There was some concern in the blogosphere this week about Lifetime’s alleged heterosexualization of Project Runway, in the form of a breeder-seeking TV ad showing straight, God-fearing middle Americans who just love watching bitchy sodomites design evening wear for drag queens. But Lifetime now appears to be wildly overcompensating to the gays: on an upcoming episode of their new comedy show, Drop Dead Diva (possibly the gayest title ever), series regular Margaret Cho will be joined by Rosie O’Donnell, Delta Burke…and LIZA MINNELLI. Did I mention that Delta and Liza will play dueling psychic sisters? Obama needs to take a lesson from Lifetime on how to appease the gays when our feathers have been ruffled. And by that, I mean he needs to invite the cast of Drop Dead Diva to join him for a rousing rendition of “Poker Face” at the next White House press briefing.
Speaking of sodomy, it’s now officially legal in India (or at least in Delhi). Look out Delhi, here come the nellies!
Peaches Christ has announced her 12th (and allegedly final) Midnight Mass lineup at the Bridge Theater this summer — and the big news is that they’ll have Linda Blair in person for a two-night presentation of Roller Boogie and The Exorcist! This also represents my final opportunity to attend a MM presentation of Showgirls, and by God, I will not fall asleep this year.
Gap founder Don Fisher has formally dropped his absurdly controversial bid to build a museum in SF’s Presidio neighborhood. I hope you’re fucking happy with yourselves, you bed-shitting activist losers.
Movie news! Holy fucking shit. In The Kids Are All Right, my BFF Julianne Moore and Annette Beningare set to play a lesbian couple whose teenage children decide to find the sperm donor (Mark Ruffalo) used in their conception. Lisa Cholodenko (High Art) will direct. This will be - how do you put it? - amaaaaaaazing. I hope JM reprises her gruff lesbian gait from Psycho. Also, Charlie Day (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which premieres its next season on Sept. 17, btw) is set to make the big-screen leap with a film called Going the Distance, costarring Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, and Christina Applegate. Huzzah!
Vulture presents the top ten entries in their Britney Spears haiku contest. My personal favorite: “Leave Britney alone. / She has feelings and a soul / And thighs that won’t quit.”
In bad news for my former employer, Headsets.com, it appears that Californian drivers have largely chosen to ignore the law requiring them to use cellphone headsets when driving — tickets be damned. The citizens of CA are basically saying, “We’d rather get a ticket than look like one of those headset assholes.”
Videogum has a piece on two girls who decided to take a cue from Arrested Development and open their own banana stand. After all, there’s always money in the banana stand. No word yet on any “Big Yellow Joint”-style tribute songs.
In an interview with Vulture, flaming Ugly Betty actor Michael Urie (whom I resemble on my better days) got a bit touchy when asked about his sexuality, which he still refuses to discuss. However, in the same interview he mentions that his dog is named “Dame Lady Colonel Brussels Sprouts the First,” which is pretty much the most obvious “Yes I am” confirmation this side of a People cover story.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences drew quite a bit of controversy last week when they announced they’re expanding the Best Picture category at the Oscars from five nominees to ten. I personally love this idea, because it means films that aren’t generally recognized in this category (comedies, animation, non-Weinstein productions) will actually have a chance. Vulture reviews ten reasons why this is a positive development. Also, the Best Original Song category is just about dead. I blame Three 6 Mafia.
In a disturbing development from SF Pride this past weekend, our massive pink triangle Holocaust memorial was charred in an apparent arson attempt. And by “apparent arson attempt,” they mean celebrity grand marshall Cloris Leachman fell asleep with a lit cigarette in her mouth while drunkenly crawling across it.
Reason 5,673,926 why Google is probably the antichrist: their thirst for power could bury San Francisco in rubble.
The lineup for this year’s free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival here in SF is slowly being unveiled, and already features such personal favorites as Allison Moorer, Mavis Staples, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Okkervil River, Neko Case, Steve Earle & the Bluegrass Dukes, Dar Williams, Amadou & Mariam, Gillian Welch, Jessica Lea Mayfield, The Chieftains, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, Aimee Mann, Hayes Carll, and Nick Lowe. Oh, and one other singer I vaguely enjoy: MARIANNE FAITHFULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Videogum’s Hunt for the Worst Movie of All Time brings them to Margot at the Wedding, a film I personally enjoy and own on DVD. I’m only mentioning it because it’s highly gratifying to Scott, who absolutely despised this movie when we saw it at the Embarcadero. I hope you’re happy. Hmph!
Attention NeNe fans: the second season of The Real Housewives of Atlantawill premiere on Bravo on July 30! All the main bitches are back: NeNe, Sheree, Lisa, Kim, Kim’s beat-ass weave. And boring-ass DeShawn has been replaced by a woman named Kandi - a former member of 90s girl group Xscape! The sassiness level will be off the charts!
Melissa Auf Der Maur says not to get too excited about a Hole reunion just yet; also, calls Courtney a “nutbag.”
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