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What do you mean you haven't seen 2 men dance together before?!

I watched this episode of SYTYCD, and was really disappointed that the judges weren't able to appreciate these same-sex dancers. Nigel said several times, "If I just look at the dancing ..." - which is EXACTLY what the judges are supposed to look at.

Read this guy's opinion and judge for yourself.

I've written before about So You Think You Can Dance's Nigel Lythgoe and his cretinous attitude toward what he terms "effeminate dancers." Well, that condescending attitude was on full-blown display during last night's auditions in Denver as the show returned for its fifth season.

The show featured its first same-sex couple — Misha Belfer and Mitchel Kibel — who were introduced with incredibly condescending dramatics including a clip of "It's Raining Men" and many "dramatic" shots of the two swirling about.

During the couple's audition (Misha is gay and Mitchel is straight), Lythgoe and fellow judges Mary Murphy and Sonya Tayeh kept exchanging bemused looks, and at one point Nigel covers his eyes as if he's too horrified by what he's seeing. Then when the two guys take a tumble, Nigel laughs at them.

Okay, much of the above can be expected during auditions when you get folks who aren't always great. But what came next definitely shouldn't have happened.

After the two dance, Nigel comments that it's the first time they've had two guys do a Samba and he says he doesn't really know what to say. He notes their styles were good, if he just "sticks with the dancing" and ignores their gender, but that the pair would probably alienate a lot of the SYTYCD audience. Nice way to assume your audience is as intolerant as you are, Mr. Lythgoe!

Nigel also shares that that he "likes to see guys be guys and girls be girls on stage."

Read to the bottom of the article for an interview with one of the participants.

Look Ma, no arms!

Art consumes all of James time, professionally and personally, and much of it is centered around character design, which gives him both time — and money — to fantasize about mods on fictional characters. With the help of his friend Oliver this idea for piercing-mounted eyeglasses was made real.

What type are you?

... and for those of you who know a bit about typefaces, here is what happens when good fonts go bad !!! mmwwaahahaha (evil laugh)

Watch Font Conference and more funny videos on CollegeHumor

... and the sequel ...

Watch Font Fight on CollegeHumor

A picture is a thousand words

Typography is much more than just graphic design or illustration with some text thrown in. It’s an art form in itself that combines carefully chosen and arranged fonts with visual elements, sometimes as a relatively straightforward communication device and sometimes as artistic expression. Follow the link to view 15 examples of typography artwork which embody a broad variety of techniques and styles, but they’re all brilliant.

Take, for example, this entirely typographical portrait of President Barack Obama created by artist Gui Borchert from 20,000 of Obama’s own words, meticulously arranged in various sizes and colors.

How to get a head in advertising

German urban art group Mentalgassi covers big glass-recycling containers and other things with something unusual: giant faces! The results are just weird!

Visit their blog by clicking here

Life imitates art ... musically

Welcome to Happiness, Canada

Where in the world do people feel most content with their lives?

According to a new report released by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), a Paris-based group of 30 countries with democratic governments that provides economic and social statistics and data, happiness levels are highest in northern European countries.

Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands rated at the top of the list, ranking first, second and third, respectively. Outside Europe, New Zealand and Canada landed at Nos. 8 and 6, respectively. The U.S. did not crack the top 10. Switzerland placed seventh and Belgium placed tenth.

Once again Russia crushes Gay Pride

Police in Moscow have broken up a gay pride rally that was banned by city authorities.

About 30 activists gathered Saturday morning near a university in southwestern Moscow to denounce what they say is discrimination against gays and lesbians in Russia.

After one minute, as demonstrators unfurled banners calling for gay rights, police charged into the group, grabbed about 20 people and dragged them into police cars and vans.

Among those detained were British activist Peter Tatchell and American activist Andy Thayer of Chicago, co-founder of the Gay Liberation Network.

Thayer said Russia's gays and lesbians are engaged in a fight "for the soul of Russian democracy."

"If … the right to assemble is taken away from lesbian and gay people here in Russia, then other Russians have to fear for their own freedom," Thayer said shortly before he was hauled away.

Moscow's mayor, Yuri Luzhkov, has described homosexuality as "satanic."

Mikhail Nalimov, leader of the United Orthodox Christian Youth, said his group would not tolerate any gay pride rallies in Russia.

"The aim of the gay movement is to destabilize the country and society and we will not let that happen," he said in a BBC interview earlier in the week.

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They've been working on this schtick for 62 years

Here’s a wonderful impromptu piano performance at the Mayo Clinic by 90-year-old Marlo Cowan and his wife of 62 years, Fran. A cheerful reminder of how to have a long life and a successful marriage.