America's Next Top Hate Crime: Another disgusting attack on the gay community took place over the weekend in the East Village when singer Kevin Aviance was attacked by a group of four young men hurling anti-gay slurs at the drag star. All four have been arrested in connection with the beating that left Aviance with a broken jaw. "You're not diesel!" one of them shouted (like myself, Aviance told a reporter he didn't even know what that meant. Perhaps if they'd been shouting, "You're not fierce!" it would have at least made some sense). Another shouted, in obscenity-laced language, "Who do you think you are?" I'll tell you who YOU are: a bunch of pathetic cowards who will never be a half the man Kevin Aviance is. (Reuters)
French Toast: I'm not a big fan of Rafael Nadal or Justine Henin-Hardenne, but they both played superb tennis over the weekend in defending their Roland Garros crowns. I'm truly in awe of these two brilliant players. (Eurosport)
No Sugar Coating: During the last 20 years the total number of people with diabetes worldwide has risen from 30 million to 230 million, according to the International Diabetes Federation. China and India now have the most diabetes sufferers in the world. (IHT)
Mail Me in St. Louis: The U.S. Postal Service unveiled the new Judy Garland postage stamp over the weekend, and daughter Lorna Luft couldn't be more proud of her mom, and her connection to the gay community. (Advocate)
Duke Lacrosse Rape Case: It's not just Dan Abrams and me who finds the district attorney Mike Nifong's recent silence to be deafening. Unfortunately for prosecutors, others are talking: Jarriel L. Johnson, 32, of Raleigh, described his driving the accuser around the Raleigh-Durham area the weekend before the lacrosse team party. He said she met with clients at three hotels in the area. The exact nature of the meetings was not disclosed. The woman told the police that she had performed for a man and a woman at a hotel using a small vibrator. (NYT)
Roger & Me: My future ex-husband Roger Clemens was in fine shape over the weekend, looking as dominant as ever less than two weeks from his scheduled return to the majors. (AP)
Mommie Redux: Twenty-five years after its release, "Mommie Dearest" is being re-examined on a deluxe reissued DVD: Before the movie was released, Paramount conducted small screenings to gauge the movie's likely reception. Recalls one Paramount vet: "The first screening, there was some nervous laughter. The second screening, the laughs began 45 minutes in and didn't stop. The third screening, it started in the first half-hour." Paramount's marketing department decided to promote the joke rather than fight it. While the studio launched the movie with proper ads promising an indelible performance coupled with high drama, by the first weekend, it switched tactics. New ads were hastily ordered that carried such battle-cry slogans as "No wire hangers -- ever!"-- cementing the movie's reputation as a camp extravaganza. (Reuters)
America's Next Top Hate Crime: Another disgusting attack on the gay community took place over the weekend in the East Village when singer Kevin Aviance was attacked by a group of four young men hurling anti-gay slurs at the drag star. All four have been arrested in connection with the beating that left Aviance with a broken jaw. "You're not diesel!" one of them shouted (like myself, Aviance told a reporter he didn't even know what that meant. Perhaps if they'd been shouting, "You're not fierce!" it would have at least made some sense). Another shouted, in obscenity-laced language, "Who do you think you are?" I'll tell you who YOU are: a bunch of pathetic cowards who will never be a half the man Kevin Aviance is. (Reuters) 
worldwide has risen from 30 million to 230 million, according to the International Diabetes Federation. China and India now have the most diabetes sufferers in the world. (IHT) 
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