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Ted “Completely Heterosexual” Haggard and his family are moving into a Phoenix halfway-house where they will minister “in whatever capacity asked, whether it’s cleaning the building, hosting a visiting group, attending a meeting, or facilitating a study.” And despite that his former employers, the New Life Church, agreed to pay his $138K salary through 2007, Haggard has issued his former …

On Central Park’s east side, just off Fifth Avenue, is the Conservatory Water, where model sailboat enthusiasts while away their empty lives piloting little rented sloops. I kid, I kid.

Liberty University has used their portion of the proceeds of Jerry Falwell’s life insurance, $29 million, to retire their debt. Another $5M went to the congregation of his Thomas Road Church. What a country, when an elderly, morbidly obese man can be insured for $34M. If only the money had gone back to all the little old ladies whose pockets …

Last night Aaron, Damian, Dr. Jeff and I dropped in on Spit, where host Paul Short welcomes “prison punks, leather hunks, and hairy chunks” to his East Village monthly party, now relocated above a liquor store on a desolate stretch of Avenue B. The entire club is red – red walls, red wallpaper, red lights – with the only non-red …

“I’m honored WorldNetDaily.com has asked me to be a part of such a respectable organization. WorldNetDaily has some of the most talented people I’ve had the privilege of working with in the media since arriving in Iraq earlier this year.” – Gay porn star, prostitute, serial man-rimmer and right-wing darling Matt Sanchez, announcing that he has joined the writing staff …

This bronze 20 feet tall statue by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, “Adam”, stands in the lobby of the Time-Warner Center at Columbus Circle. The similar “Eve” stands Adam’s right. You can’t tell in this shot, but Adam’s genitalia have been rubbed so often by shoppers that they are comically much brighter than the rest of the statue.

Who are the nicest celebrities you’ve ever met? My list: Moby, Jerry Orbach, Bonnie Raitt. Who was the meanest? Mine: CeCe Peniston. (There’s a story there, one day I’ll blog it.).

Saturday, 1am, Hillside Campgrounds I’m chatting with a trio from Canada. A handsome muscular man walks past the bonfire…. Camper 1: Woof!Camper 2: Agreed.Camper 3: Married. Lives in Boston.Camper 1: Damn, too bad.Camper 2: No, he’s not married, but he lives with his lover.Camper 1: Oh, so I’ve got a shot.Camper 2: I didn’t say that. Just that he’s not …

The ad-free ride on YouTube has ended. Today Google is launching “overlay” ads that will appear 15 seconds after the clip begins, running for 10 seconds on the lower fifth of the playback image. Viewers will be able close the ads, let them play, or click thru to the advertisers. At the start, the ads will only appear on clips …

I created the Gmail address for this blog last November and yesterday the inbox counter rolled over 10,000. Again. I mention this only as a really lame excuse for my sucky track record in responding to everybody. Usually I scan the inbox for familiar names and try to get back to those folks first. But I’m way behind on a …

The next-gen DVD wars are heating up and Blu-ray might end up the loser. Paramount is being paid $150M by the makers of the HD-DVD format to release its movies exclusively on HD-DVD for the next 18 months. Similar to the VHS/Betamax wars of long ago, the technologically superior (according to some) Blu-ray format, which currently enjoys higher sales, may …

Rep. Bob “Tearoom” Allen apologized to the North Brevard chapter of the NAACP in Florida yesterday to deny charges of racism raised when he told cops that he feared that he was about to be “made a statistic” by the black men loitering in the park he was cruising. Allen told the NAACP that he now that he’s been arrested, …

I found this depressing poster at the 23rd Street entrance of the A train. There was a whole series of posters with this image, all with increasingly dismal text. The message seems more East Village than Chelsea, but the image is appropriate for the ‘hood.

One thing WingNutDaily did get right: yesterday tied with August 1911 as the coldest August day in New York City history. The high was only 59 and it was in low 50s most of the day. I rather enjoyed spending the day in a hoodie. I wouldn’t mind living in these kind of temps year ’round. Seriously.

I think. Blogger had one its semi-annual meltdowns this morning. At least the outages are shorter and farther apart than in years past. I understand the occasional glitch, that happens to everybody, I just wish Blogger hosted their status page somewhere that doesn’t go down when the rest of the service does. And Blogger outages make Shelley sad.

Here’s the result of a poll on WingNutDaily (via Pam’s House Blend), asking their readers, “Should U.S. threaten nuclear annihilation of Muslim holy sites for deterrence?” Frightening. Funny how they characterize Muslims as “religion-driven fanatics”, innit? Much as I used to watch 700 Club, I now read WingNutDaily for the pure entertainment value of watching how completely nutso the right …

From the HRC, here’s a map of how the gay marriage fight stands nationwide. The above links won’t work, so go here for a state by state rundown.

Louisana researchers have found that a common cold virus, adenovirus-36, can cause stem cells to turn into fat cells, lending credence to the oft-disputed theory that some people become fat due to being infected with a fat-causing virus. This discovery fuels speculation that obesity may one day be at least partially preventable with a vaccine, although lifestyle causes would remain. …

Blogger Lane Hudson, whom you may recall was the guy who anonymously posted the infamous Mark Foley IM transcripts, has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission, charging prospective Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson with violating the FEC’s “testing the waters” rule. During the “exploratory period” of deciding whether to run, a candidate does not have to file financial …

Courtesy of the Saint At Large, this week’s Swag Tuesday prize is Schwarzwald: The Movie You Can Dance To, starring the world’s most famous transman, Buck Angel. Presented in “DanceSurround”, Schwarzwald is part fantasy, part documentary and delves into NYC’s infamous Black Party, the annual rites-of-spring leather bacchanal. I caught a screening of Schwarzwald earlier this year and found it …