James takes his dear friends and super-fans Melissa (aka Urethra Franklin on the James message boards), Alexiss, Olivia, and Miguel on a Death Tour of LA. In this episode, they visit the Westwood cemetery, the resting place of such notables as Marilyn Monroe, Truman Copote, Donna Reed, and Minnie Ripperton. Amid their graveyard frolic, James talks about the gravestones of Dorothy Stratton and Natalie Wood, has his collar straightened by an old woman, and engages in some tomfoolery with the grave of the infamous Bob Crane. Part 1 of 2. ...

Thairin Smothers snaps a Proactiv kiosk in Minneapolis. ...

And it was Will Smith who became the big star after Fresh Prince? Shocking. (via BWE.tv) ...

You Support Homos!! McDonalds to AFA: Umm, yea’ we’re okay with that. h/t Pam ...

I’m not sure I can start to pick apart all that’s wrong with this article in the Advocate. Well, okay, maybe I can. The article is a love letter to Schwarzenegger, and claims the GOP helped “bring” gay marriage to California. For the record, yes, as a Republican Schwarzenegger has a good, but not great, track record. I say not great because, while he has taken some firm stances (against the proposed amendment for one), he has also carefully treaded the line so as not to offend his conservative base, who attack him for being too-pro gay anyhow. But, Schwarzenegger is one ...

Besides being more kind and lovely than you could ever think, she was even MORE naturally beautiful than this:and even skinner than this:SHUT UP! I KNOW!Thanks Ricki Lake, for being so wonderful, charming and a pleasure to meet. ...

Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood continues to rock the ratings on Oxygen. Its July 1 episode broke several network ratings records. That third episode of the series, which follows the lives of Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott and their two kids, generated a 0.8 household rating, while setting network viewership records among adults 18-to-49 (514,000) and female viewers (405,000). So yay us. (More here for numbers freaks) Next ep: Tuesday, July 8 at 10PM on Oxygen. ...

Bizarre opening sequence, then Randy makes an entrance with a perfume demonstration. Cupcakes for Lindsay Lohan's birthday, courtesy of Lydia. Thairin, who sold 13 photos at his "Homo-A-Go-Go" show in the Gallery, pops in. When Randy asks him about his art, James answers for him, but Thairin manages to squeeze in where the photos were taken. Steven, it's revealed, wouldn't allow a photo of himself in the show. Thairin and Pam Anderson and their green disco bus ride to Vegas. Ali Lohan. Ashley Lohan. "Happy birthday to you" to Lindsay, then the cupcakes are eaten. Denise Richards, briefly. Madonna and ...

In today's New York Post, Adam Buckman reviews Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey's Heidi Fleiss doc, which premieres on HBO July 21. He seems to like it: "AS if the story of Heidi Fleiss could not get any stranger, I submit for your approval Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal. Be prepared for the documentary event of the summer season. Get ready to 'cross over into...The Twilight Zone.' Those were the words of Rod Serling almost 50 years ago, but they surely apply to the present-day world of Heidi Fleiss, the infamous Hollywood Madam who is now the Birdwoman ...

It's been three days since California made it the law to use only hands-free cell phones while driving, and people like this guy are suddenly experiencing a whole panoply of activities to enjoy now that they don't have to hold that damn phone up to their heads. Thanks, California lawmakers! (Break) ...

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that he has filed paperwork to explore a run for Governor of California in 2010.The good-looking Mayor of San Francisco was re-elected in 2007 with ony token opposition and has used the marriage equality issue to raise his national profile among progressives and Democrats.The record of mayors becoming Governor is not a good one.Interestingly, both of Newsom's most talked-about rivals for the governorship are current or former mayors. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles shares extremely vocal gay rights support and marital infidelity with Newsom.Current California Attorney General Jerry Brown served ...

† i'd prefer to see her in rehab but at least amy is under house arrest! in case you didn't know † michael lohan is a money hungry loser - he wants to sell his paternity test results! cele|bitchy † oh no! i thought we had seen the last of britney spears' paparazzi boy adnan ghalib! popsugar † christy brinkley's ex admitted to spending $3,000 a month on internet porn! yeeeah! † mariah carey & nick cannon are already having relationship issues... i'm not obsessed † angelina jolie waved to photographers while showing off ...

Tom Cruise, 46 Montel Williams, 52 Betty Buckley, 61 Tom Stoppard, 71 Ken Russell, 81 Franz Kafka, 125 (deceased) George M Cohan, 130 (deceased) Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 148 (deceased) – Lindsey Hager ...

Here’s one for your McCain supporter buddies. This week he took credit for the new GI Bill, despite having opposed it. He was for it… after he voted against it? Sounds like John Kerry. (Was there something in the water in Vietnam that makes presidential candidates flip-flop later in life?) Below is a summary of two [...] ...

"Seriously. I have always loved watermelon. Who knew?" said Randy Barbato after reading this story from the Associated Press this morning. Here's the gist: Watermelons contain an ingredient called citrulline that can trigger production of a compound that helps relax the body's blood vessels, similar to what happens when a man takes Viagra, said scientists in Texas, one of the nation's top producers of the seedless variety. ...

Stake and chips. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, bromancing buddies to the bone, played in the Ante Up for Africa No Limit Texas Hold-Em tournament put on by the World Series of Poker at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Vegas last night. All the money raised in the tournament will benefit survivors in Darfur and Sudan, and also fund efforts to end the crisis in Africa. Kinda makes you wanna hold em. (Gossip Girls) ...

Robert Wagner + Rob Lowe = Christie Brinkley's criminal ex, Peter Cook ...

This quote from my friend, Puddin' Turkelson: "I'm an atheist - unless something really bad happens, and then I'm not." ...

I saw "Mamma Mia!" last night with moroccomole. It was.........weird.I won't write any more about it until opening day.Cameos from Benny and Bjorn.But you should go see the movies "Reprise" and "Bigger Stronger Faster." Especially "Reprise." It's from Norway. It's cool and modern and clean and has a great opening credits sequence set to Joy Division's "New Dawn Fades." I watched it on my laptop when I had to review it for movies.com and then last week for some odd reason it wound up playing at my favorite dump, The Beverly Center theater. Of course I went.The projectionist ...

Jeff Tabaco posted a photo: 23 June 2008: Thom and me at Disneyland! Anaheim, California. ...