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You'll never guess which female admirer is paying attention to Bill Clinton now: his wife. Speaking to a gay-rights group the other night, Sen. Hillary Clinton mooned over her newly buff husband. True, Bubba may not have the six-pack abs of some of the guys who attended the Empire State Pride Agenda dinner at the New York Sheraton. But, after the slimmed-down Bill pledged his support to the group via video, Hillary got up to confirm that "he's been working out. I hope you noticed." Amid laughter, she added, archly, "The next time you see him, tell him I noticed."...

Are you a man who enjoys shopping, snappy shoes and a crisply starched buttondown? Have you ever frosted your hair or bought a pair of low rise bootcuts? Do you prefer a good martini over a sudsy draft? Get with it hipsters, you may be a metrosexual. Now, say it with us SportsNation, "ME-TRO-SEKS-YOU-UL." The latest buzzword defines an emerging breed of modern, straight, stylish, sensitive, well-groomed guys. Are you a guy? Do you own a full set of silverware? Do you need more than a toothbrush and Speed Stick to get ready in the morning? You are off to...

Males and Metrosexuality by Karen De Coster by Karen De Coster There has been lots of chatter, lately, about metrosexual maleness. According to the latest TV shows, feminized men and queers are necessary to direct poor, blighted, heterosexual guys to the nearest stylish closet and shave, and queers are the only ones who "get it" when it comes to overall trend-setting and lifestyle enhancement. Got a date? Ask a queer how to dress and pick out the wine. Does your house look like Oscar Madison's? Ask a queer how to decorate it. The Queer Eye for the Straight Guy TV...

the bitpig rant / when we was fab Recently, as part of my continuing quest to keep abreast of current trends, I steeled myself with liquor and sat down in the den to watch a few minutes of satellite TV. Now, my television viewing choices are extremely limited: other than occasional news broadcasts, cartoons, reruns of old sci-fi shows, or classic movies, I rarely turn the damned thing on. Television annoys me -- it's full of stupid crap, and, while I was raised on stupid TV crap, at least it was harmless, entertaining stupid crap back then. There wasn't a...

Powell takes no offense in Bravo's 'Queer Eye' August 29, 2003 BY BILL ZWECKER SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST Advertisement The widespread popularity of ''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy'' has certainly been the surprise of the summer. Even more surprising may be how widespread the ''Fab 5's'' reach is taking them. Word has it that none other than Secretary of State Colin Powell is amused and intrigued by the hit Bravo cable show. Don't know if we can actually call Powell a closet fan, but a good source reports the nation's chief diplomat TiVo's ''QE'' each week--so as not to miss an...

<p>There has been a great big whoosh of public palaver about the Bravo network show involving five homosexual men -- the Fab 5 -- who have busied themselves renovating, for a fee and in public view, the clothes, food, hair, skin and comportment of hapless heterosexual males.</p>

Message: 5 Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 15:00:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Sue Trowbridge To: TVBarn2 Subject: [tvbarn2] Has "Queer Eye" gone too far? Reply-To: tvbarn2@tvbarn.com The Fab Five will be appearing on Pat Buchanan's MSNBC show tomorrow (everyone who is surprised to learn that Pat Buchanan *has* an MSNBC show, raise your hand). According to the NBC press release, we are promised "a full 'Queer Eye' assessment" of the host. Sorry, but I don't think the world is ready for a QE'd Pat Buchanan. That gave me a fabulous idea. Who needs a "Queer Eye" makeover more than the beleaguered...

LOS ANGELES (AdAge.com) -- Major marketers are ogling placement deals on the breakout hit Queer Eye for the Straight Guy even as NBC plots an Aug. 14 special in which they will make over Jay Leno. Highest-ever rating Audience numbers for the July 29 Queer Eye, in its fourth airing on Bravo, shot up 62% from the prior week, according to Nielsen Media Research, earning the cable network its highest-ever rating. "This is the breakout show of the summer on any network, cable or broadcast," crowed Jeff Zucker, president-NBC Entertainment. "It's out of control right now." The Queer Eye premise:...

This morning I decided to let BRAVO have an earful. Here is my email:"As a DirecTV subscriber, I am notifying you I am permanently blocking BRAVO from my menu on my DSS receiver.Your push for homosexual-'friendly' programming demonstrates your pandering to an audience that exhibits behavior that is not only detrimental to their own health, but the health and safety of families everywhere. I refuse to risk allowing my children to see promo material on your channel, so I find it necessary to block BRAVO and will encourage others to do so. Your advertisers will no longer reach me or...