Liberace

Cannes: Steven Soderbergh's Behind the Candelabra is a Delightful Little Curio

Steven Soderbergh's 10 Things Wrong With Movies Today

He's been burned before, like when his Liberace film--directed by his Oscar winning self and starring two Oscar winners--couldn't manage to green lit from a single studio because it was too gay or something! So it'll be on TV! So Steven Soderbergh has every right to be pissed. And he's laid out ju ... More >>

The Best of Coachella, Weekend One

Karen O's Outfit Karen O's wardrobe on Friday night was bad ass. The Yeah Yeah Yeah's front woman appeared on the main stage in a technicolor cape draped over a suit that looked like it was made of mercury. The vibrant collage was topped with a headpiece that Liberace might have worn had he ever bee ... More >>

Every Movie Studio Turned Down Liberace Movie As "Too Gay!"

So says Oscar winning director Steven Soderbergh, who peddled Behind The Candelabra--with Michael Douglas as flaming pianist Liberace and Matt Damon as his younger lover--all around Hollywood for years. Despite that A-list lineup, Soderbergh says every single studio told him the exact same thing: " ... More >>

Phyllis Diller, RIP

The hairy, feathery lady comic was a riot, whether making fun of her hatchet face, her drooping boobies, or her sagging knees. The reality is she was actually kind of attractive, but she did the shtick for laughs, and even turned into some kind of feminist in the process, especially when she dresse ... More >>

Chimichangas, Zoloft, Angie Bowie, And Mae West

Last night, I saw Chimichangas and Zoloft, a play by Fernanda Coppel about two Mexican-American families with some secrets, sexual awakenings, laughs, trickery, and deep depressions. Gayness or bisexuality pops up in three of the five characters, which is not as rampant as I'd like, but it's a pret ... More >>

Liberace Will Be Played By Three People!

Came the release: "After seven years of writing, re-writing, fine tuning, and revelatory readings, Alexander DeJong's opulent and lush Liberace musical, All That Glitters will be presented in its pre-Broadway workshop from Tuesday, May 8 through Friday, May 11 at the Baryshnikov Arts Center." Seve ... More >>

Christina Aguilera Is The New Liberace! Look At Her House!

It's for sale for $13.5 million, and it must be because Liberace clearly came back from the dead to do all the decorating. Who knew Christina was possessed by a deceased gay man? Thanks to Carla Jo Bailey for the tip.

The Dead Celebrity Cookbook at MXYPLYZYK, Gift Suggestion #14

​The cookbook displayed in the window of MXYPLYZYK, against a backdrop of hamburger greeting cards and Ritz boxes. Help the Goth, Vamp, or just plain cynic on your list have a very morbid Christmas by picking up a copy of The Dead Celebrity Cookbook by radio personality and raconteur Frank ... More >>

The Dead Celebrity Cookbook Author Frank DeCaro Dishes About What Famous Dead People Once Ate

Health CommunicationsCelebs might be gone, but not forgotten​While celebrities now get their food fixes at trendy restaurants like LA's Koi or Nobu, once upon a time they actually cooked. Eartha Kitt made a mean chicken wing, Gilda Radner whipped up a sumptuous apple cake, and Johnny Cash fri ... More >>

Chow Down On Your Favorite Dead Stars' Recipes

Come on, it won't kill you! Sirius/XM OutQ host Frank DeCaro has laid them all out for you in his brand-new Dead Celebrity Cookbook, which is filled with all sorts of famous fricassees and stellar ceviches. At DeCaro's book party at P.J. Clarke's last night, thrown by CBS Watch! magazine, I asked ... More >>

Our 10 Best Places to Eat in NYC on Gay Pride Weekend

​Stucco-covered Julius' may be the city's very first gaystropub. Why is the weather always hot as hell during Pride Weekend? Your best refuge -- before, during, or after the march -- is in a well-air-conditioned restaurant for a meal or snack (with a frozen cocktail or two, if you prefer). ... More >>

Photos Of Me With Fabulous Celebs!

:​It's Norma Desmond time. I've been going through my inventory and finding lots of instances were I stuck my face in photos with celebrities at various parties (often when they were hosting bashes for me or vice versa). Humor me and enjoy these images of yours truly with: *Liberace (above ... More >>

Michael Douglas as Liberace: I'm Actually Excited

​Oscar winner Michael Douglas is playing bejeweled homosexual pianist and frou-frou wearer Liberace (above) in Steven Soderbergh's film of the same name, and considering the pedigree here, it could be as major as the keys Liberace's glissandos usually took place in. Douglas seems like heaven- ... More >>

Alison Arngrim Serves Little House on the Prairie Dish

In her new book titled "Confessions of a Prairie Bitch," Little House's Nellie Oleson, Alison Arngrim, talks about how inspiringly close she and costar Melissa Gilbert were--and still are! But it was Melissa Sue Anderson who was the bad fairy on the prairie.

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Welcome to the World's Most Fabulous Garage Sale: A Look at Tavern on the Green's Auction Preview

Relics of better, more mirrored times, these disco balls can be yours for the starting bid of $1,000.​ The woman, swaddled in ankle-length furs and trailing two sullen pre-teens in her considerable wake, bustled up to the reservationist's lectern in Tavern on the Green's entry way. "We want t ... More >>

Tavern on the Green Prepares for Auction as the Custody Battle for Its Name Continues

Tavern on the Green​Tavern on the Green is preparing to hold the restaurant auction to end all restaurant auctions on Jan. 13-15, and Nation's Restaurant News has helpfully provided a slide show of some of the goods that will be up for sale. From the looks of it, Tavern's material possessions ... More >>

Michael Douglas Does It With Matt Damon in Liberace Pic

​If I wanted to see an Oscar winner make out with a nominee, it would probably be Kathy Bates and Jake Gyllenhaal, but I'll settle for Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, who will be locking lips in Steven Soderbergh's upcoming biopic about flaming pianist Liberace and his boyfriend the sewer (I m ... More >>

A Date With Liberace

Liberace's Swishing To Broadway

viaFor anyone below a certain age or taste level, let me explain what a Liberace was. He was a sequined-and-feathered swish queen who played a mean classical piano in the grand style, entertaining millions in concert and on TV all while trying to distract people from the fact that he was a giant pou ... More >>

Bill O'Reilly Just Realized Adam Lambert is the New Liberace

On last night's O'Reilly Factor, Bill alerted us that there are "embarrassing" pictures of American Idol flamer Adam Lambert on the Internet. Those would be the photos that have been circulating for months now of Adam, be-glittered and purple-haired, smooching with another one of his lot. Note how ... More >>

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Yet another Rhode trip. Then it's back to Manhattan for cock tales.

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