American Idolatry

Jessica Sanchez is, hands down, the better singer. And at 16! You'd wonder what she can/will do five years from now. By then, her voice will have more fully aged, settled and been trained relentlessly in the cutthroat art of professional singing. Heck, she can already out-sing Jennifer Lopez!

But it's really all about the TOTAL package, I think.

It's about the looks, the performance, the polished packaging, the x-factor, the novelty (or the USP, unique selling proposition), the racial, sexual and gender appeal that can cut across a wider demographic and the images that one shows in the collective minds of America. 

And, ladies and gentlemen, it has almost always been the WGWG. Or that white guy with guitar.

It's Phillip Phillips.

Straight But Not Narrow

It's alright that he has two left feet. Or that he looks and sounds spaced out in Glee. But when he gives you that almost shy, almost knowing, almost half-smile don't you wanna just pounce on him (see segment 0:26-0:28). Yeah, don't you wanna bite a piece of the fresh beef jerky.

Cory Monteith is Straight. Sigh.

Cory, Cory, Cory. You make me itch like jello quivering from that half-smile.

And (no buts) yes, he's straight but not narrow. He's a guy and he's ok talking to guys about guys who like guys. 


Sweet Jesus, where can we order one of these for take out?

16. Pinoy, Gay and Illegal

From Washingtonian

A triple whammy, if one were to ask.


His story tells us of how much it takes---courage, hard work, persistence, support of family and friends, luck and God only knows what else.
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My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant


Jose Antonio Vargas is a former reporter for The Washington Post and shared a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings. He founded Define American, which seeks to change the conversation on immigration reform