Google Map plot of Rita... NYT: Bush skipped Texas because he didn't want to get in the way, plus it was too sunny for a good photo-op. An … [Read more...] about Water, Water Everywhere
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NBC’s Brian Williams on Media Repression
As a follow-up to my post of last evening about press access to Jefferson Parish which has generated some heated comments, Brian Williams offers some … [Read more...] about NBC’s Brian Williams on Media Repression
“Sooner or Later You’re Going to Pay…”
This National Geographic article was published in October 2004. Eerily prescient. It was a broiling August afternoon in New Orleans, Louisiana, the … [Read more...] about “Sooner or Later You’re Going to Pay…”
Stewart vs. Santorum: “Not Bad Dudes”?
Last night The Daily Show with Jon Stewart hosted homophobe U.S. Senator Rick Santorum as he made the rounds publicizing his new book It Takes a … [Read more...] about Stewart vs. Santorum: “Not Bad Dudes”?
Homophobia charges after NY Parks Patrol tickets two gay pride workers for standing opposite a "No stopping or standing - Fire Zone" sign intended … [Read more...] about
Report: Santorum’s Communications Director is “Openly Gay”
PageOneQ is reporting that Robert Traynham, communications director for U.S. Senator Rick Santorum, has told them he is "an out gay man who completely … [Read more...] about Report: Santorum’s Communications Director is “Openly Gay”
Boatslipping Away…
A few weeks ago I reported that the Boatslip, the gay Provincetown bayside resort that for years has continued the tradition of afternoon tea dance, … [Read more...] about Boatslipping Away…
Little Johnnie, Big Trouble
The US doesn’t have a monopoly on frightening ultra-conservative leadership. In Australia, there’s Prime Minister John Howard . A shrewd and seasoned … [Read more...] about Little Johnnie, Big Trouble
Los Angeles elects Antonio Villaraigosa, the most gay-friendly mayor in the city's history and the first Latino in over a century. … [Read more...] about
Ancient History
Maybe it's just the mood I'm in today but there's something that feels desperately lonely about this sad photograph of a wrinkled yellow T-shirt and … [Read more...] about Ancient History