Last week seemed to feature a victory over ignorance, when JCPenny refused to fire Ellen Degeneres as their spokesperson because a group called One Million Moms threatened to boycott JCPenny because Ellen is an out-and-proud lesbian.

People were outraged. Apparently, there are a lot of homosexual… Read full post »

Cynthia Nixon recently got everybody in an uproar when she announced that she has chosen to be gay.

In other words, she's been with men and when she was with them, she was straight, and now she's with a woman, and she's gay.

I tried to find out if Anne Heche… Read full post »

Right now, I'm in a play with naked men.

I should rephrase that.

I'm in a play that features nudity (not my own) and a bunch of guys showering.

Homosexuality also plays a part in the script, but it's not directly connected to the nudity.

These are two things you need… Read full post »

I often run into this situation with strangers--mostly in a professional context.

I'm polite.
The other person says or does something stupid.
I'm no longer polite.

People are always surprised when they're rude only to find that I'm going to be rude right back.

Usually their response is--

"You're not… Read full post »

Recently, a prayer banner was taken down at a local high school in the state where I live. The girl who wanted it removed is an atheist, and invoked separation of church and state. Obviously this set a lot of people off. Rhode Island is… Read full post »

Today's the day!

The nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced, and this is one of the most surprising ballots in recent memory.

Let's start from the top:

Best Supporting Actor

The big shocker here is Nick Nolte. He gave a great performance in a movie, but that movie… Read full post »

Nothing sets me off faster than hearing a gay guy say the following:

"I'm just into masculine guys. If I wanted to date girls, I would."

This usually tells me one of the following things about the speaker:

1) They've been out of the closet for less than five… Read full post »

This is the time of year when we all revel in the Golden Globes fall-out.

"Meryl beat Viola?! Kelsey Grammar won for Lead Actor in a Drama?! Why was Madonna there?!"

It always surprises me that people forget the one Golden Rule of the Golden Globes:

It's all about good… Read full post »

I wanted to write something about SOPA/PIPA, but it seemed like it could turn into this epic essay on artistic property and politics and censorship, and frankly, I don't have the strength to write something that massive, so instead, I just want to confess to taking advantage of… Read full post »

I've done it.

Wait, hold your applause. Let me tell you what I've done first.

I have come up with a solution for one of society's biggest nuisances.

No, I'm not talking about salad forks, although goodness knows I wish I were.

I'm talking about--

Onlooker Traffic

How frustrated do… Read full post »

The following is a semi-factual conversation that may or may not have happened between myself and a guy I had a relationship/fling/thing with at some point.

Let's join this paraphrased, quasi-real conversation already in progress.

ME: ...So you slept with the guy?

MAN: Yeah.

ME: Um,… Read full post »

I was having my first lunch of 2012 with the boys, and, as usual, Scooter was telling us about some guy whose soul he had just destroyed.

SCOOTER: So then we spent all night together and I told him how much I liked him.

Wait for it.

SCOOTER:… Read full post »

I've been a Democrat my entire life. Whereas some people might weigh their beliefs and come to a decision about which party they feel best exemplifies those beliefs, I was simply drawn to the Democratic party like a thirsty rhino to a watering hole.

Yes, I've wavered… Read full post »

As Oprah Winfrey counts down to her final show, she's been settling old scores with the likes of Jonathan Franzen, former talk show hosts, and other notable guests.

Only one of these memorable people, however, gets a two-episode spread:

That distinction (honor? not so much) goes to James Frey,… Read full post »

My heart sank when I heard the news.

ABC had dropped the axe after years of declining ratings, and was going to cancel the long-running soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live.

To the surprise of everyone, including myself, I was devastated.

It was like finding out an… Read full post »

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly regarding his new show, an American version of the British hit The X-Factor, Simon Cowell commented on the newest hit talent show The Voice on NBC.

He said that it was silly to do a show that prized talent over appearance since the music… Read full post »

Thank goodness for Veronica Mars.

And thank you Netflix for bringing her to me.

In many ways, she saved my soul.

I had just been through a terrible break-up, and was back living at my mother's house. Break-ups are never a fun experience, but when they end with… Read full post »

It happened last night.

I was twenty minutes into "The Killing" and I found myself checking the clock on the television for the fifth time to see if it was anywhere near done.

That's when I admitted to myself that I don't like this show.

I've been force-feeding it… Read full post »

This weekend, the movie Rio made 40 million dollars at the box office. That's not a huge surprise since Rio is family friendly.

The big surprise is that the reboot of Scream failed to make even twenty million dollars.

...Or did it?

When I was reading about box office trackers… Read full post »

After reading an interview with Donald Trump on ABC News, it seems that Charlie Sheen has some competition for dumbest quotes of the month.

Don't believe me?

When asked about the possibility that he would run for President, Trump started sounding off about the Middle East, President Obama, and how he… Read full post »

I guess we all have that gift.

The gift we never wanted from a well-meaning relative.

An ugly sweater. A hideous vase. A picture of the person who gave us the picture in the first place.

My gift is...the clown.

When I was a kid, I went through a… Read full post »

There's a story I love about a leader who arrives on the first day of his new job to find two letters from his predecessor.

He is told to open the letters only when there is an emergency.

When the first emergency occurs, the leader opens up the first letter. It… Read full post »