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Meme: Mark Consuelos and John Stamos Put To the Test On "The New Normal,""Don Jon's Addiction" Requires a Tissue Sponsorship, and Did "Glee" Rip Off Jonathan Coulton?

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Well, this is unpleasant. Glee'sMark Sallingis being sued by an ex-girlfriend for sexual battery. Mark SallingShe says she insisted on condoms for their private moments, but he didn't comply. Then when she went to confront him, she found him in bed with someone else, leading to a push and a police report.

I'm not sure when the dead of winter became the season for horror movies, but Mamais leading the box office this weekend with $30 million, while Oscar contenders Zero Dark Thirty ($20 million) and Silver Linings Playbook ($13 million) line up for first and second.

I just had to share this excerpt from Sundance about Joseph Gordon-Levitt'sDon Jon's Addiction. "with this film adds another dimension to what is becoming a most unpredictable and intriguing career path. For one thing, his aerobicized frame and onscreen bedroom prowess here has to put him on the short list for the lead role inFifty Shades of Grey, if that is something he’s even interested in. Don Jon’s Addiction is funny, but Gordon-Levitt plays a buff computer porn addict who gets more gratification from logging on than from his prolific boozy bedroom encounters. Let’s just say a sponsorship from a facial tissue company seems a natural."

Nigella LawsonIn case you were worried about Michael J. Fox feuding with Taylor Swift over his remarks about her possibly dating his son, all is well. Swift says "Hey everybody, Michael J. Fox got in touch with me today and we are good. Thank you for having my back."

Nigella Lawson is heading to our living rooms in ABC's The Taste, which means a lot of promo photos. But the diva refused to allow ABC to airbrush out her slight tummy for the billboards. "Although it was very thrilling to think of being up on a billboard in LA and around the States, I was very strict and English and told them they weren't allowed to airbrush my tummy out. Wise? Hmmm. But that tum is the truth and is come by honestly, as my granny would have said."

Republican controlled legislatures in several states are working on a new way to steal the presidential elections since redistricting tricks only saved the House for them. Under current proposals, electoral college votes would be allocated on the percentage of the popular vote received (a few states do this already) rather than a winner takes all method most employ. A smarter move for the public would be to abolish the electoral college entirely.

Speaking of Republicans, their latest tactic on the debt ceiling is to extend it for three months, then withhold Congressional salaries if a new deal can't be reached. Beyond the fact that most members of Congress are already so wealthy that the loss of salary is meaningless, messing with Congressional salaries in unconstitutional. You'd think they'd know that.

Vice President Bidencrashed the reddit AMA forThe Onion Joe Biden this week, and basically won the entire internet. You kind of have to see to believe the level of trolling involved.

Ryan Seacrest put up Seven Fearless Fashion Fads for Adam Lambert, which shows several phases for the out glam godAdam Lambert. To me, Fur Real is the most fearless, but I'm partial to Silver Fox personally.

Stephen Colbert will not be running for the open Senate seat in South Carolina. But he's likely to give the Colbert bump to a particular candidate, since his sister Elizabeth Colbert-Buschhas filed to run against disgraced former governor Mark Sanford.

Boeing has reversed their previous position and will allow survivor benefits to same-sex spouses of employees who are married.

How do I get this guy's job?

Bilbo BagginsThere's no denying that Bilbo Baggins' contract with the dwarves in The Hobbit is extremely detailed, but just how legal is it? Wired takes a detailed look.

India has issued new rules for the booming surrogacy business in the country, and they specifically require that anyone wishing to hire a surrogate in India be a man and a woman married for at least two years, excluding gay couples and singles.

 

 Darren Criss and Heather Morris get very comfortable on the piano

 Kris Allen is excited to get his cast off

 The question is if Colton Haynes is tearing up the Vancouver nightlife, or if he's DJing in Oliver's club on Arrow

 Blake Jenner, 007, or Curious George?

 

 Today in wildly inappropriate songs for Glee, we have their version of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back." I can get past how inappropriate this would be for high schoolers, since it's actually sung by a college student, specifically Adam, (Oliver Kieran-Jones), who is the new love interest for Kurt. It's still maybe not a song I'd pitch for a show that has a core fanbase age of 13. But the real controversy on this song is the arrangement, which is shockingly identical to Jonathan Coulton's 2005 version of the song. It actually sounds like they just ripped the backing track and used it. Coulton took to Twitter to express his displeasure. He licensed the song when he did his cover, but no one from Glee ever contacted him about using his music, which isn't under a Creative Commons license. Backing Coulton are the power-nerds of the web, including Chris Hardwick and Wil Wheaton. If there was ever going to be an online group that might stand up to Gleeks, it would be a brigade of nerds headed by Wil and Chris. Listen to the Glee version below, then head over to hear Coulton's version, and let me know if you think he has a case.

 

Now that his season is over, Chris Kluwe is making the rounds of the national media he so richly deserved last fall when he became a champion of equality. He already conquered Colbert, and now he dances out to Ellen, presenting her with a game-worn jersey, which the die-hard Packers and Saints fan seemed thrilled with (she should, mine wasn't even game worn and the sucker cost me $150). Still, Kluwe is just a joy to watch. He's energetic, fun, positive, everything a role model should be. Kluwe will be publishing a book of his uncensored essays in June on a variety of topics titled Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies.

 

The cast and crew of Kill Your Darlings sat down in Sundance to talk about how their movie is really an origin story for beat poets that we really only grew to know later in their lives. The stellar cast is only one reason I can't wait to see this film. In a separate interview, Daniel Radcliffe talked about the intense gay sex scene in the movie, which was a new experience for him. "It was something new. But you know what, we shot that whole scene in maybe an hour and a half so it was incredibly fast-paced. I didn't really have time to stop to think and worry about it. John was very helpful in furnishing me with a lot of graphic detail of what I would be experiencing at the various stages."

 

This is a cat experiencing snow for the first time, and it seems that he believes it to be a threat to be pounced upon.

 

If we're honest, seahorses are weird. How they swim (aggressive floating), how they mate, and how they express affection, not to mention that it's a bit weird to have a horse without legs. How much do you know about the seahorse?

 

My friend David Mixner joins Richard Socraides, Kate Jendall and Hollywood power PR player Howard Bragman to discuss what we might expect from President Obama in his second term in regards to GLBT rights. We have a lot to look forward to, but we also have to be practical.

 

As long as we're talking about Glee again, can we just pause for a second and digest the fact that they are finally going to give Tina a storyline? The problem is that the storyline is that she's got a crush on Blaine. Is every glee club girl going to try and convert our gay boy? Isn't this insulting to them, Blaine, and certainly all the fans? I guess we'll all be hate watching it again, because Tumblr tells me this storyline takes three episodes to play out.

Mark Consuelos and John Stamos pop up on The New Normal this week, and nobody's gaydar can figure out which team the boys play for, so Shania and Bryan put together a test to find out, because asking wouldn't be a sitcom plot.

 

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