If you’re a queer musician interested in performing at LA Pride, get an entertainment application at LAPride.org. Wanna know of other ways you can take part? Contact the organizers at info AT lapride DOT org.

“Snickers Commercial Blamed for Death of Four Gay Men” via Netscape’s Gay & Lesbian channel:

NOSHEILA, NEW ZEALAND - Two New Zealand men (Johnson DeLarge and Randy Pecker) admitted to beating four gay men to death with baseball bats after watching the Snickers Commercial that ran during the Super Bowl.

“After watching the American Superbowl and seeing those two menses kissing in that Snickers Commerical, I just had this uncontrollable urged to beat-up and kill some gay guys.” said Johnson DeLarge, one of the New Zealand men arrested for the murder of four gay New Zealand men.

“Yeah, we were only going to beat up and kill one gay guy. But, Snickers Candy Bars gave us so much energy and vitality, we decided to kill FOUR gay guys instead.” said Randy Pecker, the other New Zealand man arrested for the murders.

New Zealand authorities have condemed Americans and American television over the incident. “We just wish you Americans would keep your hate and prejudice filled entertainment products in America instead of exporting that kinda stuff to New Zealand.” said New Zealand’s Prime Ministeress.

Story tagged: gay, men, humor, funny

Yet I’m not laughing.

If you’re behind on the Snickers news, previous posts are here and here.

Many of you fell in love with the Rakku Shoe Wheel featured in the premier edition of the Carnival of Shoes and Bags. Here’s your chance to win one: Style IT is giving away a Rakku Shoe Wheel.

Hurry. The contest ends tomorrow!

The Carnival of Shoes and Bags

Submissions for the next edition of the Carnival of Shoes and Bags are due on Feb. 10th.

You can submit anything shoe or bag-related, including posts on: unusual finds; manufacturers that have a strict no-sweat-shop policy; shoes or bags made from only environmentally-friendly materials; shoes or bags made by small-time craftspersons who also have an interesting personal story; art museum exhibits that focus on shoes or bags as art pieces; essays that connect shoes, sexuality, and power; trends in shoes and work protocol, like should doctors wear open-toe sandals, etc.

The 2/1 Carnival of Shoes and Bags can be found here.

Edition #2 is here.

If you missed the premier edition of the carnival, you can read it here.

Renting Designer Fashions in NYC

NY1 recently covered Wardrobe NYC, a business in Tribeca where you can rent designer fashions, including designer shoes and bags, for 15 percent of retail price. Watch the segment here.

Jen posted about Texas’ “obscene device law” back in October, when the Supreme Court refused to consider whether the law is unconstitutional.

Marti found this Dildo Diaries video (it’s an eleven-minute edit of the full documentary) at YouTube. If you can’t look at dildos online at work, don’t watch it. But come back when you get home.

Read my “Ten Money Questions” interview with Nina of Queercents here.

Very important articles about gays and money:

1.  Couples and Credit

2.  Credit Cards for Gays

3.   Setting a budget

To the shoes and bags we go…

Thanks for reading! The next edition of the Carnival of Shoes and Bags will be hosted right here on February 15th. Submit your posts here. Please contact me if you would like to host a future edition.

“Kind of the opposite of Perez Hilton, really.”

And he can already read Freakonomics. I’m such a proud mommy.

Violet Blue posted her top five sexy SF date restaurants at Metroblogging San Francisco earlier this month.

The four non-sushi restaurants (because I’m a sushi hater): Absinthe, Ajanta, Millennium and El Mansour.