Thursday, April 21, 2016

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

1961
Rita Moreno 
as
Anita del Carmen
West Side Story

Rita Dolores Moreno (born December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican-American actress and singer. Her career has spanned over 70 years; she notably appeared in the 1961 film West Side Story, as well as a 1971-1977 stint on the children's television series The Electric Company.

Moreno is one of twelve performers to have won all four major annual American entertainment awards: an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony. She has also won numerous other awards, including various lifetime achievement awards.

100 Treasured Chests: Hairy Edition

From: OUT
Tom Bianchi
Photographer

Tom Bianchi (born 1945 in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American writer and photographer who specializes in male nude photography.

Olivia Newton-John! Ranking Her Essential 67 Songs

From: NewNowNext

44
TAKE A CHANCE 
1983

The first song from Two Of A Kind on the list, this duet with John Travolta reached #3 on the AC chart, and was the last time Travolta was on any music chart.

48 FIT, MUSCULAR MEN TO MAKE YOUR TAINT TINGLE

From: Manhunt Daily
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico

looking around to see what will be found.

no busco ni tampoco no busco. si se da bien y si no también. Lo que me gusta: Morenos, Altos, Delgados, Musculosos, Flacos, Profesionales, Trabajadores, Educados, Gente con sentido común, los tatuados, masculinos. (Ahora, no me cierro a NADA). Lo que NO me gusta: Gente ignorante, gente que le gusta el DRAMA, Gente que grita a los cuatro vientos su sexualidad, Gente que solo tiene un solo interés en la vida, gente muy afeminada, personas que están TRASTORNADOS por su sexualidad (closeteros). Gente irrespetuosa e indiscreta. Seamos sinceros, la mayoría esta aquí para buscar SEXO. Se claro en lo que quieres y no pierdas mi tiempo ni el tuyo. Tengo pareja y jugamos juntos o separados no hay pedos.

Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico

looking around to see what will be found.

I do not seek nor not looking. if it does well and if not well. What I like: Dark-haired, tall, lean, muscular, thin, professionals, workers, Educated, People with common sense, tattooed male. (Now, I'm not close to anything). What I dislike: ignorant people, people who like drama, people shouting from the rooftops their sexuality, people who only have one interest in life, very effeminate people, people who are upset by their sexuality (closeteros ). Disrespectful and intrusive people. Let's face it, most are here to seek sex. It is clear about what you want and do not waste my time or yours. I'm single and played together or separately no farting.

43rd Daytime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team

And the nominees are:

The Bold and the Beautiful 
CBS

Days of Our Lives 
NBC

General Hospital 
ABC

The Young and the Restless 
CBS

“King Cobra” Star And Director Dish On The Movie’s Wild Sex Scenes

"Wait, this is kind of insane. We’re just actually doing this."
From: NewNowNext
The gay porn murder movie King Cobra contains some graphic and intense sex scenes, but even the cast and crew who were making the movie couldn’t wrap their heads around what was happening on set.

Garrett Clayton who plays porn star Brent Corrigan described his emotional time on set to Entertainment Weekly, especially the day he had to film a sex montage with eight different guys:

“There’s a montage in the movie where Sean-slash-Brent is [going from being] a porn actor to a porn star, and I got to work one day and there was eight men sitting outside of set and they’re like ‘alright these are the people that will be in the montage with you’ and that was a very difficult day…to be…handled by a bunch of strangers. Being touched by one stranger alone is like a lot, let alone eight, and you’re kind of pulling your clothes off, and you have to sell it. It was at the end of that day that I remember calling my mom and I was like, ‘I don’t know if I can do this.’”

Clayton wasn’t the only one who had to take a moment during the shoot. Director Justin Kelly remembers filming the explicit sex scene between James Franco and Keegan Allen who play the Viper Boyz and how even though he wrote the movie, he still couldn’t believe his eyes:

“We all discussed what each person was comfortable with. Each scene or scandalous moment is really only there if it helps push the story forward…So it’s not just about having sex scenes because the story involves gay porn. It really is a part of the story and pushing characters towards their goals — or not….[In one scene James Franco and Keegan Allen are] both fully naked wearing these things called ‘c–k socks’. It was one of those moments where even though we all know what the movie is about and I wrote it, I still shocked myself watching and directing it. ‘Wait, this is kind of insane. We’re just actually doing this.’”

Watch Clayton and Kelly spill the secrets in the interview below:

“Cisgender,” “Trigger Warning,” “Genderqueer” Added To Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Word up!
From: NewNowNext
The library is open, hunties, and Merriam-Webster dictionary has just added more than 1,400 new words and phrases.

Noteworthy additions include “cisgender” and “genderqueer”—reflecting increased awareness of the diversity of gender identities—and “trigger warning,” a caution put on content that may cause distress or anxiety, often in oppressed minorities.


The gender-neutral honorific “Mx,” popularized by Justin Bond, has also been added.

Other less weighty new words include “TMI,” “meet cute,” “hella” and “FOMO” (Fear of Missing Out).

Groovy Flashback: TIME Covers 1980 - 1989

From: Deep Dish
Prince Charles and Princess Diana (who visited the United States) - November 11, 1985

The 30 Worst Music Videos Of All Time

From: NewNowNext
 #17 
“Apache” 
Tommy Seebach

Looking like Disco Doug Henning, the late Danish singer, composer, organist, pianist and producer Tommy Seebach released his version of the 60’s classic “Apache” in 1977, along with a video that would cause a massive social media shit storm today.



TRIVIA
 Tommy’s biggest claim to fame is “Disco Tango,” which finished 6th at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979, and was a big hit across Europe.

Remembering Prince: 5 reasons the music legend was one of a kind

Prince has died. Long live his purple reign.
From: Today: Pop Culture

Legendary doesn't begin to cover the influence and talent of the versatile and prolific Prince Rogers Nelson, who died Thursday, his publicist confirmed to TODAY in a statement.

Here are just five among countless reasons why the music icon was one of a kind.

1
 His incomparable Super Bowl performance

No wardrobe malfunction or boy-/girl-band reunion will ever hold a candle to what Prince pulled off on the world's biggest stage in 2007. With a medley that included "Let's Go Crazy" and "1999," Prince also inhabited captivating covers of "Proud Mary," "All Along the Watchtower" and "Best of You." In the middle of a naturally occurring downpour, he closed with a "Purple Rain" so jaw-dropping, it convinced rough-and-tumble football fans in the stands to sing along with the coda's soaring falsetto.

BFI Releases List Of The Top 30 LGBT Films Of All Time

From: NewNowNext
27
Dog Day Afternoon 
Sidney Lumet
USA 
1975

Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 American crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, written by Frank Pierson, and produced by Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand. The film stars Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, Penelope Allen, James Broderick, Lance Henriksen, and Carol Kane. The title refers to the sultry "dog days" of summer.

The film was inspired by P.F. Kluge's article "The Boys in the Bank", which tells a story of a similar robbery of a Brooklyn bank by John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturale on August 22, 1972. This article was published in Life in 1972.

The film received critical acclaim upon its September 1975 release by Warner Bros., some of which referred to its anti-establishment tone. Dog Day Afternoon was nominated for several Academy Awards and Golden Globe awards, and won one Academy Award. In 2009, it was named to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant and will be preserved in the National Film Archive.

Where Are The LGBT “Real World” Housemates Now?

From: NewNowNext
 24
Arielle Scott
“The Real World: Ex-Plosion”


Arielle’s steamy and emotional scenes with her ex-girlfriend, Ashley, set sapphic hearts ablaze. Her androgynous style led to rumors about her gender identity, which she addressed on the show.

“The Internet decided I was trans—and everyone in the house was talking about it, too,” Arielle (a.k.a. “Ari Fritz”) said in an interview. “I wanted to know if feeling negative [about that] was even a good feeling to have, so I reached out to my community to come and talk about it.”

Since The Real World, Scott has released three shorts and the web series Tomboyish.

25 Life Lessons From The Unbreakable Titus Andromedon

From: NewNowNext

7
Never miss an opportunity to quench your thirst.

14 Photographs Which Prove That Growing A Beard Changes Everything

From: Bright Side
 Denzel Washington


Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received three Golden Globe awards, a Tony Award,  and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for the historical war drama film Glory (1989) and Best Actor for his role as a corrupt cop in the crime thriller Training Day (2001).

Washington has received much critical acclaim for his film work since the 1990s, including his portrayals of real-life figures such as South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Cry Freedom (1987), Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992), boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter in The Hurricane (1999), football coach Herman Boone in Remember the Titans (2000), poet and educator Melvin B. Tolson in The Great Debaters (2007), and drug kingpin Frank Lucas in American Gangster (2007). He has been a featured actor in the films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and has been a frequent collaborator of directors Spike Lee and the late Tony Scott. In 2016 he was selected as the recipient for the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards.

The 14 Gayest Moments In Game Show History

From: NewNowNext
6
A contestant comes out on the Family Feud
On an 1970s episode of Australian Family Feud, host Tony Barber meant to ask a young man if he had a girlfriend, but it came out “boyfriend.” But when he asked the right question—”do you have a girlfriend?”—the contestant replied “No, I’m gay.”

Good for you, fella!


Of course, that moment narrowly beat out this Family Feud moment.

11 Great Moments From The History Of The GLAAD Media Awards

From: NewNowNext
1
Elizabeth Taylor Reminds Us There Is No “Gay Agenda.” 
2000

The legendary actress gave a rousing speech about her frustration with governmental inaction during the height of the AIDS crisis and her ongoing support of the LGBT community.

Dame Elizabeth said that she knew she had to get involved in activism when, in the 1980s, when gays stopped being human beings “and started becoming ’the enemy.'” “There is no gay agenda—it’s a human agenda.” she declared to rousing applause. “All of us should be treated the same and GLAAD knows that.”

She also made an early pitch for marriage equality. “People against gay marriages say marriage should only be between a man and a woman—God, I of all people know that doesn’t always work out.”

Brava, lady.

50 BODIES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE BANGIN’: AN INTERACTIVE TREASURE HUNT FOR FACE PICS

From: Manhunt Daily
São Paulo, Brazil
***
(macho) ME cuido, malho pra caramba, sou boa pinta, procuro o mesmo.. Está nestes requisitos? é só mandar mensagem e desbloquear as fotos para não perdemos tempo... *** Se não responder, não insista... é pq não curti... vamos ser realistas** OBS * fera, brow, man etc... vamos parar com isso, chamando assim isso não te torna mais masculino... seja você mesmo ok !!!

Sao Paulo, Brazil
***
(male) ME take care mallet as hell, I'm good looking, I look the same .. are these requirements? just send message and unlock the photos not to lose time ... *** If you do not respond, do not insist ... 'cause is not enjoyed ... let's be realistic ** NOTE * beast, brow, man etc ... let's stop it by calling so it does not make you more masculine ... be yourself ok !!!

#TBT: When George Clooney Got Health Insurance From Appearing On “The Golden Girls”

How did Blanche manage to contain herself?!
From: NewNowNext
 Before he was a big-shot movie star, George Clooney was a struggling actor who popped up on some of our favorite sitcoms, like The Facts of Life:



The Facts of Life
 and Roseanne


Roseanne
 But it was his appearance on The Golden Girls that was truly integral to the Oscar winner’s future.


Among the countless anecdotes and factoids in Jim Colucci’s new tome, Golden Girls Forever, is the news that Clooney’s agents asked GG producers to give him a role “so he can maintain his medical insurance.”

They did—and a future star was able to stay in the business of show to become the salt-and-pepper-haired fox we all know today.

George played a police officer on stakeout at the girls house while he and his partner investigated the neighbors.

We hope he extended his appreciation for the part—perhaps with a card reading “Thank you for being a friend!

Prince, Iconic 'Purple Rain' Musician, Dead at 57: Publicist

From: NBC News
Prince, one of America's most influential and enigmatic rock musicians, has died, his publicist told NBC News.

The announcement Thursday afternoon came a few hours after authorities in Carver County, Minnesota, responded to Prince's Paisley Park estate in the town of Chanhassen.

The 57-year-old Grammy-winning artist's death also came a week after his tour plane made an emergency landing in Illinois, where he was hospitalized with what was described as the flu. That illness followed him cancelling a pair of concerts in Atlanta. He tried to allay concerns about his health by announcing a dance party Saturday night at Paisley Park, where he briefly appeared, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Prince channeled the dance moves of James Brown, the guitar virtuosity of Jimi Hendrix and the theatricality of "Sgt. Peppers"-era Beatles.

But he was indisputably a singular figure in American music, mixing breakneck guitar solos, soaring falsettos, infectious melodies, provocative lyrics, acrobatic dance moves and outrageous costumes — which typically reflected his obsession with the color purple.

Music critic Jim Farber called Prince a "transcendent figure" who was able to get to the top of rock radio and MTV playlists as an African-American at a time when other black artists couldn't. "He's a star who sold millions and millions of records and yet he was uncompromising," Farber said.


He was a tireless experimenter who spanned an array of genres and styles — R&B, pop, rock, funk, soul. He as also a notorious perfectionist, playing almost all the instruments on his studio recordings. He nurtured generations of pop stars, including many who also came from Minnesota and his hometown of Minneapolis. And he wrote a lot of hit songs for others.

He toured the world many times over, but was also reclusive, puzzling fans with offbeat antics and offending traditionalists with his mix of religious and sexual themes.

The son of a jazz pianist, Prince was born Prince Rogers Nelson in June 1958 and changed names a number of times — including his head-scratching use of a glyph as the result of a dispute with his record company, which he used from 1993 to 2000. The symbol forced people to refer to him as "the artist formerly known as Prince."

He also toyed with people's conceptions of him, often appearing sexually androgenous.

He signed his first record contract as a teenager, and in 1978 released "For You," marking the start of a prodigious songwriting career in which he released 36 more albums over the following 37 years, ending with last year's "HITnRUN: Phase Two." Even then, the prolific pace could not keep up with his torrid speed; hundreds of recordings reportedly remain in his personal vaults.

Prince was a bona fide hit-maker from the start, but achieved superstardom in the 1980s, which saw the release of 1982's "1999," and, two years later, "Purple Rain," which sold millions and accompanied a film by the same name. His top hits of that era included "Little Red Corvette," ''Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry." He won seven Grammy Awards, along with an Academy Award for best original song score for "Purple Rain," and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

In 2007, he performed the halftime show at the Super Bowl in Miami, a 12-minute medley of hits and covers delivered in pouring rain.

Prince was a fiercely independent pop star, often fighting with his corporate bosses, at one point comparing his relationship with Warner Bros. with slavery and refusing to release a new album. He later set up his own label, NPG, and released a three-disc album he called "Emancipation."

"His battles with the record industry are legendary and unfortunately obscured how great his music was as his career progressed," Joe Levy, contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine and host of "Incoming" on Spotify, told NBC News.

Levy added: "He'll be best remembered for the music he made in the mid-1980s. This was music that crossed boundaries, racial boundaries, gender boundaries, and music boundaries."

In 2014, he announced his return to Warner Bros, a deal that granted him ownership of his old master recordings and set off the reissue of several of his early albums.

In the last two years of his life, Prince released four albums. In March, he appeared at a New York club to announce that he'd just signed a deal with Random House to write his memoir. He said it would be called "The Beautiful Ones," after a song from "Purple Rain."

''We're starting right at the beginning, from my first memory, and hopefully we can move all the way to the Super Bowl," he reportedly said.

Then he changed into dance clothes and delivered an hour-long concert.

Daily Dudetube

April 21, 2010
From: Dude Tube
Today's my birthday and I haven't decided how much time I'm gonna spend working on the site. I thought this would be a good excuse to share some of my latest finds from my new obsession Tumblr. If it wasn't for cam4 I'd spend all my online time tumbling around. You can check out all the stuff I like at the Dudetube Tumblr.









This week Wonder Woman, Batgirl & Zatanna team up in Brave & The Bold #33. J. Michael Straczynski has been doing an incredible job on this series and is joined by Cliff Chiang for this special story. The latest X-Men event Second Coming continues this week in X-Men Legacy and even effects one of my favorite titles in X-Factor # 206. Also out today are new issues of Green Lantern, Ultimate Comics Avengers, Justice League of America, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man and my favorite amazing friend gets her own one-shot in Firestar #1.


50 Businesses That Have Supported The LGBT Community

From:  Huffington Post
Target
In May 2012, Target announced that 100 percent of the purchase price of any of its Pride merchandise would be donated to the pro-LGBT Family Equality Council. They also released this ad in early 2013.

It should be noted that Target has also come under fire from gay rights advocates. In 2011, Lady Gaga nixed a deal with Target for an exclusive special edition of her "Born This Way" album after it was revealed that the brand had donated $150,000 to MN Forward, a group that was backing Tom Emmer's gubernatorial bid in Minnesota. Emmer was known for being especially conservative and not supporting equal rights for LGBT citizens.

100 Treasured Chests: Hairy Edition

From: OUT
Sean Connery
Actor

Sir Thomas Sean Connery (/ˈʃɔːn ˈkɒnəri/; born 25 August 1930) is a retired Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one of them being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award) and three Golden Globes (including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award). He was knighted by Elizabeth II in July 2000 after receiving a Kennedy Center Honors in the US in 1999.

Connery is best known for portraying the character James Bond, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His film career also includes such films as Marnie, The Name of the Rose, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October, Highlander, Murder on the Orient Express, Dragonheart, and The Rock.

Connery has been polled as "The Greatest Living Scot" and "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". In 1989, he was proclaimed "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine, and in 1999, at age 69, he was voted "Sexiest Man of the Century".

Olivia Newton-John! Ranking Her Essential 67 Songs

From: NewNowNext
45
THE PROMISE (THE DOLPHIN SONG) 
1981

Final track on Physical, it was Eco-Olivia in full flight.

Groovy Flashback: TIME Covers 1980 - 1989

From: Deep Dish
Miami Vice's Phillip Michael Thomas & Don Johnson - September 16, 1985