February 2008
Listening to my chemical romance’s ‘teenagers’ after telling NPR about kids & online privacy. Seems about right.
new external monitor HUGE, can’t quite figure out mirroring/not, display sizes. i guess when megan gets back from vegas!
January 2008
Your recommended daily dose of Milk →
Photo: Getty Images Facts I did not know and yet am VERY excited to learn about the movie Milk: > Diego Luna is in this movie! Playing yet another of Harvey’s hook-ups. I love that he gets to have a…
Next campaign stop: Hollywood Walk of Fame? →
Photo: Getty Images And then there were two. Or, well, four, but only two we’re talking about today. Apparently a ticket to the Obama-Clinton debate being held tonight at the Kodak Theatre (home to most of the chic Hollywood self-congratulatory…
Somehow slept eight hours last night, still not feeling super hot.
Catching up on project runway.
Farrell, Frank, MacFarlane (and the dude from... →
Photo: Getty Images > Colin Farrell will stand up as best man for his gay brother’s wedding. Brother Eamon’s betrothed, by the way, is a mere twinky 23 to his 35 years, which is suddenly inspiring all sorts of wild…
suffering from post-ticketmaster fatigue syndrome. but in a pleasant happy way?
Quickies: All-Anderson late edition →
Photo: Getty Images > Page Six wins best/worst headline of the week for “The Grays Love Kathy Griffin” — where the main gray in question is, of course, Anderson Cooper, who attended her recent show at Madison Square Garden. You…
“Although he may still be best known for his provocative conceptual art from the...”
– Glowing in the dark - Los Angeles Times
The tortured sexy-ish soul of Xiu Xiu's Jamie... →
Photo: Hyunhye Seo A few weeks ago one of the many bosses I toil for at Out summoned me to his office (Ed. note: cubicle). I figured he wanted me to give him a(nother) pedicure or pick the Brazil nuts…
Not-so-lonely hearts club band →
Photo: Getty Images I have listened to Panic at the Disco’s horns- and strings-embellished studio version of “Nine in the Afternoon” 8,492 times (note: not an actual, precise count), and every time through I somehow become less capable of saying…
belatedly realizing advil might make this day a whole lot better.
Torchwood goes up in flames! →
Photo: BBC Worldwide In happier, less self-loathing news, Torchwood came back to US television on Saturday night! The second season only kicked off in the UK the week before, and in even more globe-shrinking related news, BBC shows will soon…
Clay's bright lights, big city fears →
Photo: Getty Images My “Oh, Clay” voice is quick approaching “Oh, Britney” tones. This long piece in New York magazine isn’t a terribly nice set up — they have Piss Christ artist Andres Serrano shoot his portrait, a classic media…
back to the street where it all began… yes, yes, we are in fact now simply listening on repeat. myspace.com/panicatthedisco
Robeks, then trader joes.
Mommy envy on The L Word →
Photo: Getty Images I may be coming to terms with my lesbianism, but I still run on the time clock of a gay man. I failed to crank out an L word post last week (sorry, bad cold), but I’m…
Exclusive @ Out.com: Mika's second verse →
Photo: Getty Images The most, uh, challenging part of covering entertainment with anything resembling integrity is figuring out how to toe the fine line between being fair to your subject and audience and pissing off publicists so much you never…
mika @ out.com: http://tinyurl.com/24ua5w
still finding mika’s album strangely hit or miss. either i think a track is fucking brilliant or i don’t care about it at ALL.
Quickies: Heath, Obama, Hinckley →
Photo: Getty Images My shorthand for defining “pop culture” — and therefore how I know what to obsess over here at Popnography, in full view of you all — is something that roughly translates to “what everyone is talking about…
Another time around the Block: NKOTB to reunite!... →
Photo: Getty Images Because there’s only so much Popnogging one girl can do, I’ve deputized some friendly Out family and friends to drop in from time to time and offer their own enthusiastic, exclamation-laden posts. You’ll recognize them by their…
Even all jet lagged and time shifted: it is soooo good to be back in my own bed.
Brilliant multi airline/airport strategy foiled by San francisco weather last night, so I think megan and I are getting into lax & bur @ …
Eleanor Friedberger: Your new alt-diva! →
Photo: Amy Giunta And speaking of divas, I have another who may not be on your radar but certainly should be. Enter alt-princess Eleanor Friedberger (above, right), one half of the fantastic indie rock duo The Fiery Furnaces. Along with…
Alison Goldfrapp gives us woodies! →
Photo: Getty Images I know all you electro-disco lovers are stoked about Goldfrapp’s forthcoming full-length album, Seventh Tree, out February 25. Though you may be surprised by the duo’s musical change of pace, I doubt you’ll be disappointed with their…
writing hard hitting journalistic commentary about whether you should wear tighter clothes to look thinner. no, really.
feeling very ugly betty as i am handed the book for our march issue
What every 'mo should know about Sandra Lee →
Photo: Julianna Sohn What every ‘mo should know about Semi-Home Made Cooking’s Sandra Lee, according to my pal Philip: 1) She is upfront about her white trash upbringing and how it shaped her philosophy on cooking. Not everyone has time…
“Nick Hornsby-esque. That is a phrase we should definitely hear more of around here.”
Just when you thought A&F couldn't get any gayer →
Out’s fashion & style director, Gregory Wein — seen here getting a goodbye smooch from editor Aaron Hicklin — started here as a lowly intern in January of 1998. Ten years later he’s taking his impeccable taste and high-tailing it…
James Marsden's the (not quite gay) reporter of... →
Photo: Getty Images Out.com’s StyleList IM’d me today to say he was obsessed with James Marsden. Naturally that meant he ended up having to write about it for Popnography! Here’s his report: > 27 Dresses is the cutest movie of…
The daily news has heath in a still from brokeback as their cover. Reading off the guy across from me on the train like it’s a movie. I …
What every 'mo should know about Sundance →
Eddie Redmayne from Savage Grace sporting the ubiquitous Sundance scarf. Photo: Getty Images. Direct from Out features editor Bill Keith, who has barely slept since escaping the snowy slopes of Park City, Utah, here are the top five things you…
On Heath, briefly →
Photo: Getty Images These are always weird days in newsrooms, no matter how virtual the room itself or how shallow we may usually seem. Obits are the first lesson taught in any journalism school, but the instructors rarely address the…
Heath Ledger found dead →
Photo: Getty Images From the New York Times blog, which seems to have a bit more detail than anyone else: The actor Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon in an apartment building at 421 Broome Street in SoHo, according…
Because it's still a race, (even if no one is... →
Photo: Getty Images More weekend film news from Sundance coming soon, but right now we’re all sooo excited here at Out that our girlfriend Tilda Swinton just got nominated for an Oscar! Her take on a woman pushed to the…
bonding w our M.E. about how we’re the only ones who do things on time around here; bonding w art asst about GCH & Cobra. good gay times.
learning about latitude and longitude with josh & david. in order to settle a ridiculous bet, basically.
wearing socks & shoes, gloves & pockets and still w/in 2 minutes my toes & fingers were numb. how did i ever live in chicago for 4 years?
On the train back from jersey, resolved this time not to lose any luggage.
3 nypd cops randomly showing up at this venue and maybe taking the bartender away?
Went to the Whitney to see kara walker, stumbled into Lawrence weiner exhibit of my dreams. So inspiring and beautiful.
Previously unrealized complication with iPhone: touchscreen requires fingerless gloves.
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