04/19/2007
FIRED: Hate group MassResistance champions case of Massachusetts man who says he was fired for his belief in traditional marriage.
FILIPINO PRISONERS: They're back with a Queen medley.
WHEN - SOME SAY: New York Governor David Paterson launches reelection campaign.
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Freddie Mercury is alive and well on a Japanese TV show called Monomane Battle. Love the instant chest wax at 0:44! I think we've just found the solution to refreshing American Idol.
Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP...
Activists launch Rick-a-Thon to raise money for LGBT Equality during Rick Warren's inauguration invocation: "Driving Equality is hosting a Rick-A-Thon to turn Rick Warren’s anti-equality stance into positive change for LGBT people. Every second that Warren stands at the podium, he will be raising money to advance LGBT civil rights."
Hung: HBO series about man who uses massive piece to get ahead gets the go-ahead.
Ecuadoran president Rafael Correa vows to fight homophobia in wake of NYC anti-gay murder: We will fight together ... to forever uproot these aberrations of certain maladjusted [individuals], uproot them from the face of the earth, from humanity: Xenophobia, homophobia and all kinds of discrimination, all kinds of violence."
Portia de Rossi loves her wife.
Arizona marriage equality activists look to 2010: "A man who champions equality for gays in the United Kingdom has traveled here to launch a drive for a ballot initiative that would establish civil partnerships, which since 2005 have allowed British same-sex couples to legally register their relationships."
Mickey Rourke's face: a history.
Queen guitarist Brian May says he didn't know Freddie Mercury was gay: "No, I didn't know. I don't think even he was fully cognizant in the beginning. You're talking to someone who shared rooms with Fred on the first couple of tours, so I knew him pretty well. I knew a lot of his girlfriends and he certainly didn't have boyfriends, that's for sure. I think there was a slight suspicion, but it never occurred to me that he was gay."
Britain's Christmas drag-fest.
Religious right wing stirred up over Campbell's Soup ads in the Advocate.
70's New York art figure John Perrault marries longtime partner Jeff Weinstein in Provincetown.
Red and black rolled out for Beckham in Milan.
Edilson Nascimento is the hottest Brazilian of 2008.
A massive Kerry Degman fix.
PETA signs Tim Gunn: "The animal-rights group has enlisted none other than Tim Gunn to be its new spokesman in a video decrying using rabbit fur from China. China has no laws that prevent animal cruelty and, as such, you can imagine how things are on the animal farms. Gunn gives kudos to companies who have changed suppliers after viewing PETA's videos."
The resurrection of Tangier: "In the heady years after World War II, when Tangier was still in diplomatic limbo as an International Zone, its craggy shores became a gay-friendly haven for spies, globe-trotting businessmen, beatniks in exile and eccentric foreigners. This is where William S. Burroughs wrote the bulk of 'Naked Lunch,' which marks its 50th anniversary next year, and where Paul Bowles completed his haunting and existential cult classic, 'The Sheltering Sky.' As recently as the last decade, Tangier was still considered a down-on-its-luck town riddled with drugs and hustlers. But while sleazy dives, decayed buildings and dark alleys can still be found, a stylish new Tangier has emerged, fueled by royal investments and a thriving arts community."
Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi in letter to Bush — the escalation is a failure: "As many had foreseen, the escalation has failed to produce the intended results. The increase in U.S. forces has had little impact in curbing the violence or fostering political reconciliation. It has not enhanced America’s national security. The unsettling reality is that instances of violence against Iraqis remain high and attacks on U.S. forces have increased."
David Geffen yachting with Rupert Murdoch? Nikke Finke: "I'm told that the partner in DreamWorks SKG who's worth $4.7 billion, and the News Corp chief worth $9 billion, kept in contact during Geffen's quixotic quest to buy the Los Angeles Times. Murdoch tried to talk him out of it. I hear the New York Post and Times of London owner (whose Behemoth Media corp also owns print outlets around the world) Murdoch advised Geffen this about owning a newspaper: 'Every day is going to be a headache for you. I'm used to these headaches. You're not.'"
Ptown or bust: Cape Air grounds most of its fleet to repair engines.
British TV entertainer Michael Barrymore arrested in murder case: "Essex police said three men were arrested on suspicion of the murder of Mr Lubbock, who was found dead in Mr Barrymore's swimming pool in 2001. They were also questioned over allegations of serious sexual assault. According to sources, Mr Barrymore was one of the men arrested. The other two arrested men were named by sources as Justin Merritt, a dustman from Harlow, and Jonathan Kenny, Mr Barrymore's ex-lover. Police refused to name the three...Last year, the police launched a fresh inquiry into Mr Lubbock's death, after the Independent Police Complaints Commission announced an investigation into the way detectives handled the original inquiry. The IPCC said it had suspended its inquiry following the three arrests. Mr Barrymore left Britain for New Zealand in 2003, but he appeared on Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother in January 2006. He then went back to New Zealand but he returned to Britain a month ago."
Prince Harry works the rosy cheeks.
Battlestar Galactica (and Jamie Bamber towel scenes) coming to an end. Here's a flashback...
Boyband mogul Lou Pearlman taken into custody in Indonesia: "Pearlman was thought to be in Germany when federal investigators began to link him to several cases of bank fraud. He is being transferred to Guam to report before a federal judge. Pearlman has been involved in a number of legal battles. On Tuesday, thousands of items that once belonged to Pearlman were auctioned off in an effort to raise money toward the millions of dollars in debt claimed by a number of banks and individual investors. Initial numbers showed the auction brought in approximately $200,000."
A bride's prayer in Chelsea.
Boy George cancels tour, cites "last minute" commitments.
New Gallup poll reveals that more Americans believe in theory of creationism than evolution: "The majority of Republicans in the United States do not believe the theory of evolution is true and do not believe that humans evolved over millions of years from less advanced forms of life. This suggests that when three Republican presidential candidates at a May debate stated they did not believe in evolution, they were generally in sync with the bulk of the rank-and-file Republicans whose nomination they are seeking to obtain. Independents and Democrats are more likely than Republicans to believe in the theory of evolution. But even among non-Republicans there appears to be a significant minority who doubt that evolution adequately explains where humans came from."
Freddie Mercury's piano is for sale.
Sacha Baron Cohen has reportedly beat out Johnny Depp for the chance to play legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in an upcoming biopic on the singer's life. Discussions with Depp that Queen guitarist Brian May talked about in December have apparently fallen through.
At the time, the film was in development with Robert DeNiro's Tribeca Productions. Said a source to the UK tabloid The Mirror: "Film makers are working flat out to get the best possible script. Sacha loves the idea he can get away with playing Freddie after modelling Borat's look on him."
Said Borat: "Niiiiiiiice."
UPDATE: Sacha Baron Cohen's publicist has denied this report from The Mirror, calling it "pure hokum".
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Johnny Depp is reportedly being considered for the starring role in a new biopic about the life of Freddie Mercury in development by Robert De Niro's Tribeca Productions according to Queen guitarist Brian May.
Responding to an inquiry from a fan on his website about the rumored casting, May responded: "Discussions are at an early stage .... I don't know where this story came from, but I think someone in the media, as usual, has taken a punt ... of course these opportunists have little to lose ... who cares about truth these days? Certainly not the tabloid press. But you're right about one thing ... Johnny Depp is fantastic. He would be a worthy counterpart for Freddie on screen. I don't think I can say any more right now."
Seems like an excellent choice to me. However, he will need to grow some hair on his chest.
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