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Q&A: John Waters On Kink Freaks, James Franco, His Collection Of A**hole Art & Why He May Retire From Film
Photo: Greg Gorman John Waters has taken many deviant turns during his influential career as a cult icon who's constructed a legacy out of the poop-eating, mom-murdering outrageousness of his filmography. But he hasn't stopped there. Even in [...]
Hear Me Out: Meghan Trainor, Belle and Sebastian
Meghan Trainor, 'Title' It's true: We weren't ready for this jelly. But Meghan Trainor plopped her booty down anyway and made a seat for herself with "All About That Bass," 2014's doo-wop polemic that had her preaching how all women are perfect [...]
Kathy Griffin Speaks Out On Bill Cosby: 'Allegedly Probably Guilty'
As we await more scandals and gratuitous butt pics in 2015, comedian Kathy Griffin weighs in on some of the biggest pop-culture stories of last year: from "Peter Pan Live!" to Madonna's boobs and Taylor Swift's weight. "Peter Pan Live!": "I loved [...]
EXCLUSIVE! Gwen Stefani On Why She Paints Her Boys' Nails, Meeting Gays 'Late In Life' & Her (Lack Of) Girl Crushes
Photo: Daniel Sannwald From bed in her Los Angeles home, Gwen Stefani insists she doesn't mind doing her first gay press interview in a decade on her day off. "I love talking about myself," the No Doubt frontwoman says, giggling. Set to release her [...]
Q&A: Kathy Griffin Reveals Death-Related Talk With Joan Rivers, Plans To Get Fired From 'Fashion Police' & Cher's Health
Kathy Griffin isn't kidding when she says, "If I can get serious for one second…" Putting aside her usual biting assault against all things celebrity, the comedian gets candid about her dear friend and idol Joan Rivers in our latest interview: [...]
Q&A: Harvey Fierstein Opens Up On The Success Of 'Kinky Boots,' His 'Legendary Disaster' & 'Insulting' Double Standards
Photo: Bruce Glikas "I'm sorry," Harvey Fierstein growls in his unmistakable Brooklyn gravel, "I gotta go on with my life." And so, after our insightful 40-minute chat peppered with Fierstein's true-to-form frankness, he does. But for Fierstein, a [...]
Hear Me Out: Best Of 2014
10. Against Me!, 'Transgender Dysphoria Blues' Breaking from the aggressive rock roar of Against Me!'s sixth LP is "Two Coffins," a whisper among the glorious chaos of "Transgender Dysphoria Blues." Its simplicity might standout sonically, but it [...]
Hear Me Out: Mary J. Blige, Carrie Underwood
Mary J. Blige, 'The London Sessions' Nobody was sensing Mary J. Blige needed a change more than Mary J. Blige. To reinvent her sound, which she says was going "stagnant," the "No More Drama" singer embarked on a journey to London for a few weeks, [...]
Exclusive! 'Looking' Star Russell Tovey On Sex Scenes, His Famous Butt & That Rimming Cake
Photo: Richard Foreman/HBO Despite roles in the BBC supernatural drama "Being Human" and "The History Boys," both on stage and screen, it's the HBO dramedy "Looking" that has presented Russell Tovey with considerable exposure. Premiering in early [...]
Q&A: Robbie Rogers On Why Athletes Won't Come Out, ESPN's 'Ridiculous' Locker Room Coverage
Photo courtesy of LA Galaxy Ever since Robbie Rogers came out in early 2013, the soccer player has been intent on changing sports culture the best way he knows how – by being himself. Rogers shares his story in "Coming Out to Play," a book [...]
Hear Me Out: Idina Menzel, Nick Jonas
Idina Menzel, 'Holiday Wishes' Idina Menzel is the luckiest person to have ever been called Adele Dazeem. The awkwardness of having her name butchered by John Travolta during this year's Oscars telecast gifted the Broadway icon with newfound [...]
Jeffrey Tambor Talks 'Light, Love & Warmth' Of 2014's Watershed Show 'Transparent'
When a show makes its mark on society, it's more than just TV – it's history. In 2014, we met Maura, the protagonist of the brazen, boundary-breaking "Transparent," a dramedy centered on a 70-something male-to-female's journey in coming out to her [...]