Congressional Teabaggers Proposing Elimination Of Federal Arts Funding

A group of Tea Party backed conservatives, called the Republican Study Committee, revealed a plan Thursday to cut the Federal funding for the arts down to zero. The group, led by Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, introduced the Spending Reduction Act of 2011. In it, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities would be entirely cut off, "saving" approximately $167.5 million a year. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting would likely also be axed, "saving an additional $445 million annually. The proposal would be expected to reduce federal spending by $2.5 trillion dollars over the next decade.

Currently, the Federal investment helps employ 5.7 people nationwide.

via Huffington Post

Breaking News: Rush Limbaugh Is An Asshole

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OK.  Maybe it's not so much "news" as it is fact.

Lady Gaga - Scheiße (Remix)

This remix premiered at Thierry Mugler's menswear show in Paris, Wednesday.  The track is on Gaga's album, 'Born This Way'.  The album is due in stores in May.  The show looked amazing, BTW.

Brittana Is On!!

Earlier this season on Glee, we caught Brittany and Santana making out in lieu of some male companionship.  Well folks, I'm pleased to say, later this season we will be introduced to television's newest LGBT couple, "Brittana".  According to a Tweet last night from Glee co-creator Brad Falchuk:

Glee has been revolutionary in introducing America to LGBT actors and issues.  They've tackled anti-gay bullying at a time when gay youths needed it most.  It's awesome to see that they're introducing bi/lesbian female character issues to the show to speak to the female fans that they have to.  I couldn't applaud them more.

Thank you Grilled Cheesus!

A Year Of Beard

A video making the circles on today's blogs caught my attention.  It's of this guy, Ricky Coates, not shaving for a year straight, and taking a picture a day in the mirror for 365 consecutive days.  It's interesting to see how quickly his beard takes shape.  I've been growing mine for four months now, and all mine seems to have done is curl up under itself.  It's starting to look Amishy (is that a word).  At the end of the year, ol' Matisyahu invited some friends over to help him shave it all off.  Take a look.

Bisexual Men Are...

• Bisexual men are rare and lovely jewels

Not nearly so rare as you might think, it's just safer for them to remain closeted in a world  where they're vilified from all sides, misunderstood, have disease blamed on them unjustly, and are then assumed to be rare.

But like all humans:  Many of them are lovely jewels.

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Keith Olbermann Fired From MSNBC

Without warning or notice, Olbermann informed his viewers in his closing remarks just moments ago, that today would be his last 'Countdown'.  Is it coincidental that this comes at the end of the same week as NBC's merger with Comcast.  I don't think so.  Is Maddow next?  Here are Keith's closing comments:

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Encouraging Words From Harvey

All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.

- Harvey Milk

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Tom Hardy Cast As Latest Batman Villain

Casting news from Hollywood yesterday, as Warner Brothers made an announcement regarding the final film in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises. The smashing Tom Hardy has been cast to play Bane in the new movie.

For those unfamiliar with Batman history, Bane is a villain with unparalleled strength and intelligence.  Depending on the artist that is drawing the comic, he has been drawn between 6 and a half to 8 foot tall and 350 to 500 pounds.  All muscle.  Bane is famous for "breaking the bat".  He broke Batman's spine and made him a paraplegic.  Is this how Christopher Nolan is going to end the Dark Night trilogy?  It will be interesting to find out.

Nolan is not a fan of CGI, so I imagine Mr. Hardy is in a gym as we speak trying to gain some mass.  He has done it before.  In 2007, to play notorious UK criminal and prisoner Charles Bronson , he bulked up so much he became almost unrecognizable.  The film was praised worldwide by critics, but flopped at the box office. (I've had it in my Instant Netflix queue for a month, but haven't gotten around to see it yet.)

The Dark Knight Rises is set to be released next summer.  Oh, and Anne Hathaway was cast as Catwoman.

Pink - 'Fuckin' Perfect'

I usually talk about anti-gay bullying on this blog, but this video is a sobering reminder of the thousands of teens that are bullied every day for other reasons. I was bullied and beat up more for being overweight than what I ever was for my sexuality or religion. Kids can be so cruel.

This Is What Jehovah's Witnesses Actually Believe

.....And this is just the tip of the iceberg.

How Balloon Animals Taught Me About Safe Sex

Civil Twilight - 'Letters From The Sky'

File under "Can't get out of my head".  The band, originally from Cape Town, South Africa, has been around since the mid 90s.  The single has been featured on a number of television shows over the last two years, but has only recently been getting airplay in the States.

30 Seconds To Mars - Hurricane (Uncensored Director's Cut) NSFW

This video is for 30 Seconds to Mars' new single, 'Hurricane.  It's visually stunning, and sexy as all hell.  The director, Bartholomew Cubbins, is Jared Leto's alter ego.  Jared Leto...yum.

John Cusack To Be In Poe Movie

The Fall 2011 film, titled The Raven, stars Cusack as Poe himself.  I was thrilled to hear the news this morning.

Then, I went on IMDB and read the synopsis: "A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allen Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories."

Eh, not so much.