Monthly Archives: April 2008

NC School Board To Excuse Haters

Oh, brother. Remember how the Jeesbus-folk are up in arms and plan to keep their kids home on the coming Day Of Silence in public schools? The Day Of Silence is organized by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GSLEN) and is meant to bring attention to bullying and violence against LGBT students. Well, now a member of the …

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Diana’s Death Ruled Unlawful Killing

The London jury mulling the inquest into the death of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed has ruled that the accident was an “unlawful killing”, saying that her death was the result of negligent driving by her chauffeur and the pursuing paparazzi vehicles. (And the world says, “Duh.”) The inquest found no evidence of a government plot to kill Diana, despite …

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Absolut Bigotry

Our nation of wingnuts is severely pantie-twisted over the latest ad from vodka giant Absolut, which is now running in the Mexican press. The ad shows a map of the United States before Mexico “ceded” most of the western half of the country to us at the end of the Mexican-American war in 1848. The ad was created by a …

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HomoQuotable – Andrew Sullivan

“The latest revelations on the torture front show the memo from John Yoo…means that Don Rumsfeld, David Addington and John Yoo should not leave the United States any time soon. They will be, at some point, indicted for war crimes.” – Andrew Sullivan, on yesterday’s Chris Matthews Show. The recently declassified 81-page memo from John Yoo was “used as the …

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Charlton Heston, 83

By now you’ve surely heard that Charleton Heston died this weekend at age 83. Probably like most of you, I was a huge fan of Heston’s acting work (particularly Planet Of The Apes and Omega Man), but loathed some of the man’s politics. Heston marched on DC with MLK in 1963, but was occasionally less charitable towards gays. Here’s a …

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An Oopsie For Out Magazine

Matthew over at Boy Culture found an amusing mistake in the new issue of Out Magazine, in which they list “Pastor” Donnie Davies’ Love God’s Way as “favorite website of the month”. I guess the folks at Out don’t know that Donnie was outed as a hoax here on JMG in January 2007. Matt notes: The most embarrassing thing I’ve …

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Top Clinton Strategist Booted

Hillary Clinton has fired her top campaign strategist. Mark Penn, the pollster and senior strategist for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential bid, left the campaign Sunday after it was disclosed he met with representatives of the Colombian government to help promote a free trade agreement Clinton opposes. “After the events of the last few days, Mark Penn has asked to give …

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Morning View – Warhol House

This weekend I read that Andy Warhol’s Upper East Side townhouse (bought in 1974 for $310K) was on sale for $38M so I walked over a few blocks to grab a photo. (Oh, what a difference a few blocks make on the UES.) The little red plaque to the left of the door reads: “Andy Warhol: 1928-1987. The artist most …

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Peter Tatchell Disrupts London’s
Olympic Torch Relay

As part of a large protest against Chinese human rights abuses, activist Peter Tatchell was detained by London police today after he attempted to interrupt the relay of the Olympic torch through the streets of London. As the torch continued westwards through London, pro-Tibet supporters waved banners and placards calling for Gordon Brown to boycott the opening ceremony, for an …

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Lesbian “Super Bowl” Hits Tampa

The NCAA Women’s Final Four basketball tournament is playing out in Tampa and the lady-loving-ladies are pouring into town. The Final Four games Sunday and Tuesday will showcase the nation’s best women’s basketball match-ups. But the tournament will also usher in what is widely believed to be the largest lesbian gathering in the history of the Tampa Bay area. Other …

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Lien Placed On Westboro Church, Offices

A federal judge has placed a lien on the church and law offices of the Westboro Baptist Church, as a result of the recent multi-million dollar lawsuit won by the father of an American soldier whose funeral Westboro picketed. If the case presided over by U.S. District Court Judge Richard D. Bennett is upheld by an appeals court, the church, …

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If You Don’t Love Me, I Will Know

I’ve been on an early ’90s kick for the last few days, so here’s a great track from England’s Prefab Sprout, If You Don’t Love Me, which hit #3 on the Billboard dance chart in 1992. I have a beautiful (if slightly foggy) memory of hearing this song at some giant circuit party around then (maybe in Atlanta), where the …

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Mike Gravel : Made Of The Awesome

Say what you will about Democratic-cum-Libertarian presidential candidate Mike Gravel, but the dude is NOT boring. Dig his trippy take on the Beatles’ Helter Skelter. It’s funny and sobering. Cannot. Stop. Watching. Play LOUD.

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Blowoff NYC Tomorrow

Rich Morel and Bob Mould bring their hairy beary beat-filled carnival back to Manhattan tomorrow night for another installment of Blowoff at the Highline Ballroom in Chelsea. Doors don’t open until 11:30pm this time, so expect the place to fill to capacity at once. Advance tickets are recommended as I think they stopped selling before 1am last time and some …

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Broadway Friday

– Meta-musical [title of show] begins previews at the Lyceum on July 5th, with the opening set for July 17th. The entire original Off Broadway cast will appear. – Off Broadway: Experimental art group 3 Legged Dog will present the world premiere of Charles Mee’s Fire Island at the 3LD Art & Technology Center in the West Village beginning April …

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Forty Years

One of my two most vivid childhood memories is standing in my grandmother’s living room in Newark, at age four, pondering all the adults’ horrified reactions to the assassination of JFK. I didn’t understand what had happened, why the women in my family were sobbing as the men spoke quietly with grim, fear-filled faces. The other memory comes from when …

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Smiley Boys

Last night I stopped by for a few drinks in the swank Chelsea pad of Sirius FM host Michelangelo Signorile (left) with cub cutie Corey Johnson (center) and über-blogger Andy Towle (right). We gossiped about other bloggers (of course!), gay politics, and the merits of Fire Island versus P-Town. (I remain agnostic on the issue.) Hard to believe that I’d …

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Superdelegate Jimmy Carter Goes Obama

Speaking to a Nigerian newspaper, former President Jimmy Carter made it clear how he’s casting his vote as a superdelegate, saying, “My children and their spouses are pro-Obama. My grandchildren are also pro-Obama. As a superdelegate, I would not disclose who I am rooting for, but I leave you to make that guess.” If you include Carter’s coy statement, Obama …

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Thomas Beatie On Oprah

Here’s a bit of Thomas Beatie’s interview with Oprah, including the ultrasound test. UPDATE: Oprah message board lights up with hate.

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