Bones found in the South Pacific might be those of lost aviator Amelia Earhart.
Ever wonder about some of the strange things people have swallowed? There's now an entire book devoted to the subject.
Prince Harry gets honored in Germany.
Malaysian politician, Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom reacts to a popular Youtube video where a writer from his country talks openly about his own sexuality: For Muslims, we must remember that being gay is against our religious teaching."
The Situation has been using an image of a painting of himself on his Facebook page but the artist hasn't asked him to remove it because she feels as if he won't understand copyright laws.
Rabbit Hole director John Cameron Mitchell: "The military, despite its conservative reputation, is the most socialist, egalitarian institution in this country and I’m glad to have grown up in it."
Levi Johnston has a girlfriend and Bristol is just fine with it.
Mark Wahlberg and his pecs grace the cover of Sports Illustrated.
It's not very difficult to spoof the Kardashian sisters.
Some San Franciscans want the rainbow flag street banners that have been up in the castro for years removed.
In non-news of the day, a study has found that Fox News viewers are the most misinformed consumers of news.
Barney Frank tells Maureen Dowd about the possibility of a gay US president: “It’s one thing to have a gay person in the abstract. It’s another to see that person as part of a living, breathing couple. How would a gay presidential candidate have a celebratory kiss with his partner after winning the New Hampshire primary? The sight of two women kissing has not been as distressful to people as the sight of two men kissing.”
Yeah, good luck removing the rainbow flags from the Castro. This in a city that puts up dozens of flags down Market Street to celebrate Folsom Street Fair!
No SF politician would ever support anything perceived as remotely antigay, so I suspect we'll see more flags, not fewer.
Posted by: Paul R | Dec 19, 2010 6:39:59 PM
Well, Barney Frank, ever thought that the first gay president could be ( gasp ) single ?
Posted by: Paul Bunion | Dec 19, 2010 6:46:18 PM
I might actually care about Mark Wahlberg and his movie career if he wasn't a homophobe.
Posted by: Terry | Dec 19, 2010 7:14:53 PM
Some historians say the first (and/or first and second) gay presidents may have been Lincoln and/or Buchanan, though we don't definitively know their orientations.
Indeed, the first OUT gay president may end up being single and/or female, in which case there would be no president-to-husband kiss. But one would hope that a man-on-man kiss will be ordinary and acceptable to the new generation of voters.
Posted by: GregV | Dec 19, 2010 7:52:12 PM
I, too, grew up in the military and make my living working with men and women in uniform today, and I am a liberal, semi-activist, bisexual. I agree 100% with John Cameron Mitchell. Though those who are on the outside or have only seen or experienced the military through a narrowly defined lens may not understand what he's saying, despite its very real faults, what Mitchell says about the military is 100% true.
Posted by: BSquared | Dec 20, 2010 1:37:01 AM
I am wondering what the impact on those discharged dishonorably will be. Will they have their discharges changed? Will they receive missed/lost benefits? Can't find info on this. Any leads?
Posted by: mlbh | Dec 20, 2010 3:44:48 PM
How can it will be impossible man. It is looks pretty embarrassing.
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