“Anna’s Tree (a honey locust) was planted in the garden today as I finished and delivered THE DAYS OF ANNA MADRIGAL. Many thanks to Enrique and Raul for the hard work. And thanks to my beloved Chris for putting up with a madman for the duration. We’re off to Ptown in the morning.” – Armistead Maupin, posting to his Facebook …
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Judge OK’s Colombia’s First Gay Marriage
Michael Lavers has more at the Washington Blade: Caracol Radio reported that Carmen Lucía Rodríguez Díaz, a civil judge in Bogotá, the country’s capital, “defended the viability of marriage for gay couples” in a five page ruling she wrote after a couple identified as Diego and Juan petitioned her to legally recognize their relationship. The two men are expected to …
Read More »Rand Paul: I Might Run In 2016
Sen. Rand Paul yesterday confirmed rumors that he is considering running for president. “We’ve been thinking about it,” Paul said in a phone interview. “And we will continue to think about it probably until after the 2014 elections. I haven’t made a decision, it’s a big decision you know with regard to family and the extensive travel that’s involved with …
Read More »The Week’s Bloomberg Businessweek
The reaction to this week’s cover is mixed: A story about, ahem, underperforming hedge funds isn’t provocative or controversial, but the content could be overshadowed by the cover, writes The Atlantic Wire’s Alexander Nazaryan. “At what point do risque covers actually undermine the reporting they are supposedly advertising?” Nazaryan asks. “And is the purported audience of Businessweek going to be …
Read More »Hi Fashion – Lighthouse
Lovely long intro, builds nicely. Their website. (Tipped by JMG reader Bill)
Read More »Beyonce/Jay-Z Fallout: House Bill Would Further Restrict Travel To Cuba
Jay-Z and Beyonce took a trip to Cuba to celebrate their fifth anniversary earlier this year, prompting nasty criticism from the wingnuts, who really hate the pop superstars for backing Obama. This week the GOP took its revenge. Americans can travel to Cuba only with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s okay, and trips are generally limited to academic, cultural, …
Read More »Tweet Of The Day – John Corvino
NOTE: Corvino co-authored Debating Same-Sex Marriage with Gallagher. And this is John Paulk.
Read More »Federal Court Tosses Liberty Counsel’s Suit Against Obamacare Mandate
A federal appeals court yesterday threw out Liberty University’s lawsuit against the Obamacare contraception mandate. The suit was brought by Liberty Counsel, the school’s legal arm and one of the nation’s major anti-gay hate groups. A three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the employer mandate, which the Obama administration last week postponed until 2015, is …
Read More »TRAILER: Seventh Son
Yet another movie with sword fights, dragons, etc. Ho-hum.
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