06/08/2007
News: Iceberg Skeleton, Marc Jacobs, Alabama Fistfight, Paris Hilton
Man arrested for 2005 gay rape in Santa Fe, New Mexico: "The victim told police he was drinking at the Swig nightclub in May 2005 and next remembers waking up in a car in a wooded area. He went to police and was then treated for injuries at a hospital where physical evidence including a DNA sample was collected. Nevada law forced Gonzales to give a DNA sample after he was arrested for attempted robbery in October which put him in the national database."
Melting iceberg off Newfoundland reveals mystery skeleton.
Not so fast: Paris Hilton called back before judge.
Analyst predicts Apple will sell $45 million iPhones by 2009: "While this may seem like a bold prediction, we believe a number in this area is not as far of a reach as some may think."
STUDY: More women experimenting with bisexuality. "The survey, released Thursday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, found that 11.5 percent of women, ages 18 to 44, said they’ve had at least one sexual experience with another women in their lifetimes, compared with about 4 percent of women, ages 18 to 59, who said the same in a comparable survey a decade earlier."
Kentucky's creationist museum in sex scandal: "The man who plays Adam in a video aired at a Bible-based creationist museum has led a different life outside the Garden of Eden, flaunting his sexual exploits online and modeling for a clothing line that promotes free love. After learning about his activities Thursday, the Creation Museum in Kentucky pulled the 40-second video in which he appears."
Man in wheelchair gets hooked to grill of semi-truck, gets ride of his life.
Ricky Martin set for ride down Fifth Avenue in NYC as king of the Puerto Rican Day parade. Martin: "The opportunity to share with many Puerto Ricans, remembering our island, and waving a sea of Puerto Rican flags will be an incredible experience. There are Puerto Ricans in politics, in the Army, in art and business that have made a great contribution to the United States," he said. "We are a generous people, and we are strong in the face of adversity. We are a glad, enthusiastic town with a great sense of unity."
Partisan fistfight in Alabama Senate after Democrat calls Republican a "son of a bitch".
Marc Jacobs and Jason Preston: off again.
New documentary ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway follows Avenue Q, Wicked, Caroline, or Change, and Taboo from rehearsals through opening night: "We see Kushner and composer Jeanine Tesori hammer out lyrics and music for 'Caroline,' while 'Avenue Q' creators Jeff Marx and Bobby Lopez -- young, enthusiastic, seemingly doomed -- haul their puppet musical from a 1999 workshop video to the Great White Way. 'Taboo,' a costume extravaganza about the life of nightclub creature Leigh Bowery , attracts tabloid gawking for Boy George's outre make up and O'Donnell's PR pugilism (she's the real star of the show, and that's a problem)."
Jackie Chan gay mobster comedy to get Hollywood makeover. Director Tennenbaum: " "I love [the] movie for so many reasons, including the fact that it is a fresh new idea [flamboyant mobster running a tough heterosexual gang], and has universal themes of humanity, tolerance, and a great sense of humor."
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My, my...Adam is a "Tomcat from Hollywood" according to the SFX International website--where he models a "sirfuxalot" t-shirt. Hysterical. It appears he's tried to clean up everything from his myspace page (used to have a shirtless image where his pants barely covered his pubes--now it's a head shot), to www.ericlinden.com...and he's been "disconnected" from "Bedroom Acrobat". Poor guy--it's really not his fault; he's probably a starving actor who got a decent check for playing Adam. And he's clearly comfortable parading around in a fig leaf... Once again, though, those laff-riot Christians who don't have sex are freaked by the rest of the human race that does...
Posted by: Nathan | Jun 8, 2007 3:19:01 PM
I know he's a mess but Jason Preston is the HOTTEST guy on the planet hands down
Posted by: Dave | Jun 8, 2007 3:26:58 PM
Ha! So I guess Paris Hilton is going back to jail and was "taken out of court screaming."
The Saturday after Thanksgiving in 2004 I spent an excuciating minute descending (all the way to hell I thought) in the confined elevator of the San Francisco Hilton as I stared at this crazy bitch in the eye.
Posted by: NOT FOR YOU | Jun 8, 2007 3:37:11 PM
I REALLY hope that wheelchair company is going to use this as a promotion. Any wheelchair that can withstand a 50mph trip on the highway must be pretty damn solid!
Posted by: Gregg | Jun 8, 2007 3:57:11 PM
The wheelchair story sounds too incredible to be real.
Posted by: anon (gmail.com) | Jun 8, 2007 3:57:41 PM
OK, I know EVERYONE is sick of this but the story just keeps getting better! If you didn't already hear, Paris is going back to the big house! Yep, my faith in the justice system is restored... sort of.
http://thesuperficial.com/2007/06/paris_hilton_back_in_jail.php
Posted by: JR | Jun 8, 2007 4:08:23 PM
Iceberg: More melting ice from climate change will reveal a lot more in the near future while covering up a lot from rising sea levels. Irony...
Hilton: My friend just sent me the CNN developing story link. After seeing her pic of her balling in the police car, I do feel a little sorry for her (any time I see any one cry I feel badly), however that doesn't mean she deserves a free pass. Her defensive team claiming the judge is over-stepping his bounds to make Paris an example shouuld note a) if you want to get any where, learn to play nice with the judge b) Paris should be made an example of, as the article states, many non-celebraties with "medical conditions" (and what "conditions", detox?) aren't given a lighter sentence. Deal with it.
Man in wheelchair: I only find this funny as the man with MS had a sense of humor about it. Interesting that somoene in his predicament, living with MS, still have a sense of humor and positive outlook on life. A lesson to be learned?...
Ricky Martin: Is that the king of the "Puerto Rican GAY Parade"?
Partisan Fistfight: I'm sorry, but the Repugnikkklans crying about the Dem. Barron calling him a son of a bitch is BULLSHIT. Wasn't it Cheney that told Leahy to "Go fuck himself" on the Senate floor in June 2004? http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/24/cheney.leahy/ . Leahy didn't punch Cheney for that remark (as much as I would have LOVED for that to happen).
In the end though, my friend sent me this reminder. All of this doesn't matter as this one issue, which happens to be the most pressing and frightening issue facing our modern world, is not being discussed. Here is some perspective for all of us:
http://mwillett.org/Politics/bigprob1.htm
Posted by: Cory | Jun 8, 2007 4:11:00 PM
I had read earlier this week that the skeleton was that of a whale.
Posted by: wwfmike | Jun 8, 2007 4:44:07 PM
The Krays are getting another bio-pic, courtesy of Jackie Chan?
Posted by: zabadak | Jun 8, 2007 5:39:38 PM
Ben Carpenter (man in wheelchair) story is the funniest thing I've heard in a long time. I SO WISH THERE WAS VIDEO OF IT HAPPENING.
The ice cap with the skeleton is really spooky. Change your light bulbs to flouresent. Check out An Inconvenient Truth website for more information on how to reduce your carbon footprint and save the world.
Posted by: Jack! | Jun 8, 2007 6:12:38 PM
Why does everyone hate on Paris so bad?
Jealousy I guess. I feel bad for her. True it IS totally her fault because of her bad behavior & stupidity, but damn, she IS entertaining!
Then again, I always am thrilled when people get away with stuff, screw the system, & have priviledges others don't. Could be just that I'm a psychopath though...whatever.
Posted by: Jordan | Jun 8, 2007 8:59:41 PM
Why does everyone hate on Paris so bad?
Jealousy I guess. I feel bad for her. True it IS totally her fault because of her bad behavior & stupidity, but damn, she IS entertaining!
Then again, I always am thrilled when people get away with stuff, screw the system, & have priviledges others don't. Could be just that I'm a psychopath though...whatever.
Posted by: Jordan | Jun 8, 2007 9:03:15 PM