Angela Wells actually made this Feast of Fun Easter egg!

Eggs babs! Believe it or not, the egg you have for breakfast is a symbol that has been used by many different cultures to represent fertility, the return of Spring, and sometimes the whole universe. What if we were all inside an egg inside an egg inside Lady Gaga’s egg-shaped vessel? Think about it people.

Today I learned that Faberge eggs aren't made from real eggs.

Today artist and blogger Angela Wells joins us to crack the case on the origins of egg decorating, strange party games and how the humble egg has inspired everyone from ancient Persians, to chocolatiers to Lady Gaga.

Join us as we scramble up a delicious show, all about eggs!

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Hunky New Zealand Olympian Blake Skjellerup urges you to wear Pink in support of LGBT youth on Pink Shirt Day, April 14th.

J Crew’s ad showing a mom painting her boy’s toenails pink has conservatives seeing red.

Conde Nast Traveler Magazine suggests Libya as the perfect April getaway.

And whatever happened to the delicious blog “This is Why You’re Fat?”

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From chat rooms in the late 80s to today’s mobile apps with geo-location, the digital realm is having a growing impact on how we meet others and how we think about who we are.

Some see it as a good thing, others think it’s a part of a digital apocalypse.

Remember when we had to design and pass out flyers to get people to come to our shows?

Under the name Billy Brown, Michael explored a sexier side of himself by working as a go-go boy in Texas clubs in the name of art.

He turned from performance art to architecture and then finally to interactive app design to explore how people connect with the world around them and the nature of desire.

Listen as we talk about how YouTube is the new performance art scene.

The five type of photos you need to make a sexy connection online.

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Hope this Chinese delicacy doesn’t become an import- eggs boiled in boy’s pee!

and a man is arrested for stealing from his boss, you won’t believe what he took.

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Dan Parent with Archie Comic's First Gay Character Kevin Keller

Archie Comics teen sensation Kevin Keller, the first gay character in the Archie-verse, is a hit with young and old fans alike.

Last April, Archie writer and artist Dan Parent broke the news to us at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo that the beloved comic series would introduce its first openly gay character in the pages of Veronica.

Kevin Keller is not only cute, but also likes to point the obvious things in the Archie-verse. Why doesn't Jughead just tell Ethel he's not interested?

The mysterious “hot new guy” of Riverdale issue was such a success that it quickly sold out and is now making history as the first ever Archie series to get a reprint.

This is refreshing news as the world focuses on the challenging circumstances of today’s queer youth and the recent public incidences of teen suicide.

Today Dan Parent joins us again to break even more exciting news about Kevin Keller: besides appearing in future installments of Veronica, he’s getting his own four part mini-series due out in summer 2011.

Back in the 1960s, Archie had to beat off three men.

Plus, why the characters look the way they do: Kevin Keller’s hotness, Archie’s hash marked hair, Jughead’s needle nose and why Betty and Veronica are, respectively, a blond and brunette.

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We’re not always aware of it, but every day we all negotiate how we want to appear to others- at work, on the street and even at home.

For many gay men, how we think about our sexuality is always up for grabs, which often leads us to ask ourselves, “how gay do I want to be today?”

Cast photo of 50 F*ggots at the premiere, Center on Halsted, Friday May 14, 2010.

We’re also joined by publicist and promoter Timur Star Tugberk and fashion designer Aaron Gray, who, along with us, are featured in the web series.

Listen as we challenge Randall on why he chose the controversial title. What is the real power over reclaiming controversial slur words?

The changing face of the gay community. Is the “gay world” closer than ever because of social media or are these virtual communities depriving us of meaningful experiences?

Plus, why everyone needs to embrace their inner diva.

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Sexual desire is a powerful thing. It shapes us in ways we may not even be aware. Many psychologists agree that it is the core of who we are as people. What turns you on is all about your hopes and dreams so it’s worth reflecting on and making art about it.

Today teacher, comedian and bondage babe Miss Tamale Sepp joins to talk about her recently finished MFA thesis, “Bound and Determined,” an installation of self-help books beautifully tied up with red ropes in Japanese bondage style and a performance piece where she reenacts a day in the life of a sadomasochistic high school teacher.

Listen as we talk with Tamale about how the torturous qualities of schools may actually benefit us and ancient forms of Asian erotic role play.

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American Muslim bloggers threaten South Park and the Simpsons respond.

Whitney Houston croaks her way across Europe, struggling to sing her greatest hit “I Will Always Love You.” Can’t Whitney just get the Taiwanese Susan Boyle Lin Yu Chun to sing her songs for her?

Pam Grier tells all about how Richard Pryor poisoned her pussy.

GLADD gets mad again, the Washington Blade gets a second life and firefighters rescue an adorable little puppy trapped in a reclining chair.

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For decades Heyd Fontenot has built a career as a versatile multimedia darling, leveraging his experiences as an independent film maker into a well received career as visual artist. In an age where everything is digital, Heyd is now making paintings featuring his friends naked, with big heads, in moppet-like exaggerated features.

Today we’re taking a look at sex in Heyd’s work and how we deal with the intense feelings and confused reactions to the nude body.

Listen to find out how we infuse sex into every thing we do, and how polyamory is the new sexual identity.

Hot news:

James “The Amazing” Randi, skeptic and magician comes out as gay.

George Takei is now the spokes model for a new tv screen that uses yellow light for enhanced image quality. Oh my!

And the anti-gay organization Americans For Truth About Homosexuality is listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Take that Porno-Pete!

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Deep in the mountains of rural Tennessee there is a thriving, vibrant network of communities of queer people whose origins go back to the beginnings of the modern gay rights movement with the Radical Faeries.

Planet IDA, Short Mountain Sanctuary and Pumpkin Hollow are just some of the places where folks live in an open and free environment with the goal of stimulating personal growth and creativity.

Today we’re talking to two well known residents of IDA, Tom Foolery and Maxzine Weinstein from the Eggplant Faerie Players, the community’s traveling performance group.

We met Maxzine and Tom 11 years ago on the first night of the Feast of Fools Cabaret, the live performance series that gave rise to this podcast you’re listening to right now-Feast of Fun.

Listen as we talk about living in a commune of gay musicians, trans pirates, lesbian warriors and pagan witches. What are the challenges and rewards of living in a modern tribal community?

We’ve got a lot of music and fun- including a live performance of Tom Foolery’s famous song “Big Girl,” so stick around!

Check out there performance tonight at The Flopsy Teahaus. They are strongly encouraging people to dress up as whatever Magical Creature inspires you! Time to break out that Halloween costume again!

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The November 2008 election dealt an unsettling blow to the gay rights movement when voters in California narrowly passed Proposition 8 a measure to take away the state’s ability to issue same-sex marriage licenses.

After the measure passed, fashion photographer Adam Bouska and his partner, Jeff Parshley, founded the “NO H8 Campaign” to promote the overturn of Proposition 8.

The campaign shows photos of people dressed in white shirts against a white background with their mouths covered in duct tape in silent protest and the words NO H8 emblazoned across their cheek. Although it began with just photos of everyday people the campaign grew to include the enthusiastic participation of families, police officers, filmmakers, actors, musicians, celebrities, politicians and even Kathy Griffin.

Although some criticize the project as superficial, its anything but. The NO H8 Campaign has galvanized people on the internet to take a very active stand and to raise funds for this important cause.

Listen to the show to find out why Adam and Jeff were so inspired to start the campaign, what risque photos are too sexy to be included and how you too can participate.

And the Hate Crime Bill is finally passed and will be signed into law by President Obama, what does this mean for you?

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Today we continue our series of interviews with internet celebrities from Los Angeles with Matt Riddlehoover. Matt found success on one of the first big social media sites- MySpace. Remember MySpace?

In the summer of 2006, Matt Riddlehoover became famous on MySpace for the video trailer for his short film “To a Tee,” a dark romantic comedy about a guy who falls for the same type of man over and over again.

For Matt, being prominently featured on the social media site led to the lead role in “Watch Out,” a dark film about an irresistible narcissist who could only make love to himself. The film’s campy narrative and graphic portrayals of self-love and violence has audiences divided over the film’s merits.

“Watch Out” comes out on DVD November 24.

Listen as Matt talks about the controversy, what it took to get ready for those sexy scenes and how his mother reacted to the movie.

Matt’s also working on a unusual documentary “Gaze,” a collection of audio interviews with 20 artists talking about how they redefine beauty and how these ideas of beauty affect everyone.

We’re also joined by his kooky friend, Champagne!! Champagne!!, a visual artist who combs Los Angeles in search of unusual garbage to turn into works of art. By the end of the show, she changes her name. Will it stick?

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A gay hit-man for the mob comes out of the closet during a trial.

A cat goes for a wild ride in the engine of an SUV in New York City.

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Almost a year ago, longtime gay rights activist Cleve Jones announced on this show that he was working on an action inspired by the late politician Harvey Milk, asking people from all across the country to demand full equal rights for all gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people, NOW.

Last Sunday it really happened. Was the turnout a meager 250 thousand or a whopping quarter of a million?

Will the March re-invigorate the gay rights movement or was it just a great opportunity to see Lady Gaga out of her gyroscopic dress?

And most importantly, will President Obama listen to our demands?

Listen to today’s show as we give you highlights from the rally- Cleve Jones, StaceyAnn Chin, Kate Clinton and yes, even Lady Gaga.

Interviews with longtime gay rights activists like Equality Illinois representatives Art Johnston and Rick García, and a whole new generation of fun folks like Zach O’Connor, who started downloading the Feast of Fun podcast in 2005 while in high school- find out what happens to you when you’ve listened to the Feast of Fun during your formative years.

Click here for a photo gallery from Washington D.C. Got any photos to share? Upload them to the Flickr group and we’ll feature the best ones on the site.

Obama once again re-affirms his support for the gays, the only question is when?

Barney Frank calls the March “a colossal waste of time at best” and “the only thing they’re going to be putting pressure on is the grass.” Is he right or is he just smoking too much grass himself?

Gov Schwarzenegger signs a Gay Rights Bill and establishes Harvey Milk Day.

And the ultimate question:

What would you say if you had had the opportunity to speak to thousands of gay people?

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Our friend Tamale Sepp has a full-sized, styled corset tattooed on her back, black fingernails, and loves to boss people around, especially in the bedroom. Did we mention she knows the fine art of Shibari, Japanese Rope bondage? So does this make her a dominatrix?

Today comedian and interdisciplinary artist Tamale Sepp talks about her unusual dissertation, “Bound and Determined” which examines the ways we willingly get tied up in order to liberate ourselves.

Listen as Tamale shares with us a couple of great stories about engaging a driver who almost killed her on her motorcycle and the vital advice she gave to a young angry goth girl on surviving high school.

China’s news agency is obsessed with phony Swedish lesbian village.

The sad story of the teen who quit high school after being told to stop cross-dressing as it was causing a disruption.

Justice Sotomayor has quite a few things to say about fetish videos. What does killing kittens have to to do with getting off and how far is too far?

And the Brazilian Orchestra de Sao Paulo lowers the price on their Chicago show after the disappointing news that the Windy City was skipped for 2016 Olympics.

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Boo! Did I scare you? Don’t be afraid, it’s only Halloween, or it soon will be. October is a month full of wild things, witches and vampires.

Today we’re talking to the spooky, kooky and glamorous Gigi Deluxe Gross.

When’s she’s not busy baking creepy cupcakes for her son’s team, this Satanist soccer mom loves to paint ghoulish works of art featuring Siamese twins, lost souls and little people.

Listen as Gigi shares with us her tips and tricks on harnessing the powers of darkness to make this years Halloween fabulous!

Fake blood recipes, zombie channel bags and how make your eye look like it got nibbled off by a wild beast.

You can see Gigi’s work at the Gallery Provocateur’s “Hellraiser- An Annual Exhibition Celebrating the Dark Arts” with esteemed author and director Clive Barker. Keep an eye out for the portrait of a porn star that Gigi’s creating for Porn Saints which takes an artistic approach to porn, a pornographic approach to art, a pornoartistic approach to religion.

In Texas, a woman gets mad her boyfriend, fries up his gold-fishies and eats them!

American Girl’s new controversial homeless girl doll- what’s next?

The Chinese little people village turns into a tourist attraction, a real-live Munchkinland.

The begging mayor in India gets things done.

WTF? Wisconsin Tourism Federation changes their company’s name.

And Lady Gaga ends rumors one and for all of her hermie dick once by performing naked, or almost naked.

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Gigi and other artists decided to come together to form the Salon to produce a gallery effect that wasn’t tethered to a certain theme or limited in scope. The Salon des Indépendants is basically a fancy French word for an outsider artist collective.

Gigi and her friends are sick of being told that their art is great but that it “really isn’t what we had in mind” by gallery owners so they mounted this first event.

It is by invitation only so the only way you are going to get an invite is if you email us and we plead your case to Gigi. She’s tough and she doesn’t want you drinking all her PBR, so be convincing of your love for art and we’ll see what we can do. I can’t make any promises though.

Are you looking at these wonderful pictures Fausto took of Gigi? She really is a supermom model. Gigi is so creative that she took one of our Digitally Delicious t-shirts and made a wonderfully tight-fitting black dress out of it. Hot!

Her daughter hates when she shaves her head but we think she is so lovely bald. Now, her daughter doesn’t really mind that her mom shaves her head, she just likes it when she wears a wig on it.

America, the U.S. Space Program needs your help! NASA is asking it’s visitors to the Houston Space Center to donate samples of their urine to help test out a new type of space toilet. This is kind of embarrassing. I’m sure in intergalactic space that aliens are laughing at us. Come on, Mars’ slogan after all is “Mars Needs Women” and ours is “Earth Needs Pee.” in reality though, nothing is like pee except pee. Pee has certain qualities that just can’t be reproduced so if they are going to get space toilets to work properly, they have to use the right stuff.

It seems fish are all over the news these days. Scientists have found that most animals (including our own species) ability to communicate using sound draws its origins to the grunts and chirps made by fish! The neural network that forms our speech center was created millions and millions of years ago. Even today some fish still use grunts to attract a mate.

Meanwhile in New York, one fish was taking this talking thing a bit to far. A talking carp predicted the end of the world. A fish that was destined for the knife proclaimed in Hebrew that the end was nigh and that now was the time to repent. Oy veh! The fish mongers didn’t take heed of the vociferous carp and it ended up becoming the Jewish delicacy gefilte fish. It could be worse.

Catfish walking down the street is not an everyday occurrence but it’s not unheard of in Florida. A woman saw a catfish trudging across her street and thought it was odd but then she looked further on and saw some thirty catfish emerging from the sewer, cross the street and kept on moving. The catfish used their dorsal fin to propel them much like we use our legs.

So there we have it, our speech, our fear of the almighty and the ability to walk all come from fish.

The voice inside your head that tells you to go for it- Feast of Fools.

[Originally posted on 07.22.08]

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High heel shoes, a Louis Vuitton bag held by an arm coming from a man’s nose, a mysterious roll of pink material, a Don Rickles cut out, and a drag queen dressed up as a bunny rabbit, superimposed on a doctor’s report of a sexually transmitted disease: these are all a part of the visual language of Erik Peterson.

What’s this guy trying to say?

Today we look at longtime club personality and visual artist Erik Peterson. Erik’s artwork is part of an Erotic art & performance Exhibit, taking place at IML, the International Mr. Leather Conference & Contest, on Memorial day weekend in Chicago.

Erik’s making the bold statement that everyone’s ability to photograph themselves and share their photos online is ruining the nightclub scene. Is social media making us more self-conscious or is it revealing what’s already been there all along?

Listen as we take a look at:

The incredible minds of Vaginal Davis and Marcel Duchamp and the photography of Slava Mogutin and Brian Kenny.

Vaporized booze makes a big splash in clubs overseas, but is it safe?

A sex park opens in China- What do sexually intolerant cultures share in common? UPDATE: The Sex Park has been demolished by the government before it even opened up.

The new Venus Plump Lady Goddess statue- is it a religious icon or just really old porn?

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Boing boing! Gigi Deluxe, Chicago’s glamor-puss is here to talk about her new collaboration with House of Bias, a fashion forward clothing line specializing in clothes made out of rubber latex.

Think it’s too kinky for you? The clothing line hopes to mainstream latex-wear for everyone, touting the form-flattering benefits of the rubbery garments.

What’s it like to make and wear clothes made out of rubber, and where do you go to get them dry cleaned?

Listen as Gigi talks about starting her new video blog, her fan page on Facebook, fighting medical fraud and pulling a grocery cart filled with canned goods for charity in the Chiditarod race.

Who’s watching the Watchmen? Everyone. The film adaptation of the popular graphic novel so far has scored this year’s biggest box office opening knocking Madea Goes to Jail from the Top Spot.

Watchmen has more uncut cock than my favorite eastern European porn video. Is it the acting or Dr. Manhattan’s eye popping nudity that has audiences entranced over his CGI muscular manhood.

The Watchmen Condom- will it make your rod big and blue?

We got to hang out with Coco Peru this weekend at TPAN’s Chicago Takes Off. As guests of Steamworks, we had a blast watching all the sexy guys and gals shimmy and shake. As Coco said, “we were all perverts” and boy did it feel good.

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Octomom’s publicist quits because she says she’s nuts. Now she notices? Where has she been?

DNA radio- a website dedicated to creating an audio visual representation of the human genome has launched an audio stream of all 3 billion sequences that make up human DNA, but can you dance to it?

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Is Varla Jean as sweet as she appears on stage and screen? Listen to today’s show and find out.

Today we have Jeffrey Roberson, the man behind drag queen talking about how he developed Varla Jean Merman into one of today’s most popular acts.

Jeffrey shares with us his roots in New Orleans, his friendship with the gals from Girls Will Be Girls the popular film and short web series and the secrets of what’s it’s like behind the scenes of Project Runway and All My Children.

Is it just a coincidence that Varla’s favorite colors are orange, pink and fuchsia, the same colors used by Baskin-Robbins and Dunkin’ Donuts or is there something more to it?

Make sure you check out Varla’s YouTube channel for lots of fun videos. If you are in Palm Springs, check out her production of Shut Up Sweet Charlotte which opens today at Palm Springs Art Museum.

There are several kinds of drag queens, which one are you?
• Tasty Fakes (Drag Queens who mimic a celebrity) Example: Cher Impersonators.
• Freaky Chicks (Exaggerating aspects of femininity) Heklina, Lady Bunny
• Sloppy Joes (Those who don’t put much effort into their look) You know who you are.
• Glamour Pusses (Fashionistas, those concerned with passing as a runway model) RuPaul.
• Cirque du So Gay (Fantasy costumes, more glitter than lipstick)

Meow! Illusionists Siegfried and Roy return to the Las Vegas Stage for a final farewell act. Will they be working with the same kind of tigers that attacked Roy several years ago?

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Well in 2012, some believe a dwarf star will travel near the Earth and bring about profound spiritual transformation or an apocalypse, take your pick.

We know a lot of you have been partying like it’s 1999 since 1983 and years 1984, 1999 and 2001 all came and went without a glitch. And now we’re all supposed to be anxious about the next cosmic doomsday, 2012?

On today’s show we have artist, gay dad and “2012 believer” Erik Sosa-Kibby and his partner Mark Sosa-Kibby to talk about being gay dads, their concern over the ominous year 2012 and if the Mayas were really on to something or were they just really bad at math.

I myself am waiting for Sam Raimi to bring back my all-time favorite TV show, Cleopatra 2525. Just 516 years to go before we will enter “a world where machines rule the earth. Mankind has been driven underground, and Cleopatra is about to discover there’s no place like home.”

Listen as we talk about the man who had over 50 traffic citations in one day and the woman who took her driving test over 700 times and failed every one of them. Why wouldn’t she just give up?

An 18-year-old suburban Milwaukee high school student is accused of blackmailing classmates into gay sex using Facebook. If convicted, he could face up to 300 years in prison.

Beau Breedlove, former legislative intern at the center of the controversy involving Portland Mayor Sam Adams speaks about their relationship. Is he just looking for attention? He just adopted a dog and named her Lolita, and claims the dogs name has nothing to do with his affair.

And you thought you had it bad when someone de-friends you, a British man man divorces his wife on Facebook without telling her.

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The three of them, along with a multitude other fabulous performers will be working the stage on Saturday night at the Trannyshack Final Kiss-OFF Party, a big adieu to the weekly club show that has influenced drag queens for over 12 years.

But as they say in show business, nothing ever really dies. Will “Lash Out” be the next project in the works or will Trannyshack continue in a different form?

Lady Miss Kier is best known as the lead singer and co-producer for the mega-hit band DEEE-LITE, who’s songs “Groove is in the Heart” and “What is Love” defined the sound for a whole generation. Today their music still gets an enthusiastic response from people everywhere.

As a art director and fashion designer her influence was felt throughout the 90s in club kid fashion, video and in graphic design.

Join us for an intoxicating fun show as we dish it up with Heklina and Peaches Christ about the final night of Trannyshack in San Francisco, the impact of Dee-Lite’s music, and living in the 1990′s

Plus questions from you, our listeners.

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I can appreciate all types of drag, even the girls who go for the beaded gowns and Dynasty-era styling. This type tends to be a little too serious, but I will bow down to their effort, dedication and attention to detail. The opposite end of the drag spectrum is what I really love, Skag Drag. I think the first time I ever heard the term was from the late artist Jerome Caja.

Jerome was an incredible artist who would paint with nail polish. I was more of an acquaintance of his, but I remember being either at his studio or apartment and seeing boxes and rows and rows of different shades of nail polish–a manicurists wet dream. It struck me as brilliant and totally innovative that his paints had the built-in brush and that he could use them on himself as well. Probably because his paints came in such small amounts, his work was really, really small.

One of my favorite pieces was a portrait of Bozo the Clown in the middle of a used Band-Aid, blood and all. A few years before he died (1995), he was in a big show at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and it was a thrill to see all these wild drag queens and gay punks mixing it up with a bunch of overdressed socialites and museum members.

Jerome’s visual presentation of himself was his other art. He was tall, very thin and had long blond hair. His make-up style sometimes looked as if he applied it in total darkness and he would wear clothes that even the Goodwill would throw away. Wearing a feather boa and dirty mens briefs and high heels with tube socks was an actual look I saw him sporting once and I thought, “That’s fashion!”

Sadly, I don’t have a single photograph that I took of Jerome and will have to cherish the countless times I’d see him and hear the shrill laugh that was such a part of his undeniable presence.

Photos of Jerome were taken from his myspace page.

I was overwhelmed by the emotion of seeing our very own Christian Siriano win Project Runway. Was there any doubt in anyone’s mind? Congratulations Christian- you deserved it and your clothes looked STUNNING.

To celebrate, we’re reposting this “Best Of FOF” interview we did with Christian in January, when it wasn’t so clear the outcome of the contest.

Pop open the champagne!

[Originally posted on January 11, 2008.]

Snip snip! The gayest television show on right now isn’t Ugly Betty, it’s Project Runway on Bravo! The Emmy nominated reality series showcases 12 or more fashion designers compete with each other to create the best clothes restricted by time, materials and a theme.

Giving the viewer a great perspective on the anxieties and challenges of being a working designer in any field, Project Runway is right now one of the hottest shows on television.

One of the most talked about contestants is Christian V Siriano, our featured guest on todays show!

Known for being the youngest contestant on the show as well as for his unrestrained opinions and asymmetrical haircut, Christian brings a lot of pizzaz to the show.

Join Marc Felion and me, Fausto Fernós as we talk with Christian about the challenges of being in a reality-tv show competition, finding inspiration as a designer and if there was any sexual tension happening behind the scenes.

Just what is Tim Gunn REALLY like? Was Christian really fighting that much with Matty over the chocolate brown prom dress? How does he cope with the stress?

If you see Christian walking around the streets of New York City, don’t ask him who won. Because fashion week is in February, the producers of the show waited to decide who the winner is during that time despite the current series being filmed in July of 2007.

Do we think Christian made it to the top three? Will he win? We certainly hope so! Be sure to check out his personal website with tons of images of his fashion designs. Photos of Christian V Siriano by Brad Walsh.
Be sure to check out Project Runway on Bravo every Wednesday, 9pm Central, 6pm Pacific.

Out of the closet but always in fashion- Feast of Fools.

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Giving the viewer a great perspective on the anxieties and challenges of being a working designer in any field, Project Runway is right now one of the hottest shows on television.

One of the most talked about contestants is Christian V Siriano, our featured guest on todays show!

Known for being the youngest contestant on the show as well as for his unrestrained opinions and asymmetrical haircut, Christian brings a lot of pizzaz to the show.

Join Marc Felion and me, Fausto Fernós as we talk with Christian about the challenges of being in a reality-tv show competition, finding inspiration as a designer and if there was any sexual tension happening behind the scenes.

Just what is Tim Gunn REALLY like? Was Christian really fighting that much with Matty over the chocolate brown prom dress? How does he cope with the stress?

If you see Christian walking around the streets of New York City, don’t ask him who won. Because fashion week is in February, the producers of the show waited to decide who the winner is during that time despite the current series being filmed in July of 2007.

Do we think Christian made it to the top three? Will he win? We certainly hope so! Be sure to check out his personal website with tons of images of his fashion designs. Photos of Christian V Siriano by Brad Walsh.
Be sure to check out Project Runway on Bravo every Wednesday, 9pm Central, 6pm Pacific.

Out of the closet, always in fashion- Feast of Fools.

Featured Music:
Paper or Plastic – Best of Luck to Cody James!: iTunes | CD Baby | MySpace

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