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Swann Song: The house near Dupont Circle where Robert Wone was mysteriously killed in 2006 is on the market, again. (Who Murdered Robert Wone?)

The Ginsberg Effect: Reading tea leaves on gay marriage, and the importance of the distinction between "gay people" and "homosexuals." (NYT)

Oklahoma, OK! Has gay-hating Oklahoma Republican Sally Kern finally met her match in Brittany Novotny, a Democrat and Oklahoma’s first known transgender candidate? (NYT)

Not That It Matters, But ...: Voter opinions on gay marriage is holding steady in California, with 51 percent of registered voters in favor of same-sex marriage to 42 percent opposed, a result that mirrors surveys over the past two years but not voter approval of Proposition 8 in 2008. (SignOnSD)

Who Says Chivalry Is Dead? While I was still deep in R.E.M. sleep -- I wake daily at 1 p.m. -- a very polite robber bearing flowers was busy robbing the bank on the corner of my block. (City Room)

Goddamn It! It would be great that churches were backing President Obama's plans for immigration reform if it were for any reason besides THIS.

Again: Yo-yo diet queen Janet Jackson is back with her (new) old bod -- and a new man. (Daily Mail)

Frankly Speaking: Barney Frank thinks Kathy Griffin was "wholly unfair and inappropriate" to joke that Scott Brown's daughters are prostitutes, despite the new senator's televised attempt to pimp one of them out. Frank's probably right: he knows a thing or two about prostitutes. (Boston)

Endless Deadlines: Find out why dot-com journalists are burning out so much faster than their predecessors. (NYT)

United in 'Holy Etymology': What to do when two words become one. (Columbia Journalism Review)

Marriage Equality: I couldn't agree with Hillary Clinton more that it's great that "so many of the barriers that prevented people from getting married -- crossing lines of faith or color or ethnicity -- have just disappeared" (Chelsea is marrying a Jew later this month). Now how about lending some of that sentiment to same-sex couples, Hil? (Daily Intel)

ECOSOC It to 'Em: The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, a U.S.-based advocacy group, was accredited by the United Nations on Monday, despite efforts by Egypt, Russia and some Republicans to keep the group out at the world body. (WaPo)

Sidespin: It's pretty shitty that Greg Norman's sister talked to the tabloids about the demise of her brother's marriage to Chris Evert. (The couple signed an agreement not to discuss details when they divorced earlier this year.) But despite my love for Chris, why am I finding it really easy to believe Ms. Norman's assertion that Chris couldn't handle being with someone more famous than she? "We all saw it, including his friends. We all agreed that she did not like the fact that Greg had a higher profile, and that she was now taking a back seat." Oh, Chris. You made fun of John Lloyd for not having enough drive and were the star in your marriage to Andy Mill. Is there no pleasing you?! (Daily Mail)