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Many people are well familiar with the "anti-gay propaganda" law that has taken place in Russia. In addition to indirectly causing a fervor of anti-gay sentiment and violence, its vagueness has caused plenty of concern for anyone even speaking about gay rights or the like. Even Ukranian drag queen Verka Serduchka, known for her Eurovision ( Read more... )

So what have I done since the end of Bear Pride? A whole lot of nothing! I've attempted to get the gang together for some caching, but everyone's been too busy, meaning I haven't done this. There was a beard contest last weekend in Minneapolis that I was invited to -- "Border Battles," a unique state-based "battle" involving states surrounding ( Read more... )

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FINALLY! After false starts and HOURS of editing -- apparently I'm rustier with After Effects and Premiere than I thought -- the first episode of The American's Guide to Eurovision is here, and just in time for the first rehearsals in Malmö!

This was a lot of work. Comments are appreciated!

So, I mentioned having procured a camcorder, and you might be wondering what I have planned to do with it.

Yeah, it's not that. Pervs.

No, I have instead been inspired by other online media I've run into and am deciding to do a short series entitled The American's Guide To Eurovision, covering various elements and history of the show with plenty ( Read more... )

Yep, it's Eurovision selection time.  I've been already disappointed in a lot of what was selected already, but hey, we're only a quarter away from a full set of songs, so it could get better, right ( Read more... )

So Carl and I watched the first Eurovision semifinal last night (on delay, since I was at work when it aired). To its credit Azerbaijan put on a pretty decent show, and the postcards actually make the country look rather lovely. There were some tuning issues in several parts of the show -- some were obviously an earpiece issue (Romania), and ( Read more... )

The other day I found the Facebook page of Kaliopi, FYR Macedonia's entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest this year. I posted that I loved her entry and that I hoped she qualified ( Read more... )

Ah, the Eurovision Song Contest. One of the original draws for me, admittedly, was that each country had to sing in its own language, so you would hear languages in song that you wouldn't otherwise. Danish rap? Turkish rock? Russian dance music? It was there ( Read more... )

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Yeah, I skipped MM this week, so as a makeup: this is one of the 20 possibilities for Hungary's Eurovision entry this year, and by far my favourite. Enjoy ^o^