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Tue, Aug. 2nd, 2011, 05:14 pm
Video: On the red carpet with TV Land’s ‘Happily Divorced’

365Gay joins Fran Drescher, the star of the new TV Land series Happily Divorced, and the rest of the fabulous cast on the red carpet. Find out what life is like after a gay marriage gone right, watch some uncanny impressions, and hear what’s next for Fran and her ex-husband, Peter Marc Jacobson, the co-creator of the show.

Tue, Jul. 5th, 2011, 10:32 am
This Week in Terrifying Science: Rise of the Invertebrates

This Week in Terrifying Subterranean Worms
By far the biggest science story of the week was the discovery of worms two miles beneath the earth’s surface, which is way below where anyone expected to find critters that complex.
The new worm species, named H. mephisto because why be coy about it, live in a very different world than we know: No sunshine, only tiny amounts of oxygen, and nothing to do but scarf up bacteria and dream of burrowing into the ear canals of unwary spelunkers.
The discovery has biologists excited partly because of what it reminds us about life on Earth: It’s going to pop up in places and ways you didn’t expect, it’s probably going to be disgusting and/or hostile when it does, and OH, GOD, THERE’S ONE ON YOUR SHOULDER!
The fact that the worms eats unicellular life forms is intriguing too. As The Washington Post points out:
“Research into the distribution of underground microbes in recent decades has led scientists to conclude that more than half of the biological mass on Earth is below the surface.”
One you’re done saying your region’s preferred version of “Ick,” you’ll realize that that is a whole lot of microscopic food.
Which means it’s possible that there are many other complex multicellular organisms in the general direction of down waiting to be discovered. And by “be discovered,” I mean “twine around the wrists and ankles of the lucky scientist who is about to win a posthumous Nobel Prize.”
To shift up a gear in dorkiness, the existence of H. mephisto also suggests that life on other planets may have more of a shot than we thought. The fact that the worms seem to be doing perfectly well far underground in extreme conditions and without any other complex life forms around means that others might as well.
The desolate surface of Mars may be a clever disguise. Maybe the underground crevices and steam vents are where the action is.
Future interplanetary explorers, bring strong ropes, flashlights, and your best stomping boots.
And hope those little suckers don’t get any bigger on other planets. Maybe pack a few sandworm hooks, just in case.
This Week in Terrifying Oceans
But why worry about what’s under the ground on other planets when what’s under the ocean on this one is so ready to kill us?
Wired Science posted a charming little piece about how jellyfish have spent the past several hundred million years waiting for their chance to re-assert full aquatic domination, and now they’re pushing into the final phase of their plan.
You may have read about the increase in jellyfish blooms in recent decades. Turns out that what with the pollution, the overfishing, and the added heat, we’ve played right into their tentacles. And their numbers are on the rise.
If you’re imagining a beautiful bouncy wonderland of Finding Nemo jellyfish, cut that out right now. Wired linked to an article about a species of these squashy bumbershoots of doom that grows up to 450 pounds and 6 feet across.
Why the article? Because they sank a fishing boat.

Even scarier, jellyfish aren’t just sting-y, they’re stingy. Most animals excrete something that’s useful to microorganisms that put energy back into the food chain. Jellyfish just nourish a bunch of microjerks that don’t do much for the rest of us at all.
Essentially, Jellyfish are taking up way more space on the global couch, but all they ever bring to movie night is Smirnoff Ice.
So they’re filling our oceans, slowly starving us out, and capsizing our boats. And we’re helping with the first two. We’re practically sliding down the ladder from predator to prey.
As the sea levels rise higher and higher, get ready for a whole new etiquette to emerge. If you really want to make a good impression when you meet someone, be sure to compliment his or her tentacle scar patterns.
Then serve up a delicious lunch of jellyfish samosas, jellyfish salad, peanut butter and jellyfish sandwiches, whatever that hideous thing the jellyfish didn’t want is, and flan.*
*May contain jellyfish.
And be afraid.
Ali Davis is a writer and performer in Los Angeles. She once managed to wrap a jellyfish all the way down her arm like a barber pole. And yet somehow she still found the strength to make her book available in paperback or on Kindle.

Mon, Jul. 4th, 2011, 02:32 pm
Cee Lo Green defends ‘homophobic’ tweet

Cee Lo Green, famous Gnarls Barkley singer and coach on NBC’s The Voice, tweeted a seemingly homophobic comment at a critic but insists he is not homophobic and that the tweet was “all in good fun.”
Following Cee Lo’s performance in Minneapolis with Rihanna, music editor Andrea Swensson wrote that she was “kinda creeped out and generally unimpressed with the show,” evoking a response from Cee Lo via Twitter.

“I respect your criticism but be fair!” the singer tweeted according to the NY Daily News.  “People enjoyed last night!  I’m guessing ur gay? and my masculinity offended u? Well f—k U!”
Later, Green deleted the tweet but defended himself telling Us Weekly, “I was being a little outspoken that night, a little outrageous. I always expect people to assume that everything I do is part of my character and sense of humor.”
Green also insisted, “I most certainly am not harboring any sort of negative feeling toward the gay community.  I’m one of the most liberal artists that I think you will ever meet.”
“I shouldn’t have to apologize for speaking my mind,” he told Us Weekly.

Fri, Jul. 1st, 2011, 07:25 am
Blind Items: I Guess, You Guess

This out B list television and movie actress just cannot resist cheating on her significant other. At this point, she does not even care who it is, or if she gets caught. She is confident her significant other will not leave her. She is kind of turning into the female version of Jeremy Piven.

This cannot be Cynthia Nixon. First of all, Cynthia Nixon is forever tip toe dancing on top of the A-list. Second of all, if she so much as put her tongue on another person's lips outside of work, all of her ginger follicles would quit her and find a new home on Rojo Caliente's crotch. That's just fact.

This could be Portia de Rossi, but she's sitting in a solid gold bath tub full of pink diamonds and shredded hundred dollar bills, and I doubt she'd fuck that up. So I'll go with Amber Heard? Final guess.

This recording artist has had a very successful solo career for the past few years, and has also collaborated with both black and white artists on other projects. At least one of his albums has been #1 on Billboard, and he has had multiple Grammy nominations/wins. But while he may be a great artist, he’s not a great guy. He has had legal problems in the past, but there are two secrets that he has managed to keep from the public.

The first big secret is that he is in the habit of hiring hookers, having sex with them, and then beating them up. This is one seriously angry guy. The second big secret is that these are male hookers he’s been hiring, not female. Yes, this recording artist is gay.

Not 50 Cent.

Tom Jones! Get yourself a Valium enema. No, Tom Jones would never beat a male hooker without permission. I'll say either: Kanye West, Chris Brown, Eminem, Wheelchair Jimmy or Justin Bieber ?

Which Hollywood hunk is known behind closed doors for asking women to slap him around while calling him “a bad boy?” He is also said to like sex toys.

George Clooney? And he should definitely hook up with whoever's the answer in the blind item above. Match made.

Fri, Jul. 1st, 2011, 07:22 am
Eight NY senators undecided on gay marriage

Eight state senators have yet to declare a position on gay marriage, according to a survey from Gannett.
To win gay marriage in New York, six of these senators would have to vote for the bill.
The eight are:
The eight undecided are five Republicans and three Democrats—Sens. James Alesi, R-Perinton, Monroe County; Stephen Saland, R-Poughkeepsie; and Greg Ball, R-Carmel, Putnam County; Kemp Hannon, R-Nassau County; Roy McDonald, R-Saratoga; Democrats Joseph Addabbo and Shirley Huntley of Queens, as well as Carl Kruger of Brooklyn.
Activists, however, have said that they are targeting all state senators, since some may still modify their positions.
Gannett notes: “The stakes are high: Without a vote this session, it’s unlikely one would be taken next year when all 212 state lawmakers will be up for election.”
Not sure where your state senator stands? See below. And if you live in New York, give a call to one of the undecideds – or call your friends in their districts and ask for support!
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