Holiday Tips From Drag Queens: Jinkx Monsoon Teaches Us How Not To Wage A War On Christmas (Or Any Other Holiday This Festive Season)

  Wondering how to skirt around the issue of what to wish someone this holiday season? Well, who better to teach about being PC this year than RuPaul's Drag Race winner and my fellow Northwest resident Jinkx Monsoon. This advice is invaluable, and it will allow us not to offend our brothers, sisters, or other-gendered friends and family members with different faiths this holiday season.  

Hot Hump Day (NSFWish): The Making Of Dieux Du Stade Calendar

  The New Year is fast approaching, and what better way to have a great new year than with half naked rugby players.Below is a video preview of the Dieux Du Stade rugby team getting ready for their annual calendar shoot. The video is steamy as it features the players in different states of undress, and it will have you wishing 2014 gets here in a jiffy. Enjoy!

                 

The War For The Best Christmas, Best "Last Christmas" That Is: Ariana Grande, Rap AllStars, Wham!, Or Taylor Swift?

 It's an all out battle for Christmas, well "Last Christmas". This catchy tune has brought everyone holiday cheer since it hit the airwaves back in the eighties, and many new artists have done their own rendition of this modern Christmas classic. Who did it better though? Take a sampling of the versions of the song below and tell me who sung it better in the comments section.

Our first contender is Wham! who gave us the original version of the song decades ago. Don't let the big hair fool you though, this version still probably gets the most play at department stores and grocery stores.  

Taylor Swift's version of the hit classic is the next contender. This pop princess gives her own spin to it, but can she beat out the guys of Wham! to take the number one spot. 

                                           

The Rap AllStars are our next contenders. Unlike Taylor Swift, they made the song their own with new lyrics and a new sound. Do they have what it takes to get your vote for the best version of this Christmas classic.

                                             

And lastly, we have Ariana Grande. Like Rap AllStars, she put her own spin on it, but does her version get your vote for best rendition of the song. Tell me below if she,  or one of the others, get your vote, for the best version of "Last Christmas". 

Thanksgiving Recap: How I Did Thanksgiving Dinner That Was Easy As Pie

Thanksgiving feast. 

    It all started around eight o' clock on Thursday morning. I got up out of bed (rather crawled slowly out of bed exhausted from working until midnight the day before) and got busy on my Thanksgiving dinner. I didn't do this alone though. I had the help of my friend K-Dub in the task of preparing my Thanksgiving day feast. I had already made the pretzel jello salad (recipe a few posts down), so that was one thing off my list.
     K-Dub started on the turkey. He took it out, took all out that nasty gunk they put in their so you'll eat it even though it's sickening, and covered it in spices, and, like that, we were done. We decided not to make a fuss about it this year because who wants to spend three days marinating a turkey in brine when we have better things to do? Our turkey didn't go off without a hitch though, as we barely found a big enough pan to contain the eighteen pounder that we had picked up at the grocery store. While he made sure the oven wouldn't be coated with a thick layer of turkey juice, I made a cheeseball and cut up a pineapple so our guests would have something to munch on until dinner was ready.

The secret yam recipe. 

       Our next big tasks were the string bean casserole and yams. K-Dub has some secret, magical yam recipe with marshmallows and pecans that he is keeping a secret from me that he made. (If I get the recipe, I'll share it with you guys). I, on the other hand, took the simpler approach and made the string bean casserole off of the back of the french fried onion box. I did, however, adjust the recipe a little bit, to suit my tastes.
         K-Dub then made the stuffing while I washed up the dishes (yes folks, do the dishes as you go. It makes the job much easier). He used boxed stuffing, but he added fresh celery, onions and a variety of spices.We then got started on the cornbread. It was a simple recipe, and it couldn't have tasted any better.
        After that, we got started on the table setting. We offset the food with some vintage orange, glass grapes we found at an antique store, and we set simple glasses around it. The result was beautiful, and we finished it all in about seven hours.Oh, and we did make a pie, but it was store bought. Who wants to waste a whole day cooking, right? After all was said and done, it was  great Thanksgiving, and I hope you all had a great on too. Below are more pics of my Thanksgiving feast. Feel free to share your Thanksgiving stories below.

Thanksgiving dinner was easy as pie. 

My French's String Bean Casserole 

The orange glass grapes really offset the food. 

Another Thanksgiving dinner shot. 

Watch: Tom Daley Comes Out In New YouTube Video

     Tom Daley posted a video in YouTube (above) that reveals that he has been in a relationship with a man since March. Daley, an Olympian, has had rumors swirl in the media about his sexuality for years, and this was his way of addressing them in his own way. Congratulations Tom on taking this brave step and helping the global GLBT community gain more acceptance.

Laugh Out Your Thanksgiving Day Stress With These Chat Roulette Reactions To A Guy Covering "Wrecking Ball"

  Sick and tired of cooking and entertaining and want to unwind for the evening. Well, do I have a treat for you. This video of a guy stripping down to his birthday suit to bring Chat Roulette participants a good laugh to the Miley Cyrus hit "Wrecking Ball" has gone viral, and it is the perfect thing to get you over the stresses of your turkey day. Enjoy.

Thanksgiving Live: Great Thanksgiving Starter and Easy Breezy Cheeseball Recipe

   So, it's Thanksgiving Day! Happy Thanksgiving everyone. To start my day, I made a quick appetizer so I could give my guests something to eat while they waited for me to do the final touches. I cut up some pineapple and made a chesseball. Then, I put them in these cool dishes I got, and my Thanksgiving starter was done.
     Here's the recipe for my cheeseball.
     To make the cheeseball, I just took an 8 oz. pack of cream cheese and mixed in 2 cups of shredded cheese. You can use 1 1/2 to 2 cups. I formed it into a ball and coated the ball thoroughly with chili powder. What I got was a smoky cheesy ball of deliciousness.
                                                           Here's the final product.
                                                 

Great Dish. 

I missed a spot when I did the cheeseball. Sorry, but it still tasted good.