New York City investigators today reported finding “large quantities” of heroin in the Manhattan home of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was found dead yesterday in his bathroom with a syringe still in his arm. Authorities investigating the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman found close to 50 bags containing what is believed to be heroin in his apartment, …

Last night’s Super Bowl ad from Coca-Cola included a fleeting shots of two men holding hands on a skating ring with a young girl holding the hand of one of the men. But it was that the spot’s music, America The Beautiful sung in foreign languages, that has brought out the haters. So far. TIME Magazine recaps the reaction: Coca …

The original GoDaddy ad is here. (Tipped by JMG reader Jeff)

Boston’s Fenway Institute, which provides health services to the LGBT community, has conducted a study on steroid use among gay teenagers. Via the Associated Press: Gay and bisexual teen boys use illicit steroids at a rate almost six times higher than do straight kids, a “dramatic disparity” that points up a need to reach out to this group, researchers say. …

Right wing radio host Joe Pagliarulo, who appears on the Glenn Beck network, writes at The Blaze: “We’ve all heard Macklemore’s song called ‘Same Love.’ He’s the hypocrite who pushes tolerance and acceptance while being intolerant and unaccepting of those who disagree. That’s me ‘rapping’ and my daughter, Sam, singing!”

The recent spate of credit card hacking has expanded to major hotel chains. White Lodging — a company that maintains Hilton, Marriott, Sheraton and Westin hotel franchises — has apparently suffered a data breach that exposed guests’ credit and debit card information in 2013, independent security researcher Brian Krebs said. Banking industry sources noticed fraud among hundreds of cards that …

Did either one lip-sync? Fleming seem live to me.

USA Today ripped the halftime show: Despite the best attempts of the NFL and Pepsi to sell Mars as a pop idol worthy of shrieking girls and an audience of 110 million people, the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show was a wholly unspectacular production that will join Tom Petty and The Who in the annals of instantly-forgettable halftime entertainment. Perhaps …

JMG reader David writes: “The ad, showing the many ways people can watch the Olympics on Bell’s mobile, cable and broadcast networks and platforms, includes a gay couple celebrating a victory. The end of the ad shows the Canadian Olympic Team logo, of which Bell is a sponsor. The ad was shown several times tonight during the broadcast of the …

Clip recap: A surprise twist in AFER’s Virginia lawsuit. The Indiana House passes a marriage ban, but in so doing could actually delay its progress. Utah and Oklahoma cases are speeding towards the Supreme Court, and our chances for victory have greatly improved in Nevada. Plus there’s progress this week in West Virginia, Hawaii, and Kansas.

Toutant is a snowboarder for Canada. I guess I understand them all except the one on the lower left. Source. (Tipped by JMG reader Str8 Grandmother)

Brian Brown repeatedly warns legislators that they will be punished for supporting same-sex marriage. That hasn’t happened in Minnesota. Minnesota legislators who took a political risk in voting in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage last year have posted big campaign finance hauls, according to reports made public Saturday. The House members whose 2013 votes were contrary to most in their …

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As longtime readers know, there are four or five JMG entries that I repost every year. This is one of them. My dear friend Daniel Johnson, who threw the most kickass Groundhog Day birthday parties for himself, would have been 57 years old today. His was a life that burned brightly and I am illuminated still. Daniel Johnson, 1957-1997. I …

Unswayed by the Indian Supreme Court’s refusal last month to reconsider its recriminalization of homosexuality, a record crowd turned out for Mumbai’s gay pride events this weekend. In its seventh edition, Mumbai’s Gay Pride got bigger and bolder, attracting crowds from across the globe. Colourful costumes, innovative headgear and a multitude of balloons in rainbow colours only added to the …

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, 46, was found dead today in his Manhattan apartment of an apparent drug overdose. A personal assistant found Hoffman’s body in an apartment at 35 Bethune St. and called 911 around 11:30 a.m, sources said. Cops are at the scene and are investigating, sources said. In 2006, Hoffman publicly admitted that he nearly succumbed to …

The Third Eagle of Batshittery has an urgent message about the latest iPad commercial, which clearly predicts a “false flag” terrorist attack at the Super Bowl. And if there isn’t an attack on the Super Bowl? “No, I won’t be embarrassed. I’ll take credit for preventing this false flag attack.” Because he told us about it, you see.