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William White Quits Intrepid Museum

William White, the openly gay president of NYC’s massive Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum, abruptly quit today after 20 years on the job. And nobody is saying why. Mr. White quit his positions at the floating museum on the Hudson and the foundation that operates it, as well as his roles with two charitable organizations that raise money to …

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Tourist Lane

For all you busy busy busy city folk that complain about dawdling visitors, the Awl tips us that some joker has created separate lanes at Fifth Avenue and 22nd Street. Now all we need is a lane for those evil double strollers.

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GOP Hypocrisy Flashback

“I do believe that as a moral country, as a country that was founded in these values, we have always paid tribute to these values of traditional marriage and that the thrust of this bill, which a number of these amendments have tried to address, have highlighted what is clearly a deep cultural divide in this country. And that when …

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Quote Of The Day – Elisabeth Hasselbeck

“Some people are saying, well, this is a day late and a dollar short, where were you when you could have said something earlier? And in terms of gay marriage, I think there are a lot of, maybe, conservatives out there who are talking about gay marriage and not necessarily with someone who wants to have gay marriage or has …

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Love Will Tear Us Apart

Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis committed suicide 30 years ago yesterday. Here’s the band’s iconic single, Love Will Tear Us Apart. This version is slightly different than the one most of us remember, but the audio is great. Some of you tender kittens won’t know this track, but it’s the one that diverted many of us from disco into …

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