GLAAD has issued a press release announcing the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. They feature that Clay Aiken will be presenting the Excellence in Media Award to Tyra Banks. Tyra Banks and Suze Orman to be Honored at 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Presented by IBM in New York The Gay & Lesbian Al...

Today the Austin American-Statesman announced the 25 winners of the first Texas Social Media Awards.  It’s great to see so many of our friends and colleagues recognized for their hard work and effort in the social media space.  The winners will get a lovely ceremony and cocktail reception al...

For years, the GLAAD Media Awards was a constant thorn in our side, as the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation routinely ignored the gay film industry and gay media in an attempt to stuff their awards ceremonies with A-List (read: whoever will show up) actors. Fortunately, President Neil Giu...

Congratulations to Self magazine, for Conde Nast CEO Charles Townsend naming its publisher the company's Publisher of the Year! But when you look at the numbers, you see just how sad this award really is: Self was Conde's best title because its ad pages only declined 3.2% last year. Cookie (up 10.8%...

Given the amount of mainstream ground that Sasha Grey has already covered in her short career, it comes as no surprise to hear that she's slid one more mainstream feather into her cap: the 2008 Rolling Stone Hot List features Grey as this year's Hot Porn Star. Of course, it's Rolling Stone Hot List,...

Just a little pat on the back for our little ol’ blog network that I want to share this morning.  Over the weekend it was announced that b5media (our parent company) was a finalist for the Canadian New Media Awards Most Promising Company of the Year.  This is an awesome accomplishment ju...

b5media, the company for whom I am Nerd Wrangler, is one of the finalists for the Canadian New Media Awards’ “Most Promising Company of the Year”. The announcement was made at the nextMEDIA conference, which took place this weekend in Banff. We’re up against the esteemed comp...

When I saw a tall, dark-haired, model-esque woman sliding through the pre-awards crowd at the National Magazine Awards in the Rose Ballroom on 60th St. last night, my canny journalistic sixth sense kicked in. "She sure doesn't look like a magazine writer," I thought. Later, she strode out on stage d...

How does Miss Jackson If You Want To Bang Alicia Keys walk in those? I'd be falling all over the buffet table! Janet Jackson was presented with the Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Media Awards at the Kodak Theatre last night in LA. The Vanguard Award honors the celebrity who makes a big effort to combat...

Image details: 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - Arrivals served by picapp.com   I love Jay Manuel. I want to be his BFF. But I don’t like that stupid bow-tie on his neck. Oh well, he’s still cute and fun. I’m sure some of you will disagree with what I think but that’s ok...