LGBTQ news and entertainment
So, while folks have been wondering what Jodie Foster really meant in her Golden Globes speech, the funny kids at Bad Lip Reading have decophered what they think all those pro football guys are saying on the sidelines.
I think this is much more fun. Good work, BLR geniuses!
The formidable (and handsome) Michael Caprio – yes, my husband – guested this week on The Candi & Randy Show to share some of his experience and knowledge of the PR world.
Michael is seriously the real deal. He’s handled the PR strategies for Olivia Newton-John, Jon Secada, The Chippendales, Jim Brickman, radio host John Tesh, award winning indie recording artist Matt Zarley, and many authors, musicians and theatrical productions.
If you recently finished creating your album/book/independent movie, and you don’t know how to get the world to notice, Michael has some tips to help you in the right direction.
Britain’s Prince Harry has topped Town & Country magazine’s list of 40 most eligible bachelors in the world.
From Town & Country:
Britain’s Prince Harry has topped Town & Country magazine’s list of 40 most eligible bachelors in the world.
“To take the top spot, the dashing 28-year-old beat an eclectic list of exclusive men, including Newark, N.J., Mayor Corey Booker, NFL quarterback Tim Tebow, Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney, as well as scions of international business, world-class athletes, A-listers in entertainment and fellow European royals, including Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden.
Of Harry, the magazine said: “He’s the wild-card royal, the naughty one, the one who goes out with rah women, hangs out with a fast crowd, downs too many drinks, and goes home at the wrong moment. That’s why we all like him best.”
It also called the prince the “least buttoned-up royal.” The list appears in the magazine’s February issue.
New trailer from the James Franco and Chris Evans film, The Iceman!
The film stars Michael Shannon as real life contract killer Richard Kuklinski, who between 1964 and 1986 killed over one hundred people.
Winona Ryder stars as Michael‘s wife who is unaware of her husband’s secret life in this movie based on a true story.
David Schwimmer and Ray Liotta also take part in the flick that is due out in theaters on May 3 of this year.
“Diff’rent Strokes” star Todd Bridges has given a statement to TMZ in the wake of Conrad Bain’s death:
“I am deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Conrad as we were looking forward to celebrating his 90th birthday next month.”
He added, “In addition to being a positive and supportive father figure both on and off-screen, Conrad was well-loved and made going to work each day enjoyable for all of us. He will be missed, but never forgotten.”
Bain — who played Phillip Drummond on the iconic show — passed away Monday at a retirement home in Livermore, CA. He was 89.
The Huffington Post reports on President Obama’s newly unveiled gun proposal:
In an effort to touch on all four of those elements, the president recommended requiring criminal background checks for all gun sales; reinstating the assault weapons ban; restoring a 10-round limit on ammunition magazines; eliminating armor-piercing bullets; providing mental health services in schools; allocating funds to hire more police officers; and instituting a federal gun trafficking statute, among other policies. The cost of the package, senior officials estimated, would be roughly $500 million, some of which could come from already budgeted funds.
Because these recommendations require congressional approval, the administration is supplementing its proposal with 23 executive actions that will be taken immediately. Those actions include requiring federal agencies to hand over relevant data for a background check system; providing law enforcement officials, first responders and school officials with better training for active shooting situations; directing the Centers for Disease Control to research the causes and prevention of gun violence; and many more.
Children who survived last month’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, have recorded a song to raise money for charity.
Twenty-one children from Newtown, sang “Over the Rainbow.”
The song went on sale today on Amazon and iTunes.
The proceeds will benefit a local United Way and the Newtown Youth Academy.
“I fully support the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 and value the service of all those who fight for our country. I know firsthand the profound sacrifice our service members and their families make, and if confirmed as Secretary of Defense, I will do everything possible to the extent permissible under current law to provide equal benefits to the families of all our service members.” – Chuck Hagel, in a letter to Sen. Barbara Boxer.
Nominees for the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were announced this morning. 120 nominees in 25 English-language categories, and 33 Spanish-language nominees in 8 categories have been named. View the full list of nominees here. The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held in New York on March 16, 2013 at the New York Marriott Marquis; in Los Angeles on April 20 at the JW Marriott; and in San Francisco on May 11 at the Hilton San Francisco – Union Square, according to GLAAD. They add, “The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. The GLAAD Media Awards also fund GLAAD’s work to amplify stories from the LGBT community and issues that build support for equality.”