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It's THAT time of year (for the first time). We need to get organized, people. Location/Venues Music Events Workshops Food Volunteers "Rules and Boundaries" (Or should these be two categories?") and of course….."What about the children?"
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Exorcist writer William Peter Blatty is metaphorically vomiting split pea soup on the very institution that inspired his blockbuster book and multi-million dollar film franchise. The 85-year-0ld horror writer has gone on the record saying that Georgetown University, where the Exorcist was originally set and where he earned his Master’s degree in 1950, failed to adhere to Catholic principles, and should therefore be stripped of its Jesuit affiliation. Blatty is outraged by the university’s commitment to and support of the LGBT community, most notably the appointment of Georgetown’s first openly gay student body president, Nate Tisa, in March. Other reasons for his drama? The university once hosted the “the vile play” The Vagina Monologues. The university invited openly gay Georgetown alum Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) to give a speech on campus The university provides sexual health education to students, including a pro-choice advocacy group. In the past, Blatty has credited the scholarship he received from the university for helping to launch his writing career. Evidently, however, enough time has passed that he feels it’s okay to bite the hand that once fed him. Two months after Tisa was appointed student body president, Blatty began circulating a 198-page petition condemning the university for promoting a culture of “moral relativism” and an ideology of “radical autonomy.” Along with the petition, Blatty’s lawyer, Manuel A. Miranda, released the following statement: “The Petition we submit today is 198 pages, 476 footnotes, 91 appendices, 124 witness statements, a commissioned 120-page institutional audit of Georgetown, a sworn certification of facts, and a legal opinion. We have documented 23 years of Scandals and dissidence, over 100 Scandals in the most recent years alone.” Seriously? He could have written a new book with the work that went into 198 pages, 476 footnotes, 91 appendices, and 124 witness statements. The petition garnered more than 2,000 signatures from Georgetown alumni, and was sent to Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, along with the ultimatum: either better regulate the university, or strip it of its Catholic identity. “The petition’s primary aim is very much akin to pressuring someone that you love very much into going into rehab,” Blatty told the New York Times. In response to the Blatty’s petition, 1,200 Georgetown alumni, students, parents, teachers, and other supporters delivered their own petition to the Cardinal, asking that the university be allowed to continue to call itself Catholic and Jesuit. Georgetown’s Director of Communications Rachel Pugh released the following statement: “Our Catholic and Jesuit identity on campus has never been stronger. Academically, we remain committed to the Catholic intellectual tradition… We are proud of the countless ways that our students put their faith into action through service and justice programs.” Blatty, of course, was none to happy about this. On July 1, he responded with a dancing metaphor that was not on par with his literary heyday: “Georgetown’s defense is like a dancer doing pirouettes on the edge of the absurd.” Blatty’s most recent novel was published in 2010 and is titled Crazy, a word that unintentionally sums up his most recent actions. No word yet on what Cardinal Wuerl plans to do or whether he has even perused the 476 footnotes.
aka The Frankie and Zach Cornholing Watch Let's continue!
Normally, I don't pay any mind to click bait I find on the Internet, but a post from TIME Magazine entitled "Dear White Gays: Stop Stealing Black Female Culture" published on July 9, 2014 came to my attention. After reading it, I was surprised that TIME Magazine, arguably one of the most reputable magazines in the world had been the one to publish it. In it, the author Sierra Mannie explains in great detail how she is tired of seeing gay white men emulate strong African-American females because we don't know how it feels to be African-American and therefore should stop. I was very fortunate to grow up with parents who were always very open to anyone no matter their race. We never said nasty things about the color of another person's skin -- it's simply not how I was brought up. I don't see the color of people's skins, I see people. I know I only speak for myself when I say that and not everyone, but I think it's a great way to live life. I am not a black woman nor do I have any idea the struggles that black women have to go through an a daily basis, therefore I cannot speak to the trials and tribulations of the African America plight because I am white. I can sympathize and try to make the world a better place, but I certainly cannot imagine what it is like to be an African-American woman so I do not expect an African-American woman to try and explain to me what it's like being a homosexual white male because you don't know what you are talking about. Several times in the article, Ms. Mannie explains that "black people can't have anything," but Ms. Mannie, who is a resident of the state of Mississippi can get married to whomever she'd like and can also not be fired for being African-American, two privileges that a homosexual white male cannot have in the state of Mississippi and many other parts of the country. We also live in a country where -- and I'm sorry to say this -- but homophobia is far more socially accepted than racism. Large companies can donate large amounts of money to anti-gay funds who actively fight against gay rights. But if you worked for said-large company and said something negative about the color of someone else's skin, you would be fired immediately. She continues: "What is extremely unfairly denied you because of your sexuality could float back to you, if no one knew that you preferred the romantic and sexual company of men over women." Is Ms. Mannie telling me that I shouldn't be the loud-and-proud homosexual man I want to be in order to get ahead in life? Should I pretend to be straight in order to get what I want? The modern gay man doesn't find it necessary to undo years of gay rights in order to get ahead. We strive for change to -- just as you do and don't need you to tell us differently. We are very fortunate to live in a time when there are so many fabulous African-American women leading the charge in entertainment and culture. Oprah, Beyonce and Janet Jackson are strong women who have not only entertained us for years, but have enlightened many people about cultures, literature and music that they may have not been privy to before these and many other women exposed them to it. These women, along with countless others, have torn down racial boundaries by becoming not only relevant for African-American women, but culturally relevant for everyone in the world. That says a lot about how far we have come as a society. So, if a gay man wants to dress up and act like Beyonce -- let him. After all, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and it's a pretty sure bet that there was a gay man behind many of the gorgeous gowns and outrageous hairdos that Diana Ross, Patti LaBelle and Beyonce have graced the stage in over the past few decades. African-American women and gay men share many of the same interests when it comes to socializing and what we find entertaining. I think it's something that we should embrace not scrutinize. After all, where are the fabulous gay male pop stars for us to emulate? White gay men will never know what it actually feels like to be an African-American woman but at the same time, you will never know what it feels like to be a gay man. We take things from all cultures -- black or white, straight or gay -- to find our own identity and make them personal to us and you can never take that away from anyone. That is what makes everyone unique. I think it's time that we celebrate each other and stop telling other groups what to like, how to act and what to do. It's 2014 and we live in a country that is more progressive than it has even been before. Let's continue to make strides in bringing people together and stop publishing articles that tare the other group apart for the sake of getting clicks. I don't tell African-American women what to like and how to act, so please try to do the same for me.
Agree or disagree? His acting in this film has been much maligned, but I'm watching it for the first time in years, and it's actually very good as "Death" who is adjusting to being, and pretending to be, a mortal. Anthony Hopkins' acceptance of death is also a wonderful moment of acting and representative of how many would want to face and accept death.
Gravity star says paper has crossed 'far beyond just a laughable tabloid and into the arena of inciting violence' Actor George Clooney has accused the Daily Mail of concocting a false and irresponsible story about his fiancée, the human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin. He issued a strongly-worded statement to the popular American national newspaper, USA Today, following the publication of a Mail article which claimed that Alamuddin's mother, Baria, opposed their forthcoming marriage on religious grounds. It cited unnamed family members as its source. Clooney wrote: "I want to speak to the irresponsibility of Monday's Daily Mail report. I seldom respond to tabloids, unless it involves someone else and their safety or well being. The Daily Mail has printed a completely fabricated story about my fiancée's mother opposing our marriage for religious reasons. It says Amal's mother has been telling 'half of Beirut' that she's against the wedding. It says they joke about traditions in the Druze religion that end up with the death of the bride. Let me repeat that: the death of the bride." In his statement he dismantled the key details of the Mail's story: "None of the story is factually true. Amal's mother is not Druze. She has not been to Beirut since Amal and I have been dating, and she is in no way against the marriage." But that, in his view, was not "the issue." After claiming that he is used to the Mail "making up stories" about him, he argued that "this lie involves larger issues." He wrote: "The irresponsibility, in this day and age, to exploit religious differences where none exist, is at the very least negligent and more appropriately dangerous. We have family members all over the world, and the idea that someone would inflame any part of that world for the sole reason of selling papers should be criminal." Clooney, 53, whose father was a TV journalist and broadcaster, continued: "I'm the son of a newsman; I accept the idea that freedom of speech can be an inconvenience to my private life from time to time." But he was concerned by the fact that the Mail's false story had been picked up by hundreds of other outlets, such as Boston.com, New York Daily News, Gulf News and Emirates 24/7. Daily Mail story on George Clooney's fiancée Daily Mail story on George Clooney's fiancée He concluded his statement by writing: "The Daily Mail, more than any other organisation that calls itself news, has proved time and time again that facts make no difference in the articles they make up. "And when they put my family and my friends in harm's way, they cross far beyond just a laughable tabloid and into the arena of inciting violence. They must be so very proud." He cited three "idiotic" and false stories that the Mail has fabricated about him and Alamuddin: she was pregnant, their marriage will take place on the set of Downton Abbey and he is running for political office. These are, he claims, stories "they sit at their computers and invent." The latest Mail Online version of the story is different from the one published in the newspaper on Monday. It was amended six hours after it was originally posted on the website. But it still states that Alamuddin's mother, Baria, "is not so impressed" with Clooney and "wanted her to marry within their strict Lebanese religious sect, according to close family friends." USA Today reports that the Mail "did not respond to requests for comment."
George Clooney attacks Daily Mail over 'irresponsible' story on his fiancée
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It's only a matter of time before Zach and Frankie make BB USA history.
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It was a pre-teen soap that brought the world Sarah Michelle Gellar and Brittany Daniel? It was circa 1993
My position on gay marriage is much like a firm Catholic and divorce. I would not marry a man, but I certainly respect those who believe otherwise. The law and society must not put obstacles in the way of people of the same sex who wish to marry. I think our society is pretty much there now. The question is: would you vote for a first openly gay President who felt that way and who happened to be a Republican? In other words, what trumps what?
I make almost twice what my sister and her husband make together, and they have two children. I've had to help both children through college, along with my parents--my sister and her husband are so broke they can't contribute to tuition. I worry when my parents die I will have to help my sister--she has no retirement plan.
1. Womanly butts 2. White/Caucasian with yellow skin 3. Feminine-looking pecs (manboobs, moobs) A guy with one of those features is great. Two is better. Three is the trifecta!
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Any help will be appreciated. She's a great girl and I would really like to make a good impression. I've only got about 30 years until she's paroled, so I have to work fast! Also, something that will fit through bars and doesn't require heating - no stove here in these primitive surroundings! - is needed. But I know you can come through for me. You'd better.
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He's been vacationing on the beautiful islands off Spain for the last few days. And on Friday, Will Smith took the action to the water, spotted aboard a luxury yacht off the coast of Formentera. The 45-year-old actor showed off his sculpted physique in just a pair of white shorts, much to the thrill and approval of onlookers. The Men In Black star was joined by a large group of fellow yacht passengers, getting their tan on in the sunshine. They were all pictured gazing curiously at something below the aquatic vessel, with one pal excitedly pointing something out to his friends. Earlier in the day, Will was seen waving at fans while aboard a much smaller boat, clad in a light blue shirt and the same shorts. On Thursday, the father-of-three was pictured on the beach in Ibiza, having been living it up in the party hotspot the previous evening. He apparently caught the eye of a bevy of beauties, who followed him around the beach, eager to get a photo with him - a topless woman among them. Will is vacationing without wife Jada Pinkett-Smith and their children, Jaden, 16, and Willow, 13. He also has son Trey, 21, from a previous marriage.
I'll be fully honest, I've never been there, but like what I've heard of the place. Of course, I'd try living there for more than just a week or so first, but was curious what DL'ers think of the place?
Someone mentioned Elayne Boosler. But who else among the celebs is really aging badly?
Gets a rave review in Guardian. I find it fascinating that Linklater kept the filming a secret for so many years (for those who don't know about the film, it chronicles the life of a boy and his family over 11 real years). He is a great director and I love that he is not a shameless self-promoter. He just sort of keeps it really quiet and announces his films when they're ready to be shown. Any other DLers like his work?
gay or straight? and who's she dating?
We all know it, but have those trashy hard rockers from the 70s ever admitted this?
There is evidence at least 20 prominent figures - including former MPs and government ministers - abused children for "decades", a former child protection manager has claimed. Peter McKelvie, whose allegations led initially to a 2012 police inquiry, said a "powerful elite" of paedophiles carried out "the worst form" of abuse. The government has already announced two reviews into claims of abuse. The Home Office's top civil servant will appear before MPs later. BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson said the child abuse probes had been spurred on by "dramatic shifts in public attitudes". Permanent secretary Mark Sedwill will face questions from the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee about his department's handling of child abuse allegations made over a 20-year period. 'Almost exclusively boys' Announcing the reviews in the House of Commons on Monday, Home Secretary Theresa May said the first would be a wide-ranging inquiry - similar to the inquiry into the Hillsborough disaster - led by an independent panel of experts on law and child protection. The second review - which is to be led by head of the NSPCC Peter Wanless - would cover how police and prosecutors handled information given to them, she told MPs. Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Home Secretary Theresa May: "With allegations as serious as these, the public needs to have complete confidence" The chairman of the wider inquiry is expected to be named and the inquiry's terms of reference are set to be unveiled on Tuesday. These may or may not include allowing evidence from alleged victims of abuse. Following the announcements, Mr McKelvie - giving his first television interview for 20 years - told the BBC he believed there was evidence to link a number of former politicians to an alleged paedophile network. "I would say we are looking at upwards of 20 (people) and a much larger number of people who have known about it and done nothing about it, who were in a position to do something about it," he said. Mr McKelvie said some of those who were alleged to have abused children had now died. He told the BBC he had spoken to victims over "many, many years" and that children - "almost exclusively boys" - were moved around like "lumps of meat". They had been subjected to the "worst form of abuse", including rape, he said. Mr McKelvie was a child protection manager in Hereford and Worcester and worked on the conviction of paedophile Peter Righton - a former consultant to the National Children's Bureau. Righton, who is now dead, was also a founding member of the Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE), before he was convicted of importing child pornography. However, Mr McKelvie told the BBC that the evidence discovered in the case went much further than simply Righton. 'Boxes of evidence' Mr McKelvie - who had access to documents relating to paedophile networks linked to the Righton inquiry - said he told police in 2012 there were seven boxes of potential evidence being stored by West Mercia police. He said the evidence included letters between Righton and other alleged paedophiles. In 2012, Mr McKelvie took his concerns to Labour MP Tom Watson, who then raised the matter in Parliament, prompting a preliminary police inquiry in 2012 that became a formal inquiry in 2013. (more at link)
Is the pedophile scandal in the UK really hitting the fan now?
I just took a recent trip to a foreign country with a group of friends. I was the unofficial photographer and now everyone wants to see photos. Not everyone is on Facebook. I don't want to use twitter, tumblr or Instagram because, as I understand them, those are more intended for ongoing newsfeeds and not creating one-time albums. I just want to dump it all online once and be done with it. One woman wants me to post them on Shutterfly but isn't that for ordering prints? They don't really seem to display the photos full screen for online viewing. Ideally I'd like a free service to display the photos in albums, with the option of viewing them full screen.
Everyone has heard about Marlon and the girl in Last Tango, and Chloe and Vincent Gallo in Brown Bunny..but why don't we see it more? And for that matter, when it happens, is it usually the result of a director taking things too far, or desperate and/or drugged, out of control actors doing what they do best? Remember that 90s flick The Lover by Jean-Jacques Annaud? At one point you see actor Tony Leung's dick slip into the 16 year-old actress playing Marguerite Duras. In a case like this, would people blame the director or the actress/actor? Is there any way it would help any of their careers, or would it just brand ayone associated with the incident as irresponsible and unreliable?
What's on his IPod? I'll start with, of course, Fingertips Part I - Stevie Wonder Part II are gone
Man Loses Fingertips On 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' Ride At Disney World
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Meh... I'm having a hard time getting past third episode... Have they recast Shelly?
Does anyone remember her? This is really creepy. I've linked a documentary found on Youtube. The day she died, she had just taped an episode of "What's My Line". The episode still aired that night. This is from Wikipedia: Kilgallen claimed she conducted an interview with Jack Ruby inside the Dallas courthouse where he was tried for the shooting death of Lee Harvey Oswald, although she never revealed the subject of their purported conversation.[38] Four or five months later, she obtained a copy of Ruby's testimony to the Warren Commission, which was published on the front pages of the Journal American,[39] the Philadelphia Inquirer,[40] the Seattle Post Intelligencer,[41] and other newspapers. Most of that testimony did not become officially available to the public until the commission released its 26 volumes of hearings and exhibits in November 1964, around the time of the first anniversary of the assassination.[42] The first of three installments of the Ruby testimony under Kilgallen's byline appeared in the Journal American on August 18.[43] Kilgallen had a history of government criticism, suggesting in 1959 that the CIA recruited members of the Mafia to assassinate Fidel Castro, which many years later was proven to be the case.[44] By the time of the assassination, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had been keeping a file on the "flighty and irresponsible" columnist (his words about her were preserved in his own handwriting)[45] for 25 years.[46] The FBI tried to determine who had given the columnist a transcript of Jack Ruby's testimony to the Warren Commission.[47] The agency abandoned, in September 1964, all attempts to identify this source.[47] The attempts had included sending two FBI agents to Kilgallen's house, where she told them she would not identify the source under any circumstances.[47] The Voice of Broadway as it was published in the Journal American on September 30, 1964, included the following about the release of the single book containing the Warren Commission report, which was about two months before the 26 volumes were released: ...from what I have read, I would be inclined to believe that the Federal Bureau of Investigation might have been more profitably employed in probing the facts of the case rather than how I got them – which does seem a waste of time to me. At any rate, the whole thing smells a bit fishy. It's a mite too simple that a chap kills the President of the United States, escapes from that bother, kills a policeman, eventually is apprehended in a movie theater under circumstances that defy every law of police procedure, and subsequently is murdered under extraordinary circumstances. The Warren Report made a great effort to note that the FBI and the Secret Service were delinquent in their duty, and that the press media – TV, radio and newspaper – also were responsible for the confusion that made Oswald's murder possible. Baloney. Oswald was not killed by a newspaperman. He was killed by a nightclub owner well-known to the police – Jack Ruby. How can the Warren Commission pretend to forget that?[48] In her column that the Journal American published on June 9, 1965, Kilgallen called The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film) "a routine melodrama with the plot telegraphed as neatly as if it had been sent by Western Union."[49] She said this at a time when many people who had seen the film before the assassination looked back on it with anxiety and with concern about whether Oswald had watched it or drawn inspiration from it.[50] According to Kilgallen's statement published on June 9, she was prompted to recall her impression of the old film (a few months before an American television network revived it for the first time)[51] because some Hollywood insiders were saying the screenplay for Seconds (film), scheduled to start filming in the New York area later in 1965, was "as off-beat as The Manchurian Candidate." Kilgallen did not live to see the completion of Seconds, which starred Rock Hudson. She made her point that The Manchurian Candidate was hardly off-beat. In September 1965, more than a year after her scoop of Jack Ruby's testimony to the Warren Commission, Kilgallen said, referring to the murders of JFK, police officer J. D. Tippit and Oswald, "That story isn't going to die as long as there's a real reporter alive, and there are a lot of them alive."[52] That was the last sentence in her column item about Marina Oswald Porter's possible knowledge of the possible doctoring of an incriminating snapshot she had taken of Lee holding a rifle and The Militant socialist newspaper that Life featured on its cover in 1964.[52] DEATH: On November 8, 1965, Kilgallen was found dead on the third floor of her five-story brownstone, just 12 hours after she had appeared live on What's My Line?. Her hairdresser, Marc Sinclaire, found her body when he arrived that morning to style her hair.[7] He said decades later that she always slept on the fifth floor, adding that on November 8 he used his key to the brownstone and went directly to the third floor where he always did her hair near her large wardrobe closet.[7] She had apparently succumbed to a fatal combination of alcohol and barbiturates, possibly concurrent with a heart attack. It is not known whether the death was a suicide or an accidental overdose, although the amount of barbiturate in her system "could well have been accidental," said medical examiner James Luke.[61] Dorothy Kilgallen was interred in a modest grave at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York. Kilgallen and Arlene Francis appeared as Joan Crawford impostors on an episode of the daytime version of To Tell The Truth that was videotaped on November 2, 1965, and broadcast six days later while United Press International broke the news about Kilgallen's death.[62] CBS News immediately noticed the report on its UPI machine from the Teletype Corporation.[63] Anchor Douglas Edwards announced it during the five-minute live newscast he regularly did promptly after the closing credits of To Tell The Truth.[63] He clarified for viewers that the preceding broadcast on which they had seen Kilgallen had been "prerecorded."[63] Kilgallen's appearance on this game show episode has been lost because of wiping.[64] The CBS Afternoon News with Douglas Edwards was not preserved, either. Because of her open criticism of the Warren Commission and other US government entities, and her association with Jack Ruby and a 1964 private interview with him, Ramparts speculated that she was murdered by members of the same alleged conspiracy against JFK.[65] The February 1967 edition of Cosmopolitan, then edited by Helen Gurley Brown, reprinted the Ramparts article. Kilgallen's claims that she was under surveillance [66] led to a theory that she might have been murdered. She reportedly had told a few friends after her Ruby interview that she was "about to blow the JFK case sky high."[67] Throughout her career she consistently refused to identify any of her sources whenever a government agency questioned her, and that might have posed a threat to the alleged JFK conspirators.[68] Kilgallen's autopsy did not suggest evidence of homicide.[4] On the death certificate, however, medical examiner James Luke typed "circumstances undetermined" underneath his notation "acute ethanol and barbiturate intoxication."[69] According to Kilgallen's Washington Post obituary, Dr. Luke spent 45 minutes at the death scene.[70] The medical examiner's office documented, however, that he had spent an hour and five minutes there.[71] Another medical examiner named Dominick DiMaio signed the death certificate, typing below his signature that he was doing this "for James Luke."[69] Referring to Kilgallen's death certificate, Dr. DiMaio said in a 1995 interview quoted in Midwest Today magazine, "I wasn't stationed in Manhattan [where Kilgallen died]. I was in Brooklyn. Are you sure I signed it? I don't see how the hell I could have signed it in the first place. You got me."[7] He added that the only reason why Dr. Luke would not have signed the document was if he had not visited the death scene or performed the autopsy.[7] But evidence indicates Dr. Luke did both.[69][70]
Robert Redford will play the famed news anchor in “Truth.” "Rathergate," the scandal that erupted in September of 2004 after Dan Rather reported that George W. Bush had received special treatment while serving in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War, will be the subject of an upcoming film starring Robert Redford as Rather and Cate Blanchett as CBS News producer Mary Mapes. Rather, whose reputation was tainted after it was revealed that CBS News was unable to authenticate some of the documents upon which his report was based, found out about the film deal just one day before the news broke, via a call from Mapes. The film is based on Mapes' 2005 memoir Truth and Duty: The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power. "I want to emphasize that I'm no expert in the movie business. What I know about the movie business could be written on the back of a postage stamp," Rather tells THR. "But I at least know enough to recognize that having the Sundance Kid make a film about political and corporate interference of news can only help audiences understand why a truly independent press and strong investigative reporting are so important in a country such as ours." Rather first met Redford in the mid-1970s and last saw him about three years ago at Redford's Sundance Film Festival. "He has more faith in truth-telling than most people in Hollywood," adds Rather. "In no small part because of that I'm of course pleased and honored that he's agreed to take on the challenge of trying to make a film about political and corporate interference with truth-telling investigative journalism." Rather, for his part, has stood by his 60 Minutes report over the years. He states that the internal investigation (that led to the firing of Mapes) could never prove that the documents were forgeries. "I'm cautiously optimistic," says Rather of the film. "Although I have no illusions. Not everybody is going to like the idea that a film is being made. And not everybody is going to like the film, however it turns out." James Vanderbilt, the screenwriter behind The Amazing Spider-Man and White House Down, will adapt the screenplay, and make his directorial debut with the Mythology Entertainment project. Brad Fischer, William Sherak, Vanderbilt and Mikkel Bondesen are producing. Rather says he's open to meeting with Redford for the film, but he has yet to hear from the actor. "I'd be happy to help him any way I can. I might make the price for that his bringing along Ms. Blanchett," jokes Rather, who has never met the two-time Oscar winner. "I've admired her work for a long time. I thought Blue Jasmine was a new high for her, and that's mighty high."
Dan Rather 'Cautiously Optimistic' About 'Rathergate' Biopic
I find the site annoying and make a point of not clicking on the links, but why do others hate it? I'm not American and have limited knowledge of US media culture.
What are the signs? I'm not talking about someone who likes to toke up on the weekends. I'm talking about daily use, serious dependancy types. How can you tell?
With Anthony nude or non-nude?
Read the link. Damn we have to wait for October?
So what did Scott Caan do to Neil Patrick Harris outside a nightclub?
Super cute retards run the board.
Touchy and smiley.
Will Smith and his touchy, hairy friend vacation in Ibiza without Jada and the kids
You are Joan Wilder, the novelist? Yes, I am. I read your books. I read all your books. ¡Juanita! ¡Es Juanita!
I don't know why I bother.
A really gay show right now? Should I give in and start watching? How many gay characters are there right now?
My father told me this Don't rush to be a man.
Today in Strangest Study of the Day RECOMMENDED FOR YOU David Letterman Walks Out During Joan Rivers Interview World Cup Whimsy Captured in New McDonalds Ad Kim Jong Un Swears 'Merciless' Retaliation if New Seth Rogen Film Released by Taboola It has been a weird week in health news. First doctors said that Justin Bieber might save young boys’ lives (the “hip” bowl cut is actually a form of sun protection — skin cancer be gone!), and now scientists out of the University of Exeter insist that smelling farts could actually prevent cancer, among other diseases. Uh, okay. “Although hydrogen sulfide gas”—produced when bacteria breaks down food—”is well known as a pungent, foul-smelling gas in rotten eggs and flatulence, it is naturally produced in the body and could in fact be a healthcare hero with significant implications for future therapies for a variety of diseases,” Dr. Mark Wood said in a university release. Although the stinky gas can be noxious in large doses, the researchers seem to think that a whiff here and there has the power to reduce risks of cancer, strokes, heart attacks, arthritis, and dementia by preserving mitochondria. Researchers are even coming up with their own compound to emulate the stinky smell’s health benefits. “‘We have exploited this natural process by making a compound, called AP39, which slowly delivers very small amounts of this gas specifically to the mitochondria,” Professor Matt Whiteman, who worked on the study to be published in the Medicinal Chemistry Communications journal, said. So thank the guy in the elevator. While it might have seemed like the ride from hell, IT MIGHT JUST SAVE YOUR LIFE. Or not.
Ridiculous Study of the Day Says Smelling Farts Might Prevent Cancer
Gays, bakeries everywhere erupt into applause.
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Cool!
Newly Discovered Behind The Scenes Footage From "The Exorcist"
Lay it on us.
I have only heard bad things, but have never had the misfortune of a being stuck with their insurance. However, I family member who is a member, who does nothing but complain about depression stress, and other increasingly worrisome psychological ailments. I say "Go see a psychologist;" they say "It's Kaiser, it's not that easy!" My question is: How does it work? I believe they have an HMO, but might be wrong. Interestingly enough, I did a fairly extensive search for provider, and come up with nothing--- just a number for their behavioral health centers. Can you not just see an in-network psychologist? Do they really make it harder than all of the other insurance providers?
I'm posting from Brazil. It feels like NYC on 9/11.
[quote]In guidelines published Friday, the World Health Organization said that it “strongly recommends men who have sex with men consider taking antiretroviral medicines as an additional method of preventing HIV infection.” Whoa.
WHO says all men who have sex with men should take antiretroviral drugs
Have you ever gone online hooking when you were drunk and bought someone you regret?
I should switch doctors, right?
I'd say this one qualifies by any standard.
I have gone so downhill in just the last three years. The balding happened all of a sudden.
Does it work? Do they allow dick pics in the men for men section?
Did anyone else read that book?
SALT LAKE CITY — More than 1,000 gay and lesbian couples who married in Utah after the state same-sex marriage ban was overturned could get benefits in 10 days after a favorable ruling from a federal appeals court. Five months after the ban was struck down, a different federal judge in May ruled the state must lift its ban on benefits – such as child custody – for same-sex couples. The state asked the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to delay the benefits while the larger issue of the marriage ban makes its way through the courts. On Friday, the 10th Circuit denied Utah’s request for an indefinite delay. Instead, justices gave them until July 21 to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in. The Utah Attorney General’s Office said in a news release Friday it plans to ask the Supreme Court to extend the stay to avoid “uncertainty” for the couples. This case is separate from the ongoing judicial review of the constitutionality of the state’s same-sex marriage ban. The 10th Circuit recently upheld a December opinion from a federal judge in Utah who overturned the ban. Utah state officials plan to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The gay and lesbian couples awaiting benefits tied the knot during the 17-day window when same-sex marriages were legal. The U.S. Supreme Court brought them to a halt. Utah officials argued they had no choice but to hold off on benefits until an appeals court ruled on same-sex marriage. That triggered a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of four couples.
Appeals court rejects Utah’s request for indefinite stay of gay marriage ruling
Men have been dieing for years.
Which state will legalize it next? AFAIK only a few counties in Nevada have legalized it. But that was a long, long time ago. We really need to get the ball rolling on this.
Here ya go
Anyone want to see a very angry and cracked out black guy on Chaturbate?
really mountains?
Have you ever gone online shopping when you were drunk and bought something you regret?
According to Charles Busch and John Epperson, on the commentrary track for "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?", that is. I think they made actually very good choices--they are all immediately identifiable by gay men according to what movie they're from. The first is from "Baby Jane," of course: "But ya ARE, Blanche! Ya ARE in a wheelchair!" Can you guess the other four? One other was also said by Bette Davis. (Don't go for obscure choices--all four are super-famous.)
I know he found fame from FNL, but he had some pretty significant flops (John Carter, Savages, Battleship) all within 6 months. How the fuq is he being offered a lead role for the new season of True Detective? In what universe does he follow Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConehey (sp?)?
It was terrifying enough when police this week found skeletal remains in a woman's New York City apartment and learned that they belonged to the tenant's mother. In a twist straight out of a Alfred Hitchcock movie, the New York Post reports that Chava Stirn had been sleeping next to her mother's corpse for three years. The 28-year-old Brooklyn woman also propped up the remains of her mother, 61-year-old Susie Rosenthal, at the dinner table and dressed her up. "It’s a scene right out of ‘Psycho,'" an anonymous cop told the tabloid. "This is one of the weirdest cases I’ve ever seen." Stirn would reportedly set up Rosenthal's bones on a bed of trash bags in the kitchen, and would pull a chair near the remains to sleep at night. The Post reports: She refused to let anyone inside the apartment, so a relative would sometimes leave food outside her door, the police sources said. Neighbors often heard strange noises coming from the apartment. “When I listened, she was screaming . . . [She yelled] ‘I kill myself, I kill myself!’ ” said Malka Lerner, 41. Police entered the 15th Avenue residence in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn when they recieved a call about a foul smell on Monday. Stirn allegedly said she wanted to harm herself and was taken in for a psychiatric evaluation, as police searched the home. Another neighbor told DNAInfo that the odor was overpowering. "I've never smelled something like that before," Amin Ashrafov said. It's yet unclear what caused Rosenthal's death.
'Psycho' Daughter Slept And Ate Next To Mom's Corpse For 3 Years
Other than the royal family, England has not produced anything of value (like cars, electronics, or anything in fact) for decades. To me, England is no longer relevant. It is a thing of the past.
I'm thinking of applying for a study abroad semester. I grow up in NY state so used to cold but will I be inside because of rain all the time?
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What are your opinions on payday loans? Why would somebody get one instead of just getting a credit card?Would you date a guy who got them?
I love him. He did it. He is perfect
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Hillary Clinton may have had a rocky start as she tests the waters, but a new poll finds if the presidential election were today she would trounce every Democratic and Republican politician -- by a large margin. he non-partisan Quinnipiac University poll released yesterday finds Hillary Clinton "sweeps" both the Democratic and Republican field if she were to run for president. Clinton would take 58 percent of the vote in a Democratic primary, and would trounce every Republican challenger, by seven to nine points. In a match up against Republicans Chris Christie, Rand Paul, or Mike Huckabee, Clinton would win by nine points. Against Jeb Bush or Paul Ryan, she would win by seven. She would also take the women's vote in those races, by 16 to 19 points. "Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton takes a ton of heat on wealth, book sales and her legacy at the State Department, but she emerges with no serious Democratic challenger, while the Republican field remains clustered and flustered," Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, said in the poll's release.
New Poll: If Election Were Today, Hillary Clinton Would Beat Every Democrat And Republican
I have a friend- really a fuck buddy- and the other day he brought his poppers with him. I am 45 and I have never done poppers. But he asked to try them and I did. I liked the feeling somewhat but I wonder about the after effects. Have you ever used poppers, or stopped using them? How safe are they- and is everyone unique in how they effect you? I have heard of straight people using them. And I got a bad headache after using them - is that normal?
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I always thought it was until batshit Right-wing loons went on a rampage claiming that it wasn't, probably because they love it so much.
Redman is dickin with us. She gathered her fun. REM's first album. Dick in in the mouth , L
I'm a relative newbie here, but I've noticed that many threads about fairly innocuous topics tend to devolve into Betty-Davis-v.-Joan-Crawford-level cat fights. For example, I'm loving the hell out of all of The View threads currently playing out. I have even popped into a couple of them just to throw a conversational hand grenade just to keep the pot boiling. I have a sense that I'm not the only one. If anybody knows of any classic cat fight threads, please post a link to them, along with a short description.
Newbie
I'm in the market for a new used car. I've always driven cars with cloth seats, but all the cars I've been looking at have leather seats. Any opinions on leather in the summer and winter months?
This water slide just opened at Shitterbarn in Kansas City, KS. Would you ride it?
Ok, this is on my OH HELL NO LIST
JohnEric
Eeevillll!
Tell me.
Is the site officially controlled by 60 year old lesbians and bored fraus now? Who the fuck watches this shit to the point we have several threads on it running?
New York probably isn't the best place to retire for someone who hated the media, nosy fans and the paparazzi. Why didn't she buy some small farm in Sweden and make Swedish meatballs in peace for the rest of her life?
The world is abuzz with news that actor Laverne Cox has become the first transgender person to appear on the cover of Time magazine. If I understand the current state of the ever-shifting ethic and rhetoric of transgenderism, that is not quite true: Bradley Manning, whom we are expected now to call Chelsea, beat Cox to the punch by some time. Manning’s announcement of his intention to begin living his life as a woman and to undergo so-called sex-reassignment surgery came after Time’s story, but, given that we are expected to defer to all subjective experience in the matter of gender identity, it could not possibly be the case that Manning is a transgendered person today but was not at the time of the Time cover simply because Time was unaware of the fact, unless the issuance of a press release is now a critical step in the evolutionary process. As I wrote at the time of the Manning announcement, Bradley Manning is not a woman. Neither is Laverne Cox.
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Did they make Max von Sydow and co. re-dub their lines as well? Blair was talking over them in the exorcism scenes. They couldn't have just taken out her voice and slipped Mercedes McCambridge's in, right? Actors having to dub lines must want to rip their hair out.
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What's the dirt on him? Anyone know him or met him? He seems like a sweetheart. I never found him attractive before, certainly not fuckable, but now as I'm watching "Looking", my opinion has shifted. I never watched "Glee" fwiw.
Silicon Valley Brooklyn Def Jam Records
OK, I'm a bit behind the times, and feel a strange urge (brainwashing?) to watch this movie. Will I regret it?
The viscera is collagen. It is a Greek word. I means that your body does not break down.
Summer is here. Now what?
And here I was pissed that Jolie was getting the part, due to the fact that the bitch can't fucking act! --- Just when we thought there weren't enough leading roles for Black women in Hollywood, they create one and give it to a White woman. Film producer Scott Rudin has purchased the film rights to upcoming biography 'Queen of the Nile, Cleopatra: A Life,' and has confirmed that the movie "is being developed for and with [Angelina] Jolie." Jolie, a Hollywood A-lister, will do her best in bringing the story of the famed Egyptian queen to life, and it appears no one doubts she can do it... including Pulitzer prize-winning author Stacy Schiff, who penned the biography, "Cleopatra: A Life," a book that won't be on shelves until the fall. Schiff already heavily endorses Jolie, stating, "I think she'd be perfect for it and I can see a possible Oscar in her future. Physically, she's got the perfect look." Gasp, the nerve! "She's got the perfect look?" Honestly, I don't care how full Angelina Jolie's lips are, how many African children she adopts, or how bronzed her skin will become for the film, I firmly believe this role should have gone to a Black woman. I mean, isn't it enough that 47 years ago, dame Elizabeth Taylor was cast to portray Cleopatra in one of the most expensive films ever made? That Elizabeth Taylor was actually the third White woman to be tapped for the Cleopatra role -- following Vivien Leigh and Claudette Colbert -- just makes this all the more comical. Were Vanessa Williams, Halle Berry and Thandie Newton unavailable for auditions that day? Why does Hollywood think it's even slightly plausible to cast White women in roles that would be more sensible to cast a Black actress for? Especially when that role is an African queen. It happened just two years ago, in 2007's thriller "Stuck," directed by Stuart Gordon, based on the true story of a Chante Mallard. The story tells a tale of a woman who hits a homeless man with her car and results with him trapped in her car's windshield. Instead of getting the man help, Mallard (played by actress Mena Suvari) opts to let him die slowly in her garage. The interesting thing is Mallard is a Black woman, and Suvari, who was cast to play the role, is -- surprise, surprise -- a White woman. Adding insult to injury, instead of just casting a Black woman to play the role, the film gave Suvari a more "ethnic look" for the role, by adding stereotypical cornrows to her hair. Hollywood, are you serious? Now, Jolie is set to play Cleopatra, who isn't as technically perfect as some would claim if you study the Queen of the Nile's distinguished history. First and foremost, the role should be given to a younger actress -- think Jurnee Smollett -- considering Cleopatra began her reign as Queen of Egypt at the tender age of 18 and ended her own life at the age of 39. Secondly, while historically there is no concrete confirmation that Cleopatra was of a darker complexion, there is more evidence than not that she was Black, and not entirely of Macedonian Greek ancestry, as Shakespeare, leagues of painters and now Hollywood would have us believe. And, ultimately, while Cleopatra's heritage remains under speculation, it remains that she was in fact an African queen. Jolie -- not so perfect. What's next? A biopic on Sojourner Truth played by Betty White?
Out of control mother brawls with her vicious brats in the supermarket.
According to Popnography, Robert Downey Jr. tells Rolling Stone magazine that his rumored bisexuality was something he manufactured: "A lot of my peer group think I'm an eccentric bisexual. That's OK. Being relaxed about sexuality is something you're born with...[My bisexuality] was manufactured. I didn't have an identity. I was playing around. I expressed it. I grew up in the Rocky Horror Picture Show world, where even my butch friends turned out to be androgynous on Saturday nights."
Covered in paint or mud.
Is it better than Santa Fe? Do residents really call it "The Big Q"? I drove through at sunset on I-10 and it was a beautiful vista, mountains, fading light hitting the color in the stones. It was awesome. But what kind of industry/economy is there? What's the weather like? Can you get anything other than SW/Mexican food? How much does a nice home cost? A nice condo? I have an urge to make a very stupid, very rapid decision...
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I knew it! Rihanna was just a cover for these two bitches to hook up.
It's important, and the other thread got closed... so present away, men!
Twenty years ago, I used to think about him often while I masturbated when he starred in Wings. He was so hot with fabulous hair and ass. I recently saw him on Hot in Cleveland, and he has aged badly, and I don't understand why. What happened to his face? Has he had a substance abuse problem? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R70N6Np-ht4
He wanted to be a movie star in the worst way.
Seriously, that guy pings louder than a drunk, lonely drag queen at last call. Who believes he loves the ladies? His mother?
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I can't find it.
Because the last thread is just about full
Will he "tell all" about having sex with men?
Post your TRUE stories of meeting a (seemingly) heterosexual man or woman who immediately started giving off the vibe that they were interested in you. Were they married or single? What did they do to show their interest and how did you respond? What was the outcome? No "straight-acting" fantasies or anything along those lines. This is for true stories.
Does anyone remember this obscure horror film? Scared me to death when I was little.
Greatest band ever. For one example, Touch Me I'm going to scream II
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Is Miami even in production or are they going with another overhaul? NY is said to do another complete overhaul. BH is struggling. aTL pulls in huge ratings but the network does a shitty job of promoting it. NJ- we'll see. OC seems to be doing well.
[quote]Rosie O'Donnell has made her deal with "The View" ... sources connected with the negotiations tell TMZ. We're told the show will make the announcement shortly. TMZ broke the story ... the negotiations fired up a few days ago and the deal was almost completed by end of business day Monday. The deal is now complete. Rosie will join Whoopi Goldberg on the show. As we reported, producers are also looking for a Latina and a conservative. Two conservative candidates who are being scoped are Abby Huntsman and Margaret Hoover.
Larchmont Yacht Club
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[italic]One of many articles[/italic] Men who have not been circumcised typically have larger penises than men who have been circumcised. What is the reason for this? Circumcision is a surgical process usually performed when the male is in his infancy. It removes the foreskin from his penis. It is a traumatic process for the infant and some researchers believe that it creates deep-based psychological fears, as the male is so young. When the foreskin is surgically removed it creates scarring and scar tissue. If a circumcised male looks at his penis he can usually see the scarring between the shaft of the penis where it meets the corona (the corona is at the base or back of the head of the penis). The scarring is usually visible because the skin will have a different color than the rest of the penis. This scarring damages the tissues in this area of the penis and will impede penis length on erection. Because this is done in infancy (usually) and before puberty, this will affect the size of the penis when it gets its growth spurt during adolescence. An Australian scientific study measured 158 men for penis length. They compared circumcised and uncircumcised men. They found that the average penis length in circumcised men was 5% less than non-circumcised men. This, of course, is the average. Some men lost less and some men lost more of their size. It's also worth noting the research of Dr. John Taylor who revealed that 51% of an infant's penile skin is removed with circumcision. But affecting penis size isn't the only problem with circumcision. The foreskin is rich in sensory nerve endings and is one of the main areas of the penis that increases a man's sexual pleasure. When it is removed this decreases the sexual pleasure a man will feel during intercourse. The foreskin is also rich in tactile nerve endings, like those found in the fingertips that can perceive very fine sensations through feeling. With removal of the foreskin, the male loses this very fine touch sensation in his penis. This is important because he won't be able to "feel" the vagina with his penis. The scarring of the penis cannot be reversed, unfortunately, but there are methods of natural penis enlargement that can help increase a man's size if he was robbed of it through this surgical procedure.
Why is it That Men Who Are "Uncut" (Uncircumcised) Typically Have Bigger Penises?
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Oh God, she's still a delusional mess! In a new interview with the San Francisco Examiner, Jackson talks about his upcoming part in Ryan Murphy’s HBO pilot about open relationships. Jackson, himself in sober recovery, will play a meth addict. Teasing the new HBO show, the actor, who has already appeared nude onstage, admits he has no caveats when it comes to getting naked for his HBO role "only" if it’s “germane to the story.” In September, Jackson filed for divorce. A month later, he publicly began dating a fellow actor. At the same time, Jackson shaved his head, grew a mustache and got Elvis Presley lyrics tattooed on his arm. The media labeled the drastic transition for the once clean-cut actor as a sign of a midlife crisis. “I have had quite a difficult and transitional year. Despite this newfound reputation as a 38-year-old bad boy, Jackson said settling down and raising a family is something he’s always wanted.“I have known I was going to be a dad as long as I can remember,” he said. Addressing the daily barrage of twitter and Instagram selfies Jackson has been posting of himself kissing his new boyfriend. Cheyenne tagged his latest selfies WeAreWellAwareHowAnnoyingWeAre
I was always under the impression that most celebrities don't really hang out with other celebs as much as we'd like to believe and act super friendly with them only on red carpets or when there are cameras around. I mean, can you imagine Nicole Kidman crying on Naomi Watts' shoulder? Or Matt Damon telling Ben Affleck all about his mysterious skin rash? So, who are A-list celebs' real best friends and confidantes? Are they people like their personal trainers and hairdressers? Or are they other super rich people with lower profiles (like businessmen). I guess we can rule out the common folk, huh?
Can we shot it?
Three years into the disappearance of Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan, Michael Hastings — the journalist whose reporting cost General Stanley McChrystal his job — wrote a Rolling Stone story on the missing soldier, a piece which the magazine called “the definitive first account of Bowe Bergdahl.” Hastings, who died in a car accident in Los Angeles in June 2013, had unparalleled access for that story. He spoke to Bergdahl’s parents, who had by that time stopped talking to the press, following “subtle pressure” from the army, and he quoted from emails the young soldier had sent to them, documenting his growing disillusion with the war and the US military. Hastings also spoke to several unnamed men in Bergdahl’s unit — soldiers who, we now know, had to sign a strict nondisclosure agreement forbidding them from discussing the soldier’s disappearance and search with anyone — let alone one of the top investigative journalists in the country. But most controversially, Hastings’ piece revealed what has been the subject of much debate and vitriol over the last few days: That a disillusioned Bergdahl had actually abandoned his post and “walked away.” At the time of the story’s publication, the media had all but forgotten about Bergdahl — who was released on Saturday after five years in the hands of the Taliban, in exchange for five Guantanamo prisoners. And, with the exception of some initial chatter, Hastings’ piece, which paints a deeply unflattering picture of Bergdahl’s unit and its leadership, hardly had the impact of some of his other investigations. But someone did pay attention to it: the FBI. That, at least, is what was revealed in a heavily redacted document released by the agency following a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request — filed on the day of Hastings’ death — by investigative journalist Jason Leopold and Ryan Shapiro, an MIT doctoral student whom the Justice Department once called the “most prolific” requester of FOIA documents. The document, partially un-redacted after Leopold and Shapiro engaged in a lengthy legal battle with the FBI for failing to fulfill its FOIA obligations, singles out Hastings’ Rolling Stone piece — “America’s Last Prisoner of War” — as “controversial reporting.” It names Hastings and Matthew Farwell, a former soldier in Afghanistan and a contributing reporter to Hastings’ piece. 'If this deployment is lame, I’m just going to walk off into the mountains of Pakistan.' The document also included an Associated Press report based on the Rolling Stone piece, and what it identifies as a “blog entry” penned by Gary Farwell, Matthew’s father — which actually appears to be a comment entry on the Idaho Statesman’s website. “The article reveals private email excerpts, from [redacted] to his parents. The excerpts include quotes about being ‘ashamed to even be American,’ and threats that, ‘If this deployment is lame, I’m just going to walk off into the mountains of Pakistan,’” the FBI file reads. “The Rolling Stone article ignited a media frenzy, speculating about the circumstances of [redacted] capture, and whether US resources and effort should continue to be expended for his recovery.” 'I’m happy the FBI is reading Rolling Stone on the job.' The FBI file — as well as a Department of Justice document released in response to Leopold and Shapiro’s lawsuit — suggests that Hastings and Farwell’s reporting got swept up into an “international terrorist investigation” into Bergdahl’s disappearance. A spokesperson for the FBI told VICE News that the agency does not normally comment on pending investigations and that it lets FOIA documents “speak for themselves.” The investigation was still pending as of last month, Leopold said. According to the files — and a rare public statement by the FBI following Hastings’ death — Hastings was never directly under investigation by the agency, despite having pissed off a lot of people in very high places. But it is not exactly clear why Hastings and Farwell’s “controversial” reporting made it into a criminal investigation that was already active
Why Was the FBI Investigating Michael Hastings’ Reporting on Bowe Bergdahl?
What does a body look like after three years' decay?
Six dead including four kids.
Someone requested a thread be started on this show! That heifer Nicci Gilbert made a great choice in not returning this season, and just keeping her EP credit. Keke Wyatts brother Keever is cute and his face is always beat. I love Monifa & Terez
Is it about an especially cheerful mentally challenged girl? I can't make sense of the lyrics otherwise.
Does that mean they expect it to be a hit (and get Oscar noms?). I haves to admit, it looks good.
Angelina´s Next Directorial Effort "Unbroken" To Be Released On Christmas Day
Showing signs of dementia and Alzheimer's Disease.
I think I would.
desperateindallas
Um, no. Formerly of EARTH, because she's been dead quite a few years now. So give it a rest and go away!
As President Obama heads to Texas to talk with Governor Rick Perry about the surge of undocumented children from Latin America crossing the border, Australia is facing a long-simmering immigration crisis of its own. For years, refugees from Asia have boarded unsafe boats and tried to land Down Under, sometimes with tragic results. An Australia-bound boat carrying 200 men sank in June 2012, with about 90 people suspected to have died. That was just one of a series of fatal incidents since 2010 in which boat people died trying to find refuge in Australia. Tony Abbott, the conservative prime minister who won election last year while promising to crack down on asylum seekers, is determined to avoid the fate of his Labor Party predecessors. Julia Gillard, prime minister at the time of the 2012 sinking, fumbled the immigration issue and eventually became the victim of a party coup by former premier Kevin Rudd—who went on to lose the general election to Abbott’s Liberal-National coalition in September. “It is indisputable that the right to seek and enjoy asylum applies to people regardless of their mode of arrival,” the Australian Human Rights Commission said in a statement published Friday. “It would be a flagrant violation of international human rights and refugee law to return asylum seekers to their country [of] origin without conducting a fair and robust assessment of their claims.” Abbott doesn’t seem to mind. Undeterred by the criticism, he also wants to send back another 153 Sri Lankan Tamils recently intercepted at sea in a separate boat. In an interview with Australian television’s Channel Nine today, he said Australia won’t be held “over a moral barrel” on the issue.
Facing Its Own Immigration Crisis, Australia Tells Refugees to Get Lost
Starts streaming on Netflix June 6! We're just hours away from finding out how dead Pennsatucky might be. Now, please stay tuned for an important grammar lesson from Taystee:
People like you, who are humble, self-effacing, sincere, and hardworking? Failures. You will stay at the bottom of the food chain eating the shit of your superiors for a long time, my friend. On the other hand, little pricks like Nathan, who somehow seem to get every break, even though you know for a fact that he doesn't know how to fill out his reports properly, and he's always late to work, and he leans on nice people like you to make himself look good? Yes, well, he is perfect. *** Sad, but true.
What list is Gale Harold on? Is Gale Harold on the A-list or Z-list? Why does Gale Harold not have a career? Why does Gale Harold not have fans? Why does Gale Harold not have talent? Why does Gale Harold grow old? Why does Gale Harold not look like George Clooney? Why? Why!? Why!!?
His collapse is complete
Thanks to one of the posters from the last thread for suggesting this thread title! Continue chatting about Kevin and Aaron the phony
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A new survey by The Commonwealth Fund, whose mission is “to promote a high performing health care system,” finds that an overwhelming majority of Americans approve of the health care plans they have purchased through the various Obamacare exchanges. Out of all of the findings in the survey, here are some of the ones that could prove to be most problematic for Republicans: 78 percent of Republicans, and 85 percent of independents who responded said that they were very or somewhat optimistic that their new health coverage will improve their ability to get the care they need. 61 percent of those who were uninsured before Obamacare said they are better off now than they were before they selected their new insurance plan. 52 percent of those who already had insurance also believe that their new Obamacare plan is better than their old one. 74 percent of Republicans and 82 percent of independents said that they were very or somewhat satisfied with their new insurance plan. It is also worth noting that out of that 74 percent of Republicans, those who reported being “very satisfied” with their new plan outnumbered those who were only “somewhat satisfied” by 44 percent to 30 percent. Perhaps the most troubling information in this report in terms of Republican hopes for the 2014 election is the number of independents who approve of their Obamacare plans. Republicans need to hang on to most Republican voters, which may not be a huge problem even if they attempt to run on repealing the Affordable Care Act. But more important than that, they have to win a majority of independent voters. If 82 percent of independents believe that they have been helped by Obamacare, how likely are they to step into the voting booth and pull the lever for a Republican whose stated mission if elected or re-elected is to repeal the law? Other findings in the Commonwealth survey that blow Republican talking points out of the water include: 54 percent said that their Obamacare plan gave them access to some or all of the doctors they wanted. (39 percent said they didn’t know what doctors were included.) 75 percent of those with new coverage said they found it very or somewhat easy to find a primary care doctor. 67 percent of those who found a new primary care doctor were able to get an appointment with that doctor in two weeks or less. 30 percent of adults with new coverage needed to see a specialist. 58 percent of those were able to get an appointment with that specialist in two weeks or less.
I remember when he was a young buck....thinking the name Blackie rings a bell?
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Twenty. Three.
Sad.
Oh my.
HOSTESS PANTS?!!? I got no use for those. I wanted a toaster!
Can someone please explain to me how someone can be a Republican and gay? Is money more important than your own equal rights? I want to understand. I've tried to understand. Are they perhaps racists?
Who was the best? Is Hickey upset he didn't get to repeat his Tony role? He said online he'd be in the film in another part. (What happened?) Is there cat fighting!!!!!!?
Just sayin, not my cup of tea
Like father, like son! Patrick Schwarzenegger displays enviable physique as he steps out with girlfriend for Independence Day celebrations in LA
Has anyone else noticed this keeps appearing in the sidebars of Facebook? Is he attempting to be relevant again with teens or 20-somethings? The guy has been over for several years now. If anything, he needs to try a new approach or court a new demographic. He's bound to have tons of money by now, he's been around since I was a kid, and I'm no spring chicken. Why can't he just face the fact that he's no desired TV host or late night comedian?
[italic]Oh, what fun![/italic] "He's a joke and an abonimation to this country. Those of us who were for Hillary are lauging at you loons who still support this monkey." by: Anonymous\treply 96\t07/11/2014 @ 08:56PM @ "Obama's Poll Numbers in the Toilet When it Comes to the Economy, Foreign Policy, Healthcare, Terrorism"
Has anyone been there?
Is it Irish (always grass-fed), French, or other?
Racist? Homophobic? Nah! 'course not! *wink* - - - - - - You are not a black woman, and you do not get to claim either blackness or womanhood. There is a clear line between appreciation and appropriation RECOMMENDED FOR YOU David Letterman Walks Out During Joan Rivers Interview TIME Cover Story: Interview With Trans Icon Laverne Cox Donald Sterling Visits Black Church In Los Angeles by Taboola I need some of you to cut it the hell out. Maybe, for some of you, it’s a presumed mutual appreciation for Beyoncé and weaves that has you thinking that I’m going to be amused by you approaching me in your best “Shanequa from around the way” voice. I don’t know. What I do know is that I don’t care how well you can quote Madea, who told you that your booty was getting bigger than hers, how cute you think it is to call yourself a strong black woman, who taught you to twerk, how funny you think it is to call yourself Quita or Keisha or for which black male you’ve been bottoming — you are not a black woman, and you do not get to claim either blackness or womanhood. It is not yours. It is not for you. MORE Texas Slaughter: Suspect in 6 Slayings Surrenders NBC News Britney Spears' 'Alien' Without Auto-Tune Is Not Meant To Be Heard Huffington Post Good Day to Go 'Bad'? Emmy Noms to Be Revealed NBC News Thursday's Top 6 News Stories NBC News Uruguay eliminates Italy; Did Suarez bite again? Sports Illustrated Let me explain. POPULAR AMONG SUBSCRIBERS Eat Butter Fat Time Magazine Cover Ending the War on Fat Subscribe The End of Iraq How Many People Watched Orange Is the New Black? No One Knows Black people can’t have anything. Any of these things include, but aren’t limited to: a general sense of physical safety, comfort with law enforcement, adequate funding and appreciation for black spaces like schools and neighborhoods, appropriate venues for our voices to be heard about criticism of issues without our race going on trial because of it, and solid voting rights (cc: Chris McDaniel). And then, when you thought this pillaging couldn’t get any worse, extracurricular black activities get snatched up, too: our music, our dances, our slang, our clothing, our hairstyles. All of these things are rounded up, whitewashed and repackaged for your consumption. But here’s the shade — the non-black people who get to enjoy all of the fun things about blackness will never have to experience the ugliness of the black experience, systemic racism and the dangers of simply living while black. Though I suppose there’s some thrill in this “rolling with the homies” philosophy some adopt, white people are not racially oppressed in the United States of America. White people are not racially oppressed in the United States of America. White people are not racially oppressed in the United States of America.
Time Magazine: Dear White Gays, Stop Stealing Black Female Culture
It basically says that Michael Sam will have no problem in the locker room and that all athletes check out each others' dongs and even give out nicknames based on penis size! You watersports fans will enjoy the Greg Maddux aneccote
Very, very interesting ESPN magazine article about athletes' showering habits!
It must be a day ending in Y.
Oh look, Mark Consuelos is on vacation again with a group composed of almost entirely gay men
I really feel for this guy (and his dog, for that matter). Though I really doubt any action will be taken against this asshole, Officer Olsen, I do hope this incident brings attention to the issue of "authorities" treatment of living creatures.
Dad is 82, mom is 76. He has seizures frequently, she can barely walk and has had two really bad falls recently landing her in the hospital. Is this something that just the kids get together and discuss or is it a discussion with parents and the children? I feel like we keep putting this off and we need to have this talk before it is too late.
Getting older is a bitch
I am the Holocaust survivor who is searching for my missing wife.
"I would like Elisabeth to explain herself," she said. "What does she mean by that? And isn't it kind of a nasty thing to say about somebody who basically is a good person?" She also pointed out that O'Donnell's son is in military school. She continued, "That's a dangerous thing to say about somebody...I think it's a hate-filled remark. And she should explain it." Video:
Joy Behar Criticizes Elisabeth Hasselbeck's 'Hate-Filled Remark' About Rosie O'Donnell
Attached is a history of the Speedo from an Australian point of view. This paragraph caught my eye:%0D\ %0D\ ''American men have an aversion to displaying their bodies in public,'' one German visitor blogged. ''Ever since gay men came out of the closet in the ''80s and showed us who they were, straight American men went into the closet to show us what they weren''t. Before the late ''80s men wore shorter shorts and swimwear was short and fitted. Men used to be so free and liberated then. Now they are scared.''%0D\ %0D\ Amen! Americans need to get over their body aversion. The full article attached.
When will this become a Law & order ep?
She is not a good actress and was only nominated because she is transgender. There, I said it.
General bs thread and also continuation of the Louis football thread. They are all in their 20's now, they must be growing tired of this schtick... how long until the collapse begins?
The Ramoncoaster is in full swing. Will she pop someone's eye out with some more plasticware? Aviva is shedding "friends" faster than body parts. Given her on again/off again appearance in the opening credits, will she stick around for another season? Will her dad's dick finally fall off from some nasty STD? Heather's only significant contribution is still her hot husband. Will he and Mario finally get some drunken alone time? Will Sonja's tooth get lost (permanently) at the bottom of a champagne bottle? Will Carole finally finish her transformation into Steven Tyler? Will Lumann be un-demoted and be brought back as a full housewife? Will we get to see some of her short, thick Frenchmen? Will Kristen--oh who cares. Zzzzzzzz!
Does anyone else get a kick out of listening to old radio shows? This site has some good ones. I like Crime Does Not Pay and Lights Out
guys who shoot hard and far, guys who have massive loads.%0D\ %0D\ Let''s see.
The endlessly fascinating world of HKN is not quite so fascinating anymore. Is this because there's just so much a person can take when it comes to the sorry state of affairs in the land of delusion? The name-calling is growing old and repetitive. The We Believe! mantra is becoming more and more transparent. And, well, honestly, just how many laughing gifs can a person stomach in one day? And then we have the subjects of this thread themselves. Unless one of them comes out or learns to act or finds some talent, the fact is that they will not be able to hold our attention much longer. Then again, one can always hope. Right?
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"What could ruin a vacation more than to hear news like this?" Hasselbeck said. "Here comes to 'The View' the very woman who spit in the face of our military, spit in the face of her own network, and really in the face of a person who stood by her and had civilized debates for the time that she was there." Video/audio:
Elisabeth Hasselbeck Is Livid About Rosie O'Donnell's Return To 'The View'
They first decided to invite Susan Saint James and Jill Saint John. Then they called John Heard, John Hurt and William Hurt and said they simply MUST come. Amy and Amy need ideas -- who else should be invited?
Smedvick
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham (in the 70's.. not now)
Will be one of three leads.
Wacky, quirky, highly entertaining film. Tilda Swinton will get a Best Supporting Actress nomination. Chris Evans should have done a love scene with Ed Harris.
Big move. Lots of paper to get rid of before I start packing, including a few boxes of bills and documents. Will putting bills in a bucket of water and bleach and letting them soak do it?
I will always love him.
They've been letting her bark all night next door and she would pace outside by my bedroom window. I tried earphones and earplugs but it was a shrieking kind of sound, with howling. She was young, part retriever. I guess they were trying to get her to grow up. They're horrible people and I couldn't talk to them. No one else would do anything. People here aren't like that. Eventually someone just would have given her antifreeze of something. So I started tossing raw meatballs over the fence with a tiny amount of my Xanax and Diazepam in them, one each night around 10. It worked fine. But I guess there was a build up of something because Tuesday morning I heard screaming and they had found the dog dead with froth all over its face. The woman came to my door and asked if I had seen anything and then as much as asked if I did something. I said no of course not, I loved Shelly. (I would give her treats and even walked her when she was a puppy a few times before the people got weird) Now she's going all over accusing people. She says they're getting two pit bulls and if anything happens she's going to start civil war. Now I don't know what to do. Should I just go and tell her the truth? It was an accident. I could say I was trying to soothe the dog and it was a terrible mistake. If she gets pit bull they'll be barking all the time and I'll have to move, and I can't afford more rent. I'm afraid they'll hurt my cats, which Shelly never did. I have an understanding with my landlord and I'm worried. Can I be arrested if I confess? All I wanted was some sleep. I know how this sounds, but any ideas will be helpful. Has this ever happened to you?
Discuss.
I'm one of the nosy neighbors, because barging into somebody's house when you're not wanted is a scream.
Jesus, that show was a piece of shit. How on earth did it stay on the air for all those years?
On the cover of Out:
The Hotness that is Michael Sam
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I’ve had an opportunity to watch the Canadian version of affordable health care in action with all its limitations with my Canadian husband’s family. A few years ago, I was startled to see the cover of Maclean’s, a national Canadian magazine, showing a picture of a dog on an examining table with the headline, “Your Dog Can Get Better Health Care Than You.” It went on to say that young Canadian medical students have no incentive to become doctors to humans because they can’t make any money. Instead, there is a great surge of Canadian students becoming veterinarians. That’s where the money is. A Canadian animal can have timely MRIs, surgeries and any number of tests it needs to receive quality health care. My sister-in-law had to wait two months to get a General Practitioner. During this period she spent her days in bed vomiting continuously, unable to get any food or drink down because she couldn’t get an appointment with the doctor. When she finally did, the doctor said, “Oh you don’t need me, you need a specialist.” That took another two weeks until she got a pill that corrected the problem. Really, is this what we want? All of my husband’s cousins are doctors. Several have moved to the U.S. because after their years of intensive schooling, they want to reap financial rewards. My 75-year-old Canadian girlfriend was denied treatment because she was too old. She died recently, having been given palliative care. That’s all the system would allow. Affordable care will allow for pre-existing conditions. That’s the good part for retirees. But, let’s get down and dirty; the word “affordable” is a misnomer. So far, all you are hearing on the news is how everyone’s premiums are doubling and tripling and it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to recognize that the whole thing is a big mess. Plus, even after Obamacare is fully implemented, there still will be tens of millions of people not covered. So what’s the point? Medical care will be degraded, the costs will skyrocket, and most frightening of all, your most intimate and personal information is now up for grabs. So, is affordable care a good thing for retirees? Perhaps over time, it might work if you don’t get too old and you don’t get too sick, and you don’t live too long. But frankly, the economic ramifications with our already swollen debt load don’t add up. Retirees who are on Medicare will suffer the consequences of 700 billions of Medicare dollars instead being used to cover the skyrocketing cost of Obamacare. In essence, less dollars for seniors, means less service. Not fair. The Boomers are going to take the “hit.” In Obamacare, “too old” has limitations of service. Boomers are smart. They see the train wreck coming… most I speak with think the Affordable Care Act is a greater Ponzi scheme than that pulled off by Bernie Madoff.
Suzanne Somers: The Affordable Care Act Is a Socialist Ponzi Scheme
Malia has been in L.A. the last several weeks and was photographed at a trendy restaurant frequented by celebrities. Photogs got her photo while she was leaving and sold them to the distributors.. But Michelle Obama's office called to have them all recalled and removed. Who the fuck is Michelle to censor this shit? This young woman isn't a baby and she's in the public eye... and hanging out at spots in Los Angeles where other celebrities go.
Michelle O. strong-arms photo agency to remove photos of Malia Obama
You with your pageboy, your opera glasses, your velvet cloak, your lorgnette, your high-button shoes, your pearls -- it's so five minutes ago, I don't even know how your wife puts up with it.
Sorry, I just needed to vent.
What do we know about him? Big cock?
Well?
100% on Rotten Tomatoes with many top critics already predicting Best Picture.
15 years ago. Her dealer had just made a delivery of heroin and coke. She's lucky to be alive. Hope she's clean now - you know, with the kids 'n all.
The old thread was closed... and there's just not enough eye candy in this world, so this thread is here to fix that! No nudes, just totally gorgeous men:
That Duke whore Belle Knox/Miriam Weeks says she's an empowered feminist because she enjoys facial abuse and gets paid/objectified for it.
Are we watching this? The cast seems likable however the show seems more staged than the other installments
I'm sorry, but I'm not saying "jiff". Fuck you.
Man channels a really irritating human.
What periods in history/places in the world were good for social climbers?
It seems odd to me, the number of my friends and others on Instagram, who are in the constant company of women. I have a few girl friends - I'm 28 - but I'm not living Sex and the City. It seems like tons of my counterparts are hanging out exclusively in the company of women. I don't get it. And I like women fine.
Just because:
What exactly is it? I know eldergays pay for this service, but what does it entail?
Let's post pictures of amazing balls... goose-eggs, low-hangers, or just plain amazing sacks. Whatever, as long as the focus is on the balls!
Why didn't they just hire a fat actress to play Rebecca?
Sisters - does this ring true?
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During the week, 34-year-old Ottawa native Jimmy is happily married to Judy, 35. They have two children, ages three and four. Jimmy is a project manager for the government, and he often travels for his job. Judy is a teacher. They have been together since high school. Jimmy takes his vows seriously and would never leave Judy, because he loves her and his children. Not only do he and his wife share children and friends, they also do sporting activities and go on vacations together. They are both very active people. They have a great life together. But Judy can’t give Jimmy everything he needs. During the weekend, Jimmy loves sucking men’s cocks. He feels he needs this quiet outlet away from his vanilla heterosexual lifestyle. But if Judy were privy to this secret, he fears she would leave him. “I started cruising for men as an army cadet in my late teens. I went out of town a lot and realized I liked oral sex with men, but I didn’t want to be labelled gay or bisexual. I also didn’t want to lose Judy,” says Jimmy. Aside from the odd out-of-town bathhouse, Jimmy says he meets most of these men on Craigslist. He posts a free ad, usually consisting of the words “I’m looking for a guy to please.” He specifies that he’s looking only for oral, not anal, evenings before 10pm, aged 40 and under. Throughout the workday, Jimmy checks his BlackBerry for emails from a nondescript Gmail account. Pictures of penises, abs, daddies and trans men are sent from guys looking for an after-dinner assignation. He’s picky and only goes out a few times a month.
Heard he was an anchor in Miami, and got into trouble for battery/domestic violence in '09. His mug shot is so hot. Anyone know his story ?
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It's a good one. This is SEVERELY redacted from the original, which is about the length of a Dead Sea Scroll. Short version: She wants strangers to send her a ticket, get her there and provide all the necessities, including "the wages I will lose by coming": [quote]I simply cannot not come. If all I come away with is an experience of showering naked amongst others as a "shame reducer", it will have been worth it...to not hate my body as I do....to see beauty in myself as I see it in all other womyn...and I know I will come away with much more. I also appreciate the warnings of how overwhelming it will be....because it already is. But you have told me it is ok...and to do whatever I need to do once I am there to take care of myself through that. The truth is, I am terrified. Terrified to need help, to ask for it, to come and not know beforehand how my tent and gear (which I don't even have most of) will come together, but to trust that it will. To plan this not knowing beforehand how I will get there, or back. To need any of you.....or this....or the healing....and yet, I am so ready and willing to feel terrified and do it anyway. So, to combat the anxiety that is building around how to make this happen, I am looking at it one step at a time. The first thing I need is a ticket and something to offset the wages I will lose by coming. So, that is my first order of business. I need help with this. Apparently she got some money. In her update, however, she wants more: [quote]I realized, my excitement at having that ticket in my hand has had me lose focus as to what I still need to raise in order to actually get home. Travel expenses and something to counterbalance lost wages for the days I will be at fest. This is based in faith that I will have a job by the time August gets here. In the meantime, my money is running out without work. So, I am asking if those who expressed a desire to help but had to wait, would be willing to do so now?
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You can actually see his hole!
Inspired by the old logical puzzle, post one true thing about yourself and one false thing (in either order). However, for security, if you are a truesy, say you are a falsy, and if you are a falsy, claim you are a truesy. Truesies always tell the truth (including about who they are) and falsies always lie (including who they are). Example: I am a man. I am wearing green underwear. Truesy
Truesy
Ka-boom.
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One of the top five actresses of the 20th century in my opinion. Nowadays she does just about any film and is not too picky in her roles. Sure she wants a nice little nest egg for retirement. But still doesn't detract from what she has accomplished in her career. Was almost booed offstage in 1978 when she won her oscar for her politics. Lots of love here for Maggie and Judi. No one here mentions Vanessa much. She is definitely their equal. Thoughts and opinions?
It's official: Fox's global phenomenon Glee will be cut in half for its final season. The musical from creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk will be trimmed from its typical 22-episode order to 13 episodes, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Sources tell THR that Murphy sat down with the network and studio 20th Century Fox Television to discuss the best way to end the series and decided that the story would be best told in one final run of 13 consecutive episodes. For its part, Glee has been showing its age. The musical has repeatedly hit series lows in its fifth season, with ratings down considerably from those of its early heyday. The move comes as little surprise after Glee — one of the lowest-rated scripted series to earn an additional season renewal after Fox's two-season pickup a year ago — was left off the network's fall schedule. The musical starring Lea Michele and Chris Colfer will return midseason as part of Fox's 2015 lineup. An exact date and time slot have not yet been revealed, but the network plans to make the sixth and final run of the series into a big event for fans. The decision to hold Glee for a midseason bow comes after the network trimmed its current fifth season from 22 to 20 episodes, following production delays at the start of the season after the death of star Cory Monteith. Sources told THR that Fox was mulling tacking the final two episodes onto season five, bringing the total to 24 after the show's two-season pickup a year ago. (The two-season renewal was for 44 episodes.) In May, then-Fox Broadcasting president Kevin Reilly said the standard 22-episode count for seasons is no longer the norm as more networks adopt a cable model in a bid to retain viewers and eventize programming. Murphy, meanwhile, told THR in April that he has a final idea for the series, which will not be "New York-centric" after the series was uprooted from its former Ohio-set high school location. "The final season is really its own story and its own location and while the New York stuff will be alive, the final season is not New York-centric at all," Murphy said at the time, noting there will be a time jump for the final episodes. "It really [will be] a lovely, fitting season that…dwells on the original people that were on the show and what happens to them and how they give back. That really is the last season.… We'll revisit some of the new kids that came and went. There's a return of the Jane Lynch-Matt Morrison characters in a big way. It's a really interesting, very sweet, satisfying ending to the story." The news comes mere hours after Murphy picked up a whopping 34 Emmy nominations for programs including HBO's The Normal Heart, FX's American Horror Story: Coven and Glee, which was nominated in the directing category for its 100th episode. Click here for our interview with Murphy about all the Emmy attention.
Fox, like the rest of the world, is ready for Glee to be over
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Is he gay?
Despite the fact all three of them have houses all close to one another, Naomi and Ashley Judd were not invited to Wynonna Judd's wedding Wynonna says that things aren't great between herself, her sister and her mother, Naomi -- but she wants to try to make things better. "We're getting ready to sit down with our life coach and re-evaluate what we want out of this relationship ... We just don't have a lot of contact right now, if any, because we're all doing our own thing." Things got rough when Ashley spilled family secrets with the publication of her memoir, All That Is Bitter and Sweet. "I'm getting ready to have a meeting with Ashley, and re-do our family contract, and re-set our boundaries," explains Wynonna. "It's just really healthy."
I’m sure this story will ruffle the feathers of many Winona-stans, but I think this is good news for Winona Ryder. Her career comeback is going well, she spent a few years doing smaller parts in smaller movies, getting some critical acclaim again, getting photographed more often and coming out in public more often. So it’s good news when the tabloids start discussing her as a scandalous and/or bizarre person. Winona’s always been a little strange, and now a new generation of tabloid readers get to enjoy it. For the young’uns, let me tell you: Winona Ryder used to be like Kristen Stewart, Selena Gomez and Jennifer Lawrence all rolled into one. Winona was HUGE. She dated her costars, she was a child actor who transitioned to adult roles beautifully, she won awards and praise, she was BFFs with some of the biggest celebrities out there and there were plenty of scandals and drama. Ah, the halcyon days of the 1990s. So this Enquirer story references some of those older scandals. Like, Johnny Depp and Winona were crazy about each other way back when (before Kate Moss, even), and Winona used to be BFFs with Gwyneth Paltrow. So, enjoy: Winona Ryder is getting weirder by the day, becoming a virtual recluse and taking potshots at her former friends. Insiders say she’s dyed her hair bright white and become obsessed with online shopping, filling her closets with unworn clothes that still have their tags. And just about the only time she leaves her home is when her cleaning staff arrives, because she can’t stand talking to them. Winona has also been trash-talking her ex-BFF Gwyneth Paltrow and former flame Johnny Depp, a source tells The ENQUIRER. “She’s alienating so many people it’s no wonder she’s turning into a hermit,” said a longtime friend of the 41-year-old actress. Winona has a “major grudge” against Gwyneth because she believes the blonde-haired beauty made unflattering comments about her in an online lifestyle blog four years ago. And Winona also never got over Gwyneth beating her out for a plum role in the 1998 hit movie “Shakespeare in Love” – and winning an Oscar for it! “Those comments were a huge embarrassment for her,” the pal said. The friend says Winona has also been blasting Depp, 50, for hooking up with 27- year Amber Heard not long after splitting with his longtime love, Vanessa Paradis, 40, last year. “Johnny couldn’t care less,” said the friend, “but she’s really ragging on him for being so predictable and going for a blonde in her twenties.” As The ENQUIRER reported in April, Winona had a fleeting hope she and “The Lone Ranger” star would reunite. “It’s really sad she’s become so vindictive,” the friend continued. “She rarely leaves the house because she hates being around people so much. And she makes sure her housekeepers don’t speak English because that way they are less likely to know who she is. “When she was younger, her eccentricities were perceived as cute and quirky, but now she’s just bizarre.” [From The Enquirer] I think the Gwyneth reference is about an old Goop post from a few years ago where Gwyneth talked about “how to break up with a friend”. And the Hollywood rumor back in 1997 was that Gwyneth outright STOLE Winona’s script for Shakespeare In Love and Goop went behind Winona’s back and got the part. And they were never friends after that. As for the Depp stuff… I’m not sure I believe Wino and Johnny still talk. She might talk smack about him (as she should, because he’s absurd), but I doubt Johnny even hears about it. Oh, and remember how Matt Damon dumped Minnie Driver (while appearing on Oprah!!!) and then he started up with Winona two seconds later? I wish people still brought that up, because that was an amazing scandal. God, I miss Winona’s scandals. I want her to start dating someone really controversial. Not Charlie Sheen! I want her to throw it down old-school, like Winona could steal Garrett Hedlund away from Kirsten Dunst. That would be fun.
Dish the dirt!
He is hot!
What happened to the previous thread? Anyway, a new Cody ass-shaking gif.
From Wes Anderson to Zooey Deschanel to Brooklynites on bicycles, a terrifying aesthetic is overtaking America. Eight years ago or so, the alternative paper I was working for sent me out to review a couple of folk-noise-psych-indie-beardie-weirdie bands. I had a dreadful night. The bands were bad enough—“fumbling,” I scratched in my notebook, “infantile”—but what really did me in was the audience. Instead of baying for the blood of these lightweights, as in the Darwinian days of old, the gathered young people—behatted, bebearded, besmiling—obliged them with patters of validating applause. I had seen it before, this fond curiosity, this acclamation of the undercooked, but never so much of it in one place: the whole event seemed to exult in its own half-bakedness. Be as crap as you like was the message to the performers. The crapper, the better. We’re here for you. I tottered home, wrote a homicidally nasty nervous breakdown of a review, and decided I should take myself out of circulation for a while. No more live reviews until I calmed down. A wave of Twee—as I now realize—had just broken over my head. Is Twee the right word for it, for the strangely persistent modern sensibility that fructifies in the props departments of Wes Anderson movies, tapers into the waxed mustache-ends of young Brooklynites on bicycles, and detonates in a yeasty whiff every time someone pops open a microbrewed beer? Well, it is now. An across-the-board examination of this thing is long overdue, and the former Spin writer Marc Spitz is to be congratulated on having risen to the challenge. With Twee: The Gentle Revolution in Music, Books, Television, Fashion, and Film, he’s given it a name, and he’s given it a canon. (The canon is crucial, as we shall see.) And if his book is a little all over the place—well, so is Twee. Spitz hails it as “the most powerful youth movement since Punk and Hip-Hop.” He doesn’t even put an arguably in there, bless him. You’re Twee if you like artisanal hot sauce. You’re Twee if you hate bullies. Indeed, it’s Spitz’s contention that we’re all a bit Twee: the culture has turned. Twee’s core values include “a healthy suspicion of adulthood”; “a steadfast focus on our essential goodness”; “the cultivation of a passion project” (T-shirt company, organic food truck); and “the utter dispensing with of ‘cool’ as it’s conventionally known, often in favor of a kind of fetishization of the nerd, the geek, the dork, the virgin.” The aesthetic lineage that Spitz proposes—his connect-the-dots survey of Tweedom across the decades, from Peanuts to Jonathan Richman to New Girl—starts with Mickey Mouse. Mickey’s shorts, his hooting eunuch voice, his taking arms against a sea of troubles: Spitz appoints him “the first American Twee icon.” Close behind in the Twee parade trots Ferdinand the Bull, followed by the contemplative elephant Horton, and then—trying hard not to be a virgin—Holden Caulfield. The point of these characters is the bravery with which they assert their tender selves. Or perhaps the tenderness with which they assert their brave selves. Whatever: in a shitty world, they’re taking a stand for beauty. We might quibble, you and I, with elements of Spitz’s Twee taxonomy, his Tweexonomy, what he calls his “heroes’ gallery of pajama people.” I can’t accept, for example, that Sylvia Plath, rising from the ashes with her red hair and eating men like air, was ever Twee—although I can accept that thinking she was Twee is Twee. And shouldn’t Kerouac be in there somewhere? (“Don’t you know that God is Pooh Bear?”) What about Vonnegut? But all of this just puts us further inside the Twee-dome. To bandy names like this, to compare pedigrees, is to play the deep game of Twee.
Mayor Rob Ford was the only member of council to vote Thursday against a proposal for a Cyndi Lauper type True Colors LGBT homeless shelter He did not explain his opposition, either in public or to other members of council. The 37-1 vote came just a day after Ford refused to stand during a council ovation for the organizers of the World Pride festival. He said later that he is “not homophobic,” but he would not explain why he did not join his colleagues in applause. Ford has barely concealed his antagonism to the gay community. Though he has always insisted that he is not homophobic, he has become more open about his feelings over the last year — drawing accusations that he is attempting to bait anti-gay voters. He used a homophobic slur to describe Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in the 2013 video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine. He made an emotional and unsuccessful effort this winter to get the city to take down the rainbow Pride flag it raised during the Olympics in solidarity with the gay community in Russia. He admitted at the beginning of his campaign that he skips the Pride festival out of personal preference, not strictly because of his schedule. And he has objected to AIDS/HIV funding saying "It is very preventable, if you are not doing needles and you are not gay, you wouldn’t get AIDS probably, that’s bottom line.” “These are the facts, “How are women getting it? Maybe they are sleeping with bi-sexual men,”
"Julia has a carefree quality as a person, and she is free of any inhibitions or checks on her strong and happy spirit. She likes to have a good time, and she spends time making sure the crew do, too. She likes to get them all going and laughing, and it makes an easy-going atmosphere; but when the time comes to do her own work, she is as serious and committed as you can imagine. Deep, resonant emotion lies readily available to her when she calls upon it, and then she lets it go like a tissue in the wind when they call cut. She's pretty amazing."
I wonder if this will be good as THE TEN COMMANDMENTS? I wonder if this will be an anti-God movie like NOAH? Christian Bale as Moses Aaron Paul as Joshua Joel Edgerton as Rhamses Anton Alexander as Dathan Maria Valverde as Sephora John Torturro as Seti Hiam Abbass as Bithiah Indira Varma as Miriam But who's going to play Nefretiri? Also, Sigourney Weaver is in this, she plays some bitch named Tuya, but I don't know who that is.
EXODUS (2014) starring Christian Bale as Charlton Heston and Aaron Paul as John Derek
Inspired by the L.A. in the late 60s/70s - post your favorite creepy places (city, town, forest, etc.)
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I mean the verbal, threatening to hit you kind? The voicemails are venomous (I've since blocked his number)
Post your pics of love and affection.
Criticizes CNBC for "outing" Tim Cook, conveniently forgetting how she outed Bradley Cooper during the Golden Globes.
Her hit single "Chandelier" has hit more than 56.5 million views in just over two months. It could definitely be the gay anthem of the summer. The vid is very artistic and well done. What do we think? Is she the new Gaga?
On Netflix in a few hours. I'm one of those who thought the first season was pretty good, but could be better. They've got a new showrunner and from this trailer it looks like Famke has lost the horrible accent, so ... so far so good!
What are your thoughts on it? It's a video game, I saw some images of the video game and thought it was alright. I probably will check it out. You?
Probably about 25 yrs ago, on some channel, not necessarily pay, maybe A&E, a movie about a housewife who killed her philandering husband, was repeated for a few months and then I never saw it again. Most of the movie is just the housewife alone all day cleaning, and you hear her thoughts as narration. She was obsessive about her work, I remember her saying that most people clean windows without really getting into the corners, but she cleans those corners out good. She said her one indulgence is lying on the couch in the afternoon, and playing her jazz records with her eyes closed imagining she's the singer. Somehow she finds out, or has suspected, that her husband has been cheating, and when he comes home the movie ends with her knifing him to death. I think the movie was set in Canada and was a Canadian production. It was average at best, but I remember it occasionally, and just wondered if anyone else remembers it. Even if you can't name it, but better if you can.
If you'll excuse me, I'm off to cry myself to sleep... the only plus side I can see is that my tears of sympathy will provide me with some desperately needed drinking water...
Poor Mindy Kaling had to announce she was snubbed in her Emmy category!
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Where four or five hikers randomly died in the weirdest way ever. What do you think actually happenend?
What do you think actually happened with the dyatlov pass incident?
Who pays for all that travel? Number 16 in a saga.
I love the new Acura Gulliver's Travels commercial. The way Gulliver whines about wanting to go home and then flexes his toes is so sexy. The Acura Chariot literally made him curl his toes. The giant dirty flip flop at the end is awesome too. They're going to turn this into a series of commercials. They already made a sequel. Let's hope Gulliver and his flip flops become the new Flo.
He was 43, a bottom and really liked my big dick. Have you had sex with a relative? Details, please!
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I've smoked occasionally over the years, maybe a few times a month and lately I've been smoking every day. When I'm not smoking I feel really depressed and bored and purposeless. Has this ever happened to you?
By popular demand! Let the Nadal's ass vs the Rest of the World flame war continue!
Well gurl, this eventful season is about to end in read off! Will Peter, the newest housewife, finally check the Moose? Will Apollo be able to get enough brain cells working to not slip up and admit he is a sinister white collar criminal? Will we discover that Phaedra has a top row of the teeth? Is Mama Joyce going to drag someone else before this all over? YASSSSSSS!
Real Housewives of Atlanta, Season 6 Part 4!!!
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANTS GEORGE FOX RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION; SAYS COLLEGE CAN REFUSE TRANS STUDENTS ON-CAMPUS HOUSING In April, we wrote about Jayce M., an African-American transgender student at George Fox who wants to live on campus with his friends next year, but was denied on-campus housing by the university. Jayce, a junior at the Christian university of liberal arts and sciences located in Newberg, Ore., has medically, socially, and legally transitioned. Portland attorney Paul Southwick–of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP–filed a Title IX discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Education in early April, after repeated efforts to find an amicable solution with George Fox administrators, and after Jayce was denied his final appeal. This week, the U.S. Department of Education closed (and ostensibly denied) Jayce’s complaint, granting George Fox college an unusually speedy “religious exemption,” and for the time being dashing any hope Jayce had of living on campus with the rest of his friends and classmates. Religious exemptions, it seems, are becoming the new normal. Exemptions, however, historically take years to get, according to Southwick. George Fox got theirs in just a few months. They applied for it–in secret–while meeting with Jayce and–at the time–seemingly negotiating in good faith. “George Fox University (GFU), without telling us, requested a religious exemption to the Title IX regulations regarding housing, restrooms and athletics as they apply to transgender students,” Southwick explains. “GFU requested this exemption from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) a mere three days before denying Jayce’s final appeal to the university and a mere four days before Jayce filed his complaint with the DOE. The DOE granted the request for the religious exemption with surprising speed–only two months, rather than the years it has taken historically to get an exemption. Based on the exemption, the DOE closed Jayce’s complaint. The DOE did all of this without telling us anything about the exemption request, despite my repeated calls and emails for information and status updates. After I received their letter, a representative from the DOE told me he was ‘not authorized’ to discuss the religious exemption with me. Normally, the DOE decides whether to investigate a complaint within 30 days. In Jayce’s case, they made us wait about 90 days, all without telling us the real reason they were making us wait. We are going to appeal the DOE’s ruling.” GFU continues to ignore requests from PQ Monthly for comment. Jayce is simply baffled the college he knows and loves has dug in like this. “I’m shocked and disappointed that the federal government has given George Fox permission to discriminate against me and is allowing it to do so with federal funds,” he says. “But I’m not giving up. I deserve to be treated like the other men on campus. Apparently, the university disagrees, as they have made clear by forcing me to live off-campus. The university is operating under the doctrine of ‘separate but equal,’ and the religious exemption they received now gives the government’s stamp of approval to what they are doing. My own tax dollars will fund the university’s discrimination against me. I don’t understand it and I don’t think it is fair.” So, while Jayce waits to plan his future–doing so honestly and openly, it seems the DOE and GFO choose stall tactics and subterfuge. While each of his peers can make plans and move forward, Jayce once again waits–on the outside. Because it’s in George Fox’s best “religious interests”? Not everyone within George Fox’s denomination thinks George Fox’s actions throughout this ordeal are in line with their stated theological stance. Two local pastors, Dr. C. Wess Daniels, Pastor at Camas Friends Church, and Mike Huber, Pastor at West Hills Friends Church, disagree with the college’s position:
Gay men, stop lying. Just tell the truth. Be honest. If you're a bottom, don't put versatile in your ad. If you're 30, don't tell people that you're 25. Five years is meaningless. If you're POZ, say so. If you just want to mess around and not have a relationship, state it up front.
OK! Magazine reports Mendes is seven months pregnant with Gosling's baby. “She’s been ready for motherhood for a while now and to be sharing this experience with Ryan is a dream come true for her!” a supposed insider told the tabloid. A source also said wedding bells may ring soon, too: “Ryan doesn’t think they need to marry just because they are having a baby, but Eva believes it’s important to have their lives fully intertwined." "Access Hollywood" also reported on the pregnancy, citing an unnamed source.
Apparently, Eva Mendes Is Pregnant With Ryan Gosling's Baby, But Hey Girl, Who Knows
Does anyone know for sure? I can't find anything really conclusive, one way or another. He covers many, many gay-related stories. All I know is this: He is absolutely breathtakingly beautiful.
They''re essentially glorified hookers, right? I mean, they know that no one cruises them and then picks them up just so that they can move some furniture around or paint their dining room. The town next to mine is littered with them, and I''ve been tempted to pick up one of the hotter ones from time to time. Any good stories?
I'm interested in trying these pills. Although I don't have erectile dysfunction, it might cut some anxiety at times. Has anyone had success? What dosage do you take and what form of the medication?
Any fans? I finally caught this last night and laughed and laughed. I think had this not had the "Halloween" prefix, it would have been a cult film almost immediately instead of a film that killed a franchise for six years.
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I think James Franco has definitely been around the block. Also Channing Tatum and Andrew Garfield. Who else?
It started on Torch Song. Crawford went in for some slight, surgical improvements. "The face and the breasts are new, but my ass is the same -- as flat and as firm as a twenty-year-old's." Described by one critic as "a drag Queen let loose on film," she had her hair dyed apricot-orange and styled ina "brutal page-boy." The coup de grace for Joan was that her singing voice had been dubbed by Indian Adams, "in a voice so husky it could pull a dog sled." Crawford knew the end was on the horizon. She began drinking more. Her next film, Johnny Guitar, proved disastrous to her reputation. The film was a flop but a month before the opening an enterprising reporter named Roby Heard of the Los Angeles Mirror called Republic's press office and said he wanted to do a story on Crawford, to break when the movie opened. It was to be part interview and part overview of Joan's long, illustrious career, the writer informed. Crawford gave the interview, the "overview" was expanded, and hte piece was scheduled as a series. "I am thrilled," said Joan, granting Heard access to members of her family and to her friends. That was her first mistake. "JOAN CRAWFORD -- QUEEN OR TYRANT? The Star Thrives on Feuds" was the headline of the article. Offering their help in the dissection were Marilyn Monroe, Jack Palance, Mercedes McCambridge, Greg Bautzer, Gloria Grahame, Nick Ray, Joan's mother and brother, and her ex-servants. Crawford, herself, addressed the remarks she made about Monroe at the Photoplay Awards: "I criticized Marilyn Monroe as I would my own daughter," said Joan. "No comment," said Marilyn. "Jealousy caused Crawford to attack Marilyn. She should develop benevolence towards other human beings," said Marilyn's former roommate Natasha Lytess. Joan's behavior on Sudden Fear was the "talk of Hollywood," an unnamed columnist confided. "Once, in the presence of the entire company, she berated the director and slapped him in the face." She also abused Jack Palance. "Look, I don't want any more squabbles with Crawford. I have my future to think about. She's difficult. Unless she's handled properly she's lots of trouble. She's a woman and has to have her way in everything." "She hates all women," said Mrs. Sterling Hayden, "except for those who can help her. If I ever see her again, I'll probably strike her in the face." "It is apt to be necessary to step on people on your way to the top," Joan's mother, Mrs. Anna LeSueur, believed. "I have the same driving force. But those of us with talent and ambition must develop tolerance, must make allowances for people less gifted," said former silent star Theda Bara. "I haven't seen my sister in more than five years. For personal reasons, I must refrain from saying why," said Hal LeSueur. "Ask Joan why we stopped going out together. No comment from me," said attorney Greg Bautzer. "Ask Miss Crawford why she abused a Johnny Guitar actress so badly the player had to travel 28 miles across the desert to enter a hospital," said Mrs. Sterling Hayden. (cont'd.)
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Was he really such a bad guy?
I'm the sense of disappointment and constant apologies made in public, though deep down I love the attention I'm receiving.
There are 2 in the Italian squad, according to Cassano. Gomez (Germany) allegedly. Ashley Cole (England) loves his cock being sucked by men - he paid a DJ 30 grand to do so! Pique (Spain) and Ibrahimovic (Sweeden) who accused his pathetic countryman, closet case Freddie Ljungberg of being a prima donna without balls... lmao
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Sharpened labia of the night / Their breasts two strained and livid dots / Demons of piqued wicker drone...
"WHY IS THIS TROLL ALLOWED TO POST!?!"
Continuing the tradition!
There is no way Hamas thought they could kidnap and murder 3 Israelis in cold blood without any retribution. So then, this was planned. But why? They knew it would stir shit up and Hamas has to know Israel will blast them to Hell and back. This can't be simply a PR move so then, why?
Who is also a hairdresser. His last name is Cummings. You can't make this stuff up.
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Isn't this the one complaining last year that Julie made fun of her weight? The half-sister of Julia Roberts has died of an apparent drug overdose, her family announced Monday. Nancy Motes, 37, was the youngest sister of Julia and actor Eric Roberts and had battled with depression and obesity. She was found dead Sunday in Los Angeles, the family says in a statement, issued to People. “It is with deep sadness that the family of Nancy Motes … confirms that she was found dead in Los Angeles yesterday of an apparent drug overdose,” the statement reads. “There is no official report from the Coroner’s office yet. The family is both shocked and devastated.” Last August Motes described her battle with obesity and depression in an interview, saying she always felt like an embarrassment to Julia because of her weight. Motes, who once weighed nearly 300 pounds before her decision to undergo gastric bypass surgery in June 2010, told The Sun last year, “It makes me feel incredibly hurt and very sad.” Nancy, whose other siblings Eric Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan are also screen stars, adds: “When you’re in a family of very, very exceptionally beautiful people it’s intimidating. I think that growing up as Pretty Woman’s little sister has definitely made me try to see the person inside and not the person outside. A lot of my life I felt judged for my weight.” Nancy said Julia wasn’t supportive over her battle with obesity: “When I was in high school and she was an adult, she would just let me know that I was ‘definitely overweight.’ “She would make it quite clear to me and in a not so nice manner.” After Nancy finished school, she ” followed her sister to Hollywood in 1995 with dreams of becoming a star herself.” But she claims she did not find Julia, who has a different father, supportive. She says: “Julia did not want to see me go down that path, mostly because I was overweight. “My weight has fluctuated my entire life. So I just got a lot of criticism from Julia, which was very discouraging for me. “I did a lot of auditioning, a lot of waitressing, then really could not afford the cost of living, so I went back to Georgia and focused on doing more things in theatre.” But she recalls, “My arthritis was flaring up to the point where I couldn’t get the rings on my knuckles, I was gaining weight like crazy. I was in an enormous amount of physical pain and just miserable, which led into the talk of the bariatric surgery.” Nancy had been living with John Dilbeck and the couple planned to marry in May. Nancy added she was not sure if Julia would be at her wedding, explaining, “It’s a work in progress, it’s not going to be fixed overnight. Nor do I think it’s going to be fixed by me just getting skinny. “My family love each other fiercely, we’re really not different from any other family. I love Julia absolutely and I have no doubt she loves me.” She says: “I want to be known as more than Julia Roberts’ fat little sister.”
Having gotten wonderful and helpful answers about whether Britons actually eat baked beans for breakfast, I would like some advice about how to prepare a most satisfactory cup of tea. As an American, my first reach is for a mug of strong coffee. But now, instead of getting a second one at the office, I am drinking tea instead. While I appreciate that how one takes their tea will differ from person to person (I enjoy a little cream and a half teaspoon of sugar...never liked lemon in my tea), I wondered if perhaps there are techniques or tips that you, the undisputed masters of tea, could impart? For example, I am using tea bags. Should I get a teapot and strainer and use loose tea instead? Also, I drink Bigelow's "English Teatime" (it's what the company stocks the kitchen with), which I find acceptable. Is Bigelow's acceptable from your perspective, or would you recommend a different brand? Thanks in advance!
21 Things You Didn't Know It Could Do.
Quinn Jaxon's new thread, since the last one got closed...
A Russian lawmaker wants his country’s Central Bank to change the 100 rouble note and remove naked images of the Greek god Apollo because it violates Russian law by exposing minors to “gay propaganda.” “You can see clearly that Apollo is naked, you can see his genitalia,” says Member of Parliament Roman Khudyakov. The note, worth less than $3, depicts an image of a statue of Apollo riding a four-horse chariot atop the Bolshoi Theater, one of Russia’s main cultural symbols, reports Reuters. “I submitted a parliamentary request and forwarded it directly to the head of the central bank asking for the banknote to be brought into line with the law protecting children and to remove this Apollo,” said Khudyakov. The Central Bank had no immediate comment.
Russian MP says naked Apollo on banknote promotes ‘gay propaganda’
In the past, bumps frequently took off like wildfire. Probably because the day crowd has different interests than (from-?) the night crowd.
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Do they give you any guidelines or do you just go in and just spill all your shit to the priest? And if you are a kid, can the priest tell your parents what you've done?
Will you tell us if she dishes about "Valley Of The Dolls"?
Haunting, well-acted film. Yet neither the star (Emile Hirsch) nor the director (Sean Penn) was nominated for an Oscar, The Academy virtually ignoring the movie- despite it's winning multiple other awards. Penn hasn't directed a film since. Was Chris McCandless' journey just a slow suicide?
I''m a big fan of Paul''s and was surprised to recently learn one of his earliest boyfriend''s died accidently.\ \ From Wikipedia: \ \ "In 1965, Lynde was involved in an accident where his lover, a young actor, fell to his death from the window of their hotel room in San Francisco''s Sir Francis Drake Hotel. The two had been drinking for hours before 24-year-old James "Bing" Davidson slipped[1] and fell eight stories, an event witnessed by two policemen.[9] Even though the scandal did not ruin his career, the incident offered insight into the precarious life of drinking and partying that Lynde enjoyed.[10]"
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It will NEVER be President.
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$40k for 9 scenes - around $10k a scene. And if you''re thinking of doing porn and no-one will ever find out, read on...\ \ He''s gay, but says a lot of guys on Sean Cody are straight because the money is so much better than straight porn.
I can't load the "what are your thoughts on getting old" thread. Is anyone else experiencing this problem; I can load other threads, tho.
She's almost 50 and hasn't produced an album since 2008. She's also no longer under a recording contract. She's married to a supposed billionaire.
Does sex joke on the The Nightly News.
To this day I love this show. I watched it all the way through to the end. One of my favorite story lines was the Kelly becomes a cokehead one. I also really loved Brandon''s ex who tried to blow up a float. Any other 90210 fans on DL? What are your favorite episodes or characters?
They always call it "The Roberts Court", like as though he holds a tremendous amount of power. But he gets just one vote like the other 8.
I like these pictures of him, especially the smoothness and a relaxing absence of women.
It should be declared a national landmark! A gay Mecca!
How big a deal was she?
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana won't recognize hundreds of same-sex marriages that were performed before a federal court halted a lower-court's decision to lift the state's gay marriage ban, the governor's office said Wednesday. Gov. Mike Pence's decision, first announced in a memo from chief counsel Mark Ahearn, applies only to state agencies that report to his governor's office and would affect state services controlled by those agencies, such as food stamps or the ability to file jointly for state taxes. Hundreds of couples were married from June 25, when a U.S. district court judge struck down the state's gay marriage ban, to June 27, when a federal appeals court stayed the decision. Pence, a Republican, told reporters at a Statehouse event Wednesday that the state was only abiding by the decision of the federal appeals court that stayed the earlier ruling that struck down Indiana's gay marriage ban. The Indiana attorney general's office, which is handling the court challenges, had no immediate comment. Also Wednesday, Utah opted to challenge a different federal appeals court ruling on its gay marriage ban, taking it to the U.S. Supreme Court. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes' office said in a statement the appeal will be filed in the coming weeks to get "clarity and resolution" from the highest court. American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana Legal Director Ken Falk said Wednesday he believes Indiana is wrong and the marriages are legal. "During the time they were married they were lawfully married and the fact that the law, in effect, changed subsequent to their marriage does not void their marriages," Falk said in an email to The Associated Press. The sole exception to the appeals court stay in Indiana was an order for the state to recognize the out-of-state marriage of Amy Sandler and Nikole Quasney of Munster; Quasney is dying of ovarian cancer. The memo said the state would follow that order. Senate Democratic Leader Tim Lanane, D-Anderson, called the governor's directive "excessive" and that it only confused the issue. "I believe the governor has jumped to conclusions that don't clearly come from the order of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals," he said in a statement. Democratic Marion County Clerk Beth White, whose office performed more than 450 same-sex weddings, called the governor's decision disheartening and disappointing." "Gov. Pence owes these couples an explanation on why he continues to deem them as second class citizens," she said in a statement.
I love them, hot and slutty!
I want to ride him until I squeal like a stuck pig. Is that so wrong?
Could life imitate art yet again, or -- more specifically -- could a title come true? Deadline Hollywood reports HBO is in talks with Lisa Kudrow and director Michael Patrick King to bring "The Comeback" back, the duo's comedy from 2005 that's become a cult classic. Though it only lasted one, 13-episode season, "The Comeback" earned respect from most critics and has developed quite the following since it went off the air. Recent successful resurrections have given new life to many TV shows with rumors constantly swirling of comebacks, "Arrested Develpment" being the most notable example. This makes the news of the Kudrow comedy's possible return even more apt. "The Comeback" was very much ahead of its time, being a single camera reality show spoof. Relevancy shouldn't be an issue, even almost a decade after its original airing. Valerie Cherish still has plenty to teach us. On March 19, Kudrow retweeted a Slate story suggesting "The Comeback" deserves another season. It even went so far as to suggest HBO should make it available on the company's streaming service, HBOgo.
HBO In Talks with Lisa Kudrow to Bring 'The Comeback' Back for Season Two
I hope he has a good exercise regimen for those jaw muscles. Now it's Phaedra's turn. [bold]'Real Housewives Of Atlanta' husband Apollo Nida gets prison for fraud[/bold] (CNN) -- Apollo Nida, husband of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" co-star Phaedra Parks, is headed to prison for eight years on fraud charges. Nida, who appears on the reality TV series with Parks, was arrested in January and pleaded guilty in May to charges in a fraud scheme that federal prosecutors say stole millions of dollars from at least 50 people over four years. A hearing on July 17 will determine how much restitution Nida must pay to his victims. Nida, 35, must serve five years under parole supervision after he completes his eight years in a federal prison, U.S. District Court Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. ordered during sentencing Tuesday. It will be the second prison stint for Nida, who previously served five years in a federal prison for auto title fraud before marrying Parks in 2009. Nida created two fake collection companies to gather personal information used to steal victims' identities, U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said after his sentencing in Atlanta. He used the information to get fraudulent auto loans in the names of his victims, according to the criminal complaint. He was busted after a year-long investigation by the U.S. Secret Service. "Today's sentencing exemplifies impartial justice regardless of economic class or perceived celebrity status," U.S. Secret Service Special Agent Reginald Moore said. "Nida's sentence should be an eye-opener for other like-minded criminals who scheme to steal victims' identities, defraud them and ignore the consequences of their actions." The break in the case came in September, when federal investigators arrested Gayla St. Julein, a woman who "described herself as Nida's 'right hand b****' in executing the legwork of his fraud schemes," the complaint said. St. Julien, who previously served prison time for identity theft, told agents that Nida "only paid her 'scraps'" for her work, compared to the amount of money he made from the fraud schemes," the filing said. She turned on him and agreed to let agents record their phone calls, it said. Nida "knowingly and willfully (did) execute and attempt to execute a scheme to defraud federally insured financial institutions by depositing stolen and fraudulently obtained checks and fraudulently obtained auto loan proceeds into bank accounts opened in the stolen identities of real persons, and conspire with others to do so, and knowingly convert to his use and the use of others stolen and fraudulently obtained United States Treasury Checks," Special Agent Alexandre Herrera said in a sworn affidavit. Nida's fake companies fraudulently signed up with "LexisNexis, Equifax, and Mircrobilt databases" to steal personal information on people. Along with the fraudulent auto loan checks, Nida stole U.S. Treasury checks, "retirement checks issued to Delta Airlines employees, and checks in the names of real people that were owed unclaimed property from various state and federal government agencies," the complaint said. Agents recorded phone calls St. Julien made to Nida during which he discussed details of pending fraudulent auto loans and "details of future auto loan checks that he was expecting to receive any day now from in the mail," the affidavit said.
He's the bf with the stubby little dick, who cries when you break up with him.
What makes them so sexual?
bitching about "girls" with masculine personalities:
for r598 in the last theatre thread
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It''s fair to say Neil Patrick Harris and Eric Braeden won''t be exchanging gifts this holiday season. The How I Met Your Mother star blasted the Young and the Restless veteran on Twitter today for allegedly failing to honor a commitment to appear on the CBS sitcom. "Eric Braeden is a D-Bag," Harris tweeted. "He agreed to a cameo as Robin''s dad, then last night he bailed, saying the part wasn''t ''substantial'' enough." In a follow-up tweet, Harris announced that the role had been recast with Twin Peaks and Reaper alum Ray Wise. "[Ray] is a fantastic actor who makes any part ''substantial''. Super excited to welcome him to the family!" Braeden first appeared as Robin''s alpha male dad in November 2008. In an interview with TVGuide.com at the time, he called the cast of HIMYM one of "the most wonderful groups of people I have ever met. It was the warmest set I''ve been on since Mary Tyler Moore." Calls to Braeden''s rep have not yet been returned.
Neil Patrick Harris Slams Eric Braeden On Twitter Over Botched ''HIMYM'' Appearance
Do you find the smoking a turn-on or a turn-ff?
Where will be the next "It" city? Is Vancouver still available? Btw, do straight guys actually call each other "bitch"?
The murder of Shanda Sharer was discussed here years ago and I''ve never forgotten the case. Dr. Phil will have her mother on his Friday show and she will talk with one of her daughter''s killers. Shanda was only 12 years old when she was beaten, tortured, and burned alive by 4 of her friends.
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A number of high profile music figures, including George Michael and all four members of British band Arctic Monkeys, are among 1,600 people who collectively tried to shelter £1.2 billion ($2 billion) in a tax avoidance scheme, reports The Times. Investors in the Liberty tax strategy also include Sir Michael Caine and Take That star Gary Barlow, alongside a number of top businessmen, QCs, NHS doctors, party donors and a judge, according to a secret database leaked to the British newspaper. George Michael reportedly sought to shelter £6.2 million ($10.6 million) in record and tour sales after paying £443,000 ($750,000) in fees to Mercury Tax Group, the Leeds-based company that ran the scheme. The singer’s investments in Liberty were made about 7 years ago – around the same time that he embarked his “25 Live” world tour. It was also reported that the four members of Arctic Monkeys - Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Nick O’Malley and Matt Helders - sheltered between £557,000 ($950,000) and £1.1 million ($1.9 million) in the Liberty scheme. George Michael’s publicist and representatives of the Arctic Monkeys all declined to comment, states The Times. Katie Melua, meanwhile, sought to shelter £850,000 through Liberty in 2008. Two years later, she was nominated for Christian Aid’s Tax Superhero Award after publicly stating that she paid “nearly half of what comes to me in taxes”. .. Speaking to The Times, Melua’s lawyers said that she had invested in Liberty at the suggestion of her accountants but repaid the sheltered tax to Revenue & Customs and so had not avoided tax. HM Revenues and Custom (HMRC) has spent more than a decade investigating Liberty, which generated huge artificial ‘losses’ offshore which its members could then use to avoid tax on other income. HMRC is due to challenge the legality of the scheme in court next year. However, under new Treasury rules due to be brought in this month, Liberty members may have to pay back hundreds of millions of pounds in disputed tax before any hearing takes takes place. The Times states that Gary Barlow, who reportedly invested over £4 million ($6.8 million) in the Liberty scheme, is among those who can expect to receive a large tax bill in the coming weeks. Barlow also faces a separate tax bill over his involvement in a second tax avoidance scheme called Icebreaker, which was discredited by Judge Colin Bishop at a ruling earlier this year. Barlow’s Take That bandmates Howard Donald, Mark Owen and band’s manager, Jonathan Wild, were also reported to have invested in the Icebreaker scheme, which was used by around 1,000 people and wealthy individuals to shelter approximately £340 million ($580 million).
George Michael, Arctic Monkeys and Katie Melua Implicated In Tax Avoidance Scheme
Apparently these are the top five according to the linked site. Pity about the "bear" one. 1. top commenter \t4.03% 2. facebook top commenter \t2.29% 3. how tall is justin timberlake \t1.54% 4. datalounge \t1.48% 5. bear411 \t1.42%
This buff, ruff muscleman could send Momma running for her latest mussy simile — and then he opens his throat in song...
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This happened several years ago. The guy suffers from mental illness, moved to Palm Springs, and now is posting disturbing vids on YT. He's been arrested several times, once outside an Arizona gay bar, beaten, and now posts himself ranting, & severely beat-up, He thinks his family, and the whole world has conspired against him. I wish someone would help the poor guy. Met him once ( on his meds) , and he was a very nice. Sounds like Margot Kidder now.
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I've still got a crush on this guy after 20 years.
So he deserves his own thread.
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Sitcom about two senior gay partners airs in Metro New York on WNET-13, 10:30-11:00 this evening. Check local listings.
For what? Themselves? Isn't a lot of "fitness modelling" just one level from porn?
“Raju was in chains 24 hours a day, an act of intolerable cruelty. The team were astounded to see tears roll down his face during the rescue," Pooja Binepal, a spokesman for Wildlife SOS, said, per the Mirror. "It was incredibly emotional. We knew in our hearts he realized he was being freed. Elephants are majestic and highly intelligent animals. We can only imagine what torture the past half a century has been for him." Video:
Raju The Elephant Cries After Being Rescued Following 50 Years Of Abuse, Chains
In this cute, sexy 3 minute cooking lesson, he shows us the right way to cook using different Olive Oils for different dishes. Extra Virgin for cold dishes, Classico and Extra Light for hot dishes. It is the Bertolli way. Nice butt.
Bertolli introduces its hot sexy Italian chef, Alfredo Caldo-Freddo
It got me.
Horatio Chapple's death in a bear attack while on a school trip in Norway in 2011 joked about by The Socialist Worker newspaper By Claire Duffin9:29PM BST 10 Jul 2014 A socialist newspaper has faced calls to apologise after it ran an article mocking the death of a 17-year-old public schoolboy killed during an Arctic expedition, saying it was “another reason to save the polar bears”. Horatio Chapple, a pupil at Eton, was mauled to death by a polar bear in 2011 while on an adventure holiday. Two other pupils and two leaders on the trip were hurt before the bear was shot dead during the night-time attack. An inquest into his death opened on Monday. The Socialist Worker carried a report in its latest edition under the headline: “Eton by bear? The inquest begins”. The piece, in the newspaper’s “Troublemaker” diary column, concluded with the lines: “Troublemaker has long supported campaigning for the environment. Now we have another reason to save the polar bears”. The article was described as “incredibly tasteless” after screenshots of it were published on Twitter. Many users called on the Socialist Worker, a free paper produced by the Socialist Workers Party, to apologise. Bobby Friedman, a broadcaster, said on Twitter: “The @socialistworker thinks it’s ok to laugh at a child dying, because he went to Eton. Vile.” Ed Simpson said on Twitter: “Socialist Worker apparently delighted by the horrific death of a teenager because of the school he attends. Lovely.” Adrian Weale, a writer and officer with the Army Reserve whose son was in the same year as Horatio at Eton, called the paper’s conduct “despicable”. He said “As a parent, I can only imagine the pain his death must have caused to his family. That the Socialist Worker thinks the violent death of a child is a fit subject for humour indicates a level of depravity and insensitivity to the suffering of others which is surprising.” “The Socialist Worker should, at the very least, make a full and unreserved apology to the family and the Socialist Workers Party should immediately dissociate itself from this article and its author.”
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Was it ever determined who this young tourist was? I've encountered the photo countless times, but never read anything about him.
It's like they're struggling to break free.
Henry Cavill's gigantic tit muscles arrive in Michigan for Superman/Batman filming
Is it the best movie adaptation of a Broadway musical of the Seventies? Why didn't they cast Barbra Streisand as Martha Jefferson? Or as Ben Franklin?
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Asexuals assert themselves in the face of a sex-saturated world.
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But does Cleveland want him back?
Just took a part time job and they told me to go online to fill out my info - w2 claims etc. at trinet.com. They keep referencing Homeland security. "If there are inconsistencies with your name Homeland Security may contact you. Anyone else have unpleasant experience with this. Seems very 'New World Order."
Would you like these (likely oversexed) Jordanian boys passing you around, having you service them like a bitch? (Say, they have you suck everyone''s cock submissively, maybe lick some feet; then you have to let one after the other top you, in varying positions but with a consistent degrading attitude...)
Just Because!
Can anyone recommend a good plastic surgeon for this? And save your bitchiness. TIA.
Who will it be? Serena, Nole....Will Federer or Nadal surprise us or will it be someone new? Let's post here
After learning that her former View colleague might return to the program for its eighteenth season, the Fox & Friends co-host called into her new show to dredge up old drama. Hasselbeck, who is on vacation, brought up her infamous fight with O'Donnell, which led to the comic's premature exit from the show. "What could ruin a vacation more than to hear news like this?" Hasselbeck asked Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade. "I know Rosie very well. We worked quite closely. Talk about not securing the border! Here in comes to The View the very woman who spit in the face of our military, spit in the face of her own network, and really in the face of a person who stood by her and had civilized debates for the time that she was there, coming back with a bunch of control ready to regain a seat at the View table." According to Hasselbeck, O'Donnell's possible re-hiring is "not surprising" at all. As the conservative television personality explained to her co-hosts, "I think this has been in the works for a long time." "I'll go back to the reunion show for [Barbara Walters]. How odd is this, when you have the woman, who again, insinuated that our own troops were terrorists in Iraq at the time, then left the show...to have such ease the day of Barbara's goodbye show was shocking to me? She walked around with a lot of control and I had the chance to talk to her," the Survivor alum, 37, said. She continued, "Rosie herself told me, on-set, while we were mic'ed up, that she produced the reunion show to have everybody together and it was her idea. Now, would you think that the woman who left in the way that she did would be producing Barbara's goodbye show? Here's the shocker: It was actually her hello show." Hasselbeck said she will be "very interested" to see how O'Donnell and Whoopi Goldberg might interact, particularly because Goldberg is an EGOT winner and O'Donnell is not. "I don't think it would be wise for Rosie O'Donnell to challenge Whoopi Goldberg on anything. I really don't," she warned. "And I would also say that after years of being there, Rosie found out one thing about me: Don't mess with a pregnant mama and do not mess with our military when it comes to this girl sitting next to her." "I'll go back to the reunion show for [Barbara Walters]. How odd is this, when you have the woman, who again, insinuated that our own troops were terrorists in Iraq at the time, then left the show...to have such ease the day of Barbara's goodbye show was shocking to me? She walked around with a lot of control and I had the chance to talk to her," the Survivor alum, 37, said. She continued, "Rosie herself told me, on-set, while we were mic'ed up, that she produced the reunion show to have everybody together and it was her idea. Now, would you think that the woman who left in the way that she did would be producing Barbara's goodbye show? Here's the shocker: It was actually her hello show." When O'Donnell made her first appearance on the show in February 2014 since leaving the show seven years earlier, she joked about their feud. Hasselbeck, who played nice with O'Donnell when cameras rolled in May 2014, also dropped another secret about The View's reunion episode. "I do believe that this has been in the works for a long, long time. She wanted to re-do the split-screen and voice it over from our original confrontation right there. I was not up for that," she recalled. "She seemed to have a lot of control for Barbara's farewell show. Again, it is Rosie O'Donnell's hello show, in my opinion." Though she may sound bitter, Hasselbeck is much happier on a different network. "I could not be more thankful to be at Fox & Friends. You all are an outstanding group," she said. "I'm so thankful. Days like this remind me of that. You're all doing a great job. Mark my words, this is just the beginning—again!"
Bitter Elisabeth Hasselbeck's Vacation Ruined Because Rosie is Rejoining The View
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Redundant. Like saying, "two twins"
Dumb thought of the day: in the US we have our own measuring system, and we have a good sense of what's considered "big" when describing / embellishing / lying about things like dick sizes ("yeah, I'm 9" and packing"). What about in every other country in the world where they use the metric system? Do they list themselves as "22cm" on hookup apps? I know we have a lot of visitors and posters from countries outside the US, or people who've visited or traveled overseas. Any notable differences in the way gay guys hook up in other countries? Is a lot of the lingo the same ("top / vers / btm, ddf, you host, be generou$,", etc.) or do they have their own particular brand of shorthand and code phrases? Or are gay guys who are looking for quick sex pretty much the same the world over? And no, I'm not high - just curious.
Obscenely handsome model. What is his story? Str8 or "other"? Why does he look so ethnic in some pics, and practically whitebread in others? There seems to be lots of pics, but little of his bio.
Out TV/Radio personality Clay Cane is hot with dreds...
He's a schlubby, pampered man boy who struggles to be a grown-up. He's balding and pasty and mental in a pathetic way.
When I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps. *** On the fence here. I get her reasoning, but had I been in that situation, I probably would have sold the Benz.
When did they meet? Did Halls already have the kids? Did Bomer have much of a career at the time they got together?
Or does he lie out in his speedo in his backyard? Because his skin is so tan at all times that it looks like leather.
You Better Work!
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FX does it again! The premiere tonight was killer.
Let's make a list. Aaron Tveit
Still no homo.
I mean, should you put the wedding plans on hold until you get a handle on, "We need a little openness if this is going to work?"
Perhaps I have a narcissistic personality, but I think part of the appeal of sexual activity is having your own hot body and being able to use it in sexual situations. My body isn't where I want it to be. I'm a 6'4.5" male, I weigh 214 pounds, and my body fat percentage is 20%. I'm not interested in sleeping with anybody when my body is in this shape. And if I'm only attracted to people who are in shape, I certainly have to work on my body. If I want somebody with a good body, I have to be able to give them a good body.
Serious question. This is completely and totally anonymous. As men we shouldn't be afraid to talk about it. And the age bracket of men who suffer from ED varies. There are some in their late 20s to 50s. So how have you dealt with it or have you come to a solution. Now Viagra suggestions, cause is what everyone will say. What else other than V?
Any new stories on him? I know he was supposedly involved with Jake. What a truly handsome man
Gayvoice through the roof!
I love her. Why doesn't she work more.
I've heard this phrase dropped a lot lately. It's horrible grammar. Anyone else heard it?
There are genuinely great moments in it, like Michael Jackson and Diana Ross dancing up the yellow brick road while singing "Ease on Down the Road" to an Emerald City of Chrysler Buildings, and the Winkies singing "Ev'rybody Rejoice" to Twyla Tharp choreography. And the cast could not be beat (though Diana Ross was far too old to play Dorothy, and in most of her scenes seems like she's having a seizure). But the film is such a terrible mess.
Oh the sanctity of marriage.
Shocker to no one, Pam Anderson files for divorce from Rick Solomon..6 months after getting married.
I watched it earlier On Demand and thought it has potential. Did you like it?
There sure are a lot of threads about The View.
It was a slow-burning hit that left many devoted fans pining for a second season after it was cancelled back in 2005. Now it looks as though Lisa Kudrow's cult comedy The Comeback is ready to indeed, come back to our screens. The actress was joined by Sex And The City director Michael Patrick King - who devised the show with Kudrow - on Thursday at the HBO TCA Summer Season at The Beverly Hilton. Lisa plays Valerie Cherish in the show, a failed sitcom actress who vies for a comeback into the limelight with the help of a reality show. Very much ahead of its time, King has quipped that there wasn't so much as a 'Real Housewife' when they were first on the air. Talking about the show on Thursday, King says: 'The DNA that we liked about Valerie is her in front of a camera, unedited,' Adding: 'We tried to reflect like we did last time what was happening in television.' The series is now expected to be aired on HBO in November for a six episode run. Actors Malin Akerman and Kellan Lutz - who appeared in the first series as fledgling young actors, and went on to find huge success in movies - are returning to the show.
Valerie Cherish IS Valerie Cherish - The Comeback Comes Back in November
It's only 800 calories and whatnot
I'm tired of all the sports nuts in my office going on about this dude, who has allegiance to no one but himself! Gone are the days of sportsmanship, it's all about the money!
I quit my last job because I didn't get along with one of my bosses and we had a severe communication problem which wasn't fixed even though I tried to fix it. I have an interview today and need to come up with something plausible enough so that they won't think I'll just bail if this job gets tough.
Paying for the convention was the top criterion for the 12-member site selection committee. The previous two GOP conventions have sapped party dollars during election years, and Priebus insisted the host city not leave the central party picking up the tab, which is expected to be around $60 million. Video:
At least he got laid a lot, which is more than I can say for myself.
I am. It's getting some respectable reviews, which is enough for me to give a summer series a try.
Are we excited about Extant starring Halle Berry, premiering tonight on CBS?
Where can I stream this debut? The links are all to a crappy I-tunes teaser...
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By an annoying homosexual who wanted to 'visit' us. When we told him our rate for 'service' at such an hour, he hung up on us! Discuss!
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Why didn't Penn happen? He's cute, seemed fairly likable, and was on a hit show. What happened?
it's like the stupid catholics and protestants killing each other over in Ireland. If they want to kill each other off over some stupid sky wizard, PLEASE GOP AHEAD. Good riddance and massive Darwin Award.
Someone in a bar offered the president a hit on his joint. Pot is legal Colorado now.
I like him but this is ridiculous. He is asking people to help him buy a van so he can drive around the country and make gonzo porn. Bitch, get off your highhorse and get your ass to Swinging Richards if you need $$$ so badly. Don't act like it's beneath you.
Buys townhouse in Harlem.
The 34-year-old actor was joined by his younger brother Dave Franco, their mom Betsy, and his This Is The End co-star Seth Rogen. Photos:
Nominations just announced. This link may work.
According to Alexa statistics. And apparently males are under-represented relative to the general internet population and women are over-represented. Where do they get this particular information from? Weird.
Did you know that nearly 6 percent of DL traffic originates from India?
Judge rules Colorado's gay marriage ban unconstitutional District judge C Scott Crabtree rules 2006 voter approved ban violates state and federal constitutions Associated Press in Denver; theguardian.com, Wednesday 9 July 2014 18.34 EDT\t A judge in Colorado has struck down the state's gay marriage ban. District court judge C Scott Crabtree on Wednesday ruled the 2006 voter-approved ban violates the state and federal constitutions. He immediately put his ruling on hold pending an appeal. Crabtree is the 16th judge to void a state's gay marriage ban since the US supreme court ruled last year that the federal government has to recognize gay marriages in the states.
She''s always been a favorite of mine. She''s from money, went to Madeira (the Jean Harris school) and then Radcliffe. After years of successful stage work, CBS was banking on her sitcom "Just Friends" to make them number one in the late 70s, but it didn''t succeed; but she got famous for "Grease," and then had a career comeback with the stage and film versions of "Six Degrees of Separation" and of course "The West Wing." What''s her story?
Moses looks like he wandered in from the moors of Wales, and Ramses looks like a drag queen. The Sig looks fab, at least.
"I'll NEVER stop crapping out half-assed epics," vows Ridley Scott
Simon Halls's Plague of Oranges
Lots and lots of balls.
It's nice but are "the boys" always at attention?
Who keeps posting that shit? Don't they know that I'm not interested? WHY CAN'T I JUST SEE THE THREADS I LIKE???!? And then the BUMPING! WTF gives anyone the right to respond to a thread I don't like? HMMM? This place was so much better years ago when everything was stuff that I liked. Waaaah!!! WAAAAHHH!!!'
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- CBS says popular sitcom star Sean Hayes is joining the cast of its comedy "The Millers" as a series regular. Hayes will play the new best friend of the character played by Margo Martindale and a new source of friction for her son, played by Will Arnett, CBS said on Tuesday. Hayes is best-known from eight seasons on the sitcom "Will & Grace." Last season he starred in the comedy series "Sean Saves the World." "The Millers," which premiered last fall, is a family comedy also starring Beau Bridges and J.B. Smoove. Its second season begins October 30.
DL Sweethart NPH is getting a star and there was no thread about it???\ \ What is DL comming to!?
Neil Patrick Harris to be honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star
How many layers of management do you have below you?
It's from those MichFest threads and you queens who're posting them and going over to the MichFest forums to taunt them!!! I've never been particularly drawn to those threads but began reading the latest one while dozing off last night. Apparently the hyper sensitive, anti-male, "AIDS queer" trend we've been seeing around here for a while is NOT happening at the hands of one rogue frau or baby dyke.... They're being summoned here by whatever queen/queens keep posting that MichFest shit. Apparently a certain contingent of DLers has been posting here, and trolling the chat groups of the dyke festival. Ironically I'm guessing we have gay men to think for the unrecognizable destruction of DL by these angry women.
Biographer Robert Hofler''s book is only so-so but the late train wreck that was Allan Carr makes an interesting topic for a book. Has anyone read it?
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#10) Nick Jonas - I know, I know. He's young - I'm not supposed to. But I can't help it. He's got those bedroom eyes... #9) Ryan Kwanten - Not only is he crazy sexy, but one gets the chance to see him in all of his nakedness weekly on HBO. #8) Channing Tatum - Shared a hot tub with Channing and Mr. Burtka at Adam Shankman's Laguna Beach pad two summers back. Nothing naughty transpired, but 'twas a visual strongly seared into my skull. #7) James Franco - Sat in the second row of a show I did in London. Wrote me a letter afterward saying nice things, which I'm pretty sure means that he's in love with me. #6) Taye Diggs - Total charmer, coolest guy, and a father to one of the more beautiful babies around. What a smile... #5) Ryan Reynolds - One day I watched him working out at the gym wearing jeans! Jeans! And you know what? He pulled it off. (The look, not the jeans.) #4) Colin Farrell - Sex to the E. Screen tested with him once for a film, utterly distracted. He just oozes hot. #3) David Williams - Oh, there's so, so much to say about him, but I'll just go with: Guuuuuh...! #2) Ryan Phillippe - Still remember being, er, moved by him in I Know What You Did Last Summer. What a body. I tried wearing that 'white tank top and dog tags' look for a week or so. Couldn't quite do it justice. and my number one pick: #1) David Burtka - He's the total package (Yeah, I did.) Singer, dancer, chef, brilliant actor and, hands down, one of the funniest people I've ever met. I'm very lucky to have him in my life.
Joey Luft remembers it well: appearing on the 1963 Christmas episode of his mother Judy Garland's CBS musical-variety series with his two older sisters, Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli. On a recent afternoon, Luft was rewatching the show, his eyes wide and a smile dancing across his face as his younger self broke into "Where Is Love?" on the classic yuletide show. "She opened the show with 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,'" said the 59-year-old Luft, a slight man who is a bundle of energy. "Our living room [of the Lufts' house] on Rockingham Avenue was copied so the Christmas show looked like our living room." Though half-sister Minnelli, who is an Oscar, Tony, Emmy and Grammy award-winner, and Lorna Luft have followed in their mother's footsteps, their baby brother has largely lived out of the public eye. "I've been more behind the camera," said Luft, who has studied photography and sound and has worked as a kind of editor-runner. Though he may not be famous, "I have a life that has been fascinating," said Luft, who appeared with his siblings at the Oscars this past March for a 75th anniversary tribute to "The Wizard of Oz," the 1939 classic that made Garland a star. "I can tell stories for days." He's finally getting the opportunity to tell the stories about his mother in "A Judy Garland Concert With Joey Luft," which opens Friday and continues through Sunday at the Pasadena Playhouse. The evening features colorized footage from "The Judy Garland Show" of the legend performing such standards as "Stormy Weather," "Come Rain or Come Shine" and of course "Over the Rainbow." In between clips, Luft and the show's producer, John Kimble, his childhood friend and longtime associate of his late father, producer Sid Luft, will talk about Garland. "It's just so fun just getting out there and talking about her and letting people know, 'Here's what really happened,'" said Luft in a recent interview at Kimble's Culver City home. "I don't want to talk about the bad things," said Luft, who was 14 in 1969 when his mother died of an overdose of barbiturates. "That isn't what my mom was about. She was a performer. She was a mother. She loved people. She was the most caring person. She had the greatest sense of humor." Luft stood up to imitate his mother when she guest-starred on NBC's "The Jack Paar Show." "He introduces my mom and she comes on stage with a broom," said Luft, as he mimes sweeping the floor. "She puts the broom down and walks over and sits down with Jack and said 'People told me I would clean up in this business.'" The story lead to another memory of watching a hockey game with Lorna and Garland in his mother's bedroom. "My mom was kind of tired and she looked kind of frustrated," said Luft. "I said 'How do you feel? She looks at us, walks over to the TV and she goes, 'How do I feel? See that hockey game? You know the puck? That how I feel." And she walks off. Then we started laughing." His father was Garland's third husband and is credited with resurrecting her career after she was fired from MGM in 1950. He colorized the black-and-white "Judy Garland Show" before his death in 2005 at the age of 89. "It took us years and years to do because there was so much detail and so much work to go into it," said Luft. "My dad spent so much money that near the end of his life he went broke because he put so much into it. He wanted to put a show together." "We have cleaned up all the audio and made it look like it was shot yesterday," added Kimble. Kimble said that they have booked a fall tour of the show in Canada, invited theaters to a workshop production of the show a few weeks ago in Culver City and currently are making tweaks to the evening before they open in Pasadena. The playhouse will also have an exhibit of rare photos from Garland's life and career as well as Michael Siewert's collection of costumes from many of her classic films. Luft's siblings won't be attending the show. Lorna lives in Palm Springs and is awaiting the birth of a grandchild. "Liza is in New York," said Luft. "She was going to come out and see the show but she couldn't make it out." Luft hopes his show will keep the memory of his mother and her talent alive for years to come. "They know 'The Wizard of Oz,' but people don't even know Judy," said Luft, who added that he could listen to her recordings for hours. "The show is to educate people and show who she was and what she did and what she was all about — one of the world's greatest entertainers."
Since today is apparently Neil Patrick Harris Day, and all.
The Voice of the Night
Depressing
University of Miami linebackers arrested for raping teenage girl
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Full of nostalgic songs and lots of hollerin and running across the stage throwing his arms out.. It'll be like 1993 all over again. One question remains: What city will he choose to break out his 'Chris Gains' drag? Miss Thing does love the dress up you know.
Another thread got me thinking. Seems every time we bring any of the current crop up (Jonas Bros, Miley, etc) there''s something sordid going on. What secrets has Disney tried/is trying to cover up for the sake of a clean cut image?
The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday took aim at the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision and the money it unleashed into the political system—and TV and cable coffers—but in a way that will almost certainly not bear fruit, or pare any from that money tree. The committee, following a debate rancorous even when measured against the high bar set in this bitterly divided Congress, passed along pure party lines (10-8) a proposal to adopt a constitutional amendment allowing Congress and the states to essentially restore the limits on direct funding of electoral speech—as in TV ads—by corporations and unions, limits the Supremes ruled an unconstitutional restriction on speech in the Citizens United decision. Such an amendment would require two thirds votes in the Senate and Republican-controlled House and would also need ratification by three-fourths of the states. Then why bring it up at all. Some Republicans said it was a political ploy to win votes in the next election, while Sen. Diane Feinstein suggested it was at least important to have the dialog, though at times it was more like a mutual non-admiration society meeting. So, while the amendment is not going anywhere, it was still a vehicle for Senators to weigh in on trying to: a) Stem the flood of money drowning out the people's voice (Democrats), or b) attempting to gut the First Amendment, favor incumbents, and allow "big media" to influence elections while the voices of others were being stilled (Republicans). Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who has been one of the strongest critics of the Citizens United decision, said the amendment would "begin to undo the damage done by five activist, conservative, Supreme Court justices who have rewritten and distorted the First Amendment." He said those judges' decision had "unleashed a well- funded coordinated effort to release a tidal wave of special interest and corporate money into elections to drown out the voices of average Americans." Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), not one to hide his firebrand under a bushel basket, called the amendment the "single most radical and dangerous proposal introduced in the 113th Congress." He said if it were adopted, it would repeal the free speech protections of the First Amendment, a story that "should lead the evening news on every station." But he had plenty of company. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said the Senate had become an increasingly surreal and hysterical place. He said the amendment would "gut the First Amendment," words he said he never thought he would utter. "Fortunately," he said, the Founding Fathers insured that "harebrained ideas like this could never become law." Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), another leading voice against Citizens United, said that the other sides "hyperbole and scare tactics" were only a way to protect billionaires trying to "jaundice" the political system. He said those billionaires can drown out the speech of everyone else. He said putting an ad on TV 1,000 times when someone else could only afford to put it on once was not a right enshrined in the First Amendment. Never was and never will be, he said Republicans countered that the Democrats were only looking to damper the speech of billionaires they didn't like, but Schumer said it would ban billionaires on both sides, and ought to. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said the amendment appeared to suppress speech rights for everyone but the media. Hatch said the resolution would allow the regulation of anything that influences elections, except the press, which he said would be left alone, though also seeming to suggest that was not necessarily a good thing. "Supporters of this amendment want to manipulate how individual citizens influence elections, or how nonprofit groups influence elections," he said, "but seem perfectly happy to with the way the big media including some of the largest corporations in America influence elections. It is hard to imagine anything that more dramatically affects political equality than to clamp down on ordinary Americans freedom of speech but to give big media a free pass."
Senate Judiciary Approves Citizens United-Targeted Amendment
I don't know when this shit became all the rage, but it has GOT to stop.
I have no hope things will get better. I lost my job 2 years ago which paid around $60K and all I can get is a part-time chauffer job. I've gained 85 pounds eating pasta and mashed potatoes. I can't afford to get my haircut, so I trim it myself. I have 6 pairs of underwear and about 5 socks. My car is 11 years old.
First of all- If you've never read Viktor Frankl’s book "Man’s Search for Meaning" then go. NOW! It will twist your mind and make you a better human. Seriously. After that you can understand this post. -------- The surface facts make abundantly clear that the case for the Ex-Im Bank is truly lame. In the most recent year (2013), its credit guarantees and other programs accounted for $37 billion of exports or less than 2% of the $2.2 trillion of exports generated by the US economy. Moreover, by the bank’s own reckoning only about $12 billion of these Ex-Im deals deployed taxpayer subsidies in order to “meet competition from a foreign, officially sponsored export credit agency”. So suppose those latter export deals which purportedly faced unfair competition from foreign governments would not have happened absent Ex-Im financing. We are talking about 0.6% of exports and 0.1% of GDP. That is, we are talking about economic “noise” that is so feint that even Janet Yellen could not detect it! Actually, we are talking about something even more spurious. Fully $8 billion or two-thirds of this $12 billion in competitively disadvantaged exports were attributable to a single customer —the Boeing Corporation (BA). Moreover, the company’s own financial director publicly admitted that it could “find alternative funding sources” without the Ex-Im Bank. So the issue is not $8 billion of commercial jet sales or nothing. Its about the marginal cost of export finance, and whether any incremental costs needed to offset the dumb subsidies of foreign governments should be absorbed by the taxpayers of America or the shareholders of the Boeing Corporation. And the answer to that question is not very hard to ascertain.
Neil Patrick Harris apologized today for using the word “tranny” during a segment of Thursday’s Live with Kelly. “Truly sorry for saying the word ‘tranny’ on Live this week. Twice!” tweeted Harris. “Should have been more thoughtful. Didn’t at all mean to offend.” Guest-host Harris and Ripa had inhaled some sulfur hexafluoride, “helium’s evil twin,” during a science experiment that made their voices lower. Recognizing that he sounded very similar to Buffalo Bill, the killer from Silence of the Lambs, Harris drew laughs when he said, “Put the lotion in the basket.” When the gas expired, Harris said, “I’ve never sounded more like a tranny in my life.” GLAAD accepted Harris apology in a statement this afternoon. “It’s heartening to see a celebrity of Harris’ stature recognize and apologize for using the slur in such a timely manner, and for greater media attention being paid to its use. Many people do not realize that the word ‘tr*nny’ is one of the most hurtful and dehumanizing slurs that transgender people hear. Most transgender people associate that word with personal experiences of violence, hatred and derision.”
Neil Patrick Harris uses the word "tranny" on-air, apparently has to apologiz
Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy reacted well, I thought. I especially like how they reacted to a pic of them engaging in anal intercourse.
Sherri Shepherd does not want anything to do with her unborn surrogate baby ... because she believes her estranged husband defrauded her into having the kid in the first place so he could get child support ... this according to multiple sources connected with the couple. TMZ broke the story ... Sherri and her husband Lamar Sally each separately filed legal docs to end their marriage. The big complication -- a baby will be born this month to a surrogate who signed a contract with Sherri and Lamar. Now our sources say ... the baby was conceived with Lamar's sperm, but NOT Sherri's egg. Now here's where it gets tricky. We're told Sherri does not want custody or even to be considered a parent ... because she doesn't want to get stuck with massive child support payments. Sherri wants a judge to rule she has no parental rights or responsibilities -- which would shut the door to child support. She claims Lamar defrauded her -- that he got her to sign on for a surrogate birth knowing full well he would divorce her and then nail her to the wall for child support. Our Lamar sources say Sherri tried to get pregnant in vitro and when it didn't work she got deeply involved in the surrogacy process. Another twist ... Sherri has filed for divorce in New Jersey and Lamar has filed in California. This is not a coincidence. We did some digging, and found New Jersey courts generally do NOT recognize surrogacy agreements, which means Lamar would probably be shut down. Not so in Cali.
Sherri Shepherd says she won't pay child support for baby born via surrogate since it's not hers
by: Mrs Patrick Campbell (Hollywood veteran) "Miss Keanu, along with Tammy Cruise, are two of David Geffen's 'corn-hole' sucess stories, that is, Geffen corn-holed both of them and then made them stars!" I believe you Mrs. Patrick Campbell...about Keanu and Tammy and David. But from what Van Sant said, HE had a longterm secretive affair with Keanu so, do you think David was jealous?
Any truth to the rumor that they had a fling?
Excellent article, pics, and nipples.
Biggest hack artist ever or brilliant satirist of American pop culture?
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka are expecting twins, RadarOnline.com has learned.\ \ Neil Went public with the news Saturday. "So get this: David and I are expecting twins this fall. We''re super excited/nervous/thrilled," he Tweeted.\ \ The couple who has been together six years, will become parents with the help of a surrogate, E! News is reporting.\ \ The guys are already planning a baby shower to take place after the upcoming Emmy Awards, where Neil is nominated in three categories.\ \ The babies are due in October. Congratulations!
'I have never thought drag was intoxicating, I've never had a fun drunken Halloween in drag, never been in heels, really. I've lived my whole life being attracted by masculinity — it's why I like guys. I'm not a super effete person, and I have to turn into that, and in doing so it brings up a lot of homophobic insecurities within myself.' Lean, toned photos:
Meth? Protease face?
Never paid much attention but NPH got my attention hosting the Tonys. And he has won an Emmy for his hosting of the Tony's. A poster in another thread on the 8 year old who thinks he is gay provided the link to a interview of them both by Oprah. It is in several parts on youtube. Thoughts about Neil or David?
Today @Davidburtka and I are celebrating our 8th anniversary (a day early). There will be champagne, gifts, sex, and most likely food porn.
Make it stop
Neil Patrick Harris is everything Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals wants in its man of year. He's an award-winning actor of stage, television and film, a singer and dancer, a repeat host of both the Emmy and Tony awards and a magician. On Thursday, Harris was named the collegiate acting troupe's man of the year for his "lasting and impressive contributions to the world of entertainment." "With his enviable reputation as a host and showman, we look forward to hosting Mr. Harris for an entertaining and unforgettable evening to recognize his achievements," Hasty Pudding President Tony Oblen said. Hasty Pudding Theatricals is the nation's oldest undergraduate drama troupe, dating to the late 18th century. Harris will be given his pudding pot following a parade through Harvard Square and a roast scheduled for Feb. 7. RELATED: NEIL PATRICK HARRIS DOCUMENTS JOKE DRINKING BINGE IN MEXICO "I assume this is for that pudding wrestling competition I won last April ... right?" Harris said in a statement. "It was dark and seemed quite seedy at the time - I'm stoked that it's connected with Harvard. Fancy! Can't wait." The Emmy Award-winning actor made his name on television as child doctor "Doogie Howser, M.D." and is more recently known for his role as the womanizing Barney in "How I Met Your Mother." Harris has also appeared on stage and in film, including in the "Harold & Kumar" and "Smurfs" movies, and more recently mixed his love of magic and theater in directing "Nothing to Hide," an unconventional magic show.
Neil Patrick Harris named Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals Man of the Year
Some stupid fuck with more money than common sense was caught on camera sleeping at a Yankees Red Sox game. He is now suing the Yanks, ESPN and MLB for $10 million saying the remarks by the announcers have caused him harm. Two problems: 1 - no one would know his name or who he is had he not brought the lawsuit. 2 - none of the things he is claiming the announcers said were actually said.
...I''m thinking he wears a 38R, shoe size 9 1/2, waist 31, inseam 34, neck 15, sleave 34.
David Burtka says he was a slut pre-NPH\ \ "I have quite a past," admits David. "I have lots of stories to talk about."\ \ So anyone have any stories about him? Anyone had David Burtka?\ \ Share your stories please.
Some semi-intimate pics and interesting article.
I''d hate him if he wasn''t so damn likeable.
Whyyyyyyyyyy? Whyyyyyyyyyyyyy?
NPH has a NIPPLE PIERCING!!!!!!!
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[quote]'m voting for President Obama because I believe in equality #ForAll
Neil Patrick Harris: I'm voting for President Obama because I believe in equality
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Will this anger the trannies and cisgenders too?
National Enquirer says that NPH has called off his wedding to David Burka
Don't Believe Those Neil Patrick Harris Rumors.
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Or are you all e-book?
Neil Patrick Harris isn’t content to host just one major awards show this year. The How I Met Your Mother star will host the 2013 Emmy Awards, CBS announced today. This will be Harris’ second time hosting the Emmy Awards, having first hosted in 2009. Harris will next take to an award show stage when he hosts the 67th Tony Awards June 9; he previously hosted the Tonys in 2012, 2011 and 2009. “I couldn’t be more honored and excited to be hosting this year’s Emmy Awards,” said Harris in a release. “And what perfect timing – I’ll just do the exact same script I’m about to use for the Tonys. ‘And the Emmy for Best Revival of a Musical goes to Breaking Bad!’ See, told you it works.” “Neil is the quintessential host – engaging, entertaining and a true showman – with a passion for celebrating the medium we all love. We’re thrilled for him to return for CBS’s broadcast of the Emmy Awards,” said Nina Tassler, President of CBS Entertainment in the same release. Harris himself is a three-time Emmy-winner, having won for his guest-starring role on Glee as well as for hosting the 2009 and 2011 Tony Awards. The Emmy Awards will air live on CBS Sunday Sept. 22.
Tony Awards Host Neil Patrick Harris Announced As The Host Of The 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards
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Neil Patrick Harris and partner David Burtka performed a spirited rendition of "You're the Top" at a benefit for the Trevor Project. Video:
In an exclusive interview, Neil Patrick Harris sits down for what is being billed as a Julie Chen interview on The Talk.\ \ This will be NPH first interview since the birth of his twins, and he will use this opportunity to talk about gay parenting a set of twins.\ \ Intimate, Revealing\ \ Neil Patrick Harris...For Real!\ \ This Monday on The Talk!\ \ Don''t Miss It!
As Page Six and Entertainment Weekly are reporting, Harris stayed in character in the midst of one performance after a female fan yelled out, "I love you, Neil!"
Neil Patrick Harris Heckles Fan At 'Hedwig' Performance: 'I'm Doing Something Up Here, Motherf**ker'
While giving Conan and his co-host Andy Richter a crash course lesson in how to transform into a woman, Harris gives helpful hints about shaving your eyebrows and how to properly tuck male...accessories. Video:
Neil Patrick Harris Talks With Conan O'Brien About Tucking And 'Hedwig And The Angry Inch'
Everyone is sitting around my living room, mouths agape. Wow, what a night. Thank you, Mr. President, for such an eloquent speech.\ \ Sent from my iPhone
"I didn't want David's identity to be, 'The guy that's dating me.'" lol
Neil Patrick Harris: Coming Out Is a 'Very Individual Thing'
"Looking for an affordable, reliable, awesome handyman to help with a big family project in ABQ, NM. Anyone interested?"
if I only knew plumbing
Are they totally insane? I''ve heard they''re insane. My friend (a chick) is currently fucking a cop. He beats her and treats her like shit, but she says he''s really good at fucking.
Nice snake:
Attractive family.
Neil Patrick Harris and Family in Peter Pan theme Halloween Costumes
He ain't as wonderful as he thinks he is...
Is he ill? Look at this recent picture of him. Ghastly thin sunken face. Poor guy.
"History of the Eagles" Really, really good. What great writers and musicians. And wow, Glenn Frey was one hot 70's piece of ass.
They''d all be welcomed with open arms.
The other thread is full, and we need to provide emotional support to Brandon, Cameron and Abe the only studs left whose taints are untouched by dick or dildo (at least on film). Stay strong and whatever you do don't sign up with Men.com!
Awwww...
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka Showing Their Twins In People Magazine
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With real life married couple Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley taking over the lead roles of Diana and Dan Goodman in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, we wanted to know what other Broadway couple you'd like to see share the stage. The votes are in, and a whopping 31% of fans want to see Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka duet. Burtka appeared opposite Bernadette Peters as Tulsa in the 2003 revival of Gypsy and also has a reccuring guest spot on Harris' hit TV series How I Met Your Mother. Harris' Broadway credits include Assassins, Proof and Cabaret and he will direct a star-studded production of Rent at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl this August. Speaking of Rent...second place goes to Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs with 19% of the votes. The couple met while starring together in the 1996 Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning musical as frenemies Maureen and Benny. Diggs later joined his wife for a brief 2003 run as Fiyero while Menzel starred as Elphaba in the hit musical Wicked. Third place goes to another couple who've previously shared the stage: Four-time Tony winner Audra McDonald and Will Swenson. The pair, who appeared together in the 2007 revival of 110 in the Shade, landed 12% of the votes.
Fans Want Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka to Star Together on Broadway
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Actor jokes this isn''t his first time plastered in front of the dive bar where his star is located.%0D
What level are you on? Let's visit each other's towns and whack each other's snakes.
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Neil Patrick Harris will be hosting the Tonys again this year, according to reports, after doing a bang-up job with the gig in 2009, hosting the Emmys a few months later, and winning an Emmy for hosting the Tonys a few months after that. Sean Hayes hosted last year, but ratings were down 8 percent under his watch, so it''s back to NPH.
Neil Patrick Harris Will Resume Tony-Hosting Duties This Year
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EXCLUSIVE TO DEADLINE: Neil Patrick Harris will be pulling double hosting duty for CBS again this year. The How I Met Your Mother star, who is emceeing the 67th Tony Awards next Sunday, also has been tapped to host the upcoming 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, which will air on the network September 22. Harris has become CBS’ go-to guy for high-profile hosting gigs. He’s hosted the Tonys four of the last five times and has now fronted the Primetime Emmys the two most recent times the awards have aired on CBS. Just like when Harris made his debut as Tony and Emmy host in 2009, he is emceeing both awards shows this year. “I couldn’t be more honored and excited to be hosting this year’s Emmy Awards,” he said. “And what perfect timing – I’ll just do the exact same script I’m about to use for the Tonys. ‘And the Emmy for Best Revival of a Musical goes to Breaking Bad! See, told you it works.” Harris has received rave reviews for his hosting turns, winning two Emmys for the 2009 and 2011 Tonys. He also delivered a ratings boost for the Emmys in 2009. “Neil is the quintessential host – engaging, entertaining and a true showman – with a passion for celebrating the medium we all love,” said CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler. Added TV Academy chairman and CEO Bruce Rosenblum, “Four years ago, Neil was an amazing Emmy host and we are excited to have him back.” Whimsical musical numbers have been a Harris hosting staple. At this year’s Emmys, his talents will be showcased by veteran awards and music show producer Ken Ehrlich, who signed on to executive produce earlier this month. Ehrlich, who called Harris “one of the most versatile artists currently working in television,” has a strong music pedigree, producing the Grammys for CBS, and has worked with Harris on other awards shows. This year’s Emmys will likely air the night before the final-season premiere of How I Met Your Mother. CBS put the veteran comedy front and center at its upfront presentation two weeks ago, which was kicked off by a musical number by the show’s cast. Star Harris’ presiding over the Emmys will likely give HIMYM’s final chapter an extra boost.
What do we think, DL? He's frightening, yes, but he does have great nipples and a beautiful foreskin. How does he get away with all these nude shots in Russia?
01/07/2013 Neil Patrick Harris is being slammed for "mocking Christianity" with a new Super Bowl ad. Harris is featured in a new commercial wearing eye black printed with "Feb. 3, 2013," or the date of Super Bowl XLVII. The ad is a direct nod to New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow, who won't be participating in the Super Bowl but is known for posting Bible verses in his eye black. The "How I Met Your Mother" star's move has sparked the ire of conservative news site WND. Writer Joe Kovacs condemned Harris, who he deems as "making no secret of his homosexuality," as well CBS for the clip: "CBS, the television network airing the big game this year, is now using an outspoken homosexual actor to mimic Tim Tebow’s style of trumpeting messages in eyeblack on his face. One football fan who watched the CBS promo Sunday made the connection between Harris and Tebow, saying, 'They’re pushing a gay agenda by using him, and they’re mocking Christians at the same time.'" As Towleroad pointed out, this isn't the first time eye black has sparked controversy on the field. Toronto Blue Jays shortshop Yunel Escobar took the field earlier this year with an anti-gay slur ("maricon") written in his eye black during a game against the Boston Red Sox. The phrase (with a slight spelling fix) is most commonly translated from Spanish to English as "You are a faggot," according to the Toronto Star. Editor's note: While criticism has come for what some have called Neil Patrick Harris' mimicking of Tim Tebow's eye black, others have pointed out that NPH's image is actually referencing these promotional shots of Beyonce, who will be performing at the Super Bowl this year.
Neil Patrick Harris' Super Bowl Ad Slammed For 'Pushing Gay Agenda' On CBS
E! is adding Neil Patrick Harris' long-time partner to its stable of talent. our editor recommends Neil Patrick Harris Talks Acting, Musical Theater and Receiving his Walk of Fame Star (Q&A) The celebrity-centric network has locked David Burtka into a talent deal. Under the pact, he will serve as correspondent for E! News, as well as Live from the Red Carpet and other E! specials. He will begin his duties in January.
I hope David made the poor thing a hot meal!
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A fan who shouted out her love for NPH in the midst of his performance was met with a response that she probably did not expect. He stayed in character and stated: "Im doing something up here, Mother-Fucker." Perhaps some people should restrict themselves to watching the afternoon showing of Disney productions.
Neil Patrick Harris Calls Out Fan
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Additional casting has been announced for the New York Philharmonic's concert presentation of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company, which as previously reported will star Neil Patrick Harris as Robert. Lonny Price will direct the performances at Avery Fisher Hall, April 7-9. %0D %0D Newly announced cast members include Stephen Colbert (Harry), Patti LuPone (Joanne), Martha Plimpton (Sarah), Anika Noni Rose (Marta), and Jim Walton (Larry). The performance will be conducted by Paul Gemignani and feature the original orchestrations for a 35-piece orchestra by Jonathan Tunick. %0D %0D The show follows five married, once-married, and soon-to-be-married couples and their mutual friend, Robert (Harris), a bachelor who has been unable to connect in a long-term relationship. Among the songs familiar from the score are "Side by Side by Side," "The Ladies Who Lunch," "Another Hundred People," and "Being Alive," as well as the musical's title number. Additional casting and creative team will be announced shortly. %0D %0D
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Neil Patrick Harris gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
This year, NPH and family went as Tweedledee, Tweedledum, the White Rabbit, and Alice in Wonderland. They were equally adorable last year as the characters of The Wizard of Oz last year And the year before that as the characters of Peter Pan See link for all three pictures
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Harris confirmed the news on Wednesday’s Howard Stern show that, before CBS hired Stephen Colbert for the “Late Show” post, network chief Leslie Moonves and entertainment head Nina Tassler pitched him the idea of taking over for either Letterman in the 11:30 slot or for outgoing Craig Ferguson at 12:30. “They called me in and sat me down and asked if that would be something that I’d be interested (in),”’ he told Stern, revealing that the duo even served him “fantastic” sushi at Moonves’ New York office. “I felt like I knew what my skill sets were, and I kind of knew what it is that I wanted to do after the show with (Moonves), so I was surprised he pitched me that idea,” Harris adds. Harris ultimately declined the opportunity because he didn’t have much of an interest in hosting a nightly show for a long time. “I think I would get bored of the repetition fast,” Harris admitted.
Neil Patrick Harris Says He Declined to Take Over ‘Late Show’ at CBS
Can you: 1) Parallel park without problem 2) Back into a space 3) Still make your exit, even when you're in the fast lane in rush hour traffic 4) Etc.
I think they should both host next year:
Ellen and Neil Patrick Harris Acting Out The Best Picture Nominees (video)
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NPH''s opening number was the best ever.%0D\ %0D\ Here are some of the evening''s fashions too.
Neil Patrick Harris should be named the permanent Tony Award host
Neil Patrick Harris Will Star in Company\ \ NPH will take on the role of a swinging bachelor in Stephen Sondheim''s musical from April 7 through 9, in a New York Philharmonic production to be directed by Lonny "I have the name of a character on The Wire" Price. Harris gushed to the Times about the role, and was maybe talking sideways about his How I Met Your Mother gig? The relevant passages: "It just allows the performer a great opportunity to mine as deep as they choose. My day job requires a shallowness that will be fun to play against" and "I don%E2%80%99t know that [HIMYM''s] Barney has the deep-seated desire to couple up like [Company''s] Bobby probably does. But then again, Bobby doesn%E2%80%99t have to respond to laugh tracks.%E2%80%9D Anyway, good work, Neil!
Neil Patrick Harris To Star In COMPANY on Broadway in April
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Here''s an hour''s notice east coast bitches. Ths will be great.
Huh??
Qaud and Mariah no longer friends. Dr. Simone is Broke.. Dr. Jackie is fighting mad... and Kari demoted to "friend of Toya"...oh my,
Should star in a revival of "City of Angels" together.
I think that NPH has all the qualities that Timberlake is always trying to persuade us that he has. He is smart, creative, at-ease with himself and willing to really bare a little realness when needed. Also he was a child actor but comes off a man of his own. And you like him- if you like him- because his talent fills like it fits who he is. He is not imitating some else.
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Singer Elton John is seen here enjoying his vacation with partner David Furnish and son Zachary today (August 2, 2012) in Saint-Tropez, France. The couple met up with friends Neil Patrick Harris, his partner David Burtka and their twin sons Gideon Scottand Harper Grace at Club 55. It looks as if this is turning in to an annual thing. .................. Fagation ..get it fag and vacation .. never mind
Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka And The Twins Vacation With Elton John In Saint Tropez
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Elton John, Neil Patrick Harris and their Davids'' are Vacationing Together In St. Tropez
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Will the angry trannies attack him for taking the role?
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Neil Patrick Harris Lists Los Angeles House (and We''ve Got the First Look)
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Neil Patrick Harris had a profane message for a besotted fan who disrupted his Broadway show “Hedwig and the Angry Inch." Mid-performance, a female fan yelled out, “I love you, Neil!” Harris — who plays a transgender East German punk — yelled back, without missing a beat, in character, “I’m doing something up here, motherfuker!”
Neil Patrick Harris yells at fan mid-performance. Is this ok?
His attention whoring is sorta getting on my nerves. And he's not ageing well.
Neil Patrick Harris Documents His Trip to Mexico on Instagram
Kill it with fire.
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Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka Have 'No Plans To' Marry When New York State passed marriage equality on June 24th, Neil Patrick Harris and longtime partner David Burtka tweeted their excitement, announcing that they'd be taking advantage of their new freedom to tie the knot. It was a buzzed about piece of news on a night of celebration -- though Haris tweeted the next day that they'd been engaged for five years -- and the wait to hear their wedding plans began. Turns out that wait may be a while. Appearing on "Watch What Happens Live" on Monday night, Harris quashed any notion that he and Burtka, fathers of twins girls, would be getting married, saying "we have no plans to," and that the pair had planned on getting hitched in California until Proposition 8 took hold. Still, he was very excited and supportive of those who did get married in a crush of first day nuptials in New York. "We're certainly not planning a wedding," he said. "But we think it's amazing that eight hundred and some odd people got married yesterday." Maybe it's not surprising -- would Barney on "How I Met Your Mother" ever settle down?!
Neil Patrick Harris: "No Plans To Marry David Burtka"
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Neil Patrick Harris has been in New York for several weeks, hard at work preparing for his hosting gig at Sunday%E2%80%99s Tony Awards. His partner, David Burtka, is with him at their Harlem home, and they%E2%80%99re showing the couple%E2%80%99s 8-month-old twins, Gideon and Harper, the city. "They%E2%80%99re enjoying New York; they%E2%80%99re able to wander more here than in L.A. This is more of a walking town, so we%E2%80%99ve strapped on the Baby Bj%C3%B6rns plenty of times, and they like to see all that there is to see here,%E2%80%9D Harris told us at the premiere of Company, the film of the concert version of Stephen Sondheim's musical. Burtka, a chef and an actor, has been attending to his own business affairs while in town, but he filled us in on the family stuff at the premiere. "I've been taking care of a lot of babies, as you know, so I spend a lot of my days doing that. And we've been going out to dinner; we%E2%80%99ve seen almost every Broadway show there is," he said. "They love it, but it%E2%80%99s hard with their schedule because they%E2%80%99re up for two hours, down for two hours. It just keeps going on. They%E2%80%99re sleeping six hours during the day and then twelve hours at night. So it's hard to get them out and socialize a lot, you know? You%E2%80%99ve got that two-hour window. We go to the park and lunch and things like that." So do the babies scream in public places like restaurants? "They are the most fantastic kids," Burtka said. "We have been blessed with two perfect little angels. Happy and sleeping, and it's a godsend. We%E2%80%99re thrilled." Of course, they have help. "We brought a nanny as well, because, you know, I need some time for my things going on as well," Burtka told us. "But she%E2%80%99s great." Even out of Los Angeles, that nanny's life must be pretty surreal. When NPH and Burtka took the family out to the Hamptons, they stayed with their "friends Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos," naturally.
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka Talk Twins
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why are the characters in his show "How I Met Your Mother" all so hateful? They''re all loathsome. And that brunette girl who plays dull-as-dishwater Robin. Where the fuck did they dig her up?\ \ Plus, there''s absolutely no gay sensibility to the writing. Sitcoms need a little sugar in their shoes to be truly funny.
[quote]The wedding is OFF! Sitcom star Neil Patrick Harris and his longtime partner David Burtka got engaged after the Marriage Equality Act was passed in New York in 2011, but sources tell The ENQUIRER that the gay couple abruptly called off their nuptials following a vicious lovers’ spat. “They’re barely speaking, and as of now there’s no wedding in the immediate future,” revealed an insider.
National Enquirer: "Neil Patrick Harris Calls Off Gay Wedding!"
Who''s the top, who''s the bottom?
Neil Patrick Harris And Boyfriend Sunbathing, Presenting Asses
What's exactly natural about hairless?
They seem to have a chip on their shoulders about 1) being black; 2) being lesbian; and 3) being female. How can I stop being afraid, and understand their rage?
After 'How I Met Your Mother' goes off the air, he'll never be heard from again.
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Are the South Park guys assholes? They seem like they would be given their politics. Who here has ever actually dealt with them?
"I'd like to affirm that ANY singer when first at the mic at the start of a long session can make a multitude of vocalisations in order to get warmed up," Orbit wrote. "Warming up is essential if you’re a pro, as it is with a runner doing stretches, and it takes a while to do properly. I’ve heard all manner of sounds emitted during warm-ups. The point is that it is not supposed to be shared with millions of listeners. Audio:
Britney Spears' 'Alien' Without Auto-Tune Is Not Meant To Be Heard
"Nothing to write home about"
ooh he hit a part II only took a year !
"'Glee' Star Becca Tobin Boyfriend Found Dead In Philly Hotel" 6:10 AM PT Our sources say detectives want to interview Becca Tobin. As we reported, we're told she and Bendik left a club together Wednesday. We do not know if she went back to the hotel with him. Bendik's body was found be a housekeeper just after noon Thursday. 6:00 AM PT -- Law enforcement sources tell us no drugs or drug paraphernalia were found in Bendik's hotel room. And we've learned a detective on scene wrote an incident report, which has no mention of alcohol. We're also told the incident report makes no mention of any medications in the room. And the report says no weapons of any sort were found, and no injuries to his body. Our sources say Bendik was found in his bed and law enforcement sources say it's apparent he died at some point earlier ... possibly in his sleep. 5:00 AM PT -- We're told police and paramedics responded to the hotel shortly after 1 PM EDT on Thursday -- and Bendik was pronounced dead almost immediately at 1:17 PM. 4:30 AM PT -- Philadelphia PD is calling Bendik's death a "sudden death" -- and investigators tell TMZ … at this point, there is no reason to believe foul play is involved. They also say they've seen no evidence of suicide. update_grey_gray_bar 'Glee' star Becca Tobin's boyfriend Matt Bendik was found dead Thursday in a Philadelphia hotel ... TMZ has learned … and the circumstances surrounding his death are mysterious. Sources close to the couple tell us Bendik -- a 35-year-old nightclub owner -- was in Philly on a business trip, and Becca was with him. The couple had been out on the town celebrating with friends Wednesday night -- and we're told everything seemed normal. At some point they returned to their hotel. A hotel maid found Bendik's body on Thursday afternoon. It's unclear at this point where Becca was when the body was found. The Philadelphia Medical Examiner would only confirm that Bendik's body was found, and offered no other details. Bendik ran several major clubs around the country, but especially in Los Angeles … where he was the Director of Operations at DBA Nightclub. He also was a co-owner of AV Nightclub. We're told Bendik was not known as a partier, and friends are shocked and devastated by his sudden death. Calls to Tobin's reps have not been returned. One eerie twist -- Sunday will mark one year since the death of Cory Monteith … who died in a Vancouver hotel room from a drug overdose. DBA posted a tribute to Matt outside of the club. Story developing ...
BREAKING: Another 'Glee' Star's Boyfriend Found Dead
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Missy Peregrym!!!!! So nice when the butch/femmes find each other.
I''ve been watching their old videos. How fabulous were they?
I'm 70 years old, on disability, and my house is about to be condemned. I have no savings and have not been employed for decades. My sister has money and a big house with 6 extra bedrooms. There's plenty of room for me, my cats, and my unemployed roommate who is also on disability. I've always expected my sister to take care of me in my old age, but she's suggesting I look for senior housing. I don't know how to find government housing. I've prayed about it, but God keeps telling me to live with my sister. What should I do? Also, I love gyros and Chikfila and I'm afraid they won't be served in a senior living facility. Shouldn't my sister take care of me and share her spacious home and money?
If you are male and over 40, a bit overweight, gray hairs sprouting hither and thither, and still wearing the same wardrobe retained from your college years, please take the time each morning to give yourself a good shave. There is no need to wander around town looking like a disoriented hobo. The world will thank you. That's all.
This Making Of...special is fairly interesting. Mr. Jennifer Aniston is hot.
They are way too into him.
Another day, another veiled New York Times article about Cockgobbler Aaron Schock
My credit is "very poor" at 550. I need at least a 640 to qualify for an FHA mortgage loan. At 45, I'm so tired of living with a roommate and I want to find a simple condo. I finally landed a good job after 2 years of unemployment, during which my good credit tanked. I have $5,000 of cc debt in collections, but some online advice says think twice before paying collection debt off. What to do? Also, I would appreciate hearing your stories of how you were able to rehabilitate your own credit.
[quote] Being thick, it's not really something you have like control of," the actress tells us. "It really is a disease, like alcoholism. Why would I choose this?" [quote] "Everyday stuff is a issue. The things most people don't even think about, I got to! Will that chair break if I sit on it? Will it squeak and make everyone think I will break it? [quote] "I don't ever use public restrooms, it's just not practical. But I was at a party for a coworker's new perfume and I had to go! It was that or make an embarrassing exit [laughs]. I ended up wrapping the paper around one of those cleaning brushes to clean myself. I usually will take a shower after going boo boo but that time I got creative [laughs]
This old TV cast member got the boot in the past year. She said she was leaving the job for other opportunities, but that was a lie, and she has done nothing since then. Oldie really wants her old job back! She wants it back so badly that she is now trying to align and ingratiate herself with someone to whom she used to be very mean…the New Cast Member! Oldie is sending Newbie nice emails and making public statements about her as if the two are the best of friends! Ha! Newbie isn’t fooled one darn bit by Oldie’s sudden support. She worked with Oldie. She hasn’t forgotten that Oldie used to make fun of her behind her back, and that Oldie never once reached out to her when Newbie’s life was in turmoil. So Newbie is not buying her nice act for one second. However, she is rather enjoying the fact that the tides have turned and Oldie is now kissing her butt! Oldie: Joy Behar Newbie: Rosie O’Donnell Show: "The View"
[italic]The March 2012 incidents included Craig and Jeter driving the victim to the desert and forcing him to dig his own grave. They then made him get in and threw dirt on him. While the boy was showering, one of the men rubbed salt into the cuts on his back The victim was later tied to a chair with zip ties and placed in the shower. Mace was sprayed on his face At a Bible study later that evening at Remmers' home, Remmers asked the boy to sit in the middle of the group and then squeezed his nipple with pliers.[/italic] I'm not sure if just burning their church to the ground would be enough. I imagine putting their heads in a vice and cutting their eyes out would just be the beginning. I'm hoping they get a taste of prison justice when the other inmates find out they're convicted child abusers.
Pastor, church members plead guilty to beating 13-year-old boy
Does me talking and fighting about this foreign conflict make me look butch?
I feel like I am going to explode!
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If you were allowed to make one of these real, which would you choose?
Would you wear one?
She is planning on doing it. She says the sex is awesome thus far. She has already purchased the equipment. Apparently she also once had a threesome with this guy and his best friend when she was drunk. She doesn't remember if the guys touched each other or not. What does Datalounge think of this? Is he bi?
They've been enjoying an Italian getaway together. And unlikely friends Zac Efron and Michelle Rodriguez were pictured flying into Sardinia Airport via a private jet on Thursday. They were accompanied by their host, Italian businessman Gianluca Vacchi and his girlfriend. That day, Gianluca shared an Instagram video hopping out of the private jet and kissing the ground, with the caption, ‘SARDINIA finally!!! enjoy #GVlifestyle’ Zac, 26, and Michelle, 35, were last pictured together at Porto Cervo in Sardinia on July 25, embarking on a boat ride. It appears they have returned after vacationing elsewhere. Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Zac and Michelle looked coordinated on Thursday, and were both clad in head to toe black. The Neighbors actor sported a sweater over shorts with high socks and sneakers and a duffel bag slung over his shoulder. Feeling warm, he then removed his outerwear to reveal a blue and white T-shirt.
Michelle Rodriguez and Zac Efron share a kiss while on vacation in Sardinia
We all know this is true. Yes, there's misogynistic gay men, but still, the majority of gays can relate to women more so than to men for some reason. Is it because we grow up gay, and can't really fit in with a society full of straight males, so they look towards the other gender? Is there truth to gay men's brains are more in line with women's? I'm just really curious. It's not bad to somehow have a woman as a role model, but with gay men, it seems overwhelmingly so, more than they can relate to straight men, or men period. Just a sociological question.
Waitress: Morning! Man: Well, what've you got? Waitress: Well, there's egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and spam; egg bacon and spam; egg bacon sausage and spam; spam bacon sausage and spam; spam egg spam spam bacon and spam; spam sausage spam spam bacon spam tomato and spam; Vikings: Spam spam spam spam... Waitress: ...spam spam spam egg and spam; spam spam spam spam spam spam baked beans spam spam spam... Vikings: Spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Waitress: ...or Lobster Thermidor a Crevette with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and spam. Wife: Have you got anything without spam
Fox's favorite Breitbrat Ben Shapiro was back on Megyn Kelly's show, using any excuse necessary to call the president names and fling as much poop against the wall as humanly possible. I'm not sure how much more one-sided the Obama administration would have to be with their support of Israel in the wake of the escalating violence in the region, but apparently President Obama refusing to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu until late this Thursday was enough of an excuse for Fox's Megyn Kelly to bring on Breitbrat Ben Shapiro so he could call President Obama a borderline Jew-hater. If only that were the case. We've got a problem here in the United States when it comes to our support of AIPAC and of Netanyahu, but the problem is not whether any of our politicians have managed to sufficiently kiss BiBi's ass often enough. Our friend Ellen over at News Hounds has more on the choice of Shapiro to discuss the topic in the first place: Megyn Kelly turned to the discredited, no-smear-is-too-ridiculous Ben Shapiro tonight in a deliberate attempt to use the Israeli/Palestinian conflict to attack President Obama. Sure enough, he complied. In spades. Just as she did with the Chicago violence yesterday, Kelly was obviously more focused on exploiting a bad situation for political gain than in actually discussing it. Otherwise, she would never have chosen Shapiro as a guest. According to Shapiro’s biography, he has no military experience, no foreign policy credentials and no Middle East expertise. That’s not counting Shapiro’s bogus attempt to smear Chuck Hagel as a recipient of funds from a non-existent “Friends of Hamas” organization. Or his ridiculous “race tape exclusive” exposing whom Obama hugged in 1990. Or maybe that’s exactly the kind of bigot Kelly wanted. In any event, Kelly deliberately egged Shapiro on when she asked if there had been anything the U.S. could have done to avoid the military confrontation between Israel, Palestine and Hamas that they are on the “precipice” of. As if Shapiro is in a position to really know. Predictably, he said there was. But rather than dwell on what steps the U.S. should have taken, other than to suggest the State Department should have threatened to withdraw aid from Palestine and not urged Israel to act with restraint, Shapiro moved quickly to smearing Obama: This is an anti-Israel administration. It’s the first administration in American history that is obviously anti-Israel. It’s borderline a Jew-hating administration. …The daylight that has been created between the United States and Israel has emboldened Israel’s enemies and enemies of the United States. Yeah, the conflict that's been going on there for ages is all President Obama's fault because he's "emboldened" the Palestinians. Give me a freaking break. Maybe when we start demanding something is done about these settlements and the extreme poverty and overpopulation that is sitting on Israel's doorstep, things will finally improve in the region. In the mean time though, it's opposite-land as always over at Faux "news."
Fox's Kelly Allows Brietbrat Shapiro To Attack Obama Administration As 'Jew-Hating'
Have faith. He isn't a gay god or a straight god or conservative god or liberal god. Have faith, hold on. Listen and know he's there. And he loves us.
Do not cross this sick bitch. "The smiling blonde cheerleader happily posing in the photograph looks for all the world like an ordinary Texan student, but with one crucial difference: she's posing with a recently shot dead lion. Kendall Jones, a 19-year-old Texas Tech university student, has provoked worldwide fury after posting pictures of herself smiling next to animals she hunted, including a lion, rhinoceros, antelope, leopard, elephant, zebra and hippopotamus. Ms Jones, who claims she is “doing [her] part in conservation to make a difference”, is now the subject of at least two petitions, one of which has 100,000 signatures and calls for her page to be removed from Facebook. The petition on AVAAZ.org asks people to sign "for the sake of all animals, especially the animals in the African region...where hunters are going for fun just to kill an animal". Another petition, on the website change.org calls for Kendall Jones to be denied access to African states."
Texas Tech Cheerleader and Heathers Wannabe Posts Photos of Her African Safari Kills on Facebook
I took a cooking class and I thought the chef was a hottie. I saw him in his t shirt before he put on the white coat and felt lust in my heart. He did not really flirt back but seemed receptive with smiles etc. \ \ When he left the room for a minute one of other students who knew him told me that he was straight and very married. \ \ After the class I apologized and he said that one should never apologize for being complimentary and kind. I think he meant it. \ \ I wish everyone felt this way.
Will be set in the sixties; will film in UK and Italy (cross your fingers for retro swim trunks scene.) Female leads (yeah, who cares) will be Alicia Vikander (A Royal Affair) and Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby.)
Has anynoe here ever stayed there?%0D\ %0D\ I''ve always wanted to, but I''d be disappointed if it turned out to be a dump like the Hotel Chelsea, living off its dodgy past.
But lifts weights. This is some sad shit.
A Manassas City teenager accused of “sexting” a video to his girlfriend is now facing a search warrant in which Manassas City police and Prince William County prosecutors want to take a photo of his erect penis, possibly forcing the teen to become erect by taking him to a hospital and giving him an injection, the teen’s lawyers said. A Prince William County judge allowed the 17-year-old to leave the area without the warrant being served or the pictures being taken — yet. The teen is facing two felony charges, for possession of child pornography and manufacturing child pornography, which could lead not only to incarceration until he’s 21, but inclusion on the state sex offender data base for, possibly, the rest of his life. David Culver of NBC Washington first reported the story and interviewed the teen’s guardian, his aunt, who was shocked at the lengths Prince William authorities were willing to go to make a sexting case in juvenile court. “The prosecutor’s job is to seek justice,” said the teen’s defense lawyer, Jessica Harbeson Foster. “What is just about this? How does this advance the interest of the Commonwealth? This is a 17-year-old who goes to school every day, plays football, has never been in trouble with the law before. Now he’s saddled with two felonies and the implication that he’s a sexual predator. I don’t mind trying the case. My goal is to stop the search warrant. I don’t want him to go through that. Taking him down to the hospital so he can get an erection in front of all those cops, that’s traumatizing.”
WaPo: Police Want to Photograph Teen's Erect Penis in Sexting Case
What are they really like? I'm too scared to do drugs so I feel like I'm missing out on a lot of fun. Am I? Can guys who go to these things share what they are like?
Maybe because their cupcakes sucked?
Am I the only one who is outraged by the fact that only TWO OF THE SIX police officers who threatened, savagely tortured, choked, tasered twice in the face, and brutalized a vulnerable homeless man who had difficulty to understand orders because he wasn't taking his medication (he suffered from schizophrenia), have been acquitted of all charges? Even more outrageously, no charges have been pressed against the other four murderers. So, apparently, having a badge and having been given "adequate training", gives you the right to crush a man's windpipe (the official cause of death), shatter his nose and cheekbones to smithereens, crack most of his ribs and jump on him until his internal organs are damaged and he starts having a massive internal hemorrhage with absolute impunity. Because, you know, that's "adequate training". This is beyond outrageous, especially because these monsters are going to receive an indemnization and, in all likelihood, keep their jobs after MURDERING an innocent person just for fun. Whatever little faith in humanity I had, has died completely.
WASHINGTON — House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she still supports a Senate-passed bill to outlaw workplace discrimination against gay and transgender people. A number of national LGBT rights groups have withdrawn their support of the Employee Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) because it has a broad religious exemption. The California Democrat says she understands the concerns of gay rights groups. But she says the Senate bill is the only choice facing Congress now. Pelosi has been a strong supporter of LGBT rights. She says gay rights advocates should ask themselves what happens if Congress does not pass an anti-bias bill. She says the groups must decide if that is a good outcome. President Barack Obama is preparing to issue an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating against gay and transgender people in hiring. A White House spokesman declined to say whether it would include a religious exemption.
Pelosi backs ENDA despite concerns over broad religious exemptions
In a ruling released late Thursday, Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis ordered the redrawing of Florida's congressional map, contending that it violates the Fair District standards. In his 41-page ruling, the judge rejected challenges to districts in South Florida and that Tampa Bay but said that District 5, held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, and District 10, held by Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Webster, "will need to be redrawn, as will any other districts affected thereby." The ruling is expected to be appealed by the Legislature, which said in a statement it is reviewing the ruling.
Which is your favorite cam site? What is it you like about it? Are you a paid or a lurking member?
I was just with a neighbor who recently had a husband die and she showed me all her photos of herself and her husband from when they were very young and I was astonished to find that her husband had movie star good looks. It really surprises me. And then I thought, wow, Michael Fassbender would probably look like shit when he ages too. Age is the perpetual enemy of beauty. And then I thought that I don't want to age. I want to stay in my 22 year old body form until the day I die.
I am not attracted to straights. I am gay, gay, gay. And I want a guy who is gay.%0D\ %0D\ What is it with you people who want sex with straightS?%0D\ %0D\ Their dicks and jiz taste just like mine, I assure you.
and Not Just have sex . Post your favorites will helm and damien crosse
Now that punk Justin Bieber is hooking up with some girl with a Kim Kardashian size butt.
What's With Straight Guys And Their Love Of Booties?
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Growing up, spaghetti aglio e olio. Can't get much cheaper than that when it comes to feeding a whole family. I always when I see it fancied up on Italian restaurant menus. (Thread obviously excludes the silver spoon/GOOP crowd).
Openly-gay (makes a nice change). Interview:
I am enjoying it thoroughly. Anyone watching? I like the actress playing the lead character and her clones, and really enjoy the gay foster brother (I've always had a thing for hot campy guys). Maria Doyle Kennedy does "woebegone and stern" very well (The Tudors; Downton), but I have a feeling she'll get a chance to show more as the foster mom/grandmother as this goes on. Is the setting supposed to be Toronto?
Let's resurrect the Visible Penis Line thread!
Unemployed Idol: Wannabe Congressman Clay Aiken Gets $90K Per Year In Child Support, Claims Source Clay Aiken is really hoping to win the Congressional seat in North Carolina this fall, and not just because he wants to serve his country. RadarOnline.com has learned that he could use the paycheck because the only other steady source of income the former American Idol contestant collects each month is the child support payment from his baby mama, Jaymes Foster, sister of mega record producer, David. Even though Jaymes has primary custody of her five-year-old-son with Aiken, Parker, “Clay is given a substantial amount of child support from her,” an insider revealed. “The basis for the child support payment — which is more than $7,500 a month — is that Jaymes is raising Parker in a very luxurious lifestyle, therefore, Clay needs to be able to maintain and provide that for his son also. So, mommy pays for that.”
Discuss Warning: vagina present in video
My god.
I love that look! Both to observe and to participate in....in fact whenever I am naked without socks, I feel a little naked.
Mine is the Dyatlov Pass incident.
There are so many anonymous photos of him on Tumblr, Tap that Guy or the internet that a Brazilian TV channel did a news report on him.
Brazilian cop takes world by storm
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American troops in Afghanistan are reportedly using Craigslist to solicit and arrange casual and discreet same sex sexual encounters, according to the Army Times... "Sexual activities in a war zone are as old as wars themselves, but with the advent of Internet personal ads and social media sites, arranging a sexual encounter can become brazen, public and risky. Warnings from commanders, standard guidance for any unit headed to the war zone, appear to have fallen on deaf ears in many cases." As a result, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in Afghanistan is now having agents monitor such sites, and investigating any potential sexual encounters as violations of conduct. The Times told the story of one soldier: "One Marine lance corporal...posted an advertisement on Craigslist for a sexual rendezvous. The guy he met at Camp Leatherneck, whom he thought was also looking to hook up, turned out to be an undercover agent with the NCIS." The report then went on to explain: "Online sex solicitation is technically not a crime under the UCMJ. However, commanders have the right to enact regulations that make it a punishable offense." How so? While it may not be against any regulations to post a personal ad, "posting pornographic images on a public web or social media site is a chargeable offense," explained Erin Stattel, a press officer for International Security Assistance Force. "Adultery, pandering, and prostitution" are also on the list of violations. Commanders can also punish soldiers on a case-by-case basis under an article that bans conduct “to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces.” Take the above-mentioned lance corporal for example. Commanders charged him with three violations: "attempting to commit an offense in violation of the UCMJ; failing to obey an order or regulation, and pandering and prostitution." The soldier accepted the punishment gracefully, but did express some resentment to the Army Times: "It was against the rules set forth by the base general, ... so they were doing their job, but what I don’t agree with is how they were pretty much searching for people to arrest." As the report indicates, a majority of the Craigslist ads investigated by the NCIS are by men seeking other men. That does not necessarily mean that the agency is targeting gay soldiers. Retired Col. Dr. Elspeth Cameron “Cam” Ritchie, Army psychiatrist and chief clinical officer for the District of Columbia’s Department of Mental Health in Washington, offered a different explanation. She told the Army Times: “When detached from home, without the ability to openly exercise relationships in a combat environment and with a fatalistic attitude, military members would be inclined to embrace risk-taking. These young men have high testosterone and, with the inability to quietly have a relationship, it is not surprising that they are willing to put themselves into that situation.” UK's Daily Mail took it upon themselves to peruse many of the Craigslist pages in question, posting many racy screencaps on their site. The images depicted standard fare for any casual-sex-soliciting social network pages...disembodied torsos, genitals, and an overabundance of words such as "looking" and "discreet". Naturally, upon discovering news of these casual sexual encounters, conservative activists did not approve.
U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan using Craigslist to have same sex hook ups with each other on base
Where's Sandy? Where is Jeremy's baby mama?! Is Hawkeye sinking his arrow into Captain America? Oh the possibilities!
How bad do you think it'd be? How would the United States and Europe be affected? Share your thoughts!
A friend told me this today over lunch! I was so shocked and amazed! I didn't know how to respond! What to you tell your rapey friends?
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I think it's because he's like the black version of "twee."
who would have thought
What sayeth the DL?
San Francisco policeman/viral "internet crush" looks like Channing Tatum, but with more muscles
Radio Report on WOR New York .. Can't find story on net.
Would you, or do you wear speedos to the beach?
Hilarity ensues - Check out the Instagram vids at link to her dad yelling at her. (and a capture of the sext message) hahahaa
Make your arguments.
Do they only hire white people under 25? Seriously. Wondering if the company owners are racist and ageist.
What's the division of labor between a publisher and editor? I thought that a publisher owns the magazine or newspaper and an executive editor has authority over content. Is that right? When I was a child, I fell in love with the combination of words, paper and ink and now, before their permanent demise, I thought I'd ask.
He is good looking, single, age 42 and there are rumors of him being busted with a male prostitute. I hope he survives the cancer.
Do those who wear them ever feel self-conscious? Especially the young -- your body is constantly changing. Do you really want people seeing your basket on display?\ \ Perhaps Speedo peeps are just attention whores.
That lucky bitch Jennifer Aniston. First Brad Pitt, now Justin Theroux Who would know under Justin's skinny frame lay a hunky muscle man
Justin Theroux Showing off his muscular body in Details magazine
Does anyone still watch this mess?
"You type OLD".... "You're obviously ancient"... Rinse, repeat... Can we stop doing this now? I don't think it's the uber shutdown of people some think it is. How is asking if someone is "old" supposed to shut them up or age-shame them? It's as baked as "You in danger gurl". Enough already.
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Let's say there were two candidates you had to vote for in an election One was an extreme right-wing Tea Party candidate The other was socialist democrat who proclaims he is a functioning addict. Drinks himself to a drunken stupor and does drugs regularly. Those are your only two options. Spoiling your ballot or not voting is NOT an option. You have to chose one of the two. Who would you vote for?
Season 4 premieres tomorrow! YAY! Allison and the twins are gone, and some new cast members (including a new gay character) are on deck! Anyone else excited?!?
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Should I be ashamed?
Another Republican scandal has been blown to tiny bits as Hillary Clinton has confirmed that all of her speaking fees from universities are donated to charity. Former Sec. Clinton told ABC News that her speaking fees from universities get donated to the Clinton Foundation, “All of the fees have been donated to the Clinton Foundation for it to continue its life-changing and life-saving work. So it goes from a foundation at a university to another foundation.” The last point the Mrs. Clinton made was an important one. She is not accepting money from a university’s general fund, which comes from student tuitions. University foundations are funded by donations from alumni and others. The whole idea that Republicans have been pushing is that Hillary Clinton was accepting six-figure speaking fees while students are being crushed under rising tuition costs and student loan debt. Republicans are trying to stop Hillary Clinton by taking a page out President Obama’s book. Just as the president did to Mitt Romney in 2012, Republicans are trying to label Clinton wealthy and out of touch. The hypocrisy of this position is mind boggling as it has been the Republican Party that has refused to raise taxes on the wealthy, create jobs, extend unemployment benefits, and offered a platform that can best be described as protecting the rich while screwing the rest. In other words, it is impossible to take their claims that Hillary Clinton doesn’t care about regular folks seriously. It is a valid question to debate whether or not any university should be dishing out six-figure speaking fees to anyone. There are probably better ways to spend their money, but that question has nothing to do with Hillary Clinton. If students don’t want the university to spend the money on big dollar speakers, it is something that they need to take up with university itself. What Hillary Clinton is doing is much more transparent than how Republicans collect their speaking fees. Top Republicans have for years insisted that they be paid for their appearances in book purchases. Before he ran for president in 2012, Mitt Romney declined speaking fees, but insisted that institutions buy thousands of copies of his book. Romney was just one example of how Republicans push books that nobody seems to read to the top of the bestseller list. If a university decides that it just has to spend big bucks to lure a national speaker to campus, it is better that the fee goes to charity instead of getting wasted on thousands of copies of a book that nobody wants. This is another attempted Republican scandal that is going to nowhere, but it says a lot about the Republican Party that they are trying so hard to damage Hillary Clinton before the 2016 process has begun. America remains ready for Hillary, and this fact is terrifying Republicans to death.
Republican Scandal Dies As Hillary Clinton Reveals University Speaking Fees Donated to Charity
That bitch Charmaine stole Blanche's life story and wrote a book about her!
This was a LONG movie and seemed to take forever to get to its point. I thought the ending was kind of anti-climactic. But Anne Baxter is the real standout in this film. She definitely earned her Oscar playing the drunk widow. That scene with her and Gene Tierney and the Perpovska was so suspenseful!
Why would you put such stupid, ugly people in your ads?
No longer just in the West, as we think. For those of us still relatively new to these creatures, do they pose any threat to humans or just small pets?
Almost 15, why don't they just give Reese's roles to the girl?
No stds?
A young actor in Theatre Gossip #139 has requested a thread where people who are currently working as actors and people who are getting started can post, ask questions, and discuss the business. Here ya go, kid!
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OMG! When does this shit end anyways??? I'm tired of those stupid cartoons being on Google everyday.
One foot shorter than 1 World Trade Center. Politics?
Three weeks ago Michael Hastings was killed in a spectacular car crash, so fiery that it is rarely, if ever, seen outside a cinema. Hastings had written a profile of Gen Stanley McChrystal for Rolling Stone in 2010, the fallout of which resulted in the General retiring, disgraced. Hours before the crash Hastings had contacted his lawyers about a new, explosive and damaging journalistic piece exposing criminal activity by high ranking government employees. The police and fire departments, as well as the Medical Examiner, have refused to release any internal reports. In this video, San Diego-based reporter Kimberly Dvorak discuses the Michael Hastings crash. She mentions the unusual intensity of the fire and the unusual location of the engine relative to the body of the car. This looks like a political murder, perhaps as payback and warning to other whistleblowers.
Your Google icon is replaced by the DL icon. What's yours?
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I like Wendy. I like her show. It´s the best antidote for Oprah or The View. What does Datalounge think?
Discuss!
Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi and Frances de la Tour, three of the world’s most esteemed actors, and Misfits star Iwan Rheon, star in the new British sitcom Vicious, a show which centers around an older gay couple (McKellen and Jacobi) and their sexually ambiguous new neighbor (Rheon). Written by Will & Grace and Family Guy scribe Gary Janetti, many had high, high hopes for this new comedy. Well, the reviews are in, and the critics are not in love. See what some of them had to say below. “What on Earth were they thinking? The makers of Vicious, ITV’s latest stab at a sitcom, have squandered not only the estimable acting talents of Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Derek Jacobi and Frances de la Tour, but also the combined screenwriting welly of Olivier Award-winning playwright Mark Ravenhill and Gary Janetti (Will & Grace) on perhaps the least funny new comedy in recent memory.” – The Telegraph “The basic schtick in Vicious is high-camp bitchiness, a form that reached an apogee in the American sitcom Will & Grace (on which Gary Janetti also worked). This is a sadly depleted version, though, and it’s delivered by McKellen and Jacobi as if they’re playing in Wembley Stadium and only the upper tiers are occupied, with a heavily semaphored effeminacy that seems to belong to an entirely different era.” – The Independent “It’s just a shame that the vehicle in which they find themselves isn’t a better one. It’s not just old-fashioned, pre-Office TV comedy (as opposed to post-office comedy, which is something else, possibly), it’s also, frankly, a bit lame. Ding dong, who can that be at the door, ooh hello, a handsome young man to see the flat above. [Turn handle that produces jokes revolving around Freddie and Stuart flirting with handsome youth, putting each other down, and trying – subtly, they think, but actually very unsubtly – to ascertain whether he's gay or not.]” – The Guardian
Critics Really, Really Don't Like Ian McKellen's New Gay Sitcom
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Beyonce’s self-titled surprise release, which hit iTunes exclusively on Thursday evening (9 p.m. PT), has now sold over 430,000 units in just over one day, guaranteeing it the top slot on the Billboard 200 once that chart’s top 10 is revealed mid-week. As reported yesterday, “Beyonce” shifted slightly over 80,000 in the three hours from 9 p.m. PT to midnight on Thursday evening, putting her Friday sales at roughly 350,000. With two more days left in the sales tracking week, the title could sell over 600,000 before the buzzer sounds. The iTunes exclusive “visual” album, retailing for $15.99 contains 14 tracks- not available for a la carte purchases until Dec. 20- and 14 accompanying videos, along with other bonus video content. No set date has been announced for the CD release to physical retailers or of its availability on other digital download sites. At 430,000, “Beyonce” is already set to become the biggest debuting album by a female artist since Taylor Swift sold an astounding 1.2 million copies of “Red” in the week corresponding to Billboard 200 chart dated Nov 10, 2012. And if predictions in the 600,000 range hold, the set would grant Beyonce the best debut week- and best sales week period- of her career. Her 2006 album “B’day” started with 541,000 in September 2006.
I'm 21 years old (crucify me) and I have a soft spot for pop from 1998 to 2004, which covers the music of my elementary school years. Does anyone else feel like this?
Dumbo may fly again. Disney is developing a live-action take on its 1941 animated classic Dumbo and has Transformers franchise writer Ehren Kruger penning the script. Justin Springer, who worked on Tron: Legacy as well as Oblivion, is producing, as will Kruger. At 64 minutes, Dumbo is one of Disney’s shortest features but remains one of its most emotionally satisfying ones as it tells the story of a baby circus elephant who is made fun for his large ears. When his mother steps in to protect him and is locked up for it, he ends up on the road with a mouse as his companion. The mouse instills into Dumbo the idea that with the help of a magic feather, he can fly. The movie produced several classic songs, notably "When I See an Elephant Fly"; "Baby Mine," which was nominated for a best song Oscar; and "Pink Elephants on Parade." The new take involves the adaptation of the original movie while adding a unique family story that parallels Dumbo's story. Also, the studio believes that because of the current state of CG technology, live-action movies featuring a soaring pachyderm (or any animal for that matter) are viable. This is the latest classic animated title that Disney is turning into a live-action movie, and it’s a strategy that has paid off: Maleficent, the most recent example, is a re-imagining of the 1959 movie Sleeping Beauty and has grossed more than $630 million worldwide since its May 30 release. The granddaddy of them all is the Johnny Depp version of Alice in Wonderland, which has earned more than $1 billion. Among the projects in the pipeline, Disney has a live-action take on Cinderella opening March 13, is in preproduction on The Jungle Book that Jon Favreau is directing and just put Bill Condon on a live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast. The Transformers movies have occupied Kruger’s life for the past several years. He has sole writing credit on the current Age of Extinction and co-wrote 2011’s Dark of the Moon and 2009’s Revenge of the Fallen with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. He also is known for his twisty thrillers such as Arlington Road, Skeleton Key and The Ring.
I'm the DRESS hiding in a storage garage in Hagerstown.
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Or is it just no longer an issue.
Well?
Couldn't live without Datalounge after all. Are we friends?
Was this a prime-time thing? Was it really popular, or just a SNL type thing for late night TV?
Wow. Though I don't post there nearly as much as I did, I've been a reader/participant since 2001...predating my heading over here after they shut down Fametracker.
Anyplace to watch on-line It's not on Netflix or Amazon Instant Video
The high court's first-ever case involving the Constitution's recess appointments clause ended in a unanimous decision holding that Obama's appointments to the National Labor Relations Board in 2012 without Senate confirmation were illegal. Unanimous! Didn't Obama appoint some of these justices? This comes a day after the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA's actions veered into the right of Congress to pass legislation. Isn't Obama supposed to be a brilliant Constitutional law professor? I guess he missed the day they talked about the separation of powers.
Q. What is an 'Economic Stimulus' payment ? A. It is a check that the federal government sends to taxpayers. Q. Where will the government get this money ? A. From taxpayers. Q. So the government is giving me back my own money ? A. Only a smidgen of it. Q. What is the purpose of this payment ? A. The plan is for you to use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy. Q. But isn't that stimulating the economy of China ? A. Shut up. Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the U.S. economy by spending your stimulus check wisely: * If you spend the stimulus money at Wal-Mart, the money will go to China or Sri Lanka . * If you spend it on gasoline, your money will go to the Arabs. * If you purchase a computer, it will go to India, Taiwan or China. * If you purchase fruit and vegetables, it will go to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala... * If you buy an efficient car, it will go to Japan or Korea. * If you purchase useless stuff, it will go to Taiwan. * If you pay your credit cards off, or buy stock, it will go to management bonuses and they will hide it offshore. Instead, keep the money in America by: 1) Spending it at yard sales, or 2) Going to ball games, or 3) Spending it on hustlers/escorts, or 4) Beer, or 5) Tattoos. (These are the only American businesses still operating in the U.S. ) Conclusion: Go to a ball game with a tattooed hustler/escort whom you met at a yard sale and drink beer all day ! No need to thank me, I'm just glad I could be of help.
[quote]Latvia's Prime Minister hit back on Friday at Paul Krugman's criticism of Latvia's austerity measures, saying the Nobel Prize-winning economist has "difficulty admitting his own mistake." [quote]"Krugman famously said back in December 2008 that Latvia is the new Argentina, it will inevitably go bankrupt, and now he has difficulty apparently admitting he was wrong and so he tries to seek some problems in how Latvia is recovering from the economic crisis," Latvian leader Valdis Dombrovskis told CNBC in an interview at the EU summit in Brussels. "But I think that the mere fact that for the last two years we are enjoying rapid growth shows that it was probably the right strategy." [quote]"We're looking at a Depression-level slump, and 5 years later only a partial bounceback; unemployment is down but still very high, and the decline has a lot to do with emigration. It's not what you'd call a triumphant success story," he (Krugman)continued Meanwhile, in the US, we went with a large stimulus and...we're looking at a Depression-level slump, and 5 years later only a partial bounceback; unemployment is down but still very high, and the decline has a lot to do with individuals leaving the labor force. But hey it is a success story here, right!
Nipples previously starred on "Tomorrow People."
I get called this a lot, among other things, when I post a conservative opinion. So, what the heck is it? I found: Freeper A knuckle dragging, mouth breathing, foam at the mouth, rabid dog, conservative nutcase who spends time between killing small animals posting on the Conservative Republican Porn site freerepublic.com. Lead by king nutcase Jim Robinson, also known as Rimjob, these bizarre freaks spend their days franticly masterbating over pictures of Reagan, Rush Limbaugh, and their Bush Christ, and spewing the daily talking points from the Reich Wing. Most FREEPERS seem to believe that their King, Dumbya the 1st, walks on water, heals the sick, brings sight to the blind, and truly is the Son of God (Funny, I didn't know God had retarded offspring) FREEPERS can be recognized from the following attributes. Fat, Ugly, Stupid, Angry, redneck. ____________________ Oh.
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Name the first two movie actors that come to your mind and the next person must make a movie connection between them in six steps or less. You can use the help of IMDB. OK, I'll start with Matt Bomer & Greta Garbo: MATT BOMER - Flightplan - Jodie Foster Jodie Foster - Candleshoe - David Niven David Niven - The Pink Panther- Peter Sellers Peter Sellers - Being There - Melvyn Douglas Melvyn Douglas - Ninotchka - GRETA GARBO Next: Colton Haynes & Charlie Chaplin
Because he is a dead-beat dad. Hasn't paid any child support for his two kids from his first marriage. He was recently ordered by an Ontario Family Court judge to pay his first wife, Tabatha Southey, and two teenage sons more than he has been able to earn. "I'm happy to give away half my money, that would be great," said Foley. "But I'm literally obligated to give away 400 per cent of my income, or otherwise go to jail. "The judge even said, if I was paralyzed from the neck down, I would still be responsible for having to earn a million dollars a year." While he was re-married to American actress Chrissy Guerrero a few years later, and the couple had a daughter in 2003, Foley said the strain of having to pay spousal and child support for his first marriage contributed to the recent dissolution of the second one. Foley explained the latest ruling stated he remains on the hook to Southey whether or not he is able to earn the money, and whether or not he is alive. So, for the time being, Foley has planned to hunker down in Los Angeles. Enforcement measures could include 180 days in jail. "I don't think I would take to jail well," he said.
Still live in my hometown, married someone from high school, and hang out with people we went to high school with. What causes this phenomenon?
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JUNE 26, 2014 The Bloomberg big-soda ban is officially dead. The state’s highest court on Thursday refused to reinstate New York City’s controversial limits on sales of jumbo sugary drinks, exhausting the city’s final appeal and handing a major victory to the American soft-drink industry, which bitterly opposed the plan. In a 20-page opinion, Judge Eugene F. Pigott Jr. of the New York State Court of Appeals wrote that the city’s Board of Health “exceeded the scope of its regulatory authority” in enacting the proposal, which was championed by former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. Two lower courts had already ruled against the city, saying it overreached in attempting to prohibit the purchase of sugared drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces, about the size of a medium coffee cup. By a 4-to-2 vote, the justices Thursday upheld the earlier rulings. Mayor Bill de Blasio, a frequent critic of Mr. Bloomberg but a supporter of the soda proposal, said he was “extremely disappointed” by Thursday’s ruling, saying it was “irrefutable” that sugary drinks has detrimental effects on health. The mayor said he would review other options for the city to combat obesity, but his team did not immediately specify what other steps might be taken. In the ruling, the judges said the City Council was the proper body to enact a policy of such sweep and complexity as the soda limits. The Council Speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito, is a longtime opponent of the proposal, and she said on Thursday she was pleased with the court’s decision. The decision most likely will be seen as a significant defeat for public health advocates who have urged state and local governments to actively discourage the consumption of high-calorie beverages, saying the drinks are prime drivers of a nationwide epidemic of obesity. And it could also have long-term implications for the powers of the city’s Board of Health, the agency that has been the primary engine behind high-profile health initiatives like banning trans fats in restaurants and posting calorie counts on menus. In a blistering dissent of the opinion, Judge Susan P. Read wrote that the ruling ignored decades of precedent in which the Board of Health was given broad purview to address public health matters, such as regulating the city’s water supply and banning the use of lead paint in homes. The opinion, Judge Read wrote, “misapprehends, mischaracterizes and thereby curtails the powers of the New York City Board of Health to address the public health threats of the early 21st century.” One justice in the majority, Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, seemed to share those concerns, writing in a separate concurrence that “no one should read today’s decision too broadly.” Dr. Mary T. Bassett, the city’s health commissioner, said in a statement issued later Thursday that the ruling “does not change the fact that sugary-drink consumption is a key driver of the obesity epidemic.” “We will continue to look for ways to stem the twin epidemics of obesity and Type 2 diabetes by seeking to limit the pernicious effects of aggressive and predatory marketing of sugary drinks and unhealthy foods,” she wrote.
Breaking News: New York City Loses Final Appeal on Limiting Sales of Large Sodas
Germany has decided its gold is safe in American hands. Surging mistrust of the euro during Europe’s debt crisis fed a campaign to bring Germany’s entire $141 billion gold reserve home from New York and London. Now, after politics shifted in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition, the government has concluded that stashing half its bullion abroad is prudent after all. “The Americans are taking good care of our gold,” Norbert Barthle, the budget spokesman for Merkel’s Christian Democratic bloc in parliament, said in an interview. “Objectively, there’s absolutely no reason for mistrust.” Ending talk of repatriating the world’s second-biggest gold reserves removes a potential irritant in U.S.-German relations. It’s also a rebuff to critics including the anti-euro Alternative for Germany party, which says all the gold should return to Frankfurt so it can’t be impounded to blackmail Germany into keeping the currency union together. The Bundesbank, Germany’s central bank, sent a delegation to the New York Fed’s vault in 2012 for spot checks on the hoard. As the gold’s guardian, the Frankfurt-based Bundesbank is obliged to ensure its safety. It says it’s sensible to store part of the reserves outside the country so they can be swapped more easily for foreign currency in an emergency. Germany’s election in September hastened the shift when the Free Democratic Party, which flirted with bringing the gold home, dropped out of Merkel’s coalition and was replaced by the Social Democrats. Other supporters included Philipp Missfelder, a member of Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union who quit as her government’s envoy for relations with the U.S. in April. Juergen Hardt, his successor, signaled a change of position.
I'm the hungry, naïve worms waiting outside under the dirt.
Quite possibly the stupidest premise for a movie yet. The most unbelievable aspect is Cruise agreed to share above title billing with Emily Blunt.
A poster on the "Poppy Bush" thread asked me to start a new thread about the CIA links between the JFK murder, Bush 1&2, Clinton and Obama. Just to deflect any trolls from calling me a "Freeper" and accusing me of slandering the Dems, do not forget- Bush Sr was the director of the CIA, and was chosen for Reagan (against his better judgment) as Veep. It was "choose Bush as VP, or else"! Let's focus on the current administration and work our way back. There is substantial circumstantial evidence that Obama's mother, grandmother, father, and stepfather were all CIA operatives. Since the CIA never comments on current or former agents, and is highly secretive about everything, confirming the evidence is a futile exercise. His mother, Ann Dunham, worked for several CIA front companies. His bio-dad worked for a CIA funded anti-commie group that trained Africans to fight the USSR. His stepdad, Lolo, was an operative in Indonesia, and helped stage a coup of the president. His grandmother, Madelyn, worked for a CIA controlled bank in Hawaii that laundered money for the CIA. His mom and dad met in a Russian language course...run by the CIA. All of these assertions can be confirmed with a quick Google search. Free country? Only if you're a complacent, ignorant tool.
RPT
I am 50 and I'm involved with a 70-year-old. I know by the DL standard that he is a craven pedophile and should be incarcerated and chemically castrated, but I really enjoy being with him. What is the biggest age difference you could handle?
Bowties They're really more a political statement than a fashion one at this point.
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The fed rushed trillions of dollars in emergency aid not just to Wall Street but also to motorcycle makers, telecom firms and foreign-owned banks all through 2008 and 2009.%0D\ %0D\ And at the same time they''re cutting everything they can cut for the people who had nothing to do with the crisis. %0D\ %0D\ We are getting fucked over big time!
The Federal Reserve bailed out international banks and companies along with Wall Street!!
I am liberal, but really wonder if it is what they are supposed to do. It seems both liberals and conservatives demand this...but I wonder.%0D\ %0D\ Comments?
Wow, no thread yet. Vicki: "What do people in Utah eat anyways?" Eddie: "I better butch it up for this gym class." Heather: "I simply know everything!" Shannon: "You fuckin' eat when I say you fuckin' eat!" Tamra: "Fancy pants. Fancy pants. Fancy pants!!!" Brooks: "Forgive me, baby." Will Ryan lose it and murder his family? Will Tamra have Mexi babies? ...plus the return of babyfat Briana!
Maybe it's generational, but I still enjoy going out to the movies now and then - the dark, the big screen, the popcorn, etc. Once in a while I stream something to my computer or watch a DVD, but it's just not the same. What about you?
No Kate Bush?
Well, this is more of a right-wing study, I guess. I would agree that there aren't enough married gay couples raising children, so it's not fair to compare average gay parents to married heterosexual couples who never divorced the whole time the children were growing up.
The Kids Aren’t All Right: New Family Structures and the "No Differences" Claim
What are your favorite places to stock up on fun and funky furniture? Bonus if I can order online. Thanks...
Gratuitous? Yes (NSFW).
Mr. Clean
Best episode, The Nightman Cometh. Frank's line "You have to pay the troll toll if you want to get in the boy's soul." Frank's delivery "You have to pay the troll toll if you want to get in the boy's hole."
I don''t bother with [bold]Television Without Pity[/bold]
Why not just remove the horizontal bar so that everyone can ride any of them? The bar is removed for women wearing dresses, but what purpose does that bar have for guys?
This week two young people who don;t want to be gay. Of course both have parents that rejected them. The guy "Prays The Gay Away" and is finally happy although he hasn''t gone on a date with a girl yet, he''s just not ready. These kids would rather be miserable to please their parents than be who they really are. So sad.
I''m just curious as to why? Aren''t you afraid of getting an STI? Didn''t you have any sex ed in school? Do you feel you are invincible?\ \ Hopefully no flames, no trolls. Let''s just have a serious discussion about having unsafe sex.\ \ Us older folks are interested in what you have to say.
I've noticed lately that many sites make the scrollbars too narrow, which is a major pain. Who the fuck decided they should be narrowed? Also, I've noticed lately that a lot of sites have disabled some functionality of the vertical scrollbars. I should be able to: a). drag it up/down b). click the white part to go up/down c). click the arrows to go up/down d). use the up/down arrow keys The first two seem to be disabled quite a bit now.
I think we need an investigation.
Show us the fActs And other silly after midnight things!
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Our city publishes city salaries, by person and by job title. A Parking Enforcement Officer (meter maid) makes a starting wage of $56,000 a year. Did I doze off for about 20 years or whut?
Does this come naturally or is it learned? Some men are very obvious but what about the straighter looking ones? Do you chance it that you may get punched out?
Inquiring%20Minds
What do you think became of Veda Pierce?
"Don't worry, Mother- I'll get by..."
Mrs.%20Biederhoffer
Following her parents on the Speakers Circuit.
The first movie was strange enough to ALMOST overcome the logical contradictions, but the sequel- conflating mass violence and death with anarchy- stretches credibility beyond the breaking point. How many people seriously equate Anarchism with violence? You leave people alone in their personal affairs (they do the same) and respect the personhood and property of others - that's the essence of Anarchy. Legal systems, insurance systems, defense systems- all would be dependent on the wants, needs and desires of the individual, family and/or tribe- and would arise spontaneously in an anarchistic system.
To be perfectly honest, I think that sociopathy is a social advantage. Most non-sociopaths just don't want to believe it because they're desperate to believe the the morality they've internalized from their parents and the people around them is true. But sociopaths don't have that problem and therefore don't have problems with shame or guilt. Instead of boo-hooing about sociopathy or lamenting the fact that you were/are a victim of one, why not work on developing their traits? Can you really argue that fearlessness, inability to be morally socialized, and hyper-focus (among other traits) are bad? And all the bad ones (callousness, shallow affect, etc.) are only bad from the perspective of the victim anyway.
Yes, it’s time to celebrate. We're in a historic bull market. GOP conservatives keep fighting the wrong war, against the Obama economy. Meanwhile, the Obama bull market keeps roaring ahead!.
Michael Hastings, the fearless journalist whose reporting brought down the career of General Stanley McChrystal, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, Rolling Stone has learned. He was 33. Hastings' unvarnished 2010 profile of McChrystal in the pages of Rolling Stone, "The Runaway General," captured the then-supreme commander of the U.S.-led war effort in Afghanistan openly mocking his civilian commanders in the White House. The maelstrom sparked by its publication concluded with President Obama recalling McChrystal to Washington and the general resigning his post. "The conduct represented in the recently published article does not meet the standard that should be met by – set by a commanding general," Obama said, announcing McChrystal's departure. "It undermines the civilian control of the military that is at the core of our democratic system." Hastings' hallmark as reporter was his refusal to cozy up to power. While other embedded reporters were charmed by McChrystal's bad-boy bravado and might have excused his insubordination as a joke, Hastings was determined to expose the recklessness of a man leading what Hastings believed to be a reckless war. "Runaway General" was a finalist for a National Magazine Award, won the 2010 Polk award for magazine reporting, and was the basis for Hastings' book, The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan. For Hastings, there was no romance to America's misbegotten wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He had felt the horror of war first-hand: While covering the Iraq war for Newsweek in early 2007, his then-fianceé, an aide worker, was killed in a Baghdad car bombing. Hastings memorialized that relationship in his first book, I Lost My Love in Baghdad: A Modern War Story. A contributing editor to Rolling Stone, Hastings leaves behind a remarkable legacy of reporting, including an exposé of America's drone war, an exclusive interview with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at his hideout in the English countryside, an investigation into the Army's illicit use of "psychological operations" to influence sitting Senators and a profile of Taliban captive Bowe Bergdahl, "America's Last Prisoner of War." "Great reporters exude a certain kind of electricity," says Rolling Stone managing editor Will Dana, "the sense that there are stories burning inside them, and that there's no higher calling or greater way to live life than to be always relentlessly trying to find and tell those stories. I'm sad that I'll never get to publish all the great stories that he was going to write, and sad that he won't be stopping by my office for any more short visits which would stretch for two or three completely engrossing hours. He will be missed." Hard-charging, unabashedly opinionated, Hastings was original and at times abrasive. He had little patience for flacks and spinmeisters and will be remembered for his enthusiastic breaches of the conventions of access journalism. In a memorable exchange with Hillary Clinton aide Philippe Reines in the aftermath of the Benghazi attacks, Hastings' aggressive line of questioning angered Reines. "Why do you bother to ask questions you've already decided you know the answers to?" Reines asked. "Why don't you give answers that aren't bullshit for a change?" Hastings replied. In addition to his work as a contributing editor for Rolling Stone, Hastings also reported for BuzzFeed. He leaves behind his wife, the writer Elise Jordan.
I decided a couple years ago that I can't participate in celebrating the 4th of July any more. It seems like the meaning of this holiday has changed so much in the last several years, mainly after 9/11. It used to be a jubilant holiday, a celebration of our Independence as a country, our country's history. Now, it is this weird, nationalistic, somber military holiday, at least where I live. I went to our city's annual 4th of July fireworks a couple of years ago, and was really repulsed by how much of a "support our troops" theme there was. They play music along with the fireworks on the local radio station, and they had all of these "shout-outs" recorded to people in the military, and then they started thanking them for providing us with the "blanket of freedom" under which we sleep every night. What in the holy fuck? They barely mentioned the original purpose of the holiday. Now this year, someone on Facebook posted an article saying, "Don't just 'thank the troops' this 4th of July, you should tell them why you're thankful" including snippets like this: -Tell them you're thankful to them that you are free to travel around your country -Tell them you're thankful that they protect your freedom of speech -Tell them you're thankful that they protect your right to pray every night. I'm sick of it. It used to be a fun, interesting celebratory holiday. Now it's like Veteran's Day/Memorial Day/Support Our Troops that are Pointlessly Stationed in a Thousand Different Countries Day. Two years ago, part of the broadcast during the fireworks was "Now, let's salute our policemen, firemen, and EMTs!" WTF?
Okay, so I sit down and turn on the TV and I see the last bit of "Welcome to Iceland" (which I've actually seen a bit out- but I only knew it because his last name is Pohler) and there is Andrea Martin- The queen of dry-funny, Andrea Martin, off of (Hedwig&tAI the movie) stars, but, seriously. WTF is this?
Bill hates Obama more than any man who has ever lived. Michelle and Valerie Jarrett refer to Bill's wife as "Hildebeedst."
I loved it, will def. be watching the whole season. Anyone else watch?
Not THAT herb, but chives, parsley, basil, lettuce, etc.\ \ Any tips on getting them past the seedling stage? I''m new to this. I''ve had herb gardens before but I planted already-established young plants.\ \ I''m a lazy gardener but I do water, fertilize, ets. - weeding, not so much unless it''s vital
I suspect she was lead here by those MichFest threads but she's been around for a while. She's all over the site, posting threads linking to bizarre, fringe websites most people have never heard of, unless she's posting to Rachel Maddow. Any hint of anyone not agreeing with her or questioning her claims or sources is immediately met with a barrage of insults like "libertard" and "freeper" etc. It's clear she hasn't been around too long and doesn't really know how to spot a true freeper. She's also super paranoid about something called "Storm Fronters" which I've never heard of until this troll began claiming DL is full of them. Of course, she seems to insist all these libtards and freezers are men, (of course). If you follow her around, she bitches about men every chance she gets, has said a few things about "AIDS" that are less than positive toward gay men and is generally a pain in the fucking ass. We definitely have our share of freeper types lurking here, but this one troll is unhinged, paranoid and appears to be stirring up flame wars just for the sake of doing so.
Is it because men are better actors than women and it's not fair to the women?
He claims it was rumors of a tranny affair what killed his carurr.
Seems highly likely. No bulge in those skintight jeans, 3 daughters/no sons, he's fat, and his name is Garth for God's sake . . .
Wendy Williams Understands Why People Sometimes Think She's a Man
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Also, should be a ginger and short. Gets me hot, hot, hot. Please post pictures!
For some reason.
45 years ago today. She was only 47. She was born on 6/10/22.
Washington (CNN) -- Partisan hyperbole has ratcheted up as the Obama administration grapples with thousands of young undocumented immigrants surging the U.S.-Mexico border and facing angry protesters on the way to overcrowded detention centers. Republicans blame President Barack Obama for exacerbating the problem. They say the policy of temporarily deferring deportations of children sent a signal to thousands of kids fleeing poverty and violence in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador that they could stay in America. And even one Democrat, Rep. Henry Cuellar, whose Texas district borders where immigrant children cross the Rio Grande Valley, feels Obama has been "one step behind." Obama and many Democrats say House Republicans are to blame for rejecting Senate-passed immigration reform last year without coming up with their own plan. And in the latest development on Monday, the White House said most children involved probably won't be allowed to stay in the country. Beyond the bickering, both sides have valid points, immigration policy and law experts say. Here's a reality check:
I'll never fall in love again.
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Just because someone played one sport in high school doesn't mean he's a jock at 25 or 35 or 45. What is it with these fat guys who still claim to be jocks when their best days are long over?
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May the games begin again.
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Just curious. He's tried and failed on the Datalounge for ages. Everyone ridicules him other than his sockpuppets and maybe one or two fellow-lunatics. He's even given rise to the Anti Idiot Libertarian Troll Troll. Aside from his intellectual limitations and obvious mental illness, is the Idiot Libertarian Troll(TM) some kind of cyber-masochist? Does he have a dull-witted messiah complex? Is there some reason all the other Idiot Libertarian Trolls won't let him join in any Idiot Libertarian reindeer games? They have lots of websites where they congregate and wallow in their collective stupidity. What on earth is it doing here with us?
Inquiring%20minds%20
Smokin hot that boy is.
Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant turns 60 (?!?) today, June 10th. He's had quite a long musical career, with hardly any lows.
I believe that television shows are not a forum for expressing personal religious, social or political views. However, I have not objected when fellow performers have worn a Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirt to express their support for cancer research; that's their choice. My choice is NOT to wear a Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirt. Readers should know wearing a Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirt is no longer entirely voluntary. Those who began by offering these T-Shirts to performers at the Stand Up 2 Cancer event now resort to extreme tactics in pursuit of their express goal of 100 percent conformity. When performers arrive, individuals who attempt to force a T-Shirt on them accost them. A performer who declines may be accosted at the pre-show, again while waiting backstage and after the show. Offering these Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirts to celebrities was, in my view, a benign and pro-social act. On the other hand, aggressively badgering performers to compel the wearing of a Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirt is no only demeaning to cancer patients and to the desperate need of continued support, but an offence against personal freedom. By attempting to force 100 percent conformity, these activists are now attempting to make the Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirt a visible litmus test for separating those individuals who empathize with cancer patients from those who do not. This is a misguided and dangerous notion. First, it misguidedly politicizes human tragedy. These Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirts provide a means by which public figures can appear to make a 'politically correct' statement in favor of a cause they do not support. Second, any attempt to force conformity to a single social agenda attacks the freedom of expression. The extreme activities that resort to harassment to compel actors and actresses to wear these Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirts are practicing a '90s brand of McCarthyism – and their behavior is deplorable. Our community was devastated by political extremists in the 1950s and again became a target during the last presidential campaign. It surpasses belief that men and women in the entertainment field would resort to shameful practices that the enemies of artistic freedom have used against us. Sadly, it falls to some of us who ardently support cancer patients and programs to resist these tactics by personal example. Believe me, the easy way out would be to wear the T-Shirt and keep silent. But I won't, because I don't want these appalling tactics to succeed.
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