¡Viva Hollywood!

Hey, kids, don't forget to watch episode 5 of ¡Viva Hollywood! tonight at 10 on Vh1. Latin bombshell Charo explodes in the Casa de Locos, shaking and waking things up. And then there's the incident with Geovannie and the butter knife. Tonight. 10:00. Vh1.

Queer Edge on WOW TV

Cute couple Sandra Bernhard and Mitch Kaplan promote album Gems of Mystery. At Sundance, Robin Williams playing a gay is edgy. The L Word stars Leisha Hailey and Katherine Moennig set the record straight, and Christian rock band, The Adored, always have time for a manicure. (Click here)

Queer Edge on WOW TV

This is the show that believes Jesus died for our sins, so why not take advantage of it. Kim Cole co-hosts and comes out to her parents. Desperation Squad tortilla throwing mayhem. Alan Cumming promotes his new fragrance and confronts his Scottish heritage. (Click here)

Podcast 5-7-08

That new guy you don't recognize is Mick Kaczorowski, executive producer at Animal Planet, who happened to be in the office when the podcast was starting. And he happened to be in the office because he's working on a project with WOW, but no one needs to know that yet. He leaks that when Meerkat Manor starts up again June 6, Stockard Channing will be its new narrator. James gets started on American Idol. Randy wonders if David Archuleta and Michael Alig are an "Of Interest." Blue pants suits. Gayle's droopy surgery face on Oprah. Is Oprah so much happier now that she's back to being fat? Randy and A New Earth, his essential self, and Oprah. Tom Cruise and his scripted minions. Barbara Walters: her daughter, her book, Rosie, Star Jones. Sex and the City, the movie, its stars. Sarah Jessica's Lady Bunny hair on a billboard. Sparkle fonts! The Miley Cyrus ploy. The Kardashians. Gossip Girl. (Gossip Girl gossip continues uninterrupted as Randy and Mick leave the podcast.) Where in the World Is Matt Lauer? Will Perez Hilton be remembered long after Paris Hilton is forgotten? Obsolete communication gestures. Does David Archuleta know he's gay? Mariah's wedding suddenness seems suspect. And...scene.

¡Viva Hollywood!

Here's a little scene from episode 5 of ¡Viva Hollywood! which starts out with simple table talk among the remaining six contestants and quickly flares up into shrill hysteria over Geovannie playing with a butter knife. A butter knife. "You're so frickin' over-dramatic!" Jenn shrieks at him, apparently without irony. The frickin' over-dramatic ¡Viva Hollywood! airs Sunday night at 10 on Vh1.

Queer Edge on WOW TV

Omarosa co-hosts while nursing baby Okra. Barbarella babes get down to post-punk band The Plebz. Warrior Princess Lucy Lawless speaks dominatrix and Daisy, her daughter, is trying to get pregnant due to her staunch Catholic upbringing. Lingerie blonde bombshell Tammi Sheffield does a red carpet quickie and we learn that maggots are an excellent source of protein. (Click here)

The Daily Freak Show

Travel back with us to James St James' toddler years in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Early home movies indicate that even as an infant, James was exhibiting some of his adult personality traits – especially his penchant for tormenting kittens, usually the gateway to serial killing. Fortunately, James didn't pass through that gate. As far as we know.

¡Viva Hollywood!

That Charo! Such a coochie-coochie dynamo! On episode 5 of ¡Viva Hollywood! the Latin bombshell is a guest who makes her entrance marching up the stairs bright and early one morning at Casa de Locos, mini mariachi band in tow, waking up all the residents, and whipping off their bedcovers without any apparent concern for possible EMBs* on the chicos. Of course, you know by now that ¡Viva Hollywood! airs Sunday nights at 10 on Vh1.
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* Early morning boners.

Queer Edge on WOW TV

Jack E Jett shares his profound wisdom, "If it ain't broke, break it." Co-hosting superstar Charo has you grabbing your partner closer when performing her spicy hit "Picante." The chicks with dicks, She-Haw, give a beauty shop quartet recital. Mad TV comedian Nicole Sullivan has a knack for poker and realizes she's a Big TV Star. (Click here)

The Daily Freak Show

James St James and Lenora Claire judge a talent show with Mr Gay Vatican City. Contestants include a hip-hop acrobat; a child rapper; a neurotic standup comic; a woman who talks about her daughter's vagina; and Jeff Dowd, the real-life inspiration for "The Dude" character in The Big Lebowski.

Queer Edge on WOW TV

Jack E Jett takes one for the team, co-hosting with the legendary Charo as she boleros and coochie-coochies, showing Beyoncé and Shakira a thing or two. DJ Swamp raps to video art and sings his hit "Lindsay Lohan." Memoirs of comedian Kate Riggs are followed by actress Lisa Ann Walter promoting her film Troubles With Dee Dee, which gives everyone orgasms. (Click here)

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Damiana Garcia, the charmingly invasive TV journalist who gets her story using guile, flattery, and her questionable feminine wiles, quite literally scoops the other field reporters today by going to one of LA's best-kept secrets. Scoops, on Heliotrope at Melrose, is the ice cream parlor with crazy-inventive flavors that change daily. Two scoops of avocado bacon foie gras anyone?

¡Viva Hollywood!

¡Viva Hollywood! is the "only show where you have Latin stars who are known in the mainstream – like Perez Hilton, Daisy Fuentes, Charo, and Cheech Marin – together with eminently Latin celebrities like Cristian de la Fuente, Anjelica Vale, and Sofia Vergara," said Latin World president Luis Balaguer, who partnered with World of Wonder Productions to develop the reality show. "We wanted that crossover MTV/VH1 audience that has grown up watching telenovelas at home and can feel them and identify," he said. The show manages to strike a balance, attracting viewers who aren't Latin as well as those who have never seen a soap. According to VH1 executive vice president of programming and development Jeff Olde, ¡Viva Hollywood! which airs its fourth installment tonight at 10PM on Vh1, has already garnered a 21% jump in viewership. (Reuters)

<¡Viva Hollywood!

''[¡Viva Hollywood! is] the first time in English-language television that we have a show where everyone involved is 100 percent Latino,'' Maria Conchita Alonso tells the Miami Herald. "It's definitely a risk, and some people might not like it – but it's simply a fun show.'' She goes on to say, "There aren't a lot of shows out there which are just plain fun and that also focus on the Latin talent. This show is for us – the Latin community – to learn to laugh at ourselves, and for others to laugh with us. It's all in good, innocent, fun. We are dramatic, we cry and we laugh, and you will see a lot of that in the show. A lot of people ask me why we toast with tequila at the end of the show, and the answer is simple: I love tequila! Stay tuned because the drinks are going to change, and before you know it, you might see us toasting with mojitos and champagne in the end of the show!" (Read the story)

Episode 4 of ¡Viva Hollywood! which also stars astrologer Walter Mercado and blue-eyed Puerto Rican heartthrob Carlos Ponce airs Sunday night at 10 on Vh1.

¡Viva Hollywood!

It's a veil of tears on episode 4 of World of Wonder's ¡Viva Hollywood!, as the contestants each have two minutes to tell a sad story that will make Latin superstar Lorena Rojas cry. Have hankies ready when the episode airs Sunday at 10PM on Vh1.

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James St James puts on his most respectful plaid jacket and takes you on a semi-factual walking-talking tour of Hollywood Forever, the beautiful cemetery where some of the greatest stars lie dead and buried, from Rudolph Valentino to Hattie McDaniel to Johnny Ramone. If you're ever there and you think you hear a bump, it's not a ghost, it's just James paying homage to Barbara LaMarr

Podcast 4-30-08

Madonna queen Steven Corfe shows off his $29.99 deluxe Hard Candy package featuring actual hard candy and a megamix bonus track for the gays. James says her fan base now is old gym queens, like Traci Lords' is old men in raincoats. Madonna vs Mariah re fan relations. American Idol and Paula Abdul. Is David Cook already the winner? Asks Fenton: "Could Madonna ever have won American Idol?" Jordan Sparks and her exploding vocal cords. Fenton, it's discovered much to James' dismay, has never seen an installment of The Daily Freak Show. The new Cameron-Ashton movie. Baby Mama. That guy in Austria who kept all his kids locked in the basement for years: not as hot as James thought it might have been. "Serial killer Fire!" Certain fetishes established after WWII. David Blaine's lungs. Steadman in the Oprah audience. The pregnant man: still pregnant. Tom Cruise. Miami Beach: John Grisham and rosé wine. James can't get the Flobots' "I Can Ride a Bike with No Handlebars" out of his head. Now you can't.

The Daily Freak Show

Damiana Garcia answers your questions! Today, in the first installment of this Daily Freak Show service, Ms Garcia advises a lovelorn woman on how to find a boyfriend. Ms Garcia looks forward to reading and answering your letters. Address your correspondence to prettythingsss@yahoo.com and Damiana Garcia will share her sage wisdom with you in future episodes.

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Now that Hard Candy dropped, we can move on to part 2 of James St James and some of the unsuspecting attendees at WOW's "depARTed" art show, like pop-culture genius Allee Willis, a variety of boys, and, later, a couple of gentlemen who send your Freak Show host into a sexual dither. Augmented with James's thoughts, delivered in an intimate contralto voiceover.

Pup Culture Short Film Contest Winners

You didn't know about the contest, so don't fret that you forgot to enter; it was for WOW staff only. WOWers competed for a first prize of a whopping $1,000 and a little-whopper second prize of $500, with the winners selected by celebrity judge James St James. St James chose Ben Le Vine's simple but hilarious "Homerhoff" (above) to receive the grand prize, and joint runners-up Jason Bryan and Michael Weinreich to each receive $500 big ones for their opuses "If My Doggie Could Shit Money" and "Puzzle Lady," respectively (both after the jump). – Steven Corfe

The Daily Freak Show

Last night, James St James joined the queens who were waiting outside the Virgin Megastore to be the first to buy Madonna's Hard Candy CD this morning. Shockingly, there were a couple of heteros in the crowd! Insightful and inciteful reporting at its most shrill.

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James St James, debuting a sultry voice-over narration, insinuates his inimitable self on guests at the reopening of the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery Friday night, shoving the mike and a few loaded questions into the faces of, for example, How I Met Your Mother's Josh Radnor and Double-D Avenger's Kitten Natividad. Part 2 tomorrow.

Podcast 4-24-08

Due to unavoidable delays and technical detours of this latest World of Wonder podcast, the management regrets we can offer no assist for you in the form of a lengthy synopsis. The discourse is as lively and controversial as ever, of course, but the curious will have to brave the uncharted territory alone and without a map this week.

The Daily Freak Show

James and his artist friend Christian LaPanto visit Christian's former squat in the Hills under the Hollywood sign. James learns some basic survival skills – like how to make rattlesnake liquor – then goes on a nature walk, munching various shrubbery.

¡Viva Hollywood!

Gisel freaks out because she can't sing "America the Beautiful," which leads to a fight about Vinci changing the gay scene in last week's show. Episode 3 of ¡Viva Hollywood!, in which the sin of telenovela is Vanity, airs this Sunday, April 27, at 10PM on Vh1.

World of Wonder Times

World of Wonder's World of Wonder Times clues you in to this month's best WOW TV video, WOW Report post, Storefront Gallery show, and WOW television production.

¡Viva Hollywood!

In this sneak preview of episode 3 of ¡Viva Hollywood! you'll see the contestants learning their runway walks wearing nothing but bikinis and speedos. The episode airs this Sunday, April 27, at 10PM on Vh1.

The Daily Freak Show

James St James, accompanied by a hank o' hair, goes to Wildness, a Mexican bar near MacArthur Park in LA, a haunt for tranny whores and hipsters, and finds that, in fact, wildness does ensue.

Pup Culture

Sweep, a clever dog belonging to Steven Corfe's friend Craig, solves a problem not uncommon in the canine community.

Ballot Boys

James St James interviews a gaggle of cute boys at World of Wonder for your consideration. You can vote for your favorite below.

The Daily Freak Show

420 is not just a number, it's a number of things. On 4/20, intrepid reporter Damiana Garcia heads down to the green party by the Los Angeles River, where the theme is recycling and regurgitating. Among other things, Garcia learns that meth is so high school and the name Augie "is short for ugly."

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James St James shares his hopes and fears on Damiana Garcia's Getting to Know You show. Actually, it's mostly his fears, which are legion.

Podcast 4-9-08

Priscilla Presley vs Julie Newmar. Randy's not-from-Target grey hoodie. Dancing With the Stars. James sniffs out a gay behind-the-scenes affair. Johnni Javier, WOW creative director at the London office, calls and a transatlantic pop-cultural exchange of sorts follows. James brazenly brings up the G-word as only James can, courtesy of Whoopi "Goldman" on The View. The N-word and C-word follow in quick succession. Discussion. American Idol. David Archuleta. Carly. Jason Castro – a pot-smoker or mildly retarded? David Cook. "Jesus and Gravity." Mariah Carey: "She and Britney are back on the meds and everything's great," says Fenton. James remembers that Glitter the movie and album were released on September 11, 2001. (Google it!) Madonna's new single. "People's worst singles are actually their best," says Fenton. "Look at Paula Abdul's 'Vibeology.' " Randy tells of the many changes he went through while watching "4 Minutes" over and over. Madonna, the vortex, the self-referencing pop star. Randy admits, sadly, that Madonna is his cultural reference. George Clooney. Renée Zellweger. The Pregnant Man. The View. Kathie Lee Gifford on Today's fourth hour. James admits that Kathie Lee is his cultural reference. Autism, the musical. The Moment of Truth. Emile Hirsch and Lydia. Speed Racer. Janice Dickinson in that Orbit commercial. Lydia describes seeing Dickinson in the courtyard at the ArcLight. And all the while, Johnni Javier is still on the phone from London.

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TV personality Damiana Garcia gets to know James St James. Part 1 of 2.

Podcast 3-26-08

On Easter Sunday, says Lydia, her mother didn't know how to use the zoom feature on the video camera so just moved closer to people. James isn't excited about American Idol, yet the subject incites discussion. David Archuleta's ass. The Australian. "God Bless America." Scots vs Irish. South Park – has it gone too far? Britney on ...Mother. Hulu.com. Priscilla Presley. DWTS: the deaf one vs the one without the leg. Helen Keller as a Vaudeville performer. Pop Fiction. Celebrities vs privacy. Swag. Should Paris Hilton get everything free all the time? "Celebrity economics are not based on need," says Fenton. James gets on an anti-hypocrisy rant. Advertising. Yacult. Raw milk. The Kardashians. Dexter. Blatant product placement on Smallville. "Electile dysfunction." "Dancing With the SARS." Hillary's lie. Randy at the Escort Awards, then at an event with Heidi and Spencer. Bobby Trendy vs Michael Alig. Dorks vs twinks. During the bleeping, watch James's lips carefully. All about "taint." A WOW office in Dubai? The Village People's "YMCA" explained. How did stories become viral before the internet? Are jokes started by Jews? King Kong on the cover of Vogue? Meanwhile, until next week, James and Randy urge you to watch Robin Mead on CNN Headline News from 5-9AM every day.

The Daily Freak Show

On the road to becoming actually daily, the Daily Freak Show today features James last night tearing fabulously through a new club in East Hollywood called A Club Called Rhonda. No one can keep up with him.

NEW! The Daily Freak Show

The Daily Freak Show is a new daily show featuring James St James and friends loose on the town! covering a variety of stuff and will show up daily on the WOW Report. This is the first episode and it's pretty hilarious, if we say so ourself. Check it out and tune in to the WOW Report every day to see a fresh installment. So fresh, in fact, you'll want to slap its face.

Pup Culture: Sleeping Dogs

American families own about 73 million dogs, and dog videos make up almost 10% of all online video content on user-generated sites. Seventy percent of people sign their pet's name on greeting cards, while 58% include their dogs in family portraits. World of Wonder decided to tap into this canine cultural Zeitgeist by showcasing dogs doing absolutely nothing – apart from the occasional twitching leg – in a new WOW TV channel called SLEEPING DOGS. "Remember the Yule Log television program which airs around Christmastime? Well, this is the Yule Dog channel," said Fenton Bailey of the strangely compelling online destination. "The Yule Log was originally a televised Christmas gift for people without fireplaces," added Randy Barbato, "This is our gift to people who can't experience the joys of watching a sleeping dog firsthand. Who needs Valium when you can just log onto Sleeping Dogs?"

WOW TV is an internet venture which allows users to create and brand their own broadband networks. WOW TV already has strong launch period traction with 200 channels and 2,600 subscribers. Viewers can catch up on the sleepy dogs here, where they're invited to send in videos of their own snoozing hounds.

Podcast 3-13-08

Arguably our most animated podcast to date. James announces "Dial M for Madonna" as the next art show in the (newly renovated) World of Wonder Storefront Gallery. Much excitement over American Idol. Fenton asks: "If Sarah Jessica Parker is perfume, who is bags, who is shoes, and who is baby bling?" A question that begs the question Are handbags the new shoes or are shoes the new handbags? Which somehow leads to James revealing which celebrity has a penis the size of a lentil. A lentil? A return to the topic of American Idol takes talk to a fever pitch with everyone talking at once (although it's mostly James, who's an unstoppable conversational freight train this day). The Pod Squad fiercely deconstructs speeches by Timberlake and Madonna at Madonna's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame induction. Drugs, lies, and B12 shots. OMG Iggy Pop! The "legacy" story of Madonna and Seymour Stein. Madonna's face: placenta anyone? Can it be true her sister once lit farts in front of Fenton at a bar in New York? John Mellencamp. The Eagles. The Beatles. Randy's Sketchers. Is Lindsay Lohan using Bazaar as an employment agency? Reality shows. "We don't do reality show," says Randy. "We do observational documentaries." Tori. Raquel Welch on Welcome to the Captain. Posh on Project Runway – and Posh in general – divides the Pod Squad. How voice-overs and body types go in and out of vogue over the decades. And... scene.

Pop Waffle Vol 15

In this week's edition of Pop Waffle: Queen Latifah's conflicting endorsements, Juno on Halloween, celeb pregnancies, Will Ferrell, and Lindsay Lohan photo shoots

Podcast 3-5-08

Fenton, James, and Lydia convene in the conference room, where Fenton is fondling the Adult Video "Oscar" WOW received. "It was a big AVN year," James says, bringing up the Jenna James controversy. Oh, the crossover peril