tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141730622024-03-13T11:35:03.170-04:00État de CoopBlogging Anderson Cooper in a non-creepy sort of way.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.comBlogger222125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-78670282800563652412007-08-01T20:32:00.000-04:002007-08-01T20:36:05.964-04:00Watch more TV.Anderson's on <a href="http://www.nbc.com/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/">The Tonight Show</a> tonight, and <a href="http://abc.go.com/daytime/theview/">The View</a> on Friday, which reruns on the 14th if you, say, sleep in the first time, or completely space on the date until noon, as I so often do.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-82090409637220277442007-07-26T14:27:00.001-04:002007-07-26T14:51:33.912-04:00De-bate Round-up!A good down-home round-up of reviews, opinions, facts and lies about the CNN/Youtube Debates, just like Ma used to blog. Presented in no particular order, unless you count my bookmarks.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jossip.com/cnn/cnn-gets-its-youtubes-tied-20070725/">CNN Gets Its YouTubes Tied</a> via Jossip<br /><br /><a href="http://www.queerty.com/anderson-cooper/cnn-presidential-debates-totally-gay-20070724/">CNN Presidential Debates Totally Gay</a>, <a href="http://www.queerty.com/news/queer-questions-for-candidates-20070723/">Queer Questions for Candidates</a> via Queerty<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/cnnyou_tube_the_ratings_part_iii_63799.asp">CNN/YouTube: The Ratings Part Three</a>, <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/cnnyoutube_the_ratings_part_ii_63716.asp">Part Two</a>, <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/cnnyoutube_the_ratings_part_i_63698.asp">Part One</a>, <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/cnnyoutube_even_more_reviews_63667.asp">CNN/Y ouTube: Even More Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/cnnyoutube_the_later_reviews_63635.asp">CNN/YouTube: The Later Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/cnnyoutube_the_early_reviews_63621.asp">CNN/YouTube: The Early Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/cnns_hype_machine_63619.asp">CNN's Hype Machine</a> via TVNewser<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/video/diddy_got_more_responses_for_personal_assistant_on_youtube_than_cnn_debate_questions_63856.asp">Diddy Got More Responses for Personal Assistant on YouTube Than CNN Debate Questions</a>, <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/tv/cnnyoutube_debate_success_or_viewer_fatigue_63719.asp">CNN/YouTube Debate: Success, or Viewer 'Fatigue'?</a> via FishBowl NY<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/07/25/mustwatch-the-daily-_n_57798.html">Must Watch: The Daily Show does Your Tubes</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/07/24/cnn-and-cooper-questiona_n_57667.html">CNN And Cooper: Questionable Debate Management</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/07/24/cnn-the-most-trusted-nam_n_57620.html">CNN: The Most Trusted Name in Picking Favourites</a> via Eat the Press<br /><br />And there's probably more, but what news and reviews can compare with <a href="http://www.towleroad.com/2007/07/smell-like-a-ne.html">Tom Ford continually wooing Anderson</a>? Probably none.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-3413400424668586532007-07-15T23:09:00.000-04:002007-07-15T23:18:07.915-04:00Wheee.Check out the fun whirly website for the upcoming <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/planet.in.peril/">Planet in Peril</a> HD special, being <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/tca_four_hours_of_planet_in_peril_on_cnn_in_hd_in_october_63012.asp">shown in October</a>, according to TVNewser. It's fun, a spinny globe and seamless embedded video. <br /><br />Unrelated, but of interest to some. It's been flying through the rumour mill that Thomas Roberts, the unfortunately gone from CNN Thomas Roberts is in talks with CBS, NBC, Paramount and Freemantle. It's also been said he's been auditioning for hosting gigs with certain unnamed game shows in LA. Hmm. Either way, I'm super excited to see what's going to happen next.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-51424489066172405122007-07-11T10:35:00.000-04:002007-07-11T10:36:19.862-04:00A Crawl.Slow news <span style="font-style:italic;">life</span> lately, so go enjoy the wallpapers over at <a href="http://cnnobservations.blogspot.com/">CNN Observations</a>. They are big and plentiful.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-35650267899852487812007-06-28T16:32:00.001-04:002007-06-28T16:57:34.650-04:00Come on.Gawker has some video of the <a href="http://gawker.com/news/the-mystique-of-paris-hilton/anderson-cooper-basically-called-paris-hilton-a-painted-whore-273247.php">Paris Hilton snark going on last night</a> on 360. <br /><br />CNN has made a huge mistake letting their anchors cover the story this way. Whether they like it or not, it's news. People want to hear about it, even if you don't. Either cover it, and cover it fairly, or don't cover it at all. It's a slippery slope from making fun of Paris Hilton to Lou Dobbs-style airing of personal opinion every night. Let's not go there, please.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-45985909467627730372007-06-14T17:18:00.000-04:002007-06-14T17:43:05.130-04:00Oh, Rufus.Disclosure: I love Rufus Wainwright more than almost anything in the world. I remember with disturbing clarity the first time I heard April Fools, the exact moment I bought Poses, the crippling joy when my best-friend-cum-partner asked if I liked that Rufus Wainwright guy. <br /><br />So, my first reaction upon hearing Rufus had said this (via <a href="http://www.queerty.com/news/rufus-v-anderson-20070614/">Queerty</a>):<blockquote>If they stay in the closet, they’re going to make a lot more money. I go to the same gym as Anderson Cooper. When I look at him lifting those 5-pound weights, it makes me think, He’s just trying to live his life and be all that he can be. But he still goes to the gayest gym in New York.</blockquote> ...was not really shock, anger, or even mirth but mostly OMFG THEY GO TO THE SAME GYM. I'm what you'd call "objective."<br /><br />Gawker wants to know what, exactly, <a href="http://gawker.com/news/understanding-the-gays/whats-the-gayest-gym-in-new-york-268795.php">is the gayest gym in New York</a>. Perez <a href="http://perezhilton.com/topics/rufus_wainwright/even_more_reasons_to_love_rufus_20070614.php">loves it</a>. Page Six is all <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/06142007/gossip/pagesix/not_gym_dandy_pagesix_.htm">NUH-UH</a>. But ASL has the <a href="http://socialitelife.com/2007/06/14/rufus_on_anderson.php">prettiest pictures.</a>Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-15442460275321707792007-06-06T15:34:00.000-04:002007-06-06T15:52:02.361-04:00What a diva.Not even <span style="font-style:italic;">Anderson</span>, but Larry King. Via <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/debates_anderson_gets_more_time_with_his_panel_and_if_so_why_60394.asp">TVNewser</a>:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0bL-FuhuLZY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0bL-FuhuLZY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />And who else caught Larry's other dig at Anderson last night? He said something about how he'd be there for an hour, but Anderson would be there for three. It was pretty damn awkward. <br /><br />The next debate is an experiment in web 2.0 meeting cable 1.0. It'll be moderated by Anderson Cooper, but the questions will be <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/debates_next_up_cnnyoutube_in_july_60427.asp">submitted via YouTube</a>. Good luck with that, CNN.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-64132495187776470542007-06-04T14:41:00.000-04:002007-06-04T15:08:43.715-04:00Deeebates.Democratic debates were yesterday, and if you missed all six hours of coverage, and the subsequent rerun of four hours of coverage, you...well, you're didn't really <span style="font-style:italic;">miss</span> anything, but you're less of a nerdface than I am.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/debates_why_did_cnn_have_to_use_only_white_men_greta_asks_60255.asp">Greta Van Susteren criticizes</a> CNN's coverage of the debates for using only white men. Of course, had she actually watched the coverage, she would have seen Candy Crowley, Donna Brazile, and JC Watts. Elsewhere, there were <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/debates_major_mic_problems_for_cnn_60210.asp">some technical difficulties</a> and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/06/04/eric-alterman-drinks-free_n_50503.html">bloggers getting arrested</a> in the spin room.<br /><br />And we get to do it all over again tomorrow night!Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-59023422355843664492007-05-24T17:06:00.000-04:002007-05-24T17:15:15.751-04:00Sightings, and such.Anderson was lunching with Tom Ford yesterday, according to <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/05232007/gossip/pagesix/sightings_pagesix_.htm">Page Six</a>. Business or pleasure? Whatever, just videotape it.<br /><br />Dear Thomas Roberts is living my dream in so many ways. Jetsetting from LA to NYC for reasons unknown (socialite, or job hunter?) and, most importantly, telling Michael Musto off. This from <a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0721,musto,76717,15.html">Musto's own column</a>: <blockquote>I didn't happen to win a Tony last week, but I did get a Tommy, and I want to thank God, my lighting designer, and CAA, but not in that order. See, a tall, handsome man approached me at Thursday night's Kino 41 dance party, smilingly suggesting I be nicer to him on TV. It turned out to be ex–CNN anchor THOMAS ROBERTS, who just happens to be the ideal man of everyone I've ever met. I guess he wasn't thrilled that I had smirkily called a certain swishy exchange on American Idol "the gayest TV since ANDERSON COOPER interviewed Thomas Roberts." Roberts—who publicly came out in '06—feels that his Cooper interview about his own experience having been molested as a youth was intentionally not about being gay. I didn't tell him I'd written a column at the time saying that for various reasons the gay issue should have been raised anyway and the distinction made. I simply chortled self-deprecatingly and assured Roberts that whatever I had said, I'm sure it was just silly shtick! And Roberts was so charming about it that I even laughed uncontrollably when he cracked that he would run up a bunch of drinks on my tab.</blockquote> Way to back peddle, Musto! It got me to wondering if anyone else he's been severely critical of in the past has ended up all in his face. Musto reminds me of all those girls in junior high who would say things like <span style="font-style:italic;">I heard so-and-so has a GAY DAD</span> or some other not-too-far-fetched half-truth, and when so-and-so says, <span style="font-style:italic;">Um, wtf?</span> junior high girl just kind of looks at the floor and shuffles her feet around and mumbles something unintelligible. <br /><br />So there's today's scathing media analysis: Michael Musto is a junior high school girl.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-15913067990164736222007-05-21T15:15:00.000-04:002007-05-21T15:25:34.183-04:00Huh.Call me crazy, but I fail to see how it's not creepy and stalkerish to post architectural mock-ups of what <a href="http://thefreakspeakers.blogspot.com/2007/03/inside-anderson-cooprs-new-penthouse.html">Anderson's apartment looks like</a>. This from the blog with the big long thing about how stalking was bad, followed by blogging from a book signing. Hmm. Interesting.<br /><br />I'm sure there's more happening in the world than <span style="font-style:italic;">my</span> massive snarktivism though. Tonight on 360: <blockquote>Lawmakers taking trips to Key West, Mexico and the Virgin Islands all on your bill -- and all in the name of homeland security. Anderson Cooper is keeping them honest.</blockquote> Investigative reporter Drew Griffin <a href="http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/blog/2007/05/spring-break-travel-congress-style.html">blogged about it</a>. During the course of his investigation though, he got a ride on one of those swank planes and experienced just what the lawmakers get to, all on your dime as well. That'll show those fat-cats in Washington!Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-87374405889547647652007-05-15T13:58:00.000-04:002007-05-15T14:00:26.086-04:00Bees?Well, 360 tonight was going to be about...bees.<blockquote>It's a mystery of epic proportions -- bees vanishing in the billions without a shred of evidence. Anderson Cooper takes you inside the forensic investigation: What's killing the bees?</blockquote> But now it will most likely be about <a href="http://gawker.com/news/a-great-day-for-larry-flynt/jerry-falwell-finally-dead-by-gods-hand-260640.php">Jerry Falwell dying</a>, unfortunately.<br /><br />Not unfortunate that he died, mind you. Unfortunate that such an ignorant man should get such coverage, even in death.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-80904723454857185372007-05-14T16:13:00.000-04:002007-05-14T18:58:49.709-04:00Randomness.John King's hair is freaking ugly. There's like, that crest of hair gently falling down to the left and it's just really weird.<br /><br />After Elton is doing a series on <a href="http://www.afterelton.com/TV/2007/5/gaytvnewsmen">Gay Newsmen</a> this week, featuring Thomas Roberts tomorrow and former CNNer Jason Bellini today. Sadly, <a href="http://www.afterellen.com/">After Ellen</a> does not feature a similar series. There's a debate to be had, but this isn't the time or the place.<br /><br />Oh, right, <span style="font-style:italic;">Anderson.</span> Let's see. <a href="http://www.queerty.com/queer/news/wanted-hot-young-nudists-20070514.php">Nudists are old</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2007/05/14/newsweeks-gende_e_48338.html">genderless babies are cute</a>, <a href="http://www.stuffonmymutt.com/index.php?itemid=326">the Casa Del EDC dog is famous</a>, <a href="http://www.stuffonmymutt.com/index.php?itemid=318">twice over</a>...hm. No Anderson news.<br /><br />Have this instead. The best banter ever. Oh Erica Hill, you are positively wasting away on HLN. Sad.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pmDIVgNr_j4"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pmDIVgNr_j4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-54956944685301268892007-05-07T14:08:00.000-04:002007-05-07T14:24:23.278-04:00Signage!No, not the kind haughty district managers demand be straight and visible in retail hell, but of the book variety.<br /><br />CNN Observations pegs Anderson as doing a <a href="http://cnnobservations.blogspot.com/2007/05/anderson-cooper-atlanta-book-signing.html">book signing in Atlanta</a> on May 18th, at, where else, the CNN Center. The book is going to paperback shortly, ensuring it will show up in airports and grocery stores everywhere!<br /><br />It's totally sad that <a href="http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljensen/thomas-roberts-leaves-cnn-gay">Thomas Roberts has left HLN</a>. Many a weekend saw me up until 3am, wondering why in the hell he was relegated to overnights after six years at the network. There's plenty of opportunity in DC, however, and I'd gladly add another network into my viewing schedule to accommodate Thomas.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-21354161369499654582007-05-03T15:19:00.000-04:002007-05-03T15:25:22.407-04:00Swears!Anderson's going to be on 60 Minutes again this week with a story about a <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/03/60minutes/main2758110.shtml">possible Pollock painting bought in a thrift store</a>, and the battle over it's authenticity. Experts cry fake, but the retired truck driver (and wig connoisseur?) says it's real and worth $50 million dollars. <br /><br />Everyone's an appraiser.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-20449082998569724802007-05-03T13:12:00.000-04:002007-05-03T13:23:50.359-04:00News goes here.If there was any, that is. We're still here, faithfully monitoring the tubes.<br /><br />Queerty may not be the <a href="http://www.queerty.com/queer/rufus-wainwright/morning-aural-rufus-wainwright-20070503.php">biggest Rufus Wainwright fans around</a>, but we are. Enjoy the new "all political and shit" single.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-86274751277259167782007-04-25T21:02:00.000-04:002007-04-25T21:06:53.724-04:00Additional Underpants Update.Okay, so Anderson <a href="http://www.queerty.com/queer/anderson-cooper/coop-slips-slides-gets-naked-20070425.php">isn't a nevernude</a>. But it's a perfectly natural disorder, anyway, there's no shame in it.<br /><br />Yeah, there isn't really anything else to talk about again today. A lesser blog wouldn't even cover Showergate, but thankfully for <span style="font-style:italic;">you</span>, bitchy gossip abounds!Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-60211570664841513872007-04-24T17:13:00.000-04:002007-04-24T17:31:44.218-04:00Glass houses.Who among us cannot say they've <a href="http://www.queerty.com/queer/gossip/coop-gets-suited-for-shower-duty-20070424.php">showered in their undies</a>? In high school, or during your first terrifying jaunt to the skeevy college showers? The latches on those doors never looked very safe. Besides, if we had a famous wang, we'd safeguard it too.<br /><br />There's probably a lot more news today. <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/cnn_selects_sony_for_hd_field_work_57710.asp">CNN HD</a>, <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/the_cnn_hero_awards_57630.asp">CNN Heroes</a>, and our all emcompassing love of <a href="http://www.queerty.com/queer/gossip/johnny-knoxville-hater-or-hilarious-20070424.php">Johnny Knoxville</a> are high on the radar today. But top stories always involve underpants.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-27102591328012402602007-04-19T17:28:00.000-04:002007-04-19T17:45:09.588-04:00Other media.Up here in the vast wilds of Canada, the CBC made a decision not to show any of the media package the VA Tech shooter sent to NBC. CBC News Editor-in-Chief Tony Burman <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/about/burman/letters/2007/04/a_story_of_victims_and_issues.html">defends the decision</a>, while NBC promises to <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/04/19/video-virginia.html">cut down their coverage</a> to roughly six minutes an hour. But that doesn't change the amount of coverage they gave the package yesterday, or the coverage every other news outlet gave it. <br /><br />Everyone says they're dialing down the coverage now, but that fits nicely into the news cycle. Of course there wouldn't be as much coverage the day after, anywhere. No one should be patting themselves on the back.<br /><br />Except maybe the CBC.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-36603102783886674292007-04-17T17:03:00.000-04:002007-04-17T17:12:57.258-04:00VA Tech Coverage?Apparently, John King will be <a href="http://whatshappeningatcnn.blogspot.com/2007/04/va-tech-shooting-cnn-stats-and.html">hosting 360 again</a> tonight, according to <a href="http://whatshappeningatcnn.blogspot.com/">WHACNN</a>. Strange, considering Anderson was mentioned to be en route last night. CNN has about 120 people deployed in the area, however, so we won't be lacking coverage.<br /><br />CNN is making great use of the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/blog/">360 blog</a> for pieces of the story you might not get to hear elsewhere.<br /><br />And don't forget about the brand new <a href="http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/podcast/index.html">360 Podcast</a>.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-35343490605578527862007-04-11T15:23:00.000-04:002007-04-11T15:48:06.304-04:00A chunk of change.TVNewser is all over Anderson getting <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/50_million_over_5_years_for_cooper_56749.asp">$50 million a year </a>for 5 years. So are <a href="http://gawker.com/news/anderson-cooper/anderson-coopers-50-mil-contract-251443.php">Gawker</a>, <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/50_million_over_5_years_for_cooper_56749.asp">ETP</a>, and hell, even <a href="http://perezhilton.com/topics/anderson_cooper/daddy_warbuck_20070411.php">Perez</a>. Let's just whip out the ol' calculator and see how that breaks down. Hm. $10 million a year.<br /><br />What in the world do you do with $10 million a year? Rappers generally encrust things with diamonds and gold-dip their toilets, while microscopic actresses/singers/hangers-on buy giant designer handbags that are bigger than they are and pay people to dress them. We know what we would do: gold-dipped, diamond encrusted go-go boys to carry our giant designer handbags.<br /><br />Oh, and watch the <a href="http://www.jossip.com/gossip/anderson-cooper/anderson-coopers-favorite-tv-ad-involves-seamen-and-professional-dance-choreography-20070411.php">Seamen Ship video</a> again.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-54329844837337126152007-04-09T15:31:00.000-04:002007-04-09T16:42:46.331-04:00Easter Weekend.We kicked back with <a href="http://www.jossip.com/gossip/journalust/journalust-rob-marciano-20070409.php?rss">Jaws</a> all night long. God Bless shoving weathermen in anchor slots.<br /><br />There really isn't any other news, it was just pleasing to see Rob Marciano mentioned on a blog. Other than this one. Or those...really creepy ones.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-16480530353012889502007-04-03T16:38:00.000-04:002007-04-03T16:53:45.165-04:00Lovely.Now Michael Musto is getting cover stories with <a href="http://perezhilton.com/topics/gay_gay_gay/were_not_alone_anymore_20070403.php">his usual crap</a>.<br /><br />It's really maddening. <br /><br />Disclosure: I'm a total fucking faggot. I don't need to get into the specifics, as they are vast and confounding, but as such, and in being part of many different queer-related communities ranging from gay to lesbian to trans, I will never understand this push to get all of the gays out of the closet. It makes us, as a community, seem vapid and stupid, like we'll only support the celebrities who press release their orientation and wear rainbow shorts every day of the week, not just on weekends. <br /><br />It's not shameful to NOT slather your personal life all over the papers. A lot of straight celebrities don't blab about their private time, and no one gets their dander up about that. But if you're gay, the attitude is <span style="font-style:italic;">we need to know about it</span>. We need names and numbers, dates and catalogs of reference. If you're gay, and fail to mention it in an interview, you're clearly ashamed of it. <br /><br />And the worst part is, the more radical Michael Musto gets (and he's ramped it up in recent weeks) the more people seem to think he's speaking for us, like this is what we want<br /><br />Michael Musto needs to stop picking on people. He's encouraging a new breed to gay journos who write their blogs from backwater towns and demand the heads of our 'closeted' celebrities so they can feel smug and proud if a single celebrity 'comes out.' They can point to their previous columns and articles and say <span style="font-style:italic;">I did that! Now I should be famous</span>! <br /><br />Stop it. Stop putting it on your covers. We're better than that.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-17256584526825827962007-03-26T17:24:00.000-04:002007-03-26T17:27:12.194-04:00Gasp, flail.There's a <a href="http://www.queerty.com/queer/humor/bay-windows-does-it-again-20070326.php">Vagina Fair</a>, and we were not informed? Whatever the case, Anderson is leading in the polls. You can insert your own phallic joke here, and here.Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-54743796959367121152007-03-20T13:08:00.000-04:002007-03-20T13:19:30.446-04:00It's official.Michael Musto is the Worst Person On Earth. In his <a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0712,musto,76108,15.html">new column</a> for the Village Voice, he attacks the Thomas Roberts piece, but in a different sort of way. His usual tactic is to prod and poke celebs to come out, but, lo and behold, Thomas is already out. So, of course, he attacks the piece for not talking about Thomas being say, saying "by 14, Thomas was surely already gay—look at the photos."<br /><br />It's entirely possible he missed the point of the whole special, and sat there with his little gay scorecard, waiting to award points based on mentions of the boyfriend's name, use of rainbow flags, and tightness of t-shirts. That must be why he didn't comment on how the story is promoting awareness of the lenience granted to convicted sex offenders, something other media outlets have been spending more time on, even since last week. <br /><br />Sadly, Musto won't be happy until every gay, out or not, is wearing tiny shorts and dancing on top of bars, proclaiming him to be their king, shouting, "Thank you for outing us! Now lay in a pile of our big hard sweaty muscles!"Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14173062.post-42341386177444772242007-03-16T17:44:00.000-04:002007-03-16T17:48:35.761-04:00Weird.Anderson made a post on the 360 blog earlier today, and it disappeared about three hours later. Thankfully, some intrepid nerds hadn't yet refreshed the page, and we present it here. There's no shame in being bored at work and randomly updating the blog, Cooper. None at all. <blockquote><br />Friday, March 16, 2007<br /><br />From snow to Southeast Asia<br /><br />New Yorkers awoke this morning to a fresh blanket of snow. It was admittedly somewhat jarring. (Remember when you were a kid and snow was so exciting, at what age does it become annoying?)<br /><br />I'm heading to Southeast Asia tomorrow morning, so there's always a lot of last minute stuff I have to do, and trudging through the snow just makes it that much harder. I've been getting shots for things I'd never even heard of, who knew you need a vaccine for Japanese Encephalitis? For years I never got shot when I traveled. I figured it wasn't worth the hassle. Considering my cameraman Neil was hospitalized after our recent Brazil trip (he'd been bitten by a spider according to one doctor) and my other cameraman Phil had some bug lay eggs inside him, I've decided to get all the shots I can, and I've promised myself I will actually take my malaria medicine with me this time.<br /><br />We'll be in Southeast Asia next week broadcasting from a variety of locations. I went to school in Vietnam in the early 1990's but I've only been back to the region once since then. I went for the elections in Cambodia, and I'm looking forward to returning to see how the region has changed. We'll be reporting on environmental issues for our "Planet in Peril" series, but we'll also be looking at sex trafficking, in particular the trafficking of children, which is particularly bad in Cambodia.<br /><br />We had our morning call earlier today, and there are a number of stories we are following for tonight's broadcast. The morning call is always interesting, folks call in from home or the gym or wherever they are to talk about what's happening today. You can usually hear a couple of kids in the background as producers try to maximize time with their families and get work done at the same time.<br /><br /><br /><br />Plastered in the middle of our newsroom is this dry-erase board. It's where we lay out the day's show. The words "Ask Believe Receive" are written on the top. I think someone put it up there as a joke when we did a segment on "The Secret." No one's bothered to erase it yet.<br /><br />Anyway, we were just meeting in front of what we call the "big board." And for now, it's a work in progress. That's okay, it's early. Usually, whatever we put on the board now gets changed later anyway. Still, there are some stories that will definitely make the cut.<br /><br /><br /><br />One of them is Valerie Plame Wilson. The former CIA operative testified before Congress today and blamed the White House for blowing her cover. But is that true? The Washington Post had put out an editorial several years ago saying, Plame's husband was actually responsible for what happened to her career. I asked him about that a couple of weeks ago and he categorically denied it. We'll look at the facts and find out what exactly she was doing over at the agency.<br /><br /><br /><br />Jeff Koinange has a fascinating profile about the very strange President of Gambia. This guy has no formal medical training, but he claims he can cure people of AIDS. Actually he claims he can only do it on certain days of the week. He says the treatment came to him in a dream.<br /><br />From there, things get really bizarre. It's a really interesting story, the kind you won't see anywhere else.<br /><br />That's it for now. I'm off to take another look at the big board.<br /><br />Ask. Believe Receive. Sure, why not?<br /><br />Posted By Anderson Cooper: 2:32 PM ET<br />0 Comments | Add a Comment</blockquote>Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13869903419959142243noreply@blogger.com0