One Life to Live‘s Fish stepped out of the closet today, finally admitting to Cristian, Layla and himself what he’s been so afraid to acknowledge aloud: He’s gay. And, okay, from a ‘shipper perspective, I also had to squee because he acknowledged Kyle’s importance to him as well… Oliver: I went to college, and it… Read More Oliver’s coming out party: a recs post
Everybody who has read my stuff in the magazine or here in my blog knows that I’ve loved me some GL this year. The show bounced back from its slump in a beautiful, organic way and, sadly, that spike in awesomeness came too late to save it from cancellation. I can talk till I’m blue… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
I just finished watching the Oscar-winning biopic Milk (yeah, yeah, I’m behind; I know), and my arms are still covered in goosebumps, my throat still choked with tears. It’s a powerful film –melodramatic at times– and what makes it the most powerful is how easily it could be taking place now. Blink and it’s like… Read More The Milk of human unkindness
Tarun Mansukhani‘s Dostana is one of the first big budget, non-arthouse — yes, Bollywood —Hindi films to deal with LGBT issues as a central subject. Not only that, the musical comedy of gay errors features Bollywood A-listers Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham in the principal roles. Though I’ve seen Dostana before, when a chance came… Read More Bollywood goes gay-friendly with Dostana
It’s that time again. The Second Annual Mala’s Made-Up Awards. I did it last year in lieu of Emmy predictions (look for my June 20, 2008 entry) and figured it would be fun to do again! Obviously this informal set of kudos and disses spans part of last year and part of this year. There… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
I think I’ve said this before, but soap actors get a bad rap. People think it’s all camp and melodrama and overblown emotions, quavering voices or Pointy Fingers of Doom. Sometimes it is. But sometimes it’s subtle and poignant, too. These are performers who constantly have to run the gamut of human emotion. Their characters… Read More This is why I love doing what I do.
Since I’ve had massive love for OLTL lately, I should’ve figured that something would ruin it — my own personal romantic roadblock, determined to break up me and my cute, new steady. Yep, I’m talking Todd and Marty. I mean, pardon my caps-lock abuse here, but WHAT COURT IN THE LAND WOULD ORDER A RAPIST… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
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