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04/19/2007


Lady Gaga and Wikileaks' Julian Assange Have Dinner: PHOTO

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Lady Gaga posted a photo last night of herself in a pointy witches hat with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

They had dinner at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, the Telegraph reports:

The WikiLeaks founder, who is wanted in Sweden over alleged sex attacks on two women, has been holed up there since June and has claimed asylum.

Lady Gaga is said to have spent five hours with him, emerging at midnight after the two had shared a meal.

Earlier, singer M.I.A. had tweeted a message to Lady Gaga saying: “If ur at harrods today, come visit Assange at the Ecuador embassy across the st. im there. Ill bring TEA and CAKE (sic).”


Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1202

NO MORE DOWN LOW: Reports from the Democratic National Convention.

THE SECRET DISCO REVOLUTION: Jamie Kastner explains how it all went down.

LITTLE FACE MITT: This is a little frightful.

UNDERGROUND: The Julian Assange Story.

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NEWS: Mysterious Ladybodies, An Irish Gaffe, A Gun From The Printer (VIDEO)

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Towleroad-roadicon After two months in the Ecuadorian embassy, Julian Assange speaks.

Towleroad-roadicon AFTER THE JUMP, hear a Republican senatorial candidate Todd Akin discuss women's reproductive systems:

“First of all, from what I understand from doctors [pregnancy from rape] is really rare,” Akin told KTVI-TV in an interview posted Sunday. “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”

Towleroad-roadicon (This is, by the way, the same Todd Akin who last week revealed he knew nothing about morning-after pills he hopes to outlaw.)

NyadTowleroad-roadicon The extraordinary, 62-year-old Diana Nyad is making great progress in her swim from Cuba to Florida.

Towleroad-roadicon It is now possible to make assault rifles with 3D printers.

Towleroad-roadicon Remember how Hank Williams, Jr., was once a lovely, charming young man? What happened?

Towleroad-roadicon Roger Ebert on the Wall of Separation.

Towleroad-roadicon Ulster Unionist Party pol puts his foot in it; fellow pols react:

... the UUP released a statement of “clarification” after Magherafelt councillor Jackie Crawford’s comment about homosexuality had led to criticism.

Cllr Crawford made the remark after a meeting of Magherafelt council on Tuesday night which discussed a Sinn Fein motion calling for same-sex marriage.

The meeting also heard two DUP councillors describe homosexuality as “an abomination”.

... Cllr Crawford, who was elected in 2005, said after the council meeting: “I’m not against gays, it’s a pity for them.

“It’s a pity they have that disease and they can’t help it. It’s the same as you being born with a disability. They can’t help what they are."

Towleroad-roadicon In which gay novelist Kergan Edwards-Stout lets his sons play football:

Now [that our sons are] 10 and 12, we decided that the time was right ... What we failed to consider, however, was how our unique family structure might factor into the dynamics of such a macho team sport, and the potential for consequent emotional injury.

While the kids have practiced the last several weeks, loving and hating every grueling moment, last night found one son’s team on the field, in the middle of a drill, when one of the assistant coaches yelled, “What are you? A bunch of pansies?”

I heard his words, echoing across the grass, and felt like I’d been punched in the gut. All those taunts through the years stay with you, even if you’ve risen above them. I immediately walked over, called my son off the field, and told the coach we were done. We were going to switch teams.

Towleroad-roadicon Here's the new Pussy Riot single. It's good! The only thing that could improve it, maybe, would be Lora Logic blowing sax.

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News: Romney's 13%, Dave Mustaine, Lauren Conrad, Influential Victorians

1NewsIcon Mitt Romney claims he pays at least a 13% tax rate. From the GOP presidential hopeful: "I did go back and look at my taxes, and, over the past 10 years, I never paid less than 13 percent... Every year, I paid at least 13 percent, and if you add in, in addition, the amount that goes to charity, the number gets well above 20 percent."

Arrowposter1NewsIcon A shirtless Stephen Amell gets me even more excited for the CW's Arrow.

1NewsIcon 84% of New Yorkers couldn't give a hoot whether or not our next mayor is gay or lesbian.

1NewsIcon Whet your appetite for British period drama with the Downton Abbey season 3 trailer.

1NewsIcon One trick pony Rick Santorum will try to rally conservatives against marriage equality in Washington State.

1NewsIcon The Ukrainian Moral Commission has decided that Spongebob Squarepants is gay and therefore unfit for television.

1NewsIcon Thoughts on the late Gore Vidal's legacy: "It is difficult to overstate the courage Vidal demonstrated in publishing 'The City and the Pillar' in his early years as a writer. At that time, homosexuality was both a crime and, in the eyes of the medical establishment, a debilitating 'disease' — as well as the great American taboo. But honesty, both intellectual and moral, was an innate Vidal quality all his life — he always said and wrote exactly what he thought, no matter what the cost.

1NewsIcon Local governments are using eminent domain to help rescue residents from underwater mortgages. Could this be just the tool needed to turn solve the nation's property-related problems? From NBC News: "Critics say seizing individual properties would benefit only the homeowners who gets a break on their loan balance. But proponents counter that local mortgage seizures would serve the public good because they would help boost local housing markets and speed economic recovery."

1NewsIcon Anderson Cooper is still on vacation with Kelly Ripa as rumors continue to swirl that he booted boyfriend Ben Maisani after Maisani kissed another man.

Jausten1NewsIcon Congratulations to Jane Austen and Sir Walter Scott! A Google-derived algorithm decided they are the most influential Victorian novelists.

1NewsIcon Great Britain is pretty "disappointed" after Ecuador granted Wikileaks leader Julian Assange political asylum.

1NewsIcon As part of their effort to oust Colorado House Speaker Frank McNulty, the Republican who single-handedly squashed civil unions there, the group Fight Back Colorado is asking readers to pick the lawmaker's next profession: Chick-fil-A jockey; spin class instructor, because of all the spin he puts on his hateful politics; or undertaker, "because he killed the civil unions bill—and 30 other important bills in the process".

1NewsIcon Jodie Foster has Kristen Stewart's back.

1NewsIcon Cheyenne Jackson sits down with David Mixner to discuss a variety of topics, including his forthcoming Broadway show alongside Henry Winkler: "In my Broadway play coming up [The Performers], I have some dialogue and some costumes that are gonna take some real cojones to say and wear without some initial embarrassment. But that's why I do what I do. Cuz if something scares you, it means you should do it. Again, thank you Oprah."

Solarfilament1NewsIcon A new report that will shape the next decade of scientific research "emphasizes the need for research to better understand the sun, how it interacts with Earth and other bodies in the solar system, and the origins of potentially harmful space weather..."

1NewsIcon Former reality star Lauren Conrad took down this video of her destroying books because it rightfully upset people.

1NewsIcon Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine claims President Obama staged recent mass shootings, including the one in Aurora, Colorado, so that he can destroy gun rights.

1NewsIcon Let us not play the blame game with the FRC shooting.


Towleroad Guide to the Tube #920

CONAN O'BRIEN: On marriage equality in New York.

CHIHUAHUA SHEEP HERDER: And cowardly sheep.

WIKILEAKS: Mastercard parody.

MANHATTAN: The fastest-driven lap of the island, broken.

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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #913

DIAMOND CROWNED QUEEN: RuPaul Drag Race winner Raja's new music video.

MARRIAGE NEWS WATCH: Matt Baume with the latest this week.

NATHAN KOTYLAK: Vancouver riot participant, an Olympic hopeful who is on the national men's water polo team, apologizes for taking part in the recent hockey riots.

JULIAN ASSANGE: A video diary of the Wikileaks founder's house arrest.

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