suzy Menkes to task for revealing the identity of the Maison Martin Margiela designer (fashion’s biggest secret).

And finally… The REAL problem with sexy profile pics.

 

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If you haven’t read the controversial Time magazine piece “Dear White Gays: Stop Stealing Black Female Culture,” it would behoove you to do so now.

Gay man pens rebuttal: “Dear Black Women: White Gays Are Your Allies, Don’t Push Us Away.”

Autostraddle has a rebuttal for his rebuttal.

HuffPo tells Time to stop telling gay men how to act.

New York magazine explains that it’s not so much white gays stealing from black women, but white gays stealing from black drag queens, which makes it all OK? Hmmmm. But aren’t the black drag queens ALSO stealing from black female culture? Which, by the transitive property, leads us right back to the beginning? I don’t know. I’ve lost track of who’s right and who’s wrong.

Black women, it seems, are ALSO upset with Iggy Azalea who “mistakes appropriation for artistry, and [pushes them] to the sidelines” – this, according to Salon.

i-D magazine has a piece on how Instagram’s constant stream of it-girls with fabulous gifted outfits at A-list parties can make you absolutely LOATHE fashion.

In PAPER: Mikey Musto lists the 10 WORST CLUBS IN NEW YORK HISTORY.

The Washington Post explains the plan to split up California into six separate states, and why.

Salon has the story of a Virginia father who recently traveled to Bir Tawil, an 800 square mile territory between Egypt and Sudan, to plant a flag designed by his three children and, thanks to a century-old land dispute over one of the few remaining unclaimed lands in the world, declared it for his 7 year-old daughter Emily. Making her the princess of North Sudan. What a great dad. I’m sure she’s not going to grow up to be an entitled brat. No sireee.

Salon also disputes Malcom Gladwell’s 10,000 minute rule: “If you practice the necessary 10,000 hours you can reach the zenith of your field.” I do, too, for the record.

And finally, in The New York Times: Stalking the shadow universe of dark energy. I don’t get it either, but I’m sure nuclear-physicist-tuned-astronaut Scarlett Johansson will be exploring it in a summer blockbuster this time next year.

 

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BREAKING NEWS: OLD MAN YELLS AT CLOUDS: Will Self proclaims this generation is fucked. Find out why in i-D

Much handwringing in The Guardian because writers can no longer afford to write.

HuffPo After Dark interviews drag legend Linda Simpspn on the evolution of drag from the late ’80s to today.

Turning “Likes” into a career: The New York Times on how social media stars are using Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr to build their career.

BEWARE! Hamster cannibals in Slate!

Everything we know so far about Better Call Saul, in Vulture.

Tips for having a great one-night stand, in Salon.

Also in Salon: What you do post-sex (cuddle? sleep? get a sandwich?) says a lot about who you are.

In defense of Britney’s auto-tuning in The Daily Beast.

Trans civility in The Washington Post: “How do I introduce my transgender son or daughter?”

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Longer Reads in the news blog love

Absolutely riveting account of Justin Bieber’s cosseted and feral life in Vulture. Seriously, if you read ONE article this week, read this one.

Slate explores why we don’t have a gay A-lister in Hollywood yet.

When Mexico chants “Puto” during the World Cup, it’s actually a rather sophisticated bit of word play.

New York magazine reports: Publishing bigwigs gather to deal with problem of Amazon.

An interesting article in Salon about a death doula.

Bruce Villanch on How to Write for the Academy Awards

In PAPER magazine: The 25 gayest cartoon characters of all time.

 

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The true history of the Stonewall riots at Back to Stonewall

New York magazine has a pictorial history of the early days of Gay Pride.

“Don’t sneak” – A dad’s unexpected advice to his gay son in the 1950s, at NPR.

At Salon: The history of heterosexuality. It’s shorter than you think.

At the Daily Dot, a level-headed, non-screechy, non-judgemental look at those infamous Bryan Singer parties.

Justin Vivian Bond writes a level-headed, non-screechy, non-judgemental artical about the “t” word in The Stranger.

Quite out of the blue, a group of chimpanzees in Zambia have started following a “fashion trend” by wearing a blade of grass in their ear. Read about it at The Science of Us.

A survivor of Auschwitz teams with a German rap duo. Read about it in the New York Times.

In The Daily Mail, scientists simulate sending quantum particles back in time. Yes, TIME TRAVEL IS BECOMING A REALITY! YOU HAD BETTER WATCH OUT SCOTT JACKMAN IN 8TH GRADE! I’M COMING FOR YOU!

And Fear Not the Coming of the Robots.

An interview with Rufus Wainright at ChicagoPride.com.

Slate explains why people hate Cristiano Ronoldo.

The Daily Beast revisits the the ’90s when Judas Priest went to trial over the suicides of two teen boys.

And finally, in New York magazine, just how in the hell did Hilary Clinton become Marie Antoinette?

 

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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.

Banana Facts!

 

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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 WarriorsDazed Digital ranks the most rebellious screen icons of all time

Salon debunks the myths of Alcoholics Anonymous.

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

And HuffPo has the LGBT reaction to his death.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

LAST WEEK’S LONGER READS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Is belly dancing racist? Salon decrees it so.

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

 

PREVIOUS LONGER READS:

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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Art See: Under The Influence Auction at Philips

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DAMIAN LOEB, Little Miss Pink Tomato, 1995

September in New York is of course, back to school, Fashion Week, the fall season of Broadway, Chelsea gallery openings and art auctions, among other things. Philips‘ Under the Influence is a catch all name to sell a lot of art. Not as blue chip as Christie’s and Sotheby’s but nonetheless a player, it’s always fun to see Phillips catalogue and estimates (and then check back to see what sold for what and what failed to sell at all.) I’ve cherry-picked my favorite figurative works from the latest hodgepodge collection of well-known names to make my own little curated exhibit that only exists here (…and own my own blog. You can see Wolfgang Tillman’s uncensored, “Spitting on Dick” there…) You can see lots of other non-figurative (and non-pornographic) work, all 257 lots, here. What else do you have to do on a Sunday? Alright, get busy then.

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ALEX PRAGER, Untitled (Face in the Crowd) Box Set, 2013

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MATTHEW BARNEY, Cremaster 2: The Ballad of Max Jensen, 1999

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DEBORAH KASS, 2 Silver Barbras (Jewish Jackie series), 1992

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GEORGE CONDO, Blue Woman, 1995

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MARILYN MINTER, Deep Throat, 2004

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CHRIS OFILI, no title, 2003

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KARA WALKER, Untitled, 2003

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KEHINDE WILEY, Untitled, circa 2005

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ANDY WARHOL, Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1984

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ANDY WARHOL, Self-Portrait (in Fright Wig), 1986

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ANDY WARHOL, Keith Haring, 1985

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KEITH HARING, Two works: (i) Untitled (Zena at 17 Years), 1985; (i…, 1986

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MIKE KELLEY, Untitled, from the Sublime (Study for Headache Napki…, 1983

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CECILY BROWN, Untitled, 1999

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SUE WILLIAMS, Two Artists Succeed, 1992

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HERNAN BAS, The Giant (Sailboat), 2005

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WOLFGANG TILLMANS, ten-eight, 1999

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WOLFGANG TILLMANS, spitting on dick, 1997

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TONY DURAN, Porn Room 14, 2010

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BRAD PHILLIPS, Personal Vargas with Aversion, 2007

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MICKALENE THOMAS, Naomi Campbell, 2010

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ALISON JACKSON, Marilyn’s Back, 2000

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Miley Steals The Show, Again: Homeless Man Accepts Her VMA

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Miley Cyrus stole the show at the 2013 VMAs, but this year, for her big moment, she let someone else take the spotlight. After winning Video of the Year for “Wrecking Ball,” Cyrus let her homeless friend, Jesse, accept the award.

“I am accepting this award for the 1.6 million runaways and homeless youth in the United States who are starving, lost and scared for their lives right now. I know this because I’m one of those people. I’ve survived in shelters all over the city. I’ve cleaned your hotel rooms, I’ve been an extra in your movies, I’ve been an extra in your life. Although I’ve been invisible to you I have a lot of the same dreams that have brought me to you tonight.”

A crying Miley sat on a ledge while Jimmy Fallon held the microphone for Jesse as he read from a prepared statement. This kind of “stunt”, to me, is the best kind, one that calls attention to a serious issue. But rather than just applaud someone else’s efforts, why not take a moment to contribute, if you feel moved? And rather than direct attention to just one agency or shelter, here’s a directory of them. Do a little research, make a little effort and you WILL make a difference. Thanks, Miley. This makes up for the twerking.

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In Praise of Kim Kardashian’s VMA Outfit

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Kim Kardashian landed on a lot of “worst dressed” lists this morning, after wearing a beaded, navel-grazing Balmain cape/dress to the VMAs last night. Hollywood Life called it “more boohoo than boho,” while The Gloss said “Some vindictive stylist played a cruel joke on Kim Kardashian by telling her that shoulder pads and couch upholstery are totally in for fall.” I thought it was absolutely brilliant, though. At first glance, you don’t really catch that it’s all completely beaded. And not just beaded like a pageant queen gown. We’re talking big, wooden beads. Abacus-sized beads. Suitable for hippie door curtains. I think it helps to see some other outfits from collection (below) to really get a sense of how beautifully constructed this outfit is.

And you know what? I like watching Kim step outside her comfort zone. I like seeing her wear avante-garde designs other stars wouldn’t dream of wearing on a red carpet. And the fact that KIM KARDASHIAN has become one of our biggest fashion risk takers is something I don’t think anyone saw coming. So more power to her.

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You have no idea how much I DREAM AT NIGHT about these jackets. I am ROCK HARD looking at them right now.

(Photo of Kim: Pacific Coast News)

 

 

 

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First Look: New Gregg Araki Film White Bird in a Blizzard

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Check out the visually intriguing trailer for the new dramatic thriller from writer/director Gregg Araki starring Shailene Woodley, Christopher Meloni, humpy Shiloh Fernandez, Gabourey Sidibe, Eva Green, Thomas Jane, Mark Indelicato, Sheryl Lee and Angela Bassett. (Now THAT’S a cast!)

From Coming Soon:

Kat Connors (Woodley) is 17 years old when her perfect homemaker mother, Eve (Green), a beautiful, enigmatic, and haunted woman, disappears – just as Kat is discovering and relishing her newfound sexuality. Having lived for so long in a stifled, emotionally repressed household, she barely registers her mother’s absence and certainly doesn’t blame her doormat of a father, Brock, for the loss. In fact, it’s almost a relief. But as time passes, Kat begins to come to grips with how deeply Eve’s disappearance has affected her. Returning home on a break from college, she finds herself confronted with the truth about her mother’s departure, and her own denial about the events surrounding it…

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Check Out Ariana Grande With her Hair Down

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Ariana Grande has only been on my radar for about six months now but already it’s like ENOUGH WITH THE BRATZ DOLL PONYTAIL. I just want to yank it off her head. After the jump, though, is a GIF of the pint-sized pop star with her hair down and she looks ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE. (It was from an appearance on last season’s American Idol, so I’m pretty confident you’ve never seen it before.)

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Here she explains to E!online why she wears her hair in a permanent topknot:

The former Nickelodeon star says it was her years on the small screen that “completely destroyed” her tresses. “I had to bleach my hair and dye it red every other week for the first four years of playing Cat,” she shares, refering to her sitcoms Victorious and Sam & Cat. “I wear extensions but I wear it in a ponytail because my actually hair is so broken that it looks absolutely ratchet and absurd when I let it down.”

As for other alternatives, the pop star shares she tested quite a few without success. “I tried wigs, they looked RIDICULOUS,” she says, adding: “tried a weave…and literally wanted to rip my scalp off.”

In summary she explains: “So as annoying as it is for y’all to have to look at the same hairstyle all the time, it’s all that works for now (and I’m comfortable for the first time in years),” the 20-year-old writes. “And trust me, it’s even more difficult for me to have to wait forever for my natural hair to grow back and to have to wear more fake hair than every drag queen on earth combined. So PLEASE gimme a break about the hair (or just don’t look at me lol). IT’S JUST HAIR AFTER ALL.”

We couldn’t agree more, Ariana! And not to worry, you’re not alone. We know at least one Oscar winner who can totally relate.

 

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Doctor Who’s Scandalous Lizard/Lesbian Kiss

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Doctor Who season 8 premiered Saturday night with the introduction new Doctor, Peter Capaldi, and blah blah blah, he totally slayed it, he’s the best doctor ever, WHATEVER – but what got everybody’s knickers in a REAL twist was the  lesbian kiss between Madam Vastra and Jenny which some have attacked as “unnecessary” and promoting “blatant gay agenda.” REALLY? In 2014, we’re still having this discussion? Thirteen years after Rachel kissed a girl on Friends? Nine years after Marissa kissed one on The OC? And is it even TECHNICALLY a lesbian kiss if Madam Vestra is a LIZARD?

One reviewer wrote: “Found those characters that liked to display their preferences to be inappropriate for a children’s program, but the BBC seem to want to become a porn channel and are slowly edging into it. I think they wish to come out of the closet, well I have no objection to that if they become a private adult channel, but not on our licence fee.”

Wrote another: “I thought it was gratuitous and not particularly welcome in a family show aimed at kids. It just seems [executive producer Steven Moffat] is on some weird, lizard-lesbian perv trip.”

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Lizard Love LGBT representation Lesbians gay!gay!gay! Doctor Who

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Whatever. Vastra, Jenny, and Strax deserve their own spinoff imho.

 

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Watch Now: Milk’s LegenDAIRY Looks – Stamford Wife

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It’s an all-new Milk’s LegenDAIRY Looks! In this episode, RuPaul’s Drag Race season six Queen, Milk shows you how to get the beautiful “Stamford Wife” look! New episodes of Milk’s LegenDAIRY Looks every Monday on WOWPresents!

New episodes of Milk’s LegenDAIRY Looks every Monday on WOWPresents!

Previous Episodes:

Udders The Clown

Old Biddy Chic

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Bloopers

Child Beauty Pageant

Fang Bang

Nancy Kerrigan

Little Ho Peep

Budding Bearded Beauty

About the series:

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!”

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