James visits the Marco design studio in the heart of Hollywood. They are designers to the stars, currently the American Idol stars. Of peculiar interest to James are the recent tight-fitting matador outfits that the top four contestants wore in one of the show's weekly Ford spots. James gets the story on these costumes, does a little crotch sniffin', ("mmm, yeast") and tries on some of Marco's more outré costumes. ...

On regular television most of the shows have had their season finales and are locked into reruns. Here on the WOW Report we don't have finales; it's one endless season. But WOW TV, if only by virtue of its name, might be allowed the occasional repeat. Like this Daily Freak Show episode when James St James and Daniel Franzese checked out the cupcake wars in Beverly Hills. Investigative reporting at its yummiest. ...

James St James, acclaimed 2008 Lambda Literary Awards finalist, reads from his y/a novel, Freak Show, at A Different Light Bookstore, as do some other wan 2008 Lambda Award finalists, but their monotone readings pale next to James' one-man-show theatricality. (Somebody please get this guy a one-man show.) Afterward, St James tries to get the poop from emcee Christopher Rice about the plot of his next novel, then flirts himself into a sweat talking to the bookstore's manager. ...

James and fellow queer author Christopher Rice talk about Rice's latest novel Blind Fall, which made the NY Times bestseller list. They also share insights into the writing process, dealing with bad reviews, and turning 30. The son of Anne Rice even offers James some surprising advice on how to beat writer's block. ...

Travel back with us to James St James' toddler years in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Early home movies indicate that even as an infant, James was exhibiting some of his adult personality traits – especially his penchant for tormenting kittens, usually the gateway to serial killing. Fortunately, James didn't pass through that gate. As far as we know. ...

James St James and Lenora Claire judge a talent show with Mr Gay Vatican City. Contestants include a hip-hop acrobat; a child rapper; a neurotic standup comic; a woman who talks about her daughter's vagina; and Jeff Dowd, the real-life inspiration for "The Dude" character in The Big Lebowski. ...

Damiana Garcia, the charmingly invasive TV journalist who gets her story using guile, flattery, and her questionable feminine wiles, quite literally scoops the other field reporters today by going to one of LA's best-kept secrets. Scoops, on Heliotrope at Melrose, is the ice cream parlor with crazy-inventive flavors that change daily. Two scoops of avocado bacon foie gras anyone? ...