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James Franco is considered a shoo-in to get an Oscar nomination for his role in Danny Boyle's 127 Hours, so says Entertainment Weekly—which also grants him the cover. I finally saw the film and found it beautiful, deeply felt and an amazing example of how a very simple situation can be explored at feature-length without feeling thin.
More of Franco—who's co-hosting the Oscars with Anne Hathaway—after the jump...
Sadly, popular cabaret performer David Gurland suffered a cerebral hemorrhage December 29 and has died. He was only 41. My understanding is that his organs will be donated. This kind of sudden, senseless passing should give all of us pause as we assess our lives this New Year. Condolences to his partner, family and friends.
Maycon Silveira's ode to summer boys is more infectious than Dino's to "Summergirls"—and a lot more revealing:
More after the jump...
National Enquirer's latest "Who's Gay & Who's Not" (January 10, 2011) is one of their lamest so far. Is a picture of Sandra Bullock mock-kissing Meryl Streep from almost a year ago really all ya got?
And don't get excited by "Sarah Palin: HER LESBIAN SECRET," because her lesbian secret is revealed to be that she's anti-gay and doesn't mind that her children are, too.
You Old Dog, you!
Inside, the magazine claims John Travolta recently fought with his wife Kelly Preston, leaving her for a "boys-only vacation with "three buddies" at a spa where they all—wait for it—"got massages, skin treatments, had lunch delivered to them in the private sanctuary—and relaxed together in the steam room and Jacuzzi."
The official list of "Who's Gay & Who's Not"s:
JORAN VAN DER SLOOT
Natalee Holloway's probable murderer...gay? Struggling for people to write about, NE includes him because he's now in "a Peruvian prison where AIDS is rampant and sexual assaults are a constant threat that he fights of on a daily basis. He'd better pray his fellow gay inmates never got to see him featured on the gay website, Planet Homo, which once displayed a full-frontal nude photo of the infamous 23-year-old Dutchman and poked fun at his manly shortcomings. Although a notorious womanizer, Joran is always watching his back." Because prison rape is huh-larious. I'm not losing sleep over anything bad happening to him, but I think rooting for prison rape is barbaric and homophobic. Plus, if he's nothing to look at naked, why would he have to fear his fellow gay inmates? And finally: Are the guys who are raping other guys in prison really gay? Hardly. (P.S. "Full-frontal nude" is not the same as "naked but covering it with your hand.")
Continue reading "The Have-Gay-Sexes And Have-Gay-Sex-Nots" »
Movie reviewer and conservative hobgoblin Michael Medved argues that sex between men is unnatural because:
"The most common sexual practice between two men involves an act of aggression—inflicting more pain than pleasure for at least one of the parties."
To that, I'd say:
Above, Joe Manganiello even looks good candid, as seen in Star (January 10, 2011). Below, very married Scott Wolf's Manhunt Match.com page would probably say he's "V"-GL, which he is, as proved in People (January 10, 2011):
From OK! (January 10, 2011): Caddish Brad Womack is on a TV show I'd never watch, but I'd lower my beach read if he romped past me in the surf:
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"Same-sex parenthood doesn't happen accidentally. You really have to want it."—Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka show off their newborn twins in People (January 10, 2011), just like any other A-list Hollywood couple would. Harris describes the process of finding a surrogate:
"We found an egg donor anonymously through a hilarious process of looking at people's profiles and then an amazing surrogate who had helped a same-sex couple before. And then we inserted two eggs, one with my sperm, one with David's sperm and they both took."
Each daddy praises the other's skills so far.
Chris Brown with Andre Merritt
Chris Brown got into a low-down (and down-low) war of words with former B2K singer Raz-B, who has accused his former manager (and cousin) of molesting him back with the group was causing mayhem like this.
Raz-B (pictured at front of group) started it up by wondering aloud—on Twitter—how men like Brown can dare to "disrespect women as Intelligent as @Rihanna."
Why he decided to bring this up now is anyone's guess, but Brown didn't appreciate it, and he went there fast, tweeting that Raz-B was a "Dick in da booty ass lil boy" and noting that all the attention for Raz-B meant he "shouldve did this first instead of telling the world you got raped."
Avsenew's online photo is more appealing than his in-the-clink mug shot:
Peter Serge Avsenew, the 26-year-old man arrested for the murders of partners Steve Adams and Kevin Mark Powell has a record including an open felony warrant. On his Facebook page, his comment about himself is: "I love my son and want the best for him which includes being with me." Boggles the mind why stuff like this happens.
The victims had been together for decades
I really don't like Elton John. I think he's pretty nasty (which I suppose he atones for with his charitable work) and I think his decision to play Rush Limbaugh's wedding has much more in common with his decision to play Sun City at the height of apartheid than it does with his explanation about "building bridges."
