Adam Lambert tops The Beatles.
Following this assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear after the jump. Yes, we're serious.
- Above you can see that Adam Lambert's debut album has jumped to #2 on Amazon.com - quite a feat, since it doesn't release until November 24th, and the record label hadn't announced pre-order. According to the New York Post, it's entirely driven by word-of-mouth.
- Check out this clip of Kristin Chenoweth rehearsing for tomorrow night's episode of Glee.
- In a truly astounding statement of "I'm rubber, you're glue" regarding sex-scandal abuse within the priesthood, the Catholic church says other churches should clean their our problems up before pointing fingers at Catholics, where only 1.5-5% of their priests are molesting children. Only.
- To cleanse the indignation from your eyeballs, we offer The Gossip's special gay promo for their new album "Music for Men"
- Rufus Wainwright is back in New York City after months in Europe and his summer in the Hamptons, and is back to being, well, Rufus. Plus he's doing some great charity work for the Ali Forney Center for homeless gay youth.
- Urlesque has published their definitive list of the weirdest album covers of all time. For our younger readers, album covers were used in the olden days, before CDs and iPods.
No one explained how the left was as weird as the right.
- The 2008-2009 season may have been the year of the vampire, but based on this New Moon poster, I predict big things for werewolves in 2009-2010.
- Speaking of werewolves, Alan Ball is not only casting for the vampire King of Mississippi's trophy husband, he's also casting for Alcide, the imposing, sexy werewolf from the third book that sweeps Sookie off her feet. Fantasy casting ideas for Mr. Ball?
- Our German readers just had an election, and while Chancellor Angela Merkel keeps her job, the big news is that she's going to likely have an openly gay Foreign Minister. Did I mention I totally have a crush on his hottie husband?
Michael Mronz and big wig government husband
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Alcide
here's hoping Alan Ball goes for Henry Cavill ^^
I have the hugest crush on him and being the best looking of the bunch I hope he's shoe in. Cam Gigandet is pretty hot but don't think he'd fit in, seems too young for the part.
on an slightly unrelated note, I so don't get how Benjamin Bratt is hot :S
forgot :S
forgot to share a nice pic of another nominee Ben Browder
http://benbrowderportal.com/gallery/d/13804-1/Ben+Browder+and+Michael+Shanks.jpg
Excuse me....
Inspiring
Ben is a good choice. I'd like Micheal Shanks in the role of Alcide, as well.
For that matter, I'd like Micheal Shanks any which way I could get him. ;Þ
Alternate Universe
What makes you think such a
Ah, that loveable Stargate
Michael Shanks
I thought he got incredibly hot as he aged through the seasons, but I have to say, I loved him a little less when he complained, "I’m not saying he’s light in the loafers, and I know people have been saying that for years, but I’m starting to wonder myself where they are going with this."
Wow. Just... WOW!
The point is, he's gorgeous and would be an interesting choice for Alcide. I've only ever seen him in SG-1 and his appearances on SGA, so it would be cool to see him in Alcide's skin. Allan Ball has a great way to get the best from his actors and actresses (look at what he got from the girl who plays Jessica!), so I really hope that he'll do great things with Mr Shanks. That's IF he gets the part.
Here's to hoping he does.
Shanks is too old
Now don't get me wrong, I'd love to get my hands on the sexy Mr. Shanks today, or back before he aged so delightfully well. I just think that all of Mr. Ausiello's choices are way too old for Alcide, who ought to be in his 20s, like Sookie is. He needs to be somewhat impulsive. He also needs to be tall and imposing - that's a large part of how the character was written. He's also supposed to just exude sex. So I don't see any of the choice put forward as making a lot of sense
Now Alcide's parents appear in the book, and in a giant fight scene, so maybe Bowder or Shanks could play that role.
So fo the fantasy casting, let's think younger. Who you got?
Alcide
Colin is better
Thank You
Westerwelle's husband
Guido Westerwelle's husband, Michael Mronz, is indeed a truly beautiful man. It does, however, trigger that inevitable resentment towards people who seem to have everything. Exactly my type, but he's already married to a handsome and powerful politician. Oh jealousy thou art a cruel mistress....
Also, careful examination of election party photos reveals that they both appear to be wearing wedding rings. An interesting social statement for a politician with such a high (and soon to be much higher) profile. I also greatly enjoyed the way he and Michael channelled the Obama's with their waving onstage as a couple. He will doubtless have loads of fun at any summits involving delegates from the Middle East or Africa...
Excuse me???
"He will doubtless have loads of fun at any summits involving delegates from the Middle East or Africa..."
Wow, if that isn't a pompous, ignorant, arrogant, Western sweeping statement, I don't know what is.
Please, don't be THAT stereotype. And, get a clue while you're at it.
I seem to have missed the memo that states that homosexuality is such an accepted thing in America, where gay marriage is legal and all that.
***Please don't bother to reply. This comment is to make you think. I don't have ANY interest in what you have to say on the subject.***
In die oe van kinders skyn die waarheid.
Living up to your handle I see
I invite you to review the general state of LGBT tolerance and legality in the Middle East and Africa, where in most countries (with the notable exception of South Africa) LGBT people are lucky if the law only requires that they be thrown in prison, as opposed to being mutilated and/or executed.
Before you get on your high horse about the hardships we have to endure in America, like not being allowed to marry in every state, you might broaden your horizons a bit and look around the world, where in many countries being gay can get you killed by the government and in many places it's actually illegal to even say anything positive about homosexuality in the press, it's illegal for homosexuals to lobby for their civil rights or even just to gather.
Before accusing me of "pompous, ignorant, arrogant, Western sweeping statements" I suggest you devote some time to educating yourself to the state of LGBT rights beyond the confines of the First World.
Adam's actually no. 1 right
Germany doesn't have gay marriage
..so he technically isn't his husband.
I just get mad when they claim they have gay marriage when they don't. I argued with a German girl forever on this subject too, she was obviously brainwashed, she tried to convince me they have gay marriage when they don't.. WTH?!?
Harvey Milk: You gotta give 'em hope.
Most places in the U.S. don't have gay marriage either
Yet I have encountered many couples who refer to each other as their "husbands" even in the absence of a marriage license.
Normally I would sympathize on the semantics piece but I gave up long ago specifically because the gay community itself is so internally inconsistent in our use of the terminology.
In addition to frequent use of "husband" by people who are not technically legally married, or even have a state-recognized domestic partnership or civil union (which we don't have in my state of Pennsylvania for example) there are innumerable couples who use "partner", again in the absence of a legal partnership, sometimes in states where they are available.
For example, I have never seen it confirmed one way or the other that Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka actually have a California domestic partnership, yet they are frequently referred to as "partners" in a lot of conversations I've read and heard.
In Europe matters are even more confusing because heteros have latched onto the word "partner" with great enthusiasm and it is now used extensively and interchangeably with marital nouns in heterosexual discourse in many countries, which doubtless contributes further to confusion around same-sex "marriage" versus "partnerships".
Miss Manners needs to lay down the law and impose some rules about this!
Unfortunately
Guido Westerwelle is one of the worst politicians we have in the country who doesn't do anything for gay rights and who was deeply in the closet even though everybody assumed he's gay until he got outed. He doesn't have his own opinion and just walks after the one who's actually leading.
I'm sorry, but just because he's gay doesn't mean he has my approval.
Otherwise, the partner program in Germany is going to become an interesting thing. After Angela Merkel became chancelier they renamed the wife's program into partner program, and now we may have Mr Sauer, Mr Mronz and Mr Kubicki attending.
Alcide
Alcide needs to be a fuzzy slab of muscle like Ben Cohen.
...
Yeah, not going to move past that mental image any time soon.
Can't wait...
for Adam Lambert album release in my country.And Mr.Guido Westerwelle partner really charming .(*_*)
Barbra Barbie? OMG! I
Barbra Barbie? OMG! I have to figure out which little girl I can SAY that I'm buying this for!!!
God, I truly am a stereotype.
no need to lie about it. a few years back, my friend bought...
no need to lie about it. a few years back, my friend bought some book about gay male erotica and the woman at the front literally gasped when she saw the book he was buying. he simply said to me, though looking right at her, "see liz? gay sex takes people's breath away. it's that hot"
hell, if anyone gives you a look, just ask if they're interested in the damn doll themselves. or tell them to take a picture because staring just isn't nice. ;-)
German power couple