You know, I didn’t realize how intense I was about my pairing preferences until the ax fell on Ugly Betty. I was just re-reading The Soapbox I wrote up for our April 20 issue of Soap Opera Weekly, and it’s like I might as well have “I heart Daniel and Betty” tattooed on my forehead. I… Read More Betting on Betty and Daniel
Why is there so much fear of the increasing diversity of America? Whether it’s Tea Party histrionics, sending a lesbian student and differently abled students to a fake prom, or just the constant hammering that we need to return to “core values” and “mainstream America,” it’s like there’s a circling of wagons. A panic that,… Read More America: to have and have not
Haven’t done a link compilation post lately, so here’s what I’ve been sharing on Twitter! Eight products from Sky Mall that can be used to kill someone. I love the Sky Mall catalogue. I’m always tempted to buy something from it. Even more so now! ‘Health Reform is a BFD’ t-shirt available at BarackObama.Com. Hi-larious!… Read More Twitting on the dock of the bay
Now that we live in the generation of YouTube, Twitter, cell phone cameras and instant access to photos and video footage, have we lost an essential bit of privacy? I tend to think so. I was pondering this during this past weekend at Gays of our Lives. And, no, not because anyone did anything scandalous. It… Read More I always feel like somebody’s watching me
Pop star Ricky Martin came out yesterday, confirming his sexual orientation for the first time. And the most prevalent reaction across the board has been a sarcastic gasp of, “Ricky Martin’s gay? I’m so shocked!” Sure, nobody was really surprised by this revelation. I had a twinge of, “Wait, this is news?” myself. But what I really… Read More Nobody wants to be lonely
It has been a jam-packed weekend of gay-themed soap events. Gays of our Lives brought together stars from Verbotene Liebe, Alles Was Zahlt, Queer As Folk, Greek/Dante’s Cove, Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten and One Life to Live for meet-and-greets with the fans and passionate panel discussions about playing gay roles on television and the challenges therein.… Read More These are the gays of our lives…
This weekend, I was fluttering around the house in my long, batik and tie-dyed “maxi” nightgown, snacking on Hot Mix and watching Hindi movies. I rubbed my hair and skin with coconut oil before a shower, made choley, a.k.a. chana masala, for dinner, and tried to avoid speaking any English at all when I was… Read More Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
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