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The Man Who Wrote THE Book On Madonna – Matthew Rettenmund

Matthew Rettenmund, author and blogger for the popular LGBT blog Boy Culture chats with me about his two newest books – Encyclopedia Madonnica 2.0 (the ultimate book on the Queen of Pop) and Starf*cker, a memoir chronicling his life into and through the world of pop culture, founding a successful teen magazine and his obsession with celebrities.

The ultimate pop-culture enthusiast, Matthew has been obsessed with celebrities ever since he was born. Starf*cker documents Rettenmund’s affection –in the case of Madonna, it’s pure mania–for movie, television, and music personalities.

From his years as a star-obsessed gayby to his contradictory careers in porn and as a teen-mag editor (names will be named), Matthew details and deconstructs his – and our – passion for celebrity.

Matthew shares stories from behind the scenes during his years working on a teen fan magazine – dealing with teen stars like Zac Efron, Justin Bieber and many boy bands along the way.

Plus, Matthew talks about his approach to writing and editing a successful daily blog.

Really insightful interview for folks who are fans of pop culture (like me).

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News Round-Up: December 18, 2015

Some news stories you may have missed:

• “Otterly adorable” dude gets “discovered” by news reporter taking a shirtless jog in the rain.

• The U.S. Senate Intelligence committee is looking into whether Sen. Ted Cruz accidentally shared classified info during the GOP debate last night.

• A judge in Baltimore declares mistrial in the case of the police officer accused of killing Freddie Gray.

• Oh, did you hear violent Philly gay-basher Kathryn Knott was found GUILTY of assault and a few other things? Share the good news 🙂

• This guy got 18 months in jail for performing oral sex on a passed out straight guy.

• Six Republican presidential candidates have pledged to make discriminating against LGBTs legal IF they become president. (Don’t worry – none of them will…)

• And speaking of Republicans – did you miss this week’s Republican debate from Las Vegas? No worries – CNN has the 90 highlights reel. Check it out below.

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Pew Research: American Christians Becoming More Accepting Of Homosexuality

Pew Research reports that acceptance for homosexuality among American Christians has risen by 10 points in the past 8 years.

Acceptance of homosexuality is rising across the broad spectrum of American Christianity, including among members of churches that strongly oppose homosexual relationships as sinful, according to an extensive Pew Research Center survey of U.S. religious beliefs and practices.

Amid a changing religious landscape that has seen a declining percentage of Americans who identify as Christian, a majority of U.S. Christians (54%) now say that homosexuality should be accepted, rather than discouraged, by society. While this is still considerably lower than the shares of religiously unaffiliated people (83%) and members of non-Christian faiths (76%) who say the same, the Christian figure has increased by 10 percentage points since we conducted a similar study in 2007.

It reflects a growing acceptance of homosexuality among all Americans – from 50% to 62% – during the same period. Among Christians, this trend is driven partly by younger church members, who are generally more accepting of homosexuality than their elder counterparts.

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First Look: “Twin Peaks” Reboot On Showtime

Hard to believe it’s been 24 years since the dark, off-beat series Twin Peaks debuted. It’s interesting how at the time Twin Peaks was on the cutting edge of “slightly off” television dramas.

Now we have the super-extreme and violent things like American Horror Story. Twin Peaks seems tame compared to that fare.

But I like when shows make you lean in and pay attention. I’m definitely looking forward to seeing if David Lynch can “catch lightning in a bottle” again with this one.

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The critically-acclaimed, ground breaking television phenomenon TWIN PEAKS returns as a limited series to SHOWTIME in 2017.

Currently in production, TWIN PEAKS is written and produced by series creators and executive producers David Lynch and Mark Frost and is directed entirely by David Lynch.

While the full mystery awaits, fans can expect many familiar faces, including Golden Globe® winner and Emmy® Award nominee Kyle MacLachlan, who reprises his role as FBI Agent Dale Cooper.