If you live in New York, you know Central Park is – despite smog-spewing cars blazing through it, kids who shit everywhere, dogs who shit everywhere, tourists who’re everywhere, and facepalm-worthy Beatles tributes at Strawberry Fields – pretty magical. But! More »

There is a debate in the academic community about whether or not schools should add a voluntary question about sexual orientation to their applications. They definitely should. After surviving high school, these gay students deserve a prize! More »

Just for future reference, would-be candidates: if you’re speaking to the Stonewall Democrats, you should know what Lawrence v. Texas is. Harold Ford did not. (Harold, that was the landmark Supreme Court decision that struck down anti-sodomy laws.) More »

In your niveous Thursday media column: an Atlanta editor is a character, Dave Eggers pontificates, Jann Wenner is a joiner, ProPublica is unstoppable, and a sad poor end to a gay publishing empire. More »

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