Hunger Games

At the Hollywood Film Awards Jake disclosed that he's dropped nearly 20lbs for his role in Nightcrawler.

"I knew that [Lou] was literally and figuratively hungry," adding that he's emulating his character by getting into a "mode where I was always a bit hungry."

Maybe you were confused Jakey.

This is drop and give 'em twenty.

Laundry List

Anyone else thinking about laundry? Because you could wash your clothes on that washboard.
 
Austin as Miles Lido on Agents of SHIELD.

OMG's Laundry List is now to go find better HQ pictures of  Agents of SHIELD.

Happy Texas Topless Tuesday.

Step 1 Laying the Foundation

Jake was honored at the Beverly Hilton tonight at the Hollywood Film Awards this evening with Hollywood Supporting Actor Award.

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Jake joined other honorees Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts, Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Michael B. Jordan, Sophie Nelisse, David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong’o; directors Steve McQueen, Lee Daniels and Richard Linklater; actor-screenwriters Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke; producer Jerry Weintraub; the band Coldplay (whose Chris Martin will perform a song from the next “Hunger Games” movie); and the films “American Hustle” (costumes and makeup), “Monsters University” (animated film of the year) and “Pacific Rim” (visual effects).

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Matthew and Sandra won for  Hollywood Best Actor/Actress respectively, with Julia getting the Hollywood Supporting Actress Award, which signals the direction where she focusing for award season.

Think of these as an award scrimmage,  you have to get some of those as wins before the early rounds of awards and then to the championship rounds.

Out Spotlight

Today's Out Spotlight is a South African activist whose work has focused on people living with HIV/AIDS, the gay community and combating apartheid. He is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, and a recipient of the Desmond Tutu Leadership Award and the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights. Today's Out Spotlight is Zackie Achmat.

Zackie Achmat was raised in Cape Town, South Africa. At age 14, he participated in the 1976 anti-apartheid uprising in Soweto. As an adolescent, he assisted the African National Congress by organizing his peers. He continued to fight against apartheid until its end in 1994.

He became active in South Africa’s gay community and founded the National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality. In 2000, he directed the documentary “Apostles of Civilised Vice,” chronicling the history of the gay community in South Africa.

In the late 1990s, Achmat was diagnosed as HIV-positive. It was difficult for him to obtain treatment or medications in South Africa, which had one of the highest rates of infection.

He helped create the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC). TAC led campaigns against the South African government, which was reluctant to get involved with the epidemic because it did not consider AIDS a significant problem. By organizing protests, Achmat demanded that the government take action to provide AIDS education, prevention and resources for HIV-positive citizens.

When pharmaceutical companies filed a lawsuit to block the import of cheaper HIV medications, Achmat and TAC led a successful campaign that thwarted their efforts. He continued to lobby for price reductions and increased access to affordable, generic HIV drugs.

Despite being able to afford antiretroviral medications, he refused to take the drugs until they became available to all South Africans. When asked about this decision, he explained, “I don't think it's noble; I think it's dumb. But it's a conscience issue. It's not something I advocate for anyone else.” In 2003, the South African government began providing free antiretroviral medications to a greater portion of the country.

He also cofounded ABIGALE (Association of Bisexuals, Gays, and Lesbians) and Ndifuna Ukwazi (Dare to Know), an education-based organization.

Nelson Mandela hailed Achmat a national hero.

 “The desire to know requires courage, patience and persistence because freedom, dignity and equality depend on it.”

Whose Side Does He Play For?

 "Bad ass" Austin action in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D



It looks like Austin had a little beard magic done and I don't mean Chloe.

Was that a remote?

And let's play " Spot the Oops!"

Shields Up

Welcome to the Marvel Academy

Today's Class -  Covert Operations 

Shields Up 

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Shields Down

Hollywood Horror!

Just out for a evening drive

You think you see something out of the corner of you eye

 

Not sure if it is anything.

Suddenly the phone rings

 

 Hello Jake....

You can't see me ....

but I can see you ...

Remember the story of the bloody hook?  

Have you heard about the arm from the backseat?

 Shhhh.....It's behind you.