Not what anyone would like to see out the window. A flight was caught in a swarm of starlings as it took off from Dusseldorf to Kosovo. … [Read more...] about Pictured: 200 Birds Get Sucked into Plane’s Engine at Take-off
Archives for September 2009
Real Housewives of Orange County Don’t Know Much of Anything
The Real Housewives of Orange County get quizzed on history and current events. Wait till they get to Nancy Pelosi and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Watch, … [Read more...] about Real Housewives of Orange County Don’t Know Much of Anything
Kylie Minogue Introduces You to Her Beefcake Back-Up Dancers
Kylie Minogue takes you backstage at the Fox Oakland Theater on the eve of her first-ever North American Tour, which opens tonight.Watch, AFTER THE … [Read more...] about Kylie Minogue Introduces You to Her Beefcake Back-Up Dancers
Pentagon’s Top Journal Calls for Repeal of Military Gay Ban
Colonel Om Prakash, who now works in the office of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, writes in a new article in the Pentagon's top scholarly … [Read more...] about Pentagon’s Top Journal Calls for Repeal of Military Gay Ban
Rep. Alan Grayson Reveals the Republican Health Care Plan
During an after-hours floor speech on Tuesday night, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) revealed the Republican health care plan. Predictably, GOP members were … [Read more...] about Rep. Alan Grayson Reveals the Republican Health Care Plan
SNL Comes to the White House: Reporter Uses Word ‘Strategery’
A bit of unintended hilarity during today's White House press briefing, AFTER THE JUMP... … [Read more...] about SNL Comes to the White House: Reporter Uses Word ‘Strategery’
Federal Court Dismisses Lesbian Mother’s Visitation Case Against Miami Hospital Where Her Partner Died Alone
You may remember the story of Janice Langbehn, the Seattle woman whose partner Lisa Pond suffered an aneurysm on an R-Family cruise out of Miami in … [Read more...] about Federal Court Dismisses Lesbian Mother’s Visitation Case Against Miami Hospital Where Her Partner Died Alone
Senate Finance Committee Rejects Health Care Public Option
Twice, efforts by Democrats to add a public option to health care legislation were defeated by the Senate Finance Committee today. Five Democrats … [Read more...] about Senate Finance Committee Rejects Health Care Public Option
Route Approved, Permits Issued for National Equality March
National Equality March organizers had the route approved and permits issued today. The route will begin at a staging area at 15th and I streets. It … [Read more...] about Route Approved, Permits Issued for National Equality March
MUSIC NEWS: Mariah Carey, Madonna, Barbra Streisand, plus win tickets to see Kylie Minogue at the Hollywood Bowl
MODERN TONICThe editors of Modern Tonic present a weekly music update here on Towleroad. The rest of the week, they scan the pop culture landscape for … [Read more...] about MUSIC NEWS: Mariah Carey, Madonna, Barbra Streisand, plus win tickets to see Kylie Minogue at the Hollywood Bowl