Monday, May 11, 2009

Page 1 Consider (05/11)

  • Down the Line: French tennis player Richard Gasquet no longer has time to worry about those persistent rumors that he's gay now that he's tested positive for cocaine -- twice. Like Martina Hingis before him, he swears he's innocent. But his track record clearly shows that he likes to party, and with a two-year ban from the game likely in his future, he'll certainly have lots of time to do just that. (Outsports)

  • Vindicating Hillary: Could it be true that Harry and Louise have had a change of heart? Although the details are cloudy and clearly in the interest of self-preservation, the health care industry is now pledging to control costs voluntarily. (NYT)

  • Big Winner: Before Sunday, Henrik Stenson of Sweden was best known in the United States for stripping down to his underwear before hitting a golf shot. After coming back from five shots down with a flawless 6-under-par 66 to win the Players Championship by four strokes, he will be better known for undressing the TPC Sawgrass. (NYT)

  • Safe Schools Improvement Act: Legislation that would amend federal anti-bullying law to include sexual orientation and gender identity has been re-introduced in Congress. (365Gay)

  • She's Hired: Her daughter, Melissa, may have been sent to the glue factory, but Joan Rivers is The Apprentice. (AP)

  • State and Maine: The Prop 8 type bullshit has already begun in Maine. The good news is a reader up there assures me that it's likely to fail: "As a Mainer who was raised amidst a gaggle of Lesbians, I wouldn't be too worried about any sort of Prop 8-style shenanigans. The bottom 3rd of the state is pretty packed full of libruls, and even the state's more conservative inhabitants lean more Libertarian than culturally conservative." (AP)

  • Still Pretty in Pink? Find out what the all-star cast of "Pretty in Pink" is doing today -- and who's aged the best. (NYDN)

  • Cops and Robbers: Yet another reason I cannot understand America's fixation with guns: A boy in Palmdale who was playing cops and robbers with a toy gun was shot and wounded Sunday night by a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy, authorities said. (LAT)

  • Prayers for Farrah: Just so sad to read reports that Farrah Fawcett is near death. The Daily News has a beautiful pictorial of her once charmed life. (NYDN)

  • Rosemary's Pot Roast: Now 13 pounds lighter, you'll be relieved to know that Mia Farrow is eating again. (People)

  • Another View? I'd heard that the photo that led to the resignation of the director of the White House Military Office was pretty crappy. But this looks pretty cool to me. (NYT)


  • Rising 'Star': Newcomer Chris Pine's hot bod helped catapult "Star Trek" to the top of this weekend's box office. (NYT)
  • 2 comments:

    Jerry said...

    I didn't realize that Joe Namath was that furry...hello Daddy!

    Anonymous said...

    On a sad one, poor Farrah hair icon, forever frozen in 70's glam. Deserved better later in life. Rip.

    But how about all time survivor icon Joan serving up poker playing trash. Talk about tough. In Joan we deliver.