Socialist candidate Francois Hollande appeared to solidify his chances at winning France's presidency Thursday after voters welcomed his strong showing in a debate against beleaguered incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.

France Elections: Sarkozy Expected To Lose Barring 'Completely Unforeseen Catastrophe'

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This city is FULL of single gay men, all ages, and very few of them seem to ever couple up long-term. They were single years ago, single today, and will be single a decade from now. They seem to be nice enough guys, OK looking, can be social in conversation. I keep wanting to match them up with each other Yenta-style, but they would either recoil with disgust or give me a confused blank look. What's the main reason? Poll...

They''re such a hot mess, they give me a good laugh. I''m in the library, and this one specimen, thugged out beyond redemption with his TIMs and the vomit-yellow hoodies they all seem to be fond of this season, approaches this one girl he knows and is just so flaming my computer screen nearly caught on fire. I mean, really, you can thug yourself out, but who do you think you''re kidding.

Is there anything hotter?

Opera News, 76 years old and one of the leading classical music magazines in the country, said on Monday that it would stop reviewing the Metropolitan Opera, a policy prompted by the Met’s dissatisfaction over negative critiques. The decision by the magazine, which is published by a Met fund-raising affiliate, the Metropolitan Opera Guild, and which freely reviews companies around the world, troubles some opera experts. It is also the latest sign of sensitivity from the Met under its general manager, Peter Gelb, in the face of criticism over its productions. The move came after a review in April took aim at the Met’s new production of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle — a hallmark of Mr. Gelb’s tenure that has led to a firestorm — and after a top Opera News editor criticized the Met’s direction in a scathing essay in the May issue. Mr. Gelb said in an interview on Monday that the decision was made “in collaboration with the guild” but that he never liked the idea that an organization created to support the Met had a publication passing judgment on its productions. Worse yet, he said, is a publication that “continuously rips into” an institution that its parent is supposed to help. Last month Mr. Gelb protested to WQXR over a blog posting that called his leadership into question. It was immediately pulled. Last year the Met asked a blogger to stop revealing programming choices for future seasons before the official announcement. The blogger complied. The newest subject of wrath is Opera News. Citing a circulation of 100,000, the largest for a classical music magazine in the country, it provides information on Met casts and broadcasts and glossy profiles of star singers. Along with features on other opera houses, performers of past eras and festivals, it also publishes critiques of performances around the world by knowledgeable and respected reviewers. They have included professional musicians, academics and local newspaper critics. “As of the June 2012 issue, Opera News is not reviewing Metropolitan Opera productions,” F. Paul Driscoll, the magazine’s editor in chief, said in a terse telephone interview. He declined to elaborate but acknowledged that no other opera company had been banished from its pages. During Mr. Gelb’s tenure, the Met has tightened the reins on the guild. The company’s assistant manager for operations, Stewart Pearce, was made managing director of the guild, and the Met plays a stronger role in its educational programs. Three guild board members also have ex officio positions on the Met board, and donors solicited by the Met receive a subscription to the magazine as a perquisite. Slightly fewer than half the subscribers receive it that way. Mr. Gelb may have reason to be more sensitive these days. He is under enormous pressure to raise money for the Met’s voracious seasons, which command budgets in excess of $300 million. Mr. Gelb has also been a tireless promoter of theatrically innovative productions and the importance of replacing old productions with new ones. Both leave him open to fire from critics and traditionalists. Opera News has reviewed Met productions continuously since at least the mid-1970s, Mr. Driscoll said. While not frequent, negative notices have periodically made their way in, to the discomfiture of previous Met administrations. But no ban was imposed, at least in recent decades. (cont.)

Opera News will no longer review Metropolitan Opera productions because Peter Gelb cannot take criticism

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Released on Wednesday by OpinionWorks, an Annapolis-based polling firm, the survey shows that 43 percent of the respondents favored overturning same-sex marriage, against 40 percent who want to uphold the law.

Maryland Gay Marriage Law: New Poll Shows Voters Narrowly Favor Repeal

What Hollywood Jews think the Midwest is like. Not even the accent is right. And where are all the blonde bitches? The Midwest is so much more complex than what the Hollywood Jews think we are.

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Does he have a boyfriend?

Wentworth wants his thread back

Frankly I was hoping for more eye candy. The football player caught my eye but his hair was goofy. Emily seems rather bland but I don't think it matters to most of these guys since she has the looks they like. Where does she get the money to live in that huge house and drive a new SUV? Ricky's grandparents? Anyone else watching? I wasn't going to but I have been spending Mondays with a friend who also watches so it will be nice to have company watching this mess.

Channel 5 debuted this new show last night about British marines in Afghanistan. Here's a video clip of them washing naked together:

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I came to the conclusion that the only thing that kept me watching this show to the bitter end was the lead actress...even in this restrained role, there is something riveting about her. Fool me once, shame on you. ....Fool me twice, shame on me. -Gomer Pyle

AMCs "The Killing" is coming back...

Which songs carry a sense of foreboding? When I was a kid I thought Abba's "Summer Night City" was about the end of the world, it had such an ominous tone "It's a dream, it's out of reach. Scattered driftwood on a beach." "Driver's Seat" by Sniff'n The Tears also has this menacing sound, even though the lyrics are innocuous.

Ominous Songs

Here are pics of Gale and Yara at the HFPA Instyle Party:

Proof that Gale Harold is straight Part II

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Enjoy the has been parade of failed pilots:

A cavalcade of TV failure!!!

Yes, of course, this douchebag spoke with Fox News. Video:

Richard Grenell, Former Romney Foreign Policy Adviser Speaks On Leaving Campaign, Supporting Romney, Being A Gay Conservative

The general region from Boston down to at least Philly - everyone there thinks they know all and that their shit doesn''t stink.\ \ In reality they''re largely clueless about anything outside of their region and can''t get it into their pea-brains that the rest of the country is substantial and doesn''t automatically follow their lead.\ \ One Philly asshole recently tried to blame the rest of America for Trump, Snooki AND the Kardashians!!

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It looks like it's going to be refreshingly different.

The pilot for "Awake" Is here.

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Are they really okay? I'm worried about mine. On Saturday he fell about 10 ft. off a railing he fell asleep on and did not land on his feet. He didn't have time. He seems physically okay but he's not acting right. Sleeping a lot and no interest in going outside at all. Staying downstairs by himself. PST?

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What happened to Michelle? She was anchored down in Anchorage……a few great albums and then fell off the face of the earth. And did I hear that she went fundie and started going to an all black church? I thought she did the lez lez. Anyone?

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Or had. Who had the biggest cock you've ever personally seen, felt, or taken a ride on?

Anyone know if he is gay friendly or anti-gay? If he isn't gay friendly than I can't support him.

Anyone else watching? This is hilarious. And half the guys are like flamingly gay and queeny and really, really scardy-cats.

Discuss.