Entertainment: August 2010
Sea Turtles!
Filed by Sean Martin | August 31, 2010 | 6:00 PM |It's those little ironies you have to watch out for......Read More
Very good mushroom risotto
Filed by Alex Blaze | August 31, 2010 | 4:00 PM |Ever since I was a little kid I loved cooking. My first memory with my mother in the kitchen is hearing the old food processor she had to shred dry mozzarella and running to go and get the last little...Read More
The Trouble with Women: Vintage ads
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 31, 2010 | 3:30 PM |Stereotypes of women in vintage ads never cease to amaze. Here, two pre-feminist ads which more or less the traditional patriarchal view of what's wrong with females. First, we're very emotional. This woman, for example, just learned about the Tea...Read More
The Trouble with Women: Vintage ads
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 31, 2010 | 3:30 PM |Stereotypes of women in vintage ads never cease to amaze. Here, two pre-feminist ads which more or less the traditional patriarchal view of what's wrong with females. First, we're very emotional. This woman, for example, just learned about the Tea...Read More
Glenn Beck Speaks Out!
Filed by Sean Martin | August 30, 2010 | 6:00 PM |Well, now we know that conservatives will just rush to this particular cause and affirm it. Happy, happy days. Right? Right?...Read More
A random giggle: Marcel the Shell (with shoes on!)
Filed by Bil Browning | August 30, 2010 | 5:00 PM |I saw this video this morning and knew I had to share it with Projectors. It's so damn cute it would melt Karl Rove's heart and make it grow three sizes too big. And for those of you who complain...Read More
Jane Lynch wins an Emmy for Glee
Filed by Bil Browning | August 30, 2010 | 2:00 PM |Lesbian actress Jane Lynch won an Emmy last night for her portrayal of Sue Sylvester, the tracksuit dependent cheerleading coach, on Glee. Not only does she thank her wife, she also scores a few laughs along the way. Congratulations to...Read More
A Book You May Have Missed: vintage cover
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 30, 2010 | 9:30 AM |Wow. If I'd known all lesbians were midgets who get off by riding giant leather boots, my whole life might have been different!...Read More
More single frame comics
Filed by Sean Martin | August 27, 2010 | 6:00 PM |Just some more of the single-panel pieces that run at places like PanHistoria.com. "Family Circus," Alex? God help me....Read More
Queer music Friday - Hurray for the Riff Raff
Filed by Alex Blaze | August 27, 2010 | 5:00 PM |I've been posting way too much big record label pop these past few weeks, so here's a lo-fi folks song from Hurray for the Riff Raff that a marketing rep just emailed me called "Daniella." A live radio performance for...Read More
Blue Ranger Billy Finds New Calling as Lavender Ranger
Filed by Jason Tseng | August 27, 2010 | 9:30 AM |I grew up during the 90s. And pretty much every kid in my generation grew up watching the Power Rangers. It was an unavoidable social phenomenon. The zany costumes, the dinosaur zords (even though two "dinozords" were actually prehistoric mammals),...Read More
Islamists and Christians and Sumerians -- oh my!
Filed by Sean Martin | August 26, 2010 | 6:00 PM |Dont you know... some Very Important People are also talking about that Mosque-That-Really-Isnt-a-Mosque......Read More
Earth shattering news
Filed by Bil Browning | August 26, 2010 | 5:00 PM |You'd better sit down for this one. It's so earth shattering that it might rock you back in your seat. Smelling salts might have to get involved. Not only does Palin-baby-daddy Levi Johnston starring in a TV reality show about...Read More
Noel McKay: vintage (vinyl) album cover
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 26, 2010 | 11:30 AM |Stumbled upon this album, not knowing the performer but knowing I'd want to share this on Bilerico in case some of you remember him. Turns out it was pretty easy to find a little information on Mr. McKay's work at...Read More
Reigning hip-hop's Queen Latifah is outed
Filed by Rev Irene Monroe | August 25, 2010 | 7:00 PM |Long before the African American celebrity gossip, news, popular culture, and entertainment blog Bossip.com outed Dana Owens, a.k.a. Queen Latifah, with photos of her and gal pal "personal trainer" Jeanette Jenkins in a tender embrace not meant for public viewing,...Read More
Single Panel Comics
Filed by Sean Martin | August 25, 2010 | 6:00 PM |Aside from the work here and at the blogsite, DnR also appear at a few sites where their adventures are done in single-panel format. So here's a few samples -- and one might possibly be considered NSFW... depending on where...Read More
Women Wearing Pig's Noses: vintage clothing ad
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 25, 2010 | 2:30 PM |Maybe I'm just too citified, but is there some advantage to your clothes wearing like a pig's nose? What? Those cute little pink snouts always looked so sensitive! But ok, obviously I am not a snout expert. Also I guess...Read More
Flat Tires V
Filed by Sean Martin | August 24, 2010 | 6:00 PM |So remember, kids: every action, no matter how simple or mundane, can have vastly unintended consequences......Read More
For $100,000 I would...
Filed by Michael Buckley | August 24, 2010 | 8:00 AM |In this video: Thank you for MANY THINGS! The new YouTube layout! Theatre Geek WINNER announced! Books / DVDS - I am loving! Would You Rather Question Style- What would you give up for 100k??? Watch and leave a...Read More
Flat Tires IV
Filed by Sean Martin | August 23, 2010 | 6:00 PM |And just when you thought it was safe to get back on the interstate.......Read More
Caption This: Ladies Love It
Filed by Bil Browning | August 23, 2010 | 4:00 PM |This dashing young buck is quite the lady's man. His self-effacing and modest demeanor hides an inner Lothario that women just can't resist. Why, notice they've covered his neck and cheek with kisses even! Got a good caption for this...Read More
Flat Tires III
Filed by Sean Martin | August 20, 2010 | 6:00 PM |Watch carefully. Sometimes it even looks like they're moving their lips....Read More
Queer Music Friday - Jon Lee of S Club 7
Filed by Alex Blaze | August 20, 2010 | 5:00 PM |I don't know about you all, but I actually like some trashy pop every now and then. I'm still a huge Spice Girls fan, and while the pop groups that focused more on marketing than music that came after them...Read More
Pantomime Dame Nelson Keys: vintage article
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 20, 2010 | 10:30 AM |Adorable 1930's photojournalistic piece on British stage actor Nelson Keys' nightly backstage transformation from "debonair" man to Red Riding Hood. My ain't she coy! She's after the jump....Read More
Pantomime Dame Nelson Keys: vintage article
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 20, 2010 | 10:30 AM |Adorable 1930's photojournalistic piece on British stage actor Nelson Keys' nightly backstage transformation from "debonair" man to Red Riding Hood. My ain't she coy! She's after the jump....Read More
Flat Tires II
Filed by Sean Martin | August 19, 2010 | 6:00 PM |And as the crisis moves into its second minute or two, the media is there....Read More
It's a (gay) Jungle Out There: vintage pulp
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 19, 2010 | 11:30 AM |Perhaps in Mr. Evans' dreams? Deliciously bad cover art on this gem. Has anyone read it? The "types" are great. My fave is the Beatnik -- the beret really does it for me....Read More
It's a (gay) Jungle Out There: vintage pulp
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 19, 2010 | 11:30 AM |Perhaps in Mr. Evans' dreams? Deliciously bad cover art on this gem. Has anyone read it? The "types" are great. My fave is the Beatnik -- the beret really does it for me....Read More
It's a (gay) Jungle Out There: vintage pulp
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 19, 2010 | 11:30 AM |Perhaps in Mr. Evans' dreams? Deliciously bad cover art on this gem. Has anyone read it? The "types" are great. My fave is the Beatnik -- the beret really does it for me....Read More
The Flat Tire I
Filed by Sean Martin | August 18, 2010 | 6:00 PM |You never know when tragedy will strike. All you can hope for is you're not in the middle of it when it does....Read More
TP or not TP, that is the vintage ad
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 18, 2010 | 2:30 PM |Don't you just want to slap the bitch for dissing Ruth's mothering skills? Oh, sorry, that's just me. This seems to have been a popular thread running through toilet paper ads of old: women are falling down on the job...Read More
TP or not TP, that is the vintage ad
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 18, 2010 | 2:30 PM |Don't you just want to slap the bitch for dissing Ruth's mothering skills? Oh, sorry, that's just me. This seems to have been a popular thread running through toilet paper ads of old: women are falling down on the job...Read More
Oops: Cute Brazilian Boy Dancing
Filed by Bil Browning | August 18, 2010 | 9:30 AM |I'll be honest. I got nothing. I put myself on the schedule for this time slot and then I got busy with stuff around the house and forgot I was supposed to be writing. To fill time until this afternoon...Read More
Gay pirates sued over Kings of New York
Filed by Nathan Strang | August 18, 2010 | 8:30 AM |Now that there's been a few successful P2P lawsuits hammered forth by the RIAA and other large media companies, the idea has spread to gay porn empire Lucas Entertainment, who recently filed the first of its kind lawsuit against 53...Read More
Pretty Little Lesbian Liars
Filed by Michael Buckley | August 18, 2010 | 8:00 AM |Comment Questions of the Day: Answer Any of All 1. Have you ever quit a job dramatically? (stormed off? left a nasty email? TELL ME!) 2. Did you watch Pretty Little Liars finale??? What did you think?? I loved...Read More
Your New Inflatable Friend: Strange Advertising
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 17, 2010 | 4:30 PM |OK. Is this supposed to be the doll? Or is this the lonely woman who ordered a doll for company? Because, seriously, I don't think an inflatable doll you get for $10 would actually look like that, no matter how...Read More
Tripp Palin!
Filed by Sean Martin | August 16, 2010 | 6:00 PM |You really, really gotta feel for this kid. He's a Springer episode waiting to happen....Read More
On the Horns of Vaudeville: antique photo
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 16, 2010 | 9:30 AM |Guessing this curious little father and son act was one of the many creative shows one could see on upscale Vaudeville stages across America and Europe at the turn of the century. Not sure about the sombreros, though: is the...Read More
I'm Getting Naked for Melissa Joan Hart & Joey Lawrence
Filed by Michael Buckley | August 16, 2010 | 8:00 AM |Thank you to ABC Family for sponsoring this video and inviting me to the set! Thank you to Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence for being so nice and fun! I hope you all enjoy the interview and my...Read More
Remember When Batman Was Gay?
Filed by Tyrion Lannister | August 15, 2010 | 7:00 PM |Editor's Note: We pulled this out of the archives to share with readers again. Our newer Projectors may have missed this post by former B-IN contributor Tyrion Lannister that originally ran in the summer of 2008 - just as The Dark Knight hit theaters.Read More
Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka To Be Gay Dads, Heroes
Filed by Andrew Belonsky | August 15, 2010 | 4:00 PM |There's little doubt that Neil Patrick Harris has achieved higher fame that even in the 1980s, when he won a Golden Globe for the 1988 film Clara's Heart, and then charmed as the eponymous child doctor on Doogie Howser, M.D....Read More
The karate lessons ads, improved
Filed by Alex Blaze | August 14, 2010 | 4:00 PM |Waymon posted some ads for karate lessons yesterday, and a few people pointed out in the comments that you can't really tell the message without more text, so I added some. The other ad is after the jump....Read More
Elliot V
Filed by Sean Martin | August 13, 2010 | 6:00 PM |Editors' Note: You can find the rest of this series here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 We didn't say anything. Ellie obviously didn't want to talk about it, and we honored that request. Since it...Read More
Queer Music Friday - Jeffree Star
Filed by Alex Blaze | August 13, 2010 | 5:00 PM |Jeffree Star was in the news this week as he said that he was banned from playing in Temecula, California, for being gay, which reminded me that I never put up some Jeffree Star music on QMF. Here's "Beauty Killer":...Read More
Radio: Stephanie Miller comes out
Filed by Bil Browning | August 13, 2010 | 4:00 PM |Stephanie Miller, a lovely and talented liberal pundit and radio host, came out this morning on her show. Her guest was Chely Wright so apparently coming out is like that Liberty Mutual commercial where someone sees a good deed and...Read More
The Betty Behind the Boop: Vintage photo
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 13, 2010 | 10:30 AM |Everyone knows Betty Boop, but did you ever see the woman who gave her that amazing voice (and personality)? Here's a great headshot of Helen Kane, the songstress who brought Betty's charming "boops" to life. She wants to be loved...Read More
The Betty Behind the Boop: Vintage photo
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 13, 2010 | 10:30 AM |Everyone knows Betty Boop, but did you ever see the woman who gave her that amazing voice (and personality)? Here's a great headshot of Helen Kane, the songstress who brought Betty's charming "boops" to life. She wants to be loved...Read More
The Betty Behind the Boop: Vintage photo
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 13, 2010 | 10:30 AM |Everyone knows Betty Boop, but did you ever see the woman who gave her that amazing voice (and personality)? Here's a great headshot of Helen Kane, the songstress who brought Betty's charming "boops" to life. She wants to be loved...Read More
Elliot IV
Filed by Sean Martin | August 12, 2010 | 6:00 PM |Editors' Note: You can find the rest of this series here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 The next time we saw Ellie he was wearing -- of all things -- a suit and tie! I...Read More
The Plot Twist That Twists Me
Filed by Guest Blogger | August 12, 2010 | 5:00 PM |Editors' Note: Guest blogger Leslie Robinson hails from New England, lives in Seattle and is shacked up with a Southerner. Check out more of Leslie's humor columns at generalgayety.com My partner Anne and I finally got around to seeing "The...Read More
Priorities: Queen Latifah & her girlfriend
Filed by Bil Browning | August 12, 2010 | 2:00 PM |When a tabloid ran photos of Neil Patrick Harris with his partner in 2006, the actor's agent quickly spouted off some mumbo-jumbo intended to make the public think the actor was straight. Harris stepped out front quickly, called bullshit, and...Read More
Rachel Maddow on DADT
Filed by Alex Blaze | August 12, 2010 | 9:30 AM |In case you missed it, Rachel Maddow did an entire show on DADT. Here's part 1, parts 2-4 are after the jump....Read More
Elliot III
Filed by Sean Martin | August 11, 2010 | 6:00 PM |Editors' Note: You can find the rest of this series here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 We didn't see Elliot again for two days: Frank had taken him on a weekend jaunt to San Francisco....Read More
Caption This: Prop 8 Protest Signs
Filed by Waymon Hudson | August 11, 2010 | 4:00 PM |This picture came to me from a friend on Facebook after the decision to overturn Prop 8 came down. I think it says exactly how I feel: So have at it, Projectors! Let's have your best caption!...Read More
Fowl Play: antique postcard
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 11, 2010 | 2:30 PM |Now here's a slang expression that's undergone numerous linguistic evolutions. Far from its contemporary meaning in gay culture, once upon a time (guessing this card is from 1905-1915) it referred to women who were free and easy with their sexuality....Read More
Fowl Play: antique postcard
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 11, 2010 | 2:30 PM |Now here's a slang expression that's undergone numerous linguistic evolutions. Far from its contemporary meaning in gay culture, once upon a time (guessing this card is from 1905-1915) it referred to women who were free and easy with their sexuality....Read More
Reminder: We can't be this tacky
Filed by Bil Browning | August 11, 2010 | 8:30 AM |So the next time you remember that in most states you can't get married and President Obama is okay with that, watch these videos of straight weddings and think, "Well, thank God the government won't allow me to be that...Read More
Elliot II
Filed by Sean Martin | August 10, 2010 | 6:00 PM |Editors' Note: You can find the rest of this series here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 Elliot finally showed up at ten till nine, just as Gordie was headed off to work and Doc and...Read More
OK, GOProud, now you got my attention...
Filed by Phil Reese | August 10, 2010 | 5:00 PM |I'm not the most radical guy on this blog (by a long shot) but I sure as heck am not a conservative. However, GOProud did catch my attention when they went to CPAC and ended up making some inroads and...Read More
Hannah Montana Does Porn?!?
Filed by Michael Buckley | August 10, 2010 | 8:00 AM |Fun Comment Questions of the Day: Answer Any or All!!! 1. Which Jersey Shore cast member would you most like to ---- (if you are 18+). 2. Is all fair in love and reality shows? What do you think...Read More
The Real Che Guevara
Filed by Bil Browning | August 09, 2010 | 7:00 PM |The hero worship of Che Guevara has always irritated me to no end. While Che's life has been romanticized, it's often forgotten that he was a ruthless executioner who reinforced brutal militarism and internecine conflict for many years in Latin...Read More
Elliot I
Filed by Sean Martin | August 09, 2010 | 6:00 PM |Friends who remember the print version of the cartoon might recall the little novella that came at the end of the second anthology, "The Steps". This was Doc and Raider's best friend Elliot's story, told through events at a now-gone...Read More
The People I've Slept With
Filed by Father Tony | August 09, 2010 | 11:00 AM |What is it about gay indie films that keeps us coming back despite frequent disappointment? Their style is usually not refined because their budgets are small and their makers are relatively inexperienced with the machinery of filming. Usually, their subject...Read More
Dinner for Schmucks: A Bisexual Film about Female Orgasm
Filed by Guest Blogger | August 09, 2010 | 8:30 AM |Editors' Note: Featured from CNN to Cosmo for her expertise in bisexuality and LGBT rights, guest blogger Amy Andre is the Executive Director of San Francisco Pride and co-author of Bisexual Health. With a master's degree in sexuality studies, she...Read More
Road Trip V
Filed by Sean Martin | August 06, 2010 | 6:00 PM |And you just never know who's gonna come up with those little local tips... or what kind of tips they may be....Read More
Queer music Friday - Joe McElderry
Filed by Alex Blaze | August 06, 2010 | 5:00 PM |I posted Joe McElderry's statement that a Twitter hacker helped him come out (the hacker broke into McElderry's account, sent messages like "It's been difficult living a lie for so many years," and that helped him "come to realise who...Read More
Jane Fonda Hawks the Scissor Sisters New Album
Filed by Bil Browning | August 06, 2010 | 1:00 PM |Scissor Sisters has to have one of the best PR firms working for them. Whether it's the fake rentboy.com profile for lead singer Jake Shears or this faux news report, the band has really found some ingenious ways to publicize...Read More
National Underwear Day: Celebrate Bilerico Style
Filed by Bil Browning | August 05, 2010 | 8:00 PM |Today is National Underwear Day! I wore a special pair of skivvies today and I'm perfectly confident that you did too. Imagine my surprise when I found out I could claim I wore them because it was a holiday! Now,...Read More
Road Trip IV
Filed by Sean Martin | August 05, 2010 | 6:00 PM |Ah, for the days when life was so much simpler and people knew who they were....Read More
Halycon Days of Summer: vintage photo
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 05, 2010 | 11:30 AM |Guessing this was shot in the late 1920s or early 1930s. Two lovely women making merry on a summer's day, sharing a blissful moment in the shade....Read More
Road Trip III
Filed by Sean Martin | August 04, 2010 | 2:00 PM |Of course, even on something as educational as a road trip, it never hurts to have a little information to share yourself....Read More
Sometimes a hot dog is just a hot dog: Vintage Hollywood
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 04, 2010 | 12:30 PM |A very coy photo of two stars who were closeted for most of their lives. That's Roddy McDowell on the right -- and I believe that's Tab Hunter (?) serving him an all-beef wiener. So to speak....Read More
Sometimes a hot dog is just a hot dog: Vintage Hollywood
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 04, 2010 | 12:30 PM |A very coy photo of two stars who were closeted for most of their lives. That's Roddy McDowell on the right -- and I believe that's Tab Hunter (?) serving him an all-beef wiener. So to speak....Read More
'The Kids Are All Right' Missed the LGBT Mark: The Modern Family Through Social Media
Filed by Guest Blogger | August 04, 2010 | 11:30 AM |Editors' Note: Guest blogger Leone Kraus is the voice behind the LGBT social media blog krausnotes.com. From volunteering, to lobbying, and now blogging, Leone has continuously played an active role in the fight for LGBT equality for the past 16...Read More
'The Kids Are All Right' Missed the LGBT Mark: The Modern Family Through Social Media
Filed by Guest Blogger | August 04, 2010 | 11:30 AM |Editors' Note: Guest blogger Leone Kraus is the voice behind the LGBT social media blog krausnotes.com. From volunteering, to lobbying, and now blogging, Leone has continuously played an active role in the fight for LGBT equality for the past 16...Read More
Road Trip II
Filed by Sean Martin | August 03, 2010 | 6:00 PM |Ah, vacations. When life is supposed to be stress-free....Read More
Road Trip I
Filed by Sean Martin | August 02, 2010 | 6:00 PM |When I was a kid, my parents told me that summer road trips were all about learning about the world around you......Read More
iTunes <3s #SameSexSunday!
Filed by Phil Reese | August 02, 2010 | 5:00 PM |By now you've subscribed to SameSexSunday on iTunes right? Well, somebody is! Last week, the only weekly LGBT politics round table was rewarded with iTunes' "New and Noteworthy" designation because the internet radio show is quickly becoming a shooting star...Read More
Woman is my Co-Pilot: vintage postcard
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 02, 2010 | 9:30 AM |Lovely 1940s/50s linen card for the "modern" woman who can do everything....Read More
Anti-Trans Radical Feminists Agree
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | August 01, 2010 | 4:00 PM |From the incredibly funny political cartoonist Barry Deutsch of Portland comes this awesome cartoon about radical feminists who can't stand trans women. (Most radical feminists aren't transphobic, but there are an unfortunate few.) The rest of the cartoon after the...Read More
