Dolly Parton

"What if the only thing standing between a rapist and his victim is some choice Dolly Parton trivia?"

CollegeHumor (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

XGW Digest: November 21, 2009

Ex-Gay Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday

-Same-sex marriage is legalized via court order in Buenos Aires, Argentina. -Dolly Parton speaks out in defense of gay rights. -Meghan McCain (daughter of Sen. John McCain) challenges the Republican Party’s hypocrisy on the issue of same-sex marriage. -The Christian Anti-Defamation League’s rally against the Matthew Shepard hate crimes law fizzles. -NARTH’s annual conference takes...

Friday Flashback - Old School Oprah

Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Dry your eyes, kiddies - the world will very likely continue to spin after Opes packs her bag and hustles over to the west coast. But while we're all in a collective state of mourning, let's turn to the internet to find us some shining examples of the Way Things Used To Be. Throughout Oprah's long and storied career, through the tabloid weight rollercoaster coverage and the choruses of "look...

Dolly Parton talks gay marriage and her big gay following on Joy Behar

Inside, Looking Out (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Dolly Parton appeared on the Joy Behar Show last week where she was asked about marriage equality and megachurch pastor Joel Osteen’s recent comment that gays “weren’t God’s best work.” Watch: While Dolly Parton’s support of the gay community has hardly been secret, she does join other country music stars Reba McEntire and Martina McBride in [...]

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Kasey Chambers Covers: Son Volt, Ben Harper, Cyndi Lauper, Dolly Parton, Crowded House & more!

Cover Lay Down (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

I keep missing Kasey Chambers when she comes through town, but it’s not for lack of trying. The Australian singer-songwriter with the airy twang in her voice does heartache so well, it’s a dream of mine to sit on the grass at some summery festival, eyes closed, letting the bittersweet music burn through [...]

Dolly Parton On Her Gays

Gay News Bits (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

Joy Behar talks with Dolly Parton about her gay following, gay marriage and Joel Osteen saying gays are “not God’s best.” Watch: Video: Dolly Parton’s Gay Following

Peter Jackson Considers Roasting Stanley Tucci in the Fires of Mordor

Vulture (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

"We got a lot of people telling us that they were disappointed with this death scene, as they wanted to see [the character] in agony and suffer a lot more. We had to create a whole suffering death scene just to give people the satisfaction they needed." — Peter Jackson on the ruthless test audience for The Lovely Bones [Reuters via Guardian UK ] "I still believe in Santa, the...

Dolly Parton Reiterates Support for Gay Marriage

Out Gay Life (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

Another celebrity has thrown their weight behind equal marriage rights, with country singer and long-time gay favourite Dolly Parton saying she supports gay marriage.In an interview on cable news network CNN, Parton also said she believed her gay fans ... Dolly Parton Reiterates Support for Gay Marriage is a post from the Out Gay Life Family of Websites. Arizona: Tucson Phoenix California: Los Angeles...

Guess Who's Hawking Internet Explorer Now?

PC World (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

Redmond makes a smart move, hiring country music fixture Dolly Parton to pitch IE8 and its Web Slices feature.

Dolly Parton: I'm For Gay Marriage!

The WOW Report (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

Country legend Dolly Parton appeared on The Joy Behar Show Friday and said that she supports marriage equality for gay Americans. It’s a great interview. Dolly speaks about her gay following as well as giving so-called religious people, who try to sit in judgment of others, a piece of her mind. (via the Advocate )

Dolly Parton Stands Up For Gay Fans

WickedGayBlog.com (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

Via Queers United Related: Dolly Parton: pro-marriage equality

Video: Dolly Parton supports gay marriage

PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

Country legend Dolly Parton has given her support for gay marriage. The gay icon talked to CNN's Joy Behar on Friday about why her gay audience loves her and added that gays should have to "suffer" marriage too.

Dolly Parton Endorses Internet Explorer 8 (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

Dolly Parton, the "Queen Of Country Music," has an opinion on internet browsers, and she's not afraid to share it. Although Parton confesses she "wouldn't know a gigabyte from a snake bite," she shares her strong feelings about Internet Explorer 8 in an video endorsement of Microsoft's product. Parton has released a video raving about IE 8 and the nifty "web slices" capability...

I see Dolly Parton’s uncle.

JonnyB's private secret diary (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

“This is Dolly Parton’s uncle,” comes the announcement. Dolly Parton’s uncle walks on to the stage. He does not look much like Dolly Parton, but I take his ‘uncle’ claim at face value, as everybody else in the band is a relative of Dolly Parton as well, and they are playing at Dollywood, the theme park [...]

DD Celebrities

GirlsTalkinSmack.com (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

What do Pam Anderson, Tyra Banks, Jessica Simpson, and Dolly Parton have in common? According to USMagazine, they are all DD. That is they all share the same bra size, not that they’re all dumb and dumber. This fascinating tidbit made me think of a NYTimes article by fashion columnist Laura Holson, who talked about [...]