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Iran has launched an English-language 24-hour news channel called Press TV, which with al-Jazeera should satisfy all your anti-American propaganda needs. I’ve watched a couple of hours of the programming late last night and some of it is fascinating stuff, with some apparently English and American-born reporters and commenters joining the male and (headscarfed) female anchors on screen. While much …

A friend of mine that works for Virgin Unite asked me to let you folks know about some free tickets available for Saturday’s massive Live Earth shows in New York City and London. Click on the banner and fill out the four questions, the answers to which can be found on the site. You must enter by tomorrow, winners receive …

I had a great time day tripping out to Fire Island for the Pines Invasion with Little David yesterday and I’ll post more photos of the insanity after I sort through the pile. We took the ferry into Cherry Grove where we watched the drag parade to the Pines-bound ferry, had lunch, then slogged the mile or so through the …

Jim Naugle, the anti-gay mayor of gay gay gay Fort Lauderdale is obsessed with gay sex. So much so, he’s installed a robotic motorized toilet on the gay beach to keep gay men from having sex in the beach’s public restrooms, despite that local police say there is no such problem. The $250,000 toilet, similar to those seen on the …

The strange saga of Trump Place began back in 1974 when Donald Trump optioned the old New York Central freight train yard on the Upper West Side between 59th and 72nd Streets. In ’87, Trump proposed a massive development to be called “Television City”, where NBC could relocate and where he’d build the world’s tallest building, a 157-story tower to …

A holding company that invests the wealth of Bill Gates has bought a 56% controlling stake in failing PlanetOut Partners, owner of Advocate and Out magazines, Gay.com, and RSVP Cruises. Cascade Investments LLC joined with several other private equity firms in the rescue of PlanetOut stock, more than doubling its stock value from its 52-week low of $0.86. Shortly after …

You’re on death row. What’s your final meal?.

No blogging for me today, I’m heading out to the annual madness known as the Fire Island Pines Invasion. This is the 31st Pines Invasion and the 231st birthday of America. I don’t know if there will be any fireworks in Fire Island, but there will be an explosion of feathers and glitter. Have a great holiday!

The Riverside Drive Viaduct, located in northern Manhattan near Washington Heights was built in 1900 and runs over 12th Avenue from 127th to 135th streets. This pic embiggens nicely.

Negotiating a sidewalk flotilla of nanny-powered strollers this afternoon, I heard a toddler beg, “Mommy! Pick me up! I don’t wanna ride anymore!” And watching the young woman pulling her kid up out of the stroller, I had to laugh at myself for thinking, “Aw, that’s sweet. She’s taking care of her own baby!” It was totally one of those, …