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Angels in the Outfield
For those of you who would also rather get hit by a Mack truck than watch a baseball game:
And the winner of free funeral is ...
Via The Associated Press:
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Minor-league baseball teams usually try to bury the competition, not their own fans. Tell that to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. The Philadelphia Phillies' top farm team will announce the winner of its free-funeral promotion at Tuesday night's game in Allentown. The team came up with the unusual fan giveaway for one of its sponsors, a nearby funeral home. Fans had to submit a 200-word essay describing their ideal funeral and explain why they deserved a free one. More than 50 essays were submitted. The $10,000 funeral package comes with a casket, embalming or cremation, a hearse, a headstone, flowers and a funeral or memorial service.
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Song of the Day: 'The Paris Match' by Kristyna Miles
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I was introduced to Tracey Thorn of Everything But the Girl when she sang lead on this song on the Style Council's debut long play, "Cafe Bleu." (Paul Weller added a touch of French when he recorded it for the "A Paris" EP the year before.) To mark the song's 30th anniversary, former TSC drummer Steve White has produced this latest take, a jazzy interpretation by Kristyna Miles, complete with new saxophone accompaniment..
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Man Disguised as a Construction Worker Robs UWS Antique Store at Gunpoint
It's my understanding the victim had no problem picking the robber out in a police lineup. Read HERE.
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A Hairy Proposal
While it's impossible to ensure success for everyone, it is sold with a money-back gurantee.
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Sign Language
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Slava Mogutin's Lost Boys
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Manning Gets 35 Years for Leaking Government Secrets
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Larry Would Not Go for This Sh*t
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The Joy of Ex
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Miller's Crossing
"Prison Break" star Wentworth Miller -- long rumored to be gay -- officially came out of the closet today, in a letter to the St. Petersburg International Film Festival declining an invitation to appear there.
With Luke Macfarlane in 2007
Via GLAAD:
Thank you for your kind invitation. As someone who has enjoyed visiting Russia in the past and can also claim a degree of Russian ancestry, it would make me happy to say yes. However, as a gay man, I must decline. I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment of gay men and women by the Russian government. The situation is in no way acceptable, and I cannot in good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion hosted by a country where people like myself are being systematically denied their basic right to live and love openly. Perhaps, when and if circumstances improve, I'll be free to make a different choice.GLAAD spokesman Wilson Cruz later said:
"Wentworth's bold show of support sends a powerful message to LGBT Russians: you are not alone. "As people from across the globe continue to speak out against this horrific law, more celebrities and corporations should follow his courageous lead in openly condemning Russia's anti-LGBT law."It's great to have another out gay actor on the scene. Pity he waited till he was
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Happy Birthday, Jeff Stryker!
I hope he goes all the way down on those 51 candles tonight. In case you missed it, Jeff's an asexual rent boy and a legal services pitchman these days.
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Best Legs in the Business
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Morning Wood
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RIP: Sid Bernstein, Who Helped Bring the Beatles to America, Is Dead at 95
Sid Bernstein was a soft-spoken impresario whose long career included bringing the Beatles to Carnegie Hall in 1964 and Shea Stadium in 1965, as well as shows by Miles Davis, Judy Garland, Tony Bennett, Nina Simone and Ruth Brown.. Read his NYT obit HERE.
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Song of the Day: 'Crush' by Jennifer Paige
This story made me think the song "Crush," which all these years I thought was by Mariah Carey!
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RIP: Journalist Michael Hastings Dies at 33
Great piece in the L.A. Weekly about journalist Michael Hastings -- most famous for his Rolling Stone piece that ended the career of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, commander of the Afghanistan war -- whose life ended in a mysterious ball of fire. Read HERE.
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Mug Shot Thursday
Poor guy. The former football hunk didn't really do much wrong, but he's friends with some bad people.
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Morning Wood
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