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In his highly anticipated memoir, former Gov. James E. McGreevey writes of his deep love for the man who ended his political career, the destruction of his second marriage and the events that forced him into his stunning admission on national television that he is gay. In "The Confession," the former governor also touches on New Jersey's sometimes seamy political landscape, where cash, cronyism and a handful of powerful men intersect. But the 384-page book focuses mostly on McGreevey's secret life, from his frequent sexual encounters with men at highway rest stops to his infatuation with Golan Cipel, the Israeli...

On Tuesday to reporters, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen referred to Chicago Sun-Times columnist and Around the Horn contributor Jay Mariotti as a derogatory name for a homosexual. Angry with a recent column by Mariotti critical of Guillen's handling of recently demoted relief pitcher Sean Tracey and upset with Mariotti with columns of the past, Guillen said to reporters when referring to Mariotti before Tuesday's game with the Cardinals, "What a piece of [expletive] he is, [expletive] fag." "I don't have anything against those people. In my country, you call someone something like that and it is not the same...

This morning I woke up with the sudden urge to listen to a Judy Garland album, redecorate my home, and toss out all earth tone clothing that I own. Why? Because according to this DUmmie THREAD, "Today we are ALL Gay." And in my new role I am feeling VERY creative! Maybe I'll even learn to become a figure skater before the day is over. However, I just simply MUST do Britney Spears' hair! Girl, I don't know where your hair is done but at Le DUFU Salon we would FIRE any hairdresser who allowed a customer to walk...

Journo's never drawn auds in like predecessor The Anderson Cooper media bandwagon continues to defy logic, and ratings gravity. It's been nearly a year since Cooper was anointed CNN's youthful savior and given Aaron Brown's primo 10 p.m. timeslot. Since then, he's been TV news' media darling, most recently gracing the cover of June's Vanity Fair. But Cooper's stellar media masks an inconvenient truth: He's never achieved the ratings of even his predecessor. CNN sacked Brown believing Cooper could draw a bigger, younger audaud at 10 p.m. But that hasn't happened. And the VF cover hit just as April ratings...

Is This Dodge 'Fairy' Commercial Actually Hate Speech in Disguise? Bod Garfield's Ad Review: Watch the Video By Bob Garfield Published: April 17, 2006 Faggot. Queer. Fairy. These are synonyms, epithets one and all disparaging gays -- or, more often, heterosexual men deemed insufficiently masculine. Let's call that Fact No. 1. The 'Fairy' spot was created for Dodge by BBDO, Detroit. ALSO: Comment on this review in the 'Your Opinion' section below. Macho brand Fact No. 2: Dodge is marketing its new Caliber subcompact as a tough little car, as opposed to sissy little Civics, Corollas and the like. This...

TOM CRUISE is attacking those who prescribe psychiatric drugs again in the May (06) issue of men's style magazine GQ. The actor, who embarked on an anti-drug tirade in TV interviews last summer (05) on behalf of his Scientology beliefs, has launched a fresh attack on psychiatry, calling for prescription pill poppers to think carefully about the harms they're doing to their bodies. He tells the magazine, "I've always found the 'if it makes me feel better, it's OK' rationale a little suspect. "I think it's appalling that people have to live a life of drug addiction when I have...

George Clooney thinks Matt Damon is the sexiest man alive. The handsome actor believes his friend, who he became close with while shooting 'Ocean's 11' is 'hot' and should receive an award for his good looks. Clooney, who also starred in the Oscar-nominated 'Syriana' with Damon, told Britain's Independent newspaper: 'Matt's hot. Look at him. He deserves to be People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive!' Unluckily for Damon, Mathew McConaughey currently holds the title. The hunky actor, who is dating Latin beauty Penelope Cruz, was bestowed the honour last year and admitted now he is officially the world's sexiest man he...

Is there any crime that is rewarded more richly by the United States...

'Brokeback Mountain' Leads Globe Pack By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Movie Writer1 hour, 26 minutes ago Wildly varying films have received kudos from critics during this busy awards season, from biopics about Johnny Cash and Truman Capote to classic stories about romance and a royal ape.But one appears to be riding to the front of the pack heading into Tuesday's Golden Globe nominations: "Brokeback Mountain."The story of cowboys who fall into forbidden love in Wyoming has been named the year's best picture in recent days by critics groups in New York, Los Angeles and Boston; its director, Ang Lee, has...

Yes, I know you were drunk. Must've been. Either drunk or on serious meds and/or you just didn't give much of a damn about anything anyway because you're just one of those people, one of those types who comes lurching around the city like a chunk of numbed pain in your big-ass mid-'80s burgundy car with the white top and chrome bumpers -- an old Cadillac? Monte Carlo? -- early last Sunday morning to wreak casual havoc. Is that about right? Do you remember any of it? Here is what I'm guessing: probably not. Let me tell you what happened,...