August 2007
shana: anatomy of an article: now structurally intact, but 2600 words, about 800 long. (via Twitter / shana)
July 2007
shana: trying to force my brain into outlining mode, giving that up in lieu of writing sections as they present themselves. (via Twitter / shana)
shana: putting on some de-lovely to get in the mood (via Twitter / shana)
Quickie denials: Scarlett, Usher, Obama
Photo: Getty Images Sorry, girls-on-girls-loving girls, Scarlett Johansson will not be playing porn queen Jenna Jameson in a biopic any time soon. (It’s a little uncanny how much she looks like Jenna — pre-drastic weight loss — in this pic,… (via Popnography)
Blair likes to play Dirty
Photo: Getty Images Because apparently the universe is conspiring to make Dirty Sexy Money the fall show I am most excited about (Greg Berlanti, check; Peter Krause, check; Billy Baldwin, check), now it turns out they’ve also cast Blair Underwood…. (via Popnography)
shana: @jess when i almost ran away to join the circus, it was actually this: http://www.gazela.org/crew/ (via Twitter / shana)
Fashionably late links
Photo: Getty Images Please, please scoot on over to Out.com’s StyleList and appreciate my baby blogging brother’s careful analysis of the similarities between John Mayer’s new GAP ads and ‘N Sync’s video for Gone. Um, you can probably guess who… (via Popnography)
shana: Josh says I’m ainsley. He’s obviously wrong. James is Leo. Josh is josh. (via Twitter / shana)
shana: sitting at scoops with josh and jamie. (via Twitter / shana)
shana: turns out those months of practice at asking sappy love questions helped immensely in getting an adorable but totally shy brit to open up. (via Twitter / shana)
shana: @ceili & for everyone else, i’m assuming you saw the awesome washpost profile on E-Eds today: http://tinyurl.com/282lgl (via Twitter / shana)
That was the best Seacrest joke he had?
Photo: Getty Images The champion today for unfunny fag jokes in the first degree has to be this gem from Brian Dunkleman, the guy who for about a second co-hosted American Idol: If wishes came true Ryan Seacrest would have… (via Popnography)
Their comics bring all the boys to the con
All photos by Getty Images No, I did not spend my vacation at Comic-Con, but reading through the dozens hundreds thousands of blogs of those who did, I’m officially jealous. Jon Favreau debuted a trailer for Iron Man, which stars… (via Popnography)
Stay tuned for: Pushing Daisies, Barrowman, ...
Photo: Getty Images Bryan Fuller — our man at Heroes who tried and failed to keep Claire’s buddy as gay as he’d been designed — is the cream of the fall TV crop, or so says everyone who has seen… (via Popnography)
Back in the saddle
Huge, wild thunderous applause for Rod McCullom, who kept the popno pounding at a fevered pace all week while I indulged in a rare bit of RR. Just in case you were mysteriously missing in action as well: He did… (via Popnography)
shana: garage band down the street now literally playing “play that funky music, white boy” (via Twitter / shana)
shana: managed to make iPhone do something completely as yet undocumented. But replacement was pretty quick and painless. (via Twitter / shana)
shana: all the girls of shoemoney big love haus are home and tucked into their beds, which makes me immeasurably happy (via Twitter / shana)
shana: On the ground at LAX overcast & yucky. (via Twitter / shana)
shana: Ahhh nothing like shitty customer service to end a vacation. On the plane at least & headed home. (via Twitter / shana)
shana: watching an episode of the cosby show where denise’s friends come over and dance. theo is most definitely wearing tightpants. (via Twitter / shana)
shana: continuing to ask logic-based questions of Fantastic Four plot. back to just thinking Julian is the champion of sauntering. (via Twitter / shana)
shana: still posting pics to shananaomi.com (via Twitter / shana)
Quickies: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Photo: Getty Images Dwayne The Rock Johnson explains his split from longtime wife Dany. Our relationship changed. Sure, like maybe she heard those comments you made on French television … Lindsay Lohan bets 50 grand she can seduce David Beckham…. (via Popnography)
Lance Bass: "Happy Gay Anniversary to Me!"
Photo: Getty Images Last night, Shana took a few minutes from the sand and surf of Hawaii to note the anniversary of the official coming out of Lance Bass. That’s right, it’s been 365 days since the former ‘N Sync… (via Popnography)
The Prince, the Showgirls and the Rolls Royce
This is very interesting. Prince Frederic von Anhalt—the hairy-chested, pendant-wearing and perennially-suntanned husband of Zsa Zsa Gabor who granbed some headlines by claiming to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter—was found naked and handcuffed to the steering wheel… (via Popnography)
Courtney Has Nothing But Love for the Gays
Photo: Getty Images There are probably three types of celebrity-written blogs. The political-humor type, such as those by Margaret Cho. Sensitive, artsy side journals, a la John Mayer—unless, of course, he is threatening to do freaky things to drunken fans…. (via Popnography)
shana: is wondering why Sports Night isn’t syndicated on EPSN classic (via Twitter / shana)
Gay Lance turns 1
Hey, it’s Shana, taking a very brief break from the beach to say happy gay anniversary to Lance Bass. (Like I was gonna miss that just because I’m in total blissed out vacation mode!) Lance has now been very publicly… (via Popnography)
shana: off to mama’s fish house for belated birthday lunch/dinner. (via Twitter / shana)
shana: oh whoops. now i realize you were talking about OUR big love. (via Twitter / shana)
shana: @ JULIE AND STEVE hey kids we are totally behind on big love! label your spoilers!! (via Twitter / shana)
Quickies: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Photo: Getty Images Penelope Cruz and L’Oreal get a lashing. Britain’s consumer protection agency criticizes the cosmetics giant for outfitting the actress with fake eyelashes … in a mascara commercial. In a written ruling, the watchdog said the commercial ‘exaggerated… (via Popnography)
Tom Ford and the Smell of Success
Photo: Getty Images Let’s catch up with Tom Ford. The iconic, Texas born designer—as famous for his revival of Gucci and Yves St. Laurent as he is for his one man campaign to bring chest hair back into the gay… (via Popnography)
Craigslist Ad of the Day: Rapper Needs...
Photo: Getty Images When one thinks of Craigslist, the normal images that probably come to mind are apartments for rent, used Powerbooks, David Beckham-inspired hookups or even the occasional part-time retail or acting gig. What normally does not come to… (via Popnography)
John Mayer Threatens to "Teabag" Drunken Fans
Last weekend, more than 60 fans were arrested at a John Mayer concert in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Most were charged with underage drinking or public intoxication. It goes without saying that the indie rocker-slash-standup comedian was not pleased. In an open… (via Popnography)
Quickies: Vin Diesel, This is Your Career Calling
Photo: Getty Images Vin Diesel’s diva-like behavior threatens the production of Babylon AD. The project was so over budget and behind schedule, the completion-bond company was forced to step in to salvage the troubled sci-fi flick. Sources fault a continuing… (via Popnography)
Amanda Palmer: What You Didn't Know
Photo: Getty Image It’s easy to be confused by The Dresden Dolls. The sexually ambiguous duo of Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione describe their music as cabaret punk but it’s neither cabaret nor punk. Instead, the electro-slash-clash aesthetic has a… (via Popnography)
shana: off to babysit J’s nephew, which will mostly consist of watching him go down the water slide 1800 times in a row. tough day. (via Twitter / shana)
Tyson Beckford Explores His Feminine Side
Photo: Getty Images So much Tyson Beckford, so little time. Just recently, the supermodel (and Taye Diggs boy-crush) was ripping the runway at Mercedes-Benz Miami Fashion Week and tooling around South Beach in his Black Series Benz—one of only 350… (via Popnography)
shana: @projectjulie that is the most appropriate fortune cookie fortune for you ever. (via Twitter / shana)
Matt Damon Does GQ
Matt Damon covers the new issue of GQ and the accompanying interview is, well, tortured. Partially its the fault of the venue: Editorially, GQ is a far cry from its kiss-and-tell Condé Nast cousin Details, which is much grooming- and… (via Popnography)
shana: back from the most salty and intense sail ride on a onetime america’s cup finalist. spent half of it at a 75 degree angle or so. (via Twitter / shana)
shana: about to go sailing, j hoping she grew out of seasickness. Beautiful clear sunny day…wish you were all here! (via Twitter / shana)
Rupert Everett is Against Gay Adoption
Photo: Getty Images Out actor Rupert Everett tells London’s Daily Express that he’s actually old-fashioned about some social positions and suggests it is not a good idea for gay men to adopt children. Oh God, I could never do that… (via Popnography)
shana: didn’t, btw, or i’d be conked out in an hour. but this hotel really does prove it’s always happy hour somewhere: here, from 10:30 to 11am. (via Twitter / shana)