So I was interviewed two summers ago for a documentary on gay masculinity, Christopher Hines' The Butch Factor. It's debuting this Saturday on LOGO at 8 PM! Check out the preview below:

I see champagne and hot dogs in my future!

I love this (albeit slightly outdated) clip. My friend posted it to Facebook today and I almost fell out of my chair. Honey, you need some action!

On this World AIDS Day, I think this still remains one of the most hilarious and yet deeply insightful commentaries on the virus. Thanks, Southpark!

If you haven't seen this episode, watch it ASAP. You'll thank me later.

Somehow, I'll kind of miss it when she goes off the air. Even if I never watched the show.

If you're a Project Runway fan, you're bound to be a bit frustrated by Garcia and Kors' notable absence from MANY episodes so far this season. Via Salon's television critic:

Patiently, I have waited for them, week after week, each week telling myself: Oh, come on now! Who's this friendly, blandly magnanimous professional, and where is sniffing, snotty, eye-rolling Michael Kors? How could anyone believe for a second that some rather polite, respectful fellow-editor person at Marie Claire (like we care about Marie Claire, by the way, just because Garcia was ousted from Elle and landed there) would be an adequate fill-in for that poker-faced, unamused, semi-indignant glare from Nina Garcia?

Yes, they're busy professionals who'll be back on the show soon, sure thing. Apparently Kors still designs clothing for old ladies (blame former contestant Santino Rice for that remark) and Garcia wants to keep this job by spending less time on the "Project Runway" set, glaring for the camera.

You know what, though? That's not good enough. These two are the stars of the show. Not Heidi Klum, for the love of Jean Paul Gaultier. Mon dieu, no! Michael Kors and Nina Garcia are the Tom Colicchio and Padma Lakshmi of "Project Runway." They are essential. Bring them back, or we'll lose interest fast.

For realz! The show isn't the same without them.

A cute bit via CurrentTV on the variety of television-methods for coming out:

Via Feministing

And the result is nothing short of amazing:

I Facebook-status'ed the question last night, worth repeating here: Is GLEE evidence that modern conceptions of masculinity are overcoming what have historically been deep-seated fears of sissies? Some folks responded that straight men don't watch -- but I saw several straight male friends of mine celebrate their love for the show in their Facebook statuses. Granted, their in my Facebook network -- but still. Something's going on here.

Very strange news.

Thoughts?

Hilarious.

There was quite an uproar over judge Nigel Lythgoe's homophobic comments in regards to an audition from two male dancers. He told the couple, "I think you probably alienate a lot of our audience. I mean, we've always had the guys dance together on the show, but I've -- they've never really done it in each other's arms before." Shortly thereafter, he added, "Do you know what? I'd like to see you both dancing with a girl." He later took to his Twitter account and noted that "The same sex ballroom guys did remind me of 'Blades of Glory.' However, I'm not a fan of 'Brokeback' Ballroom."

You can watch the original comments here:

Well, he's now trying to do some "damage control" rather poorly by insisting that it wasn't the men's sexuality that had him in a tizzy, it was rather their gender -- namely, that they were too effeminate for the dancefloor. He says on his Twitter:

I hear I'm taking a beating on the web due to my comments regarding same sex ballroom I thought I was the most accepting of it on the panel?

The same sex ballroom guys did remind me of "Blades of Glory." However, I'm not a fan of 'Brokeback' Ballroom.

I am very sad the word 'homophobe' is being used. That is someone who hates homosexuals. I dislike effeminate dancing! Wake up and listen!

I believe overtly effeminate dancing destroys the opportunity for many male dancers to be supported. Being gay doesn't mean effeminate.

We have had same sex dancing on SYTYCD from Season 1. Last year Joshua and Twitch. Before that Mia's Prince's routine with Danny and Neil.

I am passionate about dancers and dancing. I am not interested in their sexual preferences only their dancing and performances. Offstage ??

And in an interview with AfterElton:

AE: Why don't you like the effeminate [dancers]?

NL: Because they need to be very strong. Dancing is role-playing most of the time. And you need to be strong and lift girls. You need to look stronger than the girl you're dancing with. You control the dance, especially in ballroom. So if you mince about the stage, you're not doing what the choreographer is asking you to do. He's asking you to be strong. If your choreographer then wants to do an effeminate routine, then that's fine, but most of the time we don't do effeminate routines so straight or gay doesn't come into it for me.

This all reminds me of the way another reality TV show competition treated gay dancers -- Step It Up and Dancer. I wrote last year about how the judges routinely mocked or chastised the gay dancers for being overly effeminate, and that this was unacceptable behavior for the dancefloor.

I have two words for these assholes: FUCK YOU. It's almost worse than homophobia in my eyes because its homophobia's insidious veiled gender-fied core that is widely tolerated and promoted in every aspect of our culture (see my essay, "The Making of a Southern Faggot" in Beyond Masculinity for more on this). We need to destroy it -- to call it out by its name and expose it as nothing but disgusting and repellant bigotry.

Don't be fooled by his dance routine around the issue: Nigel Lythgoe is a sissyphobic, gender-policing bigot. He is one of many. We need to be vigilant in calling out the assholes who perpetuate this systematic prejudice and work to systematically reorder acceptable gender. That may include redefining and broadening masculinity, or it may include destroying the entire concept altogether. Whatever our project, gender as we currently understand it needs to go.

No surprise. ABC has no idea how to keep a good series afloat. Granted, it wasn't an eather-shattering comedy, but it has some pretty solid moments. And I kind of love Christina Applegate, and definitely love Jean Smart (who played her mother on the series).

Apparently they still have seven unaired episodes, one of which allegedly "feels like a series finale" -- but God knows if / when those will ever see the light of day.

Via JMG, the misnamed "National Organization for Marriage's" new ad campaign:

I wonder if real Americans will actually respond to this outrageously melodramatic ad spot? "A Storm is Gathering"? A bit too fire and brimstone for most of us, I think.

I was channel-surfing tonight when I came across an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Sigh. Wesley Crusher. He was my boycrush back in the 90s when I watched the show. He may have been the primary reason I turned into watch. What an adorable twinkazoid! :)

My friend James posted this on Facebook. God bless The Golden Girls. So ahead of its time! So queer!

Amusing. :)

Unintentionally hilarious.

No doubt you've heard already. But to see is to believe! Amazing. For the unaware:

Super Bowl fans in Tucson, Arizona, caught a different kind of show during Sunday's big game.

Just as Cardinals' superstar Larry Fitzgerald watched himself sprint into the end zone on the stadium's Jumbotron during Sunday's Super Bowl, 10 seconds of eye-popping pornographic imagery "flashed" across the screens of those watching at home.

"We are mortified by last evening's Super Bowl interruption, and deeply apologize to our customers for the inappropriate programming," Comcast Cable said in a written statement.

"Our initial investigation suggests this was an isolated malicious act," the statement added.

Comcast, and several local television stations that carried the signal, say they are currently investigating what caused the interruption.

Amazing.

Amazing.

Say whaaaaaaaaaaat? ABC has apparently benched Ugly Betty. Via EW:'s blog:

Things are looking pretty gloomy for Ugly Betty.

In a just-announced Thursday night scheduling tweak, ABC is benching Betty beginning March 26 and replacing it with episodes of Samantha Who? and the new Megan Mullally-Cheryl Hines comedy In the Motherhood. The network's release concludes by saying, "Ugly Betty will return to Thursday nights at 8:00 p.m. following the run of In the Motherhood and Samantha Who?"

After crunching the numbers, that puts Betty's return (provided Sam Who/Motherhood don't tank) sometime around (gulp) June -- a.k.a. outside the regular season. Now, granted, Betty hasn't exactly been killing it in the ratings this season, but it's still one of ABC's signature shows. At least I thought it was.

Ugh! I heart Ugly Betty! Damn you, ABC! While it's not a cancellation, it's a step away from that. Rescheduling a show in TV land is generally the nail in the coffin.

After just discovering that I get basic cable (I really didn't know), I'll probably curl up on my couch and watch the ceremonies here at home.

Where will you be watching?