Author: Chuck

'Idol:' gay AND insufferably homophobic?

The season premiere of American Idol was Tuesday night, and I openly admit I watched it, as I plan to watch the entire season. Idol has always been an odd mix of gay-friendly and gay-insulting. This year, Ellen DeGeneres joins...

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Conan O'Brien's statement

The whole Jay Leno debacle should humiliate the suits at NBC, who demonstrated idiocy in giving Leno a five-night-a-week primetime gig in the first place, and a lack of ethics in trying to shuffle off Conan O’Brien and The...

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North Texas film critics in general agreement

The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, which handed out their awards for the best in cinema last month, was joined this weekend with the winners by the North Texas Film Critics Association. Yeah, I don’t know the...

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Rational Radio continues online

Rational Radio may be off the airwaves, but it continues on the Internet. Go to RationalBroadcasting.com and you can listen live during the week to progressive (and very queer) voices from The Rick and R.J. Show from noon to 2...

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Blork says, this funny sh@t!

My friend Elaine Liner, who named her Web site TheaterJones.com after me, has posted an interview with actor Jeff Swearingen, who plays Blork in the return of Hello Human Female (which made my list of Top 10 Stage Productions of...

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