Season one of RuPaul’s Drag Race is over four years old, yet it’s wildly re-watchable even considering how much flashier and bigger the drag queen competition has become. Though Bebe Zahara Benet walked off with the title of that so-called “lost season,” her competitor Ongina — a.k.a. Ryan Ong Palao — was an endearing, adorable presence who gave us incredible moments, including a tearful admission of her HIV-positive status to RuPaul following a challenge victory. For regular Logo viewers, Ongina’s face and saucy voice seem to be everywhere considering she’s a spokesperson for OraQuick, the first in-home oral HIV test.
We caught up with Ongina to discuss that mystical first season of Drag Race, how life has changed since disclosing her HIV status on the show, and the kinds of drag queens who throw her some shady side-eye on the road.
TheBacklot: So, how do you...
We caught up with Ongina to discuss that mystical first season of Drag Race, how life has changed since disclosing her HIV status on the show, and the kinds of drag queens who throw her some shady side-eye on the road.
TheBacklot: So, how do you...
- 11/1/2013
- by Louis Virtel
- The Backlot
When RuPaul's Drag Race sashayed into our lives in February 2009, it didn't instantly snatch wigs. In fact, it's taken six seasons (including one All-Stars edition) for the show to permeate the mainstream, earn inclusion in nearly every "Snubbed By Emmy" story and be considered Must See TV.
But loyal fans have known since day one that RuPaul was on to something special with this eleganza extravaganza, and now Logo's giving Johnny-come-lately's the chance to come correct and -- finally -- experience the first edition of Drag Race! The 9-episode season, which has not been re-aired or available on DVD due to legal issues, premieres tonight and includes never-before-seen footage, new cast interviews and "peek-a-Ru" pop-up commentary!
ETonline caught up with the H.B.I.C. to talk about revisiting the first season, the show's ultimate legacy and why drag -- and Drag Race -- still has a long way to go to truly be considered "popular culture...
But loyal fans have known since day one that RuPaul was on to something special with this eleganza extravaganza, and now Logo's giving Johnny-come-lately's the chance to come correct and -- finally -- experience the first edition of Drag Race! The 9-episode season, which has not been re-aired or available on DVD due to legal issues, premieres tonight and includes never-before-seen footage, new cast interviews and "peek-a-Ru" pop-up commentary!
ETonline caught up with the H.B.I.C. to talk about revisiting the first season, the show's ultimate legacy and why drag -- and Drag Race -- still has a long way to go to truly be considered "popular culture...
- 9/23/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
Some basic facts: in the U.S. more than one million people are living with HIV, one in five are unaware they're infected, there are approximately 50,000 new infections each year and sexually active gay men are still the most at risk for HIV infection in the U.S.
You probably wouldn't be aware of those facts by watching television these days. It's been several years since a major TV character on a scripted American series dealt with HIV infection. ER had physician's assistant Jeanie Boulet, Queer as Folk had Ben Bruckner, in 2010 Brothers & Sisters had Uncle Saul. After that the pickings are astoundingly slim.
It's not much better in the realm of reality television. Uncle Poodle might have recently come out as HIV positive, but he did that outside of the popular TLC series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. Sure, MTV might have given us Pedro Zamora way back in...
You probably wouldn't be aware of those facts by watching television these days. It's been several years since a major TV character on a scripted American series dealt with HIV infection. ER had physician's assistant Jeanie Boulet, Queer as Folk had Ben Bruckner, in 2010 Brothers & Sisters had Uncle Saul. After that the pickings are astoundingly slim.
It's not much better in the realm of reality television. Uncle Poodle might have recently come out as HIV positive, but he did that outside of the popular TLC series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. Sure, MTV might have given us Pedro Zamora way back in...
- 3/11/2013
- by dennis
- The Backlot
Reality TV judging: It’s important. I can only commit to a TV talent show if I believe there are tough, fair-minded judges keeping the circus under control. Since we’re headlong into enticing seasons of The Voice and American Idol, the time is right to reflect upon the best judges in reality TV history – the ones who boast authority, smarts, sass, and fearsomeness. Oh, and some evil too!
10. Nina Garcia, Project Runway
The glamorous Marie Claire editrix has no time for fashion with a less-than-editorial edge, and she’s regularly the most intimidating part of a panel that also includes the fire-breathing Michael Kors and the perpetually aloof Heidi Klum. When she’s not dispensing displeasure at the drop of an accessory, she’s sighing with the kind of amazing contempt that warranted Meryl Streep an Oscar nom in The Devil Wears Prada.
Best Quote: While critiquing Santino Rice’s horrendous,...
10. Nina Garcia, Project Runway
The glamorous Marie Claire editrix has no time for fashion with a less-than-editorial edge, and she’s regularly the most intimidating part of a panel that also includes the fire-breathing Michael Kors and the perpetually aloof Heidi Klum. When she’s not dispensing displeasure at the drop of an accessory, she’s sighing with the kind of amazing contempt that warranted Meryl Streep an Oscar nom in The Devil Wears Prada.
Best Quote: While critiquing Santino Rice’s horrendous,...
- 3/8/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
For some reason I get at least four emails each week from VH1 Press telling me all sorts of exciting news about the network that I haven't actually seen since I last watched Pop Up Video reruns while doing homework in 1998. It's rather inexplicable, not because I don't get a ton of pointless trade news to my Pajiba email but because I get this to my private email account. It is the only trade news I get to that email account. And I felt that eventually I needed to share with you. Because I'm a giver.
Some of this news is past due (i.e. advertising episodes that have since aired) but I know that it doesn't matter. Just because the train wreck isn't on the side of the road anymore doesn't mean the pictures aren't still astonishing.
On the next "RuPaul's Drag U" (Mon. July 11th), three "butch" lesbians...
Some of this news is past due (i.e. advertising episodes that have since aired) but I know that it doesn't matter. Just because the train wreck isn't on the side of the road anymore doesn't mean the pictures aren't still astonishing.
On the next "RuPaul's Drag U" (Mon. July 11th), three "butch" lesbians...
- 7/11/2011
- by Steven Lloyd Wilson
“Are you ready to be the baddest b—- in school? Class is in session!” That’s right, last night was the season 2 premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race spin-off RuPaul’s Drag U, where a bevy of Drag Race queens take dumpy straight women and make them over into glamorous…drag queens! It all takes place at a school somewhere “deep in the Lake Titty-Caca Valley,” as host RuPaul says in the hilarious opening credits. I can’t help but smile every time I hear him intone the words “Lake Titty-Caca Valley.”
To be honest, the season 2 premiere of...
To be honest, the season 2 premiere of...
- 6/21/2011
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
RuPaul’s Drag Race aired its final episode of season 3 last week, but that doesn’t mean that you have too long for more queens on Logo. No, silly, the reality show’s spin-off, RuPaul’s Drag U — the series that finds Drag Race alums making over what RuPaul refers to as “biological women” — returns for 10 brand-new episodes on June 20 at 9 p.m., and EW has exclusively learned the list of luminaries serving as guest judges this coming season. As you can see from the photo here, Glee’s Dot Jones — who plays fan-favorite Coach Beiste and is pictured with...
- 5/9/2011
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
First things first: If you’re Canadian, it’s election day, and you have to remember to vote. As good as you’ve got it up in the north with your universal healthcare and marriage equality, things can always go wrong if you don’t stay on top of them. And here’s a cheat sheet to most of your out candidates.
Osama Bin Laden has been killed in Pakistan, and the United States is in possession of the body. It was a human strike team, not a drone attack, and was carried out under direct presidential authorization. I lived in D.C. on 9/11, had recently left the military, and worked for a company with offices in the World Trade Center. I lost a lot of friends that day. I'll never forget seeing the military roll down the street in Georgetown. It's a form of closure.
It was also announced...
Osama Bin Laden has been killed in Pakistan, and the United States is in possession of the body. It was a human strike team, not a drone attack, and was carried out under direct presidential authorization. I lived in D.C. on 9/11, had recently left the military, and worked for a company with offices in the World Trade Center. I lost a lot of friends that day. I'll never forget seeing the military roll down the street in Georgetown. It's a form of closure.
It was also announced...
- 5/2/2011
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
Eat your heart out, Pacey.
Last night Logo (AfterElton.com's parent company) celebrated its big, fun, fancy, silly NewNowNext Awards at The Avalon in Hollywood (watch this Monday on Logo at 10pm Et), and in addition to serving up some sassy awards to some pretty fabulous folks, the event was a great big party. James Van Der Beek hosted (and yes, there were some great self-referential Dawson’s Creek jokey moments and a quip about “Are these the 2001 NewNowNext Awards?”) and he was pretty freakin’ great at it. Sorry, Franco… There’s a new (now/next) go-to awards show host in town, and he brings a wide range of emotions to the table.
The show featured blistering kickass musical performances by Robyn (she debuted a new song “Call Your Girlfriend!”), Wynter Gordon, Oh Land and Panic! at the Disco, and some hot onstage moments by the stunning Joe Manganiello from True Blood,...
Last night Logo (AfterElton.com's parent company) celebrated its big, fun, fancy, silly NewNowNext Awards at The Avalon in Hollywood (watch this Monday on Logo at 10pm Et), and in addition to serving up some sassy awards to some pretty fabulous folks, the event was a great big party. James Van Der Beek hosted (and yes, there were some great self-referential Dawson’s Creek jokey moments and a quip about “Are these the 2001 NewNowNext Awards?”) and he was pretty freakin’ great at it. Sorry, Franco… There’s a new (now/next) go-to awards show host in town, and he brings a wide range of emotions to the table.
The show featured blistering kickass musical performances by Robyn (she debuted a new song “Call Your Girlfriend!”), Wynter Gordon, Oh Land and Panic! at the Disco, and some hot onstage moments by the stunning Joe Manganiello from True Blood,...
- 4/9/2011
- by John Polly, NewNowNext
- The Backlot
Some of America’s favorite stars as seen on American Idol, The Real World, Survivor, The Amazing Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and top shows from Food Network, Cooking Channel and Bravo have been added to the previously announced lineup of stars, which include Nick Cannon, Adrianne Curry, Christopher Knight, DeAnna Pappas, Audrina Patridge, Eric Roberts and Karina Smirnoff for the inaugural Reality Rocks Expo, the ultimate reality TV Experience, about the fans, for the fans and by the fans. The Reality Rocks Expo will feature two jam-packed days filled with previews of brand new television shows, meet & greets with everyone’s favorite reality TV stars, insightful panel discussions as well as a special VIP Awards program for the Reality Rocks Fan Awards honoring fans’ favorite talent and programs when the expo comes to the Los Angeles Convention Center April 9-10, 2011. For an updated list of scheduled events and to...
- 3/10/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (realitytvnews)
Last night's premiere for RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3 was held at Rage in West Hollywood and brought out a lot of star power. Among the familiar faces were Adam Lambert, Vanessa Williams and The A-List: New York's Mike Ruiz (who was overheard on the red carpet describing himself as "the Queen of Logo!")
Here's hoping that RuPaul and many of Drag Race's fabulous former contestants on hand last night (Raven, Ongina, Tammie Brown, etc.) didn't hear that. Otherwise, Mike might have a fight on his hands.
Luckily for us here at AfterElton.com, we had some friends on hand for the event (thanks Lisamarie, thanks Clint!) and they got some killer shots from the red carpet. Enjoy!
Vanessa Williams
All photos credit: Clinton Gaughran
Adam Lambert
Mike Ruiz
Manilla Luzon
Mimi Imfurst
Ongina and her husband
Raven
Morgan McMichaels and Dylan Jewel
Tammie Brown
Vanessa Williams
Jason Carter...
Here's hoping that RuPaul and many of Drag Race's fabulous former contestants on hand last night (Raven, Ongina, Tammie Brown, etc.) didn't hear that. Otherwise, Mike might have a fight on his hands.
Luckily for us here at AfterElton.com, we had some friends on hand for the event (thanks Lisamarie, thanks Clint!) and they got some killer shots from the red carpet. Enjoy!
Vanessa Williams
All photos credit: Clinton Gaughran
Adam Lambert
Mike Ruiz
Manilla Luzon
Mimi Imfurst
Ongina and her husband
Raven
Morgan McMichaels and Dylan Jewel
Tammie Brown
Vanessa Williams
Jason Carter...
- 1/19/2011
- by Dennis Ayers
- The Backlot
Tonight at 10 p.m., Logo will air a comedy special called One Night Stand Up: Dragtastic, marking the extremely rare occasion in the history of the fledgling gay cable network where it features a bunch of really funny drag queens. Oh, wait. Who the hell are we kidding? Really funny drag queens—hello RuPaul’s Drag Race, which launches its third season a week from today!—are the bread and butter of Logo! And thus, why we here at EW are always glued to the network. One of the best parts about tonight’s stand-up special Dragtastic—even though...
- 1/17/2011
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
Life isn’t all about pristine beauty and shiny opulence! Something you have to shovel some poop to find your path. Or so I hear… So this week in Drag U Later with Jon & John, Jon and I pay tribute to the ladies who serve it up steaming on a shovel: The contestants of this week’s RuPaul’s Drag U!
Hoop, there it is!!!!
In our delirious weekly recap we give props to the foxy females who get transformed tranny-style… And we dish about Ongina’s hot jumpsuit, how one of the real ladies has a nudie-magazine past, and we kiki about the TV return of Shannel, the starlet of Season 1 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. God, how we've missed her!!!
Plus, Jon and I talk about our own history of naked photos and other inappropriate messes. Get into it!
Need to catch up and watch this week’s full Drag U episode.
Hoop, there it is!!!!
In our delirious weekly recap we give props to the foxy females who get transformed tranny-style… And we dish about Ongina’s hot jumpsuit, how one of the real ladies has a nudie-magazine past, and we kiki about the TV return of Shannel, the starlet of Season 1 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. God, how we've missed her!!!
Plus, Jon and I talk about our own history of naked photos and other inappropriate messes. Get into it!
Need to catch up and watch this week’s full Drag U episode.
- 8/4/2010
- by dennis
- The Backlot
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
I imagine there are many perks to being Kathy Griffin’s assistant: jet-setting around the globe, meeting celebrities and pseudo-celebrities (I’m raising my penciled-in eyebrow at you, Snooki), and hanging around a really funny lady.
Oh, and having your nether regions waxed.
On this week’s D-List, Kathy hocked her wares to sell out three shows at Madison Square Garden, then worked on meeting her book publisher’s demand of selling 600 books at a single book signing, and getting herself “vagazzled.”
With a trip to the salon for a Brazilian once over and some sparkly bling just north of the money shot, Kathy was ready to get the word out and her pap smear on (under the watchful eyes of an audience and the media, of course) to spread the word about cervical cancer.
Naturally, Kathy wasn’t satisfied until her nervous...
I imagine there are many perks to being Kathy Griffin’s assistant: jet-setting around the globe, meeting celebrities and pseudo-celebrities (I’m raising my penciled-in eyebrow at you, Snooki), and hanging around a really funny lady.
Oh, and having your nether regions waxed.
On this week’s D-List, Kathy hocked her wares to sell out three shows at Madison Square Garden, then worked on meeting her book publisher’s demand of selling 600 books at a single book signing, and getting herself “vagazzled.”
With a trip to the salon for a Brazilian once over and some sparkly bling just north of the money shot, Kathy was ready to get the word out and her pap smear on (under the watchful eyes of an audience and the media, of course) to spread the word about cervical cancer.
Naturally, Kathy wasn’t satisfied until her nervous...
- 7/23/2010
- by JerriB
- The Backlot
Me (John Polly) and Jon Mallow (right)
After a few months off following the finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 2 and the end of our Drag Ya Later recap series back in April, Jon and I have gathered our thoughts, regained composure — plus, we ran out and bought some new fabric to hang on the wall!
We're now back with the launch of our new video series recapping RuPaul’s Drag U! Can you handle it????
Basically, we’ve been in drag withdrawal for a while now, and we can’t tell you how good it feels seeing Ru and Jujubee and Raven and Ongina and the rest of the Drag Race alums back on TV where they belong.
Thanks to the wisdom of Ongina, another impressionable person discovers
what some of us know already: Drag Queens Rule The Earth!!!
So watch (if you please) and get our quick...
After a few months off following the finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 2 and the end of our Drag Ya Later recap series back in April, Jon and I have gathered our thoughts, regained composure — plus, we ran out and bought some new fabric to hang on the wall!
We're now back with the launch of our new video series recapping RuPaul’s Drag U! Can you handle it????
Basically, we’ve been in drag withdrawal for a while now, and we can’t tell you how good it feels seeing Ru and Jujubee and Raven and Ongina and the rest of the Drag Race alums back on TV where they belong.
Thanks to the wisdom of Ongina, another impressionable person discovers
what some of us know already: Drag Queens Rule The Earth!!!
So watch (if you please) and get our quick...
- 7/21/2010
- by john polly@newnownext
- The Backlot
To open the series premiere of RuPaul’s Drag U, RuPaul described the little drag university she’d lovingly created. “Deep in the Titty-Caca Valley,” said the diva, “a school was formed to help biological women unleash their inner diva, and let the world have it!” The ladies, she continued, were “ready to change their lives through the miracle of drag.” Yes, girls and other girls, RuPaul has taken her glamorous lady-eye and turned it toward frumpy gals who need a little help from the other side. The other side, of course, being their lady-boy friends and former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants,...
- 7/20/2010
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
Face it: Summer television is A) not gay enough (True Blood can’t do it all!), and B) sadly devoid of the presence of RuPaul. But thank your lucky stars, because tonight TV gets gayer and draggier — and RuPaul reemerges! That’s right: It’s the much-anticipated premiere of RuPaul’s Drag U, the Drag Race spin-off that features some of the original show’s fave queens making over straight ladies — RuPaul calls them “biological women” — who are in dire need of some Tlc and a new look. Tonight, specifically, centers on “lady-boys” Jujubee, Ongina, and Raven — loves these three so much!
- 7/19/2010
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
Plus Hot in Cleveland cools off, the Afa's e-mail campaign is a flop, the RuPaul's Drag Race Queens are shutting their mouths for a good cause, and Bebeh Kitty will melt your heart ... unless you're Ed.
Following this assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear. Yes, we're serious. each Friday Briefs will also feature a pic up top that desperately needs captioning. We'll pick our fave suggestion from the comments and run it in the following week's post. Have fun! Drop your caption ideas in the comments, and check out last week's winner at the bottom of the page!
Weekend birthdays! Sean Hayes turns 40, and George Michael turns 47.
The ratings for TV Land's Hot in Cleveland dipped almost 30% in its second outing. All of those ladies are comedy gold, so why not write material that's worthy of them? Fayetteville,...
Following this assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear. Yes, we're serious. each Friday Briefs will also feature a pic up top that desperately needs captioning. We'll pick our fave suggestion from the comments and run it in the following week's post. Have fun! Drop your caption ideas in the comments, and check out last week's winner at the bottom of the page!
Weekend birthdays! Sean Hayes turns 40, and George Michael turns 47.
The ratings for TV Land's Hot in Cleveland dipped almost 30% in its second outing. All of those ladies are comedy gold, so why not write material that's worthy of them? Fayetteville,...
- 6/25/2010
- by snicks
- The Backlot
If anyone can pick a pop culture winner it's the gays, right? Tonight at 10:00pm the Logo channel (our parent company) is airing the 2010 NewNowNext Awards. For those few people left on the planet who aren't familiar with them, these awards are about finding today what will be trending tomorrow. While other awards honor those who have already made it, Nnn Awards sets its sights on brink of fame up-and-comers who are just beginning to be buzzed about.
Logo's Nnn Awards have earned a reputation for calling the trends long before they hit the mainstream. Lady Gaga gave her first televised performance here, a year before she won at the VMAs and wowed the world. True Blood was showered with kudos long before it won an Emmy. And Twilight was nominated for an Nnn Award before it even hit the silver screen.
This year's ceremony, hosted by über hot...
Logo's Nnn Awards have earned a reputation for calling the trends long before they hit the mainstream. Lady Gaga gave her first televised performance here, a year before she won at the VMAs and wowed the world. True Blood was showered with kudos long before it won an Emmy. And Twilight was nominated for an Nnn Award before it even hit the silver screen.
This year's ceremony, hosted by über hot...
- 6/17/2010
- by AfterElton.com Staff
- The Backlot
Yep, it’s that time of year.
No, not the time to sip daiquiris alongside the pool or go catch some cool waves at the beach. It’s the time of year to watch summer television!
Truthfully, with most of broadcast television in reruns, it’s mostly cable and reality show offerings. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t something of interest to viewers of gay-related programming.
What’s worth watching this summer? The Great Gay is here to help you decide!
Who is the Great Gay is, you ask? Why, as always, I’m the collective wisdom of all who toil here at AfterElton.com, the sum total of years of endless, stupefying television viewing!
Okay, it’s mostly just me blathering on, with the others yelling at me whenever I get something wrong.
Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family)
Why It’s Gay: Gay Griffin...
No, not the time to sip daiquiris alongside the pool or go catch some cool waves at the beach. It’s the time of year to watch summer television!
Truthfully, with most of broadcast television in reruns, it’s mostly cable and reality show offerings. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t something of interest to viewers of gay-related programming.
What’s worth watching this summer? The Great Gay is here to help you decide!
Who is the Great Gay is, you ask? Why, as always, I’m the collective wisdom of all who toil here at AfterElton.com, the sum total of years of endless, stupefying television viewing!
Okay, it’s mostly just me blathering on, with the others yelling at me whenever I get something wrong.
Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family)
Why It’s Gay: Gay Griffin...
- 6/3/2010
- by Brent Hartinger
- The Backlot
Plus Ask A Celebrity Expert, Harvey Milk Day interviews, and an unholy Christian rock band.
Cheyenne Jackson attends the world premiere of Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work last night in NYC
Cheyenne Jackson delivers a hilarious interview to PopWrap in which he discusses the New Now Next Awards, the Newsweek controversy, his lost Glee role, and his love for the 80's movie Big Business. I thought I was the only one obsessed with the Bette Midler/Lily Tomlin baby-switching classic! "That's what the French call a bidet." "Well the French must be taller than me." True Blood is coming to theaters! Well, sort of. HBO is hosting simultaneous fan events at 50 movie theaters across the country on Tuesday, June 1. It'll include the Season Two finale and a live satellite interview with Alan Ball and the cast, moderated by ... Spurf™!
An alleged Christian rock band with the hilariously stupid name...
Cheyenne Jackson attends the world premiere of Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work last night in NYC
Cheyenne Jackson delivers a hilarious interview to PopWrap in which he discusses the New Now Next Awards, the Newsweek controversy, his lost Glee role, and his love for the 80's movie Big Business. I thought I was the only one obsessed with the Bette Midler/Lily Tomlin baby-switching classic! "That's what the French call a bidet." "Well the French must be taller than me." True Blood is coming to theaters! Well, sort of. HBO is hosting simultaneous fan events at 50 movie theaters across the country on Tuesday, June 1. It'll include the Season Two finale and a live satellite interview with Alan Ball and the cast, moderated by ... Spurf™!
An alleged Christian rock band with the hilariously stupid name...
- 5/27/2010
- by snicks
- The Backlot
As I live-blogged the finale of RuPaul's Drag Race last night on LogoTV.com, via my Twitter account, there was quite the debate raging: Who should effing win this big ol' mess of a drag competition? (And I say "mess" with all the love in my heart.) Tyra, the fierce, Beyoncé-loving queen who had oft been called a "lazy bitch" by her competitors? Raven, the dark, trash-talking lady with pierced lips? Or Jujubee, the sweet gaysian glamazon with a heart of gold? There was no clear answer, as arguments from Team Tyra, Team Raven, and Team Jujubee abounded. And...
- 4/27/2010
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
So Just Where Do You Draw The Line?
Here is an interesting question for you: as gay people where do we draw the line when it comes to spending our hard earned dollars on movies, books, plays and or music that in some way might benefit a person or business who doesn't have our best interests at heart?
Eminem, Mel Gibson
This is a question most of us face at some point whether it's deciding if you want to download that new Eminem song that is so great despite his past comments about gay people. Or whether you should shell out ten bucks to see that new Mel Gibson flick your brother wants to see even though Gibson supports the far right wing of the Catholic Church, not to mention the awful and historically inaccurate portrayal of Edward II he gave us in Braveheart, as well as the ugly murder...
Here is an interesting question for you: as gay people where do we draw the line when it comes to spending our hard earned dollars on movies, books, plays and or music that in some way might benefit a person or business who doesn't have our best interests at heart?
Eminem, Mel Gibson
This is a question most of us face at some point whether it's deciding if you want to download that new Eminem song that is so great despite his past comments about gay people. Or whether you should shell out ten bucks to see that new Mel Gibson flick your brother wants to see even though Gibson supports the far right wing of the Catholic Church, not to mention the awful and historically inaccurate portrayal of Edward II he gave us in Braveheart, as well as the ugly murder...
- 4/23/2010
- by michael
- The Backlot
As a run-up to next week's two-and-a-half-hour finale extravaganza -- that's one hour of the actual show, one hour of reunion, and a half-hour of spin-off Untucked -- last night's episode of RuPaul's Drag Race wasn't just a regular installment of main stage action, of course. Rather, it was "The Main Event Clip Show," a sprite look back at the highs and lows of the season. In that vein, rather than just a straight-up recap here on PopWatch, let's take a look at the highs of last night's episode. Because, honestly, can you truly recap what was essentially a recap show itself?...
- 4/20/2010
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
There was a decent selection of gay television last week.
The holidays are likely a time for family, whether it’s your biological family, or a family you chose. Whether across town or across the country, you probably ended up spending more time with family in the last week. And if you’re lucky, you had access to the TV remote at some point. So what did you watch?
Television is a great equalizer. Americans in particular feel very comfortable inviting these characters into their homes and making them friends, week after week. The only gays some people knew for years were Will Truman and Jack MacFarland. And many a person has used a television program as a bridge from their life to their family’s lives.
This holiday week actually offered a lot of gay television. We had Better Off Ted, Glee encore episodes, Modern Family, even RuPaul’s Drag Race and Absolutely Fabulous.
The holidays are likely a time for family, whether it’s your biological family, or a family you chose. Whether across town or across the country, you probably ended up spending more time with family in the last week. And if you’re lucky, you had access to the TV remote at some point. So what did you watch?
Television is a great equalizer. Americans in particular feel very comfortable inviting these characters into their homes and making them friends, week after week. The only gays some people knew for years were Will Truman and Jack MacFarland. And many a person has used a television program as a bridge from their life to their family’s lives.
This holiday week actually offered a lot of gay television. We had Better Off Ted, Glee encore episodes, Modern Family, even RuPaul’s Drag Race and Absolutely Fabulous.
- 12/28/2009
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
The original reality show broke ground with Pedro.
On November 11, 1994, the day after the final episode of The Real World: San Francisco aired, Pedro Zamora succumbed to complications from AIDS. Most of the world had only known him since June of that year, but the 22-year-old had made the most of the short time he’d spent on earth.
Born in Cuba, raised in Miami, Pedro was diagnosed as HIV+ while still in high school, and had dedicated his life to being an educator on the disease. Prior to appearing on the groundbreaking MTV reality show, he had already spoken about the disease with Oprah Winfrey, Phil Donahue, and before a session of Congress.
But it was by appearing on The Real World: San Francisco that he managed to have a global impact. For many young people, Pedro was the first real, out gay man they ever saw...
On November 11, 1994, the day after the final episode of The Real World: San Francisco aired, Pedro Zamora succumbed to complications from AIDS. Most of the world had only known him since June of that year, but the 22-year-old had made the most of the short time he’d spent on earth.
Born in Cuba, raised in Miami, Pedro was diagnosed as HIV+ while still in high school, and had dedicated his life to being an educator on the disease. Prior to appearing on the groundbreaking MTV reality show, he had already spoken about the disease with Oprah Winfrey, Phil Donahue, and before a session of Congress.
But it was by appearing on The Real World: San Francisco that he managed to have a global impact. For many young people, Pedro was the first real, out gay man they ever saw...
- 11/12/2009
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
Welcome to another week of TwitterWatch! We’re jumping right into our first ever Twitter controversy! And it’s all because someone called Stephen Fry … boring? Let’s take a look:
So it all started when this bloke, JimJamming, sent out a little tweet:
Well Jimmy’s friend, Brumplum, one-upped him and tweeted the following:
Well, you don’t just get called boring on Twitter and let it fly … you get snarky!
And, well, it kind of gets a little complicated from here. Apparently Stephen Fry’s 934,000 followers went berserk and tweeted Mr. Brumplum his comeuppance. I’d go into details, but I’m not about to have 934,000 tweeters attack me, so you might want to head over to the New York Times and get the whole story.
Okay, so now the rest of the tweets may not have caused quite as much of an international uproar, but I’m...
So it all started when this bloke, JimJamming, sent out a little tweet:
Well Jimmy’s friend, Brumplum, one-upped him and tweeted the following:
Well, you don’t just get called boring on Twitter and let it fly … you get snarky!
And, well, it kind of gets a little complicated from here. Apparently Stephen Fry’s 934,000 followers went berserk and tweeted Mr. Brumplum his comeuppance. I’d go into details, but I’m not about to have 934,000 tweeters attack me, so you might want to head over to the New York Times and get the whole story.
Okay, so now the rest of the tweets may not have caused quite as much of an international uproar, but I’m...
- 11/3/2009
- by chrisclanks
- The Backlot
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