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Andy Towle September 18, 2007

Katherine Heigl's fiancé may one day repeat the words of Princess Diana: "There were three of us in that marriage." Aussie Olympian Ian Thorpe … [Read more...] about News: Peru Meteor, Katherine Heigl, Grey Gardens, Brett Somers

Andy Towle September 6, 2007

Activist Australians going for world-record moon attempt — at President Bush: "Bush is coming to Sydney. Thousands of police, total … [Read more...] about News: Australian Bums, Gabrielle, Gordon Ramsey, Arctic Melt

Andy Towle September 6, 2007

Luciano Pavarotti, the brilliant Italian tenor whose voice delivered opera out of its classical confines and made it a broader pop culture phenomenon, … [Read more...] about Opera Great Luciano Pavarotti Dies in Italy at 71

Andy Towle August 23, 2007

Short story writer, poet, and activist Grace Paley has died after a battle with breast cancer, at 84: "A published writer since the 1950s, Paley … [Read more...] about News: Pete Wilson, North Carolina, Tom Brady, Grace Paley

Andy Towle August 21, 2007

Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota named most gay-friendly school. Hurricane Dean makes landfall on Mexican coast as Category 5 monster … [Read more...] about News: Hurricane Dean, Keith Olbermann, Survivor, Faye Dunaway

Andy Towle August 20, 2007

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

Andy Towle August 13, 2007

Pioneering talk how host and game show innovator Merv Griffin died over the weekend at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The cause was … [Read more...] about TV Titan Merv Griffin Dies of Prostate Cancer at 82

Andy Towle August 6, 2007

Iran newspaper banned for interviewing gay activist. PAPER: "We had an article which was an interview with an expatriate writer. They said she had … [Read more...] about News: NSA Wiretapping, Lee Hazlewood, Mars Probe, Kurt Russell

Andy Towle July 31, 2007

Not 24 hours after the death of Ingmar Bergman, Michelangelo Antonioni has died in Rome at the age of 94. From the Guardian: "Alongside his near … [Read more...] about Filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni is Dead at 94

Andy Towle July 30, 2007

Michel Serrault, a French actor who won acclaim for his role in both the stage and film versions of La Cage Aux Folles, died at his home in Normandy, … [Read more...] about La Cage Aux Folles Actor Michel Serrault Dies