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- Updated: 24 Nov 2009
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Faux News proves WH right to question its news cred
Thursday, 12 November 2009 9:55 A GMT+01
How do I love thee, Daily Show? Let me count the ways...
Dan Savage on the definition of marriage
Tuesday, 10 November 2009 9:30 A GMT+01
Guess what? Marriage has been redefined over time, and means different things to different people.
First Family by Annie Leibovitz
Friday, 23 October 2009 8:54 A GMT+01
I generally don't spend a lot of time looking at other people's photos on Flickr. But the exception is The Official White House Photostream, which never fails to charm, impress and inform. (Even though not all of the shots are taken by Annie Leibovit
Mormon Prop 8 money trail now on film
Wednesday, 21 October 2009 9:02 A GMT+01
How ironic that a CHURCH that once advocated multiple wives for its male members (pun very much intended) would work so hard to deny the CIVIL RIGHT of a gay person to have just one spouse.
When iPhone love & GOP loathing collide
Sunday, 18 October 2009 8:16 P GMT+01
When iPhone love & GOP loathing collide
FL Congressman Alan Grayson is my hero
Friday, 9 October 2009 7:40 A GMT+01
This week my favorite member of Congress reminded his Democratic colleagues that Americans did not elect Olympian Snow president, and claimed that if Barack Obama ate a BLT for lunch tomorrow, the GOP would try to ban bacon.
America's Right-Wingnuts celebrate Olympic loss
Saturday, 3 October 2009 7:56 P GMT+01
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
Two Big O's invade Denmark
Wednesday, 30 September 2009 6:32 P GMT+01
Michelle Obama arrived in Copenhagen today to help sell Chicago to the International Olympic Committee as the host city for the 2016 Games.
Behold the power of the tweet
Sunday, 27 September 2009 5:18 A GMT+01
When it comes to Twitter, I find that people tend to fall into two camps: those who "get it" and those who don't. And the folks who "get it" are often torn as to how hard we should try to convince the don'ts of what they're missing.
Bill Maher asks the Dems to fight @$$holes with @$$holes
Saturday, 12 September 2009 10:38 A GMT+01
And I think he's got it absolutely right:
Heck, 4 million is peanuts...
Wednesday, 9 September 2009 4:00 P GMT+01
Simple message, beautifully shot, lovely music, powerfully effective.
I was going to do some blogging...
Saturday, 8 August 2009 8:48 P GMT+01
...but then I remembered it was One World Orgasm Day. So I'm kind of busy.
How do I love thee, iPhone? Let me count the ways...
Monday, 3 August 2009 8:44 A GMT+01
1. Threaded text messaging: It's like chat at a speed I can handle!2. Ping.fm and Twitter apps
Barack preaches to the choir
Saturday, 18 July 2009 5:42 A GMT+01
The guy I voted for showed up at the NAACP's annual meeting last week and delivered and impassioned speech on personal responsibility, the final 10 minutes of which can be seen in the clip below.
Happy Birthday to Me!
Saturday, 4 July 2009 6:50 P GMT+01
JFK Independence Hall Address, July 4, 1962.
Relationship Rescue for Obama and "Teh Gays"?
Friday, 3 July 2009 2:42 P GMT+01
There's a GREAT piece by Michael Rowe posted at The Huffington Post right now in which he likens the relationship of LGBT Americans with the Obama White House as being that of a battered spouse. Pretty insightful stuff. From the article:"On
Vertigo sufferers' nightmare opens in Chicago
Thursday, 2 July 2009 9:21 P GMT+01
There s a new attraction on the Skydeck of the Chicago's famed Sears Tower...glass balconies that literally let you step out over the city from 103 floors up. Pretty ingenious if you ask me.
Second-class still...
Saturday, 27 June 2009 4:49 P GMT+01
Frank Rich of the New York Times offers a couple of plausible scenarios for why the Obama Administration has been so completely flat-footed regarding “the gays” since the inauguration.
Irony is often lost on Swedes
Wednesday, 24 June 2009 12:04 P GMT+01
My Swedish “hometown” of Malmö has been in the country’s news a lot lately for reasons that my American readership will likely find somewhat entertaining.
"Fierce advocate" my @$$
Tuesday, 16 June 2009 5:12 A GMT+01
Gay rights advocates in the US were already getting impatient with the Obama Administration's lack of action on their issues, but even the NYT thinks the recent DOJ brief defending DOMA was the equivalent of taking a big dump on gay citizens.
Russians' lead feet warmed by Brad Pitt
Thursday, 11 June 2009 2:15 P GMT+01
According to this news item in the Idaho Statesman, cardboard cutouts of Brad Pitt dressed in a traffic cop?s uniform are being credited with reducing the number of accidents at some of the most dangerous intersections in the Siberian city of Omsk.
Some Vikings go Pirate!
Tuesday, 9 June 2009 1:03 P GMT+01
It appears as though Pirate Party has secured at least one seat in the European parliament based on yesterday's election results here in Sweden.
Make that a half-dozen
Wednesday, 3 June 2009 7:39 A GMT+01
New Hampshire has become the sixth U.S. state to recognize the right of same-sex couples to marry...the 4th state to do so in the last two months, and 3rd to do it via its elected legislature.
The Onion nails college cell-phone culture
Saturday, 30 May 2009 5:06 P GMT+01
Great stuff from Onion video...how do I get an anchor job like this?!
Cameron Frye will soon be homeless
Friday, 29 May 2009 3:07 P GMT+01
Hopefully Ferris Beuller's best friend has some new digs lined up, because his house is for sale. The stunning Ben Rose Home in Highland Park, Illinois, can be yours for a cool 2.3 million USD.