Nick Jonas Makes a Splash

Out calls this a teaser for the youngest Jonas brother's new film. (It's a tease all right.) But given the flick's name -- "Careful What You Wish For" -- something tells me he was horribly miscast. Watch trailer HERE.

ACLU Response to Senate Moving One Step Closer to Passing ENDA

You know the House is going to totally fuck this up, but at least the Senate did something, voting today to begin debate on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) by a bipartisan vote of 61-30. Here's what the American Civil Liberties Union had to say about this historic day on Capitol Hill:

"Tonight, we are one step closer to finally enshrining in law the basic principle that job applicants and employees should be judged on their professional credentials and the caliber of their work, and not be penalized because of who they are," said Ian Thompson, American Civil Liberties Union legislative representative. "We urge the Senate to pass these long-sought and overdue protections without delay.” A vote on final passage in the Senate is expected later this week.

Newspaper Circulation Falls to Lowest Level Since 1940s

   It's chilling, but no real surprise that print is dying. I actually pay for a number of digital news services now, something I didn't think I would ever do. From HERE.

Happy Movember!

I'll tell you what: I'd have been baaaack for opening night of every "Terminator" movie if bodybuilder Roger Callard had become the star he deserved to be.

Instead, I'll just have to live with the memory of seeing Cheryl Ladd rescue him from a deadly hot tub on a 1981 episode of "Charlie's Angels." Way to go, Kris Munroe!

Nole Back in 'Top' Form?

Didn't watch a lot of the Paris Masters over the weekend, but was stunned to see David Ferrer had finally manged to beat Rafael Nadal. (Or should I call him Rafael Williams? He seems to have adopted the sisters' strategy when it comes to non-Slams.) Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in the semis, then took out defending champion Ferrer, 7-5 7-5, to capture the title and keep alive his hopes of reclaiming the world number one spot by the end of the year. Reuters reports: The Serb recovered from a break down in both sets to snatch his third consecutive title, and the 40th of his career, following victories in Beijing and at the Shanghai Masters last month. "I knew that coming into the match I was going to have to work for my points," Djokovic told a news conference. "He was not going to give me too many free points. He was going to run for every ball. He's a great competitor, one of the most respected guys on tour because he works hard and he's very humble and he's a very nice person."

Not Entirely Buying 'Dallas Buyers Club'

Saw "Dallas Buyers Club" over the weekend. Liked it, but didn't love it. I learned a lot -- had no idea that these so-called clubs were how activists got certain unapproved drugs and remedies to AIDS patients in the early days when they realized AZT was doing more harm than good -- but movies with unsympathetic leads are always a tough sell. Despite being told he had just 30 days to live, Matthew McConaughey's homophobic hick character was so distasteful in every way that I really didn't feel too much for him until about 75 minutes into the film -- when he finally lets his guard down -- but by then the closing credits were getting ready to roll. I thought Jared Leto seemed a lot more awkward than I had been led to believe, but nice work by Jennifer Garner, who played a doctor sympathetic to the guys' cause. Curious if others saw it and what they thought. 

Time to read this Slate article about how accurate the film was.