I can’t believe CNN devoted a whole show to the Paris Hilton interview, which it keeps re-showing over and over again. I think the poor little rich girl should be banned permanently from television, with the likes of two other blondes – Ann Coulter and Elizabeth Hasselback. Life would be so sweet.

I was caught in a flight from hell last week on my way to New York due to a severe thunderstorm. In fact, our flight had to fly over Canadian airspace to avoid the bad weather and the flight traffic. With the averted car bombs in London and the incident in Glasgow this past week, I was resigned to this new travel routine when the Super Shuttle airport van decided to pick me up from my Greenwich Village apartment four hours ahead of time. This is yet another sign of the times.

New York was teaming with police presence in every major tourist location and mass transit spot. But people go about their business as usual.

Foundation work on the World Trade Center Freedom Towers is in full swing, and everywhere in the city, more and more co-op apartments are going up. The West Village is not so gay anymore, and more chic restaurants and shops are opening in the Meatpacking District. Even the Bowery area is filled with new construction where homeless shelters used to be. Pretty soon, there will be no middle class people left in Manhattan. In a way, I feel sad about these changes, as the New York I knew seems to be just a memory of the past.

In order to maintain my progressive N.Y.C. card-carrying privileges, I felt it my duty to catch Michael Moore’s current movie Sicko, which is about the sad state of our health care system – or lack of one. I can’t say that there is much in the “documovie” that I do not already know. However, stories like the 9/11 volunteer firefighter who is now denied benefits because he was a volunteer and not a city worker make the movie very sobering. Such stories help moviegoers to understand how dire the situation is.

I have family in Canada, so I do understand the differences of our health care systems. What I do not understand is why, after decades of debating about this issue, we are worse off today than we were 10 years ago. I’ve come to the conclusion that there is a genuine lack of commitment in our government to do anything about it. It all boils down to money. Much like the gas industry, the health care lobby is way too powerful and is influencing how our government functions. While Sicko does not have the same anger as Fahrenheit 9/11, it shares the same passion and urgency. I am telling all my friends to see this movie.

It seems that Cirque de Soleil is churning out yet another factory show of chants and theatrical wonder every other month. Don’t get me wrong, I think the shows are great, but they are all starting to look alike, just with different costumes. That is why it was a great delight when I caught the AntiGravity: the 2007 Tour at the Manhattan Center last week. This troupe is phenomenal sans fancy costumes or garish makeup. It is much like a collision of the Chippendales and Hooters, but with extreme acrobatic prowess. The action-packed performance is set to pop music and melds aerial acrobatics, extreme sports and urban dance with technology and popular culture. These hot guys and gals jump, fly, swing and soar across the stage on trampolines, bungee cords and aerial ropes. The group also uses its signature anti-gravity boots and long silk spandex to suspend members in from the air. In fact, eight AntiGravity members repelled from the top of the Rockefeller Center for the premiere of Spiderman 3. My favorite act is Scott and Daniel, who perform their awe-inspiring, death-defying levity act based on sheer physical strength. Did I mention that they are gorgeously muscular? The show also features the Lombard Twins, two adorable young men from Argentina who tap, krump and hip-hop their way into your heart. So if you are like me and have had an overdose of the Cirque, catch this awesome troupe wherever you can.

For more information, visit www.anti-gravity.com.

After a rocky start on the season premiere of Bravo’s “Top Chef,” San Diego’s Oceanaire hottie chef Brain Malarkey aced the second elimination challenge, beating the other chefs with his grilled seafood sausage. He scored another victory in the “Quick-fire Challenge” in last week’s episode with his shellfish trio. Way to go, Brian!

Staying on the topic of Bravo television, don’t miss the new episode of “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List,” on Wednesday, July 11, as she hosts the GayVN Adult Video Awards at the Castro Theatre. Keep your eyes wide open and do not blink, you might catch me in the second row, just behind some other DQs.

You probably know me and my love for TV talent shows, so these days I’m hooked on “So You Think You Can Dance.” Recently, at the Los Angeles Pride festival, I met Mary Murphy, who was one of the main judges on the show. Mary is even more beautiful and warm in person. She is also much taller than she appears on screen, where she is usually sitting down. And she did oblige us with a “soft” trademark scream!

Oh, and one more new show I’m hooked on is “Lil’ Bush,” which appears on Comedy Central on Wednesdays. It is about, you know, Bush Jr., and he’s this little, animated guy with friends like Lil’ Chaney and Condi. It’s 30 minutes of satire about this lil’ big guy who thinks he can run a country. Go figure!

A new fruit is sweeping New York and California. I’m talking about Pinkberry, soon to open on Fourth and Robinson avenues. This chic little frozen yogurt and smoothie place attracts a large following, with long lines outside the store. You would think they were lining up to buy iPhones. I go to the one in West Hollywood, and the line doesn’t seem as annoying with so many cute guys to amuse me. The same is true with the Chelsea store in N.Y.C. Frozen yogurt with fresh fruits, nuts or chocolate toppings is not a new concept, but Pinkberry has repackaged this idea into a new, hip, clean look and hit a homerun. I bet the corner of Fourth and Robinson avenues will be the new cruising spot in Hillcrest.

San Diego POZabilities will hold its seventh annual dinner on Saturday, July 14, at the Double Tree Hotel’s Grand View Ballroom in Hotel Circle. The theme is “Rims and Brims,” so come with your most outrageous hats and win some prizes. Festivities begin poolside at 5:45 p.m., and dinner begins at 7 p.m. Tickets must be purchased in advance by this Saturday, July 7. For tickets, e-mail jerry@sandiegopozabilities.net.

I will be in town to kick-off San Diego Pride with my monthly “It’s Raining Men” wet underwear contest at Bacchus House on Thursday, July 19. My special guests will be the hot guys that we all drool over from RandyBlue.com So come early, get cheap drinks, free videos and great fun. It’s the best deal in town on Thursday night.