June Covers

Just released is Katy Perry’s June 2010 Lucky magazine cover.

Still a little too photoshopped for my taste but she looks adorable : )

Warning to Heidi Montag…

Here is a lesson to you Heidi…bigger is not always better. Sometimes, its even lethal…

This woman from Peru was forced to bedrest for six months because her SIZE N!! boobs rendered  her immobile. She was recently diagnosed with suffering from Bilateral Gynescomastia–an illness that keeps the mammary glands growing during puberty or after pregnancy. Apparentally, after birthing her third child her breasts just kept getting bigger, literally EVERY DAY. The woman herself said “I couldn’t move because my boobs and belly were the same size,” she told reporters. “My breasts became so huge my skin had sores and I had trouble breathing.”

Medically, if left untreated, Bilateral Gynescomastia could be fatal: basically, if left untreated, the weight of the breasts could eventually squash her lungs and kill her. Luckily, doctors were able to perform a reduction …. one that likely saved her life.

Maybe she’s born with it, maybe its photoshop

Khloe Kardashian has been toting an upcoming appearance by her and her sister Kim (TOMORROW, for those interested in seeing them). She put the following ad up on her website:

There are sooooo many things that could be said here:

1.) So, I’m forced to assume that the picture on the add is not a ‘taken-from-life’ photograph, and instead a cartoon, or carnival mirror type caricature of the Kardashian sisters?? That would be the only understandable reason why Khloe and Kim look like theyre wannabe-barbie proportions have been spray painted with colors meant to look like suffocatingly skintight dresses.

Who are you kidding Khloe, you have NEVER been that skinny. You weren’t even born that skinny! Now, I’m not hating here..I’ve seen legitimate candid pictures of these two (and we’ve all seen some candid Kim in particular) and they’re both beautiful, well proportioned girls that have inspired a good amount of wet dreams…but, Quicktrim if you want to seem credible as a supplement and business then you might want to advertise your endorsers in a believable size.

2.) CV-freaking-S?!??! Now, you guys are not exactly A list in-demand type people but even I would say you’re better than CVS. Should we blame this on quicktrim? Do they have you visiting random CVS’ on some quicktrim tour? If so, this is SOOO  WRONG. I get that you’d want to reach out to the little people. And, being a little person myself, I appreciate it. But even you, as reality famewhores, are of higher caliber than some obscure CVS.

3.) And who knew botox was a feature of photoshop?

Love Love Love Love Love!!!

As many know, I am obsessed with Beyonce. She can do no wrong in my eyes.

Despite this bias, I can unbiasly say that this video is FAAABBOOOOOOSHHH!

Standing O!

Just Unnecessary

This morning, American and NATO forces opened gunfire on a civilian bus near Kandahar. They killed 5 civilians and wounded 18. Apparentally, the soldiers did not “know it was a bus” and feared for their safety.

That’s not the story the civilians tell. They say they were driving down the road when they noticed NATO envoys in front and behind them. They were going to pull off the road to let the one behind them pass but there was no where to pull over so they kept driving forward. That’s when the Americans opened fire. And, if the casualty toll is correct, it would imply that troops may have fired scores of rounds.

Khandahar governor, Tooryalai Wesa said it correctly, “If you want to stop the bus, it should be shot in the tires,” Mr. Wesa said. “Why shoot the people inside?”

Other passengers reiterate:

 “An American convoy was ahead of us and another convoy was following us, and we were going to pull off of the road, and suddenly the Americans opened fire,” said one, Nida Muhammad, a passenger who suffered a shoulder wound.

“This bus wasn’t like an a suicide bomber, and we did not touch or come close to the convoy,” he said. “It seems they are opening fire on civilians intentionally.”

“It is a huge bus full of passengers, and if they think we were a suicide bomber, we are sad that the Americans have killed innocent people,” he said. “We don’t feel safe while traveling on the main highways anymore because of NATO convoys.”

War is war and casualties are inevitable. Stalin himself once said that war is not a dinner party. But things like this are unecessary and yet reported with increasing frequency – let alone the stories that aren’t reported.

Even if I give the convoy forces the benefit of the doubt in this one, and say “sure, the bus was stocked with touring suicide bombers” they really screwed things over as far as public image and tactical war planning is concerned. The deaths triggered a vitriolic anti-American demonstration, infuriated officials and appeared likely to harm public opinion on the eve of the most important offensive of the war, in which tens of thousands of American and NATO troops will try to take control of the Kandahar region, the spiritual home of the Taliban, this summer.

*See the full story in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/world/asia/13afghan.html?hp

Out of the Closet

FINALLLYYYY!!!! RICKY MARTIN IS OFFICIALLY GAY!!!!!!!!!!!

He posted the following on his website today:

“A few months ago I decided to write my memoirs, a project I knew was going to bring me closer to an amazing turning point in my life. From the moment I wrote the first phrase I was sure the book was the tool that was going to help me free myself from things I was carrying within me for a long time. Things that were too heavy for me to keep inside. Writing this account of my life, I got very close to my truth. And this is something worth celebrating.

For many years, there has been only one place where I am in touch with my emotions fearlessly and that’s the stage. Being on stage fills my soul in many ways, almost completely. It’s my vice. The music, the lights and the roar of the audience are elements that make me feel capable of anything. This rush of adrenaline is incredibly addictive. I don’t ever want to stop feeling these emotions. But it is serenity that brings me to where I’m at right now. An amazing emotional place of comprehension, reflection and enlightenment. At this moment I’m feeling the same freedom I usually feel only on stage, without a doubt, I need to share.

Many people told me: “Ricky it’s not important”, “it’s not worth it”, “all the years you’ve worked and everything you’ve built will collapse”, “many people in the world are not ready to accept your truth, your reality, your nature”. Because all this advice came from people who I love dearly, I decided to move on with my life not sharing with the world my entire truth. Allowing myself to be seduced by fear and insecurity became a self-fulfilling prophecy of sabotage. Today I take full responsibility for my decisions and my actions.

If someone asked me today, “Ricky, what are you afraid of?” I would answer “the blood that runs through the streets of countries at war…child slavery, terrorism…the cynicism of some people in positions of power, the misinterpretation of faith.” But fear of my truth? Not at all! On the contrary, It fills me with strength and courage. This is just what I need especially now that I am the father of two beautiful boys that are so full of light and who with their outlook teach me new things every day. To keep living as I did up until today would be to indirectly diminish the glow that my kids where born with. Enough is enough. This has to change. This was not supposed to happen 5 or 10 years ago, it is supposed to happen now. Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment.

These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn’t even know existed.

What will happen from now on? It doesn’t matter. I can only focus on what’s happening to me in this moment. The word “happiness” takes on a new meaning for me as of today. It has been a very intense process. Every word that I write in this letter is born out of love, acceptance, detachment and real contentment. Writing this is a solid step towards my inner peace and vital part of my evolution.

I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am.

RM”

Congrats to Ricky!

: )