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Window To Window

Residents of a luxury Tribeca building are angry about an art gallery’s exhibition of photos taken from an apartment across the street. From his second-floor apartment across the street, artist Arne Svenson secretly took photos of his neighbors through their oversized windows as they engaged in such personal things as bending over cleaning, taking naps and carrying sleeping kids to …

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New Yorkers Rally Against Hate Crimes Outside Madison Square Garden

Hundreds of LGBT New Yorkers gathered outside Madison Square Garden last night in protest of the ongoing spree of violent anti-gay hate crimes, one of which occurred outside the famed sports venue. The protest was organized by Queer Rising and the LGBT Anti-Violence Project. Visit the Facebook page of Gay Marriage USA for many more photos and some of the …

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WA Florist Counter-Sues

Last month Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a discrimination suit against florist Barronelle Stuzman for refusing to supply flowers for a same-sex wedding. Yesterday the anti-gay Alliance Defending Freedom counter-sued on her behalf. Via World Net Daily: “The Washington State Constitution, in Article 1, Section 11, absolutely protects ‘freedom of conscience in all matters of religious sentiment, belief, …

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Gawker: Toronto’s Mayor Smokes Crack

Gawker reporter John Cook says he’s seen the video.  The Toronto Star says they have too and promises that there is “much more to come.”  (Tipped by JMG reader David) UPDATE:  The Toronto Star has posted their story but emphasizes that they had “no way to verify the authenticity of the video.” Two Toronto Star reporters have viewed the video …

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Giorgio Moroder – Racer

Consequence Of Sound reports: Italian supercomposer Giorgio Moroder’s having quite a ball lately. In addition to being immortalized by Daft Punk on their latest album — in what’s arguably the best track off Random Access Memories — he’s back with his own new music. No, he’s not churning something out for director Brian De Palma; this time, he’s working alongside …

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New Hurricane Names Released

Via the National Weather Service: The six lists above are used in rotation and re-cycled every six years, i.e., the 2013 list will be used again in 2019. The only time that there is a change in the list is if a storm is so deadly or costly that the future use of its name on a different storm would …

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