by snicks | December 26, 2014
Here is last week’s caption pic winner. This week’s caption pic is at the bottom of the page.
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is …
“Joe Manganiello feeds a pair of jackasses, starting with Whiskey”
Thanks to dostka for this week’s winning caption!
Weekend Birthdays! Kit Harington (above) is 28, Reichen is 41, Jared Leto is 43, Denzel Washington
by snicks | December 24, 2014
Christopher Sieber at a performance of Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol
Birthday shoutouts for today and tomorrow go to Ryan Seacrest, who is 40, Lee Daniels is 55, Sissy Spacek is 65, and Annie Lennox is 60.
Presenting our annual Good News Briefs, where once a year, we lay off the snark to present Happy Thoughts! Seriously, we here at TBL wish all of you a very Happy Holiday. We’ll be off work tomorrow (except for “A Very WilSon Christmas” DOOL Liveblog), but we’ll be back Friday.
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The year might be rapidly coming a close, but we’re not ready to say goodbye to 2014 just yet.
Enter the Attitude Annual 2014 – our collection of the greatest interviews, the hottest photo shoots and our favourite features over the last 12 months, all handily gathered together in the ultimate compendium of the magazine.
To tempt you into grabbing yourself a copy, here’s our round-up – one of many in the annual – of the Top Ten songs that were released this year.
Sia – Chandelier
This was the year that Sia stepped out of the shadows of song-writing and ‘featuring’ and became a star in her own righ
by snicks | December 29, 2014
Birthday shoutouts go to Jude Law (above), who is 42, Diego Luna is 35, Marianne Faithful is 68, and Mary Tyler Moore is 78. Whenever I need a pick-me-up, I toss on a clip from Mary’s Incredible Dream, and the batshit insanity makes everything better
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Glee has cast actor Marshall Williams to play a gay character in the show’s upcoming final season.
Fox’s musical series will return for a 13-episode sixth season on January 9 in the US, with five new characters joining the cast in total. Find out more here.
Williams, most famous for becoming a finalist on Canadian Idol, will join the musical series’ sixth and final season as Spencer, a “football stud” that happens to be gay.
Meanwhile, the High Court has a
Two gay men decided to give back to their community this Christmas by handing out food to the homeless.
Boyfriends Grant and Graeme, who spent this Christmas away from their families, asked for donations from bakeries in Toronto before driving around the Canadian city to hand out food to those in need.
“Being away from our families on Christmas gave us some free time and we wanted to put it to good us,” say the pair in the video. ”
“On any given night, thousands of Canadians (and their pets) find themselves without a roof over their heads – many of them unsure where their next meal will come from. This is why we hit the streets of Toronto with plates full of treats and encour
by snicks | December 31, 2014
Birthday shoutouts for today and tomorrow go to Colin Morgan (above), who is 29, Anthony Hopkins is 77, Bebe Neuwirth is 56, Val Kilmer is 55, and Donna Summer would have been 66 (check out last year’s ESSENTIAL DONNA SUMMER.)
A Programming Note – We’re taking the day off tomorrow (but Ed will have a Meme in the morning), so we wish all of you a wonderful New Year’s Eve and Day, and we’ll see you
by snicks | December 30, 2014
Birthday shoutouts go to Daniel Sunjata (above), who is 43, Patti Smith is 68, Russ Tamblyn is 80, Sheryl Lee Ralph is 58, and Tracy Ullman is 55.
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Gay, Asian and Christian: Hank Chen Shares His Struggles With Family and the Holidays
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The 2015 New Year Honours list has been officially unveiled.
There’s good new for legendary Dynasty actress Joan Collins and lesbian poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy, who have both been made Dames, while Kristin Scott Thomas and Ester Ranzen have also received the honour in the Queen’s annual list.
Carol Ann Duffy became the first woman and LGBT person to hold the position of poet laureate when she was awarded the position in 2009.
Meanwhile, Harry Potter star John Hurt has also been knighted for his services to acting, while James Corden and Sheridan Smith have been awarded OBE for their own services to the stage and screen.
Comedian and author Meera Syal and music p
The stars of Russell T Davies’ upcoming drama series Cucumber and Banana have posed for the cover of the new issue of Attitude.
Cast members Freddie Fox, Vincent Franklin, Cyril Niri, Jim Murray, Andrew Hayden-Smith, Fisayo Akinade and Dino Fetscher all appear on the cover of the Travel Issue, which is available to download now!
Inside, the cast appear together in a sexy new shoot and we chat to each of them individually – as well as with series creator Russell T Davies – about the hotly-anticipated Channel 4 and E4 shows.
The new issue – the Travel Issue – also includes interviews with Imitation Game star and Oscar front-runner Bene
Marina and the Diamond’s has unveiled the music video for her latest track Immortal.
The video sees the singer performing the melancholic track about life and death in front of a video montage featuring old family footage.
Immortal is the third track to be released from her forthcoming third LP, following Happy and the album’s title track which were unveiled last year.
Marina announced recently that she will unveil six songs from Froot – each representing a different ‘Froot’ – every month until the rec
by snicks | January 2, 2015
Here is last week’s caption pic winner. This week’s caption pic is at the bottom of the page.
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is …
” Instead of cookies and milk, Santa would rather have a take out twinky.”
Thanks to bambino italiano for this week’s winning caption!
Weekend Birthdays! Nicholas Gonzalez (above) is 39, Todd Haynes is 54, Patty Loveless is 58, Dax Shep
A number of closest celebrities are allegedly worried former X Factor runner-up Marcus Collins will ‘out’ them during his appearance on Celebrity Big Brother.
In a new interview with the Daily Star, the former Attitude cover star has argued that it’s time closeted celebrities stopped hiding who they really are from the public.
“I know more than a few closeted musicians in the industry and public eye who just won’t talk about it. It’s time for change,” said the singer.
“It’s in
Graham Norton has argued that it’s easier to find love if you’re straight.
In a new interview, the legendary BBC chatshow host has revealed that he believes two men find it more difficult to find lasting love because “every man has something of an alpha in him”.
“I have a theory. I think there’s something about having a male partner that makes it more difficult,” Norton told The Mirror.
“This will sound sexist but that doesn’t mean it’s any less true,” he said. “If I were a straight man, my female partner would hav
Thom Evans talks about auditioning for the highly anticipated Fifty Shades of Grey film adaptation in the latest issue of Attitude.
The hunky former Rugby player – who has a hot new shoot in the mag – reveals that he tried out for the iconic role of Christian Grey, which eventually went to The Fall actor Jamie Dornan.
“I actually went up for Jamie’s role of Christian Grey. The audition was pretty tame to be honest, but it was a great experience for me,” explains Thom. “It’s such a huge project and I’d be lying to say I wouldn’t have loved to have got the role. But I think Jamie is perfect for
The new issue of Attitude, featuring the rather dashing cast of Russell T Davies’ hotly-anticipated new dramas Cucumber and Banana, hits shops today (January 7) – and what better way to celebrate than with a behind-the-scenes look at the their swanky shoot.
Take a look and get clued up on the cast below:
Cast members Freddie Fox, Vincent Franklin, Cyril Niri, Jim Murray, Andrew Hayden-Smith, Fisayo Akinade and Dino Fetscher all appear on the cover of the Travel Issue, and inside tease what we can expect from characters such as young heartbreaker Freddie Baxter, who’s apparently been “hard-wired to f**k” – click here to find out more.
The new issue also includes interviews with Imitation Game star and Oscar front-runner Benedict Cumberbatch a
Nick Jonas will star in James Franco’s new fraternity movie Goat.
According to The Wrap, the 22-year-old will feature alongside fellow Attitude cover star Ben Schnetzer, with Franco on board as a producer.
The movie is based on Brad Land’s acclaimed memoir, and will follow two brothers whose relationship is put to the test when they enrol in the same fraternity at college.
Schnetzer will play 19-year-old Brad, with Jonas cast as his younger brother.
Last month, Jonas revealed that he is “thrilled” to be
Australian model Ruby Rose has joined the cast of Orange Is the New Black.
The 28-year-old – who identifies as gender-fluid – told the new issue of Elle that she’s set to appear in the hit Netflix show’s upcoming third season as a ‘lust object of both Alex and Piper’.
Netflix confirmed that Rose will take on the role of Stella Carlin, “whose sarcastic sense of humor and captivating looks quickly draw the attention of some of Litchfield’s inmates.”
After the news was confirmed on Twitter, Rose tweeted to the show’s official account: “Thank you so much my friends&
Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Amber Benson has spoken about the influence Willow and Tara had on the representation of LGBT people on television.
The actress said that her character’s relationship with Alyson Hannigan’s Willow was the “most rewarding thing” about her time on the cult series.
During a Reddit Q&A, Benson wrote: “The most rewarding thing about playing Tara was that the relationship on Buffy between her and Willow helped kick open the door for more amazing LGBTQ characters on TV.
by snicks | January 7, 2015
Birthday shoutouts go to Michael Sam (above), who is 25, Jeremy Renner is 44, Rex Lee is 46, Nicolas Cage is 51, and Kenny Loggins is 67.
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Lee Daniels at Empire Premiere: ‘Dreams Come True’
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