Chris Azzopardi
The Comeback' Q&A: Robert Michael Morris On Playing Lisa Kudrow's Cherished Sidekick, His 'TV Baptism' & That Emotional Finale
Photo: Colleen Hayes/HBO Lisa Kudrow's Valerie Cherish might be the washed-up star of her own show, but it's her trusty hairdresser, Mickey Deane, who makes her look like one. For two seasons of HBO's sharp reality-show satire, "The Comeback," [...]
Boy George Talks Culture Club Comeback, 'Stupid' Madonna / Gaga Rivalry & How Trans Community Is Still Overlooked Despite Caitlyn Jenner
Photo: Dean Stockings The falsetto is gone. When Boy George sings now, a rich tone resounds. He refers to it as "the voice of experience." The voice, once fluttery and high, can be traced back to the early '80s by way of a long, glittery trail that [...]
The Big Daddy Of Dance: Giorgio Moroder Dishes On Producing Cher & Janet, Talks Gay-Bait Bathhouse Oblivion
It's been 35 years since Giorgio Moroder and Cher hooked up for a late-night session to produce "Bad Love," the diva's disco rave-up from the soundtrack of the 1980 coming-of-age drama, "Foxes." "We were supposed to start at 2 o'clock in the [...]
Q&A: Hilary Duff Talks Grindr & Giving Too Many F*cks, Geeks Out For Marriage Equality (and Miley Cyrus!)
"I'm like the dorky kid on the bus who's like, ' Hiiii.'" Wait a minute. Is that you, Lizzie McGuire? Maybe? No. It's Hilary Duff, razzing on her cold-ridden, congested-sounding self as she does a nasally nerd impression. And though Duff is known [...]
Q&A: Matt Bomer Talks Channing Flattery ('I Blushed'), Explaining 'Magic Mike' To His Kids & Indecent Gyrations
Matt Bomer is not buying all the buzz about Matt Bomer. Channeling his trademark charm, the actor calls it "sheer fallacy" that anyone – let alone heterosexual men – could possibly find his piercing baby-blue eyes swoon-worthy. And then there's his [...]
Hear Me Out: Best of 2015 (...So Far)
Shamir, 'Ratchet' The latest wave of gender-defying youth just got wavier with Shamir, a 20-year-old cutie-patootie from Vegas who's tearing down rigid archetypes by way of gender ambiguity and a brazen "no fucks to give" attitude. You can read it [...]
Adam Lambert Reveals He Dressed 'Outlandishly' Because He Was 'Overcompensating,' Talks Lack Of Gay Artists
Photo: David Roemer Stripped of that glossy sheen, those painted nails and the purple mane that he famously flaunted on his 2009 post-"American Idol" debut, "For Your Entertainment," Adam Lambert's latest album cover isn't even in color. His hair [...]
Hear Me Out: 11 Songs To Pimp Your Pride Playlist
You don't have to part with your Madonna. You can keep your Diana Ross, your other divas and all the queer classics that stoke your Pride playlist. But is your rainbow losing its luster? Is "We Are Family" really still your go-to? Splash some new [...]
Betty You-Know-Who: From GSA Vice President To Motor City Pride
Photo: Molly Cranna Betty Who doesn't just shake hands – she hugs. As she vows to look for little ol' me in the crowd during Motor City Pride ("I'm 17 times bigger than any regular person") and give me a tight squeeze, it's almost no surprise. It's [...]
How I Learned To Love Tori Amos
"Tori Amos who?" My dear friend, then boyfriend, must have been dumbfounded when I – a gay man – uttered these words that, in retrospect, are among the most naive of my life. I rolled my eyes at him as we cruised the interstate, dismissively [...]
Q&A: Rose Byrne Speaks Out On Hollywood Sexism ('It's Discrimination'), Talks Drag Inspirations & Playing Gay
Photo: 20th Century Fox Rose Byrne is up to no good again. After driving Kristen Wiig further into cupcake-consuming meltdown mode during 2011's "Bridesmaids," the Australian actress goes full-on diva in "Spy" (out June 5), which reunites her with [...]
Q&A: Rose Byrne Speaks Out On Hollywood Sexism ('It's Discrimination'), Talks Playing Gay & Drag Inspirations
Photo: 20th Century Fox Rose Byrne is up to no good again. After driving Kristen Wiig further into cupcake-consuming meltdown mode during 2011s "Bridesmaids," the Australian actress goes full-on diva in "Spy" (out June 5), which reunites her with [...]