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Will this kitchen utensil gross you out?
Will this kitchen utensil gross you out?
As far as novelty kitchenware goes, this comedic cup probably scores highest on the list of utensils to gross people out with.
The rather miserable looking Bogey Man Egg Yolk Separator does what it says on the tin – separate eggs into whites and yolks – but puts an ‘ew’ spin on it by making it run out of his red, sore nose.
If the consistency of egg whites didn’t remind you of snot yet – it will after using this.
Yes, the egg whites will look as if the Bogey Man is seriously snotty and suffering from a nasty cold.
It’s as fun as it is slightly grossing us out, but we don’t doubt for a minute that adults will love it as much as children – after all, who doesn’t like a bit of novelty kitchen utensils, even when they’re as grotesque as this one?
The Bogey Man Yolk Separator is available through Prezzybox for £4.95 (€7.10, $7.71).
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Rachel Maddow: The Fox News Debate Is 'Rigged'
Rachel Maddow: The Fox News Debate Is 'Rigged'
The out MSNBC anchor is accusing the network of shady dealings when deciding who gets into the first national GOP debate for president.
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Trans singer accuses American Idol of trying to exploit his identity
Trans singer accuses American Idol of trying to exploit his identity
A transgender singer has accused American Idol of trying to get him on the show in order to exploit his identity.
Ryan Cassata, 21, posted an open letter to the show’s casting directors on his Facebook fan page, in which he said they just wanted a ‘TOKEN TRANS person for America to gossip about.’
‘I have received many phone calls and emails begging me to try out in front of the executive producers of the show in the past couple months. I’m not interested,’ he wrote.
‘LAST YEAR I was interested, and I tried out but you DIDN’T WANT ME.
‘I wasn’t “contemporary enough” and being transgender wasn’t such a hot issue in the media like it is now.’
Cassata has already cut eight records, won the Harvey Milk Memorial Award and spoke about being transgender on Larry King Live and The Tyra Banks Show.
The singer accused the casting directors of making transphobic remarks, and said that they told him they wanted a transgender person who did not look ‘too much like they are men who transitioned to women’ or ‘fake.’
‘You also referred to trans people as “MEN IN DRESSES” and “TRANSGENDERS,” he wrote.
‘That is very ignorant, and transphobic.’
Cassata concluded: ‘I feel that #AmericanIdol would EXPLOIT me and maybe exploit the TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY for the purposes of TV ratings and profit.
‘I reject your invitation to SELL OUT. After all, I’m a #SINGER, who just happens to be transgender.’
Transgender bodybuilder Aydian Dowling, who recently won the readers’ vote portion of Men’s Health magazine’s cover model search, praised Cassata for standing up for the transgender community.
‘So glad you stood up for us and didn’t just take the role they wanted you to play,’ he wrote in a comment under a YouTube video Cassata posted with the letter.
‘It’s hard enough with the outlets that do want to show education – now people are tokens and it’s sad bc im sure they will look for another Trans person who isn’t as strong willed like yourself and I hope that person doesn’t get abused for media purposes.’
Read the letter in full below:
Dear American Idol Casting Directors, I have received many phone calls and emails begging me to try out in front of…
Posted by Ryan Cassata on Thursday, 30 July 2015
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Alexander Skarsgard works red carpet at Diary of a Teenage Girl premiere in drag
Alexander Skarsgard works red carpet at Diary of a Teenage Girl premiere in drag
Alexander Skarsgard turned heads – and turned it out – on Monday night (3 August) when he worked the red carpet at the Diary of a Teenage Girl premiere in full drag.
The Swedish heartthrob served Farah Fawcett realness in a blonde feathered wig and glittery gold dress cinched at the waist, accessorized with a metallic silver clutch.
E! Online notes that Skarsgard’s sartorial choice was not completely random but a nod to co-star Joshua Grannell, who also performs in drag as Peaches Christ and plays a transvestite in the film.
And it is not the first time Skarsgard has dragged up. His roles in Kill Your Darlings in 2006 and True Blood also had him in drag.
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What You Need To Know Before Exposing A Cheater
What You Need To Know Before Exposing A Cheater
It was the viral, soap opera-esque story none of us could escape last week: Two sisters claimed they had busted a cheating wife who was sexting at a baseball game and posted the play-by-play on Twitter.
The sisters — Delana and Brynn Hinson — said they were sitting behind a woman at an Atlanta Braves game and noticed her sending raunchy texts to a man who was not her husband. After the game, they claimed to have slipped the unsuspecting husband a message detailing what they had witnessed.
“Your wife is cheating on you. Look at the messages under Nancy,” the note read. “It’s really a man named Mark Allen.”
While the story could have been fabricated (The Huffington Post reached out for comment from the Hinsons but never heard back), the scenario certainly got people talking: Should you expose someone who’s cheating? Is doing so noble or just plain nosy?
We posed the question to psychiatrist Scott Haltzman and marriage and family therapist Sheri Meyers, the author of Chatting or Cheating: How to Detect Infidelity, Rebuild Love, and Affair-Proof Your Relationship. Below, they weigh in on whether there’s ever a circumstance that demands you tell someone his or her partner is cheating.
Should you tell a stranger about his or her cheating partner?
Haltzman said he understands why it might be tempting to report an affair so “justice can be done, like in the baseball game example.” But for the safety of all involved, it’s best you keep the information to yourself, he said.
“It’s inadvisable because you don’t know enough about the individuals involved to understand the circumstances behind it and you may not be able to identify the risks to either you or the person being exposed,” he said. “For instance, if the spouse of the person having an affair engages in domestic violence, you could be setting up that other person to be at risk. Alternatively, if the spouse has an angry streak and can track you down, you could be setting yourself up for being at risk.”
Meyers agreed: “There’s a lot of presumption and assumption going on. What business is it of yours? I’d say ‘no’ unless you have proof-positive and even then, why would you want to get involved? It’s none of your business.”
An acquaintance?
You could tell someone you’re merely friendly with but you’d probably be out of line, said Meyers: “If you’re not close enough to hold their hand and support them through the process of confrontation, grieving and adjusting to the news, you are probably not the one to be sharing the news.”
Haltzman said doing so is a good way to lose a new friendship.
“The onus of proof will probably lie on you,” he said. “Because an individual who is engaged in infidelity will often deny it at first, it becomes your acquaintance and the spouse versus you. You’re not going to win that one.”
How about a close friend?
In this case, you’re in a unique position to tell your friend if you come bearing evidence, said Haltzman, though he said it’s best to frame the issues as concerns rather than accusations.
Meyers said you’d be a “covert accomplice” if you didn’t speak up — though be sure to tread lightly.
“If this is coming as a complete surprise, your friend may go into denial, become defensive, be embarrassed or feel devastated and angry, sometimes at you for bursting the bubble,” she said. “Whatever the reaction, be compassionate.”
Or a family member?
It depends on how close you are to the person, Haltzman said. “If the family relationship is distant or strained, bringing up concerns about an affair may end up harming your connection with your family member and the spouse,” he said. “On the other hand, if your relationship with your family member is closer to that of a friend, revealing what you know may be the only legitimate course of action.”
Is it appropriate to tell a co-worker?
Unless you’re close friends or family with the co-worker, keep your mouth zipped, said Meyers.
“You have no business getting mixed up or creating drama in their personal business,” she said. “Plus, chances are you don’t know what the personal agreement is between the couple.”
Haltzman was even more cut and dry: “Unless it affects your work directly, keep your mouth shut.”
What about someone whose parent is cheating?
Keep the information to yourself especially in this case, Haltzman advised.
Meyers agreed: “A parent’s infidelity has a profound impact on both children and adult children. It feels like a betrayal of everything they believed in and their sense of security,” she said. “If it’s your own child and it’s your partner who’s cheated and caused the divorce, the child — depending on their age — should be told in a loving way by both of you so they can ask questions. But anyone else’s kid? Don’t tell them. Absolutely not.”
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Jinkx Monsoon, Colby Keller and Kenny Brain in <em>Capitol Hill</em> Season 2 Trailer:
Jinkx Monsoon, Colby Keller and Kenny Brain in <em>Capitol Hill</em> Season 2 Trailer:
Jinkx Monsoon stars as “Celeste” in Capitol Hill Season 2
Just over a year ago Capitol Hill premiered on Huffington Post. It has since been nominated for many awards and translated into French and Portuguese. Now Kenny Brain (Big Brother: Canada), Waxie Moon and Baby Bear are here to introduce the trailer for the upcoming Season 2 of the series, inspired by 70’s TV shows, telenovelas and anime. Some of the queer icons joining Capitol Hill this season include RuPaul Drag Race winner, Jinkx Monsoon, Pit Crew’s Jason Carter, Guinevere Turner, Colby Keller, Sarah Rudinoff, Prom Queen and the punk-drag pioneer, Jackie Hell.
Enjoy this NSFW trailer for Season 2 and some exclusive behind the scenes photos below:
Jason Carter as “Father Dick” in Capitol Hill Season 2.
Alycia Delmore and Jonathan Crimeni in Capitol Hill Season 2.
Drag superstar Robbie Turner returns to Capitol Hill as “Dottie Pearl the Queen Bee of TV News”.
Stranger Genius Award winner, Sarah Rudinoff, joins the cast of Capitol Hill as “Anna Zhopova”.
Actors preparing to shoot a new scene for Capitol Hill Season 2.
Robbie Turner being transformed by the special effects wizard, Erik Warren.
Charles Leggett as “Holy Grandfather”.
BenDeLaCreme returns as the host of Capitol Hill.
Jackie Hell joins the Season 2 cast as “Dinky Pie, a disgraced child star”.
Designer, Harmony Arnold, receiving her award for Best Costumes for Capitol Hill at the Indy Series Awards in Los Angeles.
Colby Keller in Season 2 of Capitol Hill.
To watch the entire Season 1 of Capitol Hill, click here
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Official trailer for film about 1969 Stonewall riots is unveiled
Official trailer for film about 1969 Stonewall riots is unveiled
The first trailer for Stonewall, out director Roland Emmerich’s film about a fictional young man caught up during the 1969 Stonewall Riots, was unveiled on Tuesday (4 August).
The film is written by openly gay writer Jon Robin Baitz and stars Jeremy Irvine and newcomer Jonny Beauchamp with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Ron Perlman also in the cast.
It is set to open in US theaters on 25 September and is a deeply personal film for Emmerich who is better known for such action movies as Independence Day, 2012, The Day After Tomorrow and White House Down.
In the film, Danny Winters (Irvine) is forced to leave behind friends and loved ones when he is kicked out of his parent’s home and flees to New York. Alone in Greenwich Village, homeless and destitute, he befriends a group of street kids who soon introduce him to the local watering hole The Stonewall Inn.
In the film, it’s a shady, mafia-run club where Danny and his friends experience discrimination, endure atrocities and are repeatedly harassed by the police.
A rage begin to build among the community of young gays, lesbians and drag queens who populate the Stonewall Inn which erupts in a storm of anger. With the toss of a single brick, a riot ensues and a crusade for LGBTI equality is born.
‘Today, thanks to the events set in motion by the Stonewall riots, the gay rights movement continues to make incredible strides towards equality,’ Emmerich said last month.
He points to the Stonewall riots as ‘the first time gay people said “Enough!”‘
‘Something that really affected me when I read about Stonewall was that when the riot police showed up in their long line, these kids formed their own long line and sang a raunchy song. That, for me, was a gay riot, a gay rebellion. … It was the kids that went to this club that consisted of hustlers and Scare Queens, and all kinds of people that you think would never resist the police, and they did it.’
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