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Taylor Mead 1923 – 2013

Possibly the last true bohemian of New York passed away this Wednesday. Taylor Mead was a poet, artist, filmmaker and downtown icon. ...

The Good Lord Has Come and It is Called the Cronut

A lovely morning in NYC with a cup of home-made pour over coffee in my right hand. But, alas, my left hand feels empty. It too wants to hold something—don't we all. ...

When Did You Choose to Be Straight?

Uh Oh, might this be the answer to "is it a choice?" Never seen so many flummoxed straight people.   ...

Elizabeth Warren, The People's Hero

Elizabeth Warren deserves her own testament ...in the Book of AWESOME. ...

Anti-Keynesian economics' homophobe Niall Ferguson

There are a lot of sound reasons to critique Keynesian economics, but a reason that its creator was gay shouldn't be one of them. ...

Moving to New York?

I know you thought the best new meme today is Princese Monster Turck, but ...

Who Dosen't Love Mindy Kaling...

... Nobody, and that's why I'm posting another Daily clip.       ...

WATCH: Jill Dolan & Holly Hughes Discuss "Queer Institutionalization"

Last night CLAGS's "Performing Que(e)ries" series presented queer performance artist Holly Hughes in discussion with scholar Jill Dolan for an evening on "Queer Institutionalization." This event in ...

Why Does Christiane Not Run All of CNN

CNN wasn't CNN without Christiane, she helped make the 24 hour news cycle what it is today after all. Here she is going to bat for the laggard cable channel on the Daily Show.   ...

"The Girls in the Band" Premieres This Friday in NYC

Documenting female jazz musicians and instrumentalists of the 20th century, The Girls in the Band proves that these women were not just tale ...

Victoria Libertore's "No Need for Seduction"

"Are you commited?" Is the question posed by the protagonist on a bali vacay of a lifetime with the woman of her dreams. ...

Game of Thrones 3.6: Chaos is a Ladder

Tyrion Lannister, not quite our universal moral compass but definitely a sort of ethical compass, has more than once indicated that out of all the players in Westeros Littlefinger makes him the mos ...

Center for Sex & Culture Fundraiser

The Center for Sex & Culture was founded in 2000 by Dr Carol Queen and Dr Robert Lawrence. ...

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Barbara Garcia, Her Dog, and Life Under the Oklahoma Sky
The New Yorker
May 22, 2013

Tornadoes, for all their vicious bulk, are capricious. They can rip a building out of the ground and leave a little dog dusty and dazed, but otherwise unscathed.

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Femen protester stages mock suicide at Notre Dame cathedral
The Guardian
May 22, 2013

A member of the feminist group Femen, staged a mock suicide in Notre Dame cathedral in the French capital, less than 24 hours after a far-right historian killed himself there in front of visitors and church-goers.

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Far-right French historian, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage
The Independent
May 22, 2013

A far-right French historian shot himself in the head beside the altar of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris today apparently in protest against the legalisation of gay marriage in France.

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Does Expansion of Rights Also Expand Antigay Violence?
Advocate.com
May 22, 2013

The National Organization for Marriage released a statement on Tuesday distancing its agenda from the murder of Mark Carson, a New Yorker gunned down for being gay.

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The Whitney Museum's New Logo Goes Nowhere
Hyperallergic
May 22, 2013

WTF Whitney?

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Early Prints by Mary Cassatt
Hyperallergic
May 22, 2013

The much overlooked print collection at NY Public library features works by Mary Cassatt, the 19th C. ex-pat living in Paris and helping to define the Impressionist movement.

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The Nazi Ties of Joseph Beuys
http://hyperallergic.com
May 21, 2013

A new biography argues that artist Joseph Beuys was not really progressive and enlightened, but rather reactionary in his politics. A new biography of the artist, kicks up the age-old debate about the separation of the artist and the art ...

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