Tag Archives: Austria

Conchita Wurst WINS Eurovision 2014!!!

Austrian gender-fuck artist Conchita Wurst won Eurovision 2014 tonight after a stunning performance at the finals held in Copenhagen. The audience was clearly on Conchita’s side during the vote tally and as each nation reported points for Austria, the screaming was crazy. Conchita Wurst: “This night belongs to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. We are …

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Ten Reasons Why Conchita Should Win

From the International Business Times: 1. It will upset the Russians. Vitaly Milonov, the politician who was behind Russia’s strict anti-gay propaganda law, has been reported as saying that “pervert” Wurst would “insult millions of Russians” by taking part in the “Europe-wide gay parade”. Russia is expected to suffer in the voting because of its stance on homosexuality and the …

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COPENHAGEN: Austria’s Conchita Wurst Advances To Eurovision Final Round

Despite boycott campaigns and anti-gay petitions out of Russia and Belarus, Austrian gender-fuck artist Conchita Wurst tonight advanced to the Eurovision finals in Copenhagen. With the Second Semi-Final of the Eurovision Song Contest over, the line up for Saturday’s Grand Finale is now certain, and will include Austrian singer Conchita Wurst, who has faced a transphobic backlash from some conservative …

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Eurovision: Russia Booed At Semi-Finals But Advances To Finals With Ukraine

Via the Voice Of Russia: Copenhagen saw the first semi-finals of the Eurovision-2014 Song Contest on May 6. Anastasia and Maria Tolmachevy, who represent Russia, made it to the final round that will be held on May 10. Besides Russia, nine other countries including Montenegro, Hungary, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, San Marino, Sweden, the Netherlands and Iceland reached the finals. Singers …

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Eurovision 2014 Begins Tonight

The first Eurovision semi-finals take place tonight in Copenhagen and Austria is promoting gender-fuck artist Conchita Wurst with the above props. Ten of tonight’s 16 nations will advance to the finals. Wurst will compete in the second semi-final round on Thursday, but tonight all eyes will be on the rivalry between Russia and Ukraine. The Eurovision song contest insists it …

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RUSSIA: Anti-Gay Lawmaker Denounces Eurovision As Gay Propaganda

Via the Guardian: St Petersburg legislator Vitaly Milonov – who sponsored a local law against homosexual propaganda in 2011 that helped pave the way for a similar federal law last year – has written a letter to Russia’s Eurovision selection committee asking it not to send Russian musicians to the 2014 competition in Copenhagen in May. Calling the event a …

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Conchita Wurst Channels Cher

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Eurovision 2014: Austria’s Entry

Now this is the kind of Eurovision entry that made me fall in love with the contest many years ago. Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst (real name Tom Neuwirth) is a longtime performer on local reality shows. In 2007 he was part of the short-lived boy band Jetzt Anders with other cast members of the singing competition show Starmania. That …

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SOHN – Lessons

His last single, The Wheel, made my top ten for 2012.

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Barbara Eden Headlines AIDS Fundraiser

An apparently ageless Barbara Eden took the stage in her Jeannie costume yesterday at Vienna’s Life Ball, which is the biggest AIDS fundraiser in Europe. She is 78, folks.  Also appearing at the event was Bill Clinton. (Via Boy Culture)

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Well-Hung Art

At a Vienna gallery showing a special exhibition of male nudes, art fans were invited to attend in the nude themselves. These museum goers didn’t just leave their outerwear at the coat check. They handed over their shirts, trousers, underwear – everything, except their shoes and socks. The occasion at Vienna’s Leopold Museum was a special after-hour showing of “Nude …

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S O H N – The Wheel

I came across this yesterday and probably played it two dozen times during last night’s election madness. Prefix Mag nails their review: London-bred, Vienna-based talent S O H N has had us transfixed with pretty much everything he’s released so far; last month’s “Red Lines” in particular. Today the singer/songwriter/producer debuts his very first music video, pairing his melancholy number, …

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Austrian McNoodles

Eater has the story: McDonald’s Austria is getting an Asian noodle dish called McNoodles on September 20. Apparently Austria is going through a major “Trend zu Nudelboxen” right now — literal translation: a “trend of noodle boxes” — and McDonald’s is jumping on that train with these bowls topped with chicken, vegetables and choice of sweet-n-sour sauce or curry. The …

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Eurovision 2012: Austria’s Trackshittaz

This is so spectacularly brain-meltingly bad, I’ll have to give it two Eurovision stars just for the cheesetasticness. Because damn. The translated lyrics are a riot. “Rednecks have not witnessed such exuberance in a long time!”

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George Michael Hospitalized

George Michael is reportedly worsening after being admitted on Monday to an Austrian hospital for the treatment of pneumonia. His management has announced the cancellation of the remaining dates on his world tour. Via yesterday’s Vienna Times: He is currently in intensive care on the 13th floor of the red tower as a result of heart problems believed to be …

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Ikea Reverses The Closet In Austria

I imagine some of you won’t like this. (Via JMG reader Maxime)

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VIENNA: Annie Lennox Talks About Her “HIV POSITIVE” Shirt At AIDS 2010

JMG reader and very funny guy Mark S. King is covering the AIDS 2010 conference in Vienna for TheBody.com. In the below clip, he asks Annie Lennox about her frequently-worn “HIV POSITIVE” t-shirt. Subscribe to Mark’s daily video reports from the conference. RELATED: You may recall Mark from this hilarious video by his alter-ego, Anita Mann.

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VIENNA: Poz Activists Halt World AIDS Conference With Mass Die-In

Hundreds of HIV-positive activists halted the opening ceremonies of the International AIDS Conference in Vienna today by staging a mass die-in at the event’s venue. Rod McCollum is on the scene and reports that no arrests were made. McCollum: The AIDS 2010 protest mirrors the massive May 13 New York City action when hundreds of activists blocked traffic and laid …

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Austria Issues Gay Pride Stamp

In what appears to be a global first, Austria has issued a postage stamp commemorating gay pride. The special stamp was designed by Christian Högl, who works as a professional graphic designer in addition to his volunteer activities as HOSI Wien’s co-president. He also created the graphic designs for the Rainbow Parade for the last eight years. “Austrian Post will …

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Slowing Down Aging With Semen

Austrian scientists claim that a compound found in human semen may be useful for slowing the aging process. Biochemists Frank Madeo and Tobias Eisenberg at the University of Graz led a team to test the effects of a substance known as spermidine. In yeast, spermidine was shown to increase life span by as much as a factor of four; in …

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