MODERN TONICThe editors of Modern Tonic present a weekly music update here on Towleroad. The rest of the week, they scan the pop-culture landscape for … [Read more...] about MUSIC NEWS: Fritz Helder & The Phantoms, Jay Brannan, En Vogue, Alison Moyet, Florence + The Machine
Archives for July 2009
Massachusetts Sues Over DOMA
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley (pictured) filed a 32-page lawsuit Wednesday against the U.S. government, seeking federal marriage … [Read more...] about Massachusetts Sues Over DOMA
Marriage-Equality Foes Reach Signature Goal in Maine
Via Leave it to Seaver: Stand for Marriage Maine—dedicated to ending marriage equality in the state—has collected approximately 55,087 signatures … [Read more...] about Marriage-Equality Foes Reach Signature Goal in Maine
Meet You at the Corner of Church and State
Rev. Wilfredo De Jesus of the New Life Covenant Church in Chicago is the man selected by outgoing Alderman Billy Ocasio to replace him on the City … [Read more...] about Meet You at the Corner of Church and State
Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
A report due out today will reveal that investigators testing security conditions at 10 federal sites were able to smuggle bomb components past guards … [Read more...] about Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
North Korea Behind Cyber Attacks?
North Korea, until now content to threaten to blow up the United States and recklessly test missiles, might be moving into a more aggressive phase. … [Read more...] about North Korea Behind Cyber Attacks?
Hildebrand: On Gay Issues, President Obama Will Get ‘er Done
Rex Wockner turns in a must-read interview with Steve Hildebrand, who was Barack Obama's openly gay deputy national campaign director. In it, … [Read more...] about Hildebrand: On Gay Issues, President Obama Will Get ‘er Done
News: NEA for Marriage, Sotomayor Rated, Justice For Roberto
Would the Saudis really turn a blind eye to Israeli jets using their airspace en route to raiding Iranian nuclear sites? No.The National … [Read more...] about News: NEA for Marriage, Sotomayor Rated, Justice For Roberto
Bill O’Reilly Tries to Nail Barney Frank
Bill O'Reilly devotes a segment to analyzing (with the assistance of "America's body language expert" Tonya Reiman) the way Barney … [Read more...] about Bill O’Reilly Tries to Nail Barney Frank
Jackson Lee: Congressional Inquiry for August Provost
Civil rights and HIV/AIDS advocate Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), who literally and figuratively saluted Michael Jackson at his … [Read more...] about Jackson Lee: Congressional Inquiry for August Provost