Monthly Archives: September 2010

Bugging Teenagers

A “mosquito” device has been installed at the Chinatown entrance to DC’s Metro system in hopes that its shrill tone will drive away lingering teenagers. The sound is only audible to young people. Similar devices have been installed in Britain with the same purpose of discouraging young people from congregating outside shops. According to Councilmember Jack Evans, the founder of …

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Maddow On Jan Brewer’s Meltdown

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Hillary 2012 Ad

The below clip began running on New Orleans television this week. A Chicago dentist has launched the 2012 presidential campaign a smidge early by running a pro-Hillary ad on television, reports CNN. The 30-second spot, paid for by William DeJean, says Clinton has “more experience working in and with the White House than most living presidents” and is “one of …

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Earl Downgraded To Category Two

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Attack Of The Flash Mob

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Broadway Friday

-Openly lesbian Tony winner Cherry Jones (Doubt) begins previews tonight in George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession. Opening night is October 3rd. -Next Sunday (Sept. 12) La Cage Aux Folles lead Kelsey Grammer hosts the annual Broadway On Broadway spectacular in which the casts of more than two dozen hit Broadway shows perform for free in Times Square to the …

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Drag Jan Brewer Debate Train Wreck!

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Sarah Palin: Lamestream Yellow Journalists Are Impotent, Limp, Gutless

That epic Vanity Fair slam piece really must have hit home with Mama Dizzily, judging by how hysterically shrill she’s gotten about it. Enjoy beginning at 4:00.

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Fire Island Ferries To Be Suspended

I’m being told that Fire Island’s ferry service will be suspended at 3pm tomorrow and will resume sometime on Saturday. Tough break for those hoping to get out there after work tomorrow. But stay tuned, they may change their minds again. UPDATE: You might still be able to get to the Pines and Cherry Grove if you get there quick …

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DENIED: Appeals Court Rejects Attempt To Force State Defense Of Prop 8

The California Court of Appeals has just denied the attempt to force Schwarzenegger and Brown to defend Proposition 8. “Petition summarily denied by order.” The suit was brought by the anti-gay Pacific Justice Institute on behalf of Pastor Joshua Beckley, with a supportive brief from former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese. The court’s full ruling should be posted here by …

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The Luckiest Girl In The World

Walgreens, Second Avenue, 12:30pm Chick 1: Flu shots, $25. I guess it’s that time again. Chick 2: Richard got me one for my birthday last year. Chick 1: You’re joking. Chick 2: Plus dinner at Olive Garden. Chick 1: You’re joking. Chick 2: I am the luckiest girl in the world.

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GLAAD’s Jarrett Barrios To Divorce

GLAAD executive director Jarrett Barrios, seen above with his sons, announced today that he is divorcing his husband. Together for sixteen years, the pair married in Massachusetts almost six years ago. Barrios made the revelation in a lengthy Boston Globe editorial today. As our families continue the march towards equality, the gay and lesbian community often doesn’t talk about divorce, …

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Joe Solmonese Clarifies On Mehlman

After reading last night’s JMG post about his Hardball appearance, HRC head Joe Solmonese sends us this clarification on his position on Ken Mehlman. “As the community has digested the news of Ken Mehlman’s coming out, I believe it’s important for us to move forward and use this opportunity to expand the circle of Americans supporting marriage equality. Last night …

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Jukebox The Ghost – Schizophrenic

Here’s Jukebox The Ghost’s Letterman performance from last night which I raved about in today’s open thread. Watch this now, their label’s Sales Prevention Team will probably get it pulled from YouTube. Song of the year for me, so far.

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Inside The Gay Brain

Over at Box Turtle Bulletin Rob Tisinai tips us to this fascinating BBC clip in which openly gay actor John Barrowman undergoes a brain scan while looking at nude images of men and women. Researchers can conclude the primary sexual orientation of their subjects by measuring the brain’s electrical responses as the images are viewed. We hereby issue an open …

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Jan Brewer Debate Train Wreck

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Cornhole 4 The Cure

Perhaps unaware of its other meaning, perhaps not unaware, two men in Memphis are staging cancer fundraisers around the classic country fair game cornhole. “We just started playing the game cornhole,” Spurlin said. “It’s just a bean bag toss game. Then, we decided why not make some cornhole boards? My mother-in-law makes the bags for us.” That was the beginning …

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Century 21 To Open In Lincoln Square

The Barnes & Noble on the Upper West Side’s Lincoln Square, longtime host to appearances by famous authors and classical music stars, will be replaced next fall by famed downtown discounter Century 21. The bookseller announced last week that it could no longer afford the area’s sky-high rent and will close in January. So no more meet-n-greets with opera stars, …

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HomoQuotable – Sean Bugg

“We all bear responsibility for the choices we make, especially when one chooses to improve one’s own life at the expense of others. Mehlman’s plea for understanding that it was ‘very hard, personally,’ rings hollow when compared to the lives of those who chose to live their lives honestly, even when that choice ended careers or divided families. “Choices have …

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Today In WTF

I guessing this is not real.

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