Tuesday the Oscar nominees will be known. Some not great movies will be nominated and some great movies will be snubbed. That is the game! Fortunately, there were a lot of great movies from 2017. Hopefully the not so great ones will not win anything. :)
My predictions for the Top 8 awards are:
Best Picture
Call Me By Your Name
Dunkirk
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Post
Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (TBOEM)
Next in line: I, Tonya, Florida Project, The Big Sick
Besi Director
Christopher Nolan Dunkirk
Jordan Peele Get Out
Greta Gerwig Lady Bird
Guillermo del Toro Shape of Water
Martin McDonagh TBOEM
Next in Line: Sean Baker The Floria Project
Best Lead Actress
Sally Hawkins Shape of Water
Frances McDormand TBoEM
Margot Robbie I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan Lady Bird
Meryl Streep The Post
Next in Line: Jessica Chastain Molly's Game
Best Lead Actor
Timothee Chalamet Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day Lewis The Phantom Thread
James Franco The Disaster Artist
Daniel Kaluuya Get Out
Gary Oldman The Darkest Hour
Next in Line: Tom Hanks The Post
Best Supporting Actress
Mary J Blige Mudbound
Holly Hunter The Big Sick
Alison Janney I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalf Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer The Shape of Water
Next in Line: Hong Chau Downsizing
Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe The Florida Project
Woody Harrelson TBoEM
Richard Jenkins The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer All the Money In the World
Sam Rockwell TBOEM
Next in Line: Armie Hammer Call Me By Your Name
Best Adapted Screenplay
Call Me By Your Name
The Disaster Artist
Molly's Game
Mudbound
Wonder
Next in Line: Wonder Woman
Best Original Screenplay
Get Out
I, Tonya
Ladybird
Shape Of Water
Three Billboard Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Next in Line: The Big Sick
Monday, January 22, 2018
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
My 12 Favorite Cities/Towns to Visit in America!
I spend most of my work vacation time traveling around the USA because it is generally much cheaper to do than paying for expensive international flights. I save for big international trips every few years. Fortunately, despite our very visible flaws, the USA has a lot of great cities and towns to visit from west to east and from north to south. I am more of a city traveler so I haven't included more rural and scenic areas on my list. That list can be composed by someone else.:)
I have chosen 12 cities or towns in the USA that I truly love to visit. It was hard to narrow it down to 12 so don't feel slighted if I visited you and had a great trip but your city or town is not on the list :) . There are a couple rules here: 1. Nowhere in Hawaii is included because Hawaii is the only state I haven't been to. 2. Boston and Seattle are not included on this list because it is a different experience to live in a place than it is to visit it so it doesn't feel right to include them even though they are both great cities! Each city includes a few brief pros and cons to think about if you are interested in traveling to them. I have split the 12 into 4 groups: West Cities, Somewhere in the Middle, East Cities, and Quirky Coastal Towns. Enjoy the fruits of my travels!
West Cities:
Portland, Oregon:
Pros: Great food truck scene, no sales tax, excellent mass transit for such a smallish city, great for a long weekend, and weirdness for days (Portlandia is not that much of an exaggeration). There is also lots of great outdoor activity to enjoy.
Cons: It is not huge so if you go on a long trip you may want to include Seattle and perhaps Vancouver BC (but Portland's small town feel makes it special). The weather can be tough. It gets colder and snowier in the winter and hotter in the summer than northern neighbor Seattle
San Francisco, California:
Pros: One of the best food scenes in the country (you are going to hear about food a lot on this list). Definitely the best food scene on the West Coast. The Mission is one of the best neighborhoods in the country. One of the most progressive cities in the USA which gives it an amazing unique history. Alcatraz is one of the best touristy activities you can do. It is very walkable, but it also has a variety of mass transit options including trolleys but...
Con: If you have never been to the city before it is hard to know which transit is suited best for which part of the city you are in (aside from using the obvious Lyft and Uber). Fisherman's Wharf is basically SFO's Time Square but with cool sea lions. SFO is hilly. Don't try to climb up to the top of Nob Hill after you have drank too much. I know a guy who did this. :)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Pros: Even though it is known as a gambling and club city (it is Sin City for a reason), most adults can go there and find something to love about it. The food scene on the Strip has invited many great chefs to open restaurants. At any given time there are multiple large and small shows (music, musicals, comedy) that you can attend and the selection keeps getting better and more current (Lady Gaga is going to stay there soon!). If you want to go to gamble and for clubs, have at it. Fremont Ave with it's old Vegas style is supercool and there are amazing hotel rooms on the Strip that would cost you double or even triple in other cities.
Cons: The worst thing about Vegas is that in the summer it is super hot (but it is a dry desert heat). It is over 100 for most days of the summer. You will also find that as you walk through the casinos, people are still allowed to smoke. The Strip casinos have good air filtration systems, but the Off the strip ones generally do not.
Somewhere in the Middle:
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Pros: It is located in one of the most beautiful areas of the country. It has a great art scene as well as some great outdoor markets. It is the city/town on my list that I have had the least amount of time at, so I need more.
Cons: It gets very hot in the summer (again a dry heat). Though I lucked out with my trip in August! It is relatively small, so it is better for shorter trips.
Chicago, Illnois
Pros: It is probably the friendliest major U.S. city I have been to. It is also very much a city of distinct neighborhoods, so you can find some very authentic foreign foods in all its different kind of segregated neighborhoods. It has good mass transit, which you definitely should use. There is a lot of great architecture, and it's an urban haven in the middle of the United States. Oh! Also Deep Dish Pizza.
Cons: The winters are pretty miserable and they don't always end when they are supposed to. I went to Chicago in mid April, and weather wise it was still miserable. I also took a business trip there that required me to rent a car, and I would definitely avoid having a car there if you can. It is a big spread out city so transit is good, but it takes a long time depending on where you are staying in the city. Oh! Also Celery Salt and vegetables on hot dogs! No thanks.
Austin, TX
Pros: It is a strange progressive oasis in the middle of Texas. With Tex Mex, steak, BBQ and more, it is also one of the best food cities in the country. It is a good for inside and outside (except during the summer) activity with many things to do on both fronts. I have been twice for two weeks, and I still feel like I have so much that I have not done there (particularly with the music and arts scene). Shiner beer is everywhere. All the queso! Oh and so many Alamo movie theaters!
Cons: There is not a lot of transit so you pretty much have to rent a car or depend on Uber or Lyft which actually just started there not too long ago. The summer heat and humidity are just gross. Regardless of its progressive nature, you are still in conservative Texas, so watch yourself. That one is the biggest con, I think.
East Cities
Washington DC-
Pros: Obviously there is a lot of history there, and there is a museum for pretty much everything. A lot of the museums and other outings are free. Newseum, which is the museum for media, is probably my favorite museum I have been to anywhere (but it isn't one of the free ones). The city is very walkable, but it has decent mass transit as well. Fall is very beautiful in DC, and it is fun to walk around in some of the fancier neighborhoods and look at the beautiful houses. There is a board game bar there, and this probably exists in other places but I have only found it in DC. There are a lot of hotels so you generally can get a good deal if you are visiting unless it is a big weekend for some kind of major march or rally. The Martin Luther King memorial is also breathtaking while also sobering.
Cons: A very evil man lives there when he isn't golfing in Florida and until he leaves I won't be visiting anymore :(. Georgetown which is a pretty major area doesn't really have good mass transit access, so Lyft away.
Philadelphia, PA
Pros: People are very nice there especially for the northeast which isn't exactly known for its friendliness. It is also a pretty good beer city. But let's be honest, the best thing about Philadelphia is its food. The food isn't stuffy so it doesn't probably get the attention it deserves, which is fine because that just means more cheesesteaks and fried chicken at donut shops for me! The winters are cold, but it is a pretty easy city to walk which is good because...
Cons: Philly's mass transit is amazingly inferior to other major northeast cities such as DC, NYC and Boston. They still use a punch card ticket system for their trains, and it seemed that you could not buy train tickets from a machine. There is so much history there, and I missed a lot of it because I got caught up in the food scene. :) That's not really a con, but it is true.
New York, New York
Pros: It is the greatest city in the USA, and I dare you to argue that. You have everything here: arts, music, theater, history, great food and drink. More than any city in the USA, you can come to NYC and never run out of things to do. It has the best mass transit system in the country by far (though definitely not perfect). I personally recommend Governor's Island and the Highline in Chelsea as underrated NYC activities over overdone tourist attractions like the Empire State Building and...
Cons: Time Square. Sorry, but there is no reason to go there unless you are going to a Broadway show. The M&M store and knock off superheroes are not cool. Also NYC can be a little hard to handle if you aren't a crowd person because Time Square is not the only crowded place. Don't look out the windows when you are on the subway unless you just want to see many very large rats.
Quirky Coastal Towns:
Portland, Maine:
Pros: All 3 of these represent towns have smallish populations, but at the same time I could go back to these towns again and again and not get bored. Portland, ME has simply the best food scene that I have seen in a city its size. It is also beer heaven. There are great breweries all around. There is also a lot of outdoor activity if you prefer to do your exercising outdoors. There is just one problem with this...
Cons: Portland is sooooooooooooo cold and snowy. I don't know how restaurants stay open during the winter because it is easy to want to stay in when it gets so cold. The city itself is progressive, but not really diverse. It's basically white. I could be wrong on this, but I have never seen a town with this population have such a large homeless population in the downtown area.
Key West, Florida
Pros: After the Keys suffered a terrible summer of 2017 hurricane season, Key West the most popular destination is open for business. It is very walkable, and it has a surprising amount of amenities for such a small town. The night life is pretty great there too. It has a lot of drag shows! The only town that I have seen more drag show options is probably Austin. It is cliche to say, but a lot of the Key Lime Pie is damn good. There is also lots of outdoor activity that involves the water, and the weather is nice enough year round to enjoy it (every day I was there in November it was basically 80 degrees) except....
Cons: I hear it gets terribly hot in the summer, but I didn't experience that. Some of the tourist areas run a bit on the douchebag crowd side if you know what I mean. The only other con is I didn't get enough time there.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Pros: I did not cheat. It is not Boston. In fact Ptown (for short) makes the "hard to get to know" Boston visitors soften. Boston people often go there to show their friendly side. It is also has beautiful beaches and nice scenic areas to walk around. It has a good amount of restaurants and even if you run out of restaurants to go to (I haven't yet) there are so many you will want to return to. The nightlife, for at least gay guys, is amazing and I hear it is decent if you are not a gay guy as well. There are so many live shows to go to for a town this small.
Cons: Because it is very much a resort town it basically closes down from January to April, so you won't want to go at that time. The weather during that time would deter you as well. Hmm not enough bars serve draught beer which is really the only acceptable way to drink beer. :) It is also not particularly economically diverse for visitors. Things to do and eat and drink can run a bit expensive.
I know I have more U.S. places to explore. Savannah GA, for one, is on top of my list, but I think I have done enough traveling within the USA to give some good feedback!
I have chosen 12 cities or towns in the USA that I truly love to visit. It was hard to narrow it down to 12 so don't feel slighted if I visited you and had a great trip but your city or town is not on the list :) . There are a couple rules here: 1. Nowhere in Hawaii is included because Hawaii is the only state I haven't been to. 2. Boston and Seattle are not included on this list because it is a different experience to live in a place than it is to visit it so it doesn't feel right to include them even though they are both great cities! Each city includes a few brief pros and cons to think about if you are interested in traveling to them. I have split the 12 into 4 groups: West Cities, Somewhere in the Middle, East Cities, and Quirky Coastal Towns. Enjoy the fruits of my travels!
West Cities:
Portland, Oregon:
Pros: Great food truck scene, no sales tax, excellent mass transit for such a smallish city, great for a long weekend, and weirdness for days (Portlandia is not that much of an exaggeration). There is also lots of great outdoor activity to enjoy.
Cons: It is not huge so if you go on a long trip you may want to include Seattle and perhaps Vancouver BC (but Portland's small town feel makes it special). The weather can be tough. It gets colder and snowier in the winter and hotter in the summer than northern neighbor Seattle
San Francisco, California:
Pros: One of the best food scenes in the country (you are going to hear about food a lot on this list). Definitely the best food scene on the West Coast. The Mission is one of the best neighborhoods in the country. One of the most progressive cities in the USA which gives it an amazing unique history. Alcatraz is one of the best touristy activities you can do. It is very walkable, but it also has a variety of mass transit options including trolleys but...
Con: If you have never been to the city before it is hard to know which transit is suited best for which part of the city you are in (aside from using the obvious Lyft and Uber). Fisherman's Wharf is basically SFO's Time Square but with cool sea lions. SFO is hilly. Don't try to climb up to the top of Nob Hill after you have drank too much. I know a guy who did this. :)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Pros: Even though it is known as a gambling and club city (it is Sin City for a reason), most adults can go there and find something to love about it. The food scene on the Strip has invited many great chefs to open restaurants. At any given time there are multiple large and small shows (music, musicals, comedy) that you can attend and the selection keeps getting better and more current (Lady Gaga is going to stay there soon!). If you want to go to gamble and for clubs, have at it. Fremont Ave with it's old Vegas style is supercool and there are amazing hotel rooms on the Strip that would cost you double or even triple in other cities.
Cons: The worst thing about Vegas is that in the summer it is super hot (but it is a dry desert heat). It is over 100 for most days of the summer. You will also find that as you walk through the casinos, people are still allowed to smoke. The Strip casinos have good air filtration systems, but the Off the strip ones generally do not.
Somewhere in the Middle:
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Pros: It is located in one of the most beautiful areas of the country. It has a great art scene as well as some great outdoor markets. It is the city/town on my list that I have had the least amount of time at, so I need more.
Cons: It gets very hot in the summer (again a dry heat). Though I lucked out with my trip in August! It is relatively small, so it is better for shorter trips.
Chicago, Illnois
Pros: It is probably the friendliest major U.S. city I have been to. It is also very much a city of distinct neighborhoods, so you can find some very authentic foreign foods in all its different kind of segregated neighborhoods. It has good mass transit, which you definitely should use. There is a lot of great architecture, and it's an urban haven in the middle of the United States. Oh! Also Deep Dish Pizza.
Cons: The winters are pretty miserable and they don't always end when they are supposed to. I went to Chicago in mid April, and weather wise it was still miserable. I also took a business trip there that required me to rent a car, and I would definitely avoid having a car there if you can. It is a big spread out city so transit is good, but it takes a long time depending on where you are staying in the city. Oh! Also Celery Salt and vegetables on hot dogs! No thanks.
Austin, TX
Pros: It is a strange progressive oasis in the middle of Texas. With Tex Mex, steak, BBQ and more, it is also one of the best food cities in the country. It is a good for inside and outside (except during the summer) activity with many things to do on both fronts. I have been twice for two weeks, and I still feel like I have so much that I have not done there (particularly with the music and arts scene). Shiner beer is everywhere. All the queso! Oh and so many Alamo movie theaters!
Cons: There is not a lot of transit so you pretty much have to rent a car or depend on Uber or Lyft which actually just started there not too long ago. The summer heat and humidity are just gross. Regardless of its progressive nature, you are still in conservative Texas, so watch yourself. That one is the biggest con, I think.
East Cities
Washington DC-
Pros: Obviously there is a lot of history there, and there is a museum for pretty much everything. A lot of the museums and other outings are free. Newseum, which is the museum for media, is probably my favorite museum I have been to anywhere (but it isn't one of the free ones). The city is very walkable, but it has decent mass transit as well. Fall is very beautiful in DC, and it is fun to walk around in some of the fancier neighborhoods and look at the beautiful houses. There is a board game bar there, and this probably exists in other places but I have only found it in DC. There are a lot of hotels so you generally can get a good deal if you are visiting unless it is a big weekend for some kind of major march or rally. The Martin Luther King memorial is also breathtaking while also sobering.
Cons: A very evil man lives there when he isn't golfing in Florida and until he leaves I won't be visiting anymore :(. Georgetown which is a pretty major area doesn't really have good mass transit access, so Lyft away.
Philadelphia, PA
Pros: People are very nice there especially for the northeast which isn't exactly known for its friendliness. It is also a pretty good beer city. But let's be honest, the best thing about Philadelphia is its food. The food isn't stuffy so it doesn't probably get the attention it deserves, which is fine because that just means more cheesesteaks and fried chicken at donut shops for me! The winters are cold, but it is a pretty easy city to walk which is good because...
Cons: Philly's mass transit is amazingly inferior to other major northeast cities such as DC, NYC and Boston. They still use a punch card ticket system for their trains, and it seemed that you could not buy train tickets from a machine. There is so much history there, and I missed a lot of it because I got caught up in the food scene. :) That's not really a con, but it is true.
New York, New York
Pros: It is the greatest city in the USA, and I dare you to argue that. You have everything here: arts, music, theater, history, great food and drink. More than any city in the USA, you can come to NYC and never run out of things to do. It has the best mass transit system in the country by far (though definitely not perfect). I personally recommend Governor's Island and the Highline in Chelsea as underrated NYC activities over overdone tourist attractions like the Empire State Building and...
Cons: Time Square. Sorry, but there is no reason to go there unless you are going to a Broadway show. The M&M store and knock off superheroes are not cool. Also NYC can be a little hard to handle if you aren't a crowd person because Time Square is not the only crowded place. Don't look out the windows when you are on the subway unless you just want to see many very large rats.
Quirky Coastal Towns:
Portland, Maine:
Pros: All 3 of these represent towns have smallish populations, but at the same time I could go back to these towns again and again and not get bored. Portland, ME has simply the best food scene that I have seen in a city its size. It is also beer heaven. There are great breweries all around. There is also a lot of outdoor activity if you prefer to do your exercising outdoors. There is just one problem with this...
Cons: Portland is sooooooooooooo cold and snowy. I don't know how restaurants stay open during the winter because it is easy to want to stay in when it gets so cold. The city itself is progressive, but not really diverse. It's basically white. I could be wrong on this, but I have never seen a town with this population have such a large homeless population in the downtown area.
Key West, Florida
Pros: After the Keys suffered a terrible summer of 2017 hurricane season, Key West the most popular destination is open for business. It is very walkable, and it has a surprising amount of amenities for such a small town. The night life is pretty great there too. It has a lot of drag shows! The only town that I have seen more drag show options is probably Austin. It is cliche to say, but a lot of the Key Lime Pie is damn good. There is also lots of outdoor activity that involves the water, and the weather is nice enough year round to enjoy it (every day I was there in November it was basically 80 degrees) except....
Cons: I hear it gets terribly hot in the summer, but I didn't experience that. Some of the tourist areas run a bit on the douchebag crowd side if you know what I mean. The only other con is I didn't get enough time there.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Pros: I did not cheat. It is not Boston. In fact Ptown (for short) makes the "hard to get to know" Boston visitors soften. Boston people often go there to show their friendly side. It is also has beautiful beaches and nice scenic areas to walk around. It has a good amount of restaurants and even if you run out of restaurants to go to (I haven't yet) there are so many you will want to return to. The nightlife, for at least gay guys, is amazing and I hear it is decent if you are not a gay guy as well. There are so many live shows to go to for a town this small.
Cons: Because it is very much a resort town it basically closes down from January to April, so you won't want to go at that time. The weather during that time would deter you as well. Hmm not enough bars serve draught beer which is really the only acceptable way to drink beer. :) It is also not particularly economically diverse for visitors. Things to do and eat and drink can run a bit expensive.
I know I have more U.S. places to explore. Savannah GA, for one, is on top of my list, but I think I have done enough traveling within the USA to give some good feedback!
Friday, November 24, 2017
20 Amazing Christmas Songs and 10 Bad (but some so bad they're good) ones
Its that time! Its official we can listen to Christmas music. We don't have to listen to the killjoys anymore (not that we really ever did). So here are 20 amazing Christmas songs and 10 not so amazing ones. You may prefer a different rendition of a song but....tough, it is my list! In no particular order.
1. Fairytale of New York by the Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8
I lied. There is one Christmas song I like the very very very best in the whole wide world, and it is this one. This is the one I hold off as long as I can to listen to so I can have a very special Christmas moment! I still have listened to it for 2017. It is a love story! It is Christmas eve in the drunk tank! It's naughty! It's lovely! It's everything!
2. Hard Candy Christmas Dolly Parton-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivLpzyTA9ik
Now I am in no particular order! This is among the best because Dolly Parton is an American treasure and it's from Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Take that conservatives that complains about Starbucks cups!
3. Do You Hear What I Hear- Whitney Houston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ-coIXJf4s
For whatever struggles Whitney Houston had, we never really deserved her voice. This proves that
4. Do they Know It's Christmas- Band Aid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjQzJAKxTrE
It is basically a big Christmas guilt trip, but it is one with George MIchael, Bono, Simon Le Bon and Boy George. So it is amazing.
5. Someday at Christmas Andra Day featuring Stevie Wonder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaA7B9cu4kU
Some people would just include the Stevie Wonder version, but this is my list so they should shut up.
6. Little Drummer Boy/ Peace on Earth- David Bowie and Bing Crosby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_ReMi7tVWA
This one was my favorite when I was a kid because of their amazing clothes and home decor. But it is still one of the greats. I can't believe both of them are gone now. :(
7. Have Yourself A Merry Christmas- Judy Garland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxxTHzERTsk
Many a dive has tried to sing this, but Judy lived it. There is no comparison.
8. Oh Holy Night- All the divas. Martina McBride in this case.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOd4nTz0hhY
It doesn't matter who sings it as long as it is a diva with serious pipes. It's the dream Christmas song for people who can SANG! I chose Martina McBride because this list could always use some more country.
9. Children Go Where I Send Thee- Audra McDonald and The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
You thought no Audra? No Broadway? Wrong! Sadly no version of this is on the internet. But the link below proves it exists. It is also on Apple Music.
https://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/about/guest-artists/audra-mcdonald.html
10. Merry Christmas Darling- The Carpenters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR1ujXx2p-I
What? Not everyone is happy during the holidays? The Carpenters is evidence.
11. River- Joni Mitchell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAK9Pj5-QXY
What? I love Christmas, but I'm moody! Not just a great Christmas song, but it is perhaps a perfect song all around.
12. Christmas Wrapping The Waitresses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nud2TQNahaU
Because who hasn't forgotten cranberries too...and laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed.
13. Silent Night Stevie Nicks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRP06e3jFt4
Silent Night is one of the greatest Christmas hymns ever, but Stevie Nicks haunting voice elevates it!
14. Ave Maria Chris Cornell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd2emzFAqv8
That voice! Many will never know what we have lost!
15. Song for a Winter's Night Sarah McLachlan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV4F2yfEt9o
Yeah Sarah is a late 90s Lilith Fair relic, but her version of Gordon Lightfoot's song is amazing.
16. Merry Xmas/ War is Over John Lennon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN4Uu0OlmTg
Sure it is a liberal pipe dream as long as Republicans exist. But one can dream
17. Wonderful Christmastime The Shins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qReziqBwEr4
Perhaps you think it is blasphemy not to choose Paul McCartney's version, but that one is pure cheese. This one is much better.
18. We Need a Little Christmas Angela Lansbury
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St7mQWwmo70
My gay shame is that I have never seen Mame, but Christmas isn't Christmas without this manic need for Christmas. Right. This. Very. Minute.
19. That was the Worst Christmas Ever! Sufjan Stevens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpmiPbDkvBQ
Because not everyone's Christmas's are bright!
20 Put A Little Love in Your Heart- Al Green and Annie Lennox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3J_3mcOwdQ
It wasn't technically a Christmas song until it was in a Christmas movie. And now it is 80's. positive and necessary.
10 Bad Christmas Songs with NO LINKs because you shouldn't have to suffer.
1. Grandma Got Ran Over by a Reindeer- Elmo and Patsy
Look even bad grandmothers deserve better
2. Baby It's Cold Outside: All versions
Because Christmas never should have been date rapey. Especially now.
3. The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)
Sure the song itself isn't terrible, but the original autotuning of the Chipmunks is nails on a chalkboard.
4. Merry Christmas from the Family Rosie O Donnell and the Dixie Chicks
This pains me but.....once upon a time Rosie Donnell was so popular (and deservedly so) that she got her own Christmas album. The great Dixie Chicks agreed to participate. They should not have.
5. My Favorite Things: All Versions
Because it is a song from Sound of Music. Not. A. Christmas. Song.
6. Santa Claus is Coming to Town- Bruce Springsteen
Because no one is perfect. Even the boss.
7. Zat You Santa Claus? Buster Poindexter
For a short period in time, the character Buster Poindexter was made popular much to many people's astonishment. This song proves it happens.
8. The Christmas Shoes- Newsong
In no way is this so bad that it's good. It is just bad. The most emotionally manipulative song ever created. They should feel shame.
9. Santa has got The AIDS Tiny Tim
I discovered this yesterday. I wish it didn't exist. Do not link to the video. It will give you nightmares. Not only does Santa have AIDS. Santa has THE AIDS and that is much worse. So offensive. Really don't search for it. Trust me. It is real.
and finally
10. I think you might Like it Olivia Newton John and Travolta.
You deserve this link. It is the most deliciously awful thing ever. The two stepping!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGNIDXUaVts
You're welcome!
Happy Holidays!
1. Fairytale of New York by the Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8
I lied. There is one Christmas song I like the very very very best in the whole wide world, and it is this one. This is the one I hold off as long as I can to listen to so I can have a very special Christmas moment! I still have listened to it for 2017. It is a love story! It is Christmas eve in the drunk tank! It's naughty! It's lovely! It's everything!
2. Hard Candy Christmas Dolly Parton-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivLpzyTA9ik
Now I am in no particular order! This is among the best because Dolly Parton is an American treasure and it's from Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Take that conservatives that complains about Starbucks cups!
3. Do You Hear What I Hear- Whitney Houston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ-coIXJf4s
For whatever struggles Whitney Houston had, we never really deserved her voice. This proves that
4. Do they Know It's Christmas- Band Aid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjQzJAKxTrE
It is basically a big Christmas guilt trip, but it is one with George MIchael, Bono, Simon Le Bon and Boy George. So it is amazing.
5. Someday at Christmas Andra Day featuring Stevie Wonder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaA7B9cu4kU
Some people would just include the Stevie Wonder version, but this is my list so they should shut up.
6. Little Drummer Boy/ Peace on Earth- David Bowie and Bing Crosby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_ReMi7tVWA
This one was my favorite when I was a kid because of their amazing clothes and home decor. But it is still one of the greats. I can't believe both of them are gone now. :(
7. Have Yourself A Merry Christmas- Judy Garland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxxTHzERTsk
Many a dive has tried to sing this, but Judy lived it. There is no comparison.
8. Oh Holy Night- All the divas. Martina McBride in this case.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOd4nTz0hhY
It doesn't matter who sings it as long as it is a diva with serious pipes. It's the dream Christmas song for people who can SANG! I chose Martina McBride because this list could always use some more country.
9. Children Go Where I Send Thee- Audra McDonald and The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
You thought no Audra? No Broadway? Wrong! Sadly no version of this is on the internet. But the link below proves it exists. It is also on Apple Music.
https://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/about/guest-artists/audra-mcdonald.html
10. Merry Christmas Darling- The Carpenters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR1ujXx2p-I
What? Not everyone is happy during the holidays? The Carpenters is evidence.
11. River- Joni Mitchell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAK9Pj5-QXY
What? I love Christmas, but I'm moody! Not just a great Christmas song, but it is perhaps a perfect song all around.
12. Christmas Wrapping The Waitresses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nud2TQNahaU
Because who hasn't forgotten cranberries too...and laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed.
13. Silent Night Stevie Nicks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRP06e3jFt4
Silent Night is one of the greatest Christmas hymns ever, but Stevie Nicks haunting voice elevates it!
14. Ave Maria Chris Cornell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd2emzFAqv8
That voice! Many will never know what we have lost!
15. Song for a Winter's Night Sarah McLachlan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV4F2yfEt9o
Yeah Sarah is a late 90s Lilith Fair relic, but her version of Gordon Lightfoot's song is amazing.
16. Merry Xmas/ War is Over John Lennon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN4Uu0OlmTg
Sure it is a liberal pipe dream as long as Republicans exist. But one can dream
17. Wonderful Christmastime The Shins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qReziqBwEr4
Perhaps you think it is blasphemy not to choose Paul McCartney's version, but that one is pure cheese. This one is much better.
18. We Need a Little Christmas Angela Lansbury
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St7mQWwmo70
My gay shame is that I have never seen Mame, but Christmas isn't Christmas without this manic need for Christmas. Right. This. Very. Minute.
19. That was the Worst Christmas Ever! Sufjan Stevens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpmiPbDkvBQ
Because not everyone's Christmas's are bright!
20 Put A Little Love in Your Heart- Al Green and Annie Lennox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3J_3mcOwdQ
It wasn't technically a Christmas song until it was in a Christmas movie. And now it is 80's. positive and necessary.
10 Bad Christmas Songs with NO LINKs because you shouldn't have to suffer.
1. Grandma Got Ran Over by a Reindeer- Elmo and Patsy
Look even bad grandmothers deserve better
2. Baby It's Cold Outside: All versions
Because Christmas never should have been date rapey. Especially now.
3. The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)
Sure the song itself isn't terrible, but the original autotuning of the Chipmunks is nails on a chalkboard.
4. Merry Christmas from the Family Rosie O Donnell and the Dixie Chicks
This pains me but.....once upon a time Rosie Donnell was so popular (and deservedly so) that she got her own Christmas album. The great Dixie Chicks agreed to participate. They should not have.
5. My Favorite Things: All Versions
Because it is a song from Sound of Music. Not. A. Christmas. Song.
6. Santa Claus is Coming to Town- Bruce Springsteen
Because no one is perfect. Even the boss.
7. Zat You Santa Claus? Buster Poindexter
For a short period in time, the character Buster Poindexter was made popular much to many people's astonishment. This song proves it happens.
8. The Christmas Shoes- Newsong
In no way is this so bad that it's good. It is just bad. The most emotionally manipulative song ever created. They should feel shame.
9. Santa has got The AIDS Tiny Tim
I discovered this yesterday. I wish it didn't exist. Do not link to the video. It will give you nightmares. Not only does Santa have AIDS. Santa has THE AIDS and that is much worse. So offensive. Really don't search for it. Trust me. It is real.
and finally
10. I think you might Like it Olivia Newton John and Travolta.
You deserve this link. It is the most deliciously awful thing ever. The two stepping!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGNIDXUaVts
You're welcome!
Happy Holidays!
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
11/9...One Year Later...I won't forget
In a few hours it will be 11/9/2017, one year after the current disaster President was officially named through our convoluted electoral system. I believe it was and continues to be an American tragedy.
Early into the morning hours of 11/9/2016 I was in an Uber (don't do those anymore), and I was talking to the driver. The results of the Presidential election had not been officially decided yet but things were not looking good for the future of America.
"Can you believe people voted for him?" my driver asked.
I could not.
I still can't
One of the best unplanned things I ever did was time my vacation the day after the 2016 Presidential Election. When I arrived at the airport after getting no sleep and suffering a minor nervous breakdown at home (watch the first 20 minutes of American Horror Story: Cult. That shit was my life). After I went through the security lines, the newscasters quietly announced that we had a new president, and it was not who I had hoped (and that is putting it nicely). The person the Electoral college would choose was about the worst possible choice I could think of. I still can't say his name and President in the same sentence. In my mind then and now, America had just committed an act of terrorism--against itself.
It was early morning in the airport, but I have never heard a place so eerily quiet. I was in the airport the day that it was announced Michael Jackson died and this was still quieter and different than that. No one was talking, but you could tell people were thinking. How and why did this happen?
Most of us have survived, but one year later--
I am still angry.
I won't forget.
I am still angry.
I won't forget that when Evangelicals were given choice they chose the least moral option even when they had all the evidence of what kind of man he was right in front of him.
I am still angry.
I won't forget growing up in a conservative environment and having people make judgments about my life, and then they had the nerve to vote for evil. Prior to 11/9, I had always been open minded about people who have different opinions politically than my self. on 11/9 that ended for anyone I know who voted for Trump. I don't think I will ever be able to move past it and have any kind of respect for those I know who did vote for him.
I am still angry
I won't forget that some people were apathetic. They didn't like their choices and stayed home. Their votes could have put us in a different place one year later.
I am still angry.
I wont forget that people were careless with their vote and voted 3rd party or voted for someone who wasn't even on the ballot. I am not against 3rd party candidates, but when Donald Trump is one of two choices, you should not be reckless with your vote. There vote could have made a lot of lives different one year later, and no I don't care what state you live in.
I am still angry.
I won't forget last night. Hope returned again. Even though most of the elections were minor, I felt a sea change-- albeit a small one. I hope once again. I hope that 2018 is a disaster for conservatives. I hope in the long run supporting Trump runs people far away from bigoted evangelical churches. I hope that Donald will no longer be president by January 2021.
Because if this country survives him, the night he is no longer President, I am going to be dancing in the streets. And if you know me you know...I. don't. dance.
But even then I will never forget anyone who played a part in his election.
Early into the morning hours of 11/9/2016 I was in an Uber (don't do those anymore), and I was talking to the driver. The results of the Presidential election had not been officially decided yet but things were not looking good for the future of America.
"Can you believe people voted for him?" my driver asked.
I could not.
I still can't
One of the best unplanned things I ever did was time my vacation the day after the 2016 Presidential Election. When I arrived at the airport after getting no sleep and suffering a minor nervous breakdown at home (watch the first 20 minutes of American Horror Story: Cult. That shit was my life). After I went through the security lines, the newscasters quietly announced that we had a new president, and it was not who I had hoped (and that is putting it nicely). The person the Electoral college would choose was about the worst possible choice I could think of. I still can't say his name and President in the same sentence. In my mind then and now, America had just committed an act of terrorism--against itself.
It was early morning in the airport, but I have never heard a place so eerily quiet. I was in the airport the day that it was announced Michael Jackson died and this was still quieter and different than that. No one was talking, but you could tell people were thinking. How and why did this happen?
Most of us have survived, but one year later--
I am still angry.
I won't forget.
I am still angry.
I won't forget that when Evangelicals were given choice they chose the least moral option even when they had all the evidence of what kind of man he was right in front of him.
I am still angry.
I won't forget growing up in a conservative environment and having people make judgments about my life, and then they had the nerve to vote for evil. Prior to 11/9, I had always been open minded about people who have different opinions politically than my self. on 11/9 that ended for anyone I know who voted for Trump. I don't think I will ever be able to move past it and have any kind of respect for those I know who did vote for him.
I am still angry
I won't forget that some people were apathetic. They didn't like their choices and stayed home. Their votes could have put us in a different place one year later.
I am still angry.
I wont forget that people were careless with their vote and voted 3rd party or voted for someone who wasn't even on the ballot. I am not against 3rd party candidates, but when Donald Trump is one of two choices, you should not be reckless with your vote. There vote could have made a lot of lives different one year later, and no I don't care what state you live in.
I am still angry.
I won't forget last night. Hope returned again. Even though most of the elections were minor, I felt a sea change-- albeit a small one. I hope once again. I hope that 2018 is a disaster for conservatives. I hope in the long run supporting Trump runs people far away from bigoted evangelical churches. I hope that Donald will no longer be president by January 2021.
Because if this country survives him, the night he is no longer President, I am going to be dancing in the streets. And if you know me you know...I. don't. dance.
But even then I will never forget anyone who played a part in his election.
Monday, October 9, 2017
For World Mental Health Day: My so called anxious life
Tomorrow, October 10th, is World Mental Health Day. Wednesday, October 11th, is Coming Out Day for the LGBTQ community. Since I long ago passed that particular milestone years ago, I will come out about something else for World Mental Health Day.
It isn't really a secret that I live with a mental illness called GAD (generalize anxiety disorder). I was diagnosed with this about 20 years ago, but I should have known that something was not quite right way before that.
I can only speak about my experience with anxiety, so I will not generalize that my experience to others. But here is a glimpse of my experience. Having GAD does not mean that I just get a little bit more stressed out than "normal" people. I could write a book (and may do that one day) about how different chronic anxiety is than how most people handle a usual amount of stress. But here is how I would illustrate my experience with anxiety.
Imagine that your brain is represented by a clean house. For people who do not have anxiety, I would represent stress as this quiet clean house getting a little dirtied up or noisy now and then. So for example, maybe someone leaves a towel on the floor in the bathroom or you forget to make your bed one morning. This amount of "stress" is annoying, but its manageable. It is relatively harmless to go pick up a towel or make a bed, maybe your kids run around screaming sometimes but ultimately it is manageable and people with regular anxiety can resolve whatever is dirtying up their "clean house" There are days that a room gets messier than that and things start to get cluttered , but it generally stays manageable. Everyone has days that they are more stressed out than others, but again it’s ultimately manageable.
Even as I write that description, I am envious of people who are able to handle anxiety in this way. Because my dealing with stressdoes not work this way at all. Imagine my "clean house" as a small claustrophobic studio apartment. My clean studio apartment is often above a really busy noisy neighborhood. And when a mess happens in my apartment it is just one big pile of a mess that piles and piles and piles and doesn't stop to the point where it often feels totally overwhelming, and Sometimes I don’t even know where to begin for clean up.
I hope that kind of clears up the difference between chronic anxiety and gettibg stressed out. I believe my anxiety is genetic as it has been diagnosed by doctors as such, but I also believe situations that I have experienced in my life starting as a kid to becoming an adult have added to my relationship with anxiety.
I tell you all of this not to get pity or for people to say sorry. Because the last thing a person with anxiety wants to do is think more about their anxiety. I say this all because there are many many other people in this world and country and your neighborhood who have anxiety about or a variety other mental illnesses. And many of them, because of pride or lack of resources suffer in silence.
I have been very lucky because for the past 20 years I have had resources such as counseling and medications at my disposal for a relatively small amount of money thanks to decent health insurance. So many who need or may want help are not so lucky
In the last week, the USA experienced a terrible mass shooting in Las Vegas. One of the responses from "conservatives" is to not even talk about gun control at all, and then they mention that one of the reasons these things happen is because of how we deal with mental illness and we need to do something about that instead of gun control.
While I disagree about not focusing on gun control at all. I do agree with what "conservatives" are “saying”about mental illness. We, as a country, need to take care of our citizens who have mental illness. However, really doing something abut mental illness required providing the citizens of the USA with better health care options which I know that most "conservatives" are not in favor of. So I must ask, as a person with a mental illness to stop using mental illness as an excuse to not talk about gun control. If you really believe in helping people with mental illness I will stand behind you. But praying it away and going to church are not the answer. If you really believe in helping people with mental illness put up or shut up.
For anyone who has any kind of mental illness like me whether it be anxiety, depression, or many other forms of mental illness, please reach out to someone to help you get help. There is nothing embarassing about having a mental illness. When you sre physically sick, there is no shame in going to a doctor to get medicine or Physical therapy when t is needed. The same is true with mental illness. It should not be stigmatized as something different or something less than any illness.
Finally, I want everyone to know I have a pretty fun, amazing life. This is the case because of the choices I make in my life and being a bit lucky as well. But my truth is this: there isn't a day in my life, no matter how fun, or exciting, or adventurous, that I don't deal with my issues with anxiety. Every day I am keenly aware that I have a mental illness and that is also the case for so many people. If you do not have these issues, consider your self lucky and please consider open your heart and mind to someone who does deal with these things in their mind every day.
It isn't really a secret that I live with a mental illness called GAD (generalize anxiety disorder). I was diagnosed with this about 20 years ago, but I should have known that something was not quite right way before that.
I can only speak about my experience with anxiety, so I will not generalize that my experience to others. But here is a glimpse of my experience. Having GAD does not mean that I just get a little bit more stressed out than "normal" people. I could write a book (and may do that one day) about how different chronic anxiety is than how most people handle a usual amount of stress. But here is how I would illustrate my experience with anxiety.
Imagine that your brain is represented by a clean house. For people who do not have anxiety, I would represent stress as this quiet clean house getting a little dirtied up or noisy now and then. So for example, maybe someone leaves a towel on the floor in the bathroom or you forget to make your bed one morning. This amount of "stress" is annoying, but its manageable. It is relatively harmless to go pick up a towel or make a bed, maybe your kids run around screaming sometimes but ultimately it is manageable and people with regular anxiety can resolve whatever is dirtying up their "clean house" There are days that a room gets messier than that and things start to get cluttered , but it generally stays manageable. Everyone has days that they are more stressed out than others, but again it’s ultimately manageable.
Even as I write that description, I am envious of people who are able to handle anxiety in this way. Because my dealing with stressdoes not work this way at all. Imagine my "clean house" as a small claustrophobic studio apartment. My clean studio apartment is often above a really busy noisy neighborhood. And when a mess happens in my apartment it is just one big pile of a mess that piles and piles and piles and doesn't stop to the point where it often feels totally overwhelming, and Sometimes I don’t even know where to begin for clean up.
I hope that kind of clears up the difference between chronic anxiety and gettibg stressed out. I believe my anxiety is genetic as it has been diagnosed by doctors as such, but I also believe situations that I have experienced in my life starting as a kid to becoming an adult have added to my relationship with anxiety.
I tell you all of this not to get pity or for people to say sorry. Because the last thing a person with anxiety wants to do is think more about their anxiety. I say this all because there are many many other people in this world and country and your neighborhood who have anxiety about or a variety other mental illnesses. And many of them, because of pride or lack of resources suffer in silence.
I have been very lucky because for the past 20 years I have had resources such as counseling and medications at my disposal for a relatively small amount of money thanks to decent health insurance. So many who need or may want help are not so lucky
In the last week, the USA experienced a terrible mass shooting in Las Vegas. One of the responses from "conservatives" is to not even talk about gun control at all, and then they mention that one of the reasons these things happen is because of how we deal with mental illness and we need to do something about that instead of gun control.
While I disagree about not focusing on gun control at all. I do agree with what "conservatives" are “saying”about mental illness. We, as a country, need to take care of our citizens who have mental illness. However, really doing something abut mental illness required providing the citizens of the USA with better health care options which I know that most "conservatives" are not in favor of. So I must ask, as a person with a mental illness to stop using mental illness as an excuse to not talk about gun control. If you really believe in helping people with mental illness I will stand behind you. But praying it away and going to church are not the answer. If you really believe in helping people with mental illness put up or shut up.
For anyone who has any kind of mental illness like me whether it be anxiety, depression, or many other forms of mental illness, please reach out to someone to help you get help. There is nothing embarassing about having a mental illness. When you sre physically sick, there is no shame in going to a doctor to get medicine or Physical therapy when t is needed. The same is true with mental illness. It should not be stigmatized as something different or something less than any illness.
Finally, I want everyone to know I have a pretty fun, amazing life. This is the case because of the choices I make in my life and being a bit lucky as well. But my truth is this: there isn't a day in my life, no matter how fun, or exciting, or adventurous, that I don't deal with my issues with anxiety. Every day I am keenly aware that I have a mental illness and that is also the case for so many people. If you do not have these issues, consider your self lucky and please consider open your heart and mind to someone who does deal with these things in their mind every day.
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Art Isn’t Easy; 25 Sondheim Songs
In honor of my completing the half way point of Stephen Sondheim’s Major works. Here are my top 25 songs written or co-written by Mr. Sondheim. The more I see the more this will change.
25. Our Time from Merrily We Roll Along
24. Sooner or Later from the film Dick Tracy
23. Putting it Together from Sunday in the Park with George
22. Rose’s Turn from Gypsy
21. Not A Day Goes by from Merrily We Roll Along
20. Everything’s Coming Up Roses from Gypsy
19. The Gun Song from Assassins
18. America from West Side Story
17. Giants in the Sky from Into the Woods
16. Getting Married today From Company
15. A boy like that/ I have a love from West Side Story
14. Unworthy of your Love from Assassins
13. Being Alive from Company
12. Sunday from Sunday in the Park with George
11. Some People from Gypsy
And now the top 10!
10. The ladies who lunch from Company
9. I know things now from Into the woods
25. Our Time from Merrily We Roll Along
24. Sooner or Later from the film Dick Tracy
23. Putting it Together from Sunday in the Park with George
22. Rose’s Turn from Gypsy
21. Not A Day Goes by from Merrily We Roll Along
20. Everything’s Coming Up Roses from Gypsy
19. The Gun Song from Assassins
18. America from West Side Story
17. Giants in the Sky from Into the Woods
16. Getting Married today From Company
15. A boy like that/ I have a love from West Side Story
14. Unworthy of your Love from Assassins
13. Being Alive from Company
12. Sunday from Sunday in the Park with George
11. Some People from Gypsy
And now the top 10!
10. The ladies who lunch from Company
8. Losing my Mind from Follies
7. Not While I’m Around from Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
6. Children and Art from Sunday in the Park with George
5. Somewhere from West Side Story
4. A little priest from Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
3. No One is Alone from Into the Woods
2. Send in the Clowns from A little night music
Not!
And my favorite song written by Stephen Sondheim is
1. Moments in the Woods from Into The Woods
Sunday, September 10, 2017
My favorites of the 2016-2017 TV Season with my choice of winners
The Emmys are over! And their choices didn’t suck this year!
Here are my nominees for last season and my choice of winners labeled!
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Desmin Borges You’re the Worst
Tituss Burgess Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt WINNER!
Jaime Camil Jane the Virgin
Andrew Rannells Girls
Timothy Simons Veep
Zach Woods Silicon Valley
Best Supporting Actress in A Drama Series
Millie Bobby Brown Stranger Things
Anne Dowd The Handmaid’s Tale
Vera Farmiga Bates Motel
Judith Light Transparent WINNER!
Chrissy Metz This is Us
Samira Wiley The Handmaid’s tale
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Benito Martinez American Crime WINNER!
Alfred Molina Feud: Bette and Joan
Alessandro Nivola Wizard of Lies
Alexander Skarsgård Big Little Lies
Michael Stuhlbarg Fargo
Michael K Williams The Night Of
Best Guest Performance in a Comedy Series
Riz Ahmed Girls
Daveed Diggs The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Matthew Rhys Girls
Becky Ann Baker Girls
Angela Bassett Master of None WINNER!
Maya Rudolph Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Ron Cephas Jones This Is Us WINNER!
O.T. Fagbenle The Handmaid’s Tale
Joseph Fiennes The Handmaid’s Tale
Michael Kelly House of Cards
Christian Navarro 13 Reasons Why
Chris Sullivan This is Us
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Judy Davis Feud: Bette and Joan
Laura Dern Big Little Lies
Jackie Hoffman Feud: Bette and Joan
Michelle Pfeiffer Wizard of Lies
Mary Elizabeth Winsted Fargo
Shaileen Woodley Big Little Lies WINNER!
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Donna Lynne Champlin Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Jenifer Lewis blackish
Carol Kane Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Kaliko Kauahi Superstore
Zosia Mamet Girls
Kate McKinnon Saturday Night Live WINNER!
Best Guest performance in a Drama Series
Alexis Bleidel Handmaid's Tale WINNER!-Tie
Laverne Cox Orange is the New Black
Shannon Purser Stranger Things
Lonnie Chavis This is us
Gerald McRaney This is Us WINNER!-Tie
Denis O'Hare This is us
Denis O'Hare This is us
Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K Brown This is Us -WINNER!
Freddie Highmore Bates Motel
Kevin Spacey House of Cards
Jeffrey Tambor Transparent
Milo Ventimiglia This is Us
Dominic West the Affair
Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Carrie Coon Fargo
Nicole Kidman Big Little Lies
Regina King American Crime
Jessica Lange Feud: Bette and Joan WINNER!
Susan Sarandon Feud: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon Big Little Lies
Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Andersen blackish WINNER!
Aziz Ansari Master of None
Tommy Dewey Casual
Billy Eichner Difficult People
Donald Glover Atlanta
Josh Thomas Please Like Me
Best Episode of a Drama Series
The Bridge The Handmaid’s Tale
Jack Pearson’s Son This is Us
Memphis This is Us
Night The Handmaid’s Tale
Offred The Handmaid’s Tale WINNER!
Pilot This is Us
Tape 7 Side A 13 Reason’s Why
Best Lead Actress in A Comedy Series
Rachel Bloom Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Julia Louis Dreyfus Veep
Ellie Kemper the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julie Klausner Difficult People WINNER!
Issa Rae Insecure
Tracee Ellis Ross blackish
Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Riz Ahmed The Night Of WINNER!
Robert DeNiro Wizard of Lies
Harvey Fierstein Hairspray Live
Jonathan Groff Looking The Movie
Evan McGregor Fargo
John Turturro The Night Of
Best Lead Actress in A Drama Series
Viola Davis How to Get Away With Murder
Katherine Langford 13 Reasons Why
Mandy Moore This is us
Elizabeth Moss Handmaid’s Tale WINNER!
Winona Ryder Stranger Things
Robin Wright House of Cards
Best Episode of a Comedy Series
Goodbye Tour Girls
Kimmy’s Roommate Lemonades Unbreakable Kimmie
Schmidt
Lemons blackish
Patches Difficult People
Religion Master of None
Thanksgiving Master of None WINNER!
The Thief Master of None
Best Limited Series or Television movie
American Crime
Big Little Lies
Fargo
Feud: Bette and Joan
Hairspray Live
The Night Of WINNER!
Wizard of Lies
Best Comedy Series
blackish WINNER!
Dear White People
Girls
Master of None
Please Like Me
Superstore
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Best Drama Series
13 Reasons Why
Bates Motel
The Handmaid’s Tale WINNER!
House of Cards
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Transparent
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