Cooking is my one claim to domesticity. Ever since I began staying home with my son, I’ve been a fan of baking bread while he naps. It’s a few minutes of effort with a big payoff—fresh, warm bread for dinner. Here’s one of my recent favorites, which mixes entirely in one bowl and produces moist, […]
My partner and I and a gallon of SPF 50 are off to the Olivia Grand Carribean Cruise this week. I’ve written up some posts in advance, which my software will publish automatically every day, so you’ll still find new reading here. Breaking news coverage will be in short supply, though. I also won’t be
Self-described “lesbian soccer mom” Jennifer Schumaker has begun a walk of 569 miles, from San Diego to San Francisco, to encourage dialogue among LGBT people and their families, friends and allies. “If we, as a part of the human family, can acknowledge our interconnectedness and common values,” Schumaker says, “we can work together to lift
This week, we’re reminded that same-sex marriage bans are also emboldening those who would ban any legal recognition of a same-sex relationship, including domestic partnerships, civil unions, and medical coverage. The California Supreme Court refused for the second time to hear an appeal challenging the state’s domestic partner law. Opponents of the law said it
Yes, the tax deadline is upon us here in the U. S., one of the occasions when the bias against gay and lesbian couples stares me in the face most directly. How are we unequal? Let me count the ways.
Yes, the honey-loving bear now joins the ranks of Hollywood immortals. Pooh made his movie debut in 1966 in the Disney short “Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree.” Not coincidentally, today also marked the DVD release of Disney’s “Pooh’s Grand Adventure – The Search for Christopher Robin.” Fans of the original A. A. Milne
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Her long-time fans have known that, of course, but now there’s proof. As I reported in February, scientists have named two distant objects in the solar system Xena and Gabrielle. The researchers recently refined their analysis, though, and concluded that while Xena might not be as big as previously thought, the smaller size means it
CNN today reports on a recent study of new chemotherapy treatments for nonhormonal breast cancer. Advances in chemo may give women with this tougher form of breast cancer almost the same odds for survival as those with easier-to-treat hormonal forms of the disease. In the same article, CNN also discusses a new study of hormone
Lesbian comics are hitting the news these days. The New York Times has a review today of the new solo show by Marga Gomez, “Los Big Names.” Over on the West Coast, Kate Clinton is launching her 25th Anniversary Tour, “It’s Come to This,” which starts in Sacramento and traverses the country. Leave the kids
