No Vacancy 

With the sun (finally!) setting on Orange County's most charmingly vapid cultural export (that would be The Hills), Emmy-winning documentarian Alexandra Pelosi wanted to show that there is more to one of the nation's most affluent counties than semi-scripted, semi-coma-inducing "reality" about the disgustingly wealthy. Her new documentary, Homeless: the Motel Kids of Orange Count

Life Goes On

Heading to a family gathering this summer? So are lots of folks in Lily Dale — the only difference is the people heading there are seeking a reunion of a different kind. The documentary No One Dies in Lily Dale (July 5 on HBO) explores this quaint upstate New York community that boasts the world’s largest concentration of mediums, as well as those who flock there to commune with

Lez Get Physical

Adorable lesbian stand-up comic Lizzy the Lezzy's meek, sweet cartoon image is shattered at the start of every animated webisode (new episodes on Sundance Channel) when she breaks into a gleefully raunchy ditty about the things that turn her on. Whether asking indiscriminately if anyone fancies a "muff-munch" or wistfully recalling break-up sex ("So effing hot, isn't it?"), Lizzy

Little Victories

Two fascinating new documentaries put a human face on the fight for gay civil rights battles. In CNN’s moving special Gary & Tony Have a Baby (airing Thursday), Soledad O’Brian leads us through the process by which two upscale Manhattanites get the baby they’ve long dreamed of (and without trotting out any bigoted, spittle-flecked zealots for “balance”). From the harvesting of t

Awards to the Wise

Today’s email is sponsored by Logo.  You might legitimately call a lot of awards shows "gay," but there's only one that truly deserves the title: Logo's NewNowNext Awards. Proudly celebrating the best that's emerging in pop culture (Get it? It's called NewNowNext!), the event kicks off the summer with a slew of amazing special appearances by the likes of Lady Gaga and Snooki (we

Funny Farm 

From Eva Gabor to Carrie Bradshaw, the history of prissy princesses in the country has yielded frustration, faceplants and some fantastic TV. The latest contribution, The Fabulous Beekman Boys (debuting June 16 on Planet Green), evolves from princesses to a pair of queens: Former Martha Stewart executive Brent Ridge and his partner, ad man/author and former drag queen Josh Kilmer