Well, well, well! A musical group by the name of "Audio Playground" has recorded a "ballad" version of Erasure's classic 1980s anthem, A Little Respect. Hey, if Lindsay Lohan can cover Stevie Nicks I guess everything's fair game, right? For comparison, I've posted a couple clips of Erasure performing their original after the jump. Read on for the faggypunk genius of Mr. Andy Bell!

Yes the Bachelor is still on television! Yes there are people who think that this is a great way to find a husband! And yet it's "same-sex marriage" that people have a problem with! I think this clip from last night's season premiere says it all.

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Imagine that you're a blogger -- you've woken up and taken a shower, and set out to do your 5:00AM rounds on the internet to see what happened overnight. This was the first thing you came across. I've seen bits and pieces of this video from Tyler Shields trickle out on his YouTube channel... but wow what a difference when they are all tied together into this frantic explosion from his head. I feel like either this is going to be an awesome day, or that America's favorite mouse is going to mug me in the parking garage. Posted In: Matt Dallas, Sean Faris, Shirtless, Tyler Shields, Video Clip, YouTube, Zachary Quinto

Gay teen Chris Rushton has a dream in which he becomes Adam Lambert (to whom he coincidentally bears a striking resemblance), who then becomes Lady Gaga. Guess you'll have to watch it all for it to make sense. The video's...

Watch Canadian artist Michael Venus magically transform himself into 50 pop culture icons -- Farrah Fawcett, Joan Jett, Batgirl, Andy Warhol, Marlene Dietrich and Boy George, to name a few -- in this short documentary about the hanging of "Icons & Demigods," an exhibition on display now through Jan. 13 at the Grace Gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia. This is truly one of the coolest things I've ever seen -- some of these photos will make you do a triple-take -- and it comes as no surprise that the iconic Farrah image is the one that started it all. (And given that Venus is Canadian, it's equally unsurprising that '80s pinup Corey Hart made the cut!). And all these years I thought "Mr. Dressup" and "The Friendly Giant" were the best things to come into my life by way of Windsor. (A big thanks to Robert-John, the man behind the video!)

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Back to work everyone. Maybe this Joey Heatherton video (via Lady Bunny) will put you in the mood? Oh, maybe not. Remember that the results of our pet picture contest are coming up later today, so hopefully the cuteness will help.

Rather than ignore trailers in 2010, The Film Experience is joining the conversation. But we're not falling for that OMG! IT'LL BE AWESOME trap. It's all about managing expectations since any film could be great or terrible and most are somewhere inbetween. Inception, opening July 16th, is Chris Nolan's follow up to The Dark Knight starring Leonardo DiCaprio as some sort of idea thief, Ellen Page as some sort of telep -- well, her mind or her imagination is involved somehow (it's confusing. Yay!). When I met Joseph Gordon-Levitt last month I asked him who most of his scenes were with and he wouldn't say a word. Not a word. They're hiding details. Good for them. Yes. The city curving up on itself is an interesting image but if I have to pick the one moment in the trailer that gets to me in a charged "I want to see this!"way is that backwards seated dive into a bathtub with the incongruous overlay of all that girlie "WAKE ME UP!" shrieking. Chills. That and Leo drowning brings back happy memories. No. Why are 78% of all action movies filmed with minor variations on the steel blue palette. For decades now. Filters come in all colors. Maybe So. I love my mind to be blown as much as the next person, but that's harder and harder for filmmakers to do in this age of give-the-whole-movie-away pre-release buildup. I love that this trailer doesn't over explain (or even explain) the movie. But it's only the first trailer. I suspect there'll be at least 3 more, each more expository than the last. Can they keep the mystery intact enough to blow our minds? The trailer is skillfully tipping and turning its images in the promise that the movie will be dizzying. Knight and Day, which opens in time for the 4th of July box office party stars Tom Cruise as a dangerously glib killing machine and Cameron Diaz as a confused woman who doesn't seem to know him but is continually thrust into his comic action messes. Yes*. Seeing Cameron Diaz screaming in a dangerously swerving

It's fun to watch, and the authoress reminds me of the late Edie Adams, who I once ran into in Chicago and who was fuh-LOORED that someone as young as I recognized her. (I was an It's A Mad, Mad,...

In an interview with Elton John yesterday, Radio 5 DJ Danny Baker brought up the topic of addiction and Elton acknowledged that he's been helping Eminem kick his drug habit: "I've been helping Eminem in the last 18 months and...

Amazing, right? Hope you all had fun last night. Happy new year!

Senator John Ensign—as sleazy as they come—finds himself on the hot seat while interviewing with Rick Sanchez. Ensign wanted to tarnish the Obama Administration on national security, but winds up having to talk about his outrageous breaches of propriety, ethics...

Happy New Year to everyone from Paris. Hope everyone had fun last night celebrating. We had a quiet dinner at home last night and barely stayed awake until midnight. Real party animals, indeed. Yesterday I blogged about the article which talked about the optimism for 2010. Later in the day another media outlet (CNN, maybe?) had the same story but focused on the negative side of the report. Compared to the last poll a few years back, there was less optimism. Same story, different focus. Not quite the same but it reminded me of this great clip from the old BBC comedy, Yes, Prime Minister.

Just in case you weren't in the mood for a very Carrie New Year.