(MUSIC) "She Bad" - Cameron Dallas

Actor Cameron Dallas tries his hand at hip-hop ... and it works.

(People) Harry Potter

Just a shout-out to one of the best series of novels ever put into print, all seven together nothing less than a groundbreaking masterpiece of "children's" literature.  And God Bless ya, J.K. Rowling - if for nothing else than, for getting millions upon millions of kids READING again, alone!!

(TV) "2 Broke Girls"

Miss "2 Broke Girls" last night? If so, you also missed AUSTIN FALK.

Try not to kill yourself.

I'm just sayin'.

(MUSIC) "Rhythm of the Rain" - Jay Chou

What a touching song and video; brought tears to my eyes.  "Rhythm of the Rain" by actor/singer Jay Chou; with English subtitles, though you won't need them - the video says it all, about a 7-Eleven clerk and a rich girl who fall in love, even while her rich daddy is trying to marry her off to someone more in their "class" - and it says it beautifully.

(EVENT) "Candyland" SPECIAL NOTICE update!

First, sending out a ginormous THANK YOU to all who've so far subscribed to "Candyland" - ReadTV's premiere, one-of-a-kind TV-series-for-readers that gives you a weekly dose of mystery, murder, and misogynistic mayhem (in other words, it's about Hollywood) in your inbox!  The pilot episode drops TOMORROW - in fact, it's already gone out to a handful of beta readers, please check our page (Read-TV) or Twitter or Facebook pages (search "ReadTVCandyland") for updates - and we're stoked that the party has started ... while at the same time sad if YOU are not one of the ones yet aboard!

We also wanted to give a head's up, because we've made some changes with the way people can read "Candyland" - wanting to be loyal to our readers who have already signed on, putting all the work into the writing while keeping it kind of exclusive yet still out there - so please take note: sometime this weekend, we'll be posting the entire pilot episode (warning: explicit language) on the "Candyland" website (listed above), for those who want a stronger idea of the story before subscribing, that will give you a bigger, better taste than the original "A Leap of Faith" teaser (which can be read on the site now: "A Leap of Faith").

HOWEVER, starting today subscriptions will only be available to those wanting to be on board for the full, novel-length serial (no more sample issues or by-the-week partial subscriptions) - and even a full subscription will only be available, for $14.99 (talk about a deal!), for only one week after the full pilot is posted!  After that, subscriptions will only be available on a case-by-case, mostly referral basis - though never fear, even then and no matter where you jump in, once ordering your subscription you will also receive any and all "back episodes" previously released, meaning you'll will never miss one single bit of sin or scandal in this enthralling story of life in the show-biz lane!

Also each week, once the new episode goes out, a synopsis of that week's episode will be posted on the site (as well as Twitter and FB pages); much like a TV Guide listing, it will be a succinct, spoiler-free recap for those who at least want an idea of what the series is about ... whether you're a part of it or not!

But we hope you do join this one-of-a-kind story, set in the land of make-believe and told in a one-of-a-kind way.  And whether you read it every week, or save up episodes to binge-read at your leisure, Candace and Company welcome you ... and hope to provide you with, for the next 36 weeks, one hell of a ride!

(PEOPLE) We're Someone You Know, Too

Aside from the commonsense issues touched on in the image on the right, why should ANY human being be denied the right to fall in love with whomever they choose, who chooses them in return?  Didn't we go through this with interracial marriages more than 50 years ago in this country?  And whether people want to believe it or not, IT'S THE SAME THING; someone black falling in love with someone white, someone Christian falling in love with someone Jewish, one man falling in love with another man - THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE, because none of these are CHOICES; being gay is no more a choice than choosing dark skin or green eyes or ten fingers on each hand.  It is how you are born - how GOD made you - and if we're all God's children then we all deserve the same rights and respect.  Yeah, I know, in a perfect world ... because racial and religious and gender discrimination is still alive and well.  But hell, at least the rest of you can marry legally; imagine fearing showing your love for the person who means the world to you, even by so much as walking down a street and holding hands, because it could mean getting beaten or killed?

And if we ARE "1-in-10", that means the likelihood that someone you know and purport to love is probably LGBT - whether they are willing to admit it to you (or anyone else) or not.  And do you really want someone you care deeply about to fear YOU; to pull away from you, or hide who they are from you out of fear of rejection, let alone something far worse?  Could you condemn your child or your sister or your parent or lifelong best friend to knowing the real you, the way you do whenever you shake your head or roll your eyes or spew your anger at another endorsement or news article about gay marriage or LGBT equality?

Because if you do have someone like that close to you - who hasn't told you, especially - then believe it, it's because you've already somehow expressed that hate.  And it may be okay with you to have that opinion in public, but know that's also the face you show to them, every single day.

Think about it.