You heard the rumble this morning, perhaps, the sound of hundreds of thousands of pints of beer about to be poured, of countless hours of serious beer chat, of thousands of visitors and tens of thousands of residents getting…

Trapped fisherman cuts off own fingers with pocket knife
With his hand wedged between his boat and a log, and his future son-in-law off getting help, William Messenger decided he was out of time. He pulled out a pocket knife and sawed off two of his fingertips to free himself from the sinking vessel.

New Beer Roundup
Hey Brewers, distributors and beer fans, do please send suggestions about your new beers or your new favorite discoveries and I’ll try to get ‘em in… Deschutes Golden Ale marks the Bend brewery’s 19th anniversary and is its first Belgian…

Louisiana to ban cockfighting in 2008
Louisiana will ban cockfighting next year, becoming the last state to outlaw the blood sport, under a bill approved Wednesday by the Legislature.

Guest commentary: Agent Orange
What a trooper. In the final hour as we’re getting ready to hop on the bikes and head one down, Agent Orange writes her guest blog. Because of the pressure of being late know knows what we ended up with……

Lesbian reality TV
I’ve always thought there was a market in gay reality TV but this idea of lezzie ladies vying for the affections of a newly out Maxim model seems just a tad exploitative it me. But then again, maybe we want…

Happy Stonewall Anniversary
Today is officially the day that, 38 years ago, drag queens frequenting the Stonewall Inn raised their high heels and fought back against a corrupt police force. I love the story of Stonewall particularly because it was the most different,…

Acme’s change of ownership shouldn’t affect Booty
I just heard that the inner southeast club, Acme, that houses everyone’s favorite queer piratecore night, Booty, is changing hands. Having been in the high seas before I was worried for our dance party friend. But the word from Booty…

Babes who play soccer
I tried to play Rugby in college. I really did. The Smith team inspired all kinds of lady swooning with their rambunctious parties and gaggle of BDOCs (Big Dykes on Campus). I never really got beyond the party stage but…

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