Song of the Day: 'Radio Sweetheart' by Elvis Costello
When a song this great is left off your debut album and used as a b-side, you know you're headed for legendary status. Nick Lowe produced, which explains why his then-wife Carlene Carter covered it...
View ArticleN.Y. Post: Blogs Zing Worst Riders
If you see something gross, snap something gross: straphangers chronicle subway schlubs Wow. So reassuring to see that I don't have to do everything. Read HERE.
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Debbie Harry remains such a beloved star in the U.K. that she still warrants big spreads in The Daily Mail, like THIS one, where she reminisces about famous photos from her past.Truman’s show, 1977:...
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David and Jason, in closer timesDavid and Jason Spend Their Sixth Anniversary Apart, Separated by 6,000 Miles and DOMAThe DOMA Project alerts me to another example of how the so-called "Defense of...
View ArticleEternal Flamers
Love the new movie poster for HBO's "Behind the Candelabra"! Counting the seconds till May 26 at 9 p.m. UPDATE:Michael Douglas had a lot of interesting things to say about the film -- and those steamy...
View ArticleRIP: Dr. Joyce Brothers
Sad to hear that Dr. Joyce Brothers has died at 85. It's not that I was such a huge fan, but growing up in the '70s and '80s, you kind of felt like she was an aunt or something the way she popped up on...
View ArticleLove Is All Around!
Via GLAAD: The Minnesota Senate passed marriage equality today! By a margin of 37-30, the senate approved the measure, which was approved by the house on Friday. It will now go to Governor Dayton, who...
View ArticleHawn's Ass Is Golden (MOST VIEWED POST)
With thanks to Ryan: Apparently we are all pretending this guy Bryan Hawn is a singer so we have a semi-legitimate excuse to fawn all over his hot ass. Works for me.
View ArticleAngelina Jolie: Why I Chose to Have a Preventive Double Mastectomy
Interesting guest op-ed in the New York Times by Angelina Jolie, who writes about her decision to have a preventive double mastectomy, something my childhood next-door-neighbor did after losing an aunt...
View ArticleAuthor! Author! Author?
Dead for a year, author’s body found in her New Mexico apartment Talk about an unhappy ending. Poor thing was probably waiting for her agent to return her call.
View ArticleWhite With Rage
This shop in Montauk (below) might want to borrow these racists' apostrophe.
View ArticleGray's Anatomy
To the marketing company that sold my address to the makers of Just for Men AutoStop, please note: I do not have a gray hair on my head. And I certainly don't use your product to dye my beard. Like any...
View Article'Superfly' Henry Cavill Covers British GQ
How much do I not like comic-book movies? Not even hunky Henry Cavill can lure me into the theater for the "Superman" reboot. I'll look at the photos, though.
View ArticleSong of the Day: 'Nobody Sees Me Like You Do' by Rosanne Cash
Was cleaning up my iTunes library last night when I first realized that this beautiful song by Rosanne Cash -- whom I consider to be one of the best singer/songwriters of our generation -- is...
View ArticleBarbara Walters Announces Retirement Plans
For an 83-year-old with a bad ticker, Barbara Walters seems awfully cocky about being alive in the summer of 2014.
View Article'Buyer & Cellar' to Resume Production in Larger Theater
Via NYT: Great news about my favorite play of the year. Jonathan Tolins' hilarious "Buyer & Cellar," which just ended a run at the 99-seat Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, will move to the...
View ArticleSandra Bernhard: Censors Wouldn't Allow Gay Kiss on 'Roseanne'
Sandra Bernhard reminisces with Ali Wentworth about the time she filmed a gay love scene on "Roseanne" in 1992, where she was supposed to kiss Morgan Fairchild. “The censors would only let us come this...
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