Mixtapes for Hookers

Former Rhode Island senator/current gubernatorial candidate Lincoln Chafee came out in support of gay marriage this week, with an editorial in New England gay rag Bay Windows.

Speaking of Rhode Island, our ridiculous governor made an appearance on The 700 Club the other day.

The Washington Post had a pretty fascinating report on Michelle Rhee, who heads the DC school system.  (Not particularly relevant to this blog, but worth the five-page read nonetheless.)  The most disturbing part of the story, I think, is the part about how lots of kids can’t graduate each year because bureaucratic nonsense prevents them from getting the credits they need.

Audacia Ray guest-posted on Feministing about the HIV scare in the porn world.

Amber Rhea is done, uh, being.

Timbaland’s getting sued for unauthorized sampling.

McSweeney’s is looking for new columnists.

Bloc Party just announced a new non-album single, which will be out in August.

Al Capone’s possibly-grandson has a website that came across my path last week.  I don’t even remember how.

Anti-abortion website April’s Mom was, it turns out, a hoax.  Allegedly created by a woman pregnant with a terminally ill child, social worker Becca Beushausen eventually birthed a doll.  In a fit of crazy, Beushausen says that the had originally created the site only for a few of her friends.  Because, I don’t know, who doesn’t think it’s a lot of fun when their friends make websites devoted to their imaginary terminally ill fetuses?

Unreality came out with a list of the ten most polarizing movies of the last decade.  The list is all Hollywood, so Demonlover and Irreversible aren’t on there.  I’m pro-Eyes Wide Shut and anti-Moulin Rouge, for what it’s worth.

David Archuleta’s dad was caught up in a sting at the Queens of Reiki massage parlor in Utah this past January.

Finally, if you’re looking for something else to follow on Tumblr, I really like Nashville Needs More Metaphors.