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Fantasia Got In Touch With Her Country Side On Her Gorgeous New Single ‘Ugly’

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Our squirrel-friend Fantasia has blessed ears all over the world with her gorgeous new single “Ugly.” While still staying true to her soul roots vocally, the talented singer also gets in touch with a rock-country vibe for this song… and it’s completely perfect. Rap-Up confirms that the song will be featured on her upcoming album The Definition Of. Fantasia is also set to perform tonight on American Idol at 8/7c!

Trust me, take a listen. YOU DESERVE IT.

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Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures Now Has a Limited Theatrical Release in NYC!

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“Look at the pictures,” said Senator Jesse Helms, denouncing the controversial art of Robert Mapplethorpe, whose photographs pushed boundaries with frank depictions of nudity, sexuality and fetishism, igniting a culture war that rages to this day. More than 25 years later, the HBO Documentary Films presentation MAPPLETHORPE: LOOK AT THE PICTURES does just that, taking an unflinching, unprecedented look at his most provocative work.

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From acclaimed filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato (“Inside Deep Throat”; HBO’s “Wishful Drinking” and “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”), and produced by Katharina Otto-Bernstein (“Absolute Wilson”), the first feature-length documentary about the artist since his death, and the most comprehensive film on Mapplethorpe ever, which debuted on HBO last night.

If you live in or near New York you can see this spectacular documentary in limited release on the big screen:

Cinema Village 22 E 12th Street, April 8th-14th

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Find Out What Celebs Love Most About Being On ‘Gay For Play Game Show Starring RuPaul!’

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Gay For Play Game Show Starring RuPaul premieres this coming Monday, April 11 on Logo, and features a star-studded cast all season long! Watch this short video to find out what celebrities such as Rebecca Romijn, Katya, Trixie Mattel, Michelle Visage, Cheyenne Jackson, and more have to say about the fiercest game show ever!

 

Don’t forget to tune-in to Logo at 10/9c Monday, April 11!
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Look Out For WOW-Produced ‘Out of Iraq’ Documentary to Air on Logo!

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Logo is set to show a compelling new set of documentary films with the aim to elevate the lives and stories of everyday lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in heroic situations. One of these is the WOW-produced film Out of Iraqabout soldiers who fall in love before seeing their romance ripped apart by war.

Watch the trailer for Logo Documentary Films’ 2016 slate:

According to Indie Wire, Out of Iraq is about:

Two enlisted men in Iraq, one an Iraqi solider, the other a US translator, fall in love before being forced to flee when one becomes the target of an honor killing. With thousands of miles between them, they fight to be reunited. A World of Wonder film produced by Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato; Produced by Eva Orner and Chris McKim; Co-Directed by Academy Award-winner Eva Orner (“Taxi to the Dark Side”) and Chris McKim; and Co-Produced by Aaron Butler.
Check back to find out more info, including the air date of the film!

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RuPaul Talks to Queerty About The Subversive Power Of His New Game Show ‘Gay For Play’

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As you probably already know, Gay For Play Game Show starts this coming Monday, April 11 on Logo—right after a new episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Mama RuPaul called up Queerty to discuss about the subversive undercurrent of game shows and why he doesn’t give a fuck about what people expect from him.

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Queerty: You’ve riffed on Match Game with “Snatch Game” on Drag Race, and now you’re hosting your own game show. Have you always been into game shows?
RuPaul: I love ’em! I love the ones in the ’70s especially because they were so cheeky and irreverent and so much fun. They were also encoded — encrypted with a secret gay language that was so important to me growing up. There was always a wink-wink to gay aesthetic, which has so much to do with irreverence and making fun of how hypocritical and mediocre the world is.

They definitely had that campy quality that speaks to a gay audience.
Yeah, on the initial first layer it looks like camp. But actually it’s very important, especially for young people who feel disenfranchised, and feel like, Is anyone else recognizing that this is all bullshit? That’s how I was as a kid. I was thinking, Why is nobody talking about how this is all so mediocre and so bullshit? So these game shows, or anything that alluded to the ridiculousness of the world, I gravitated toward.

Obviously you’d destroy the competition if you were competing on Drag Race, but how do you think you’d do if you actually had to playGay for Play?
Oh, I’m really good with pop trivia! I’ve always had the ability to see everything—much to my own dismay! I pick up on everything. If I’m in a restaurant, I’m not only having a conversation with you, but I’m actually listening to everyone else’s conversations. I can’t help it. It’s a blessing and a curse. So in terms of pop culture, everything that you see, I see it too and then some.

Why is that dismaying to you? I feel like that would put you a step ahead over everyone else in general.
It has, but just like on Drag Race, sensitive souls who pick up on too much information end up blowing their circuitry. That’s the danger when you’re super sensitive to this world. You’ve got to learn a way to navigate and equalize your emotions. You’ve got to learn a practice to center and balance yourself when you’re picking up too much.

Read the rest of the interview and don’t forget to tune-in to Logo Monday, April 11 at 10/9c to see the premiere of Gay For Play!

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Must-See: Merlin Dietrich Premieres New Music Video “Flying Out to Berlin”

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Neo-glam musican/British dandy and wowlebrity OF THE HIGHEST ORDER Merlin Dietrich has finally premiered the new video for his single “Flying Out to Berlin.” The song – which is easily as catchy as the iconic “Silver Samovar” – features the following lyrics which I CAN. NOT. GET. OUT. OF. MY. HEAD.

And you made me cry
As we traveled out to Turkey on a train
But I found romance
In a disco dance
And we’re flying out to Berlin on a plane

Listen to it once. I dare you. Then TRY and not sing it for the rest of the day.

Oh, and the video? IT HAS PUPPETS! Everybody loves puppets!

Merlin, of course, was in the early ’80s British New Wave band Mystery Girls and is an author of some renown (he wrote The Man Who Knew Too Little which was made into the 1997 movie starring Bill Murray). Now Merlin is a part of our WOWPresents multi-channel network and definitely someone fun worth watching.

And here, of course, is my favorite cardio jam OF ALL TIME  “Silver Samovar”

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#WOWExclusive: Ann Magnuson on Kissing Bowie & Being Married To Christopher Walken

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Calling someone a “triple threat” in Hollywood is just about the highest praise there is. Well, actress/ singer/ dancer/ author/ musician/ songwriter/ producer/ performance artist, Ann Magnuson is an octuple threat! She has acted in Hollywood blockbusters, Off-Broadway plays, TV sitcoms and indie films, fronted various bands and written for numerous publications. She’s been seduced (and fed on) by vampire David Bowie in The Hunger, had her neck broken by a drug dealer in Clear and Present Danger, romanced robot John Malkovich in Making Mr. Right, played Jodie Foster’s manic real estate agent in Panic Room, told off Meryl Streep in Before and After, seduced River Phoenix in A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon and was the cigarette girl who’s sassy pals with Madonna in Desperately Seeking Susan. In her latest film, she plays wife to Christopher Walken in One More Time. We’ve been friends since 80-something and I asked her a few questions last night…

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Art for Ann’s Bowie Birthday Tribute in 2011. Illustration, Kristian Hoffman


So, you made out with Bowie in The Hunger and more recently were married to Christopher Walken in One More Time, how do the two experiences compare?
Both Bowie and Walken were/are iconic and heroes to me and I was super nervous and ultra excited to work with both. I see them as being perfect bookends to my ongoing performance art project called, “Actress!” Of course, I plan to keep acting (as long as people keep calling – can’t pass up those potential Betty White roles that loom ahead) but those two experiences really sum it all up for me.

With Bowie in The Hunger, for me was about 4 days maybe more plus, a few days to prep – get my hair cut and colored in the latest New Wave style by the leading hair stylist in London at the time. It was the first days for the shoot, so everyone was a bit nervous but it was obvious David was so excited to be there. His enthusiasm made every room he entered sparkle… with stardust I dare say!

We were all SO excited when that came out. We were ALL up on that counter kissing him, we were so thrilled for our girl!
I kissed him extra long and hard for ALL OF YOU!

Tongue?
Of course, I was just taking his lead – mein gott, was that guy PASSIONATE about his ‘work’… SO much tongue I was in shock! Method Acting at it’s finest! Also, his hands kept creeping up my thighs with each take. Honey, I was sweating bullets! I think the make up person had to work overtime with the powderpuff!
I couldn’t believe ANY of it was happening! It all still fees like a dream!

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“This ‘selfie’ is kinda blurry but it was the only one where he was smiling… this is the Chris I saw most of the time.”

Flash forward to the last summer in the Hamptons and your movie husband Chris Walken…
We actually shot the Walken film TWO years ago! Last spring was the premiere at Tribeca Film Festival. I have some amazing video of when Amber Heard hit the red carpet… It was CRAZY – you can hear me yelling towards the end of the paparazzi madness DAY OF THE FUCKIN’ LOCUST! I hate walking that damn red carpet but LOVED shooting video of Amber – who, I swear, showed up and just radiated that certain WOW factor, that IT that some people have. I thought, holy moly, it’s like seeing Lauren Bacall show up in color in Key Largo!

Later, at the after party, I mentioned DAY OF THE LOCUST to some of her young entourage and they said, ‘What’s that?’ Oh dear…

Of course. Did you guys hit it off? She plays your daughter, right…?
Amber plays my stepdaughter. Actually, sort of stepdaughter 5 times removed since I am Walkens’ characters SIXTH WIFE! Yeah, he’s THAT kind of a guy. I hit it off really well with Amber. She’s great. I think she’s the cat’s meow. Johnny Depp is VERY lucky. I also hit it off with everyone in the cast. Great, great cast! Adore Kelli Garner, Hamish Linklater and of course Oliver Platt, the greatest guy EVER! And Christopher Walken! ADORE him! I made SURE we had a rapport – because
A. It would be essential, since we played a married couple and
B. HE’S CHRISTOPHER WALKEN! Before the shoot I had heard from Chris’ former agents that he was very shy, and could appear to be remote. So, I worked extra hard on making him feel at ease. The old Southern hostess DNA sprang into action. Before long we were having a merry old time. I asked him LOTS of questions and he told me incredible stories! I told him, You need to write a memoir!
“Naw,” he said. “Then you have to talk about people”. He’s very old world courtly in that way.

I’ve seen interviews and he doesn’t have a cell or use the internet AT ALL. Old school…
That’s right. No cell. No internet. But he does like to watch television. His commentary about a lot of the reality shows was PRICELESS!

I LEARNED soooooooo much about acting just being in his presence! I watched him intensely when he was on camera. Those scenes at the dinner table (which you can see in the trailer) where I’m beaming at him aren’t ‘acted’. Watching him do his ‘Walken thing’ was so delightful. It was what I thought my character would do – I mean, his character is really a jerk, especially to his daughters, but my character wouldn’t see ANY of that, she’d love it all! But that twinkle in my eye when they do cut to me isn’t ‘technique’, that’s me being SO HAPPY to in the presence of Christopher Walken!

THE most unique phrasing and line delivery ever. I can only imagine the variations…
Yes! Variations-a-go-go! I never got tired of watching him! And he encouraged me to improv. I jump up and kiss him in the scene where he previews his new song to the family and he didn’t know I was going to do that. I was NOT going to be in Christopher Walken film playing his wife and not kiss him! He loved it. You can see him smile bashfully after I do that. The kiss was just a peck -not a full on Bowie Tongue Extravaganza but…at this age for both parties, that’s plenty!

One More Time, directed by Robert Edwards, starring Christopher Walken, Amber Heard, Ann Magnuson, Kelli Garner, Hamish Linklater & Oliver Platt is in select theaters and video on demand, on April 8. (Clip below, plus the first 6 minutes of The Hunger, one of the best opening film sequences ever…. it’s KILLER! Watch.)

You can follow Ann on Facebook and check out her website… she’s got a new album out too, so stay tuned!

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Making out with Malkovich in “Making Mr. Right”

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Ann with Madonna in “Desperately Seeking Susan”

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Zac Efron Thrusts and LL Cool J Holds A Dildo (Omg???) In The New ‘Neighbors 2’ Trailer

#LGBTQ: In Response To Anti-Gay Laws, Springsteen Cancels North Carolina Concert

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As you, my fans, know I’m scheduled to play in Greensboro, North Carolina this Sunday. As we also know, North Carolina has just passed HB2, which the media are referring to as the “bathroom” law. HB2 — known officially as the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act — dictates which bathrooms transgender people are permitted to use. Just as important, the law also attacks the rights of LGBT citizens to sue when their human rights are violated in the workplace. No other group of North Carolinians faces such a burden. To my mind, it’s an attempt by people who cannot stand the progress our country has made in recognizing the human rights of all of our citizens to overturn that progress. Right now, there are many groups, businesses, and individuals in North Carolina working to oppose and overcome these negative developments. Taking all of this into account, I feel that this is a time for me and the band to show solidarity for those freedom fighters. As a result, and with deepest apologies to our dedicated fans in Greensboro, we have canceled our show scheduled for Sunday, April 10th. Some things are more important than a rock show and this fight against prejudice and bigotry — which is happening as I write — is one of them. It is the strongest means I have for raising my voice in opposition to those who continue to push us backwards instead of forwards.

He was a childhood hero to me and he remains so.

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Jeffree Star: WOWlebrity Receptionist of the Day

UNHhhh: Trixie and Katya Travel!

Marc Jacobs and Todrick Hall Are Guest Judges Monday on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’!

April 9: It’s YOUR Birthday, Bitch!


#BornThisDay: Designer, Marc Jacobs

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April 9, 1963Marc Jacobs was born in NYC, the son of a pair of theatrical agents. He was raised in the Majestic on Central Park West, one of my favorite buildings in Manhattan, by his grandmother who taught him how to knit. She also had the charming habit of telling shop owners that her grandson would someday be “the next Calvin”. She was right. Like Calvin Klein, Jacobs would grow-up to be noted for his youthful American sportswear presented to the public in provocative advertisements. Unlike Klein, whose designs embraced a new, clean, classic minimalism, Jacobs’ work looked forward with a nod to what was happening on the streets.

Jacobs spent his formative years shuttling between school and Studio 54. After his graduation from the High School of Art And Design, he entered Parsons School Of Design, where in his senior year, he created a collection of hand knit sweaters (made by his grandmother) which won him the Perry Ellis Golden Thimble Award.

After graduating, he designed under his own label, creating an irreverent homage to 1960’s hippie clothing. Now he designs smart clothing using rich materials for very rich people.

While still in school, Jacobs won Design Student Of The Year 1984 from Parsons. Since those early years Jacobs has won awards, awards and more awards, including: Perry Ellis Award For New Fashion Talent, the highest tribute possible in the American fashion world, and Women’s Wear Designer Of The Year by the CFDA.

That same year, a 21 year old Jacobs met 30 year old Robert Duffy, who became his business partner and BFF. With Duffy as Jacobs’s creative collaborator, and business partner, they formed Jacobs Duffy Designs Inc.

In spring 1992, Jacobs, working for Perry Ellis, famously showed his “Grunge Collection”, not understanding that the Seattle music scene’s look was anathema to fashion. Punk had been anti-fashion, but Grunge was no fashion at all. Besides, Grunge was already becoming something else. I know. I lived in Seattle in the 1990s and by the time that I had gathered my flannel shirts from the Goodwill bins, it was over. Jacob’s took some hard knocks in the press and from the industry. Kurt Cobain was photographed wearing a black T-shirt that read “Grunge Is Dead”. Courtney Love:

“Marc sent me and Kurt his Perry Ellis grunge collection. Do you know what we did with it? We burned it.”

Jacobs was very publicly fired from Perry Ellis. In 1993, he launched his own line, this time with real success. His clothing still carries a rock vibe. Jacobs Duffy Designs launched their own licensing and design company: Marc Jacobs International Company. In 1994, Jacobs produced his first full collection of menswear. In 1997, Jacobs was appointed creative director of the venerable Louis Vuitton, where he created that company’s first ready-to-wear clothing line. Jacobs has collaborated with many popular artists for his Louis Vuitton collections, including Stephen Sprouse, Takashi Murakami and Kanye West.

In the fall of 2013, Jacob left his position as creative director for Louis Vuitton after 15 years. Marc Jacobs International announced that it would spend the next three years preparing for an IPO. A new line of cosmetics was launched. A new CEO was installed. New designers were hired to reinvent Marc By Marc Jacobs, which was started in 2001 as a less expensive alternative to his women’s wear line.

In Spring 2014, Marc By Marc Jacobs folded. Jacobs then joined Instagram, even after he had announced that he was appalled by the whole social media thing.

Jacobs had been involved romantically with some hot Brazilian who was identified as a “chocolatier”, but who might be a porn star, the terms are interchangeable to me, but most certainly he has not had a Brazilian wax. My sources tell me that Jacobs is currently single, although I used follow him on Twitter where he posted photographs of the dude, along with his very cute dog, Neville, on a Caribbean beach early this year. Now I follow Neville on Twitter and Instagram. I like dogs more than people.

In 2014, Jacobs paid just over $2 million for an Ed Ruscha piece at auction, so I suppose he is doing alright.

Today, Marc is the head designer of Marc Jacobs, which absorbed the items and price points formerly available at Marc By Marc Jacobs, and he also serves as the creative director of Marc Jacobs International in its entirety.

He has never had more control over himself, his body, the way he lives his life or presents his brand. When he was 47 years old, the designer revealed his dramatic transformation by going from schlump to hottie. I could look like Jacobs if I followed his example of consuming only vegan food and working out with a personal trainer for three hours a day, seven days a week. Again, proving my theory that it is easy to be beautiful when you are very, very rich. In addition, that wealth allows you to date porn stars.  He still smokes Marlboro Lights. An addict since being a teenager, Jacobs now says that he is done with drugs, including heroin and cocaine, after a stint in rehab in 2007.

Somewhat indiscreet on social media, Jacobs “accidentally” leaked a picture of his naked butt on Instagram last month, after which he responds with a Tweet saying:

 “Yeah… I’m a gay man. I flirt and chat with guys online.”

This past fall, Jacobs somehow spilled the beans on Instagram about hosting an orgy, if 10 guys is considered an orgy, that was organized on his Grindr account. I appreciated that he didn’t deny or apologize. Instead he wrote:

“Why not? I don’t have any hang-ups about those things. I don’t really care. Who’s kidding who? I’ve talked about having hair transplants, I’ve talked about my drug problems, I’ve talked about my drinking problems, I’ve talked about sex. I just think it’s so much better to be honest about those things. I always find it very dubious and I don’t really trust people who deny human instincts.”

Marc Jacobs International’s Twitter information includes the caption: “It’s yours to try”. What a perfect slogan!

Jacobs lives in Paris and NYC. His Paris studio is just steps away from the Louvre and Notre Dame. I can just imagine how he will be spending his birthday.

 

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#HelloBangBang!: A New Gun That Looks Like an iPhone – What Could Go Wrong?

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Senator Chuck Schumer of New York has asked the federal Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to investigate a new gun that looks like an iPhone before it is released. Schumer said the gun,

…is just a disaster waiting to happen.

On its website, the company promoting the gun Ideal Conceal, shows something that really looks like an iPhone in its case, but it opens into a .380 caliber gun. It has a list price of $395.

Ideal Conceal’s CEO Kirk Kjellberg said the gun would likely be ready for sale later this year and he’s pushed back against the outrage, saying that there are already small, easily concealed guns with more firepower than two shots on the market.

The idea that this is going to cause some new big threat is just not true.

Kjellberg said he came up with the idea for the gun after a young child in a restaurant caught a glimpse of his weapon and pointed it out.

Senator Schumer said a gun looking like an everyday item could violate federal law, which was why he was asking the Justice Department and the ATF to investigate. Schumer spoke out last year against a phone case that made a phone look like a gun (below).

Just like toys that too much look like handguns should not be sold, handguns that look too much like toys should not be sold.

As I said, what could go wrong? How about this statistic, every day in America a TODDLER fires a loaded weapon.

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(T/Y Randy: via Koin)

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#MustSee: This Drone Footage of Surfing in Teahupo’o is UNBELIEVABLE!

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Drone popularity skyrocketed in 2015. People are finding new uses for them everyday and we’ve seen impressive drone footage before. This video taken off of the coast of Teahupo’o in Tahiti takes the cake though.

Even if you’re not a surfer, it’s easy to appreciate the beauty of the ocean being captured by a small, flying unmanned quadcopter. And if you’ve ever piloted a drone, you know how difficult capturing these surf shots UP CLOSE really is. Watch.

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Autistic Artist, Jeremy Sicile-Kira, “Sees People’s Emotions Translated Into Color”

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Jeremy Sicile-Kira is autistic –and ARTistic. The 27 year-old has Synesthesia, a condition that produces a blending of the senses. In Sicile-Kira’s case, he can see people’s moods and auras represented in an array of colors, which he turns into paintings. Jeremy, who has very few verbal skills, told PEOPLE through an email,

I see color in everything that is alive – in people, animals, plants, even butterflies. Color is evident in everything to me. I see people’s emotions translated into color when I look at them. I see more great colors in people’s faces depending on their mood.

Jeremy’s mother, Chantal, says three years ago her son asked if everyone saw people in colors, like him.

I said no, and that makes you special! He has this incredible ability to sense people’s personalities. He can see pain and sadness and happiness and joy. He has a true gift.

After finding out he had synesthesia, Jeremy decided to start making artwork based on the colors swirling in his head. He meets with clients (if they live far away, he can Skype with them) in order to “read” their colors. It then takes him a few weeks to finish the painting.

I can make people happy [with my art] and I just feel grateful to have a way to give back to the world of people around me. I hope [the recipients] feel happy about their life and greatly feel and realize they are beautiful on the inside as well as outside.

Stephanie Rubino bought one of Jeremy’s originals at a silent auction to benefit autism two years ago.

We video-chatted and he asked me questions and got to know me. He used a letter board to communicate with me and I could tell he was intensely focused on me and on finding out who I was.

Three weeks later, Rubino, who has an autistic, received a canvas with waves of blended greens and yellows and blues and purples.

The colors represented me so accurately. It’s beautiful. I could just tell that for him, he’s doing this because it comes naturally and he loves doing it.

Jeremy’s first solo exhibit, Inner Dimensions, will take place in San Diego, California, starting Monday April 11, to coincide with Autism Awareness Month.

He hopes to sell enough of his paintings, which range in price from $175 to $1,800, to one day become completely self-sufficient.

I see beautiful colors in my dreams and I wanted to see that beauty in real life. [Painting] calms me. I love the movement of the brush… It’s like a musician truly playing a beautiful instrument: both have great melodies.

Painting is a release for me.“

As an artist, this is so inspiring and makes me kinda tear up. I know, I’m a sap, but I love this guy.

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#HELP!: Beach Sign Gets 3 Men Rescued from a Deserted Island in the Pacific

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Those movie clichés work sometimes! Three men swam to shore when a large wave capsized their 19-foot skiff on Monday night. Swimming through two miles of pitch back dark in the water before coming ashore on the tiny Pacific Island of Fanadik, several hundred miles north of Papua New Guinea.

Three days after their boat capsized, the men were rescued by a U.S. Navy plane that had spotted the H-E-L-P sign they made on the shore. The crew aboard a Navy plane spotted the men waving life jackets, standing next to piles of palm leaves arranged to spell out four capital letters:

H-E-L-P

Once found, their families were notified and they were put on a small local boat back to Pulap, from where they initially set out to sea.

The Coast Guard was first notified that they were missing just before noon on Tuesday, after which it immediately issued an urgent broadcast seeking assistance from the Navy and vessels in the area of the skiff’s last known location. Two cargo ships helped by conducting a combined 17-hour search. The Navy plane that ultimately spotted the men set off Thursday at 6 AM, taking only about two hours to find them. Lt. William White, a Coast Guard spokesman, said,

Our combined efforts coupled with the willingness of many different resources to come together and help, led to the successful rescue of these three men in a very remote part of the Pacific.

No injuries were reported and as far as we know, their names were Gilligan, the Skipper or the Professor either.

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