Sam Cooke sings "A Change Is Gonna Come." I thought this was triply appropriate. It's simultaneously from Rolling Stone's Top 5 Greatest Singers (see below), a former "Daily Song" here at AKA William, and the song itself is telling us that a change is gonna come. 1, 2, 3. Triple.

Rolling Stone announces The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. The top 5?

1) Aretha Franklin
2) Ray Charles
3) Elvis Presley
4) Sam Cooke
5) John Lennon

Stan Lee to create gay superhero for Showtime. And since it's Showtime, you know we're gonna be seeing some nekkid superhero (like Vampire Bill!). He's going to have the power to heal people. Wait, is Stan Lee gay?

Patrick, one of three members of the self-titled "Team Rainbow" on the new season of Top Chef, packs his knives. Knives, I said.

Enter Gizmodo's Mars Photoshop contest: "Use Photoshop to show us what the Mars Phoenix really discovered that the government doesn't want us to know about."

Michael Moore to make new documentary focusing on the economy

Two new women added to the Saturday Night Live cast

My girlfriend, Rachel Maddow, is not entirely a saint. Not yet, anyway. Last night she had to make some correction to some misinformation she presented earlier in the week in her "Ms. Information" segment. Apparently, she mispronounced the location of the Greenland military base, Thule. She pronounced it "Thool." But it's actually pronounced "Too-lay." Says Ms. Maddow, "Humiliating."

Were we headed for an Ice Age before our oil addiction got us drunk and warmed things up?

Study finds working at work increases productivity

Seann William Scott finally bares his ass in his new movie "Role Models." (Do I have to say NSFW if I already said he bares his ass? Okay, the link is NSFW.)

Madonna loves her some gay marriage!

Hip Hop artist Trick Trick doesn't want our faggot money.

Heroes posts lowest ratings ever. And it deserves its super bad ratings. I caught ten minutes of it the other night, and it was like watching an episode of Days of Our Lives. From 1984.

American Idol contestant found dead outside Paula Abdul's home

Nature really is good for the brain

Roseanne hates the hate, too

Obama really is recreating the world! Does this dog say "Obama?"

MP Iris Robinson, not related to Bishop Gene Robinson who won a Stonewall award for "Hero of the Year," voted "Bigot of the Year" at Stonewall Awards

A possible cure for AIDS:The startling case of an AIDS patient who underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat leukemia is stirring new hope that gene-therapy strategies on the far edges of AIDS research might someday cure the disease.

Melissa Etheridge says: "You can forget my taxes"

The 50 skills every geek needs

Ted Casablanca's "Blind Vice": As we have made abundantly clear, there are a ton of closeted gay actors and performers in this business. Some are more flagrant (Toothy Tile) than others (Crotch Uh-Lastic).

HBO to air Obama documentary in 2009

Venus beats Serena in the quarters of the year-end Championships, Serena pulls out of tournament

LGBT Activists protest Simpson's episode? Aren't there more important things to worry about right now?

After Elton's "Best.Gay.Week.Ever" reviews everything gay

Nathan wins Top Design

The kind of bacteria in your gut may be making you fat. So eat your Activia!

Ryan Kwanten gets nekkid again on "True Blood." (NSFW) The more he gets naked, the more I'm gonna post about it.

3G tethering coming to iPhone

Another kind of Butt Bandit

Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton dies

Seann William Scott talks about squirting during sex. (Video - posssibly NSFW)

More Whoopi: We Have Finally Become Part of the Fabric of the United States of America

Tom Ford to direct movie based on Christopher Isherwood book

"Clash of The Titans" to be remade!

MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island - An impromptu ass contest. It's like Urge Ass Wednesdays, except the guy are all hot. (To be honest, I had no idea they were still doing these RW/RR challenges. Oh, and there are some un-blurred bare asses, so it's probably NSFW.) Yeah, even on days like today, we can't forget the importance of a great ass. Or three.

This week's CNNSI Tennis Ad-in/Ad-Out

Lafayette of "True Blood" a gay icon in the making

Blackberry Storm finally being released Nov. 14

What's a day at AKAWilliam without a mention of my soon-to-be girlfriend Rachel Maddow? Well, it looks like Ms. Maddow has been chosen one of Out Magazines "Out 100." The picture was inspired by photos of Katharine Hepburn.

What do Ayn Rand, Ronald Reagan, and The Green Movement all have in common? You guessed -- they all love sci-fi!

LaBelle gives an interview to Clay Cane. Patti says: "Labelle with no gay following? That wouldn't be cute! Patti LaBelle with no gay following? That would not be nice! The gay following has been there forever."

Wanda Sykes talks to Ellen about Prop 8.

"Five Years on Mars" -- Did anyone else this this one-hour special on The National Geographic Channel? I loved watching those cute little Mars Rovers. It was "Wall-E." Only good.

Adam Levine throws Halloween party

The New York Times has a great interview with Rutina Wesley, the actress on "True Blood" who plays Tara Thornton, the smart, mean and sexy best friend of Sookie.
“I get to create this girl and make her not the stereotypical — for lack of a better phrase — black woman with an attitude. We see a lot of that. But with Tara we’re also going to see a woman who has been through a lot of things.”

Gay double wedding, includes the father of the groom. I think I saw that on Ashton Cruz . . . .

Ryan Reynolds runs the New York City Marathon in 3:50:22.

John Cho, of Harold and Kumar fame (and the new Sulu in the new Star Trek) comes out against Prop 8

Heroes execs fired! Better late than never . . . .

Prisons go green (There was a dumb prison-sex joke that I resisted here. You're welcome.)

Below, a hot Anderson Cooper and his package work out with Kelly Ripa last week.
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Have Americans forgotten the true meaning of Halloween?
BBC show "Have I Got New for You" investigated for homophobic remarks about Iranian gays

Huffington Post writer in lesbian murder/suicide tragedy

Beyonce hires a tranny back-up dancer?

At&T announces that all iPhone users will get free Wi-Fi

The Financial Times calls Rachel Maddow a "chirpy gay liberal" while leaving Matt Drudge's gayness unmentioned.

Study find that the UK's version of "Little Britain" homophobic. Another study will no doubt soon find that the American version is incredibly unfunny.

This week's Tennis Mailbag.

Cloris Leachman before "Dancing With The Stars"

A smaller version of Matt Damon than in the picture above talks about the election and the movement in Hollywood to get more involved.
The brilliant Joss Whedon on what happened to "Dollhouse"

Tina Fey to receive $6 million to write a book of comic essays

FA to investigage into anti-gay verbal attacks UK at football games

"The Front Runner" author Patricia Nell Warren calls out the "Yes on Prop 8" crazies

Time Inc. plans to lay off 600

Windows 7 leapfrogs over Vista

After being swung around the dance floor by her arms and legs, 82-year-old Cloris Leachman gives a crazy interview on Good Morning America to talk about the joys of "Cloreography." Why is that just because she's old everything she says is hysterical? The poor girl can't get a word in edge-wise because as soon as she opens her mouth, the people around her bust out laughing.

The View denies backstage screaming matches. That's right. They save their screaming for in front of the camera.

MTV Video Music Awards host Russell Brand suspended from the BBC for prank calls

Don Draper's Guide to Picking Up Women (The hot guy from Mad Men)
Jerry Lewis likes to call people "fags."

Barack Obama offers Jennifer Hudson some kind words

Zac Efron tops . . . whatever he wants. But in this case, the box office. When, exactly, did he stop being a boy and start looking like a man?

The father of molecular gastronomy gives an interview

SF streetcar to be dedicated to Harvey Milk

Saving you from drowning in a sea of passwords -- a picture

This week's Tennis Ad-in/Ad-out column by Jon Wertheim

Dan Savage hosts HUMP! - the annual amateur porn festival.

Judy Shepard, Matthew Shepard's mother, is honored with Cronkite award

I loved this article on the Antikythera machine, the 2000 year old computer.

Maybe William Shatner will be invited to George Takei's first anniversary?
Chicago is on the ball. Homeless shelters to get gay training. Between this and the gay high school, Obama's home state shows us how it's done.

The illusion of movement in these colored circles is just an illusion. No, really. They aren't moving.

You missed you some Maddow today? Don't worry because we have your Rachel Maddow in GQ!

Patti Labelle at Splash last night

Obama on SNL?

The Road, starring Viggo Mortenson and based on the brilliant book by Cormac McCarthy, has been moved to 2009.

People growing up watching black and white television dream in black and white. I don't know if I buy this or not, but if it's true, I'm looking forward to 3D TV even more.

Pink interview: "I wanted being a performer to change my life, but I didn’t want to let it change who I was."



I'm not an expert, but I don't think this is how this game is played.

Janice Dickinson's models get a Parke and Ronen gig.
More Maddow. Rachel Maddow doubles the audience for her cables new show

Gruesome new show from Survivor's Jeff Probst. The show, Live Like You’re Dying, will feature a person who has been given a terminal diagnosis with a finite amount of time to live and “take them on the last adventure of their life,” according to Probst.

Top 10 most underappreciated horror movie deaths

Hollywood adjusts to new economy

Palin failed on SNL? According to these women she did.

AskMen.com's Top 49 Most Influential Men for 2008. . . Makes me wonder if there's going to be a Bottom 49. Nothing wrong with flipping.

The Torchwood boys make out off set . . . too.

It's not the radiation. Nope. It's the nickel that'll get you!

And, yeah, Madonna and Guy are fighting. Madonna likes to watch, apparently.

The lost Madonna tapes via The Daily Beast
Calling all smartphones! You need a new name.

Vampire Bill naked! (NSFW)

Mr. Blackwell dies at the age of 86

Thousands attend funeral of right-wing gay Austrian politician Joerg Haider

Sizing up gay celebrities' boyfriends

Traveling exhibit explores Nazi persecution of gays

Hustlaball catches fire (site NSFW)

The new search engine - SearchMe

Computers getting closer to passing the Turing test

Tennis's Jon Wertheim reviews the past week in tennis in his weekly
Ad-in/Ad-out

I kind of hope this is a little bit real.
Via I'm Not Obsessed.
Reba McEntire Reincarnated?

Michael Musto wants to get laid . . . to rest here.

Man vs Wild's Bear Grylls naked again. Kinda NSFW, but it looks like it was really cold, so there's not, uh, a lot to see.

People Magazine's with this week's Five Funniest Moments of Daytime TV

Leona Lewis gets booed?

The airdates of The Final 10 Battlestar Galactica episodes

Boys dancing in their underwear on omgblog.

The official Britney Spears site launches

How do you get over your fear of acting like a pig? Dan Savage says, "Here’s the thing about male piggishness, kiddo: women dig it; fags do too." I think the fags might just dig it a little bit more . . . .

Jay Leno embarrasses Zac Efron.
TV networks off so slow start

Andy Roddick auctions off nude tennis lesson

Jon Wertheim's weekly Tennis Mailbag

Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Nastia Liukin to appear on Gossip Girl

Interview with Project Runway's Jerell Scott

Google crushes the iPhone?

Lost's JJ Abrams talks about his version of Star Trek."I think a movie that shows people of various races working together and surviving hundreds of years from now is not a bad message to put out right now."

Ellen DeGeneres tees it up Wednesday in Las Vegas adJustin Timberlake's charity golf event

Angelina Jolie on The Today Show

The Soup on Miley's Inappropriate Birthday Offer, via I Am A TV Junkie
"My Own Worst Enemy" getting even worse ratings

Anne Hathaway's ex had good intentions

Gale Harold, of Desperate Housewives and formerly Queer as Folk, is in stable condition after a motorcycle accident yesterday

Aravinda Adiga wins the Man Booker prize for his debut novel about the dark side of the new India

The Leather Festival was in the West Village? When?


The NYT's David Pogue discovers the almost perfect charger

Tennis columnist Jon Wertheim's weekly Ad-in/Ad-out

It is perhaps the last great Antarctic expedition - to find an explanation for why there is a great mountain range buried under the White Continent.

Gay schools the answer?

Colin Farrell discusses his sex tape
Daily Show couple to write CBS sitcom

Liz Smith reviews Brolin as W

Via popnography, some stills from Milk

Gus Van Sant to be honored that the LA Gay and Lesbian Center

Audre Lorde, the black lesbian poet, is celebrated for Black History Month

Scissor Sisters perform at Mercury Lounge last night

More Heroes defections

omgblog has an NSFW pic of what is probably a naked Ashton Kutcher sitting on the toilet. (NSFW) I mean, take it where you can get it, right?

Madonna wears dumb shoes to the New York premiere of her new movie Filth and Wisdom

Via Gizmodo, a real life Transformer
The price of food increasing across the globe. "You will find yourself confronting the fact — so easy to overlook these past few years — that the health of a nation’s food system is a critical issue of national security. Food is about to demand your attention."

Pretty much everything you wanted to know about fingerprints.

Brad Pitt photographs Angelina (via Dlisted)

Allan H. Spear, a former Minnesota state senator who was one of the nation's first openly gay legislators, died Saturday.

George Michael cut from Brit awards

Young Florida man gets bionic arm after losing one to gator. Is it bad that the first thing I thought was, "I wonder if he can JO with that thing?"

Mad Men might be the next show on my hit list. It seems like I'm the only one who hasn't seen it yet. Breakdown of last night's episode (Warning: SPOILER)


Extreme Weather Alert: Meteorologists Predict Intensely Brisk Autumn
The Onion Weather Update
Speaking of Fall, here are some trench coats from GQ and men.style.com

Anderson gets just what he's always wanted. Well, no, because what he really wants is a beautiful brown boy. But Erica does finally get Anderson to give her the eye. Whatever it takes, Erica. Whatever it takes.

Finnish president wins Nobel Peace Prize

How to read the candidates' lying faces


Sexy paintings by Damien Comment via OMGblog

Cyndi Lauper fights for gay rights

Math solves the origin of life?

Pink wants a man. Huh. Me too.

"Kath and Kim" premiered last night. I didn't watch it, but I hope it ends up being good. I need another good show to watch. Which means I should probably start with the original.


If not Kath and Kim, then maybe V! V is being re-made! I loved everything about this when I was kid. I loved the mini-series, and I loved the sequel, and I loved the series, and I loved the way the deceptive female alien unhooked her jaw and swallowed that little furry animal.

Remember when Anne Rice wrote about gay vampires? Remember when she wrote porn? Remember when she wasn't crazy? Because she sure is now.

SI's Tennis Mailbag

More talk of circumcision. It might not protect against HIV after all.

Jennifer Hudson focuses on music.

A better you through The Beauty Engine

French writer wins Nobel.

Mr. Black not dead?

Can bloggers save the world?



T.R. Knight fights the gay marriage opposition


NSFW It looks like a Cosmo bachelor or two got nakedfor some real gay porn sites. NSFW

Super slow motion of a guy getting punched in the face. Who knew faces were so squishable?

TV ratings. Heroes isn't doing all that well, apparently. I really want to like that show, but it's just not that good. The guys over at Popnography agree with me.

Sacha Baron Cohen still doing it like Bruno


Glowing jellyfish net Nobel Prize. And Physics Nobel awarded to three particle physicists.

La Daily reports Mr. Black closed. Seized for back taxes. Was that the same reason they closed last time?

Sarah Vowell at the Union Square Barnes & Noble tonight at 7:00.

Travis Barker talks to US Magazine.


Be very grateful that you're gay. If you were straight, you would have to dangle these glowing BrakeNutz from your car. And possibly win a Nobel Prize.

The Blackberry Storm, the newest touchscreen phone, gets a pretty great review.

Fish Living 5 Miles Down Caught On Film

Tennis writer Jon Wertheim's weekly Ad-in/Ad-out