Chris Azzopardi
Logo launches audio, video podcasts
NEW YORK – Logo will launch five original audio and video podcasts at Apple's iTunes store, giving Logo's audience access to in-depth news and fresh LGBT entertainment on the go and at the click of a mouse. "Logo aims to be a true multi-platform [...]
Run, run Rufus
Thankfully Rufus Wainwright isn't a lady. Or else his sister might be a goner. "It's a godsend that I'm gay because if I wasn't I'd want to sleep with my sister, and if I was a woman I'd want to kill her," Wainwright snickers. After bonding for [...]
Doubt'-ful intentions
Cherry Jones keeps life simple. Except when she's a churchwoman. "They hired a lesbian to play a heterosexual who no longer is a heterosexual (but) who's a celibate nun," Jones says about her role as Sister Aloysius in Broadway's "Doubt." For the [...]
Spark-ing scandals
Hal Sparks brought back the dork factor with his sarcastic "Talk Soup" banter. On "Queer As Folk" he showed his softer side. Then he blew through the reality TV circuit, wailing with Wynonna on "Celebrity Duets" and on "Celebrity Paranormal Project" [...]
Boys' make the grade
Perhaps the greatest lesson taught isn't one chronicling history. In the screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning "The History Boys" director Nicholas Hytner tests that theory with a group of seven unruly, brainy boys vying for entry to Oxford [...]
Hear Me Out: Blige, Stefani, more
Mary J. Blige: "Reflections: A Restrospective" C+ After Mary J. Blige married, she got all happy on us. No more drugs. No more drinking. No more drama. And the scariest part about that? She wasn't afraid to testify to love on a slew of songs on [...]
YouTube It: Model should leave singing to Seal, wannabes mimic Mary J. Blige
YouTube's like Pringles. Once you pop! You can't stop! After I'm thrown into this realm of warbling Whitney wannabes, it's like having the "American Idol" prelims on repeat. There's an endless array of so-bad-they're-good videos. Too many, in fact, [...]
Dreamy soundtrack showcases Beyonce, 'Idol' finalist
All that buzz about Jennifer Hudson, believe it. Breathtaking beauty "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" highlights a dazzling set that showcases Hudson as a gifted vocalist who should be elated she didn't get handed the "American Idol" crutch. She [...]
Getting drunk on homoerotic 'Jackass' could cause vomiting
If the thought of a penis-puppet mouse being used as snake-bait or chugging beer up the butt doesn't sound appealing, I thought the same thing. Until I saw "Jackass: Number Two," which releases on DVD Dec. 26. Careless. Fearless. Tasteless. Call it [...]
Waxing's worth it
Steve Carell didn't make waxing his man-lawn look merry in "The 40 Year Old Virgin." "Damn that movie! It scared everybody away," laughs owner and esthetician Yvette Tremaine of Tantra Face & Body in Ferndale. The pain's the reason more men [...]
Grammy's hang up on Madonna, Blige breaks through
It looks like Grammy voters decided to hang up on Madonna. The gay fave disc "Confessions On A Dance Floor" picked up two nominations in the dance categories, but was snubbed in any major ones. Local fans were not surprised. "It was completely [...]
Gay rental service pushes envelope
With mega-media conglomerates controlling programming, there's a minimal presence of LGBT film on television. Sure, there's always the convenience of Netflix. But their gay and lesbian section is limited. As far as uncensored LGBT media, gay people [...]