JCPenny Stands by Ellen Degeneres as New Spokesperson

As part of a corporate rebranding, JCPenny recently redesigned their logo (shown) and hired Ellen Degeneres as their new spokesperson. The latter decision didn't sit well with the social conservative group "One Million Moms," who started a vicious campaign to try and get JCPenny to change their minds. Well, they're not changing their minds, and Ellen took some time out of her show the other day to respond:

And JCPenny's CEO, Ron Johnson, reiterated their stance in support of Ellen this morning on CBS. Click here to watch.

Big Gay Ice Cream Shop Opens in NYC

Building on thee Success of the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck, there's now a Big Gay Ice Cream Shop in New on Seventh Street between First Avenue and Avenue A. Popular flavors include the Salty Pimp (vanilla soft-serve with dulce de leche, sea salt and chocolate dip) and the Monday Sundae (twist soft-serve in a nutella-lined waffle cone, dulce de leche, sea salt and whipped cream). The store also carries Melt Bakery ice cream sandwiches, macaroons from Danny's Macaroons, brownies and cookies from Treats Truck and root beer floats.


Here is a resource www.onlinecookingclasses.org for those of you who also love food and cooking and want to learn new skills.

Old Navy Launches Pride-Themed T-Shirts

Yesterday, Old Navy released a line of Pride-themed T-shirts. 10% of the proceeds will go to the "It Gets Better" project. A spokeswoman for the store released a statement saying, "our customers and employees are of many different ethnicities, faiths and lifestyles, and we support them all.”