I know she's a pothead and pretty stupid when it comes to parapsychology; but other than that I'm a bit bewildered about the constant running in-jokes making fun of Dionne Warwick. Why is she so particularly mocked on Datalounge?

90s funniest underrated movie....

I'm given to believe that many gay Republicans post here -- many of the anti-Obama threads certainly give that impression. I have a question for you and I hope you'll take the time to answer it. I'll refrain from name-calling and insulting you -- I'm really interested in a serious answer. The Republican Party has declared war on The Gay. A look at the evidence: Nationally -- all the major Republican candidates for President have signed a pledge supporting an amendment to the US Constitution that would specifically discriminate against gay people. They have also pledged to investigate pro-gay groups and appoint judges who would not find a right for same-sex marriage. A gay man found it impossible to work for the Romney campaign. Do any gay people work for the Romney campaign at all? It's impossible to say because if they do, they're afraid to self-identify as gay. In Romney's first major speech after successfully wrapping up the nomination, he goes to Liberty University and speaks out against gay equality. And keep in mind, a decade ago, Romney said he was more pro-gay than Ted Kennedy. Kansas, Texas, and Wyoming -- Republicans in all three states prevented the repeal of anti-gay sodomy laws. Colorado -- Republicans, using political chicanery, prevented the state from enacting a Civil Union law. California and New Jersey -- both states would now have marriage equality except for vetoes by supposedly 'moderate' Republican governors. Virginia -- Republicans refused to consider the appointment of an out gay man as judge just because he's in a 'marriage-like' relationship with a man. North Carolina -- the only southern state to avoid an anti-gay amendment falls, but only after the Republicans take over both state houses and pass Amendment One. Nebraska -- The city of Lincoln passes its first gay discrimination law. All the Republicans on the council refuse to vote for it, however. This leads to my question: When the Log Cabin Republicans began -- I believe in the 70's to help fight the Briggs initiative in CA -- it was argued, well I think, that they could influence the party from within to be more accepting of diversity. But hasn't the experiment failed? The party seems to be less accepting of gay equality than ever. Gays can't even work openly for Republican campaigns anymore. That seems to be more extreme than ever. And compare the Republican Party to the Conservative party in Great Britain. Gays there have largely succeeded in fostering a sense of inclusion and fairness in their party. But here the results are disastrous. I guess my question is, when do you concede defeat? Do you keep fighting even though it seems to be getting worse? And related: why is it so different in the UK?

….her job in danger, gurl! They just fired her onscreen husband and boyfriend. on SMASH.

Let me tell you about Deb Messing…..

My god she was so beautiful, and now she's more mask-like than ever. Why? Whyyyy?

Nicole Kidman, painful to look at

Gay rights laws in America have evolved to allow — but in some cases ban — rights for gay, lesbian and transgender people on a range of issues, including marriage, hospital visitation, adoption, housing, employment and school bullying. The handling of gay rights issues vary by state and follow trends by region

Gay rights in the US, state by state

2 hours ago President Barack Obama’s most glaring vulnerabilities this election cycle are laid bare in the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, in which Americans say the incumbent commander in chief has either made no impact on pocketbook issues – or even made them worse. More respondents said Obama made worse the budget deficit (47 percent), health care (43 percent), and the partisan divide in politics (39 percent) than those who said the president had improved – or at least made no difference – upon them during his first term in office. Those are numbers that help explain the Romney campaign’s almost singular focus on the economy in prosecuting his case against Obama. “What these polls are telling us is that we have a close race, and the number one issue on people's mind is the economy,” said an adviser to the former Massachusetts governor. “If you look at the president's performance on that No. 1 issue, he's getting failing grades across the board.” There are issues on which the president has an advantage – Americans view Obama as having improved the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. auto industry, and protections for the middle class. And more respondents (32 percent) in the NBC/WSJ poll said they’re quite or extremely confident that the Democrat’s policies would improve the economy than the 19 percent who said the same for his Republican rival. But Obama faces serious and stubborn frustration toward his handling of the economy. The number of Americans who said they expect the economy to improve over the next year dipped slightly, and 50 percent of poll-takers said that last month’s jobs report – which showed the economy added 115,000 jobs in April – was no reason for optimism. Romney’s challenge, though, lies in convincing voters that he would represent an improvement over Obama. The new poll data show that the private sector resume that Romney frequently cites on the campaign trail is an asset, especially as it relates to how voters expect the Bain Capital co-founder to turn around the economy and close the budget deficit. It also explains why the Obama campaign has launched a full-fledged attack on Romney’s business experience, in hopes of diminishing his advantage – for now – versus the president on those pocketbook issues. “It depends how credible of a messenger Romney really is. Do people think that his work at Bain made life better for the average people?” said former Texas Rep. Martin Frost, a veteran Democratic campaigner. “The public probably doesn't know too much about Romney's record in the private sector, but my bet is they'll know a whole lot more by the end of the election.” Thirty-five percent of Americans said Romney’s private sector career at Bain Capital is a major advantage in improving job creation; another 24 percent said it’s a minor advantage. A combined 59 percent said Romney’s background was an advantage in working to reduce the federal budget deficit.

NBC/WSJ poll: Obama leads by 4, but has economic vulnerabilities

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Well, that didn't take long.

Harry Styles, One Direction Gets Caught Nude

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A domestic worker in the western Singapore town of Choa Chu Kang pleaded guilty in court today to mixing her menstrual blood into a cup of coffee she had prepared for her employer. The incident reportedly occurred last year; no motive for the crime was given. The 24-year-old Indonesian woman who goes by the name Jumiah had been working as a maid for a year prior to the coffee "mischief." She now faces a maximum sentence of one year in prison, as well as a large fine. Her employer, meanwhile, faces a lifetime of making his own coffee.

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New York City Ballet star Chase Finlay

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This Blind Item was generally thought to be about Matthew McConaughey and Camilla Alves. With the photo from Cannes yesterday, I began to think it was true. "What started out as misguided fun has turned into a really precarious situation for this one celebrity couple. She is a sometime model and sometime reality star. He is pretty much an A list movie actor. They have been together for awhile. When they first got together the woman was recovering from a long time c*ke habit which she used to stay thin while modeling. She also used her*in but never told our actor. He has always been open to pot and mushrooms but shied away from harder dr*gs because he relied on his body to get him roles other actors could not get. Body first, acting talent second. Although he has done dram and comedy and action, he is pretty much a one note actor. After a momentous occasion in their life, the couple took some time off to vacation together. They ran into an old friend of the woman and one thing led to another and all three did some c*ke together. Since that point about six months ago, our actor and his significant other have been doing c*ke everyday. He has stopped working out and is focused more on c*ke everyday than any other part of his life. The couple have passed off their child/ren to nannies which they never did before and party every night, all night. Supposedly the woman has also even got back into her*in. Still has not told our actor though."

Matt on Crack?

to a friend who has had her second boyfriend come out as gay? I mean one ok, but two....?

At least according to my super-hot, beautifully muscled, gorgeous trainer: 1) Pushups; 2) Deadlifts; 3) Pullups; 4) Squats; 5) Plank He says everything he does is either these or a a variation of these.

Discuss.