This clip is actually a promo for the upcoming Kelsey Grammer movie Swing Vote, which also stars Kevin Costner, Nathan Lane, and Dennis Hopper. I suppose some of you will be offended by the nelly gay guys. Shrug.

The Duplex is a two-floor piano bar/lounge on Christopher Street in the West Village. I’ve only been there once, but it seems pretty popular on most nights that I walk by.

…was the completely dumbfounded look on Simon’s face during Fantasia’s strange, shrieky, but oddly compelling and damn funky performance of her single, Bore Me. From the Boston Globe: I want to say: Fantasia. Whoo. Watching her tonight felt a little like attending a 23rd-century intergalactic circus, but it was also kind of mesmerizing — almost as fascinating as the look …

Did your parents ever bust you having homo sex?

According to the NY Times, Edwards has told his aides that he would consider being Obama’s veep, but would rather be his Attorney General.

Late last night I met Welsh pop star Duffy after her in-store performance at the Union Square Virgin Megastore. In the last 24 hours she’d done a sold out show at the Apollo, a couple of the morning talk shows, and then Conan – yet she still chatted sweetly and amiably with every one of the hundreds of fans lined …

A bulletin from the Califoria Supreme Court confirms (PDF) that it will issue its ruling on same-sex marriage tomorrow at 10AM PST. The ruling is expected to be favorable and celebrations are already being planned. You are invited to attend an Interfaith Celebration of Thanksgiving with the Los Angeles plaintiffs in the California Supreme Court marriage case, The Reverend Dr. …

This text message arrived from a friend last night: Crap. He’s been gone long enough that I finally feel like I’ve found my balls again and ditched my Teen Beat Magazine. Then he texts me “Hello” and I have my first period all over again. Ugh. Poor guy.

Calling it “Mad Pride”, a group of mentally ill people is copying the tactics of the gay pride movement in order to destigmatize their disease. About 5.7 million Americans over 18 have bipolar disorder, which is classified as a mood disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Another 2.4 million have schizophrenia, which is considered a thought disorder. …

Our ignoble leader has been making the ultimate sacrifice in honor of servicemen killed in Iraq. He has stopped playing golf. Bush said in an interview out Tuesday that he quit playing golf in 2003 out of respect for the families of US soldiers killed in the conflict in Iraq, now in its sixth year. “I think playing golf during …

She’s $20M in debt, but after yesterday’s win in West Virginia, Hillary still said, “I am more determined than ever to carry on this campaign. I am in this race because I believe I am the strongest candidate. … I can lead this party to victory in the general election if you lead me to victory now.” Hey, wasn’t everybody …

In Marietta, Georgia, a bar owner is selling a t-shirt depicting Barack Obama as Curious George, but is defending charges of racism by saying that Obama actually looks like the cartoon character. Marietta bar owner Mike Norman says the T-shirts he’s peddling, featuring a look-a-like of cartoon chimp Curious George peeling a banana, with “Obama in ’08” underneath, are not …

Khadijah Farmer, the butch lesbian who was thrown out of a West Village restaurant after last year’s Pride parade when she used the ladies room, has settled her suit against the restaurant. The bouncer had declared that Farmer was too masculine to be in the ladies room and refused to look at her identification, ejecting Farmer and her entire party. …

Via press release: PANAMA CITY, FL – After a two-day trial in which a Florida high school principal testified that he believed clothing or stickers featuring rainbows would make students automatically picture gay people having sex, a federal judge today ruled that the school violated students’ First Amendment rights of students. The case was brought by the American Civil Liberties …

The Mud Truck bills itself as “New York street coffee” and the “anti-establishment coffee of the East Village” and the hipsters I see crowded around it on Astor Place seem to agree. I think they recently added a second Mud Truck, unless I’ve just never noticed this one (above) parked at Sheridan Square.

The Hill.com asked all the U.S. Senators if they’d like to be asked to be the running-mate. Some of the best answers: Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho)“I would say ‘No, Hillary.’ ” Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.)“I plan to stick with my current job until I get the hang of it.” Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.)“Once is enough. I already have the T-shirt …

The hip-hop and salsa musical In The Heights led today’s Tony Award nominations with 13 nods. The revival of South Pacific at Lincoln Center follows closely with 11 noms. Interestingly, four of the Best Play nominees got their start in London. The Tony Awards take place June 15th at Radio City Music Hall. Some of the major nominations: Best Play: …

The New York Times has posted a few of Barney Frank’s best bon mots in a column describing him as Capitol Hill’s “master of the one-liner.” Representative Barney Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts, is a master of the one-liner — a self-described “left-handed, gay Jew” who is not accustomed to being in the majority on anything and yet is one of …

A New York state Senator has proposed providing cops with miniatures cameras attached to their guns which would turn on whenever the gun is unholstered. The technology has been around for awhile, but recent cases like NYC’s Sean “50 Shot” Bell shooting have renewed calls for its implementation. In a flash, a police officer draws a handgun from its holster. …

NYC-based fashion designer Doron Braunschtein has launched a line of “Jews Against Obama” shirts. From his press release: “I am a true anti-Obama New York Jew. The word on the street is that New York Jews will vote for McCain anyhow. The majority of the Jews – at least the ones that are proud of their religion and practice it …