With her Givenchy designed Roman outfit, the seemingly wing inspired headdress by Philip Treacy, the use of a lyre and her arrival under a cloud of feathers, who else could she be but the goddess that awards victory in battle?

Let’s take a look and you decide:

Cher's album cover did not inspire Madonna.

Kylie Minogues' Aphrodite has nothing on Madonna.

Madonna prefers twinks to He Man, so She Ra didn't inspire her either.

Nike, Goddess of Victory often shown with Lyre.

Madonna with Lyre.

Madonna arrives under giant feathers- wings are a symbol of Nike.

The headpiece seems wing inspired- Madonna is Nike.

Madonna is Goddess! Nike, that is.

El Nuevo Dia reports that sources close to pop star Ricky Martin say he will marry his longtime partner in la Gran Manzana (NYC) on January 28th.

Ricky likes to use Twitter but he hasn’t confirmed anything yet. We’ll see!

I have a friend whose office is right by the giant Marilyn Monroe statue downtown and he sees up her skirt all day long.

-from Windy Citizan

Here’s the full size tacky monstrosity-

I have one thing to say about this costume idea- if you try to do this for Halloween, do a practice run a few das before so you can perfect the look. But otherwise, it’s a fantastic how-to.

Today would have been Pervuvian singer Yma Sumac’s 99th birthday if she was still alive. Sadly, she died in 2008 but her unusual music lives on. She was famed for having a five octave range and she sure liked putting it to use.

In 1972 she even recorded a rock album, Miracles which one review described-

Where she is all over the map, Sumac is controlled, passionate. Twelve tracks may be a bit much of vocal exercises, chirps, and incessant styling but the music has merit. Yma Rocks!

Some of her music and TV appearances

Mambo

She recored Miracles, a Rock n Roll Album in 1972

Her appearance on David Letterman in 1987

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A fan at the Venice film festival hands the Material Girl a flower of which she’s not too fond.

There’s a lot going on in this video and it’s all fantastic- Lady Gaga as a mermaid, her male alter-ego Joe Calderone makes an appearance, and there’s a hot guy with a tattoos that seems to be some sort of Dr. Frankenstein. Plus, there’s lots of corn fields.

Miley Cyrus tattooed fingers - All Love is Equal

Miley Cyrus gives gays the finger, or shall I say fingers- she posted a new tattoo of an equal sign and a heart on her fingers and tweeted “ALL LOVE is equal.”

Lady Gaga performs “You and I” on the radio.

Gaga’s dominance of pop culture and her hold on “the Gays” continues to upset Madonna.

Is she using Rogaine?

According to the U.K. Sun, Gaga’s hair is falling out.

“Over the years Lady GaGa has put her locks under a lot of stress,” says a source. “She’s poured so much chemical over them that it’s damaged her follicles. She’s hoping by using Rogaine, she can repair some of the harm.”

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July 5, 2011 (LOS ANGELES) — Through skepticism and criticism, pop superstar Lady Gaga remains one of the most outspoken advocates for LGBT equality today. She’s been accused of not being gay enough to claim one of the letters the aforementioned acronym, and critics say her activism is superficial, but through it all her devotion to supporting marriage equality, fighting the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, and increasing AIDS awareness remains strong. The Advocate’s Jeremy Kinser spoke with Lady Gaga about her activism, her critics, and her music.

Lady Gaga immediately sounded off against some of the skeptics. “To say that I would use the gay community to sell records is probably one of the most ridiculous statements anyone can make about me,” Gaga states with a hint of frustration in her voice. “I would say the top thing I think about every single day of my life, other than my fans, loving the music, and my family being healthy, is social justice and equality.”

While she may be frustrated by the backlash she has faced, she understands that with fame comes cynicism. “Rumors, shots at me as a human being, that’s what comes with the territory of being a musician and being someone who is a public figure,” Gaga confesses. “I care only about what I can change. What can I push forward? How can I be a part of the fight for modern social issues?”

Lady Gaga put her money where her mouth was, however, in a recent controversy with mega-retailer Target. The company was set to sell a special edition of Gaga’s album Born This Way, but many LGBTs expressed indignation at the deal after Target came under fire when the company’s corporate PAC made campaign contributions to support antigay candidate Tom Emmer in his failed 2010 run for governor of Minnesota. After the outcry, Gaga met with the company’s “entire executive staff” and soon thereafter canceled the deal.

“You’re either going to try and change or you’re not,” Gaga recalls of the meeting, in which she insisted Target ally itself with LGBT charities and organizations. And, while terms of the deal were not made public, they did not satisfy the singer. “Taking an ambiguous stance is not what I’m about, obviously. I like to go right for the ass-kicker. You’re either in or you’re out. I’m from New York. I know bullshit. I can smell it from a mile away.”

Lady Gaga has also faced backlash—fair or not—for drawing too heavily from another gay favorite and equality advocate, Madonna. Gaga recognizes those comparisons as well as those to other women she admires, including Barbra Streisand. “There’s no drama, there’s no jealousy, there’s no competition,” she says. “They’re just happy to see other women winning. I just feel so connected to Madonna in a lot of ways, and I feel connected to Barbra, and I feel connected to Cher and Blondie and all of the women who came before me.”

Read the full Lady Gaga feature now on the Advocate

Here she explains her outfits and receives a gift from a designer of Hello Kitty.

Lady Gaga and friends celebrate victory in NY!

Lady Gaga says on Facebook that “I can’t stop crying. We did it kids” in reference to marriage victory in NY. She also took this fabulous photo with her crew saying, “The revolution is ours to fight for love, justice+equality. Rejoice NY, and propose. We did it!!!”

Lady Gaga is so in love with the band Iron Maiden that she worked backstage, for free, at a couple of their concerts in Florida. Her duties included ironing and organising refreshments, making sure all the band members and crew had drinks when needed.

The Daily Mirror Quotes a source:

“It’s a side to Gaga we’ve never seen. She is a massive Iron Maiden fan and was willing to be at their beck and call, just to hang out with her idols.”

“She was humming along to their hit The Number of the Beast while carrying out her chores. And after all her hard work backstage she was rewarded with some drinking games.”

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What would you like to drink?

Umbrella or lampshade?

Lady Gaga is the first performer to be announced for a June 25th benefit for the Japanese Red Cross. The tenth annual MTV Video Music Awards Japan (VMAJ) is being redubbed the MTV VIDEO MUSIC AID JAPAN and will be broadcast on MTV channels worldwide as an installment of MTV’s weekly live music series, MTV WORLD STAGE.

Additional performers and celebrity attendees will be announced shortly.

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“It should be harder to be an artist. You shouldn’t just be able to put a song on YouTube and go out on tour.”

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In an interview at Google, Lady Gaga tells the audience that she thinks Rebecca Black is a genius. BTW< I love Gaga’s look in this video- it’s very Audrey Hepburn “Breakfast ar Tiffany’s.”

She needed a vacation!

Britney Spears’ former bodyguard is suing the pop star for $14 million for sexual harassment, claiming the singer was relentless in her pursuit of him and she even sent him embarrassing nude pictures from her mobile phone.

His lawyers say:

“Some of the pictures show Britney with the camera between her legs. Others show her in provocative positions wearing lingerie.

There are a few where she is naked, exposing herself in a way that she clearly hoped would make him aroused.”"

But didn’t we already see everything she has?

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Christina Aguilera sits on a wedding cake

We know the hell that Elizabeth Berkley suffered when Showgirls was panned by everyone when it first came out but the movie eventually became a classic, so have heart Christina.

But I’m really wondering is what was Xtina doing in WeHo that night. Was she cruising for a girlfriend for the night and came up empty handed? She’s rumored to troll the gay bars there looking for a little lady love.

Maybe she's trying to slip into Gaga's dress.

I don’t know why Ke$ha is dressed up like a penis and giving us the double finger but in this day and age of fabulous costumes you would think she’d come up with something a little more interesting. You can get that at any costume shop.

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Guess Fausto was right- Lady Gaga really is wearing all the latex as commentary on safe sex.

As a side note, before the show started Governor Pat Quinn came on stage to announce that January 19th was Dolly Parton day in Illinois, Dolly came on stage to accept the proclamation and introduce the show and during a break in her speech, me and the lady sitting next to me, started singing Happy Birthday. So if you were there last night, you can thank me for that : -)

A friend in Australia sent this to me!

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You can’t really call yourself a “performance artist” until you work with meat as art. Well, Lady Gaga has done the deed and she’s now in the company of great artists like Carolee Schneemann who did Meat Joy in 1964.

Watch the messy fun-

Here’s some more photos of meat in art-

This one I found in a set of commercials on YouTube.  I extracted the clip and posted it on its own.  It’s almost as good as the “Favorite Time of Day is Night” clip we all know and love:

Finally, here is Ms. Bacall getting in her fancy limo for a ride– replete with coffee service, of course.  Only the finest for the grand dame.

But that’s not all! She also took to YouTube for give her first inaugural address to all her little Monsters! Watch below.

If you are keeping track of the Royal lineage of Twitter Royalty, ou may recall that not too long ago Britney took the title from Ashton Kutcher (aka @aplusk). Everyone loves a good “changing of the guard!” But something tells me that mother monster can hold onto this for awhile!

Congratulations Queen Mother Monster! Send your love via Twitter to @LadyGaga and include #GagaTwitterQueen in the message.