Crack is Candy.. To Crackheads! [Chicagoist] Last week a 4-year-old boy found 40 bags of crack in his knapsack and brought it to school, thinking it was candy. 40 bags.. why, that's just enough to hand one out to every kid in his 1st grade Chicago Heights class during recess. (03/22/2005) #

Dame Edna In Toast [AFP] Dame Edna is brought to life with 7,000 slices of toast. (03/21/2005) #

Yahoo Purchase Of Flickr Confirmed [FlickrBlog] It sounds as if things will only get better for Flickr. Keep your fingers crossed. (03/21/2005) #

Woman Arrested for Threatening Judge [WLTX] Threatening to pull an Atlanta is not the most wise thing to do. (03/20/2005) #

Gmail Going Live April 1st [The SEO Blog] Welcome to the world of gmail everyone. (03/20/2005) #

Suspect Arrested In Death Of Lesbian Activist Wanda Alston [Queer Day] An out of work neighbor has been arrested in the stabbing death of D.C. Cabinet member Wanda Alston. (03/18/2005) #

601am: Buy A Blogger [601am] He can be yours if you've got the winning bid. (03/16/2005) #

Yahoo! 360° - What is Yahoo! 360°? [Yahoo] Yahoo debut's it's blogging service. (03/16/2005) #

The Real World's Got Wood [towleroad] Well. Someone's happy. (03/14/2005) #

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger To Arrive In April [Think Secret] I'm giddy with excitement! (03/12/2005) #

Gay Cleansing False Arrest Suit in Florida [morons.org] Claude Lessard filed suit against the FDEP and its officer David Pius for false arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The lawsuit said that Lessard overheard Pius say "he was going to 'clean the park up and make it a family park again,' giving Lessard a well-founded belief that he was being targeted due to his sexual orientation. (03/11/2005) #

USA Next Sued For $25 Million Over Anti-Gay Anti-AARP Ad [AMERICAblog] A $25 million lawsuit was filed today against right-wing front group USA Next and political consulting firm Mark Montini International for stealing an Oregon couple’s wedding photo and using it without permission in a high-profile gay-bashing ad designed to drum up support for social security privatization. (03/09/2005) #

Plan Ahead... Sao Paulo Pride [Made In Brazil] If you happen to be in Sao Paulo - a little something to do. (03/09/2005) #

Lily Tomlin Officially Comes Out [Queer Day] I'm shocked! (03/08/2005) #

Buenos Aires: South America's New Gay Mecca [Reuters] More and more of its visitors are gay, mostly men, who through word of mouth or advertising hear about the city's vibrant circuit where "out" men and women are an accepted part of urban life. [via 601am] (03/07/2005) #

HIV Set To Infect 89 Million Africans [Reuters] "Millions of new infections can be prevented if Africa and the rest of the world decide to tackle AIDS as an exceptional crisis that has the potential to devastate entire societies and economies." Get a clue Bush. (03/03/2005) #

Ellen DeGeneres Scores 11 Daytime Emmy Nominations [Queer Day] She's like a modern day Rosie O'Donnell. (03/03/2005) #

An Interview With Portia De Rossi [PaperMag] Interesting fact; she's flown a helicopter before. (03/02/2005) #

Beauty Pageant To Choose Miss HIV [Reuters] In order to participate in Botswana's beauty pageant every competitor must be HIV positive. #

Samantha Fox And Partner Myra Stratton Injured In Car Crash [Queer Day] How did I not know that Samantha Fox was a lesbian. (02/28/2005) #

Flickr, Yahoo Deal Rumored [business2blog] I'm always wary of the buyout of a cool idea. (02/25/2005) #

The Advocate Covers The Advocate-Cross Rumor [Defamer] Did you really think that she would. (02/25/2005) #

Funny It Looks Gay [Nervous Breakdown] Questioning 'American Idol's' Anthony Fedorov. (02/23/2005) #

Coming Soon to DSM: Paris Syndrome [low culture] Affecting bloggers everywhere. (02/23/2005) #

The Ten Bestselling Books Of All-Time [Booklist Center] Jesus is on top. (02/23/2005) #

Apple To Buy Tivo Speculation [Reuters] Both companies declined to comment. Mmmmm. (02/23/2005) #

Anti-Gay Religious Group Targets Shrek 2 [CTV.ca] The Traditional Values Coalition report, A Gender Identity Disorder Goes Mainstream', raps DreamWorks for helping to promote crossdressing and transgenderism. What? (02/22/2005) #

Fabrice, Fabrice, Fabrice [Towleroad] That's a very, very deep closet. (02/22/2005) #

Britain To Allow Civil Gay Unions [Washington Times] Why is the U.S. so behind in this? (02/22/2005) #

Madonna Desperate To Play Candy Darling - For Free [Queer Day] She needs to jump start the old acting career. God help us all. (02/21/2005) #

Barbie Getting A Real Cellphone [Engadget] The Nokia phone will have Barbie faceplates. It was only a matter of time. (02/20/2005) #

Coming Next - Penguins Gay Day [Oh la la Paris] The German zoo has abandoned a plan to break up gay penguin couples after protests from gay rights groups. (02/20/2005) #

N. Side Health Worker Sold Meth [Chicago Sun-Times] Michael Anderson, 44, was arrested Wednesday afternoon at Howard Brown Health Center in the 4000 block of North Sheridan after Town Hall District police raided his Lake View home and found 109 grams of meth worth about $36,000, authorities said. (02/19/2005) #

Millennium Park Photography: The Official Scoop [Chicagoist] You can take photos in Millenium Park after all. Wheeeeeeee! (02/19/2005) #

Scissor Sisters: 'Robbie Williams Is Gay' [uk.gay.com] I'd love it if that was true. (02/19/2005) #

Transgender Man Denied Child Custody [Planet Out] The three-judge panel awarded custody to the mother after coming to the conclusion that Sterling Simmons, 46, wasn't legally male when he married Jennifer Simmons. Because Illinois doesn't recognize same-sex marriage, the court ruled the marriage wasn't valid. Therefore, Sterling Simmons has no legal claim of custody, even though he has helped raise the boy from birth. (02/19/2005) #

Free Wi-Fi Hotspots from ChicagoFreeFi.com [ChicagoFreeFi] There are 149 free Wi-Fi spots listed on the site. (02/13/2005) #

Boing Boing: Chicago's Public Sculpture Can't Be Photographed By The Public [Boing Boing] Utterly stupid. (02/07/2005) #

Yahoo! News - Gay Rebels Marry In Philippines [Reuters] Two communist rebels in the Philippines truly became brothers in arms when the men were married in a jungle camp. (02/07/2005) #

Super Bowl Guide For The Gays [Outsports] An annual Super Bowl for the Clueless. It’s all you need to know about the game. (02/06/2005) #

Ask Jeeves Buys Bloglines [Blog Herald] Ask Jeeves is integrating Bloglines into their search system, with the integration due to go live Monday. (02/06/2005) #

Brilliant Playlists For iTunes [Playlist] A very cool guide on how to make smart playlists for iTunes and your iPod. (02/05/2005) #

New York Court Rules Gays Must Be Allowed To Marry [365gay.com] I heart New York. (02/04/2005) #

Former British Labour Culture Secretary is HIV positive [BBC] Chris Smith, has revealed he has been HIV positive for 17 years. (01/31/2005) #

Portia de Rossi Gives Ellen DeGeneres A Tiffany Wedding Band [Queer Day] Whoa! Slow down girl. (01/28/2005) #

How To Kick Someone's Ass With An Umbrella (Boing Boing) I've always wondered. (01/28/2005) #

Manhunt's Jon Jonsson's Personal Blog [via Towleroad] He tackles modelling and the tsunami. (01/26/2005) #

Celebrated Gay Architect Philip Johnson Dies At 98 [Queer Day] He is survived by David Whitney, his companion of 45 years. (01/26/2005) #

Farrell Films Vie for Gay Pic Kudos They are among the top film nominees for the media awards organized by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. (01/19/2005) #

Village People: Randy Jones To Perform At Bush Inauguration [Queer Day] "I'm doing it for the office, not the man; my mother will be thrilled; and it'll be good for gay visibility." (01/18/2005) #