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Richard Simmons

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    April 27, 2012

    Richard Simmons' Nickname Is "Dickie Jukebox"

    Fitness guru Richard Simmons and I once sang "He Touched Me" together in his trailer before he got nervous, and that was pretty much the end of the interview. But I have to say I liked him a lot! And now, he's revealed to MensHealth.com what people affectionately call him:

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    February 14, 2012

    A Cancer Benefit With Drag Queens

    "You heard that Whitney Houston died, right?" said emcee Judy Gold at "Encore for Hope," the American Cancer Society benefit last night at Club Providence. She was actually going there. And to set up a joke, God bless her. "No, let me not bring down the mood," added Judy. "Let's talk about cancer! ... More >>

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    Live From Yesterday's Ted Leo Video Shoot at the Bell House

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    Joan Rivers's Gay Revelations

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    "Ticked-off Trannies" Should Get a GLAAD Award!

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  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Barrett: How Will the Ballot Police Protect Kirsten Gillibrand from the Harold Ford Invasion?

    Kirsten's protector is ever vigilant​Thank God for the ballot police. But for them, five or six elected Democrats would've already committed the crime of running against Kirsten Gillibrand. Now we have the man Harry Reid obviously mistook for Barack Obama, Harold Ford Jr., illegally panhandl ... More >>

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    August 24, 2009

    The Most Twisted Urban Myths!

    ​Urban myths are those bullshit celebrity gossip stories you hear as a kid and choose to believe until years later when you finally stop and say, "What the fuck was I thinking?" I'm not even going to go into the infamous gerbil one or the one with the rock star and the 17 sailors. We ALL have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    Who Seems Gay, But Isn't?

    Miguel Angel Azua Garcia Come on, put on your lavender thinking caps and tell me which celeb you always thought was a sister, but it turns out he or she isn't. And conversely, let's hear which celeb did you NOT think was gay in a million queer years, but he/she turned out to be gayer than Richard S ... More >>

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    Test My Balls of Fury

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  • Film

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    Put Your Paddle to the Metal

    Take the Balls of Fury quiz and win a Def Leppard album!

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    April 5, 2007

    Shitty Band Promo #2: Broad Noodles

    Take the Balls of Fury quiz and win a Def Leppard album!

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    April 3, 2007

    The Golden Years

    Chatting with Legally Blonde's Orfeh. Plus: Outtakes from the urban-myth closet.

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    NY Mirror

    Chatting with Legally Blonde's Orfeh. Plus: Outtakes from the urban-myth closet.

  • Columns

    May 23, 2006

    NY Mirror

    Chatting with Legally Blonde's Orfeh. Plus: Outtakes from the urban-myth closet.

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    Hips of Steel

    How kids too cool for exercise keep the winter pounds off

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    November 1, 2005

    Helloween

    Why tricks and treats should only last one night, not four

  • People

    June 14, 2005

    'L' Is for 'Look Out, World'

    Longtime lesbian has whole life edited by very hot TV show

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    I Started a Joke

    Shockingly, No 50 Cent Parody Yet

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    Rock 'n' Roll Chicks!

    Shockingly, No 50 Cent Parody Yet

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    Fight Club

    Tyson! Tonya! Boxing Is Big. Fighting It?

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    September 26, 2000

    NY Mirror

    Tyson! Tonya! Boxing Is Big. Fighting It?

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    NY Mirror

    Tyson! Tonya! Boxing Is Big. Fighting It?

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    February 15, 2000

    NY Mirror

    Tyson! Tonya! Boxing Is Big. Fighting It?

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    December 7, 1999

    NY Mirror

    Tyson! Tonya! Boxing Is Big. Fighting It?

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    Purple Passion

    Jerry Falwell Outs Tinky Winky! Musto Beat Him to It.

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    October 6, 1998

    Boombox Babies

    Jerry Falwell Outs Tinky Winky! Musto Beat Him to It.

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