Sixty-one-year-old Diana Nyad, who yesterday set off to break an open water swimming record from Cuba to Florida was forced to give up her pursuit … [Read more...] about Diana Nyad Forced to End Swim from Cuba to Florida
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Singer Gavin DeGraw Hospitalized After Brutal NYC Assault
Singer Gavin DeGraw was beaten and subsequently hit by a cab early Monday morning after leaving an East Village restaurant, the NY Daily News reports: … [Read more...] about Singer Gavin DeGraw Hospitalized After Brutal NYC Assault
Police Attacked in London as Riots Spread: VIDEOS
The riots in London are continuing tonight and spreading - both to new neighborhoods and to Birmingham and Liverpool.Here's some new video of a … [Read more...] about Police Attacked in London as Riots Spread: VIDEOS
David Boies and Ted Olson, Lead Attorneys in Prop 8 Challenge, Accept American Bar Association’s Highest Honor: VIDEO
David Boies and Ted Olson, lead attorneys in the American Foundation for Equal Rights' federal challenge to Proposition 8, accepted the American … [Read more...] about David Boies and Ted Olson, Lead Attorneys in Prop 8 Challenge, Accept American Bar Association’s Highest Honor: VIDEO
Everything is Big on the Sperm Whale: VIDEO
A beached Sperm Whale provides wildlife experts with an opportunity for a rather in-your-face male anatomy lesson on Britain's Channel4.The … [Read more...] about Everything is Big on the Sperm Whale: VIDEO
New MTV VMA Category Puts Spotlight on LGBT Discrimination, Bullying, Self-Empowerment: Watch Nominees
The MTV Video Music Awards will include a new social activism category this year: This special category celebrates the powerful intersection of music … [Read more...] about New MTV VMA Category Puts Spotlight on LGBT Discrimination, Bullying, Self-Empowerment: Watch Nominees
First Look: Weekend
Here's a first look at the official one-sheet for Weekend, a film headed for screens in late September which this year received Audience Awards at … [Read more...] about First Look: Weekend
Towleroad Guide to the Tube #943
DEVAL PATRICK: The Massachusetts Governor joins the 'It Gets Better' campaign. NINA KATCHA DOURIAN: Finally, the song about the Hamptons … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #943
News: Kanye West, London, Jane Lynch, West Virginia, X-Factor
San Francisco man Maurice James (aka Mo) missing for a week. More. Italian alien film warns of imminent arrival of extraterrestrials in viral YouTube … [Read more...] about News: Kanye West, London, Jane Lynch, West Virginia, X-Factor
Met’s Alexander McQueen Exhibit Closes, Breaks Records: VIDEO
Eric Wilson at the NYT reports that the Met's Alexander McQueen exhibit Savage Beauty broke records before it closed last night:When all was said … [Read more...] about Met’s Alexander McQueen Exhibit Closes, Breaks Records: VIDEO