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In the fall of 1990, inside a fully functional second floor magic shop located above a methadone clinic on Hollywood Boulevard, Bryan Rabin made his first splash on the Los Angeles nightlife scene (alongside his partner, the late actor Jimmy Medina) with a traveling, if extralegal, after hours club called The Lounge. “It was the Wild West. We’d just drive around at night and look for spots. I was 20 years old, full of moxie, and we’d just tell people we wanted to throw a bar mitzvah in their space,” recalls Rabin, noting the club migrated from photography and film studios to empty lofts and attracted everyone from Billy Idol to Thierry Mugler and Wolfgang Puck to dance there. “We moved every week to keep away from the police and had to call or fax everyone the day of each party.”

From there, he opened Prague in a Czechoslovakian meeting hall on Western Avenue,...

The new exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York, located along Manhattan’s “Museum Mile,” features Madonna, MTV, Run-dmc, Talking Heads, Sonic Youth, John Zorn, Liquid Liquid, Max Roach, Fort Apache Band, and much more.

“During the Eighties, there was a community-driven musical renaissance in New York City. It was an era of creativity and genre-defying performance that, in my mind, stands as one of the most influential in musical and cultural history,” says Sean Corcoran, the museum’s curator of prints and photography. “That wide range...

Dynamite Entertainment's "Bettie Page" #5, available November 29, 2017 is written by: David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worley, with covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and J. Bone:

"...you know that thing where your flight back to 'NYC' is interrupted so you can be debriefed at a secret government base, only to find that base under attack by giant radioactive monsters?

"And you can't get another flight back home until you defeat the giant radioactive monsters? Well, our 'Bettie' can handle it..."

"Bettie Page" #4 written by David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worley, with covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantier is now available.

""...someone wants to enslave American minds, but just who is behind it all? The 'Sky Science Cult'? 'Pacific AeroSpace Technologies'? But none of them is a match for 'Bettie Page', as our high-heeled heroine goes toe-to-toe with the worst 1951 has to offer in the fourth and...

“Susanne Bartsch picked up where [Andy] Warhol left off,” RuPaul Charles says of his friend, the woman he says set him down the path to become Supermodel of the World. He’s not the only one: Performance artist Joey Arias credits Bartsch with encouraging him to try drag, transgender pioneer Flawless Sabrina speaks of her in the same breath as Warhol, and fashion historians trace London style’s expansion to New York and Tokyo in the ’80s to Bartsch.

As for the woman herself, she’s still throwing parties.

While dressing for one of her fabled Tuesday night parties at Meatpacking district club Le Bain, Bartsch was fretting over the colors for one of her outstanding looks: “It’s not really pink,” she says. “I mean, I know it’s pink, but it’s not a pink that I feel pink in.”

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Dynamite Entertainment continues resurrecting sexy 1950's pin-up "Bettie Page" as a comic book series, with "Bettie Page" #6 available December 20, 2017, written by David Avallone and illustrated by Esau Figueroa, with covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantler:

"...'Bettie' goes to the 'Cannes Film Festival' and although her film 'Invasion of the Space Commies' isn't up for the 'Grand Prix' award, that won't keep our plucky heroine from chasing spies along the 'French Riviera'..."

"Bettie Page" #3, now available, is written by David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worley, with covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantier:

"...between cultists, creeps, spies, mind-control rays, flying saucers and the 'Lapd', 'Bettie Page' has had just about enough of everyone's crap.

"So watch out, Hollywood elites. Now you've made her mad..."

"Like a lot of people my age, I ‘discovered’ Bettie Page through comics," said Avallone, "when Dave Stevens used her to...

Dynamite Entertainment continues resurrecting sexy 1950's pin-up "Bettie Page" as a comic book series, with "Bettie Page" #3, available September 27, 2017, written by David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worley, with covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantier:

"...between cultists, creeps, spies, mind-control rays, flying saucers and the 'Lapd', 'Bettie Page' has had just about enough of everyone's crap.

"So watch out, Hollywood elites. Now you've made her mad..."

"Like a lot of people my age, I ‘discovered’ Bettie Page through comics," said Avallone, "when Dave Stevens used her to inspire the ingénue starlet of 'The Rocketeer'.

"She’s such a compelling figure, with such a fascinating life story, that I was thrilled when Dynamite Senior Editor Joe Rybandt asked me if I could build a comic book mini-series around her.

"After a lot of research into the life and times of Bettie, I chose to put...

Dynamite Entertainment's "Bettie Page" #2, available August 23, 2017, is written by David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worley, with covers by  Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantier:

"...'Bettie' takes on Hollywood as the 'B-Movie Queen of the Space Commies'! 

"Bettie gets in over her head with the shadowy 'Sky Science' cult! Bettie unleashes chaos at the 'Griffith Park Observatory'..."

Dynamite Entertainment's "Bettie Page" #4 is written by David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worley, with covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantier:

""...someone wants to enslave American minds, but just who is behind it all? The 'Sky Science Cult'? 'Pacific AeroSpace Technologies'? But none of them is a match for 'Bettie Page', as our high-heeled heroine goes toe-to-toe with the worst 1951 has to offer in the fourth and final Hollywood chapter of 'The Secret Diary of Bettie Page'..."

In the doc feature "Bettie Page Reveals All" from Single Spark Pictures,...

Dynamite Entertainment's "Bettie Page" #4 is written by David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worley, with covers by Joseph Michael Linsner and Scott Chantier, available October 18, 2017:

""...someone wants to enslave American minds, but just who is behind it all? The 'Sky Science Cult'? 'Pacific AeroSpace Technologies'? But none of them is a match for 'Bettie Page', as our high-heeled heroine goes toe-to-toe with the worst 1951 has to offer in the fourth and final Hollywood chapter of 'The Secret Diary of Bettie Page'..."

"Like a lot of people my age, I ‘discovered’ Bettie Page through comics," said writer Avallone, "...when Dave Stevens used her to inspire the ingénue starlet of 'The Rocketeer'.

"She’s such a compelling figure, with such a fascinating life story, that I was thrilled when Dynamite Senior Editor Joe Rybandt asked me if I could build a comic book mini-series around her.

Dynamite Entertainment has resurrected sexy 1950's pinup "Bettie Page" as an action hero for a new comic book series, written by David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worley, available July 17, 2017:

In the documentary feature "Bettie Page Reveals All" from Single Spark Pictures, and Emmy-winning TV producer Mark Mori, Page narrates her own story prior to her death at age 85 in 2008.

"...shooting to fame in the 1950's with her fetish modeling and racy pinup photos, 'Bettie Page' continues to enchant and inspire multiple generations of women (who continue to emulate her jet black hair, blue eyes and trademark bangs) and men (who long for her). 

"But the story behind her allure, the real person underneath that timeless youthful, sexy image, has been a mystery for the ages -- until now.

"This 100-minute film is the only one authorized by the famed former pin-up as the official film biography on her life.

Thanks to the members of Act Up (The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power), being HIV-Positive is no longer a death sentence. But what happened to survivors of the initial wave of the AIDS epidemic, those members of the lost generation we never lost? Does the younger generation afford these survivors the respect they deserve, and could it ever be enough? These are the questions at the heart of “After Louie,” a moving new film from original Act Up member Vincent Gagliostro.

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Alan Cumming plays Sam, an activist and artist living in New York City. He spends his days editing footage of his friend William, who died of AIDS. His friends (Sarita Choudhury and Patrick Breen) have moved on to lead relatively happy lives, but Sam remains stuck in the past. His only relationships...

Dynamite Entertainment has resurrected sexy 1950's pinup "Bettie Page" as a new comic book series, written by David Avallone and illustrated by Colton Worely, available July 2017:

"Like a lot of people my age, I ‘discovered’ Bettie Page through comics," said writer Avallone, "when Dave Stevens used her to inspire the ingénue starlet of 'The Rocketeer'.

"She’s such a compelling figure, with such a fascinating life story, that I was thrilled when Dynamite Senior Editor Joe Rybandt asked me if I could build a comic book mini-series around her.

"After a lot of research into the life and times of Bettie, I chose to put her in Hollywood at the start of the fifties and the beginning of her modeling career...built on some corners of her real biography, and the real history of the time. I hope I’ve made my fictional Bettie as funny, as sweet,...

During the Adam Driver-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live, the long-running sketch comedy series paid tribute to David Bowie by having former cast member Fred Armisen return to reminisce about a memorable 1979 episode of SNL where Bowie served as musical guest.

"When I was in high school and living in Long Island, I stayed up to see David Bowie play on Saturday Night Live. Watching him, for me, was a life-changing experience," Armisen told the audience. "David Bowie transformed whatever space he was in, whatever medium he was using,...

I was gutted by the news shared by playwright/producer Jeff Cohen as he and I walked our dogs in Riverside Park early this morning. The Thin White Duke was no more. I struggled to understand the implications of losing a music hero. Rushing home, resigned to reality, I watched his two new videos, the one above and the ablum's title track which I featured on this website last week, both from his 28th studio album, ★(Blackstar), released this past week on January 8th, 2016, the date of Bowie's 69th birthday. As I watched "Lazarus" again, it all made sense.

"Lazarus" is clearly Bowie's epitaph, his final prophetic performance on this mortal coil...

Look up here / I'm in heaven I've got scars that can't be seen I've got drama that can't be stolen Everybody knows me now...

The coins on his eyes, the pallor of his skin, his frail body wrapped in a fashionalbe shroud.

Theater-makers Mimi Lien, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Basil Twist were among the 24 2015 MacArthur Fellowship, or “genius grant,” recipients announced Sept. 29, by the MacArthur Foundation. Each of these exemplary talents is due to receive a “no-strings-attached” $625,000 grant to continue creating and showcasing their work. Tony winner Miranda has been enrapturing sold-out audiences of late with the premiere of his hit Broadway musical, “Hamilton,” in which he stars; in addition, he wrote the book, music, and lyrics. As he did with 2008’s Tony-winning “In The Heights,” Miranda expands the Broadway genre, telling the story of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and infusing it with the American immigrant narrative—mixing in hip-hop, R&B, jazz, blues, and classic showtune-style songs for good measure. Puppeteer Basil Twist is an already established name in the arts, known for his breathtaking underwater puppet show, 1998’s “Symphonie Fantastique.” His work can next be seen alongside legendary downtown performers Julie Atlas Muz...

Cabaret singer, jazz vocalist, songwriter, cult film star, theater artist, drag performer, fashion icon-Joey Arias defies categorization. Long acclaimed for channeling Billie Holiday New Yorker, Mr. Arias has gone on to establish himself as a world-class entertainer, touring internationally and starring in lavish theatrical productions including Cirque du Soleil's Zumanity and Arias with a Twist. In celebration of Lady Day's 100th birthday, he presented a lushly orchestrated, rarely performed all-Holiday program set against the gorgeous nighttime backdrop of Columbus Circle.BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you highlights from Arias in concert below...

Feeling the holiday spirit yet?

Jose here. It’s Christmas Eve in the Crawford household, and Joan (Joey Arias), and her children Christina (Chris March of Project Runway) and Christopher (Adam Davidson) are getting ready to receive a very special guest: Miss Hedda Hopper (Sherry Vine) who will broadcast a holiday special live from their home. As the perfectionist actress stresses to her children how important it is that they make a good impression - no wire hangers to be seen anywhere! - it becomes obvious that the holidays here are a truly special occasion, as many famous guests show up throughout the night (most of them mistakenly ringing the Crawford bell on their way to a party at Gary Cooper’s house).

Last seen in New York, twelve years ago, Christmas With the Crawfords is a hilarious parody that will certainly appeal to actressexuals who don’t mind their favorite divas being ridiculed.

The seventies glam rock musician Jobriath who was known as "The American Bowie," "The True Fairy of Rock & Roll," and "Hype of the Year" has been rediscovered and profiled in Kieran Turner’s music documentary, "Jobriath A.D." The feature explores Jobriath, the first openly gay rock musician and his brief reign as a star before a publicity machined doomed his career leaving him to die in obscurity at the Chelsea Hotel as one of the first victims of AIDS. Henry Rollins (Black Flag) narrates the film which features the artists Jobriath influenced including: Marc Almond, Joey Arias, Jayne County, Joe Elliott of Def Leppard, Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields, Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters, Will Sheff of Okkervil River, and Justin Tranter of Semi Precious Weapons Factory 25 has acquired the film and will be releasing it digitally on December 10th via cable VOD, iTunes, Amazon Vudu, X-Box, Sony Playstation and other digital outlets.

Last evening, Isabel and Ruben Toledo hosted a group of friends for cocktails at their Atelier before taking them to the theater in a caravan of cars to see the show and Isabel's costumes on stage. Guests included Debi Mazar, Valerie Steele, Michaela angela Davis, Tommy Tune, Candy Spelling, Joey Arias, William Ivey Long, Joel Grey, Paige Powell, Albe Clemente, Chiara Clemente and more. Check out photos from the special event below...

Joe's Pub at The Public welcomes world premieres, highly-anticipated debuts and the return of many esteemed performers this May and June. Funny girl Julie Klausner makes her debut with two evenings of cabaret. Legendary downtown performance artist John Kelly returns to premiere Rebel Songs. The 60s-inspired flight attendant Pam Ann returns for five nights in the Cockpit. Elsewhere Tony Award-winners Tonya Pinkins and Lin-manuel Miranda, Once star Cristin Milioti, Taylor Mac's epic exploration of popular music, a special appearance from Justin Vivian Bond, Joey Arias, the greatest rapper in the world, Champagne Jerry and more. Read on for more May and June cabaret, comedy, Broadway and musical theater highlights at Joe's Pub at The Public.

Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its cabaret, Broadway and comedy acts today, April 21-July 28, 2013, including Lindsay Mendez and Michael Holland, Leslie Kritzer, Megan Hilty, Bridget Everett, Song of a Convalescent Ayn Rand, Paul Oakley Stovall and Brad Simmons, Nyu Tisch Presents, Blake Pfeil, Storm Large, Nicole Henry, Erin Markey, Joey Arias, Taylor Mac, William Blake, Moments with Ravi, Natalie Joy Johnson, Champagne Jerry, Wau Wau Sisters, The Georges, Pam Ann Cockpit, Missi Pyle, John Kelly, Tori Scott, Murray Hill and Vagabond Opera.

Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its cabaret, Broadway and comedy acts April 21-July 28, 2013, including Lindsay Mendez and Michael Holland, Leslie Kritzer, Megan Hilty, Bridget Everett, Song of a Convalescent Ayn Rand, Paul Oakley Stovall and Brad Simmons, Nyu Tisch Presents, Blake Pfeil, Storm Large, Nicole Henry, Erin Markey, Joey Arias, Taylor Mac, William Blake, Moments with Ravi, Natalie Joy Johnson, Champagne Jerry, Wau Wau Sisters, The Georges, Pam Ann Cockpit, Missi Pyle, John Kelly, Tori Scott, Murray Hill and Vagabond Opera.

Celebrate National Women's History Month and the first annual March is Cabaret Month in New York City with Broadway and cabaret stars at Joe's Pub at The Public. Justin Vivian Bond will premiere Mx America for six nights, Tony Award Winner Tonya Pinkins and downtown legend Joey Arias will return for encore performances, veteran UK cabaret star Barb Jungr will cross the pond for a rare Us appearance, Our Hit Parade favorite Erin Markey makes her solo debut and much more. Read on for more details for Broadway and Cabaret performances at Joe's Pub at The Public this March and April.

Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its Broadway and cabaret events for today, December 14-February 3, featuring performances by Sasha Allen amp Rob Lewis Christmas Time Is Here, Lady Rizo, Taylor Mac, Our Hit Parade, Starsky Cox, Joey Arias, Wau Wau Sisters, A Scream Along with Billy Christmas, Drew Gasparini, Bridget Everett, Justin VivIan Bond, Amy Lynn amp Tituss Burgess, Motherlodge, Rated Rso Mt-17, Zack Zadek, Living For Today Back to the Drawing Board, Ute Lemper and Once Upon a Time in NYC Second Edition.

Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its Broadway and cabaret events for December 14-February 3, featuring performances by Sasha Allen amp Rob Lewis Christmas Time Is Here, Lady Rizo, Taylor Mac, Our Hit Parade, Starsky Cox, Joey Arias, Wau Wau Sisters, A Scream Along with Billy Christmas, Drew Gasparini, Bridget Everett, Justin Vivian Bond, Amy Lynn amp Tituss Burgess, Motherlodge, Rated Rso Mt-17, Zack Zadek, Living For Today Back to the Drawing Board, Ute Lemper and Once Upon a Time in NYC Second Edition.

Disney’s 1992 cult musical finally has an official stage version. And it’s good. Stage editor Thom Geier traveled all the way to Millburn, N.J., to check it out, while Tanner Stransky saw Theresa Rebeck’s latest in Los Angeles, and I hiked downtown for drag-legend Joey Arias’ return to New York City. Read the highlights below (click on the bolded titles for the full reviews).

Poor Behavior: “[It’s] a hoot,” says writer Tanner Stransky about Theresa Rebeck’s “hilariously farcical” new play about two married couples on a minibreak in the country. He gives the comedy an A, applauding...

While we didn't see the rash of teen suicides this fall that 2010 brought, all is still not well for gay teens growing up in America. 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer has taken his own life after enduring years of bullying. No child should ever get to the point where they feel there is no hope, because then society has failed him. And Jamey went from hopeful enough to record an It Gets Better video to taking his own life in five months.

Disney has licensed Avatar from Fox and plans to create a large attraction for their theme parks centered around Pandora, with James Cameron consulting.

In a move that surprises me and well, everyone else, Madonna is reportedly recutting her movie, W.E. in response to critics at the festival screenings. Is she mellowing as she ages?

As someone who enjoys being single, I'm more than happy to celebrate National Single and Unmarried Americans Week.

Here's last week's caption pic winner. This week's caption pic is at the bottom of the page.

Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is ...

"Years later, Whoopi was awarded the Nobel in Medicine for curing millions of cases of Bieber Fever. This picture captures her hands immediately before their award-winning work."

Thanks to I Miss D'Anna for this week's winning caption.

Weekend Birthdays! (Note: Birthday shoutouts are for out entertainers, allies, or for any celeb that seems to have a following on Ae). Gale Harold turns 42, Alec Mapa is 46, and Jessica Simpson is 31. Okay, time to name your top five Jessica songs. Here are mine: ...... Jesse Tyler Ferguson will be the guest judge on next week's So You Think You Can Dance. Speaking of Jesse, Modern Family producers are looking for an “Asian, 3-to 4-year-old” to play baby Lily next season.

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka attend the...

Arias With a Twist New York City: arguably home to more artists than any other city in the world, it's fair to say that it provides more than its fair share of muse-level inspiration. Films aren't shot in New York City nearly as often as they used to be, with tax credits making alternatives like Toronto seem more and more attractive to pennywise production companies. But there still is something magical about filmmaking in New York - or so the panelists at Pen to Paper: New York Stories panel led us to believe. Moderated by NY1's Budd Mishkin, the panel boasted a whopping six panelists: Joey Arias, a major proponent of drag-as-high-art, and the star of Tff '10 doc Arias with a Twist; Bobby Sheehan, major photographer and commercial director, the director of the Arias doc; Hill Harper, one of the stars of CSI: NY; Chris Messina, who stars...

Photographer-turned-filmmaker Bobby Sheehan began his career documenting the late-'70s NYC punk scene, which was around the time that he befriended cabaret singer and drag artist Joey Arias (also memorably seen in Elvira, Mistress of the Dark and Wigstock: the Movie). However, it wasn't until Arias found and shared his biggest success with puppeteer extraordinaire Basil Twist—their wild 2008 stage collaboration "Arias with a Twist"—that Sheehan decided to turn his camera on the both of them in Arias with a Twist: The Docufantasy:

This euphoric documentary explores the dynamic creative relationship between Arias and Twist, but it also takes us on a tour of downtown New York's club, art, fashion, and performance scene starting in the late '70s, a time when these worlds were in constant dialogue, constantly inspiring each other. Director Bobby Sheehan has unearthed never-before-seen footage from the era of Andy Warhol, David Bowie, Keith Haring,...

Yes boys and girls we're just a few days out from the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival here in New York City, which I will be attending all by my lonesome. If there are any New York readers who happen to attend a film and would like to contribute to the coverage, than drop me a line at: benumstead@gmail.com

On the evening of Wednesday, April 21st, things kick off with the world premiere of... uh... Shrek Forever After. Yeah, Ok... while that may not be totally twitch inducing, the fest has some eclectic offerings from April 22nd - May 2nd, that I'm sure will float yer boats.

From established fest successes making one last hurrah before release, like Neil Jordan's latest fairy tale twist, Ondine, and J Blakeson's Isle of Man set thriller The Disappearance Of Alice Creed, to premieres like longtime Shane Meadows' collaborator Paul Fraser's debut,...

Jake Silbermann and Van Hansis accept GLAAD award on behalf of As the World Turns

The queer and queer-friendly media elite gathered for the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on Saturday. Recognition awards were handed out in dozens categories, but some notable honorees included Tyra Banks, who received this year's "Excellence in Media Award," As the World Turns, for "Outstanding Daily Drama," Keith Olbermann won "Outstanding TV Journalism Segment" for his emotional "Special Comment: Gay Mariage is a Question of Love," and in the "Outstanding Independent Film" category it was a tie, with both Shelter, and Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom receiving awards.

You can find the full list of recipients after the break as well as scads of red carpet photos of the event.

Ps: We'll have exclusive red carpet interviews with Van Hansis, Jake Silbermann, Clay Aiken, Brad Rowe and others in the next few...

Two films -- Patrik-Ian Polk's "Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom" and Jonah Markowitz's "Shelter" -- tied for the award for limited-release film at the 20th annual GLAAD Media Awards, held Saturday at New York's Marriott Marquis Hotel.

Parvez Sharma's "A Jihad for Love" was named outstanding documentary.

At the awards ceremony, Clay Aiken presented Tyra Banks with the Excellence in Media Award, and T.R. Knight presented Suze Orman with the Vito Russo Award.

In all, 29 awards were handed out. Additional GLAAD honors will be announced April 18 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles and on May 9 at the Hilton San Francisco.

A complete list of winners can be found on the next page.

GLAAD Media Awards winners

Excellence in Media

Tyra Banks

Vito Russo Award

Suze Orman

Outstanding Film -- Limited Release (tie)

"Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom"

"Shelter"

Outstanding Documentary

"A Jihad For Love...

"Milk" will duke it out with "Brideshead Revisited," "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," "RockRolla," and "Vicky Christina Barcelona" for the Outstanding Film (Wide Release) category for the GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Awards.

Ceremonies will be held March 28 in New York, April 18 in Los Angeles and May 9 in San Francisco.

Click Read More to see the complete list of nominees, and to find out where Tyra Banks was nominated under :happy

20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Nominees

Outstanding Film . Wide Release

Brideshead Revisited (Miramax Films)

Milk (Focus Features)

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (Columbia Pictures)

RocknRolla (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Film . Limited Release

The Edge of Heaven (Strand Releasing)

Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom (New Open Door Productions)

Save Me (First Run Features)

Shelter (Regent Releasing)

Xxy (Film Movement)

Outstanding Drama Series

Brothers & Sisters (ABC)

The L Word (Showtime)

South of...

"Milk" picked up another nomination Wednesday as the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation announced nominees for its 20th annual GLAAD Media Awards.

Best picture Oscar nominee "Milk," from Focus, was included in GLAAD's outstanding film in wide release category, where it will compete with Miramax's "Brideshead Revisted," Columbia's "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," Warners' "RocknRolla" and the Weinstein Co.'s "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."

Among television contenders, the nominees for outstanding drama series are ABC's "Brothers & Sisters," Showtime's "The L Word," The N's "South of Nowhere," BBC America's "Torchwood" and HBO's "True Blood."

The comedy series nominees are ABC's "Desperate Housewives," ABC Family's "Greek," the CW's "Reaper," BBC America's "Skins" and ABC's "Ugly Betty."

The awards honoring media representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in 26 English-language and 15 Spanish-language categories. They will be presented at a series of dinners: March 28 at the Marriott Marquis in New York, April...