07/06/2009
Holiday Catch-Up News: Palin, Jacko, Bruno & a Fort Worth Update
Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief makes a federal case of it.
Blast, Baby, Blast: Sarah Palin blasts the media for blasting her resignation, is in turn blasted by Alaska's Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski: "I am deeply disappointed that the Governor has decided to abandon the State and her constituents before her term has concluded." John McCain—blasted on the Fourth of July?—declares that post-Alaska, the thin-skinned quitter will continue to play a "leadership role" in the Republican Party. Even Mike Huckabee and Karl Rove are not impressed.
Eleven possible reasons why Sarah Palin up and quit.
Roger Federer wins at Wimbledon...again. Pushes past Pete Sampras with 15 Grand Slams wins.
Ben Affleck ups the ante.
The crown level of the Statue of Liberty reopens to the public for the first time since 9/11. (I've been inside, though not to the crown; my experience is that it's amazing to look at from a distance and a claustrophobic, slow-moving schlep from within.)
Madonna confims she offered to duet with Jacko at one of his O2 Arena shows. "I don't know what we could have done together, I could have carried his bags for him maybe." Related: How Jacko's Thriller revolutionized the music biz.
Rumer Willis to play a lesbian on an episode of The CW's 90210.
South Carolina gripped by reports of a gun-wielding serial killer.
Via DailyKos: Paleontologists and other heathens visit Kentucky's Creation Museum, which makes them laugh...and cry.
TV pitchman and accidental bear sex symbol Billy Mays buried in McKees Rocks, Penn., all pallbearers wearing blue OxiClean shirts in tribute.
In case you were wondering how Murray and Roddick made out at Wimbledon, the answer is...almost literally.
Variety is the spice of life. Even for cockroaches.
NYMag.com on Bruno: "The fearless Sacha Baron Cohen is often called a 'satirist,' though that's only true if you believe that a man pushing a dog's nose into its own poop is 'satirizing' the dog or the poop." A short piece on gay minstrelsy.
Lost Causes: An unknown number of historical treasures is, ironically, missing from the National Archives, including the Wright Brothers' original patent, moonwalk images, Civil War telegrams sent by Abraham Lincoln and more.
Top clerical group brands Iranian election "illegitimate," in direct defiance of the supposedly supreme Ayatollah Khamenei.
Liver Transplant in Aisle 6: Wal-Mart takes on a good-guy posture in health care reform, backing the move to require that all employers provide coverage for all employees.
Big Loser: Perez Hilton takes off.
Shanghai Pride: "Bring in the boys!"
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Hmmm. Looking at the picture of Shanghai Pride, I would like one from column A and one from column C. Actually, I would like two from column A.
On a serious note, does anybody have an update on Chad Gibson?
Posted by: Mike in the Tundra | Jul 6, 2009 8:11:20 AM
I second Mike on all points, including Chad..
Posted by: Aaron Akins | Jul 6, 2009 9:39:24 AM
As one who lives in Shanghai, I can tell you it's an incredibly fabulous city. I think many would be surprised by how tolerant the culture can be as well.
There is an odd sense of priority placed on becoming 'western' and 'modern' here. That has come to include gay rights for many people. Many people assume that gay rights are ubiquitous in the West, but they feel to realize that Shanghai is actually more progressive than about half the US in my opinion.
Development in China has been exploding in the past decade or so, and that explosive development is also happening in the gay scene, which is fascinating to witness.
Great city, you should all come check it out.
Posted by: Michael | Jul 6, 2009 11:29:35 AM
Perez Hilton is a talentless waste of space, and why any intelligent blog would link to him is beyond me.
Posted by: ChristopherM | Jul 6, 2009 11:50:24 AM
Ben Affleck is a handsome man. A very, very, very, very, very handsome man.
Posted by: zinc alloy | Jul 6, 2009 9:54:26 PM
Re: National Archives: "An unknown number of historical treasures is, ironically, missing from the National Archives" should be "An unknown number of historical treasures ARE, ironically, missing from the National Archives" because the subject, treasures, is plural. "Number of historical" modifies "treasures".
Posted by: Garland Grey | Jul 7, 2009 5:50:27 PM