Gay and Lesbian Medical Association Healthcare Equality Index - “a joint project of GLMA and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. The HEI provides a quality indicator for healthcare related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, beginning with the hospital industry. The survey foc...

Some good stuff from recent days, in no particular order. If you follow my FriendFeed or StumbleUpon profiles, you may have seen some of these already, but several things will be new. And as usual, there’s a ton of good stuff over at Our Bodies Our Blog. Renee of Womanist Musings at Global Com...

R&B singer Mario exclusively spoke to Concrete Loop about the recent leak of one of his demo tracks, “Emergency Room.” The song is titled as featuring Rihanna but Mario wanted to clear the air: “This was a rough cut that I was working on and wanted to present it to Rihanna and...

Although as much material as possible was pushed out as singles from Mariah Carey’s latest album, E=MC², it seems as though she’s already hit the studio to begin recording music for a new project. As you may have heard, Mariah is featured on The Dream’s new single, “My Love&...

I’m slowly catching up from vacation time, and have the following interesting things for you: MADRE is asking for donations to provide emergency medical supplies and relief in Gaza through their partnership with the Palestinian Medical Relief Society. I feel sort of woefully underinformed abou...

Biology List Universe shares a thought-provoking run down of Top 10 Signs Of Evolution In Modern Man. The New Scientist looks back at the Weirdest newly discovered animal species of 2008, including the bone-breaking horror frog. General Science The New Scientist counts down the Seven new wonders of ...

Some of you may remember the artist spotlight we did on J*DaVeY earlier this year. If not, then you should definitely check out their music. The very eclectic group who is described as a cross between Prince and the B-52, signed a major album deal this year and they are currently working on their fu...

Some things that have caught my eye recently: The Add Your Voice campaign asking that Obama make Darfur a priority from day one. Send this message to our President-Elect: Dear Mr. President: As a candidate you promised “unstinting resolve” to end the genocide in Darfur. I urge you to kee...

It's time for the weekly round up of New York law-related new headlines: Partner in N.Y. law firm charged with fraud(CNNMoney.com) Buffalo law clerk spared jail for driving prostitute (Syracuse.com) 2nd Circuit Approves Sentencing Bump for Urban Weapons Trafficking (Law.com) US court re-hears... (Th...

♫ D’ANGELO - I FOUND MY SMILE AGAIN ♫ For a couple of years now, we’ve heard nothing but negative reports on soul singer D’Angelo, but I’m pleased to report that there’s some good news on the front! D’Angelo is currently in the studio putting the finishing tou...