#BornThisDay: Songwriter, Cole Porter
June 9th, 1891– Cole Porter. At just 10 years old, I was so enamored of the songs of Cole Porter & the story of his life & friendships that my parental units gave me huge “coffee table” book...
View Article#TootorBoot?: “Kanye’s Beautiful But Darkly Lit Ice Cream Parlor”
Almost everyone loves ice cream… but it’s hard to find someone who will admit they like Kanye West. Maybe he’s JUST LIKE ice cream –a guilty pleasure. Anyhoo, Morganstern’s is celebrating Mr. West’s...
View Article#TootorBoot?: Pizza Hut’s “Blockbuster Box” Turns Your Smartphone Into a...
Pizza Hut has created a new cardboard pizza box that turns into a working movie projector powered by your smartphone. Called the “Blockbuster Box,” it was designed by Ogilvy Hong Kong and the secret...
View Article#JingleFail: Stephen Colbert’s New ‘Late Show’ Theme Song Needs Some Work…
Stephen Colbert is multi-talented, but song writing might not be his thing. His new TV show on CBS starts September 8, so he has the whole summer to get ready. He just-posted this video, as he crosses...
View ArticleLaverne Cox Makes History with Wax Figure at Madame Tussauds!
Goddess/Orange is the New Black star Laverne Cox is set to be immortalized in wax by Madame Tussauds – the first time a transgender person has been made into a wax figure by the museum. Says Cox of...
View ArticleSkin Wars Season 2 NYC Party Pics
The battle for best body painter returns Wednesday night on the premiere of Skin Wars, season 2, hosted by Rebecca Romijn! Twelve contestants come together to be judged by body painting icons Craig...
View ArticleIt’s Birthday, Bitch
Jessica Wild Trevor Bailey Benjamin Millepied DJ Qualls Dustin Lance Back Eliot Spitzer Elizabeth Hurley Elyse Sewell Faith Evans Flesh-n-Bone Gina Gershon Hoku Jeanne Tripplehorn Joel “JoJo” Hailey...
View Article#BornThisDay: Judy Garland
June 10th, 1922- Francis Ethel Gumm. The “Judy Queen” is a certain kind of homosexual archetype from the mid-20th century, an era that brought the first baby steps for Gay Rights, but also a time...
View Article#DragHerstory: Jim Bailey as Judy Garland + Barbra Streisand + Peggy Lee +...
I was already planning on the posting this video today, but when I just read Stephen Rutledge‘s birthday tribute to Judy Garland, I see the timing couldn’t be better. As you may know, the great female...
View Article#CelebSplit: Did Lena Dunham Break-Up Marge & Homer’s Marriage?!
You hate to hear about longtime celebrity couples splitting and it seems that’s the case for Marge and Homer Simpson who have been married over 25 years. Their friend, producer Al Jean says; “…it’s...
View Article#Nontroversy: Anish Kapoor’s Sculpture of a “Queen’s Vagina” at Versailles...
It seems the media rarely pays attention to art until it reaches the extreme… astronomical auction prices, unconventional materials or something deemed “offensive.” I’m an artist myself and am guilty...
View Article#FirstLook: Watch This Unseen Footage Shot Just Before Amelia Earhart’s...
Previously unseen video footage of legend Amelia Earhart, shot just days before she disappeared, has just surfaced. As you likely know if you payed attention in history, Earhart was the first woman to...
View ArticleRuPaul’s Drag Race Fashion Photo RuView | Past Queens at the Grand Finale
In this episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race Fashion Photo RuView, Raja and Raven critique the past queens’ looks from the red carpet of the Season 7 grand finale taping at the Orpheum Theatre. Will they TOOT...
View ArticleIt’s Birthday, Bitch
Adrienne Barbeau Christina Crawford Claire Holt Dr. Oz Eugene Simon Frank Beard Gene Wilder Gioia Bruno Hugh Laurie Ivana Baquero Joe Montana Joshua Jackson Lynsey de Paul Manuel Uribe Matt McGrath...
View Article#BornThisDay: Playwright, Terence Rattigan
June 11th, 1911– Terence Rattigan became a success at just 25 years old with a light farce French Without Tears (1936), but he wanted to be considered a serious writer. His next piece was a satirical...
View Article#ViralVideo: This Eyewitness’s Crazy Commentary Goes Viral; “Gurl, He Hit The...
To be honest, I have no idea what’s going on here – but I think a star is born. Horrible tragedy aside, when they point the camera in your face and you are ON, you can freeze up or come through and...
View Article#QuoteUnquote: Lily Tomlin’s Perfect Answer To, “What Was It Like Working...
Lily Tomlin worked with our greatest actress in Robert Altman‘s Prarie Home Companion in 2006 and since then EVERYONE, including her own mother, asks her; “What was it like to work with Meryl...
View Article#QuoteUnquote: Watch John Waters’ RISD Commencement Speech, “Separatism Is...
John Waters IS a national treasure. He was asked, to his amazement to speak to the graduating class at one of the best design schools in the country, the Rhode Island School of Design, RISD. “I should...
View Article#FirstLook: Vincent Look-Alike Robert Reynolds Stars In “The Van Gogh Show”
You may remember last month I posted a pic of a NYC straphanger that bore an UNCANNY resemblance to 19th century genius painter, Vincent Van Gogh. The pic went viral (before I posted) and I got in...
View Article#TBT: Are You Sitting Down? “Ghost” Turns 25 This Year!
Zucker directing Moore & Swayze Yes, another reason to feel old. If you are 25 yourself, this might not be news. For those who never saw it, Ghost is a romantic story of a man whose love for his...
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