Archives for 2009

Unfortunate Pelican Eaten By Killer Whale at Sea World Show

Andy Towle February 23, 2009

A pelican made an unfortunate rest stop in the killer whale tank at Sea World just as the Shamu "Believe" show was underway on Friday. The … [Read more...] about Unfortunate Pelican Eaten By Killer Whale at Sea World Show

Andy Towle February 23, 2009

Chris Buttars, the Utah state senator who was removed from two committees last week for his remarks comparing gays to radical Muslim extremists and … [Read more...] about Anti-Gay Utah Senator Chris Buttars Stands Behind His Bigotry

Andy Towle February 23, 2009

A comet discovered in 2008 by Taiwanese astronomers is about to make its closest-ever pass by Earth. Comet Lulin will be most visible tonight and … [Read more...] about Comet Lulin to Make Close Pass By Earth Tonight, Tomorrow

Andy Towle February 23, 2009

Dolly Parton sat down with Larry King on Saturday night and spoke to King on a variety topics, including how she handles rumors she is gay.KING: You … [Read more...] about Dolly Parton: I’m Not Gay…and God Should Judge, Not Other People

Andy Towle February 23, 2009

In a voice vote on Friday, Idaho's Senate State Affairs Committee rejected a bill that would have forbid employers to discriminate based on sexual … [Read more...] about Idaho Senate Rejects Bill Forbidding Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Andy Towle February 23, 2009

In a New York Times magazine profile in which he's followed house-hunting in New York City, Rupert Everett says that being gay was a major … [Read more...] about Rupert Everett: Being Gay in the Movie Biz ‘Really…Just Doesn’t Work’

Andy Towle February 23, 2009

Author Margaret Atwood, who last week announced she was pulling out of a Dubai book festival because author Geraldine Bedell's Book The Gulf … [Read more...] about Margaret Atwood Feels Burned After Pulling Out of Dubai Book Fest

Andy Towle February 23, 2009

Vandals hit the home of a gay couple in Martinez, Georgia (near Augusta) late last week, damaging a car and tagging a house with phrases mocking the … [Read more...] about Homophobic Vandals Hit Georgia Home

Andy Towle February 23, 2009

I've previously reported that Guy Ritchie's new Sherlock Holmes film would focus more on Holmes' physicality (thus the shirtless photos … [Read more...] about Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law Play Gay in Sherlock Holmes?

Andy Towle February 23, 2009

After 13 hours of deliberation late last week, a jury in Liverpool acquitted Gavin Alker for the murder of teenager Michael Causer, who was attacked … [Read more...] about Killer of Gay Teen Michael Causer Acquitted; Family, Friends Protest