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16 October 2014

Briefs: Victor Garber Is Firestorm, “Freak Show” Freaks Viewers, And Remembering Ramon Novarro

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Birthday shoutouts go to Scott Bakula (above), who is 60, PJ Harvey is 45, Sharon Osbourne is 62, Chris O’Dowd is 35, and Jackson Browne is 66.



With Fox News Sitting Out Gay Marriage Fight, Social Conservatives Lose Their Loudest Voice

I posted earlier about out actor Andy Mientus joining The Flash, and now comes word that out actor Victor Garber has been cast in the role of Dr. Martin Stein, one-half of Firestorm: “In the DC Comics character’s TV iteration, Stein is a brilliant but arrogant nuclear physicist who has sacrificed everything, including a marriage, for his work in transmutation. After he discovers that S.T.A.R. Labs’ malfunctioning particle accelerator has fused him with the younger, more impulsive Ronnie Raymond (played by The Tomorrow People‘s Robbie Amell), the doc races to find a way to separate them before it’s too late.”

In ratings news, it’s great news for two series we recap. Arrow was up 11% over last season’s premiere, and AHS: Freak Show was up 10% from Coven’s premiere, giving the show its best ratings ever.

The Advocate has an article about Stewart Copeland‘s new score for the 1925 version of Ben-Hur, and it delves into the life and horrific death of its gay star Ramon Novarro

Ricky Martin’s ‘Erection’ Tweet Is A Lesson For Fans



“La educación es como una erección; si la tienes, se nota.”

— Ricky Martin (@ricky_martin) October 1, 2014



tWitch gets waxed for Magic Mike



Throwback Thursday! This week we throwback to the greatest episode of Newhart, as Dick is the reluctant star of Stephanie’s awful (but spot-on) sitcom Seeing Double





And here’s The Weekly ShoutOUT™. Each week we’re going to focus on one out athlete/performer and feature a daily pic and career timeline. We’ll be showcasing the big names, but also the lesser-known gay celebs who deserve more recognition. This week we give a ShoutOUT™ to … Patrick Breen.



Patrick was part of the 2011 Broadway production of The Normal Heart, playing Mickey. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look a the cast photoshoot.



We covered the 90′s once before, so let’s try it again … with the 100 Greatest Top Ten Hits By 90′s Female Artists. There are only two rules: They all hit the Billboard Pop Top Ten, and they’re all from solo female artists or groups with female lead vocalists. Sure, you’ll hear the expected “Justify My Love” and “My Heart Will Go On,” but you’ll also hear songs I’m sure you haven’t thought of since the 90′s.

Ay #92 is “Love … Thy Will Be Done” by Martika. The first single from her second album Martika’s Kitchen was co-written and produced by Prince. It was her final top forty and top ten hit, peaking at #10 in November 1991.



Congrats to Stormymac and Dback. Tom, you guessed that yesterday’s Pixuzzle™ © ® was Cher winning an Oscar for moonstruck. But stormymac was correct that it was a couple of years before that, and Dback was more specific, that it was in 1986 after her “Mask” snub. So I will consider this a tie.



Here’s today’s Pixuzzle™ © ®. Here are characters from a famous TV show. Can you name it?



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