Happy New Year!

It will soon be 2012 which many people believe will be the year of the Apocalypse.  But enough about Mitt Romney's chances.  I hope 2012 is everything you hope it to be and more.  Stay safe out there tonight and I'll see you next year! 

My Love for Ramin Karimloo Never Dies

At the 2011 Olivier Awards:

Darren Criss is a Sell Out

Adorable Darren Criss is replacing Daniel Radcliffe on Broadway in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and his first performance on January 3 is sold out.  He has only signed on for a three-week run, so get your tickets now!

Hey LC NY Bureau Chief Doug, just charge a ticket to the LC Black AmEx.  Then give us a full report.

Will Santorum Be Number Two?

According to the latest polls in Iowa, there's a Santorum streak happening:

Santorum has been bottoming for months, but could he possibly end up on top?  Republicans in Iowa have tried out Bachmann, Perry, Gingrich, and Paul; are they now trying out Santorum?  The caucuses are imminent and things could get messy.

Nate Silver doesn't think Santorum has the stuff to go the distance, partly because he is so hard-core on gays and other social issues.  You can read Silver's take on Santorum here. 

Would It Have Killed Him to Text Me?

According to Radar Online, Anthony Weiner's former sexting mate, Traci Nobles, is shopping around a book in which she alleges that the Congressman wanted a three-way with a woman and another man. 

Headline of the Day

"Romney, Paul at Top as Santorum Rises"

--USA Today reporting on what could be a messy end to the Iowa caucuses. 

Quote of the Day

"I'm confused by this analogy. Is Newt comparing himself to a Japanese fleet attacking America? That seems unusually accurate for him."

--A commenter on Newt Gingrich's Facebook page.  He is responding to Newt's campaign director's post comparing his failure to get on the Virginia ballot to the attack on Pearl Harbor. 

Keanu Reeves is a Gentleman

Plus, he's looking good:



From Celebrities on the Subway

Monday's Man: Chris Evans

What the heck, let's continue with a theme.  When looking for hot Chris Evans pictures (and there really aren't any others), there was a distinct divide between Chris Evans hairy:

 Or hairless, as in his recent movie, Captain America:

 Let's consider this for a bit, shall we?  Hairy:

 Or hairless:

 Hairy:

Or Hairless:

 I could do this all day, but if you've been reading my blog, you know my feelings.  Real men don't wax:

Merry Christmas Darlings

To all Lazy Circles readers,

I love and cherish all of you and wish you wonderful holidays.  Here's hoping that 2012 is everything you hope for and more.

Shit Southern Gays Say

LC NY Bureau Chief Doug sent this to me because I was born in Georgia and reared in South Carolina.  Well, actually, like so many other Southern boys, I was first reared in Atlanta, and THAT'S the night the lights went out in GEORGIA!



I laughed until I cried, but that's OK because laughter through the tears is my favorite emotion! 

Quote of the Day

"I really just gotta get more limber."

--Chris Evans on his New Years resolution to bring my fantasies to life do more yoga. 

Blatantly stolen from Boy Culture.

Quote of the Day

"The way I see it, homophobia — not homosexuality — is the toxic import. Thanks to the absurd ideas peddled by American fundamentalists, we are constantly forced to respond to the myth — debunked long ago by scientists — that homosexuality leads to pedophilia. For years, the Christian right in America has exported its doctrine to Africa, and, along with it, homophobia. In Uganda, American evangelical Christians even held workshops and met with key officials to preach their message of hate shortly before a bill to impose the death penalty for homosexual conduct was introduced in Uganda’s Parliament in 2009."

--Ugandan gay rights activist Frank Mugisha writing in a powerful editorial published in The New York Times.  Mugisha is a man of incredible bravery.  Despite the murder of his friend and colleague David Kato, he has chosen to stay in Uganda and fight for basic human rights for gay people. 

The Fleet's In!

Remember this Diesel ad?  Gay sailors kissing at the docks!  How shocking!  Well, it's shocking no more.  This picture is real, not staged:

That's Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta being welcomed home by her girlfriend Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell.  It seems that the Navy raffles off the first kiss and Marissa won the honor.  So, when The Oak Hill returned to its home port in Virginia, the loving ladies were reunited.  The Hampton Pilot captured the moment:

   

How wonderful for these brave women who are serving their country.  They deserve no less. 

H/T LC NY Bureau Chief Doug

Truth to Power

If you encountered Newt Gingrich in a grocery store and had the opportunity to say anything to him in front of TV cameras, what would you say?  An Iowa voter had the chance and said "You know something?  You're a fucking asshole." 

Rick Perry Loves Beards!

This story is completely unrelated to the Jonathan Capehart Quote of the Day that I just posted.

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Quote of the Day

"There’s nothing humble, gentle or patient about the intolerance and out-right bigotry coming from some of the presidential candidates of the GOP, the Gay-Obsessed Party."

--Washington Post journalist Jonathan Capehart in a must-read column. 

The People of Iowa Have Gotten to Know Newt

Well, that was fast:

(click to enlarge)

It looks like the Gingrich surge was quicker and less sustained than that of Bachmann, Perry, or Cain.  I also note the solid performance of Ron Paul.  

The brown at the bottom is Santorum.

Kim Jong-Il Dead

If there's a hell, it just got a new resident.

Monday's Man: Michael Fassbender

LC NY Bureau Chief Doug saw the new Michael Fassbender film Shame, which features a great deal of full-frontal nudity.  Doug reports that the film is intense, gritty and stylish.  He admired it but didn't love it, yet he was quite impressed by Mr. Fassbender's huge, um, talent.

Globe Noms!

It's Day 2 of Awards Season and I'm already exhausted!  I must press on.  The Golden Globes nominations were announced yesterday and, as Mitt Romney would say, they're zany! 

Let's start with the annual "Serious Drama Nominated in the Comedy or Musical Category."  And the winner is....

My Weekend With Marilyn!  Yes, the touching drama about the doomed Hollywood goddess was nominated for Best Picture, Comedy or Drama and it's star, Michelle Williams, was nominated for Best Actress, Comedy or Drama.  I gotta tell ya, when Michelle's Marilyn was bleeding from a possible miscarriage and pleading with Eddie Redmayne to get help, it was a laff riot!  Nothing says comedy or musical like a zonked-out, tragic icon with only a few years to live. 

Next up is the "That's Actually a Real TV Show?" award, and the winner is....

Necessary Roughness, which sounds like a Bert Reynolds movie from 1975 but is apparently a TV series on channel 1057 or something (it was also a Kathy Ireland football movie of all things).  The star of the show, Callie Thorne, was nominated for Best Actress in a TV Drama.  It'd be really cool if she won.  Seriously, I love WTF wins by near-unknowns.  At the risk of denigrating her talent, which I can't speak to since I've never heard of her before today, here are a couple of shots of Callie from the show, just in case you're wondering why the two 80 year old men from Slovenia who make up the HFPA noticed her:

 
Wait a minute, does one of those racks belong to Mehcad Brooks?  Necessary Roughness is the greatest show ever!    

OK, you caught me.  This whole Callie Thorn bit was just a ploy so I could post a picture of Mehcad Brooks.  In fact, since it's my blog, I believe I'll post another!

 
Insert your own Golden Globes joke here.

Moving on....

The "I Thought That Show Was Cancelled Three Years Ago?" award goes to....

David Duchovny, nominated for Best Actor in a TV Drama for Californication.  How many years has that show been on?  I still haven't seen it, although Duchovny is rumored to have a huge hidden talent.   

The award for "Blatant Pandering to Superstars to Goose the Ratings" goes to....

Madonna!  For what, you say?  Why for her Duke and Duchess of Windsor movie, H&M or whatever.  Madonna was nominated for Best Score and Best Original Song.  That's two nominations for Madge!

In the "Wasn't Madonna's Nomination Strange Enough?" category, the winner is....

Glenn Close!  No, I'm not talking about her nomination for Best Actress in a movie Drama for Albert Nobbs; that was expected.  Glenn was also nominated for Best Song!  It turns out Albert Nobbs has a song (I can't believe it wasn't nominated in the Comedy or Musical category) and Glenn wrote the lyrics!  Good luck Glenn! 

Read all about it here.  More later if I can summon the energy. 

 

"You Follow Betty Buckley On Twitter, Don't You?"

This would be insulting if it weren't so completely true:



Via Andrew Sullivan

Don't Ask/Don't Tell is Officially Over

Meet the men of the U.S. Air Force Academy:


Via Joe.My.God

SAG Noms!

OMG!  Sag Noms today and Globes tomorrow!  Award Season is upon us!  This is Gay Blog Heaven!  Let's get to it. 

Frankly, for my money, all the SAG interest is with the ladies.  The Best Female Actor nominees are Meryl for The Iron Lady, Glenn for Albert Nobbs, Viola for The Help, Tilda for We Need to Talk About Kevin, and Michelle (OK, perhaps she's the only one who still needs a last name) Williams for My Weekend With Marilyn. 

Can we just agree that this, with maybe one exception, is the Oscar Best Actress roster? Maybe Charlize instead of Tilda, but otherwise this is it, don't you think? Sure, there are other highly acclaimed performances, but with so many heavy hitters, I think the field is set.  So, let's just talk about Oscar.  That's what we're all thinking anyway, right? 

Meryl is way overdue for Oscar number 3.  LC NY Bureau Chief reports that she gave a "great performance in a good film."

Michelle will be on her third nomination and richly deserves it for taking on the ultimate Hollywood icon and hitting it out of the park.  Like Meryl, it was a bravura performance in a good film.
 
Viola brought an intense humanity to the role of Abilene.  A lesser actress wouldn't have known what to do with it.  Plus, she probably deserved it for Doubt. 
 
Tilda is like no one else on earth and could win for any given performance. 

Glenn will be on her sixth nomination without a win; her first in years.  If anyone can claim the mantle of "it's time," it's Glenn.  I have a feeling that this is Glenn's year.

Of course, out of the above-nominated films, I've only seen The Help and My Week With Marilyn because I don't live in New York or Los Angeles and the Important Films don't open in between until practically New Years. 

OK, let's talk about the Supporting Ladies.  There's Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer who were so fabulous together in The Help.  Berenice Bejo for The Artist, Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs, and Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids. 

If anybody is having a year, it's Melissa McCarthy.  A year ago, she was an unknown.  This year, she has a hit movie, an Emmy, a knockout SNL gig, and now a SAG nom. 

It's also been a big year for Octavia Spencer, who was that funny character actress whose name nobody knew until The Help came along. 

Then, there's Jessica Chastain who is in danger of winning the Helen Hunt Overexposed Award, but probably won't because she's so good. 

I'll be honest with you, I have no idea who's going to win this one.  It's anybody's game and that makes it just too much fun.

As for the men, the Best Male Actor nominees are George Clooney for The Descendants, Leonardo DiCaprio for overacting in J. Edgar, Brad Pitt in something or other,  Demian Bichir for A Better Life, and  Jean Dujardin for The Artist.   Dujardin and Bichir are compelling nominees.  Otherwise, I'm bored.

The Supporting Male Actor nominees include Jonah Hill for that Brad Pitt whatever, dreamy Armie Hammer for anger-kissing Leo in J. Edgar, Kenneth Branagh who was brilliant as Laurence Olivier in My Week With Marilyn, Nick Nolte for Warrior, and Christopher Plummer who was so touching in Beginners.  My heart is with Plummer in this one.

The best ensemble nominees were Bridesmaids, The Artist, Midnight in Paris, and The Descendants. 

Oh yeah, there were a ton of TV nominations too, including Jessica Lange's deliciously demented Southern Belle in American Horror Story.  You can check out the whole list here.

Whew!  That was fast and furious because I hardly have time to post about the SAGS before the Globe announcements tomorrow!  What do you think?  Who was snubbed?  Who will win?  Who deserves to win?

Meet Mr. Gay UK

This is Samuel Kneen of Cardiff and I feature him partly because he's in the Samuel Club and Samuel is a lovely name, don't you think?  He's extremely handsome and obviously hasn't eaten a carb since he was weaned, but seriously people (and here's the real reason I posted it), these cursive tattoos have got to go.  When I look at gorgeous Samuel all I see is some dumb saying that will still be on his saggy tit when he's 90. 

Trust me, Samuel to Samuel - what's meaningful to you when you're 20 will not be meaningful to you when you're 40.  What's perky now will not be perky when you're 50.   

Via Towleroad

Obama Leading in South Carolina

This is amazing.  The latest CNN/Time/ORC polling shows President Obama leading both Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich in South Carolina.  No, I didn't say North Carolina, I said South Carolina, the reddest of red states.  The polling shows that, in a hypothetical match-up against Romney, Obama wins 45% to 42%,which is within the margin of error.  In a match up against Gingrich, Obama wins with a solid 46% to 42%.  Keep in mind that the election is 11 months off and once the GOP chooses a nominee, the Republicans will, perhaps grudgingly, rally around him.  It would still be the ultimate upset for Obama to carry the Palmetto State. 

The polling also showed Obama winning Florida against either Gingrich or Romney by solid margins, particularly if Gingrich is the nominee.  Obama carried Florida in 2008 and the Republicans have been counting on flipping it in 2012. 

Despite these indications that Gingrich is the far weaker candidate against Obama, he leads Romney in both states in the race for the GOP nomination. 

The Republicans have a golden opportunity to win the White House next year and they are trying as hard as they can to blow it. 

Quote of the Day

"Let’s face it. Mr. Jackman is, unapologetically and triumphantly, the bi-est guy in town: bicultural, bimorphic, binational, biprofessional and, for entertainment purposes, bisexual.

I’m really not talking about sexual identity here. Well, I am, but only in a Platonic sense. Mr. Jackman makes a point of reminding us throughout his fleet-footed show, which combines musical numbers with an “All About Hugh” narrative, that he’s a long- and happily married man, and I have no evidence to the contrary. But despite — or perhaps because of — his firmly affirmed marital status Mr. Jackman often gleefully comports himself onstage in the manner of what, in less enlightened times, might have been called a flaming queen."

--New York Times theater critic Benjamin Brantley in an article about Hugh Jackman's sold-out new show, Hugh Jackman:  Back on Broadway.  Mr. Brantley was in no way trying to out Hugh Jackman so don't even think that.   

Monday's Man: Sacha Harding

I guess I don't need to explain why I chose British rugby beast Sacha Harding.

 He was recently voted Britian's manliest man and posed for Britain's Gay Times naked issue.  I've seriously got to get my hands on a copy. 

Whenever I post a picture of some hairless pretty boy type, LC NY Bureau Chief Doug says something like "nice, but momma needs a real man."  Well momma, try Sacha on for size. 

He doesn't have to take his clothes off to be scorching hot, but I'm glad he did.  You probably shouldn't watch this video at work: 

Rebecca Tigert Hawk: December 11, 1930-December 25, 2008

Today would have been my mother's 81st birthday.  She died suddenly and unexpectedly on Christmas morning.  How dramatic and how fitting, for nobody had a flair for drama like my mother.  Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche DuBois were wallflowers compared to Becky Hawk.  After her death, I learned that, as a very young woman, she ran off to New Orleans with a saxophone player.  I wish I had done that.  I firmly believe that she inspired Tennessee Williams to write a little play about a streetcar.

When she died, the editor of the local newspaper asked me to write an article about her in addition to the obituary.  Here is the awkward piece I put together that doesn't begin to do her justice:

Becky Hawk: A Life of Style

By: Sam Hawk

My mother’s obituary was printed in this paper on December 31, and it covered the basics- education, survivors, funeral arrangements- but it could not possibly capture the essence of a woman who lived her life with intelligence, wit, and style. I flatter myself to think I could do so either, but I have enough of my mother in me to give it a shot.


Rebecca Tigert was born in Greer and raised mostly in Greenville, one of two daughters of a prominent lawyer and state legislator. At an early age, she was taught the value of giving back to the community and this was a lesson that guided her life. She always found time to volunteer, in whatever capacity she was needed, whether it was knitting baby blankets for disadvantaged infants, honoring veterans or beautifying her town. When the old North Augusta City Hall was built, she saw how barren it was and took the initiative to plant azaleas. Initiative was one of Becky Hawk’s defining characteristics. She didn’t wait to be told what to do; she planned, executed and led. These qualities were put to good use by the Edgefield County Hospital Auxiliary, the ECW, and garden clubs, including the state garden council which she served in various capacities. Becky Hawk could always be counted on to follow through.


She and my dad met at, of all romantic places, a rabies clinic. She was living in Beaufort, South Carolina, and took her sister’s fluffy white cat to get a shot. She was quite a looker, and her sweater was covered in fur. It took all of dad’s will power not to help her clean off the sweater. He had no idea who she was but couldn’t get her out of his mind. She had that effect on people. Eventually, he found her and they were married in Savannah in December, 1953. They celebrated their 55th anniversary in 2008.


She was a true southern lady who could shoot straight and entertain with elegance. In fact, shooting skeet across Port Royal Sound was one of her passions. She loved the coast, and was one of the great sun-worshippers. Some of my greatest memories are of endless hours walking down the beach with mom as she identified plants and birds and collected shells. She was also a fashion plate who was naturally chic. She had a good eye and an unerring sense of what worked for her and she always looked fabulous.


I would like to think I inherited some of these qualities. I know my sister Jane has. This past week, I have had the privilege of talking with many people whose lives she touched. This is her legacy.

Rick Santorum Is a Block of Cheese

Rick Santorum has made a campaign of strange analogies, like his comparison of straight marriage to a napkin while gay marriage is a paper towel.   On Friday, celebrating the endorsement of the Iowa Secretary of State (for real; that's the best he's got), he explained why his Iowa surge is coming any day now:

“I’m confident that when they do, they’ll find one person who — maybe I’m not the flashiest person, I may be a little boring when it comes to, because I’m consistent.  My record isn’t swiss cheese. I mean it’s solid, it’s a solid block of cheese.”

I hope he keeps his cheese away from the heat otherwise it could sticky, slimy, and runny.

Merry Christmas From Rick Perry

Santorum is Soiled

Just when you thought Rick Santorum's presidential campaign couldn't get any more pathetic, the latest Gallup Poll shows that the former Senator, who has made anti gay self-loathing bigotry the centerpiece of his campaign, has slid to the bottom.  According to the latest polling of Republicans, Santorum is the least acceptable nominee.  He's the least acceptable among Republicans in general.  He's the least acceptable among Tea Party supporters.  He's the least acceptable among Republicans 55 and older.  The results are clear.  Nobody likes Santorum. 

The Return of Rita Jenrette!

If you were in South Carolina in the early 80s as I was, then you certainly recognize the name Rita Jenrette.  She was the younger second wife of long-time Democratic Congressman (back when SC elected Democrats) John Jenrette. It was scandal enough when John married her, but that was just the beginning.  He was convicted of bribery in 1980 and resigned, but Rita didn't give up the spotlight easily.  She posed for a nude pictorial in Playboy (my mother's comment on seeing the pictures - "That's a lot of silicone.").  I totally remember the pictorial mainly because it included pictures of Rita with a handsome nude man.  In the accompanying interview, Rita revealed that she and the Congressman had sex on the Capitol Steps, inspiring the DC comedy troupe of the same name.  She followed up her Playboy appearance with her film debut in the horror classic, Zombie Island Massacre.  I guess they still had drive-ins in those days.

So, what ever happened to Rita?  She's now Her Serene Highness the Principessa Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi!  She married an Italian prince and and fills her time preserving his Roman villa, cataloging the antiquities, and hosting glittering dinner parties.  Plus, she now says the sex on the steps never happened.  There was just a little cuddling.  I kind of wish she had kept that to herself. 

The former Rita Sue Carpenter of San Antonio, Texas has done well for herself.  Check out this piece in The New Yorker.  Frankly, I admire anyone who defies convention, particularly in a places as conservative as DC and SC.  Good for her. 

 This is Rita getting the last laugh. 

Quote of the Day

"Coming from someone who was once married to a gay man for 11 years (me) Ms. Bachmann's statement is an incredibly naive, ignorant and downright offensive thing to say. I may as well have married an inanimate object for all the love, happiness and fulfillment that marriage gave me. Just as many children, too. Zero. Why is it a woman's job to "fix" gay men? (not that I believe they need "fixing" - everyone just needs to be afforded the same rights as heterosexual people - why is this so difficult?)"

--A long time friend's Facebook posting in response to Michele Bachmann's insane belief that gays have full marriage rights, as long as they enter into opposite marriages.  No, I wasn't the gay man in question, but Michele Bachmann needs to listen women like my friend.  Bachmann wants to set up future generations of women and men for hurt and heartbreak.  Of course, I guess Michele has to hold fast to this belief, know what I mean? 

Why Perry's Anti-Gay Ad Will Fail

The short answer is, Iowa Republican voters aren't obsessed with gays.  They're much more concerned about the economy.  This week's Washington Post/New York Times poll of likely Iowa GOP caucus goers found that 40% ranked the economy and jobs as their number one concern.  Coming in a distant second was the budget deficit at 21%.  Everything else was in single digits including social issues at 9%. 

When asked what matters most in choosing a candidate to vote for, 71% said the candidate's views on the economy and 14% said social issues. 

Then there was this nugget, buried deep in the polling data and virtually ignored by the mainstream press:

"Which comes closer to your view?  Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry OR gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry OR there should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship?"

22% chose full marriage equality, 36% chose civil unions, 38% chose no legal recognition, and 3% had no answer.  That means that means that fully 58% of likely Republican caucus goers support legal recognition of our relationships.  These are Republicans who are committed enough to their party to go out on a freezing winter night and stand around a high school gym for hours to caucus.  If we've got these people on our side, we have clearly won the war.   

Thank God for Ellen

She got Steve Jones to bare it: 

The War on Christmas is Back!

And Jon Stewart is on the story:

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Quote of the Day

"Newt Gingrich is a stupid person's idea of what a smart person looks like." 

--Former Congressman Alan Grayson on MSNBC.  Here it is:

Rick Perry Blasts Obama for Gay Rights Stance

Yesterday, President Obama issued a memorandum directing "all agencies engaged abroad to ensure that U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance promote and protect the human rights of LGBT persons."  In light of what's going on in many parts of the world, with gays being thrown in jail and killed just for being gay, I would say this memorandum is incredibly appropriate.  Of course, Rick Perry fired back, calling it a "silly idea" and an assault on "faith." 

"Promoting special rights for gays in foreign countries is not in America’s interests and not worth a dime of taxpayers’ money."

The right not to be hunted down and murdered is not a "special right."  Perry will never see that because he doesn't see us as human beings.  He opposes anything that humanizes us.  I am heartened that, as of this posting, only 142 people have "liked" Perry's statement on Facebook. 

Timothy Kinkaid, writing on Box Turtle Bulletin, had this to say:

"Ideologically, it’s difficult to conceptualize a greater enemy to gay people. Santorum, perhaps. But never has there ever been in modern times a President who held the level of personal animosity that Rick Perry has for you. Not Eisenhower, not Nixon, not Johnson, not Reagan, and neither Bush. It is inconceivable that Perry could have the personal gay friendships of Reagan, the gay appointments of the Bushes, and certainly not the supportive views of Carter, Clinton, Ford, or Obama. None of the other credible GOP candidates, Romney, Gingrich, or even Bachmann would be worse."

Secretary Clinton's Historic Speech

Yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a ground breaking and historic speech at the UN.  It was on human rights for gays.  An excerpt:

"Today, I want to talk about the work we have left to do to protect one group of people whose human rights are still denied in too many parts of the world today. In many ways, they are an invisible minority. They are arrested, beaten, terrorized, even executed. Many are treated with contempt and violence by their fellow citizens while authorities empowered to protect them look the other way or, too often, even join in the abuse. They are denied opportunities to work and learn, driven from their homes and countries, and forced to suppress or deny who they are to protect themselves from harm.



I am talking about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, human beings born free and given bestowed equality and dignity, who have a right to claim that, which is now one of the remaining human rights challenges of our time. I speak about this subject knowing that my own country’s record on human rights for gay people is far from perfect. Until 2003, it was still a crime in parts of our country. Many LGBT Americans have endured violence and harassment in their own lives, and for some, including many young people, bullying and exclusion are daily experiences. So we, like all nations, have more work to do to protect human rights at home."

Watch the whole thing below.  It's well worth your time:

Belgium Gets Openly Gay PM

This is Elio Di Rupo, the new Prime Minister of Belgium who is also openly gay.  He is the world's second openly gay head of government (the Belgian King is head of state) after Iceland's Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. He is a socialist and the first French speaking Belgian PM since 1979.  In 1996, journalists demanded to know if Di Rupo was gay and his response was "yeah, so?"  Apparently, Belgians don't care.     

Monday's Man: Kelly Slater

When I saw this picture in yesterday's New York Times,

I knew I had Monday's Man.  He's professional surfer Kelly Slater and he just won his 11th world title. 

 For the record, he enjoys food documentaries, books about survival and thrill-seeking, and the music of Jack Johnson. 

 For the sake of comparison, here's a picture of Kelly when he had hair:

For my money, he is ten times hotter bald.



I'm sure none of you would be interested in this, but you can see a video of him running naked through a field here. 

Bullying Video Goes Viral

Perez Hilton took up the cause of this kid named Jonah and now his powerful video is everywhere:


Apparently, it actually is getting better for Jonah.  Watch him thank Perez:



You can check out Jonah's YouTube page here.  I particularly like his "Firework" video with his cute gal pal. 

Next Up: America's Next Top President

It was announced yesterday, that reality TV star Donald Trump and wingnut "news" site Newsmax have paired up for a Republican presidential debate.  It will be in Des Moines on December 27 and The Donald will be the moderator.  The trivialization of the once Grand Old Party is now complete. 

Jon Huntsman and Ron Paul have wisely announced that they will not participate.

The Cain Train No Longer Thinks It Can

The Hermanator is out, another innocent victim of the damn liberal media.  I was really looking forward to watching him debate the sanctity of marriage with President Obama. 

But there's still hope for that hypocrisy fest...