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Chapter Two: A nice feature on Lance Bass in the Sunday Styles section of The Times. When Lance came out to his mom she looked at him and said, "If you died today, would you go to heaven?" (I think *NSync has their comeback hit right there and if they don't want it, can Mrs. Bass give it to the Backstreet Boys?) As this picture indicates, I still think they need to do a re-count of the number of gay guys who were in NSync. (NYT)

In the Zone: David Nalbandian of Argentina took out Roger Federer, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, Sunday to win the Madrid Masters. On his way to the final against the world's top-ranked player, Nalbandian also defeated No. 2 Rafael Nadal and No. 3 Novak Djokovic. (AP)

Yankee Doodle Dandy: If you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter. (Ajax)

Wizard Is a Friend of Dorothy's Duh. It wasn't enough that religious zealots were against her "Harry Potter" books because of the witchcraft aspect, now author J.K. Rowling has decided to out the Hogwarts' master wizard and headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. I'm starting to like this woman. (AP)

Scandal-O! What' up with with the dormitory matron at Oprah Winfrey's school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa who was suspended amid allegations of "serious misconduct." She been hope Gayle doesn't have to come down there ... (AP)

Comma Chameleon: Forget about poetry and ennui. It seems today's hipsters are more into taking on bad grammar. I imagine my brother's book "Lapsing Into a Comma" is their "On the Road." (NYT)

Say What You Like (Just Don't Say It Here): The American commitment to free speech was the most robust in the world. But these days that tolerance stops at the border. The question before the judges considering two cases is a difficult one. What role should the First Amendment play when foreigners are doing the talking and the topic may be terror? (Sidebar)

Face Off: Stephen Colbert told Tim Russert on "Meet the Press" yesterday that he’s in it (the presidential primary in South Carolina, that is), and he’s in it to win … one delegate.) (NYT)

Rivera Redux: Kudos to ABC News for having the balls to dig in deep and get its hands really dirty with this piece of investigative journalism: Paris to Rwanda: Socialite Becomes Latest Star Hitched to Charity; How Involved Are Celebrity Charity Activists, and Do They Have Ulterior Motives? (ABCNews)

Blushing Bride: Sarah Friedell O’Connell got quite a surprise after she said "I do" to her beau, Brian O'Connell, last month at the Memorial Church in Harvard. Nothing says "forever" like a gay orgy on your wedding night. (WickedLocal)

Brazil Nut: Don't let those smooth lithe bodies and that Speedo obsession fool you: Brazil has its share of homophobes too. Check out this wacky senator down South American way who equates homosexuality with pedophilia. The GOP would be so proud. (MadeInBrazil)

Confessions of a Outed CIA Agent: Valerie Plame Wilson's new memoir sounds like a great read. Because of her background, she was contractually obligated to submit a draft to the CIA's Publications Review Board. That draft came back heavily expurgated. But instead of rewriting the book so it made sense despite many deletions, she chose to publish it with the censor’s marks visible as blacked-out words, lines, paragraphs or pages. (The publisher amplifies the book with an 80-page afterword by Laura Rozen, a reporter, who uses matters of public record to fill in some of the gaps.) My favorite part is how she admits that if she enjoyed anything at all about her new notoriety, it was the part about being labeled a beautiful blonde. ("I suppose that was better than an 'ugly blonde' -- I do have an ego.') But the reviewer says that Wilson powerfully evokes the disbelief, fury and uncharacteristic terror that came with being outed. (NYT)

Wonder Woman: Can you stand it that Lynda Carter's back doing her first national tour in 20 years! (WCT)