PHOTO OF THE DAY: The Man of Steel is all tied up. BY SAM GREISMAN A look back at today's top stories POLITICS Still no word from the Supreme Court today regarding if they will take on DOMA or Prop 8 cases. Our Ari Waldman tell us what that means…
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Posts from December 3, 2012
Michael Bloomberg Called Hillary Clinton, Encouraged Her to Run for NYC Mayor in 2013
Probably not the 3 am phone call Hillary was expecting. The NYT reports: In a telephone call confirmed by three people, Mr. Bloomberg encouraged Mrs. Clinton to consider entering the 2013 mayor’s race, trading international diplomacy for municipal ma…
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Norway’s Crown Princess Flew to India, Posed as Nanny to Care for Gay Employee’s Twins Born to Surrogate
Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit went the extra mile for a gay palace employee who could not get a travel visa to care for his infant twins born to a surrogate mother in India, Reuters reports: Armed with a diplomatic passport that granted her…
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2012 in Movies, a Supercut: VIDEO
Some industrious soul has done a bang-up job of stitching together moments from dozens of this year's stand-out films. Here's the list. Check it out, AFTER THE JUMP……
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Barney Frank Discusses Life as an Out Congressman in a ‘Washington Post’ Exit Interview: VIDEO
The Washington Post's Ed O'Keefe sits down with retiring Congressman Barney Frank to talk about his coming out and life in the public eye for an out gay lawmaker: Frank said he’s never counseled another lawmaker about coming out, just a few s…
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Frank Ocean Posts Photo/Still of Rumored Boyfriend Willy Cartier
Hip-hop star Frank Ocean is being coy about a photo he posted on Sunday night to his Instagram feed which appears to be a still from a video. The still features French male model Willy Cartier embracing Ocean from behind and has set people buzzing, a…
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Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs: PHOTO
Here's the first promo photo from Jobs, Joshua Michael Stern's biopic of the Apple co-founder. The film has been announced as the closer for the Sundance Film Festival. The movie reportedly focuses on Jobs' early years at Apple from the e…
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1259
FOODIES: Sid and Randy begin a culinary adventure around the world. ATLANTA: Cutting the city by laser. A DUBSTEP CHRISTMAS: If you enjoy Skrillex with your holiday light show. NYPD: It gets better. For previous Guides to the Tube, click HERE.…
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News: Fiscal Cliff, Joe Biden, Madrid, Humblebrag, Ricky Martin
NYT: The rise of the "humblebrag". VIDEOS: American anti-gays bring crusade for 'traditional marriage' to Madrid. Joe Biden goes to Costco. John Travolta heals man with his magic hands. The Castro's new gay sports bar is a hit:…
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Mitt Romney Rejoins Board of Directors of Marriott
Mitt Romney has his first post-election gig, Reuters reports: J.W. Marriott, Jr., the company's executive chairman, said, "We are delighted that Gov. Romney has agreed to rejoin our board, on which he has served with distinction twice before…
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