Always remember Martin Luther King's actual birthday because it's the same as my brother Terence. Happy birthday to two great men!
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The King and His Queen
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Morning Wood
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Page 1 Consider (11/16)
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Represent
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Rob James-Collier Covers OUT
Was never a fan of period pieces, but have been asking if watching "Downton Abbey" is compulsory these days or what. Read about the show's hot gay villain, Rob James-Collier HERE.
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Song of the Day: 'Back to Life' by Soul II Soul
This song -- and anything by Black Box -- reminds me of the late '80s, when college meant $1 Miller Genuine Drafts at Brazil in Scottsdale and the Sunday beer bust at Nu Towne Saloon on East Van Buren.
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
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'Wallflower,' 'Survive' and Maddow Among GLAAD Nominees
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Aussie Outlook
Any predictions from Down Under? It's kind of crazy to think Novak Djokovic will go from being on the brink of having all four Grand Slam titles at once to having none in what feels like five minutes (he's still my favorite to win). As for the women, disgusted that Sam Stosur blew it again. (Think how great she'd be if she weren't such a head case.) Now that Serena Williams rolled her ankle, I actually think she is more likely to win than ever!
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Aaron O'Connell by Bruce Weber
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Sure It Wasn't the No. 2 Train?
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RIP: Conrad Bain
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Did a Notre Dame Football Star Get Catfish-ed?
I don't know about you, but I'm OBSESSED with "Catfish: The TV Show." (Last night's episode, with the hot A&F model-looking college kid in Michigan who got quite a surprise when he met his "dream girl," was the best episode yet. Hey, boo!!) But now we may be seeing the highest profile case of CATFISH-ing to date. Star Irish player Manti Te'o was apparently involved with a girl he met online named Lennay Kekua. As he was competing this season, tragedy struck -- so he opened up to the media letting them know his girlfriend had been involved in a tragic car accident ... and then later died (of leukemia?!). All of this happened within days of his grandmother passing away. His ability to continue playing well in the face of so much tragedy became the feel-good story of the year, making him a sympathetic figure with Heisman voters -- only now it turns the whole thing was a hoax. Some think he was behind it, perhaps letting the story get bigger and bigger in hopes of garnering sympathy and bring home that trophy at any cost. (He came in second, by the way.) But I get the feeling he was really duped -- perhaps by a family friend who had done this before, from what I've read -- and that even though he was a jock who could get "real" girls, he was more comfortable in an online relationship because he is a devout Mormon and it was easier to not be temped this way. It will be interesting to see if my gut is right on this. My coworkers are CONVINCED he had to be in on it -- but whatever the case, it's messed up.
Read Deadspin's way-too-long and way-too-convoluted account HERE.
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Page 1 Consider (01/17)
I love USA Today's takeaway from the whole Lance Armstrong scandal!
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Morning Wood
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Onion Makes Me Cry
It's times like this when I get really sad that the television version of the Onion News Network is no longer on the air!
The ONN reports that Foster's speech is inspiring a whole generation of LGBT youth to come out to their parents in riddle form by giving confusing speeches to their friends and family.
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For Pete's Sake
Oy vey, this is just nuts. Forget about his wife and child witnessing the whole thing. What kind of monster attacks gay men at a Barbra Streisand movie? Read about Walt Jamison, 23, his partner and two of their friends' ordeal at a screening of "The Guilt Trip" in Lafayette, La., HERE.
This comment from a local newspaper tells us everything we need to know about the perp:
Brittany Boudreaux: This guy actually used to be our neighbor... For no apparent reason this guy used to just start hollering at my dad... He actually threatened to kill my dad in front of my 3 year old godchild. This guy belongs in jail and should never get out... He is a very bad person!!
Raymond Johnson: Let someone hit me like that while i have a carry concealed weapons permit on me (which i do have one) He'd of been shot right in front of everyone.
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Public Assistance
Seen outside P.S. 208 on West 111th Street.
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Song of the Day: 'Hardbody Hoedown' by The Skivvies
Central Perks: Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina
The Skivvies will be bringing their unique brand of minimalistic music -- and attire -- to Highline Ballroom, on Monday, Jan. 28. (Ticket info HERE.) In addition to their signature covers and offbeat originals, expect to hear their latest single, which is not quite safe for the workplace -- unless you work in the best little whorehouse in town.
The video was directed by none other than writer Augusten Burroughs.
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RIP: Pauline Phillips, aka Dear Abby
This is the lede of her New York Times obituary!
Dear Abby:
My wife sleeps in the raw. Then she showers, brushes her teeth and fixes our breakfast — still in the buff. We’re newlyweds and there are just the two of us, so I suppose there’s really nothing wrong with it. What do you think?
— Ed
Dear Ed:
It’s O.K. with me. But tell her to put on an apron when she’s frying bacon.
BTW: Twin sister Eppie Lederer -- aka Ann Landers -- died in 2002.
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