Finally some good news for the economically-challenged folks over in Palestine. Word is coming that a Dubai-based private equity firm Arbaaj Capital in conjunction with the semi-official Palestine Investment Fund are launching a new $15 million private equity fund to support development in the Palestinian Authority. The fund is the first step, sponsors say, towards [...]
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IS SHE OR ISN'T SHE/DID HE OR DIDN'T HE: Is Victoria Beckham Designing a Dubai Hotel?
There’s been a lot of Victoria Beckham news going on this week. First we learn that the stick-thin former Spice Girl has been tapped to co-host The View – yes, The View — for a special show on February 17th. Now we learn that Dubai has — or apparently has not – offered to pay [...]
DUPED: ManCrunch Super Bowl Ad is Sexy Stripper's Hype Hoax
Many of you have probably been too busy with real news such as the Haiti quake, The State of the Union address and the Grammys to pay attention to the beef brewing between CBS and the Gay dating site ManCrunch. But I suspect lots of you out there know exactly what were talking about. You [...]
THE DECEMBER PROJECT: One Million Voices to Repeal Don't Ask/Don't Tell
I want your names and I want your addresses! No, not because I’m a stalker; unless you count Barack Obama — who I’ll be stalking relentlessly for the rest of this year to ensure he makes good on his word to repeal Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell in 2010. But neither Barack — nor myself — can [...]
RUSSIANS ASK: Who's the Real Nuclear Threat? Obama or Ahmadinejad
We just stumbled across this interesting tid-bit from the folks over at Ha’Aretz, who report on an interesting — and eye-opening — media campaign from the Russian English-language network Russia Today. In an effort to get its viewers to think deeper about long-held geopolitical views, Russia Today created the above ad which asks “Who is [...]
WANTED BY ABC: Transracial Adoption Stories
ABC’s new evening savior Diane Sawyer is looking for babies — transracially adopted babies. Indeed, THIS new posting on her website announces her search for White families that have adopted black kids. Apparently, ABC wants to find out what happens to Black kids adopted by White families and they’re looking to make a news segment [...]
ENOUGH: Homo-Toms, GayKK-ers and the Betrayal of the LGBT Left
This is the original version of my most recent HuffPost posting and the actual message I intended to convey. The schadenfreude surrounding Scott Brown’s Massachusetts Senate win is the final confirmation of the current LGBT leadership’s betrayal of 50 years of progressive politics. It began within minutes of Coakley’s concession speech: A volley of “I [...]
PORN KING VS. CLUB KING: Michael Lucas vs. Josh Wood Over Homo-Holy Land Holiday Supremacy
Only in New York would two local Gay nightlife scene-makers find a way to battle against each other in — of all places — The Holy Land. But it looks as if porn king Michael Lucas will take on club king Josh Wood (the man who’s brought the likes of Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga and [...]
MEET VINCENT MORGAN: Harold Ford's Pro-Choice, Pro-Gay Marriage, Pro-New York Congressional Candidate Cousin
As is often the case, New York and national media often overlook the most interesting elements of a news story. Case in point: Congressional Candidate Vincent Morgan (above, top). While some folks may know him as the hunky Harlem investment banker challenging the legendary Charlie Rangel in Upper Manhattan’s 15th Congressional District, Morgan actually offers [...]
GROUND-BREAKING: New Keith Haring AIDS Services Center Launches Today in NYC
Today marks an important milestone in both cultural and medical New York City history. Right now in East Harlem the Aids Service Center NYC is breaking ground on their new Keith Haring ASC Harlem Center. The facility — which is located on East 104th Street — is a partnership between ASC and the Keith Haring [...]