Declan Cashin
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Archive for March, 2010

Nama-geddon

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010


Black Tuesday. The scale of this scam is staggering to behold. Amidst all this “horror” (as it was repeatedly called on Prime Time tonight), this picture started doing the rounds. Some (rare) light relief on a dark day in the history of this state.

Tara is back – with 75% more gay

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010




United States of Tara is back for its second season – and it’s funnier, sharper and, more importantly, gayer than ever before. Toni Collette is as good as ever, while young actor Keir Gilchrist’s Marshall (criminally robbed of an Emmy nomination last year) remains the best gay character on American television.

Salon has a good intro to and analysis of the show here.

Let the Right One Win

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Aw. Kare Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson pose with the Empire Award for Best Horror movie for Let The Right One In. Kinda weird to see them as healthy, normal kids in contrast to their characters in the movie

Ricky Martin: I’m gay

Monday, March 29th, 2010



Read here

The Pope Delusion

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Richard Dawkins lets rip at Pope Benedictator

Oreagan

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Obama’s newfound confidence on the back of HCR is marking him out as the “liberal Reagan”, according to the Daily Beast

Sassy Gay Friend

Monday, March 29th, 2010

I love this series of skits.

If Othello’s Desdemona had a sassy gay friend

And Ophelia

And Juliet

Sinead, CNN and church abuse

Monday, March 29th, 2010


Sinead O’Connor talks about Catholic Church sex abuse with CNN’s Andersoon Cooper.

The Daily Mail song

Monday, March 29th, 2010


Class.

Picture of the day

Monday, March 29th, 2010


Well, it’s kinda picture of the day last week but it’s a good’un. Hillary congrats the O.Bam over healthcare reform.