Morning Wood

Navel-gazing at its finest.

Just Curious

I know Michael's going to roll his eyes at me for writing this (I think he only appreciates my militancy in the boudoir), but why is it when gay people want to be able walk down the street holding hands without being beaten up or to have the right to be able to visit their partners in the hospital we're "flaunting our sexuality" and demanding "special rights." But when pictures of straight people having sex are plastered all over town it's just called advertising?

Sporting Goods: Antonio Cassano

I haven't the foggiest idea why someone at work would have left a printout of this photo of Italian footballer Antonio Cassano on my desk yesterday at work. When I tried to figure it out by doing a little research on the Internet, all I could come up with was more photos and videos of him taking his clothes off. Oh, well. I guess I'll never know for sure.

 

Desert Heat

Hugh Jackman says he has no regrets about taking the premiere of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" out of Hollywood and into the city of Tempe, Ariz., home of Arizona State University.

"No one in L.A. is sleeping out overnight when they already had tickets to the best seat in the house," Jackman said of the thousands of passionate fans lining the barricades. "I love this place," Jackman said of the Phoenix suburb. "I'm moving here. It's awesome."

Well, that's sweet of you to say, Hugh. But let's not get carried away. Also in attendance were co-stars will.i.am, Lynn Collins, Ryan Reynolds, Liev Schreiber and Taylor Kitsch, working his best "trying not to look attractive" look. (AP/AZ Republic)

You Call This Chey?

I have no idea if this purported nude photo of Cheyenne Jackson floating around the World Wide Web is a fake or not. But if it's real, I'm thinking the hunky star would make a great Captain Hook in a Broadway revival of "Peter Pan." Judge for yourself HERE.

Girls Just Want to Have Fun(ds)

My pals on the Left Coast report that the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center had a great success with Friday night's gala, "An Evening with Women: Celebrating Art, Music & Equality" in Beverly Hills. The event raised more than $360,000 for the center’s services for women. Jennifer Coolidge was her usual hysterical self (on Prop 8: "I just got a whole tube of that the other day"), as was Sarah Silverman, who riffed on the experience of the sign language interpreter faced with signing Silverman’s off-color repertoire. For the second year in a row, Sharon Stone took the helm of the live auction.

Linda Perry and Christina Aguilera brought the house down with live performances of "Mother" and "Beautiful." Also on hand were longtime gay rights activist Cybill Shepherd and her knockout daughter, Clementine Ford, as well as Leisha Hailey, Clea DuVall and Sharon and Kelly Osbourne. Sounds like a great night for a great cause!