Kissin' because'ins

Some things are fun to look at "just because."

"Reigning NFL MVP" says of gay marriage: "To each his own. I'm not with it."

Obamacare turns out to be a huge bargain.

Behind the Candelabra a big ratings hit.

Cooking with Liberace.

Kooking with Liberace.

The Wanted back with "Walks Like Rihanna."

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's shirtless Don Jon trailer.

Diet soda = meth when it comes to tooth decay.

LaShawn Ford (D-Illinois) is for marriage equality.

YOU'RE SO VEIN: Hugh Jackman's arm is in 3-D.

Needles needles Austria on Nazis, invokes Shirley Q. Liquor.

Pros and cons from USA Today "readers" on the new BSA policy.

Chelsea Clinton focusing on health & gay rights.

First gay couple engaged in White House get hitched. 

Jessie J's new single.

VID: "They Die By Dawn" by The Bullitts, etc., etc.

Calvin Klein & boytoy Nick Gruber bury the hatchet?

Intent on starring in the real-life sequel to the Liberace/Scott Thorson saga.

Enter to win a copy of Unapologetic from Rihanna!

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International superstar Rihanna returns to the dance floor with her brand-new seventh album

Unapologetic

featuring the smash hit "Diamonds"

Available now from Def Jam Recordings

Get Unapologetic on iTunes now!

Enjoy this trip-dych

Quinn Jaxon, underwear godling, spills his guts.

Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez: Liz & Prick.

You Better Re-Work: RuPaul releases a slew of remixes.

Don't Like It, Like It: Rihanna's outfit resembles Webster S/M chic.

Damiana does Thanksgiving.

Is Truvada effective in preventing HIV?

Anti-Planned Parenthood Komen ex-exec eyes Senate bid.

U.N. pushing for gender-ID protection.

Pulling Some Strings: Neil Patrick Harris's new Nerdist puppet series.

And they call it puppet love

 

Longtime readers of Boy Culture may be surprised that I made it out to Rihanna's 777 gig last night at Webster Hall; I haven't exactly written of my undying affection for the Barbadian bad girl.

But while I haven't been able to relate to her reaction to her Chris Brown beat-down, I have to admit she has a string of hit songs, many of which feel like indelible classics. Is it really so hard to imagine people listening to and loving "Only Girl (In the World)", "Don't Stop the Music", "We Found Love" or "Umbrella" decades from now? Speaking of which, with her new single "Diamonds" hitting #1, she ties Madonna and The Supremes with 12 pole-positioners, putting her behind only Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey and The Beatles for most #1 hits. And she's only 24...the same age Madonna was when she released her very first single. (Yes, yes, I know—Rihanna has had guests, Rihanna has benefited from iTunes. But it's still fucking impressive.

The gimmick of Rihanna's (tumultuous!) 777 is that the surprise gigs are free and first-come-first-served. She was traveling with press and superfans to complete 7 gigs in 7 countries in 7 days. With New York the last stop, I felt lucky to be invited so showed up at 7:30. Doors were at 7, my contact told me she was expected at 9. Famous last words.

Inside, I was three to four people back from the stage. The gatekeepers made sure that the venue was only about 1/4 full until 9...people seemed to be trickling in. As soon as I found my spot, a brassy twentysomething girl, hanging on her hot boyfriend, asked me to take their picture, which I happily did. Much to my dismay, she became my arch-nemesis, pushing hard against me as she danced wildly to the endless warm-up music, hours before Rihanna graced us with her presence. Finally, she asked if I could move over slightly. I did so. She took up that space and continued. I was at a loss...we really weren't even packed in yet.

Cute boy band Social Networkk tackles Rihanna's "Diamonds"...

Blowing his cover

Shirtless photo of agent in Petraeus scandal not so inappropriate.

John McCain is still an ornery old coot.

Equality that's music to your ears: "Same Love".

Japanese fat-blocking soda pop???

No offense to One Direction, but Twinkies might be scarce soon.

Andrew Christian boys get "Wet".

Glow Magazine's latest is sexy "To the Max."

James Franco is Oz: The Great and Powerful.

Hey, Rihanna: If it's "Nobody's Business", don't call the cops.

Keira Knightly's Anna Karenina inspiration: The Whore of Babylon.

Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen share double-headed...gummy snake???

Anti-equality Tea Partier turns out to be a serial adulterer.

Did gays push Obama to victory in Ohio and Florida?

Georgia GOPers concerned Obama practicing mind control.

Obama nominates out black judge for fed bench.

Out's Out100 cover stars revealed.

Out now!

Golden throat

Fab "Stand By Your Man" rendition by Drake Jensen (feat. Willam Belli).

Simon Doonan thinks Gay Men Don't Get Fat. Uh...?

Male models revive the '90s.

Naked (Work Unfriendly) nutjob from American Horror Story.

Hillary will not be too old in '16 to win.

NOM spokesman: Obama a "Terrorist-in-Chief."

Romney "shellshocked" that he actually lost.

Who will you "Kill, Fuck, Marry"?

Ex-gay minister administered handsy blessings.

Rihanna: "Madonna's still the shit."

Ass-draggin' "Madonna" strips for Obama.

UnbeLIEVably stupid driver.

Ann Romney abandons Facebook—nary a post-election word.

Key & Peele cook up the best anti-bullying video EVER.

Peele-ing back the layers

A Chris before dying

New trailer for Chris Colfer's Struck By Lightning.

Al Gore on Sandy: "Toldja!"

President Obama: "Streamlined"assistance to Sandy victims.

Mitt Romney not a fan of flood prep.

Romney surrogate lies: Roe v. Wade would be safe under Romney.

Bill Clinton gives out lesbian Tammy Baldwin an assist in her Senate race.

Poll guru Nate Silver mocked, called "effeminate."

Polling may be affected by Sandy; just vote in a week.

Clueless Stacey Dash still LOVES Romney/Ryan.

Britney Spears fans—sticklers for keepin' it real—hated Lucky's fakey cover.

Damiana & Barbara are a fright.

Anderson Cooper's daytime talk show canceled.

Madonna teases on Gaga.

Jeff Stryker's penis does Vaudeville (Work Unfriendly) in Florida.

Can I have its autograph?

Clean-up on aisle take the fifth

Paul Ryan's fake photo op angers charity prez.

If Jude Law is fat, am I morbidly obese?

Morgan Freeman narrates new Obama ad.

Robin Thicke hangs out, his trunks hang low.

"I have too many vaginas around me at this point."—Rihanna

Lindsay Lohan voting for Romney because of "jobs." Barbara Walters to fire questions at her.

Team Romney says Latino voters crave "macho bravado." Pendejos.

New book argues that barebacking is "not simply crazy or irresponsible."

Mitt Romney too scared of the "sharp-tongued" View ladies, but debates himself. Twice:

Rihanna's album cover for Unapologetic is out and her clothes are off. "Diamonds", her latest single, is already a hit everywhere that people have ears.