Watch: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Plays a Freak Named Hesher

Not quite sure what to make of the new trailer for Joseph Gordon-Levitt's upcoming indie Hesher. Doesn't look like it'll be named the "feel good" film of the year.

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News: Stonewall Defenses, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Loss And Stereotypical Injustice

The families of the men accused in the Stonewall assault insist their sons are not bigots and that homosexuality had nothing to do with the altercation. "It was a bar fight, but I swear on my life it's not about Gays or race or any of that. We don't care about any of that stuff in this family," said Don Orlando, father of one of the suspects.

Activists at University of Cape Town suspect a hate crime after someone torched a gay group's "Pink Closet," placed in the center of campus to remind people of the closet's insidious power.

Margaret Cho's shout out to gay pride did nothing to save her on Dancing With The Stars.

North Carolina State Rep. Larry Brown under heavy fire for his "queer" email.

Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's "L.O.V.E." sculpture, which is a giant middle finger, will remain on extended visit in Milan's Piazza d'Affari, right outside the stock exchange.

Gay friendly Congressional candidate Krystal Ball is gaining some media traction.

Clara Meadmore, a 107-year old virgin, says she was just "too busy" to do "it."

Dan Gordon-Levitt, the photographer brother of actor Joseph, has died unexpectedly.

Gay writer Brandt Miller reflects on how his grandmother, suffering from dementia, confuses him with his uncle, a sex offender who's in prison with Bernie Madoff: "Gay men are victims of homophobia and, often, we are victims of each other. Holding each other back, fulfilling stereotypes we are forced into, abusing ourselves and those close to us—some learn, but some continue to perpetuate violence. I was not one of the latter. And yet I was being mistaken for a degenerate. Was it our sexual deviancy?"

Larry Flynt discusses the Westboro Baptist Supreme Court case.

How Evangelicals should stop bullying: stop preaching against gay people.

Hillary Clinton insists she has "no interest" in taking Joe Biden's spot as Vice President. Her remarks will of course do nothing for the endless rumors suggesting a switch...

Esther Murugi, Kenya's Special Programs Minister, refuses to apologize for saying HIV/AIDS initiatives and Kenyan society as a whole need to include gay people. She made clear, however, that she still believes gay people are misguided: "[I] would like to say that my upbringing does not approve of gay marriage or even homosexuality so I do not approve of it. Everybody must understand," she said. "But these people are here with us and I do not know whether you want us to kill them, or what these people who are causing so much hullabaloo want us to do with (homosexuals)."

Two adorable bunnies playing in cups. 'Nuff said.

An Atlanta area junior high has apologized after distributing a survey asking students about their sexual orientation.

An 11 Circuit Court of Appeals blasted an immigration judge's decision to discount a gay Serbian man's asylum testimony over the fact that he didn't appear gay. The decision was "influenced by stereotypes about homosexuals." A new hearing will now be held.

Does homophobia hurt straight men by curtailing intimate relationships with other men?

Basically the entire world loves Christina Hendricks; the Mad Men actress tells Harper's Bazaar that women and gay men are constantly confessing their inexplicable lust.

Towleroad Guide to the Tube #727

MARIO CANTONE: Welcomes Barbara Walters back to The View.

JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT: Covers "Bad Romance".

REFEREE GAGA: Fight breaks out between two Little Monsters.

RADIOACTIVE: The video for the new Kings of Leon single.

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News: Belfast, Stephen Guaracino, Lobster, Annise Parker

Gay filmmaker Tom Murray dies at 65.

RNC cancels fundraiser with Andrew Breitbart.

Woman claims that the alleged recently-discovered Ansel Adams photos valued at $200 million and found at a garage sale were actually taken by her Uncle Earl.

Fried: NJ Housewife Teresa Giudice's 'Sizzle Tans' commercial.

Manchester United footballer Anderson pulled from burning car after accident.

Dispersant use in Gulf spill scrutinized: "Rep. Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, is demanding that federal officials provide more information about why the chemicals continued to be used almost daily in June and July, after the Environmental Protection Agency told BP PLC to slash their use because of concerns about the effect on marine life."

Joseph Gordon-Levitt injured on set after flying through window of taxi-cab.

Snooki's mugshot.

Houston Mayor Annise Parker praises Shanghai for openness to gay community: "Shanghainese and Houstonians are similar. They care about what you do, not who you are. To boost development, a city needs to be open to a full range of people, especially the innovative ones who break barriers, like people of the gay community."

Matthew Rettenmund talks to actor Stephen Guarino of the new film Bear City.

Lady Gaga's vagina is the doorway to her creativity.

VIDEOS: Couples marry in Argentina.

15,000 take to the streets of Belfast, Northern Ireland for Gay Pride: "Police maintained a presence at North Street and City Hall near two small groups of religious protesters who were met with boos by some parade-goers. Founder member of Belfast Pride, PA MagLochlainn, said one of the main aims of the parade was to help 'excluded youngsters'. 'We are bigger, happier and more inclusive than ever. People are here to have fun with more straight people, families and kids joining us than before,' he said."

When Bieber Fever goes too far.

Feast of Fun talks to Carol Channing.

LGBT Age to help gay seniors in Scotland: "LGBT Age will tackle social exclusion and isolation through social, befriending, information and advocacy services, as part of the LGBT Centre for Health and Well-being. Garry McGregor, LGBT age coordinator, said support for the scheme was 'testament' to the need for an age-linked programme."

John Boehner doesn't need your stinking facts.

Ultra-rare yellow lobster caught in RI will be spared: "The lobster's color is seen in only around 1 in 30 million, experts say...Ingram says he plans to keep the yellow lobster on display at the fishermen's co-op at the State Pier in Newport."

Jersey Tiger Moth on the move.

Male model fix: Leandro Maeder.

Irish Times: Civil partnership bill is institutionalized apartheid.

Lesbian attacks gay man in UK pub: "Rachael Lavis, 38, went into Bristol's Long Bar in March shouting 'gay boys everywhere' before punching victim Jason Barrett in the face. According to the Bristol Evening Post, she then declared: 'I may be a lesbian, but I could take all of you on'. Lavis also swore and racially abused a man of Arabic background, saying: 'I hate you.'"

Movies: Angelina & Brad, Joseph & The Riddler

NATHANIEL ROGERS
...prefers air conditioned movie theaters to hot beaches in the summertime. He blogs daily at the Film Experience.

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Angelina Jolie plays Jason Bourne Edwin Salt, a deadly CIA agent and alleged spy on the run in SALT. Whether or not you're lining up for a ticket will have a lot to do with how much you like Angie in action heroine mode. Her larger-than-life persona is such a natural fit for fantastical genres. In fact, you'd swear she was computer-generated if her offscreen persona weren't also so familiar. But after this latest round of action posturing, wouldn't it be great to see her in more human feral sapphic mode again (Gia, Girl Interrupted)?

But can we talk about Brad Pitt and his penchant for becoming his girlfriends... or at least matching them well both onscreen and off? Here he is at the premiere of Salt, sharing Angie's colorist. This is an endearing yet little discussed character trait of his.

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Movies: Dream a Little Dream of "Inception"

Joseph Gordon-Levitt belting his big number "Defying Gravity"

NATHANIEL ROGERS
...prefers air conditioned movie theaters to hot beaches in the summertime. He blogs daily at the Film Experience.

Your Feature Presentation
Summer isn't generally the season of auteur flicks and INCEPTION is the exception that proves the rule. It stands out. If it's not the best mainstream movie of the summer (Toy Story 3 already won the title), it wins the prize for most ambitious. Christopher Nolan first won critical adulation with Memento (2000) and he's proven remarkably consistent ever since. His bulky busy movies are always about men with personal demons in conflict with other men with personal demons (female characters are mere window dressing) who have to navigate an often mind-bending narrative while wearing what amounts to a pop psychology exoskeleton. (See also: The Prestige, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and Insomnia.)

Inception is a tough film to describe and occasionally to follow. The multi-layered plot involves a team of dream infiltrators who are hired by corporations to steal ideas, the theory being that once you know something, it can always be found in your mind. The sci-fi premise is complicated as is the business of dream theft. Whole teams with specific roles and skill sets are required. You have to have "The Point Man" (Joseph Gordon Levitt) for logistics, "The Extractor" (Leonardo DiCaprio) to steal the idea, "The Architect"(Ellen Page) to design the dream world in maze like fashion (for reasons best left to discover in the movie), "The Forger" (Tom Hardy) who can shape shift within the dream for strategic purposes and still more players, too. A lot of explanation is required to understand the complex set of rules governing this artificial dream world but thankfully it's fascinating enough to mitigate the annoyance of the near constant intrusion of expository dialogue. One would immediately welcome a sequel that could dispense with all the explanations to get straight to the big visuals and suspense.

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