Rachel Maddow - The One to Watch!!!

I just recently started to partake in weeknight viewings of The Rachel Maddow Show and boy, am I ever glad! She is such a breath of fresh air and a true compliment to the band of professional pundits over at MSNBC. Her ability to infuse humor along with common-sense dialogue makes her news show a must-see!

Case in point - her coverage of the issue involving Obama's choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation at his swearing-in. If you haven't see the video clip, you really should. Rachel brings out the absurdity of Rick's claims that he is not the man that the media makes him out to be - and she does it with ease.

To watch the clip (and others), click on the jump link:

On New Year's Eve, Rachel presented the first annual "Denial Isn't Just a River in Egypt" awards. The nominees were: Alaska senator Ted Stevens, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (no big surprise there), VP Dick Cheney and Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren. You'll be surprised at who actually won. To accept the prize, Rachel called upon Queer as Folk alum Hal Sparks. When watching the video clip, try not to be too horrified with Hal's new hair style.

The Rachel Maddow Show airs weeknights at 9pm EST on MSNBC.

Boston TV Reporter Ryan Schulteis Comes Out!

Per Loaded Gun and Wicked Gay Blog:

"Move over Randy Price. There's a new TV gay in town. Ryan Schulteis, a general assignment reporter with WHDH's 7News and my latest on-air crush (sorry Anderson Cooper), comes out in the upcoming January/February." Ryan's announcement is part of an interview that will be featured in the January/February edition of Boston Spirit Magazine.

Personally, I am very proud of Ryan to make such a bold step towards being open and hopefully, will inspire others to live their lives with pride and dignity. Way to go, Ryan!

As The World Turns: Luke & Noah Update - Week of January 5th

For all of you die-hard Luke and Noah fans, you can be sure to get your updates here at NBTGB!

Coming up this week, there's going to be a shake-up as an end result of what happened between Luke, Noah and Brian at Metro on the December 30th episode.  Click on the jump link for the recap and a preview for the week of January 5th (including video clips):

During the Christmas holiday, Luke and Noah re-kindled their relationship with a present from Noah.  The boys decided that New Year's Eve would be "the night".  However, with all good plans, nothing ever goes the way it should!

Lucinda wanted to make love to Brian, but Brian wanted to party at Metro. Lucinda got upset and told Brian to do whatever he wanted.  He decides to go to Metro to join the festivities, leaving Lucinda to question both his - and her - actions.

Luke and Noah meet up at Metro, but it isn't long before Noah's ex-girlfriend (and Luke's former BFF) Maddie shows up, all upset over Casey.  Noah leaves with Maddie, with Luke chatting with his cousin Jade, trying to figure out what's up.  Luke gets mad and starts drinking.

Luke tries to leave Metro drunk and runs into Brian, who persuades him into getting some fresh air and sobering up.  While in the OldTown courtyard, Luke decides to put the moves on Brian, which Noah winds up seeing and decks Brian in the face.  Noah and Luke leave together, while Lucinda and Jade find Brian in a rather precarious position.  Brian tells the ladies that he was mugged.

Back at the Snyder home, Noah is ready to go back for seconds with Brian, at which point Luke confesses that it wasn't Brian's fault.  Noah is shocked and storms out of the house, leaving Luke to read the letter that Noah had written for him to read "the morning after".  After reading the letter, Luke knows that he's made a very bad mistake - which may ultimately cost him the love of his life!

Spoiler Update (week of January 5th):

• After a verbal spat with Lucinda, Jade spills the beans about what she knows of Brian to Lucinda and Lily
• Brian confesses the truth to Lucinda, who responds by throwing him out
• Casey and Allison hatch a wild scheme to get Luke and Noah together to hash things out
  

Spoiler Update (week of January 12th):

• Lucinda finds she can't let go so easily of Brian, while Luke fears for Brian's safety.
• Brian will find "resolution" during the January 14th episode - a must-see episode!

Watch a clip of last week's episode:

Clip # 1

Clip # 2

Clip # 3

...And lastly, a preview for the week of January 5th:

Special Announcement: The NEW Doctor Who is...

Since the season 4 finale of the latest Doctor Who incarnation, it's been no big secret that David Tennant, the current and 10th Doctor, will be leaving the hit show.  The question that has been raging on since then is: who will be the 11th Doctor?

[Pictured below: David with season 1 & 2 companion, Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), companion # 2 Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) and most recent, Donna Noble (played by brit comedienne Catherine Tate)]



Fear no more, as that question was answered today on the Doctor Who Confidential special - and the name will come as a surprise to some, as the actor wasn't even speculated as being in the running.

Ready to find out?  Click on the jump link to see who it is:

The new Doctor (and the 11th actor to portray the time-traveling hero) is:

Matt Smith:



Matt is 26 years old, making him the youngest actor to ever take on the role.  Matt has been seen theatrically in The History Boys in London and was sidekick to former time-lord companion Billie Piper in two period piece detective films, The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North, where he played Jim, right hand man to Billie's detective heroine Sally Lockhart.

Currently, David is scheduled to complete the remaining 4 episodes that will make up the 2009 season (including the Christmas special that just aired in the U.K.).  Matt is scheduled to take over the role during principal shooting of the 2010 season episodes this summer.

For more details on the announcement, click here!