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Joe Manganiello on the cover of Men’s Health UK

TRUE BLOOD star Joe Manganiello hits the cover of the July issue of Men’s Health UK, with details of  his fitness workout PLUS a photo spread of Manganiello showing Joe in his shirtless glory.

“I’m not 18 anymore. But you won’t hear me saying that, because me at 36 would destroy me as a teenager,” the actor boasts. “In my mid-thirties I’m making bigger gains than I’ve ever made in my life.”

Joe’s full interview appears in the July issue of Men’s Health UK, on sale Monday, June 3.

And you can catch some of the action in this video from the photo shoot (or see it on the Men’s Health website here):

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Player wins only the second $1 million prize on Wheel of Fortune

For only the second time in it’s 30 year history, Wheel of Fortune gave away a $1 million prize last night.

After choosing her letters, this was all she had to go on:

Watch the video to see what the answer was. You can tell Pat Sajak did not know she had the million dollar prize. Exciting to watch. Made me smile.

Hope everyone has as great a Friday as Autumn will.

(from Towleroad)

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Arvind Mahankali wins 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Congrats to Arvind Mahankali for winning the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee!

Arvind is an eighth grader at Nathaniel Hawthorne Middle School in Bayside, Queens. Arvind will receive $30,000 cash and a $2,500 savings bond.

Check out when he gets his last word. Looks like he knows he’s got it, doesn’t he?

And how about that American Idol/Miss America confetti at the end! Good for you, Arvind!

(h/t Andy Towle)

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Will marriage equality get a vote in Illinois today?

SB10, the marriage equality bill in Illinois, appears on page 4 of today’s calendar for the Illinois House of Representatives.  This is the final day of this legislative session.  If it’s not voted on today?  Back to the beginning next year.

So,  will it happen?  Are there at least 60 votes to pass marriage equality in Illinois?  If not, I want a vote so those who oppose equality there can go on record for their cowardly position.

Not happy here in Randy Land. UGH

Stay tuned.

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David Barton: You can’t drink Starbucks and be biblically right on marriage

David Barton, former vice-chair of the Republican Party of Texas and evangelical pastor, tells a Christian audience that they cannot drink Starbucks coffee because the company supports marriage equality.

The full quote, via RightWingWatch:

“Starbucks is pouring all this money into destroying traditional marriage. The question is, can a Christian give money to a group he knows will use it to attack what God supports. If you know that when you buy a cup of coffee at Starbucks that 5, 10, 15 cents is going to be used to defeat marriage, can you do that? The answer is no. Biblically, there’s no way a Christian can help support what is attacking God. I’m sorry, you’ve got to find some other coffee to drink. You can’t drink Starbucks and be biblically right on this thing. It’s just a real simple principle.”

Heading to SB now, can I get anyone a Venti anything?

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Michele Bachmann resignation video – remixed

As many of you know, Michele Bachmann announced a few days ago that she would NOT be seeking a fifth term in Congress, thus ending our great national nightmare.

Above seems to be the “original, shorter” version of her video announcement – albeit just a bit “remixed.”

I like this one better. Seems much truer to the spirit of Michele Bachmann, don’t you think?

(tipped by TRR reader Jon)

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California: Marriage equality support strong at record high

Good news coming out of California about the support for marriage equality there.

Bloomberg reports:

Fifty-six percent of adults favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed, with 38 percent against, the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California said late today.

“The more that there’s been acceptable and legal change in other states, the more Californians have been accepting, especially among some of those groups that were strongly opposed,”Mark Baldassare, the group’s president, said by telephone.

Fifty-six percent is a great number –  and that number only continues to grow.

I personally believe Prop. 8will be  struck down by the Supreme Court in the next 30 days.

However, should I be wrong – and I don’t think I am – it’s good to know we can take this back to the ballot box in 2014 and have the people of California do the right thing, if need be.

Forward.

(source)

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HBO: TRUE BLOOD season premiere synopsis released

The new season of TRUE BLOOD begins on June 16 on HBO, and just in anticipation of the season premiere HBO has released a synopsis of the first episode:

SPOILER AHEAD!

“Who Are You, Really?”

In the wake of Bill’s (Stephen Moyer) blood-soaked reincarnation, Sookie (Anna Paquin), Eric (Alexander Skarsgard), Jason (Ryan Kwanten), Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll), Tara (Rutina Wesley), Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten) and Nora (Lucy Griffiths) flee the Authority compound as Sam (Sam Trammell), Luna (Janina Gavankar) and Emma (Chloe Noelle) dodge swarming guards.

Now packmaster, Alcide (Joe Manganiello) discovers that The Job comes with unsavory side dishes, but other major perks.

In Bon Temps, Andy (Chris Bauer) deals with parenting four newborn human-faerie hybrids.

Meanwhile, Louisiana Governor Truman Burrell (Arliss Howard) vows open season on vampires.

Jessica returns to Compton Place as Jason hitches a ride with an eerie stranger.