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OMG

Newly added to the Oxford English Dictionary: For the March 2011 release of OED Online, we have selected for publication a number of noteworthy initialisms—abbreviations consisting of the initial letters of a name or expression. Some of these—such as OMG [OMG int. (and n.) and adj.]: ‘Oh my God’ (or sometimes ‘gosh’, ‘goodness’, etc.) and LOL [LOL int. and n./2]: …

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Anthony Weiner Hints Run For NYC Mayor

Yesterday firebrand Rep. Anthony Weiner made it all but official that he intends to run for mayor of New York City in 2013. Weiner ran for mayor in 2009 but dropped out early after Michael Bloomberg announced his intent to pursue a third term. “I have a passing interest in the management of New York,” Weiner said in one of …

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Playwright Lanford Wilson Dies At 73

Pulitzer Prize-winning openly gay playwright Lanford Wilson died of pneumonia yesterday at the age of 73. Wilson is considered to have been one of the primary figures in the creation of New York’s vibrant Off Broadway theater movement. Mr. Wilson’s work was first seen in such bohemian, downtown dens as Caffe Cino and Cafe LaMaMa E.T.C. His youthful colleagues included …

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HomoQuotable – Tom Ford

“A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach.” – Tom Ford, from his Five Easy Lessons On How To Be A Gentleman. I do agree on the flip-flops. But c’mon, summer in New York City without shorts? …

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NOM Denounces Catholic Marriage Poll

Today NOM screams that the above “LGBT-funded poll falsely claims that most Catholics support same-sex marriage” and links to a story on CatholicVote.org. Who is driving the numbers behind the headline: “Catholic support same-sex marriage”? Catholics who are almost never in the pews. And yet, when it comes to the headlines, Catholics who can’t even trouble themselves to get to …

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Elizabeth Taylor’s Funeral Is Today

Perhaps to thwart the Westboro Baptist Church, who yesterday vowed to picket her funeral, Elizabeth Taylor will be buried today at the famed Forest Lawn Memorial Park, the final resting place of many Hollywood stars. I just checked the Twitter feed of Margie Phelps, who doesn’t yet seem to be aware of the speedy service. Story developing… UPDATE: E! Online …

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