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Archive for June, 2008

The Onion Celebrates Gay Pride

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Blogs, Humor, LGBT, News | No Comments »

The Onion is celebrating San Francisco Pride weekend with a front page laden with gay-themed stories. Here are a few gems from over the years: New Dad Thinks Baby Might Be ... Read more..

Five Myths About Same-Sex Marriage

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Blogs, Books, Civil Rights, Coupons & Discounts, Editorial, Financial, General, Humor, Law & Politics, Leisure & Recreation, LGBT, Love & Relationships, Marriage & Family, Marriage Equality, Movies, News, Rebates, Religion, Shopping, Technology | No Comments »

I published this article over at Hubpages, and thought you might like to read it. I've included the text for archive posterity. Five Myths About Same-Sex Marriage Over the past several ... Read more..

McCain + Karl Rove = McBush ’08

Saturday, June 28th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, Law & Politics, News | No Comments »

McCain, GOP unleash anti-Obama plan: Proof positive that a McCain win in November means another four years of the Worst Presidency Ever, four more years of the Bush White House. ... Read more..

Teehee – Whether he called her a cunt or not, it’s still a funny video.

Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, Humor, News, YouTube | No Comments »

Did John McCain call his wife a cunt? Maybe, or maybe not. I still think it's interesting that the question was asked flat out and he conveniently didn't deny it. ... Read more..

I love it when people are ignorant

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 Posted in General, Law & Politics, News, Shopping, Technology | No Comments »

Today on CNN Political Ticker: New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson told CNN that drilling is not the answer, explaining, "You can't drill your way out of the problem." He criticized ... Read more..

At long last!

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, General, Law & Politics, LGBT, Love & Relationships, Marriage & Family, Marriage Equality, News | No Comments »

Lesbian pioneers wed at San Francisco City Hall Read more..

Cash back on purchases? It works!

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in Coupons & Discounts, Financial, General, Rebates, Shopping | No Comments »

If you do a lot of your shopping online and aren't already enrolled in an online shopping rewards program, you can't afford NOT to sign up for Ebates. ... Read more..

Friends call you psychic? Maybe this site is for you.

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Games, General, Law & Politics, Leisure & Recreation, News, Points & Prizes, The Social Network | No Comments »

If you seem to always guess correctly as to how sports games, current events, and other occurrences will turn out, perhaps you need to sign up for Predictify. I ... Read more..

Frozen Grand Central

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in General, Humor, The Social Network, YouTube | No Comments »

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O hai. I r bibul riter.

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in General, Humor, Random links, Religion, The Social Network | No Comments »

Boreded Ceiling Cat makinkgz Urf n stuffs 1 Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An da Urfs, but he did not eated dem. 2 Da Urfs ... Read more..

Fair(y tale) use – Fabulous!

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Education, General, Humor, Law & Politics, YouTube | No Comments »

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Discrimination is never respectful

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in Arts & Entertainment, General, Law & Politics, News, YouTube | No Comments »

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The Forward: “Israel Is Slightly Smaller Than China,” and Other Misconceptions

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in General, Law & Politics, News | No Comments »

The Forward: "Israel Is Slightly Smaller Than China," and Other Misconceptions I once gave my university journalism students a multiple-choice exam with this question: What is the size of Israel? Quite ... Read more..

New York Times: Gay Unions Shed Light on Gender in Marriage

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in General, LGBT, Love & Relationships, Marriage & Family, Marriage Equality, News | No Comments »

Gay Unions Shed Light on Gender in MarriageFor insights into healthy marriages, social scientists are looking in an unexpected place. A growing body of evidence shows that same-sex couples have a ... Read more..

Slog: Wombs To Let

Sunday, June 15th, 2008 Posted in Blogs, General, Law & Politics, News | No Comments »

Dan Savage - Wombs To Let: A state constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage in California - and forcibly divorce thousands of gay and lesbian couples that will have ... Read more..

What DID happen?

Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Books, General, Law & Politics, News | No Comments »

I don't know about you, but I'm just dying to read Scott McClellan's tentative "expose" of the Bush White House, entitled What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's ... Read more..