2(x)ist or Not 2(x)ist?

I never got around to blogging the season finale of "The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency" (I might have been too devastated to see it end to even begin to write about it), but let it suffice to say that Janice turned the AussieBum debacle into a full-fledged success by landing seven of her hottest models in a new ad campaign for 2(x)ist Underwear's new Varsity line. The shoot was done on beautiful Catalina Island (the highlight was when T.J. Wilk told Brian Kehoe that the outfit he was wearing made him look like Angela Lansbury in "Murder, She Wrote" -- and that he was a bit "bloated"), and Universal Gear is currently running an ad from the campaign. Several of Janice's modeling then were prominently featured in the 2(x)ist show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Wee, including (212) faves Dominic Figlio and J.P. Calderon (below).


There's a two-minute video from the show here, and a complete photo wrap-up of the 2(x)ist underwear shoot is after the jump. --->

GLAAD Wrap

Billie Jean King and GLAAD president Neil Giuliano; Hilary Duff looking hot. Neil puts the meat in the Kelli Carpenter-Rosie O'Donnell sandwich, below.

"Project Runway'" and the independent film "Quinceanera" won big at the 18th annual GLAAD Media Awards last night here in New York, but it was singer Patti LaBelle and Oscar-winning "Dreamgirl" Jennifer Hudson who stole the show. When Hudson presented Lady Marmalade a special achievement award for championing gay rights and leading the fight against AIDS, LaBelle turned to the former "American Idol" contestant and said: "I didn't know you were this nice,'' noting that she had never met Hudson before their joint appearance. She then added a sassy, crowd-pleasing, "I thought you were a bitch!'' Other celebrity presenters included Oscar nominee Julianne Moore, Cynthia Nixon, John Waters, Hilary Duff, and former basketball professional John Amaechi, who recently came out as the first openly gay NBA player. (Reuters)

Four out of five queer guys isn't bad: Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Ted Allen and Carson Kressley (left to right -- did Thom have some work done, or is that a new toup?); Below: John "the Groom Reaper" Waters, left, and Neil with Patti LaBelle.

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More photos after the jump. --->

Page 1 Consider (03/26)

Anderson Who? After disappearing from the broadcasting landscape for a few years, onetime "World News Now" hottie David Muir has been signed to become anchor of "World News Saturday" and co-anchor of "Primetime." Working the wacky hours I do, I've fallen asleep with David many a night. It's good to see he's back. (MediaBistro)

She Can't Handle the Truth! Did you catch this Sunday's Modern Love in The Times? It's an excerpt from the forthcoming fag-hag diaries, "Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys," about a girl who is convinced a gay guy she seduced is her soulmate, but you can't help but wonder what kind of editorial judgment went into the cartoon of the star-crossed lovers whose thought bubbles both reveal a secret lust for a young Tom Cruise. (NYT)

K-Dub: Guess who's having the Best.Gay.Week.Ever? (AfterElton)

Me! Me! Me! Let's see, this stupid bitch named Sara Wheeler decides she's no longer a lesbian so she wants the courts to undo all of the rights that she thought she was entitled to when she "was" a lesbian. I'm not sure she's broken any laws, but given the fact that she lives in Georgia do you think capital punishment is an option for this one? (AP)

Move Over, Fabio: Harlequin, the world's biggest publisher of romance novels, inspected the assets of about 200 men who lined up at a Toronto casting house on Saturday to prove they could flutter readers' hearts better than professional models. "We want real men ... exactly what you think in your mind when you're fantasizing or imagining that ideal man," said spokeswoman Marleah Stout. You mean "real" men don't walk around with long frosted locks and spray-on tans? (Reuters)

Houston BBQ: Another one of those crimes that just makes you lose faith in humanity: a 19-year-old Texas A&M University student was killed by her ex-boyfriend, who then dismembered and burned her body on a patio grill, authorities said Saturday. Investigators say Timothy Wayne Shepherd, 27, confessed Wednesday to strangling Tynesha Stewart because he was angry she had begun a new relationship. Shepherd, who is charged with murder, is being held on $250,000 bond. (AP)

Jesse Metcalfe Dries Up: If this is what rehab does for you, sign me up. (Dlisted)

The Corner of Death and Doom: Perhaps this isn't the best place for youngsters to hang out. (AP)

Death Becomes Him: Another bizarre twist in the Duke lacrosse rape saga. (AP)

Happy Ending: So a new study shows that paralyzed men can have children. It's like I always say, there's nothing a good hand-job can't cure. (AP)

The Greatest Benefit: A glitzy gala to raise money for Parkinson's research was held Saturday night in Phoenix. Sharon Stone Donald Trump, Steve Nash, John Elway, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Doug Flutie, Michael Irvin, Vince Young and Kurt Warner were among the guests at Celebrity Fight Night, which has raised more than $38 million since its inception in 1994, with much of the money going to the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute. Diana Ross looked fabulous escorting in The Greatest on the red carpet. Let's just hope The Boss didn't head off to that Blockbuster in Tucson after the party. (AP)

Courting a Lawsuit: The Largo, Fla., city commissioners who voted to fire its city manager who is seeking a sex-change operation, Steve Stanton, after his announcement that he planned to transition, had this to say about their decision: "You have to believe us, you have to trust us, it is not about transgenderism." I don't believe you. I don't trust you. I can't wait till you get your ass dragged into court. (AP)

No-Fault Deaths?

I've heard of "no-fault car insurance" but perhaps "no-fault obits" should be next: The Washington Post ran an obituary on Friday for the social and media critic Catherine Seipp that said the 49-year-old blogger "died of non-smokers' lung cancer March 21 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles." Now I've heard of mesothelioma -- the lung cancer that comes from longtime exposure to asbestos -- but "non-smokers' lung cancer" is a first. Let's be honest about here: It's a not-too-subtle way of saying if she had been a smoker then she would have deserved to die.

Even I -- an ardent anti-smoking crusader who tends to wish death on all smokers as a way to get them to stop blowing smoke in my face on the sidewalks -- can see how wrong this attempt to judge a person in death is. I mean, what's next? "Joe Blow died of non-anal-sex-induced AIDS?" "Suzy Jones died of diabetes, but she wasn't fat." Or, "John Smith died of a heart attack, but his blood pressure and cholesterol level were completely within the normal range."

I realize that there is a certain curiosity about people's cause of death, but this seems to be an awfully slippery slope, one that we as journalists need to really think through before we go any further. (WP)