Shauna Swartz's blogThe Cliks' Lucas Silveira admits "I used to be a folkie"Toronto-based queer band The Cliks is coming to a town near you this summer (catch them on their own tour or as part of the True Colors tour). When we talked with them earlier this month, lead singer Lucas Silveira had more inside scoop that wouldn't fit in the story, so here are some outtakes from that interview. Lucas tells us the truth behind his folksy background, how much the band loves their fans, and why the Cliks is called the Cliks. AfterEllen.com: Did you really used to be a folkie?
AE: I find that so hard to believe, because you're such a rocker now. Submitted by on June 14, 2007 - 12:08pm. You can't spell "tiara" without Tara
Shocking. Turns out alcohol isn't Miss USA's only vice. Tara Conner has now copped to using coke, telling the Today show's Matt Lauer in an interview that will air on Saturday. But the kicker is that after her month in rehab, not only did Tara have to move out of her luxurious Trump Tower pad and into a small apartm Submitted by on February 1, 2007 - 11:30pm. As if this were a news flash
Beyoncé is this year's "most desirable woman" -- according to 8.5 million voters, mostly men aged 18 to 34, who voted in AskMen.com's annual reader survey. (I wonder how many of the voters were actually women.) She made a giant leap from the number 50 spot last year. The runne Submitted by on February 1, 2007 - 6:01pm. Waiting to impaleApparently that's what Terry McMillan has been doing  from the time she found out that her (now ex-)husband is gay, until this month, as her essay "100 Questions I Meant to Ask Him" is published in the book The Honeymoon's Over: True Stories of Love, Marriage, and Divorce. (I love that the cover features a piece of burnt toast!) The Publisher's Weekly review reads, "Anot Submitted by on February 1, 2007 - 4:03pm. Laila, you've got us on our knees
Laila Ali, the 29-year-old daughter of Muhammad Ali, is about to become the first woman to headline a boxing card in South Africa. In Johannesburg for her bout against Guyana's Gwendolyn O'Neil on Saturday, Laila got some public support from Nelson Mandela, who was a boxer in his younger days. Laila said Mandela reminds her of her father, right down to the cane he uses to walk. Laila has a 22-0 record with 19 knockouts. She's the IBA, WBC, WIBA and IWBF Super Middlew Submitted by on January 31, 2007 - 8:07pm. I heart comicsThis Valentine's Day you can send that lovely lass a free e-card that celebrates lezzie love.
There are four designs to choose from, including this one, which is less lusty and more friendly:
The cards are designed by author/cartoonist Paige Submitted by on January 31, 2007 - 12:37am. Wait, is that Penelope Cruz serving teeny finger sandwiches at my ex-girlfriend's baby shower?
Oh, drat. It's just another celebrity impersonator from Texas-based Tapley Entertainment. Impersonator? More like imposter! Scribegrrrl pegged it: She looks more like Bianca from All My Children. But you could always spice up your next party with a double billing featuring Penelope and one of the several "Selma Hayek"s available for hire. Are you too wondering what's going on with that fi Submitted by on January 30, 2007 - 9:56pm. Read this so Gina Gershon can get down off that stoolSundance 2007 has ended, but there are so many new films to look forward to and so many stars to look amorously at. Here's a peek at some of them promoting their work at the festival, courtesy of photographer Justin Stephens (and Entertainment Weekly): Queen Latifah and Tracee Ellis Ross (Life Support):
Gina Gershon ( Submitted by on January 30, 2007 - 12:15am. Yet another reason to adore Zooey DeschanelShe plays the banjo!
Zooey Deschanel played and sang at an opening for a photography exhibit this past weekend in L.A. She and her sister Emily appear in many of the photographs in the series, called "Victims and Avengers." You can scroll through the haunting images here. Submitted by on January 29, 2007 - 9:57pm. The glowering goddess with the hard-to-pronounce last nameAttention Mary Lynn Rajskub fans, whether deliberate or unwitting: You can catch her on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno this very evening.
She's best known as Chloe on 24, but her comic career stretches back about 10 years, and the woman is hee-larious. Amidst her oodles of talent, doesn't Mary Lynn do the best surly scowl you've ever seen? Submitted by on January 29, 2007 - 12:43am. Beyoncé and Scarlett like to play dress-upBeyoncé Knowles and Scarlett Johansson will soon be appearing in print ads shot by Annie Leibovitz for Disney's theme parks. Knowles is decked out as Alice from Alice in Wonderland, whirling around in a giant tea cup with Lyle Lovett as the March Hare and Oliver Platt as the Mad Hatter.
Johansson plays Cinderella and sports a a diamond tiara worth $325,000 as well as a designer ball gown and glass slipper. Submitted by on January 29, 2007 - 12:05am. The perfect gift for baby Heather and her two mommiesDo you like Bjork? Do you have/know any babies?
Rockabye Baby produces lullaby versions of popular rock music -- what they like to call "cherub rock for a new generation" but I like to call hipster muzak -- arranged for the gentle sounds of glockenspiel, vibraphone, mellotron, harp and bells. Their upcoming releases include "oh so quiet" lullaby renditions of Bjork hits. The tunes are, well, lulling, and the marketing copy is, um, loving:
Submitted by on January 25, 2007 - 11:50pm. Some so-called news about Claire Danes
Well, this is news to me, at least: Claire Danes is a dancer. She's currently performing in New York in "Edith & Jenny" with childhood friend Ariel Rogoff Flavin. (Talk about a one-of-a-kind name: Go rog off with your snide remarks; Ariel's flavin'! More fun with names: dancing Danes is said to have recently hooked up with bisexual British act Submitted by on January 25, 2007 - 10:16pm. Elia on <i>Top</i>The last woman standing on Bravo's Top Chef was knocked down Wednesday night. Elia's curls may have grown back over the two-month hiatus -- which for viewers thankfully flew by between two episodes -- but on the first day back she was cut from the competition.
At the show's start I really wanted to like resident lesbian Josie, but her South Park voice really grated on me. Submitted by on January 25, 2007 - 6:04pm. Take your pick: likable Laura or nasty Nellie
They have yet to update the look of their "Come Home to Little House" Web site, where you can "enter Submitted by on January 24, 2007 - 11:29pm. Cruising OliviaHappy news for L&O addicts: Detective Olivia Benson will remain on the force for at least two more years.
Mariska Hargitay just got a sweet new two-year contract with NBC's Law & Order: SVU, Variety reports. Insiders estimate that she and co-star Christopher Meloni now have annual salaries upwards of $6.5 million each. That makes Marisk Submitted by on January 24, 2007 - 11:02pm. With friends like these, who needs husbands?BFFs Katie Holmes and Posh Spice are at it again -- on holiday together in Paris sans hubbies and kids. PopSugar reports that the two attended an opening party for an Armani store last night.
Posh and Katie enjoyed another girls' week in Paris last October.
Does anyo Submitted by on January 24, 2007 - 2:36am. Miss America, not Miss USA: Trump doesn't run this show
You can follow the 50 contestants through makeup lessons, catwalk coaching and even a line-dancing competition in Pageant School: Becoming Miss America, a two-hour special airing this Friday at 9 on CMT (and on VH1 and MTV all weekend). According to the Submitted by on January 23, 2007 - 4:02pm. Paula still pleading soberPaula Abdul continues to defend herself from claims that she was somehow impaired during a recent live TV interview and during several American Idol airings. Clips of the interview have been removed from YouTube since I first visited this topic, but she certainly looked like she was in an altered state or otherwise not well. Submitted by on January 23, 2007 - 12:35am. They should have called it Pirates of the Caribbean: Starving Girl's ChestKeira Knightley is suing the publishers of Britain's Daily Mail over an article that suggests she has lied about not being anorexic and is setting a bad example for young girls.
I have no idea whether the Bend it Like Beckham star is telling the truth, and either way she does make a point of acknowledging th Submitted by on January 22, 2007 - 6:27pm. Hard to believe but it checks outI might not have believed this one but it actually checks out. On a "road to Sundance 2007" blog Keith Simanton writes about one of the festival's official selections: The film that finally brings the myth of vagina dentata to a major motion picture, Teeth is about a young woman (played by Jess Wexler) who is so innocent that she doesn't realize it's not usual to have a set of teeth in her holy of holies. Submitted by on January 18, 2007 - 10:15pm. Polley want an Oscar?
And even if I didn't already adore her for her performance tale Submitted by on January 18, 2007 - 8:44pm. Looking for a sugar mama?Yesterday Forbes announced its list of "The 20 Richest Women In Entertainment." Number one is not a huge surprise:
But way to go J.K. Rowling for being the only author to make the list. And then to come in second only to Oprah...
Number three is also a little surprising. Submitted by on January 18, 2007 - 6:01pm. Apparently <i>Grease</i> isn't the way we are feeling
The show apparently lost three million viewers from last week to this one. So far the only thing it's got going for it (besides how awesome Submitted by on January 18, 2007 - 4:04pm. Sometimes it's all about EvaAdvice Goddess Amy Alkon will be on ABC's Nightline tonight.
As far as I know, her dog will not. In December, the heavily syndicated advice columnist blogged about a loud cell-phone talker named Eva who shouted out all kinds of personal information in a restaurant. Amy posted the information and Eva got flooded with calls from Amy's readers. Submitted by on January 18, 2007 - 4:45am. |
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The Little House on the Prairie novel series turns 75 this month and is getting a facelift. Fearing that the classic Garth Williams illustrations (he also did Charlotte's Web) are too old-fashioned to entice young readers, HarperCollins is replacing them with photos of half-pint models instead.


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