Leona Helmsley, the real estate developer and hotelier who was dubbed the "queen of mean", died today of heart failure at her summer home in … [Read more...] about “Queen of Mean” Leona Helmsley Dead at 87
Archives for August 2007
Glacial Bodies: Spencer Tunick’s Latest Freeze Frame
Six-hundred people took part in a unique weekend activity on Saturday, posing naked for photographer Spencer Tunick on a Swiss glacier in a … [Read more...] about Glacial Bodies: Spencer Tunick’s Latest Freeze Frame
Michael Jackson Meets Chad White
I'm not sure exactly when or where this was taken, but the King of Pop certainly seems taken with the boyish good looks of model Chad White. You may … [Read more...] about Michael Jackson Meets Chad White
Merv Griffin’s Gay Shame Becomes The Hollywood Reporter‘s
Friday's rather stunning pronouncement by the Hollywood Reporter that "Merv Griffin was gay" sent enough shock waves through old Hollywood that … [Read more...] about Merv Griffin’s Gay Shame Becomes The Hollywood Reporter‘s
Hurricane Dean Cuts Swath Through Caribbean
Hurrican Dean scraped the southern coast of Jamaica overnight before moving into open water and strengthening as it rapidly approached Mexico's … [Read more...] about Hurricane Dean Cuts Swath Through Caribbean
Rearview Mirror: Looking Back at the Week on Towleroad
TV titan Merv Griffin dies of cancer at 82; Hollywood Reporter outs him. Karl Rove announces he's leaving White House; Bush says good-bye. Texas … [Read more...] about Rearview Mirror: Looking Back at the Week on Towleroad
TowleTech V.68
Virgil Griffith, a grad student at the Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico, has become the enemy of a lot of corporations and political organizations … [Read more...] about TowleTech V.68
Astronomers Discover Star with Comet-like Tail
Since we haven't had much space news for you lately, the star Mira is here to fill the void. Astronomers made a curious unprecedented discovery … [Read more...] about Astronomers Discover Star with Comet-like Tail
Cold Case to Re-Air Episode About Gay Cop
"Forever Blue", the much-lauded Cold Case episode that aired way back in December, is being rebroadcast this Sunday at 9pm. Here's a little … [Read more...] about Cold Case to Re-Air Episode About Gay Cop
Gay Ugandan Community Steps Forward in Plea for Human Rights
Victor Juliet Mukasa, transgender leader of the Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), an umbrella organization of LGBTI groups, bravely stepped forward … [Read more...] about Gay Ugandan Community Steps Forward in Plea for Human Rights