Wednesday, June 30, 2010

United States of Tara, Pixar Films and Where Are All The Lesbians?

This week on Diff'rent Strokes... we're lookin' for some lady love.

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Season two of United States of Tara has just started, we're sending Jade in to check out the mess and mayhem. The show follows a mother with dissociative identity disorder who morphs into one of her many personalities when she's stressed.

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Toy Story 3 opened last week to the biggest first day sales ever made by an animated movie. Tonight Dave steps back in time to reminisce on all the wonderful Pixar films that have come before and explain why you're never too old for "kids animated films".

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Tonight Jade is asking, "where are all the lesbians?" Think Farmer Wants A Wife except the protagonist is a socially awkward media-loving lesbian. Join us tonight as we wax lyrical about the lesbian dating scene.

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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Hung, Sia and Being A Good Intern

This week on Diff'rent Strokes...

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Dave checks out the juicy new American dramedy Hung - about a struggling middle-aged high school teacher turning to male prostitution. As RuPaul would say in Drag Race, "you gotta use them skills to pay them bills!"

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Sia is back with a sensational new album We Are Born. Jade and Dave discuss the Aussie singer's poppier new sound and previews a few tracks with our famous "album in the blend".

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April from Parks & Recreation (pictured above) is like the perfect intern.

Internships and work experience kids, Jade and Dave have had their share of mentoring interns and being interns. Tonight they'll talk about awkward networking, work expectations and what it takes to be a good intern.

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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Brat Pack, Robyn and Best Gay TV Characters

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Jade needs to explain to Dave who and what the "brat pack" is. Fellow children of the 80s and retro movie fans, you already know what this is about. Let's step back in time!

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Robyn is back and she's dropping not one or two, but three albums this year! Check out the first installment, Body Talk Pt. 1 tonight with Dave's review and famous 'album in the blend' treatment.

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Gay Clubbing, Geocaching and Christina Aguilera

This week on Diff'rent Strokes...

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Over the last few months, Jade has been submerging herself into the gay clubbing scene much to everyone's surprise. What's happening to our self-confessed socially awkward geek? Jade shares her observations on the scene and talk about Diff'rent Strokes' urge to merge on the dance floor.

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Grab your GPS and let's go on a worldwide treasure hunt! Dave checks out what geocaching is all about. Think of it as a "game of hi-tech hide and seek" where you punch in coordinates on your GPS to find items hidden by other players all over the world.

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Christina Aguilera's long-awaited Bionic album has divided fans. Check out Dave's review of the album tonight and preview four tracks on the album in the blend. Old Xtina has teamed up with a surprising crop of artists from our gurl Sia to M.I.A., Ladytron and Peaches.

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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Kathy Griffin, This Is Why You're Fat and Sleigh Bells

This week on Diff'rent Strokes...

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Jade watching reality TV? Is this a sign of the apocalypse? This week our resident TV geek switches on to Kathy Griffin's My Life On The D-List. Foremost known as a comedian and popular gay rights activist, Griffin has enjoyed a long run with this reality TV show which has featured appearances from the likes of Bette Midler, Jane Lynch and even Paris Hilton.

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This Is Why You're Fat is that guilty indulgence you don't want to stomache. This popular American blog is home to the fattiest, most calorie-escalating food created on this planet. It's amazing to see how much deep-fried meat and cream people can handle.

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We're reviewing the debut album by alternative punk band Sleigh Bells tonight. Treats has been gathering rave reviews ever since it dropped last month. Jade checks out what all the fuss is about.

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