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QVC Is Expanding to China
The television shopping giant has announced a deal that will allow it to expand to China. Apparently CNR Mall TV—a shopping channel and website that’s […]
Parents of Trans Kids Speak Out
This week, In the Life Media debuted a web-exclusive “It Gets Better” video featuring parents of transgender kids – the first of its kind. In […]
Rita’s Water Ice Has a National Commercial
Ah, how quickly they grow up. Rita’s Wooder Water Ice was sold from one private equity firm to another in late 2011 and now has […]
Wanna Bid on RuPaul’s Stuff?
Did you ever dream of being in RuPaul’s shoes? You may have the chance thanks to a celebrity auction that’s raising money for Hollywood Schoolhouse, a […]
HBO’s Game Change Is Amusing, But Not Always Accurate
If I were Sarah Palin or John McCain, I’d hate HBO’s Game Change, too. It makes the 2008 Republican duo look like Dumb and Dumber. […]
The Voice’s Out Contestant
Sarah Golden stood out on this season of NBC’s hit TV series The Voice as one of the only openly gay contestants. And while Golden […]
Ellen Talks Bullying
Ellen DeGeneres spoke up this week about a new documentary that takes a close look at school bullying. Bully not only talks to survivors of […]
Do You Read the New York Times, or Skim It?
The other day in class, one of my students said, “As I’m sure you saw in this Sunday’s Times … ” Her insightful comment was […]
You Watch Television? How Very Lowbrow of You.
I was at a dinner party on the Main Line two weeks ago with a group of people I didn’t know that well. And like […]
NBC10 Splits With Reporter Justin Pizzi
Justin Pizzi—a St. Joseph’s Prep grad who’s been with WCAU for seven years—is out at NBC10 after the station decided not to renew his contract. […]
The Kirk Cameron Fire Storm
Former “Growing Pains” star Kirk Cameron’s comments about homosexuality have sparked plenty of heated debate this week. “It’s unnatural,” Cameron said to Piers Morgan, explaining that […]
Why Doesn’t Dancing With the Stars Allow Same-Sex Couples?
When Martina Navratilova and Tony Dovolani get ready to rumba on the March 19 season premiere of Dancing With the Stars, lesbians all over America […]
Bruce Springsteen Has Passion in His Pants and He Ain’t Afraid to Show It
We’re admittedly a little late to the party, but it’s a slow news day and we can’t get enough of Jimmy Fallon as Neil Young […]
The Olympics Made Brian Roberts Cry and Other Tales of Comcast’s Quest for Sports Media Domination
ESPN who? The cable giant in our own back yard dropped $4.4 billion to essentially call “shotgun” on Olympic coverage through 2012. And that’s just […]
Confessions of a Gay Husband
Fran Drescher – famous for her campy role on the hit series “The Nanny” – was married to Peter Marc Jacobson for 18 years before […]