No matter what standard one might use to measure the extent of the current financial crisis, all the results confirm what the average consumer has known for a long time -- we are in hard times and they are getting more difficult. An article in The Economist insists that "the integration of the ...

The Impossible Planet - "Toshiba's new household robot, the ApriAttenda, may have a humiliatingly cute cartoon face, but its robot brain plots murder." The Zap Gun - "Israel used a slew of new weapons in new ways, during its assault on Hamas earlier this year..." A Scanner Darkly - "No one denies th...

From James Hipps of GayAgenda.com: I recently had the honor and pleasure of speaking with Congressman Lewis and had the opportunity to ask his thought on Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, and equality for all U.S. citizens. Congressman Lewis feels strongly that all persons, regardless of sexual orientation ...

ACLU of Florida news release: JACKSONVILLE – U.S. District Judge Henry Lee Adams, Jr. today issued a preliminary order in a lawsuit seeking to force Nassau County School officials to uphold students’ right to equal access.  The order prohibits the school district from refusing to recognize...

The headlines these days can make you want to crawl back into bed with wine milk and cookies, and a new episode of Ghost Whisperer (hello, my Friday night), but this one on Variety.com just hit me especially hard: Sesame......

One of the problems Secretary Timothy Geithner is having getting his bank rescue plan completed is that the White House has been a little slow filling the senior positions below Geithner, such as, (and we’re only using this as an example): All of them. Look, some things are going to slip through t...

From the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed an executive order today creating the White House Council on Women and Girls. The council is designed to provide a coordinated federal response to the challenges confronting women and girls, and to ensure that...

From Lynn Bove': Hello everyone, after much consideration, I have decided to end my siren party. After almost six years, I decided to give siren a much needed retirement and give my attention to other projects that have been on the back burner. It has been an incredible ride these past years and...

Here's a statement by newly elected Oakland Park Commissioner Anthony Niedwiecki: Anthony Niedwiecki, a longtime and dedicated LGBT rights advocate, has won his election in Oakland Park, part of the Greater Fort Lauderdale area.  As the top vote getter in the race, Anthony will become Vice...

From Naked Politics blog: The gay community was fired up politically after feuding with Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle in 2007, but that didn't translate to success at the polls. Coleman Prewitt's loss last night in a district City Commission race in Fort Lauderdale means that all five gay...