Is Kelly Bensimon Slowly Morphing Into Little Edie Beale?
Fueled by the popularity of her on-screen nervous breakdown on ‘The Real Housewives of New York’ last fall, krazy Kelly just can’t seem to shut up. Holed up in her Grey Gardens-like Hamptons mansion, she keeps releasing scary snippets of her own self-made documentary. One can only imagine the fodder produced if Edith Bouvier Beale [...]
Ten Years Ago: An Elian Gonzales Update
Who could forget the little six year old who captivated and divided the nation just exactly ten years ago. He seemed so young, an innocent pawn in a cold war struggle that just won’t die Fast forward to today, and little Elian is now 16, almost a man. He’s moved on and holds no grudge [...]
Snow Porn
Can someone actually be offended by a snowman? Apparently, in America, anything is possible. New Jersey “neighbors” got all hot and bothered by the cool sculpture of a Venus without furs. Um… OK. I was expecting something obscene with a carrot, but I guess if you’ve never left the house once in your entire life, [...]
Anti-Gay Déjà Vu: Another Miss California Contestant Courts Controversy
It seems beauty pageant contestants just can’t seem to keep their dislike for gay marriage to themselves. Just months after one Miss California was dethroned, another “Christian” vying for the title is under fire for her outspoken views. Shouldn’t pageant beauties be limiting their sphere to important issues like lack of geographic knowledge, or ignorance [...]
SAVE THE BROOKLYN BANKS!
For decades, thousands of skateboarders, BMX Bikers and Traceurs use the Brooklyn Banks to practice, gather and socialize. Now NYC’s department of transportation is threatening to shut this amazing space down to make way for construction for 4 years. On January 23, 2009, Steve Rodriguez of 5Boro organized a rally to save the Brooklyn Banks. [...]
Oprah hires hit-man to “whack” Kitty Kelley
Remember, you heard it here first! OK, so it’s not true, YET, but it’s only a matter of time before we read such a headline. After cutting her way thru the likes of Nancy Reagan, Princess Di, and the Bush Dynasty, the famous “Poison Pen” has set her sites on a tell all bio of [...]
Dame Judy Dench is no Lady!
Who could forget Jon Stewart’s hilarious send up on political campaign adverts during the 2008 Oscars. But apparently, it’s all true! Like the Olympics that proceed it, the beloved Oscars have also fallen victim to overhype, over-commercialization, Lobbyists and the back-stabbing back-room deals of politics. Is nothing sacred? Next they’ll be telling us Holly Hobby [...]
Because the Super Bowl is So Not Gay
Anyone with half a brain knows that the halftime commercial is the only reason to watch the Super Bowl. So when CBS officially rejected ManCrunch.com’s spot featuring two guys kissing, it made me remember how “gay” football really is… Even though ManCrunch raised the $40 million required to pay for the Super Bowl ad, they [...]
NOH8 for The McCain Girls
Guess which Republican Stepford wife came out of her self-medicated stupor to support the NOH8 Campaign? If the title of this post didn’t already give the answer away, she’s Cindy McCain, the wife of former US presidential candidate and Senator John McCain! This is monumental because the McCains are one of the most well-known Republican [...]
2008 Beijing Olympics: Going for Tarnished Gold
The 2008 Beijing Olympics will be taking place for the next 16 days. Amid the glory, a lot of tarnished gold will be handed out in the two Beijings: one is Olympic and the other is not a game. In episode #103 of pop!talk, Yellow Peril and Ebonia get delve into what’s really going on [...]
