News: Michael Guest, Gay Music, Jim McGreevey,

Gloria Steinem: Sarah Palin is Phyllis Schlafly, only younger.

Prescient LIFE cover from 2004 features Tina Fey and John McCain.

Sorry boys: Michael Phelps gets some ass in Vegas.

The Polaroid picture is back for the digital age.

Former ambassador Michael Guest launches international gay rights group: "The openly gay Guest is a paid adviser to the Council for Global Equality, which will have its first meeting in Washington, D.C. on September 23. The council, whose Web site is slated to go live this month, is a collaboration between LGBT and straight groups that work on human rights internationally. 'Its purpose is to make the United States government and the State Department stand up for global LGBT human rights,' explained Guest..."

Alan Ball draws Blood.

McCain cancels Habitat for Humanity event: because it has to do with houses? "How could McCain maintain his sense of press victimization against the backdrop of people building homes for people who look forward to being able to one day say, 'I know exactly how many homes I own! One! Just the one!'"

"Community organizers" respond to vicious Palin attacks.

Concerned Women for America's 'scary' gay wedding graphic.

Radar: Why do gays hate black music? "...the gays are afraid of urban-ness, and the gay culture is dominated by the white gays. And that is boring and a problem, particularly because it shows the lie of calling something a gay community when the "community" isn't actually one, and it's not one because there's the rich gays and the poor gays and never shall they meet except on Craigslist."

OUT presents The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (of All Time)...

Michael Moore releasing new film for free on internet.

Gay high school proposed in Chicago.

Dina Matos McGreevey offers to drop claim that she duped him into marrying her if he pays her the $109,000 a judge says he owes: "Dina Matos' lawyer John Post said the fraud claim filed by his client will be dropped if McGreevey makes full payment and agrees not to appeal the judge's divorce ruling. That drew an immediate rebuke from McGreevey lawyer Steve Haller, who said, 'we will appeal or not appeal at our own discretion.' A private meeting with the judge in the case is scheduled for Monday."

Beyonce wants to be 'iconic'.

OUT OF TOUCH: Cindy McCain's first night "power slicker" outfit at the RNC cost $300,000.

Sweet new promos for The Office!

Subway sandwich shop fires meat handler for handling meat (site nsfw).

FLASHBACK: Homophobic comic book from the 80's.

REVERSE: Distant object found orbiting sun backwards. "An object in the icy Kuiper belt has been found orbiting the Sun backwards, compared to most other objects in the solar system. It may help explain the origin of an enigmatic family of comets typified by Comet Halley. The new object, called 2008 KV42, lies in the Kuiper belt, a ring of icy bodies beyond Neptune. Its orbit is inclined 103.5° to the plane of the Earth's orbit, or ecliptic. That means that as it orbits the Sun, it actually travels in the opposite direction as the planets."

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News: Al Reynolds, Playboy, The Mole, 90210, Ohio University

Obama VP nomination hint?

Al Reynolds Jr. unloads in long MySpace rant: "...I have been called a gigolo, a freeloader, unemployed, a sham and many other things that don’t bear repeating. People on television, radio and the internet have spoken disparagingly of my life, my sexuality, my career and my integrity..."

Your first look at the cast of the 90210 spin-off.

Ohio University freshman kicked out by roommates before even arriving, because he's gay: "That was when I found out their real motivation. 'Listen, we do not have a friend moving in. We were just trying to be nice; we both just feel really uncomfortable living with a homosexual.' Now what am I to do? I can’t leave because I’m not allowed, and I can’t stay because I fear for my own safety. I’ve been talking back and forth with them and they feel that I am obligated to leave because of their discomfort. I wonder if they realize mine — especially when I read their statuses on Facebook declaring X is a homophobe at 8:58 p.m., and X hates faggots at 9:21 p.m."

Pastor John Hagee apologizes for anti-Catholic statements. McCain calls the action "laudable." What about his anti-gay statements? Oh yea, nonsense.

Joaquin Phoenix recording an album.

California high school teacher inadvertently displays gay porn to class during Adobe Photoshop demonstration: "The incident happened during a project in a computer graphic arts class Monday morning, according to several students. The impression was the image was accidentally projected during a lesson on how to use Adobe Photoshop. As the image remained on the screen four to five seconds, several students say it sent the teacher scrambling to quickly take it off the screen."

Playboy to enter gay market with cable VOD channel: "Playboy plans to initially offer Time Warner Cable subscribers 20 hours of gay male programming. The service is slated to begin operating next month. Although the Playboy brand has been linked with heterosexual men’s entertainment since its magazine's first issue in 1953, the company now describes itself more generally as "valuing sexiness and style" and is seeking more ways to diversify and boost its revenue."

Girls love gay male porn.

NYT features Barney Frank's best one-liners: “So, apparently, same-sex marriage is the V8 juice of America.”

Meet The Mole's gay competitor, 25-year-old restaurant manager Bobby.

Sean Penn heads up Cannes Film Festival jury.

Michael Moore making sequel to Fahrenheit 9/11: "Sequel will pick up where "Fahrenheit 9/11" left off. In the time since, Bush's popularity has plummeted, while the Iraq war continues and the economy falters."

STUDY: Music influences perception of wine. "Heavy rock music like Jimi Hendrix or The Rolling Stones is a good accompaniment to a Cabernet Sauvignon, while opera buffs might prefer a 2006 Syrah, said the study by psychologists at a British university. The research, in collaboration with a Chilean wine producer, indicates that different types of music stimulate different parts of the brain, and prime us to taste wines in a corresponding way. For example when a powerful piece of music such as Carmina Burana is heard, a Cabernet Sauvignon is perceived as being 60 per cent more powerful, rich and robust than when no music is heard."

Gay Peace Corps. volunteer on being gay and in Mozambique.

The story behind news anchor Sue Simmons' "what the fuck" outburst: "Maybe that will teach Chuck to stop reading things on his computer monitor and start paying attention to Sue. It looked like a spat between two people who have worked together for so long that they know each other’s rhythms a little too well. And, of course, they have worked together, for ages — or at least since 1980. There was Chuck Scarborough, reading something on a computer screen embedded in the desk and not listening to his co-anchor, Sue Simmons. So she let him have it in what sounded like mock derision."

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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #248

JON STEWART: A portion of his appearance on Larry King Live last night in which he talks about Obama and the election. The other portions of the show here.

THE HUCK DANCE: Donna Summer and Mike Huckabee, two things that should never go together. (source: slog)

MICHAEL MOORE: Wants to bring Fidel Castro to the Oscars.

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M: Students march more than 7 miles to protest a decision by Waller County, Texas that they felt hindered their right to vote in early voting. More at AmericaBlog.

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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #241

BIG BROTHER 9: Your introduction to this season's houseguests.

MICHAEL MOORE: His appearance on Larry King the night after Super Tuesday.

ONE DAY=$720 MILLION: What this war costs us all.

RON HEXTALL: A vintage naked interview. Background here...

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News: Polar Bears, Jennifer Hudson, Tron, Sicko, Gay Referee

FOX pans Alan Ball film Nothing is Private for its "graphic sexual, mental and physical child abuse": "If Ball, who regularly toyed with conventions in his TV show and in American Beauty, thought all this would somehow illuminate the tragedy of child abuse, he was wrong. Too much is shown and too many lines are crossed for Nothing Is Private ever to be released by a major studio or distribution company to theatres. If nothing else, the endless 'ick' factor involving nearly every character is a permanent obstacle."

80's cult classic TRON to get sequel: "The original, about a computer programmer thrust into a computer and forced to fight in games he helped create, is remembered for its sci-fi gladiator-style battles and groundbreaking special effects. It was the first movie to use computer-generated images instead of models and other optical effects in conjunction with live action. The arcade game based on the movie was so popular that it earned more than the movie."

In a victory for Evangelical Christians, a judge in Northern Ireland has struck down portions of the UK's Sexual Orientation Regulations protecting LGB people from harassment when accessing goods and services.

Mitt Romney assumes the anti-gay position. And the accompanying article: "Mr. Romney bristles when he is accused of shifting on the issue, as he has on abortion, pointing out that he has been consistent in personally opposing both marriage and civil unions between people of the same sex. On the stump, he usually makes a point of saying that he opposes discrimination against gays. But he refrains from details when pressed as to how he might fight it."

Jennifer Hudson signs on to Sex and the City movie as Carrie Bradshaw's assistant.

Gay referee Nigel Owens takes place officiating at Rugby World Cup.

STUDY: Most Polar Bears gone in 50 years.

Issue of rainbow flags remains unresolved in small Nova Scotia community of Truro. Background.

At $24.2 million domestic, Michael Moore's Sicko is now third-highest grossing documentary of all time, behind Fahrenheit 9/11 and March of the Penguins.

Indian construction worker in Dubai gets 25 years for bludgeoning lover to death with a rock: "The Dubai Court of Appeal increased the 15 years initial sentence of 23-year-old Indian named only as B.A to 25 years, which is life imprisonment here. The appeal's court also awarded him an additional month in jail for consuming liquor. He will be deported after serving his term. The Public Prosecution charged the Indian with consuming liquor and murdering his compatriot, identified as S.D. According to a Yemeni policeman, who questioned B.A., the accused was having a homosexual affair with the deceased. An Indian witness said he saw B.A. committing the crime when he woke up after hearing a commotion in the room at a construction site."

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Emotional Sicko Question Raised at AFL-CIO Democratic Forum

Tuesday’s AFL-CIO forum of the potential Democratic candidates saw this emotional question from a former employee of LTV Steel. Via Think Progress.

Chris Matthews notes: "I wonder if that wasn’t a moment that’s gonna change American political history."

Doubt that, but I'm glad the issue continues to be raised.

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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #157

HILLARY CLINTON: Heckler at the College Democrats of America convention at the University of South Carolina is overpowered by supporters.

CELEBUMESS: Keith Olbermann and Michael Musto discuss Lohan and Spears. (source: virtual matter)

FOX ATTACKS: The latest in Brave New Films' coverage of the fair and balanced news network. This time, Bloggers.

SICKO: Michael Moore and 9/11 rescue workers make an appearance on The Tonight Show

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News: Gorillas, Lindsay Lohan, Michael Moore, Disney, Matt Damon

Eric Hainstock trial begins in Wisconsin. Hainstock is the 16-year-old Wisconsin boy who last year (at age 15) armed himself, entered his high school, and shot his high school principal John Klang three times. The homicide has gained attention because it came after what Hainstock claims were years of abuse at the hands of his family and repeating bullying at school, harassment which school officials continually refused to recognize. In May, Hainstock entered a plea of not guilty.

The belfry is back. Provincetown landmark has its cap put back on. The belfry, known to many who have visited the Cape Cod gay resort, has been sitting on the ground since 2002.

Bush administration hits Michael Moore with subpoena over Sicko Cuba trip.

You can now visit Matt Damon on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

New study links pot smoking to mental illness: "People who smoke marijuana daily or weekly double their risk of developing a psychotic illness over their lifetime, according to a study published Thursday. Among all cannabis users, including sporadic experimenters and habitual users, the lifetime risk of psychotic illness increased by 40%, the report said. 'It's not as if you smoke a joint and you're going to go crazy,' said Richard Rawson, who directs the Integrated Substance Abuse Program at UCLA and was not involved in the study. But he cautioned: 'It's definitely not a good idea to use heavy amounts of marijuana.'"

SICK: Four mountain gorillas slaughtered in the Democratic Republic of Congo as revenge killings in inter-personal feud...between humans. "The gorillas were habituated to people and well-known to tourists and park guards who knew the females as ‘Safari’, ‘Neeza’, and ‘Mburanumwe’. The male silverback was known as ‘Rugendo’ and he was the alpha male who fulfilled a leadership role within a group. In the absence of an alpha male, the integrity of a group is often compromised."

Audience erupts in laughter as Lindsay Lohan is hit in face with shovel at screening of new movie I Know Who Killed Me.

UK Channel 4's gay bashing drama Clapham Junction hits sour note for some: "I tuned in expecting a gritty, hard-hitting drama but instead found a clichéd, relentlessly negative piece that portrayed gay men as selfish, morally bankrupt human beings. Even what was supposed to be a happy storyline - the civil partnership of a long-together couple - had to be spoiled by one of them getting off with someone else at the wedding. Don't get me wrong, I didn't want it to be a rose tinted view of gay life but the sheer grinding bleakness of the piece astounded me."

Adam Sandler to return as hair stylist.

Disney to eliminate cigarette smoking in some films: " Family movies from Disney, the first studio to make the pledge, won't show cigarette smoking, and executives will discourage scenes in Touchstone and Miramax productions, the Burbank, California-based company said today in a statement. Disney also will include anti-smoking advertisements on DVDs with films that have cigarette smoking and will ask theater owners to run the ads before showing those movies."

It's been one year since Lance Bass came out and he's blogging about it: "If you are having trouble being yourself , and are scared to tell someone you are gay--- find that loyal friend, family member, or even hotline and tell someone. All it takes is to tell one person and the ball starts rolling. You will get great advice and and be so much happier. Or, if you have always wanted to ask that family member or friend if they were gay.. do it now.... in a very positive and private way , tell them it is ok and you will always be there no matter what. Sometimes its easier for someone to just flat out ask you. To bulid the courage to say it sometimes takes years."

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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #156

BEYONCE: She takes a spill at her concert in Orlando. (source: dlisted)

SOMETHING ABOUT MIRIAM: A UK reality show with an unexpected twist. The show is set to hit the U.S. (source: a socialite's life)

MICHAEL MOORE: Healthcare on Hardball.

LIES, LIES: How to create an angry American.

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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #152

KEITH OLBERMANN: Has a little chat with Michael Moore.

JUDGE JUDY: What is a booty bump? (source: virtual matter)

COLTON FORD: The porn actor-turned-singer has a new single out, "The Way You Love Me".

HELEN THOMAS vs. BUSH: Broken record.

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Michael Moore Goes Off on Wolf Blitzer and CNN

Filmmaker Michael Moore gives Wolf Blitzer a rare "live" piece of his mind on Iraq, Fahrenheit 911, Dick Cheney, and the sponsorship of medical segments on CNN by pharmaceutical companies.

And Moore follows up on his promise to respond to Dr. Sanjay Gupta's "debunking" of some of the facts in Moore's film Sicko.

Blue Cross has issued a memo of internal 'talking points' to respond to the film.

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News: Pride Dying, Airbus, Idol: The Musical, Glastonbury

New York Gay Pride in financial trouble due to disinterest.

Art project: Werewolf research kit for sale on eBay.

The lowdown on this year's Frameline film festival in San Francisco, which continues thru June 24.

Idol: The Musical, about obsessed student fans of the music competition, is headed to off-Broadway: "There are eight of them; all belonging to the same cult-like club that meets daily in a barn that doubles as a shrine to Clay Aiken. They are actively ridiculed by the rest of Steubenville; a humiliating situation that doesn't deter their quest for all things Clay. They are victims of A.D.D., Ritalin, their misguided obsessions and their innocent longing for their elusive '15 minutes.' One of them pumps gas. One of them is home-schooled. One of them is a genius. And one of them is a basketball phenom who would rather be a Chippendales dancer."

Airbus has announced that a mystery rich foreigner has ordered a double-decker A380 to serve as his/her private jet: " "It will be for personal use for him and his entourage. I can't tell you who it is but he's not from Europe or the United States." Customization is expected to take more than a year The Airbus itself cost more than $300 million.

Britain's Got Talent winner, opera singer Paul Potts, signs £1 million worldwide record deal with Simon Cowell: "Paul revealed he had a new fan in former Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox. Paul said: 'I saw Annie Lennox the morning after I'd won and she said she'd seen my performance and wished me well.'"

Mudbath expected at UK's Glastonbury festival as hordes troop in.

The new John Lennon and Yoko Ono? A reminder.

Work: Rupert Murdoch building $400,000 penthouse gym.

In America, can you get famous for impersonating someone famous for doing nothing?

Author ponders an Earth without people: "According to Weisman, large parts of our physical infrastructure would begin to crumble almost immediately. Without street cleaners and road crews, our grand boulevards and superhighways would start to crack and buckle in a matter of months. Over the following decades many houses and office buildings would collapse, but some ordinary items would resist decay for an extraordinarily long time. Stainless-steel pots, for example, could last for millennia, especially if they were buried in the weed-covered mounds that used to be our kitchens. And certain common plastics might remain intact for hundreds of thousands of years; they would not break down until microbes evolved the ability to consume them."

Sicko to get early release in Manhattan after this week's internet leak.

The top 10 deadliest animals.

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News: Michael Moore, iPhone, Coral Smith, John Travolta

Coral Smith, former Real World housemate, comes out: "I’m definitely venturing toward my lesbian qualities. It’s been a long time coming. At that time, I was really unsure. That was not the proper venue, the proper platform. To come out to your parents on a fucking reality show, I think that’s just mean, so I didn’t."

Stavros Niarchos: Flying solo.

Dare Odumuye, founder of Nigeria's gay rights organization Alliance Rights Nigeria, has died at 41: "Although details of his death remain hazy, a friend confirmed that he died “after a long illness,” and Odumuye himself had noted that six members of the organisation’s board had died of AIDS between 2000 and 2002. Odumuye, the former manager of an insurance company, founded Alliance Rights on 2 July, 1999 after seeing friends, one of whom was a senior executive of a bank, sacked and harassed for being gay. In 2003, Alliance Rights Nigeria won a Breaker of Silence Award and in 2004 it was among the lesbian and gay organisations which, in a groundbreaking event for this deeply homophobic country, made the first-ever appearance at the country’s fourth national Aids conference in the capital, Abuja."

Blotter: Suicide bomber teams sent to U.S., Europe.

Lesbian blogger Jasmyne Cannick has begun a petition to get Isaiah Washington his job back on Grey's Anatomy, saying his firing was racist. (Petition)

It's coming: iPhone application list.

Religious groups hoping to "reclaim" a Moscow park from gay men who use it as a meeting place, say they were beaten up: "Interfax news agency has reported that late on Saturday night five young men went to the police to report an attack on them carried out by up by eight men."

Star Jones and hubby head out for a Hamptons birthday bash.

Michael Moore's Sicko pirated. Shows up on YouTube, others...

Scientologist John Travolta thinks he has the answer to what's behind Virginia Tech, Columbine, and all the other maniacal school shootings: "I still think that if you analyze most of the school shootings, it is not gun control. It is [psychotropic] drugs at the bottom of it."

Bush administration trying to muzzle hurricane director after he makes unfavorable comments about where the federal government's money is going.

Artist Eve Mosher is drawing a chalk line around New York City to bring awareness to the effect global warming could have on the city: "The chalk demarcates a point 10 feet above sea level, a boundary now used by federal and state agencies and insurance companies to show where waters could rise after a major storm. Relying partly on research conducted by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies at Columbia University, Ms. Mosher is trying to draw attention to projections that the chance of flooding up to or beyond her line could increase significantly as a result of global warming." (video)

Hillary Clinton has chosen Celine Dion's "You and I" as her campaign song.

British teacher who had mother-approved affair with underage male pupil is given a year in jail. Judge: "It is perfectly apparent that the boy was already a person who was attracted to you. Indeed, much that occurred was at his instigation. Sadly, though, this case is a classic example of a substantial and serious breach of trust."

346 same-sex couples have registered partnerships in the Czech Republic since they were legalized last July.

OMG Blog ripped off by Yahoo!

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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #136

SICKO: The offical trailer for the new Michael Moore film.

MASS INTERACTIVE GAMING: Something new to do while you're waitin for the movie to start. It's a giant game of Breakout where the paddle is moved utilizing a motion sensor that detects movement from the audience. This was shot during the opening of Spiderman 3 in L.A.

EX-GAYS: A new spot from Wayne Besen's "Truth Wins Out" campaign countering the 'ex-gay' myth. (source: queerty)

BAY TO BREAKERS: A participant reports on this year's annual wild n wacky race in San Francisco.

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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #133

RON PAUL: Defends his positions on CNN Late Edition.

BILL MAHER: Why aren't any of the Democrats talking like Ron Paul?

SICKO: A sneak peek at the new film from Michael Moore.

JANICE DICKINSON: Her appearance on the UK's Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. Here's part one.

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