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• This Week in Gayness: The Homecoming Drag Queen

  Some gay rights bloggers were concerned about the presence of Jerry Lewis on the Oscar stage.  Yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of the Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District Supreme Court decision, which upheld free speech rights for students. The Gay News blog looks at how much has changed since then (spoiler: nothing.) According to the Guardian, some evangelicals appear to be growing more receptive to the gays and lesbians in their midst...  Read More... Posted Feb 25 2009, 11:38 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: gay marriage, oscars, academy awards, gay sex, screenplays, focus on the family, this week in gayness, free speech, sean penn, north carolina, milk, rnc, conservative, jerry lewis, best actor, homecoming queen, charlotte, dustin lance black, log cabin republicans

• While You Were Sleeping: Westboro Stoops To New Low, Falls On Its Face

  Dolly Parton has come to rescue Jessica Simpson, although we think it's a bit late for that now. Mike Myers and Paris Hilton won several insulting awards over the weekend. Ladies, don't despair: your best sex comes in your forties... Read More... Posted Feb 23 2009, 09:08 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: paris hilton, kids, dead people, mickey rourke, obituaries, award shows, employment, Dolly Parton, jobs, Jessica Simpson, florida, pregnancy, nicole richie, academy awards, independent films, sean penn, supreme court, milk, mike myers, plane crash, republican idiots, prop 8, academy award nominations, slumdog millionaire, best actor, westboro baptist church, unemployed media, the wrester, middle age

• While You Were Sleeping: Sean Penn's Pick For Best Actor

  One of the married Bee Gee's fathered a child with his housekeeper. Claire Danes is engaged to-- surprise-- one of her ol' co-stars. Helicopter girl turns out to be a porn star. This would be a post in itself if TMZ hadn't edited out or censored all the good parts. Read More... Posted Feb 09 2009, 09:08 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: porn star, benicio del toro, TMZ, condoms, engaged, wedding, italy, while you were sleeping, sean penn, underage sex, Silvio Berlusconi, psychology, anne hathaway, the bee gees, best actor, senior citizens, che, claire danes

• And The Nominees Are... and Should've Been...

  At the crack of dawn this morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its usually confounding, bizarre, idiotic, and trite little list of Oscar nominees. This year, we have to say we agree with most-- and we use that word with great hesitation-- of their choices... Read More... Posted Jan 22 2009, 11:51 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: movies, mickey rourke, Heath Ledger, brad pitt, oscars, academy awards, documentaries, sean penn, milk, foreign, dark knight, academy award nominations, best actor, golden globe, best actress, benjamin button

• AFI's Lame Top Ten 2008 Movie List

  Maybe The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is telling us something. Americans grow up to be children (who think superhero flicks and fancy cartoons deserve critical acclaim). Yet another list of the "best" movies of 2008. This time from the American Film Institue. Read More... Posted Dec 15 2008, 06:28 PM by Scanner Matt with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: iron man, angelina jolie, brad pitt, golden globes, academy awards, milk, dark knight, nailin paylin, naylin paylin, sarah palin porno, oscar picks, critics choice, the wrestler, oscar nominations 2008, top nude scenes 2008, doubt streep, naked celbrities, best actor, golden globe, celebrity sex scenes, oscars 2008, gran torino, nalin palin, slumgod millionaire, best movies 2008, worst movies 2008, kate blanchett, nailin pailin, best actress