The Academy Awards

The Hosts With The Most
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Amy Schumer, Regina Hall & Wanda Sykes

It's Oscar Sunday Minions, and aren't you happy??? Well I am, so there! 

Mainly because I have seen many of the nominated films and performances so that amps they enjoyment factor of the show up a few notches.

Also with Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes & Regina Hall hosting the to do should be quite entertaining at the very least.

My favorite film of all the nominees is The Power of the Dog, but CODA (which I liked as well) looks to have gained momentum and will most likely win Best Picture.

There is however a chance that my favorite performance by an Actress this year could win being as the Best Actress category is a pretty open field. 

Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana should, and deserves to win. While she may not, I call foul if she doesn't.

Everything is coming up Oscar today!

The Academy Awards on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards  

Michael's Musings

Sykes on Mike
Wanda Sykes & Michael Shinafelt

This week Instagram was caught up in a wave of a whole new thing. That thing was to place yourself with a celebrity or something, that rhymed with your name. For example Selma Blair placed herself with Cher i.e. Cher on Blair. Thus even though I go by Michael and, let's face it, nothing gels with Shinafelt. The only thing I could find to rhyme with my name is if I went by Mike.

So I hereby bequeath you Sykes on Mike! Hey, who could resist such tomfoolery? Not me, moving on...

No, he was just so cute I did it for free...NOT!

Let's start a cult

There are two sides to every story and you're a little twunt in both of them

Doing your best may look different every day, but your best is always enough

Byline of the Day: White House to be thoroughly disinfected when Trump goes 

Facts don't care about your feelings, the more you know

Remember December 1st of 2019 when you were excited there was only one month left in that dud of year? Learn from that!!!

To those who are observant, Happy Hanukkah

Woman Crush of the Week - Charlize Theron for this "Who's Who?" Instagram post of herself & Kylie Jenner after a make-up mishap 

I'm about to love you like there's a rollercoaster in my ________ let's play fill in the blank

Mario Lopez as a hunky Colonel Sanders in Recipe For Seduction on Lifetime, discuss...

If your confused about what's open in Los Angeles during lockdown let me help: relationships & Ralph's

Love yourself as much as you love toxic people, the more you know

Stay Hungry

Let's eat at:

https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/MShinafelt   

Celebrate Pride!

Today is the Gay Pride March and Festival in my city, Los Angeles, CA. In honor of the day I have decided to post images of gay celebrity couples. 

Their high visibility has helped acceptance of the gay community on a world wide platform that not every individual has.

So join me and Celebrate Pride!

George Takei & Brad Altman

Wanda & Alex Sykes

Ellen Degeneres & Portia De Rossi

Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka 

Happy Pride To All!

For Immediate Release: Margaret Cho

Photo: Austin Young

MARGARET CHO RETURNS TO “DROP DEAD DIVA” FOR SEASON 4 PREMIERE ON JUNE 3

MARGARET SET TO REPRISE HER ROLE AS KIM JONG IL ON “30 ROCK” MAY 17 AND 24

MARGARET’S BRAND NEW STAND UP SHOW CALLED “MOTHER” KICKS OFF THIS SUMMER

“CHO DEPENDENT” DVD AVAILABLE NOW

Los Angeles, CA - May 2012 - Margaret Cho is gearing up for one of her busiest year’s yet. On tap for 2012 is Cho’s return to Lifetime Television’s Drop Dead Diva, premiering June 3^rd, a reprise of her role as Kim Jong Il on NBC’s Season Finale of 30 Rock, a hosting gig on her new show airing on the Food Network this fall, a brand new summer tour of intimate venues beginning August 11^th in P-Town, Cape Cod and various other TV appearances.

Cho is back as “Teri” on the dramedy hit show Drop Dead Diva, now entering its fourth season. Drop Dead Diva is not only beloved on Lifetime, but by the many stars who have queued up to guest on the show, including Paula Abdul, Wanda Sykes, Rosie O’Donnell, Vivica Fox and Cybil Shepard. Season four’s line-up includes Brandy Norwood, Kim Kardashian, Serena Williams and John Ratzenberger among many other surprises.

In addition to Diva, Cho is set to appear on 30 Rock’s May 17 episode as well as the Season Finale, bringing back her hilarious gender-bending interpretation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Cho-as-Il kidnapped Jack Donaghy’s (Alec Baldwin) new wife Avery (Elizabeth Banks), and seems to have made her his First Lady. How this will play out since the real-life dictator’s demise last December is anyone’s guess, but look for Cho to play TWO characters in the same episode.

Margaret is also confirmed to make guest appearances on CNN Showbiz Tonight, Monday, May 28, Watch What Happen’s Live with Andy Cohen on May 29, The View on June 1, Chelsea Lately on June 4 and The Talk on July 30.

Along with her acting roles, Margaret can be seen as host on the upcoming reality show Blind Dinner Party, airing this fall on the Food Network. Seven strangers, from totally different backgrounds, with very dissimilar views, come together to dine at what can best be described as the most dysfunctional family dinner you’ve ever seen. 


Margaret mediates this experiment where viewers will find out if food can become a common denominator amongst very diverse people.

Not one to idle, Margaret is going to be kicking off her brand-new stand up show bringing audiences her unflinching brand of comedy called MOTHER. MOTHER offers up an untraditional look at motherhood and how we look at maternal figures and strong women in queer culture. It’s probably her edgiest show to date, filled with riotous observations on race, drugs, sexuality – gay-straight-everything in between, celebrity, culture, politics – nothing is sacred-least of all this MOTHER.

Me & Margaret Cho

MOTHER will be an intimate club & theatre tour beginning in August. First stop: The Art House in Provincetown, for a weeklong stint of up close and personal shows. The tour will continue into the fall, with all dates posted on http://www.margaretcho.com/

Also on Margaretcho.com are the most sincere, fiery and laugh-out-loud funny blogs you will find on the Internet. A must-read not only on her website, but as a three times weekly download from the Kindle Store, readers find out a lot about what’s going on in the mind of Margaret Cho via her insightful blog posts. Her blogs are not only funny, but also smart and perceptive. Download them here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006M4WWMM and here: http://www.margaretcho.com/category/blog/.

If you still need a little more Margaret to get through the hot summer months, don’t forget to check out her latest DVD Cho Dependent . Written, directed and produced by Margaret, Cho Dependent is her 6^th live concert DVD. Shot at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA, the DVD shares the same name as her Grammy nominated comedy album. The Cho Dependent DVD features songs from the album interwoven into the thought provoking stories she tells.

Mother Tour dates

August

08/11/12 - 08/18/12 Provincetown, MA The Art House

Complete Fall Tour schedule to be announced in June.