LGBT Power Players Prep for Trumpland
Led by the Victory Fund’s Aisha Moodie-Mills (pictured), politicians and officials like Senator Tammy Baldwin and Army Secretary Eric Fanning strategize ahead of January 20.
www.advocate.com/election/2016/12/12/lgbt-power-players-prep-trumpland
‘Model’ Back on ‘Top,’ Latifah Is A ‘Star’ and more TV this week
Check out our weekly guide to TV this week, and make sure you’re catching the big premieres, crucial episodes and the stuff you won’t admit you watch when no one’s looking.
Ugh. Can we all stop trying to make Rita Ora happen? The British singer/actor/model (I guess?) is the host of the new incarnation of America’s Next Top Model. The VH1 reboot is sans Tyra (and no guys this time), but it’s still the OG reality competition that truly was the precursor to the stellar RuPaul’s Drag Race. We’re not sold this reboot is going to work, but WE ARE ROOTING FOR YOU. WE ARE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU. See for yourself tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern on VH1.
Politics still has us too upset to be pithy, but you should watch President Barack Obama make his final appearance on The Daily Show while sitting president. It’ll be the last time we see a POTUS opposite Trevor Noah, we’re sure. Obama is on tonight at 11 p.m. Eastern on Comedy Central.
See the beginning of the next big TV musical drama with Star. Starring Queen Latifah, the series follows an up-and-coming girl group trying to make it in the music biz. The show, also created by Empire mastermind Lee Daniels premieres Wednesday at 9 p.m. Eastern on Fox.
Pop divas (Ariana Grande, Fifth Harmony, Hailee Steinfeld) join popular pop hunks (Bieber, Joe Jonas, Diplo) for a holiday music extravaganza Thursday at 8 p.m. Eastern on The CW.
The always dependable reality competition stalwart Project Runway comes to the beginning of the end Thursday at 9 p.m. Eastern on Lifetime. This week is part one of this solid season’s finale. Catch up with last week’s ep above.
What are you watching this week on TV?
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'Woke Christmas' Is the Holiday Parody You Need Right Now
Latina comic Carla Valderrama spruces up the holidays with progressive new lyrics to “White Christmas.”
www.advocate.com/comedy/2016/12/12/woke-christmas-holiday-parody-you-need-right-now
Twitter’s freaking over the newest holiday cup controversy, but not for the reason you think
This is the kind of holiday coffee cup controversy we can really get behind.
Forget Starbucks and the ever-escalating war on Christmas. Over at McDonald’s, some seemingly innocuous holiday cup art has been wildly altered with just a few pen strokes.
And once you see the results, you simply can’t unsee them.
Here’s the original:
Best type of event to start off the day! Joins us at #McDonalds on 90 West until 10am and get free #McCafe. #CoffeeWithACop #ImLovinIt pic.twitter.com/JLuhcKfLI6
— Lake City Police (@LCFlaPD) December 2, 2016
And because life simply wouldn’t be as fun if the world wasn’t filled with creative deviants, here’s the edited version:
Now how the hell are Starbucks cups in the news again and no one’s talking about a guy spreading his cheeks open on McDonald’s cups pic.twitter.com/QmIuZiDJst
— Sam Sykes (@SamSykesSwears) December 11, 2016
We can’t say for sure if the above Tweet was the original source of this holiday mishap, but it’s certainly a popular one. The photo has received over 22,000 likes and 14,000 shares in just two days.
And the Twitterverse is simply enamored:
McDonald’s daring homage to contemporary art. pic.twitter.com/wjNrAz9rI8
— Giovanni Tiso (@gtiso) December 11, 2016
When someone draws fingers on McDonald’s mittens and ‘spreading holiday cheer’ takes on entirely new meaning. Good God. pic.twitter.com/k9DZRiJabf
— Misty Harris (@popcultini) December 11, 2016
That’s all, folks.
Benghazi, Josh Earnest, McDonald’s, Whoopi Goldberg, Aleppo, Mars, Kelly Mantle: HOT LINKS
BENGHAZI. House committee quietly files its report and shuts down because its true purpose — derailing Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid — has already been achieved.
GLAMOUR SHOTS. This is what happens when you mix Terry Richardson, Kylie Jenner and a python.
BRIEFING ROOM SHADE. White Press Secretary Josh Earnest on Russian hacking: “You didn’t need a security clearance to figure out who benefited from malicious Russian cybersecurity.”
SPREAD ‘EM. McDonald’s accidentally created a rather work-unfriendly holiday cup.
TRUTH TALK. Whoopi Goldberg says “Kellyanne Conway is fake news”: “If this were any other country we’d be all in their business. We’d be investigating and looking and saying you can’t run these kinds of elections.”
RECOUNT. Trump’s victory in Wisconsin still holds: “Trump picked up a net 162 votes as a result of the recount that the Wisconsin Elections Commission certified Monday. Green Party candidate Jill Stein requested and paid for the recount that began Dec. 1.”
MIDDLE EAST. Syrian rebels retreat from Aleppo amid “terrifying” collapse: “The Syrian military said it had gained control of 99 percent of the former opposition enclave in eastern Aleppo, signaling an impending end to the rebels’ four-year hold over parts of the city as the final hours of battle played out.”
I’D LIKE TO THANK THE ACADEMY. Drag Race alum Kelly Mantle makes Oscar history: “The gender-fluid performer is eligible for Oscar nominations in both male and female categories, which is a first for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.”
SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION. Pre-order Retake starring Tuc Watkins, Devon Graye, Derek Phillips and Kit Williamson on iTunes!
MENTAL STAMINA. Nat Geo miniseries Mars examines stressful situations human settlers would face colonizing the red planet: “Going to Mars will be more than just a tremendous technological feat. Surviving and thriving on the Red Planet may prove to be the biggest challenge yet for human explorers. Living in an environment that is entirely inhospitable — or even deadly — to human life will require more than just the use of advanced technology and infrastructure for protection.”
TECH. Emoji with noise?
TRAILERS. New Fast & Furious has Charlize Theron.
MISTER MONDAY. Devon Walker.
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Benghazi, Josh Earnest, McDonald’s, Whoopi Goldberg, Aleppo, Mars, Kelly Mantle: HOT LINKS
Amy Schumer Tells Ellen About When She Worked in a Lesbian Bar
Spoiler alert: Amy Schumer did not find a girlfriend.
www.advocate.com/comedy/2016/12/12/amy-schumer-tells-ellen-about-when-she-worked-lesbian-bar
Girls at our best
Sarah★Jane posted a photo:
Pink Punters LGBT Venue – December BNO with Lucy and Avril
Diesel launches new collection with some mighty handsome cricket players
Sadly, our “List of Things To Not Be Angry At” became an increasingly zippy read in 2016, but this new Diesel ad campaign definitely makes the grade.
Related: Underwear campaign features only normal, “relatable” models. Well, almost.
Announcing a new partnership with Indian Premier League cricket team The Mumbai Indians, the campaign features Diesel’s Renzo Rosso and the owner of the Mumbai Indians, Nita Ambani, embracing full-on preppy realness in the form of polo shirts, sweatshirts, shorts, and the like.
Here’s how that all plays out:
Senate Republicans Will Reintroduce Federal Anti-Gay ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill Next Year Because Trump
Top Senate Republicans announced on Monday that they plan to reintroduce a staunchly anti-gay religious freedom bill in the new year, saying they believe the bill has a better chance of being approved by Congress and signed into law now that Donald Trump has been elected president.
Senators Mike Lee (UT) and Ted Cruz (TX) both commented that they believe the political climate has changed in favor of what is known as the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA)–aka the vilest religious freedom bill of our time.
Donald Trump is on the record supporting this bill.
In essence, FADA enables individuals and corporations to to discriminate against gay people and flout the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage all in the name of ‘religious freedom.’
“Hopefully November’s results will give us the momentum we need to get this done next year,” said Lee’s spokesman, Conn Carroll.
Trump vowed during the campaign to sign the First Amendment Defense Act, arguing it would “protect the deeply held religious beliefs of Catholics and the beliefs of Americans of all faiths.”
Carroll added, “We do plan to reintroduce FADA next Congress and we welcome Trump’s positive words about the bill.”
Cruz told BuzzFeed,
“The prospects for protecting religious freedom are brighter now than they have been in a long time. We are having ongoing conversations with our colleagues both in Congress and leaders in the new administration about a multitude of ways we can honor the commitment made to the voters in this last election.”
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