Culturebox: The Gay Bar

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the gay bar The Gay Bar Is it dying? By June Thomas Updated Monday, June 27, 2011, at 6:49 AM ET When the New York State Senate voted 33-29 to approve same-sex marriage on Friday, June 24, gay and lesbian New Yorkers--and some straight supporters--knew the perfect place to celebrate: They headed to the Stonewall Inn, the gay bar where, 42 years earlier, the modern gay rights movement had been born. Amid the glorious chaos of fire-eaters, drag queens, and spontaneous proposals, older gay couples walked hand-in-hand admiring the scene. The jubilation at Stonewall and on the surrounding streets was a stirring celebration of progress. But I can't help wondering whether, as gay rights move forward, the gay bar--the place where it all began--may get left behind. To continue reading, click here. June Thomas is Slate's foreign editor. You can e-mail her at intpapers@slate.com or follow her on Twitter. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Bachmann Confuses John Wayne and Killer Clown John Wayne Gacy During Campaign Launch Do Tax Cuts Ever Pay for Themselves? Very Very Very Rarely. The Man Who Made Orgasms Famous	Advertisement
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Politics: Pravda Will Set You Free

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politics Pravda Will Set You Free Russia's answer to Fox News and MSNBC. By David Weigel Posted Monday, June 27, 2011, at 3:26 PM ET Alyona Minkovski is on a rant. The rants are essential parts of The Alyona Show," the series she's hosted on Russia Today--RT, if you please--since 2009. They can be about anything, but they are usually about the rest of the media. This particular rant is about the New York Times and the Washington Post, "two major newspapers who won award after award for their hard-hitting journalism," and who, that day, were crowdsourcing an investigation of Sarah Palin's email archives from her time as Alaska's governor. This wins them a spot on Minkovski's regular feature, "Tool Time." "Why do they need help covering a nonstory?" Minkovski asks. "Sarah Palin quit her job, sold out for fame and fortune, and has spent the last two years making a living by criticizing others. Who cares about her e-mails? Why does the media continue to force coverage of Sarah Palin on us?" To continue reading, click here. David Weigel is a Slate political reporter and MSNBC contributor. Follow him on Twitter. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Bachmann Confuses John Wayne and Killer Clown John Wayne Gacy During Campaign Launch Do Tax Cuts Ever Pay for Themselves? Very Very Very Rarely. The Man Who Made Orgasms Famous	Advertisement
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Today in Slate: Is the Gay Bar Dying? Plus, Do Tax Cuts Ever Pay for Themselves?

Today: June 27, 2011 The Gay Bar Is it dying? By June Thomas READ FULL STORY | More Life The Gay Bar Alison Bechdel, David Rakoff, Dan Savage, and others on their first gay-bar experience. READ FULL STORY | More Life Do Tax Cuts Ever Pay for Themselves? Very Very Very Rarely. The Man Who Made Orgasms Famous Jack Shafer: Why Newspapers Have Gone To Hell How New York's Gay Marriage Law Will Benefit Straight Women, Too Advertisement Briefing The Longform.org Guide to Fugitives Angry yuppie parents, breast-pumping addicts, and Jose Antonio Vargas: The week's most interesting Slatestories. News & Politics The RT network: Russia's answer to Fox News and MSNBC. Jon Huntsman 2012: Understanding the candidacy by profiling the profiles. Arts At home with Philip Roth: The author confesses he never reads fiction. Countdown With Keith Olbermann reviewed: Can he pull off nonannoying liberal television? Life Gold Cup 2011: How the U.S. national team got swarmed over by Mexico. H&H Bagels closes: What makes New York City bagels so superior? Business & Tech Will there be a European banking crisis? Stricter capital requirements could keep it at bay. Chinese banks: What the U.S. financial industry can learn from them. Science Breast cancer science: New reports show that federal policy on chemicals testing neglects breast health. Reclaiming skepticism: Scientists fight back against climate change deniers.

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Today's Cartoon: Fables

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cartoon index Cartoons Updated Monday, April 13, 2009, at 2:48 PM ET Cartoon from Views of the World. More cartoons on Greece here. To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Bachmann Confuses John Wayne and Killer Clown John Wayne Gacy During Campaign Launch Do Tax Cuts Ever Pay for Themselves? Very Very Very Rarely. The Man Who Made Orgasms Famous	Advertisement
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The Good News Is That Housing Is Slowly Becoming Irrelevant

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		Tech Media Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Monday, June 27, 2011 The Good News Is That Housing Is Slowly Becoming Irrelevant House prices continues to fall, as tomorrow's Case-Shiller data will probably confirm. Here's the good news: House prices are slowly becoming irrelevant. Household equity as a percentage of household net worth is down to 11% from about 23% during the peak, as Citi's Tobias Levkovitch points out. Granted, further falls will hurt, but it's just not the huge chunk it used to be. Read » Also On Money Game Today: 25 US Mega Corporations: Where They Rank If They Were Countries Satellite Images Show Spain's Expensive New Airports Are Empty Too Are Big Tech Stocks A Trap? Routine Bad Weather Costs America $458 Billion In A Year Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: This Chart Explodes A Key Tenet Of The GOP CHART OF THE DAY: Every Stock Trader Is Watching This Huge Level CHART OF THE DAY: CBO: If Politicians Made No Changes, The Debt Problem Would Go Away Share this: Buzz Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Money Game RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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