· The New Jersey Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, widely expected to have been issued this week to coincide with the retirement of Chief Justice Deborah T. Poritz, will apparently go-ahead as scheduled. The court website says to expect a ruling on Mark Lewis, et al. v. Gwendolyn L. Harris et al. by 3pm on Wednesday. (Thanks for update Andy!)
· LL Cool J is spotted in London and he "may not be so hard after all. While staying at London's Landmark Hotel recently he inquired about the 'best place I can get a facial around here'. "
· Reichen Lehmkuhl now claims he was the victim of a hazing-related sexual assault while a cadet in the Air Force Academy in the early 90s. (via Queerty)
· Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper has publicly endorsed Referendum I, the Nov. 7 ballot initiative that would allow gay couples to register as domestic partners and obtain many of the legal rights given to married couples. Meanwhile, Colorado's Roman Catholic bishops are urging parishioners to vote for Amendment 43, which would amend the state constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
· Modern Fabulosity reviews the latest soul/jazz legend to undergo a modern and fabulous re-interpretation, Nina Simone: Remixed and Reimagined. "The trend started a few years ago with Verve Remixed, but this collection might be the strongest ever, with songs like "The Look of Love" and "My Man's Gone now" being transformed by Coldcut, Francois K. and Tony Humphries."
I heard, Here Comes The Sun, off of that new Nina remix project, and the only word that comes to mind is SUBLIME! My spirit was lifted and I was reduced to tears. All lovers of good music should buy this cd when it drops next week. Long Live Nina Simone!!!
Posted by: Charles | 24 October 2006 at 14:06
I'm very much interested in the NJ case, living in the state. And I'm always interested in LL. Thanks!!
Posted by: A. Ronald | 24 October 2006 at 14:38
LL likes facials.
The mind runs rampant with visual images.
Posted by: Bernie | 24 October 2006 at 15:09
Um, check the New Jersey website again, Rod--there seems to be an announcement on the Gay Marriage question on Wed, Oct 25 at 3pm EDT...
Posted by: Andy in Seattle | 24 October 2006 at 17:20
For some reason I just can't stand LL. At first I thought it was because of his on the set homophobic gay bashing(verbal) abuse of RuPaul when "she" appeared on his TV show years ago. But it's something more. YOu'd think I'd love him with all them beefy muscles, but...I just...I can't stand....Sometimes queens just don't like each other--like alley cats.
Posted by: Derrick from Philly | 25 October 2006 at 09:05