No boost for Obama from gay marriage decision
President Barack Obama's show of support for gay marriage has inflamed political passions but has not given him a bump in popularity, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed today. Roughly a third of Americans view Obama more favorably and a third less favorably because of his announcement that he supports the right of gay and lesbian couples to wed. Obama said his backing of gay marriage was a personal ...
Ukrainin' Men: How American Men Are Using the Russian Facebook to Find Brides [The Internet]
# theinternet A few weeks ago, I created a profile and logged onto VKontakte , the most popular Russian-language social network. I entered some personal information, uploaded an especially flattering picture of myself, then used the search function to find all single women between 25 and 35 in Ukraine who were online at the moment — around 7:30 p.m. Ukraine time. There were more than 10,000 ...
The 25 web TV shows you need to see
With everyone from Joss Whedon to Seth MacFarlane involved, internet TV is attracting huge stars, big bucks and small-screen spin-offs. Here are the best streams to point your browser at The Conversation Celebrity interviews are often prosaic or, worse still, completely saccharine affairs where both interviewer and interviewee become lost in a mutual haze of self-promotion. The Conversation cuts ...
DJ Louie XIV: '856 Feet Away...': My Grindr Experiment
It goes without saying that this was one of the most awkward experiences in my already-pretty-awkward life, but I knew right away that I was happy I did it. Mainly, I had achieved one of my main goals with the experience, which was to get a sense of my own sexual boundaries.
Kyle Knight: Patient Courage: A Leader for LGBTI Students in Nepal
Standing in the courtyard at RR Campus in Kathmandu, Roshan Mahato looks relaxed and proud. This, just seven years ago, was the spot where he was teased and harassed so badly by his peers that he transferred to another college. Today he is the president of Nepal's LGBTI Student Forum.
Advice: Friends Don’t Text Friends When They Should Call
What does Mr. Manners have to say about a best friend who returns a call-for-help phone message with a text? It’s not looking good for the soon-to-be-former best friend.