Year 2012

A Canadian amateur astronomer who discovered several asteroids has named one after gay rights pioneer Frank Kameny who died last year in Washington. Kameny was a U.S. government astronomer in the 1950s who was fired from his job for being… Continue Reading →

Should any President have the power to target and kill a 16 year old American citizen without having to tell anybody why he did it? This is not an anti-Obama thing, although the irony of murderous ways abounds, this is… Continue Reading →

I just read a quote from a cranky atheist (wait, is that redundant?) that has just made my day. I’ll fill you in on the background. Old cranky atheist sees on the internet that a nearby restaurant is offering a… Continue Reading →

Not good. Is there no holding on to tradition anymore? Is nothing sacred? Chicago Sun Times reports Chuck E. Cheese has been given the pink slip. The company that operates the chain of children’s pizza restaurants is retiring the giant… Continue Reading →

Harvard University predictably hired its first permanent director of bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender, and queer student life. The only surprise I had was that this was the first one. Van Bailey, the assistant director for education at the University of… Continue Reading →

Creighton University, a Catholic Jesuit institution in Omaha, Nebraska, has announced a partnership with the Phoenix hospital that was stripped of its status as a “Catholic” hospital by Bishop Thomas Olmsted after a scandalous abortion was made public. Just last… Continue Reading →

An overzealous tambourine player was tazed and pepper sprayed at a church service last week. Seriously. Now, how many of you just said out loud, “That’s terrible” while your inner rad-trad giggled at that headline like a 14 year old… Continue Reading →

Please, please stick with me on this. I promise, the payoff is worth it. * * * “See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, that sees… Continue Reading →

I personally kinda’ wish more politicians were as real and in-your-face as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. But you’d have to imagine that when Mitt Romney watches this tonight (oh and he will) all he’ll see is Christie spouting some… Continue Reading →

A New Mexico woman attempted to sell her soul on Ebay, according to news reports. Describing it as a “slightly used soul,” the woman said she’s offering buyers a kind of a “Carfax” so they can see the black and… Continue Reading →