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Mosquitoes or Mountains?
Towleroad Oct 06 08You knew it was coming: the evening gown portion of the 1984 Miss Alaska competition. Says Palin (then Sarah Heath): "God has made us this promise: If we will commit our works to Him, we will succeed.
Towleroad Guide to the Tube #368
Towleroad Oct 06 08ISRAELIS FOR OBAMA: Israelis and Israeli Americans urge support for Barack Obama. THE BOSS: Bruce Springsteen at an Obama registration rally in Philadelphia.
News: Senegal, Orlando, Jake Gyllenhaal, Genetics, Edmund White
Towleroad Oct 06 08Company to offer service sequencing an individual's complete genetic make-up for $5,000. Senegalese entertainer who was forced from his country after appearing in magazine photos of a 'gay wedding', has found refuge in New York: "I'm fabulous.
Towleroad TV: Spotlight on Jennifer Hudson
Towleroad Oct 06 08Towleroad TV correspondents Josh Helmin and Josh Koll recently sat down for a brief chat with Oscar-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson, who released her self-titled debut album last week.
10 Years Ago Today, Matthew Shepard was Beaten and Left to Die
Towleroad Oct 06 08It was ten years ago tonight, on the night of October 6, 1998, that Matthew Shepard was beaten by Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson and left to die tied to a fence near Laramie, Wyoming.
London Chaplain: Tattoo Gays with Sodomy Warnings
Towleroad Oct 06 08Reverend Peter Mullen, the Chaplain to the London Stock Exchange, is under fire for suggesting that gays be branded with sodomy warning tattoos: Said Mullen: "It is time that religious believers began to recommend .
Kristen Wiig and her Petite, Ladylike Hands
Towleroad Oct 06 08Another moment of genius from Kristen Wiig as The Lawrence Welk Show returns to SNL. Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP.
Philadelphia Gay Bookstore 'Giovanni's Room' Turns 35
Towleroad Oct 06 08In the age of Amazon, the gay (and generally, the independently owned) bookstore has become all but extinct, but Philadelphia's Giovanni's Room has been kept alive by its proprietor Ed Hermance and former business partner Arleen Olshan, with blood, sweat,.
Nobel Prize for Medicine Goes to HIV/AIDS Researchers
Towleroad Oct 06 08French scientists Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier, who discovered the HIV virus, will split this year's Nobel Prize for medicine with another German scientist Harald zur Hausen, who discovered that the HPV virus facilitates cervical cancer in women.
Obama Campaign to Highlight McCain Involvement in Keating 5 Scandal
Towleroad Oct 06 08At the end of September, Jonathan Alter told Keith Olbermann that McCain is lucky nobody had yet mentioned the Keating Five scandal, after which the Arizona Senator did nothing to try to prevent another crisis from happening down the road.
Madeleine Albright Responds to Palin 'Women Going to Hell' Remarks
Towleroad Oct 06 08At a rally on Saturday, McCain running mate Sarah Palin misquoted former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright as she played the gender card, referring to her Starbucks mocha cup while attacking women who refuse to support the Republican ticket.
Tina Brown Launches Online Beast
Towleroad Oct 06 08Former New Yorker editor and Talk magazine founder Tina Brown's online behemoth, The Daily Beast, launches today, and certainly has the Huffington Post, Salon, Slate, and New York magazine in its sights.
Fresno, California Priest Comes Out As Gay, Speaks Out Against Prop 8
Towleroad Oct 06 08Now here's an exemplary Christian. Father Geoffrey Farrow of the Saint Paul Newman Center in northeast Fresno received a standing ovation from half his congregation after offering up a sermon about loving thy neighbor and then urging his congregation to.
Queen Latifah Moderates Biden-Palin Debate
Towleroad Oct 06 08SNL does it again. You almost want Palin to stick around after the election so Fey can continue this streak.
Towleroad Guide to the Tube #367
Towleroad Oct 03 08QUICK LEARN: Wow, suddenly she's got lots of opinions about SCOTUS. FLASHBACK. HEHHHH?: How about her? Hehhhh? Hehhhh? TAXICAB CONFESSIONS: Rich at FourFour's crazy cab ride.
More Surfing with Sharks
Towleroad Oct 03 08As an addition to our surfing with sharks series, I present this recently published photo. Here's a Great White Shark off the coast of Perth sharing a wave with a surfer: "Contributors to Australia's Surfing Life magazine have awarded the.
Arizona Same-Sex Marriage Opponents Raise Millions
Towleroad Oct 03 08Arizona needs help. A measure amending the state's constitution to ban same-sex marriage may very well pass there given that the measure's supporters have outraised those against the ban by millions of dollars: "Figures released Thursday show the campaign in.
News: Montana, Hugh Jackman, Parasites, Ig Nobels, Tuna
Towleroad Oct 03 08Montana woman files appeal over historic Montana same-sex partner custody ruling. Where did Charlie go when he was young? Tuna kindergarten.
Last to Know
Towleroad Oct 03 08While media outlets and blogs have been discussing McCain's pull-out from Michigan for over 24 hours, Governor Sarah Palin heard about it reading the newspaper this morning.
