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Say what you will about Democratic-cum-Libertarian presidential candidate Mike Gravel, but the dude is NOT boring. Dig his trippy take on the Beatles’ Helter Skelter. It’s funny and sobering. Cannot. Stop. Watching. Play LOUD.

Rich Morel and Bob Mould bring their hairy beary beat-filled carnival back to Manhattan tomorrow night for another installment of Blowoff at the Highline Ballroom in Chelsea. Doors don’t open until 11:30pm this time, so expect the place to fill to capacity at once. Advance tickets are recommended as I think they stopped selling before 1am last time and some …

– Meta-musical [title of show] begins previews at the Lyceum on July 5th, with the opening set for July 17th. The entire original Off Broadway cast will appear. – Off Broadway: Experimental art group 3 Legged Dog will present the world premiere of Charles Mee’s Fire Island at the 3LD Art & Technology Center in the West Village beginning April …

One of my two most vivid childhood memories is standing in my grandmother’s living room in Newark, at age four, pondering all the adults’ horrified reactions to the assassination of JFK. I didn’t understand what had happened, why the women in my family were sobbing as the men spoke quietly with grim, fear-filled faces. The other memory comes from when …

Last night I stopped by for a few drinks in the swank Chelsea pad of Sirius FM host Michelangelo Signorile (left) with cub cutie Corey Johnson (center) and über-blogger Andy Towle (right). We gossiped about other bloggers (of course!), gay politics, and the merits of Fire Island versus P-Town. (I remain agnostic on the issue.) Hard to believe that I’d …

Speaking to a Nigerian newspaper, former President Jimmy Carter made it clear how he’s casting his vote as a superdelegate, saying, “My children and their spouses are pro-Obama. My grandchildren are also pro-Obama. As a superdelegate, I would not disclose who I am rooting for, but I leave you to make that guess.” If you include Carter’s coy statement, Obama …

Here’s a bit of Thomas Beatie’s interview with Oprah, including the ultrasound test. UPDATE: Oprah message board lights up with hate.

In a case involving Roommates.com, the U.S. Court Of Appeals has ruled in an 8-3 vote that internet businesses cannot ask the sexual orientation of clients, saying that it was no different than asking someone in person or by phone if they are Jewish or black. “If such screening is prohibited when practiced in person or by telephone, we see …

The Philadelphia Gay News published a long interview with Hillary Clinton yesterday. Some highlights: PGN: I assume that you and President Clinton have gay friends. Can you give me your impression of one of those couples that you socialize with, without giving any names?Hillary Clinton: Oh my gosh. There are so many of them. I know that Mark [Walsh, Clinton’s …