The Call Blog: St. Patrick's Day Parade Drops Gay & Lesbian Ban; Mayor De Blasio Will March https://t.co/86Ouz0f3xm

— NY1 - The Call (@NY1TheCall) March 4, 2016

NYC's St. Patrick's Day Parade has lifted its gay ban; de Blasio to march!

I wish the St. Patrick's Day Parade had an oil-wrestling contingent.

Old Spice guy Terry Crews warns of the dangers of porn.

(Video still via Old Spice)

Lesbian Leonardo DiCaprio lookalike recreates his most famous scenes.

What happened to Jason Bateman when he was naked and unconscious.

Check out the wildly gay video from Years & Years, Towleroad's review.

(Image via Years & Years)

(Image via BBC)

George MacKay's butt. (Work Unfriendly)

Sarah Paulson is “absolutely” in love with Holland Taylor.

More like this at Wicked Gay Blog. (Image via Wicked Gay Blog)

Tina Fey thought the Oscars had a lot of “Hollywood bullshit.”

Gee, I hope Twinks for Trump is bad humor:

 Meet Greg: "Sure, Trump will probably try to deport a ton of people. But more tables at brunch, right?" pic.twitter.com/SuQnkW4d9g

— Twinks 4 Trump (@twinksfortrump) March 3, 2016

Gil Hill (Beverly Hills Cop franchise) dies, Tony Burton (Rocky franchise dies).

Who'd you rather: Ben Affleck or Henry Cavill?

(Covers via Entertainment Weekly)

Hamster-hung Trump to Christie on video: “Get in the plane and go home.”

The GOP was AWOL on Trump; the Clintons take him very seriously.

DiCaprio's first of many Oscar losses (GIF via MTV)

Oscars were a bomb, but Leonardo DiCaprio broke a social-media record.

First promo image for Caitlyn Jenner's lipstick, Finally Free. 

Dear Internet: @TomDaley1994 and @samsmithworld are pals. They text. Thus my surprise Sam took me for a closet case! Feel free to laugh.

— Dustin Lance Black (@DLanceBlack) February 29, 2016

Dustin Lance Black non-credibly asserts he was just joshin' with Sam Smith.

Hot jock Lampis Luca.

Lampis Luca (Image via Wicked Gay Blog)

(Video still via MSQRD)

Stars face-swap with Leonardo DiCaprio at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party, courtesy of MSQRD ...

Amazing pic.twitter.com/NkkTyTVEYv

— Historical Pics (@HistoricalPics) February 28, 2016

Leonardo DiCaprio & Dame Maggie Smith caught on the Kiss Cam. 

Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer investigated over V-Day assault.

Alex Jones claims Obama had Scalia killed. Ginsburg pens tribute to her colleague.

Fox News's Chris Wallace easily bests Marco Rubio on issue of SCOTUS pick.

A guide to NYC when it sizzled—1973.

Madonna's MDNA Skin ad, now with less lunacy! Here she is promoting it in Japan: 

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Posted by Madonna Kingdom on Monday, February 15, 2016

Shouldn't @BarackObama nominate @LorettaLynch? 1st black woman nominee? If GOP will block ANYONE, why not make fight over something historic

— Van Jones (@VanJones68) February 14, 2016

Will Obama nom U.S. A.G. and career prosecutor Loretta Lynch to SCOTUS?

Originalist Scalia would likely object to Senate refusing to fill SCOTUS vacancy.

Full list of BAFTA winners—zero for lesbian-themed Carol.

GIF via Carol

BAFTAs host Stephen Fry objects to criticism, leaves Twitter.

NeNe Leakes speculates whether RHOA co-star Kim Fields's husband is gay.

Kanye cries poverty, begs for $ from Facebook founders, jealous of African school kids.

you’d rather open up one school in Africa like you really helped the country…

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016

The Oscar nominations are out, and I am feeling very detached from a process that had be in ecstasy as a kid and teen, and that found me preparing elaborate lists too compare with friends in my twenties. I just did not find many films to be all that amazing this year. Granted, I do have a few still to see!

Full list of nominations is here.

My thoughts on the major categories: